all the nations Meet in frequent congregations And the kingdomes povvr combined Ioyn to serue the LORD inclined Pause verse 23 He my strength i' th vvay abated And my dayes abreuiated verse 24 In such sort that then I said O my God my only ayd In my mid age do not take me Quite avvay nor yet forsake me For thy years endure for euer Through all ages fayling neuer verse 25 Thou hast layd the earths foundation And by thy hands operation Thou the heau'ns hast framd and made verse 26 They shall quite consume and fade But thou shalt endure remaining Euer blessed state retaining They shall all grovv old appearing As a garment torne vvith vvearing As a robe so shall their fashion By thee suffer alteration From their former shape estrang'd They shall certainly be chang'd verse 27 As for thee O Lord supernall Thou art still the same eternall Thou art infinite transcending Thy yeares neuer shall haue ending verse 28 Children of thy seruants loued Shall continue firm vnmoued Thy grace shall them all sustain Their race euer shall remain And their seed from them proceeding Their posterity succeeding Shall for euer dvvell before thee In thy presence to adore thee Psalme Ciij MY soul praise thou the LORD for euer blessed Let all that is vvithin my povvr possessed His holy Name extoll and magnifie verse 2 Of all his gifts so gratious great and many VVhich he on thee bestovvd forget not any But bles the Lord my soul him glorifie verse 3 Him euer bles vvho euer gracious liueth VVho all thy sins defaceth and forgiueth VVhen vveak and sick he makes thee strong and sound verse 4 VVhose loue thy life from hatefull death protecteth Who euer thee most tenderly affecreth Hath thee vvith grace and boundles bounty crovvnd verse 5 VVith all good things vvho thy mouth satisfieth VVherby thy 〈◊〉 vvith vigor he supplyeth And he renevvs as th' eagles so thy youth verse 6 The Lord it is vvhose iudgment iust redresseth The vvronged poore against him that oppresseth Relieuing them in righteousnes and truth verse 7 To Moses he did teach his vvaies and shevv them So manifest all Israel might knovv them And his great acts so vvondrous so renovvnd verse 8 The Lord to grace and mercy soone inclineth To vvrath is slovv his anger soone declineth In mercy he doth plenteously abound verse 9 If he giue place to vvrath small time abiding Yet vvill he not continue alvvaies chiding Nor vvill he long keep anger in his heart verse 10 Our ill vvrought vvorks he hath not ill regarded Nor vvith sins due our sinfull souls revvarded Nor deales vvith vs according to desert verse 11 Aboue the earth as heau'n is high and spacious So is the Lord in mercy great and gracious To all that feare him and on him do rest verse 12 The Lord vvho vs hath chosen and approued Hath all our sins and trespasses remoued As far from vs as th' East is from the VVest Pause verse 13 As to his childe the fathers loue extendeth His pitty milde although it him offendeth So doth the Lord them pitty vvho him feare verse 14 For God the Lord creator of each creature Doth vvell record our frailty and our feature In minde doth beare hovv soone to dust vve vveare verse 15 And euery day mans life is altogether Like gras or hay vvhich instantly doth vvither As fragrant flovvrs do flourish on the green verse 16 But vvhen theron the storm or cold vvind blovveth They soone are gone their place no more them knovveth They faile and fall they shall no more be seen verse 17 But as for God his mercy ay remaineth His childrens state he euermore sustaineth Who vvorship him vvith feare in verity verse 18 VVho in their brests his hests and statutes treasure VVho truly knovv and doe his vvill and pleasure His iustice is to all posterity verse 19 VVithin the sky most high suprem supernall The Lord hath plac d his regall Throne eternall And rules the vvorld by his imperiall might verse 20 Ye Angels povvrs most potent most obedient To vvork his vvill by all meanes most expedient Publish proclaime his honors glorious right verse 21 O ye his hosts most valiant most victorious His Ministers praise ye his Name all glorious You that are prest addrest to do his vvill verse 22 Let all his vvorks in euery place applaud him Yea let my heart my minde my spirit laud him And all vvithin me prise and praise him still Psalme 104. Praise BLes thou the Lord my soul O Lord my God Thy greatnes far exceedeth all abroad Thou maiesty most glorious daily vvearest VVith honor thou most beautifull appearest verse 2 VVith light most bright resplendant euery morn As vvith a robe thy self thou dost adorn The firmament bedeckt vvith stars extending Like curtains dravvn forth by thy povvr transcending verse 3 Thou layest fast thy lofty chamber beames Vpon the seas and vvaters gushing streames Thou on the clouds vvhich in the ayre are byding Triumphant com'st as on a chariot ryding And vvhen to vvalk it is thy sacred minde Thou marchest on the vvings of euery vvinde verse 4 Thy Angels all are Spirits of thy ovvn framing Thy Ministers are like a fier flaming verse 5 Foundations of the earth so vastly round On bases thou didst set so fastly found That thou hast made it euer firm and stable No povvr but thine to moue it shall be able verse 6 And this same earth thou vnderneath the deep As vnderneath a mantle close dost keep Whilst thou great God didst cause the vvatry fountains To rise and flovv and stand aboue the mountains verse 7 But then as soone as thy rebuke they heard They past avvay and fled as all afeard And at the voyce of thy most dreadfull thunder They haste avvay each one their vvay a sunder verse 8 Vp by the hils they high ascend a main Dovvn by the dales they lovv descend again Vntill in their ovvn place they be surrounded Which at the first for them thy vvisdom founded Pause verse 9 Beyond the bounds vvhich for them thou hast set The surging vvaues restraind can neuer get Lest if they should at any time pas ouer The surface of the earth they vvould recouer verse 10 Into the Vales belovv thou daignst to bring The vvholsom svveet cleare vvater of the Spring VVhich midst the hils a pleasant murmur keepeth VVhilst through the vales the silent current creepeth verse 11 The riuers store of vvater drink doth yeeld To euery beast that rangeth in the field And the smooth brook vvhich here and there still passes Doth quench the thirst of vvilde and sauage asses verse 12 By these the fovvls of heau'n do take delight To make their nests abiding day and night By thee each bird melodious notes aduances Amidst the trees yong tender slender branches verse 13 From chambers high among the clouds he fils VVith shovvrs of rain enricht the fertill hils Yea the vvhole vvorld vvith his vvorks fruits aboundeth And satisfi'd
Doth them obserue and keep Obtaineth great revvard verse 12 The errors of mans life So many are and rife Who can knovv them reuealed Clense me from crimes vnknovvn Lest I be ouerthrovvn By secret sins concealed verse 13 From sins presumptuous bold Thy seruant LORD vvith-hold Let them rot domineer So shall I freedom vvin From guilt of greatest sin And innocent appeare verse 14 Let all my thoughts vvords Which heart or mouth affords Finde gracious acceptation My strength consists in thee Thou hast redeemed me LORD GOD of my saluation Psalme 20. Prayer WHen thou dost pray the Lord attend thee In thy necessity The Name of Iacobs God defend thee In thy aduersity verse 2 He send thee help thy cause maintaining Against thine aduersary He strengthen thee thy state sustaining From Sions Sanctuary verse 3 Let him remember thy oblation Thy offrings vvhen they burn In signe of gracious acceptation Heau ns fire to ashes turn verse 4 According as thy heart desireth Let him to grant be vvilling Thy counsels all vvhich he inspireth Effectually fulfilling verse 5 VVe vvill reioyce in thy saluation And in GODS Name vvill vve Our flags display in exultation Thy prayrs GOD grant to thee verse 6 I knovv the Lord saues his annointed From heau'n his holy tovver Doth hear his prayr and hath appointed Help by his hand of povver verse 7 Our enemies to be victorious In horse and charrets trust But vve inuoke the Name most glorious Of GOD the LORD most iust verse 8 They are cast dovvn and quite amated They headlong fell deiected But vve are raised animated And stand vpright erected verse 9 O LORD do thou saue and defend vs Let him vvho is our King The day vve call an ansvver send vs Which may vs comfort bring Psalme 21. Thanksgiuing THe King O Lord in thy great might Doth ioy vvith exultation Triumphs in thy saluation O vvhat exceeding great delight In him alvvay remains That thy grace him maintains verse 2 Thou freely gau'st him large supply Of all his heart desired And his high state required Thou nothing to him dost deny But strayt he is possest Of that his lips request verse 3 To vnaspired high renovvn Thy goodnes him presented Thy blessings him preuented Thou gau'st to him a royall crovvn Of pure fine gold compos'd Vpon his head impos'd verse 4 He asked only life of thee VVho art God euerliuing And by thy bounteous giuing He life receiu'd perpetually Euen length of blessed dayes VVhich shall endure alvvayes verse 5 VVith honor great he is arayd And vvith high exaltation By meanes of thy saluation Thy bounty hath vpon him layd Imperiall dignity And glorious maiesty verse 6 For thou vvith thy abundant grace VVhereof he is possessed Hast made him euer blessed And thou hast shevved him thy face Thy fauor vvhich he had Made him exceeding glad verse 7 Because the king vvith constancy Vpon the Lord relyeth VVith faith on him affyeth Through mercy and benignity Of God most high approu'd He neuer shall be mou'd Pause verse 8 Thy enemies thy povverfull hand Shall finde out hauing found them Shall punish and confound them Those vvho vvith hate against thee stand Thy povvr thou vvilt imploy To finde out and destroy verse 9 Thou vvhen thy angry heat shall fume As in an ouen shalt burne them And into ashes turne them The Lord in vvrath shall them consume And svvallovv in his ire Deuovvring them vvith fire verse 10 Thou shalt destroy the fruit they breed From off the earth out-race them And finally deface them Thou shalt abolish all their seed Cut off their memory From all posterity verse 11 For they against thee enterprise Mischieuous machinations In their imaginations But they their vvicked vain deuice VVhich they do vndertake Effectuall cannot make verse 12 Therfore thy foes turn back vvith shame Thee to affront not daring Thy shafts on string preparing Their backs as Buts make thou thy aime As marks their faces lay VVheron thy shafts may play verse 13 Be thou exalted mighty LORD In thy ovvn strength and glory So thy renovvned story In songs and Psalmes vve shall record VVe shall the praise recite Of thy great povvr and might Psalme 22. Prayer and prophecy MY GOD my GOD vvhy leau'st thou me distreâ—â— O vvhy hast thou forsaken me opprest Far from my ayd and cryes to thee exprest Thy selfe detayning verse 2 All day my GOD to thee my voyce high straining Thou hear'st me not to me no ansvver daigning All right I call to thee no time restraining â—reâ—â— no space verse 3 Thou holy art and thy ovvn resting place Thy Temple is thy only sauing grace Of Israel and to the faithfull race The crovvn of praises verse 4 Our fathers in afflictions greatest mazes Trusted in thee and in thy loue that blazes Light to the vvorld this from their thraldom raises Their libertie verse 5 Out of this faith they cry'd a lovvd to thee Thy ansvvers their deliuerances be They of their trust in thy fidelitie VVere not ashamed verse 6 But I as if I had not man bin framed Am as a vvorm the scorn of men defamed Reuilde reproacht endure the rage vntamed Of peoples spight Pause verse 7 All they that look vpon my vvretched plight Laugh me to scorn make movves the lip they bite And nod the head insulting at the sight My torments eying verse 8 Vpon his God say they vvas his relying Of vvhich his trust novv is the time of trying Novv let him saue him if that his out crying Approach his eare verse 9 VVhen in her vvomb my mother did me beare From thence to thee thou didst me take and vvhere My infancy suckt natures vigor there Mad'st me belieuing verse 10 Then vvas I cast on thee for my relieving Euen since the time of that my mothers grieuing VVhen from the vvomb thou tookst me succor giuing My GOD thou art verse 11 VVithdravv not thou thy face nor far depart VVhen troubles great do dravv so nigh my hart For there is none but thou that can impart Help that is speeding verse 12 VVith foes vvhose strength and riches are exceeâ— Fierce like youg Buls of high and mighty feeding Like Buls that had on Basaâ—â—hils their breeding I am beset verse 13 Like Lyons fierce vvho vvith sharp honger vvhet Run rampant roare and raue their prey to get Their gaping mouthes they did vvide open set Me to haue eaten verse 14 Like vvater spilt I am vvhile me they threaten And all my bones seeme as in sunder beaten My heart like vvax melts vvith the fires that greaten Vpon my feares Pause verse 15 My moysture like a potsheard dry'd appeares My silent tong to my mouthes roof adheares And in the graue the dead to dust that vveares Thou hast me placed verse 16 Dogs hem me in that haue my footsteps traced The rudest rout that cruell deeds imbraced Inclose me round transfixing they defaced My hands and feet verse 17 VVith leannes all my flesh avvay doth fleet
seat Thunders ore the vvaters great verse 4 Gods most mighty voice preuaileth Euer povverfull neuer faileth Gods voyce all subdevveth vnder Full of maiesty and vvonder verse 5 VVhen the voyce of God doth speake Strong tall Cedars it doth breake VVhen the Lord his voyce extends It the Leban Cedars rends verse 6 By the roots torn vp he shakes them Like a Calf to skip he makes them Leban mounts and Shiryon danced Like yong Vnicornes they pranced verse 7 Gods voyce dreadfull doth abide Flames of fire it doth diuide verse 8 Deserts it to tremble makes Kadesh vvildernes it shakes verse 9 His voyce Hindes so terrifieth That their fruit abortiue dyeth His voyce forrests flying ouer Suddenly doth them discouer They that in his Temple be Speak his praises ioyfully All that in his house do dvvell Of his glorious acts do tell verse 10 God his mighty povver shovveth On the floud that ebbs and flovveth Sitting on his throne supernall God the Lord is King eternall verse 11 VVherfore God the Lord of might VVill maintain his peoples right God his people vvill increase He vvill bles them all vvith peace Psalme 30. Thanksgiuing I VVill exalt thee Lord vvith praise For thou from troubles didst me raise And hast not suffered them that be My foes to triumph ouer me Therefore thou shalt be magnified And euer highly glorified verse 2 O Lord my God I cry'd to thee And thou to health restoredst me verse 3 Lord vvhen for ayd I thee besought Thou from the graue my soule hast brought Thou hast kept me aliue reuiu'd me From going dovvn the pit repriu'd me verse 4 Ye Saints vvho God so good haue found Sing Psalms to him his praise resound His holines commemorate verse 5 For he his vvrath doth mitigate VVhich in a moment is appeased His anger suddenly is ceased But vvho are vvith his fauor grac't Blest life inioy vvhich ay shall last Though euening sorrovves cause ye vveep And grief all night ye restles keep Yet vvhen the morning light appeareth Refreshing ioy vvith comfort cheareth Pause verse 6 When I vvas in prosperity I said I neuer mou'd shall be verse 7 For euer I am safe and sure Thou LORD vvhose fauor doth endure Hast by thy grace to me applyed My mountain strongly fortified VVhen thou didst hide from me thy face I troubled and afflicted vvas verse 8 Then vnto thee O LORD I prayd Complaining to my God I said verse 9 VVhat profit by my bloud is gotten VVhen in the graue I shall ly rotten VVhat vvorthy praise shall dust afford Shall ashes glorifie thee Lord Can rottennes thy truth declare verse 10 Vouchsafe O LORD to hear my prayr On me take thou commiseration LORD be my helper my saluation verse 11 Then thou to ioy my griefe didst turn And vvhen in sackcloth I did mourn Thou tookst it off and girtst me round VVith pleasures pure thy praise to sound verse 12 Il◠sing thy praise LORD ceasing neuer My God I le giue thee thanks for euer Psalmē xxxj Prayer IN thee alone O Lord my trust is My hope is in thy Name Let me not suffer shame But me deliuer in thy iustice VVhen trouble me assaileth For thy vvord neuer faileth verse 2 VVith tender pitty and compassion Bovv dovvn thy care to me Me soone from dangers free Be thou my strong fortification From troubles all secure me Of thy defence assure me verse 3 Thou art my fortres and my tovver VVhere I may safe abide For thy Name sake me guide verse 4 Pull me out by thy mighty povver From nets they hide to take me Thou art my strength safe make me verse 5 My soul into thy hands I tender Thou hast redeemed me Lord God of veritie verse 6 I trust in thee Lord my defender All vanities defying I hate them that loue lying verse 7 I vvill be glad in thy saluation Thy mercy doth me fill VVith ioy praise thee I vvill Thou hast knovvn me in tribulation My troubled soul hast vievved And hovv it vvas pursevved verse 8 Thou hast not let me be inclosed VVithin their cruell povvr That vvould my soul deuovvr My fee◠from bands thou hast vnlosed And to me being gracious Mad'st my roome large and spacious verse 9 Haue mercy LORD my soul relieuing For in distres am I Consumed is mine eye And fretted sore vvith pain and grieuing My soul vvith grief doth languish My belly pines vvith anguish verse 10 My life is spent vvhile I bevvaile me With grief in sighs and teares Consumed are my yeares Because of sin my strength doth fail me So long affliction lasteth That all my bones it vvasteth Pause verse 11 My enemies that hatred beare me Haue sought me to defame Reproaching me vvith shame My neighbours and acquaintance feare me They that vvithout did spy me Far off avvay did fly me verse 12 I am as dead and deep interred Quite out of minde forgot Or as a broken pot For many great ones me deterred I heard their shamefull rayling On all sides feare assayling verse 13 In all their crafty consultation Against me they conspire To kill me they desire But my trust is in thy saluation I said O LORD eternall Thou art my GOD supernall verse 14 In thy hands are my times decreed From my fierce enemy Do thou deliuer me From my foes hands let me be freed From all that do distres me And cruelly oppres me verse 15 On me thy seruant shine refulgent In fauor shevv thy face O saue me by thy grace verse 16 In mercy be to me indulgent LORD let no shame light on me For I do call vpon thee But let the vvicked be ashamed And in the silent graue Their mouthes stopt let them haue verse 17 Their lips strike dumb that lyes haue framed Who righteous men reuiled With slanders foul defiled verse 18 What goodnes great incomparable Hast thou for them in store Which thee in feare adore Thou hast vvrought vvonders admirable For them to all disclosed Who trust in thee reposed verse 19 Before thee in thy habitation Thou safely vvilt them hide From foes outragious pride Thy Tents shall daign them preseruation Kept safe by thy preuention From slandrous tongs contention verse 20 The LORD be praisd magnified For vvondrous svveet and kinde To me I him do finde For in a City fortified He hath kept me immured In time of vvar secured verse 21 I rashly said in my vexation I am depriued quite Of thy al-blessing sight But thou didst heare my supplication VVhen vnto thee I cryed My suit vvas not denyed verse 22 Ye Saints loue ye the LORD all-blessed For he the faithfull gards The proud vvith scorn revvards verse 23 Ye meek of courage be possessed Their hearts GOD fortifyeth Whose trust in him relyeth Psalme xxxij Prophecy IN blessed state he euermore remaineth VVho of his sins forgiuenesse free obtaineth VVhose trespasses shall neuer be reuealed And vvhose offence shall euer be concealed verse 2 Thrice happy is that man to be reputed
To vvhom his sins the LORD hath not imputed Within vvhose soul doth dvvell integrity Free from all fraud guile and hypocrisie verse 3 VVhen silence I did keep from speech long ceasing My hainous sins concealed not confessing My flesh and bones consumed as vvith age And all day long roaring vvith torments rage verse 4 For day and night thy hand me sore distressed Thy heauy plagues incessant me oppressed So vvasted vvas my natiue moisture spent It did the drought of summer represent verse 5 Then I to thee my trespasses confessed And freely my transgressions I expressed LORD I vvill shevv said I my faults to thee And thou forgau'st my sins iniquitie verse 6 For this each one thy grace and glory minding By prayr shall seek thy face in time of finding The vvaues of vvoe to him shall not come neare Afflictions stouds he needeth not to feare Pause verse 7 My refuge sure thou art me secret hiding From trouble thou shalt keep me safe abiding For giuing me deliuerance by thy grace VVith songs of ioy thou vvilt me round imbrace verse 8 Come thou to me that so I may instruct thee And in the vvay that thou shalt goe conduct thee Thee to direct my counsell thou shalt try And I vvill guide thee alvvay vvith mine eye verse 9 Be not like them vvho haue no vnderstanding Like horse and mule vvhom vvithout bit commanding Thou canst not rule vvhose mouth must be restrained With bit or spur to stay or goe constrained verse 10 With many griefs the vvicked shall be vexed With sorrovves great they shall be all perplexed But in the LORD vvho all his trust doth place Compassion shall him compas and imbrace verse 11 Be glad ye iust and in the LORD take pleasure Reioyce in GOD vvho is your comforts treasure All ye that are in faithfull heart vpright Shout ye aloud for ioy vvith true delight Psalme 33. Doctrine WIth ioyfull shouts peals gladly ringing Ye righteous in the LORD reioyce It vvell becoms you his praise singing Praise ye the LORD vvith Harp and voice Making musick meetest Consorts sounding svveetest On the Psalterie VVith ten strings resounding Sing Psalms to him sounding Praise his Name vvith glee verse 3 Sing to the LORD vvith voice melodious In nevv songs shevv his praise your ioyes Play skilfully vvith sounds harmonious Triumphantly vvith lovvdest noyse verse 4 For Gods Word delightfull Is most iust and rightfull His vvorks â—â—thfull bide All things he composeth Faithfully disposeth Them in truth doth guide verse 5 He righteousnes for euer loueth And Iudgment iust doth please his vvill The earth his bounteous mercy proueth The Lords great goodnes doth it fill verse 6 GODS Word heau'n created On high scituated When the vvord he said His mouth on them breathed He their form bequeathed All their Host he made Pause verse 7 The vvaters he vp heaps together VVithin the Sea by povvr diuine The deeps he keeps all flovving thither Stor'd vp vvithin his magazine verse 8 Then let all earth feare him And high reuerence beare him Who is GOD the LORD In the vvorld all dvvelling Feare his povvr excelling Tremble at his vvord verse 9 For vvhat he said it vvas fulfilled It vvas performed readily And vvhat his sacred vvord had vvilled It stood remaining steadily verse 10 Heathen enterprises Counsels and deuises GOD doth dissipate Peoples consultations Wicked machinations He doth nihilate verse 11 The Lords most sacred cogitations Shall stand for euer firm and sure His counsels through all generations And thoughts of his heart ay endure verse 12 Blessed is that Nation People Congregation Whos 's GOD is the LORD VVhom he doth inherit Chosen by his spirit Purchast by his Word Pause verse 13 The Lord our God the heau'n vnfoldeth And looketh dovvnvvard from the sky He all the sons of men beholdeth And on them sets his vvatchfull ey verse 14 From his habitation In high contemplation He beholdeth vvell His eye doth discouer All the earth quite ouer Them vvho there do dvvell verse 15 For he his might povver shovveth Conforming all their hearts alone He vnderstandeth vvell and knovveth Their vvorks considering euery one verse 16 Great Hosts compleat armed Though like Bees they svvarmed Cannot saue a King Strength of man can neuer Him saue or deliuer From deaths killing sting verse 17 He is deceiued vvho accounteth Himselfe to saue by strength of horse Though he in courage fierce surmounteth He none shall saue by his great force verse 10 Lo the Lord ay vievveth Them vvith grace rendevveth VVho vvith feare him serue Who in him affyeth On his grace relyeth He vvill them preserue Pause verse 19 Their souls he vvill keep saue from dying Death shall not them of life depriue With plenteous food them all supplying In famin them to keep aliue verse 20 On the Lord relying To him vve applying Our soules him attend His ayd and his fauer Is our shield and sauer He doth vs defend verse 21 Our heart reioyceth in him solely In him vve ioy vvho is most iust For in his Name vvhich is most holy We setled haue our hope and trust verse 22 Lord our God most gratious Let thy mercy spacious Euer on vs be Let thy might maintain vs And thy grace sustain vs As vve trust in thee Psalme 34. Alphabeticall Doctrin AT all times I vvill bles The Lord my God his vvorthy praise His glory and renovvn alvvayes My mouth shall still expres verse 2 Break forth my souls glad voyce Boast in thy gloriouâ— Sauer deare The faithfull meeke therof shall heare And shall vvith me reioyce verse 3 Come laud the Lord vvith me Him magnifie extoll his Name Let vs him praise and raise his fame Together all ioyntly verse 4 Duely the Lord I sought VVho graciously my suit did heare And freed me soone from all my feare My full deliuerance vvrought verse 5 Euen they that did expect And looke for fauor gaind his grace Shame did not make them hide their face Nor did it them deiect verse 6 For this poor man did call For help at need the Lord did heare And freed him from distres and feare Sau'd him from troubles all Pause verse 7 Gods Angels pitch their tent About them that in feare him serue From all distres them to preserue All dangers to preuent verse 8 Hovv gracious is the Lord Hovv good is he O tast and see He blessed shall for euer be VVho trusteth in his vvord verse 9 Iehouah's children deare Feare ye the Lord but feare no vvant For nothing is or shall be scant To them that him do feare verse 10 In hunger Lyons ly But they that seek God shall not vvant Nor any good to them be scant VVho on the Lord rely verse 11 Keep ye attentiue eare My children deare come neer and learn Tru vvisdom to knovv and discern The Lord your God to feare verse 12 Long life vvho doth desire VVho loueth many dayes to see Of comfort and prosperitie Tru riches to acquire verse 13 Must
they cannot satisfie Their greedy mavves they hovvl and cry verse 16 VVhile I shall sing vvith voyce high strained And publish forth vvith heart vnfained Thy mercy povvr and grace diuine As soone as early day doth shine For thou hast safely me defended When I distrest on thee depended verse 17 Thou art my strength my God my King To thee O Lord I Psalms vvill sing For God is my fortification My high defence and my saluation His grace to me I euer proue The God of mercy peace and loue Psalme 60. Prayer O God thou didst vs quite reiect And scattring vs thou didst deiect Thou hast against vs bin displeas'd Return to vs and be appeas'd verse 2 The earth to tremble thou hast made Thou hast it broke and vvaste it layd The breaches and the broken shiuers Heal thou for novv it quakes and quiuers verse 3 Thou in thy vvrath didst vs procure Great grieuous troubles to endure To tast and drink didst vs assigne Abhorred cups of deadly vvine verse 4 But yet thou Lord such loue dost beare To them that thee do serue and feare That thou hast giuen to them a banner To be displayd thy truth to honor Selah verse 5 That they vvho are belou'd of thee May by thy ayd deliuer'd be With thy righthand them gard and saue And let our prayr thy audience haue verse 6 God in his holines hath said I vvill reioyce in giuing ayd I Shechem vvill diuide at pleasure And Succoth valley I vvill measure Pause verse 7 Of Gilead land both vale and mount As my possession I account Manasseh rich I vvill assigne That it for euer shall be mine To me doth Ephraim belong The chief part of my army strong And I the kingdom vvill deliuer To royall Iudah my Lavv-giuer verse 8 The Moabites to their disgrace Shall haue employment seruile base As they deserue I le them allot Vnder my feet to vvash the pot And as for Edom this I 'le doe I ouer it vvill cast my shoe Ore Palestina that proud nation I vvill triumph in exultation verse 9 But vvho vvill lead me novv along Into the city builded strong For sure defence vvhere I may bide VVho into Edom vvill me guide verse 10 VVilt thou O God not this effect VVho vs thy people didst reiect And thou O God vvouldst not instruct vs Nor lead our armies nor conduct vs. verse 11 But giue vs novv help from distres Against them that vvould vs oppres Saue vs for there is none that can On earth vain is the help of man God giues vs valor to preuaile Against all them vvho vs assaile And he vvill by his mighty povver Tread dovvn them that vvould vs deuoure Psalme Lxj. Prayer LOrd my God hear thou my crying To thee flying Giue eare to my prayâ—r and mone verse 2 From earths end vvhen griefs oppres me And distres me I vvill cry to thee alone To the rock then I far higher I aspier By thy ayd O lead thou me verse 3 For thou art my safe strong tovver thy great povver Saues me from my enemy verse 4 In thy sacred house before thee to adore thee Euermore vvill I remain Vnder thy vvings shade protection and refection Confident I shall obtain Selah verse 5 For thou Lord my God hast daigned vvhen I plained To my plaints thy gratious care And hast giu'n me by thy spirit to inherit VVith them vvho thy Name do feare verse 6 To the royall King elected high erected Length of dayes thou added hast Many yeares to thy annointed hast appointed Which from age to age shall last verse 7 In Gods presence him safe guiding he abiding Shall remain eternally Make thou for his preseruation preparation Of thy grace and verity verse 8 So shall I vvith thanks abounding Psalms resounding Sing praise to thy Name for ay That I vvith my best indeuer may perseuer Daily all my vovves to pay Psalme Lxij Consolation MY soul on God alone attends VVho me assistance surely sends verse 2 He is my Rock my saluation In greatest dangers dravving nigh He me defendeth from on high Vnmou'd I stand on firm foundation verse 3 Hovv long vvill ye bend all your might To harm the man that is vpright A violent death shall you deuovver So shall ye all be slain and fall Like to a crazie broken vvall And as a ruind tottring tovver verse 4 Consulting they complots contriue Him of his honour to depriue And him deiect by their false dealing They in deceitfull lyes delight Their tongs do blesse in outvvard sight But invvardly curse spight concealing verse 5 But thou my soul on God only Attend and vvayt thou patiently From him is all my hope expected verse 6 He is my rock and sure defence He saueth me from violence Vnmou'd I shall not be deiected Pause verse 7 God is my glories excellence God is my Rock and sure defence verse 8 Ye people trust in him assured Alvvay your selues to him conuert To him confes povvr out your heart God is our refuge safe secured Selah verse 9 All men of high and lovv degree Are lyes deceit and vanitie Of no account or reputation If in the ballance they be layd And vvith light vanity be vvayd They less appear in estimation verse 10 Ye that are mighty povvrfull strong The poor and vveak rob not nor vvrong Nor vainly trust in proud oppression If riches ye increasing get Your heart vpon them do not set VVhich are vncertain in possession verse 11 The Lord hath said this once and tvvise I heard his voyce giue this aduice That vnto GOD all povvr pertaineth verse 12 All mercy LORD is thine alone For by thy bounty euery one According to his vvork obtaineth Psalme 63. Prayer O LORD I haue no God but thee I vvill seek thee betimes in anguish For thee my soul vvith thirst doth languish And oft it faints and failes in me My flesh such pining pain hath tryed For vvant of thee to ease my grief Longing to tast of thy relief In desart land vnvvatred dryed verse 2 That I might yet again once more Behold thy povver and thy glory Within thy sacred Sanctuary As I haue seene thee heretofore verse 3 For better far then life desired Thy grace and loue is vnto me Therfore my lips shall vnto thee Sing lovvd thy land and praise inspired verse 4 And so shall I thee celebrate Still blessing thee vvhile I am liuing And in thy Name to thee thanksgiuing My heart and hands vvill eleuate verse 5 So shall my soul be satisfied With marrovv and vvith fatnes store With ioyfull lips I euermore Shall praise thee highly glorified verse 6 I thee remember vvhen to sleep On silent bed I rest reposed On thee to meditate disposed VVhen nightly vvatches gardâ—o keep verse 7 Because thy succour safe hath made me And I thy ayd and help haue had Therfore vvith thanks I vvill be glad Reioycing that thy vvings do shade me verse 8 My soul doth follovv after thee Close
vvith svveet perfume Both Buls and Goats of greatest prises Fire on thy altar shall consume Selah verse 16 All ye that feare the LORD most blessed To vvhat I say attentiue be While by my tong shall be expressed What for my soul performd hath he verse 17 VVhen vvith my mouth to him I cryed His ayd assisted me alvvayes Therfore my toug him magnified And highly did extoll his praise verse 18 If sins aspect my heart affecteth If vvickednes in me remains Me vvith neglect the Lord reiecteth He heares me not my suit disdains verse 19 But certainly the Lord bath heard me Apparent proof therof I finde VVhen I did pray he did regard me Attentiue he my voyce did minde verse 20 My soul praise thou the Lord most blessed VVho faild me not vvhen I did pray VVho from me vvhen I vvas distressed His mercy did not take avvay Psalme 67. Thanksgiuing LOrd God to vs be fauourable To vs vouchsafe thou blessings thine Thy gracious face most amiable Vpon vs make thou bright to shine Selah verse 2 That thy vvay excelling to all on earth dvvelling May be fully knovvn And that thy saluation vnto euery nation May be plainly shovvn verse 3 Thy praise O GOD be magnified By all the people on the earth Thy Name O Lord be glorified By nations all vvith ioy and mirth verse 4 Voyces shâ—ill be singing Shouts of ioy be ringing Their acclamations Thou art Iudg vnto them Thou vvilt iustice do them Guide thou the Nations Selah verse 5 By all the people magnified Be thou Lord for thy gracious peace By people all be glorified verse 6 Then shall the earth yeeld large increase GOD shall blessings send vs Our GOD vvill defend vs And his grace vs giue God shall giue vs blessing All earths ends possessing In his feare shall liue Psalme 68. Of praise publique LEt God the povvrfull Lord arise And let his hatefull enemies VVith fear and dread confounded Be all disperst from place to place Fly from the frovvning of his face VVith gastly terror vvounded verse 2 As smoke by vvindes is suddenly Driuen quite avvay so let them be From Gods high presence banisht As vvax doth melt before the fire So be the vvicked in his ire Consum'd for euer vanisht verse 3 But let the iust before the Lord Be glad his honour to record His vvorthy praise resounding Let them before the Lord reioyce Extolling him lift vp their voyce With mirth and ioy abounding verse 4 Sing to the Lord of high renovvn His sacred Name vvith praises crovvn Whose glory is supernall VVho rideth on the clovvdy sky In royall maiesty most high Iah is his Name eternall verse 5 Before him ioy vvith thankfulnes A father to the fatherles In fauour and compassion A Iudg that vviddovvs right maintainâ— A God that vvith delight remains In 's holy habitation verse 6 God fils the empty family The barren vvith posterity With issue store indevved He frees them that vvith chains are bound Makes Rebels till the desart ground Quite vanquisht and subdevved Pause verse 7 O GOD vvhen marching thou didst goe Before thy people to and fro In vvildernes them trying Selah verse 8 The heau'ns did drop vvith melting heat The earth did quake vvith terror great Thy face them terrifying When God euen Iacobs God drevv neare VVhen he in presence did appeare The mountain Sina moued verse 9 A gracious rain a plenteous shovvr Thou on thy heritage didst povvr Thy bounty it hath proued VVhen it vvas vveary faint and dry Thou didst refresh it vvith supply verse 10 Thy people there remained Thou LORD preparedst for the poore Thou giust them of thy goodnes store Wherby they are sustained verse 11 VVhen thou O GOD didst giue the vvord And ioyfull tydings didst afford Amid thy congregation Fair troups of Virgins pure vvere found VVho vvith triumphant thankfull sound Thereof made declaration verse 12 Strong Kings vvith armies great took flight Fled from the field in feare and fright Their shamed faces hiding Weak vvomen vvont at home to stay Marcht brauely forth and tooke the prey Rich spoiles and lands diuiding verse 13 What though ye haue endured long The fornaces of pots among Besmeared and defaced With moneâ— soot all ouer soild And vvith hard labour ouer-toild Obscured and disgraced Yet you a great change soone shall see For you made louely bright shall be As Doues vvings siluer couer In sight all glorious to behold With fethred plumes of purest gold All glittring burnisht ouer verse 14 VVhen God almighties povvrfull hand Disperst the Kings driuen from the land In fear and terror flying His peoples darknes turnd to light And they became as pure and vvhite As snovv in Salmon lying Pause verse 15 This is the mount of God most high As Basan mount so near the sky As Basan mount excelling verse 16 Why do ye mounts thus leap hop As if ye vvould vs ouertop Against vs proudly svvelling This is the Mount God loues so vvell That therein he is pleas'd to dvvell His fauour it obtaineth The Lord in grace and mercy great Hath this elected for his seat For euer here remaineth verse 17 Gods charrets tvvise ten thousand are Of Angels vvhich his povvr declare Attending he hath millions The Lord among them shevves his face As Sina's Lord in sacred place Possesseth his Pauilions verse 18 Ascending in high maiesty Thou captiue leadst captiuity O God of hosts victorious Thy gracious gifts thou dost impart To men thy seruants for thou art Most bountifull and glorious VVith them vvho of rebellious foes Become thy seruants thou vvith those For ay hast habitation verse 19 The Lord be blessed our strong God VVho vs vvith gifts doth daily load The God of our saluation Selah verse 20 He that is GOD our God vvill be Of our saluation GOD is he Our Sauiour he remaineth The LORD eternall is most strong To him the keyes of Death belong All povver to him pertaineth Pause verse 21 But God vvill vvound vvith povverfull hand The heads of those that him vvithstand In hatefull opposition And he vvill break the hairy pate Of him that sinneth obstinate Procuring self perdition verse 22 The Lord this to his people spake From Basan I again vvill take And bring you by my povver And I vvill lead ye once again Safe through the gulfe the red sea main Shall foes not you deuovver verse 23 That thy feet hauing trampled ore Dead corpses vveltring in their gore In bloud may be imbrevved Of all thy foes that thee vvithstood Dogs tongs shall lick the purple bloud From gaping vvounds issued verse 24 O God thy marches they haue seen My God my King hovv thy vvayes been VVithin thy holy places verse 25 The vangard singers led the vvay The Reer on instruments did play They marcht vvith stately paces On timbrels beating them among Triumphant Damsels sang this song Amid their congregation verse 26 Bles ye the Lord his praise declare O Israel all ye that are Of Iacobs generation
verse 27 There Beniamin vvho of a fevv And little great and mighty grevv The chief of many Nations There royall Iudahs Princes be There zabulon and Nephtaly The Princely congregations Pause verse 28 Thy God he is by vvhose command It is that thou so firm dost stand Thy strong fortification Giue strength to that vvhich thou hast vvrought For vs vvhich thou to passe hast brought O God grant confirmation verse 29 Because so gracious thou vvilt be To thy ovvn Templeâ— vnto thee Shall Kings bring gifts abounding verse 30 Rebuke and scatter by thy might The troupes of spear men armd for fight Their armies huge confounding Knock dovvn the mighty multitude Of Buls and Calues of people rude As in the shambles slay them Who glory in their siluer spoiles And vvho delight in vvars and broyles Defeat disperse dismay them verse 31 Great Lords shall come from Egypt lands The Mores in hast shall stretch their hands And hearts to God thanksgiuing verse 32 Sing to the Lord both Prince King Throughout the vvorld to God Psalms sing And praise God euer liuing Selah verse 33 Praise him vvho rideth mounted on The heau'n of heau'ns his ancient Throne VVhose vvorks are full of vvonder Behold he makes his voyce rebound More dreadfull mighty strong in sound Then loudest noise of thunder verse 34 Ascribe to God omnipotence In Israel his excellence Appeareth admirable His povver let all magnifie His strength is far aboue the sky His might vnutterable verse 35 O God most dreadfull is thy face For thou out of thy holy place Hast all thy foes distressed Thy strength maintains thy peoples right Thou Iacobs God dost giue them might The Lord be euer blessed Psalme 69. Prayer prophecy SAue me O God the vvaters me to drovvn To svvallovv vp my soul the seas are ready I sinke in mire vvhere is no footing steady Plungd in the deep the flouds haue me oreflovvn verse 2 With crying vveak I vveary vveâ—â— and vvall My throat is hoarse vvith dolefull lamentation verse 3 VVith shovvring teares consum d my eyes do fail VVhile on my God I vvait vvith expectation verse 4 Haires on my head in number fevver be Then they that seek vvithout cause to destroy me My foes vvith hate that vvrongfully annoy me Are great and strong preuailing mightily That I restord vvhat I tooke not avvay verse 5 O GOD to thee my folly is reuealed Thou knovvst vvhen hovv and vvhere I vvent astray And from thy sight my sins are not concealed verse 6 LORD GOD of hosts all povvr belongs to thee Wherby thou hast thine ovvne from foes defended With constant hope vvho haue on thee attended O let them not be put to shame for me Lord Israels God O suffer no disgrace For me be fall them that seek thy saluation verse 7 Because for thy sake shame did hide my face And I endur'd reproach and defamation Pause verse 8 A stranger I am in my kindreds sight Me as vnknovvn my brethren haue neglected verse 9 Because so much thy people I affected Zeal of thy house hath me consumed quite Reproches vvhich the vvicked on me cast Are faln on me for thy sake I am blamed verse 10 I chastised my soul did vveep and fast For vvhich I vvas reproched and defamed verse 11 My self I haue vvith sackcloth garments rayde Their by-vvord me the scoffers mock iests breaking verse 12 The proud sit at their gates against me speaking The drunkards sing of me their pastime made While I O Lord my feruent prayer make To thee alone in time of acceptation On me in thy great mercy pitty take Heare me Lord in the truth of thy saluation verse 14 Deliuer me out of this mire profound Let me not sink therin lest it confound me Free me from foes vvho hatefully surround me O let me not in vvaters deep be drovvnd verse 15 Let not the flouds streams me ouerflovv Let not the gulf me svvallovv and deuovver Let none into the greedy graue me throvv Nor let the pit in tomb me in her povver verse 16 Lord ansvver me hear me for thy good grace And for thy loue and kindnes goodnes treasure Accoâ—ding to thy mercies boundles measure Turn thou to me the fauour of thy face verse 17 Thy face from me thy seruant do not hide For I in grief and trouble am distressed Make haste therfore my God my gracious guide To hear my prayt vvhich is to thee addressed Pause verse 18 Dravv neer my soul in my aduersity Redeem my life vvith ransom quite discharge me From spitefull foes from thraldom soon inlarge me And set me free from this captiuity verse 19 Thou my reproch hast knovvn and my disgrace Thou seest my shame and hovv they do oppresse me My enemies are all before thy face And in thy sight they are that do distres me verse 20 Reproch and shame haue broke my grieued heart With heauines and sorrovv sick I languish I lookt but noâ—e I found bemone my anguish None vvould me ayd not one vvould take my part All comfortles amid my troubles great Not one vvas found to succour or to saue me verse 21 And bitter gall they gaue me for to eat And in my thirst sharp vineger they gaue me verse 22 Before them let their table them orethrovv Their pleasures turn to be as snares vnto them Their treasures make as trapfals to vndo them Their ioy to grief their vvelfare change to vvoe verse 23 Let both their eyes so euer darkned be That vvanting sight the light may not auaile them Their vveakned loynes so shake continually That thighs legs and feeble feet may faile them Pause verse 24 Let thy fierce vvrath fast hold vpon them take Pour out on them thy vvrathfull indignation verse 25 Make desolate and voyd their habitation And in their tents let none their dvvelling make verse 26 Because they him to persecute nere cease Whom thou hast smit their strokes haue more abounded His sorrovves their insultings more increase Whom thy ovvn hand afflicted hath and vvounded verse 27 Vpon their sins heap sins shame on their shames Let them into thy righteousnes come neuer verse 28 Wipe them out of thy booke of life for euer And vvith the iust vnvvritten be their Names verse 29 But as for me afflicted making mone Raise thou me vp O God by thy saluation verse 30 That I may sing and praise thy Name alone Extolling thee vvith thankfull gratulation verse 31 And this my song the Lord shall better please Then Ox or Bull that horns and clou'n hoof vveareth verse 32 The humble meek and vvho the Lord God feareth Shall ioy vvhen they do see such things as these All ye that seek the LORD your hearts shall liue verse 33 For God doth hear the poor mans supplication An eare to his ovvn people he doth giue His prishers scorns not in their tribulation verse 34 Let heau'n and earth vnto him praises yeeld Praise him all seas and all that therin moueth verse 35
12 Lord it is thou vvho from antiquitie My royall King hast bin thou hast me guided Thou hast for me saluation sure prouided Throughout the earth from danger didst me free verse 13 Thou didst diuide the Sea by thy great might The Dragons in the vvaters thou hast killed The shores along and riuers thou hast filled VVith monsters huge slain in the main out-right verse 14 Thou gau'st the flesh of those sea monsters king To them that dvvell in desarts to deuovver verse 15 And thou hast made by thy almighty povver From out hard rocks clear fountains fresh to spring verse 16 The torrents strong streame thou hast dride vp quite The day the night at thy command abideth Created vvere they by thy hand that guideth The shining Sun and comfortable light verse 17 T is thou alone vvho after thine ovvn vvill The borders of the earth hast scituated The summer thou and vvinter hast created And all thy vvorks thy pleasure do fulfill Pause verse 18 Do not O Lord forget our enemies Thy glory hovv they haue reprocht reuiled Hovv vvith their tongs the foolish haue defiled Thy sacred Name vvhich they blaspheme despise verse 19 Thy Turtle true vvith multitudes beset Of vvicked foes thy Doue thy Deare thy ievvell Commit not thou to their hands vvho are cruell For euer do not thou the poore forget verse 20 Consider thou thy gracious couenant made For novv the earth is full of caues obscured Wherin lurke theeues to bloud and spoil inured VVho vvith all rage and fury vs inuade verse 21 O let not thou the poore returne vvith shame Refuse not thou the cryes of men oppressed Let not the poore be euermore distressed But giue them cause to sing and praise thy Name verse 22 A rise O Lord implead improue thy right Remember hovv the foolish folk defame thee Hovv senselesly they do reproach and blaine thee From day to day thy honor they despite verse 23 Forget not LORD the vprores the loud cryes Of those thy foes vvith fury fierce inraged The tumults rude increase still vnassvvaged Of enemies vvho vp against thee rise Psalme 75. Thanksgiuing and Doctrin LOrd our God vve vvill praise thee We vvill praise thee for thy Name And the glory of the same Neer and deer appeares to be This thy vvondrous vvorks declare VVhich for vs performed are verse 2 VVhen I ore the people raign Iustly shall I iudg the same verse 3 Though the earth be out of frame And all that therin remain I shall set them right again All the pillers I sustain Selah verse 4 To the foolish this said I Do not bear your selues so bold You that vvickednes vphold Lift not vp your horn so high verse 5 Set not vp so high your horn Speak notvvith such pride and scorn verse 6 For of this yourselues assure That preferment comes not forth From the East VVest South or North Being come is not secure verse 7 God is Iudg of high renovvn He sets vp and he puts dovvn verse 8 God holds in his hand of povvr Flagons flovving vvith red vvine He the mixture doth assigne And therof he forth doth povvr Wicked men out of this cup Shall vvring dregs and drink them vp verse 9 But for euer I vvill sing To the God of Iacob praise Of his honor frame my layes verse 10 Wicked horns I off vvill vvring But exalt the glorious might Of all those that vvalk vpright Psalme 76. Thanksgiuing IN Iuda GOD the LORD is knovvn He there hath vvoon eternall fame In Israel of great renovvn And glory is his mighty Name verse 2 In Salem is his house excelling In Sion is his sacred dvvelling verse 3 He brake the main battalions there VVithout compare his forces are Bovves shafts svvords spears shields shiuered vvere By his hands thunderbolts of vvar Selah verse 4 More excellent art thou victorious Then mounts of prey O thou most glorious verse 5 The stout of heart the haughty minde All spoiled are haue slept their sleep None of the mighty men could finde Or hands or hearts themselues to keep verse 6 O God of Iacob thy face frovvned Both horse and charriot slept and drovvned verse 7 Thou art of vvondrous dreadfull might Thee all do fear and only thee For vvho can stand before thy sight VVhen angry thou beginst to be verse 8 From heau'n vvas heard thy iudgment thundring The earth did fear vvith silent vvondring verse 9 VVhen God arose in maiestie To iudgment giuing sentence iust Then vvere the meek on earth set free And saued vvho in him did trust Selah verse 10 For vvhen mans vvrath most fiercely burneth It to thy greater glory turneth But of that rage vvhat doth remain Thou vvilt restrain vvithout delay verse 11 Make vovves to God ye thankfull train VVhat hearts haue vovved let hands pay You that are sau'd by his safe guiding VVho round about him haue your biding From dangers freed bring offrings free To God vvith thanks rich presents beare Who neer and deer vnto him be VVhom all that feared are do feare verse 12 VVho Princes pride prunes off dovvn smiteth Terrestriall Kings vvith terrors frighteth Psalme 77. Doctrin WIth my voyce to God I cryed To him I my plaints applyed I to God my voyce did reare He to me gaue gracious care In the day I vvas distressed To the LORD I me addressed verse 2 Nightly sorrovves did not cease Hands erected sought release Former comforts vvhich I vsed My sad soul hath novv refused verse 3 God remembring grief I found still my troubles did abound VVith my hearts desire vnfained I vnto my God complained Grief my soul did ouerthrovv Being ouervvhelmd vvith vvoe verse 4 Thou my eyes didst hold from sleeping Night and day avvake them keeping Much amazement me assayld That to speak my tong me fayld verse 5 Then vvith better thoughts inspired Dayes of old long since expired I considering thought vpon Ancient yeares times past and gon verse 6 I to minde those songs recorded Which my tuned Harp afforded Of Gods mercy iustice might Meditated in the night In my serious meditation I had much communication With my heart much talk I found Soundly I my soul did sound verse 7 VVill the Lord novv quite reiect vs VVill he neuer more protect vs Is his mercy euer gone Will he neuer heare our mone verse 8 Will the Lord be absent euer VVill he shevv his fauor neuer Neuer shall his grace preuail Shall his Word for euer fail Pause verse 9 Hath our God our sole Defender Quite forgot his mercy tender Can it be that our God hath Selah Shut his mercy vp in vvrath verse 10 And I said my grief expressing This my vveaknes is confessing But recall to minde vvill I Yeares of Gods right hand most high verse 11 I le record the sacred story Of Gods actions full of glory All thy vvonders vvrought of old To remembrance shall be told verse 12 Of thy vvorkes the obseruation Shall be all my meditation My discourse shall be
God thou shalt be praised With my heart to heau'n vpraised And vvhile I haue breath to liue Thanks to thee my breath shall giue verse 13 For vvheÌ„ iustice I deserued thy svveet mercy me preserued Rescuing me from deaths sharp clavvs And from hels deep svvallovving lavves verse 14 Lord the proud vvith malice endles band against me help Vsing vvithout feare of thee fraud or force to ruin me verse 15 But thy might their malice passes And thy grace thy might surpasses Svvift to mercy slovv to vvrath bound nor end thy goodnes hath verse 16 Thy kind looks no more deny me But vvith eyes of mercy eye me Me thy seruaÌ„t giue at length easing ayd or bearing strength verse 17 Some good gracious token shevv me That my foes vvho seek t'orethrovv me May be sham'd or vext to see thee to help and comfort me Psalme 87. Prayer and prophecy ON sacred hils and mountains her foundations The Lord hath layd they neuer shall remoue verse 2 Fair Sions gates the most high God doth loue Aboue the rest of Iacobs habitations verse 3 What glorious things throughout the vvorld reported Are said of thee thou City of the Lord Selah verse 4 Of Babylon and Rahab I 'le record And mention them among my friends consorted The Tyrians Mores Philistims euery nation Shall citizens becom and natiues there verse 5 It shall be said of Sion that in her All people had their birth and education verse 6 The Lord vvhose Word most sure he doth rely on His Sion vvill establish by his might The people there recounting he vvill vvrite The Nations and all others born in Sion Selah verse 7 VVith instruments and voyces ioyfull singing His honor high they all shall euer sound Thus saith the Lord in Sion shall abound My fount of grace for euer freshly springing Psalme 88. Prayer ETernall Lord my Sauer dear Both day and night my cryes implore thee O let my prayer come before thee Vnto thy presence entring near Incline to heare thy eare applying To my sad plaints and rufull crying verse 3 My soul is fild vvith misery My life dravves to the graue neer ending verse 4 VVith them that dovvnvvard are descending In dungeon deep account they me To help my self I am vnable A strengthles man poor vveak vnstable verse 5 Among the dead become as free As if some murdrous hand had slaine me And that the graue did entertain me As if thou hadst forgotten me As thy remembrance me had balked As from thy hand I vvere defalked verse 6 I' th lovvest pit thou hast me layd In darknes deep vncomfortable verse 7 Thy heauy vvrath insupportable To ouerpres me thou hast made VVith all thy vvaues thou hast me vexed With storms and tempests me perplexed Selah verse 8 Me far from my acquaintance all Thou hast remou'd they care not for me VVhom late they lou'd they novv abhor me And thou hast shut me vp in thrall Close prisner made in such a tovver From vvhence to scape I haue no povver Pause verse 9 Through anguish vvasted vvas my fight O Lord to thee my griefe vnfolding I daily call my hands vpholding verse 10 Wilt thou to dead men shevv thy might And vvilt thou them vvith povver enable To knovv thy vvonders admirable Selah Shall dead men rise to magnifie Thee vvith vvhom none may be compared verse 11 And shall thy kindnes be declared By them that in the graue do ly Shall they vvhom thou hast quite destroyed To praise thy iustice be imployed verse 12 Shall thy great vvonders vvrought be shovvn Where darknes euermore remaineth I' th land vvherin obliuion raigneth verse 13 Shall there thy righteousnes be knovvn VVith these my cryes Lord I implore thee My earely prayr shall come before thee verse 14 Lord vvhy dost thou my soul reiect And hid'st thy face from me in anguish verse 15 Afflicted from my youth I languish Expiring present death expect Enduring thy affrighting terrors Distracted still vvith doubtfull errors verse 16 Thy â—uries fierce pas ouer me Thy horrors feares dismay confound me verse 17 Like vvater-flouds about surround me On euery side continually The dread of them doth make me tremble VVho to beleaguer me assemble verse 18 My knovvn acquaintance are estrang'd My fellovv friends vvhich me haue loued From me far off thou hast remoued Their former loue to hate is chang'd They in my grief no fauor shovv me In darknes hid they vvill not knovv me Psalme 89. Prayer THe mercies of the Lord I le sing continually To ages all record his truths fidelity verse 2 For this is truth most sure it cannot be denyed His grace doth ay endure establisht verified As heau'n perpetually keepes course inuariable So his fidelity much more is firm and stable verse 3 Th' eternall Lord hath said vvith my ovvn folk elect I haue a couenant made and svvorn it to effect On Dauid and his race vvho is my seruant loyall verse 4 I vvill bestovv my grace and bles vvith blessings royall His throne I vvill aduance and build his habitations For his inheritance throughout all generations verse 5 The heaun's O Lord shal praise thy vvondrous acts diuine Thy faithfulnes alvvaies among thy Saints shall shine verse 6 For vvho is there so high aboue the clouds declared Remaining in the sky vvith thee to be compared Or vvho the children are of mighty States supernall May they vvith thee compare vvho art the Lord eternall verse 7 The Lord vvith fear renovvn'd among his Saints vvil be To all about him round most reuerend is he verse 8 O Lord of armies might thy strength is admirable VVith thee in povvrfull fight vvhat lord is comparable Thy avvfull maiesty is all about surrounded With faithfull constancy vvhich euer hath abounded Pause verse 9 In thee alone it lyes to rule the raging seas When vvaues therof arise thou them dost soone appease verse 10 Proud Egypt thou struckst dovvn al vvounded ruinated Thy foes thou hast orethrovvn thy arm them dissipated verse 11 Both heau'n earth are thine The vvorlds store thou hast founded By thy great povvr diuine by thy might vnbounded verse 12 The north east south vvest by thee vvere plac'd made West Tabor Hermon east in thy Name shall be glad verse 13 A mighty arm thou hast thy hand is strong prepared That thy right hand is plac'd on high thou hast declared verse 14 Iudgment and equity thy royall throne sustaineth Thy truth and clemency before thy face remaineth verse 15 That people blessed is vvho knovv the ioyfull sound Their hopes do neuer mis their comforts do abound Lord they their vvalk shal frame in light of thy face shining verse 26 Reioycing in thy Name from morn till dayes declining Thy iustice to confes They shall be dignified And in thy righteousnes on high be magnified verse 17 For if vve strength obtain vve shall thee glorifie Thy fauor if vve gain our might shall rise on high verse 18 Vs ayd he doth afford against
th' Ocean spacious The vvorld and all therin rebound verse 8 Before the Lord the riuers flovving In signe of ioy shall clap their hands The hils also their gladnes shovving Reioyce together in all lands verse 9 For God the Lord vvho euer liueth To iudg the earth comes speedily He to the vvorld iust iudgment giueth And to the people equity Psalme 99. Consolation GOd the Lord doth raign suprem doth remain People obstinate quake amaz'd therat He doth sit vpon Cherubims his throne Let the earth be moued vvhich his povvr hath proued verse 2 God the Lord is great Sion is his seat He is high ore all people serue him shall verse 3 Let them all giue praise to his Name alvvaies For his great Name solely dreadfull is and holy verse 4 This great King of might loueth iudgment right He makes permanent all iust gouernment He in Iacob vvrought and to pas hath brought Righteousnes prepared iudgment iust declared verse 5 God exalt vvith praise laud the Lord alvvaies Serue him as is meet prostrate at his feet To him be submis for he holy is verse 6 Moses rule maintaining Aaron Priest ordaining Pause He set Samuel vvhere the Priests do dvvell For the people all on his Name to call They to God did pray vvho heard them alvvay When to God they cryed he to them replyed verse 7 From the cloudy sky he spake from on high VVhere his pillar bright gaue them fiery light They did him obey vvalking in his vvay Did vvhat he vvould haue them Kept the Lavv he gaue them verse 8 Lord so good vvast thou vvho to them didst bovv Dovvn thy gracious eare for they ansvvered vvere Thou O God dost liue vvho didst them forgiue Though some vvere corrected for their crimes detected verse 9 Giue the Lord all praise high his honor raise Let vs euermore him serue and adore By his sacred vvill at his holy hill For our God is solely glorious and most holy Psalme 100. Thanksgiuing ALl people dvvelling on the earth Sing to the Lord vvith ioy and mirth verse 2 The Lord adore vvith thankfull voyce Approach his presence sing reioyce verse 3 Knovv ye the Lord is God euen he It is that made vs hath not vve We are his people he doth keep Vs safe as his ovvn pasture sheep verse 4 Then enter in his gates vvith praise And in his courts giue thanks alvvayes Vnto the Lord let vs confes His sacred Name vvith praises bles verse 5 For God is good his clemency His mercy and benignity His truth and his fidelity Endure to all eternity Psalme 101. Doctrin of policy OF mercy milde vvith iudgment iust vniting Novv vvill I sing to thee O Lord inditing The Psalm I sing to thee my God belongs Such Psalms such songs verse 2 In perfect vvayes my feet shall vvalk precisely And I at home my vvorks vvill order vvisely Vntill my heart sincere approach thy sight All blest all bright verse 3 By me ill vvorks shall not be imitated Backsliders deeds by me are euer hated These all of these my heart shall quite disdain Refuse refrain verse 4 My vpright soul shall neuer be acquainted With vvicked men vvhose vvorks vvith sin are tainted From me a levvd and frovvard peruerse heart Shall pack shall part verse 5 Backbiters tongs that vvickedly haue vvounded Their neighbors name by me shall be confounded I neuer could a supercilious looke Once beare once brooke verse 6 My eyes of loue shall euer be reflected On faithfull men to be by me protected The man that liues religiously vvith me Shall honord be verse 7 A fellovv fraught vvith fly dissimulation Shall neuer haue vvith me cohabitation A lyer from my presence presently Shall fall shall fly verse 8 I vvill destroy and that vvith expedition All vvicked men accustomd to transgression Not one of these in Gods all holy land Shall stay shall stand Psalme 102. Comfort TO my prayr O Lord attend thou Gracious eare to my suit bend thou Let my cry come vnto thee Do not hide thy face from me verse 2 In the day I am distressed When I am vvith grief oppressed When I call afflicted needy Daign to me thy succor speedy verse 3 For my life avvay consumeth In the ayr as smoke that sumeth Burnd and parched are my bones As an hearth of mouldred stones verse 4 My sad heart vvith dolour vvasted Like the vvitherd gras is blasted Bread I eat none though they set it Ready for me I forget it verse 5 Long laments my voyce bereauing Dry my skin to my bones cleauing verse 6 Like a Pollican I mone In the vvildernes alone Like an ovvle it selfe that hideth In the deserts vvilde abideth To the vvoods alone retiring Solitarines desiring verse 7 As a sparrovv sole alighted On the house top trembling frighted Or in couert out of sight I vvatch restles all the night verse 8 All the day my foes iniurious Me reproch against me furious To destroy me are inraged Gainst me are by oath ingaged verse 9 Dust and ashes ouer-spred me Which in sted of bread hath fed me All my drink is mingled still VVith the tears my eyes distill verse 10 For thy vvrath and indignation To my trouble and vexation Me on high hath eleuated Dovvn again precipitated verse 11 All my times and dayes assigned Like a shadovv are declined Wasting they avvay do pas I am vvithered like the gras verse 12 But thou Lord our God supernall Art for euermore eternall Thy memoriall dureth euer To all ages failing neuer verse 13 Thou shalt raise thy self arising Povvrfull iustice exercising Thou vvilt shevv thy mercy great On thy Sion thy ovvn seat For if euer thou vvilt saue her Novv is time to shevv thy fauer To compassion be inclined Novv is come the time assigned verse 14 For the stones therof deiected Haue thy seruants much affected Mouldred dust therof doth moue Them to pitty vvhich it loue verse 15 Heathen people thy Name hearing Shall submit thy great Name fearing All the Kings on earth aspiring Shall thy glory see admiring verse 16 When the Lord vvhom vve rely on Shall rebuild his sacred Sion He shall in his glory bright Vnto all appeare in sight verse 17 He vvill hear the supplication Of the poore in tribulation When the destitute complaineth Their complaints he nere disdaineth Pause verse 18 For the future generation Shall be vvrit this declaration That all ages may relate And vvith praise it celebrate People vvhich shall be created To Gods seruice consecrated Shall sing praises and thanksgiuing To the Lord God euerliuing verse 19 For he hath in mercies ample Lookt dovvn from his sacred Temple God did vievv vvith gracious eyes Lovvly earth frem lofty skyes For to heare the prisners groning verse 20 And compassionate their moninge To release their bonds inclined VVhich are vnto death assigned verse 21 That in Sion of Gods glory They may celebrate the story And declare his sacred praise In Ierusalem alvvayes verse 22 VVhen together
ouer his possessions all Made him the ruler generall verse 22 His Princes to his minde to tye And teach his Elders policy Pause verse 23 Then into Egypt Israel turned And long time in that land soiorned In Chams land Iacob did abide verse 24 VVhere God his people multiplide And in short time made them more strong Then they that them had hated long verse 25 But from his people he estranged Their hearts from loue to hate them changed That they might exercise their hate Against his people obstinate Who many mischiefes did inuent Against his seruants innocent verse 26 His seruant Moses chief respected He sent vvith Aaron his elected verse 27 He these his faithfull seruants chose Who manifestly shevv'd to those Among them all his signes of fame And vvonders in the land of Cham. verse 28 He darknes sent and them obscured They darknes palpable indured Against his Word vnto them sent Were they not disobedient verse 29 He turnd their riuers into bloud And slevv their fishes in the floud Pause verse 30 He them vvith frogs innumerable Annoyd vvith stinks abhominable In presence chambers of their Kings He sayd the vvord and on them brings verse 31 A mixed svvarm of noysom flyes Throughout their land dust turnd to lice verse 32 For rain he hailstones on them povvred And on their land fire flames he shovvred verse 33 Their Vines and fig-trees he orethrevv And all that in their borders grevv verse 34 The caterpillers at his call Grashoppers numberles did fall verse 35 All fruits and herbs they did deuovver verse 36 Their first born all and euen the flovver Of all their strength vvith deadly vvound He struck and them did quite confound verse 37 His people safe from them he brought With store of gold and siluer fraught Among their troupes the strong vvere many But sick or feeble vvere not any verse 38 Th'Egyptians all vvere very glad VVhen from their land they passage had For feare and avv of them did fall Vpon th' Egyptian dvvellers all Pause verse 39 By day a clovvd he spred them ouer That them from heat the shade might couer A flame of fire he set for light To guide his Israel by night verse 40 When they desired flesh to eat He dainty quails gaue them for meat With bread from heau'n he them relieued verse 41 When drought or thirst them vext or grieued He from the Rock made riuers flovv In desarts dry large streams did goe verse 42 For he his promise did renevv To Abraham his seruant true verse 43 His people forth vvith ioy directed And safe conducted his elected Reioycing vvith triumphant shovvt verse 44 The heathen people he cast out And gaue them their possessions The labours of the Nations verse 45 That they his statutes iust ordained Might duly keep vvith hearts vnfained His precepts strictly to obserue And neuer from his lavves to svverue Then let vs solemnly alvvaies Th' Eternall mighty Lord God praise Psalme 106. Comfort PRaise ye the Lord to him confes Giue thanks to God for his goodnes For his svveet mercy lasteth euer verse 2 VVho can expres Gods povvr and might Or shevv his praise vvhich ceaseth neuer Or vvorthily his acts recite verse 3 O blessed man vvhose vvorks alvvayes â—re iust vvho vvalks in vpright vvayes verse 4 Lord in that loue vvhich thou extendest To thy elect remember me And as thou safely them defendest So let me Lord protected be verse 5 That I may see thy grace diuine Which thou bestovvest vpon thine That of thy mercies boundles measure VVith thy elect I may partake And vvith thy heritage in pleasure And glorious state may merry make verse 6 Our father 's all and also vve Haue sinned and offended thee An vniust peruerse generation Committing vvickednes and sin verse 7 A thankles and forgetfull Nation In Egypt vvhat thy vvorks haue bin Our fathers minded not aright Thy mercies great thy vvondrous might But frovvardly themselues behaued Rebelling at the red sea deep verse 8 VVhere for his Name sake he them saued To shevv his povvr them safe did keep verse 9 At his rebuke the red sea dry'd In haste avvay the vvaters hy'd Through gulf of vvaters deep diuided They passed safe as on dry land As through the desart he them guided verse 10 And sau'd them from their foes strong hand Pause From cruell forces of their foe Pursuing them to ouerthrovv He set them free and them relieued verse 11 For all their foes i' th sea he drovvnd verse 12 And then his vvords they vvell beleeued And sang his praise vvhose help they found verse 13 But all his vvorks they soone forgot For his aduice they vvaited not His counsell iust no time attending verse 14 They burnd vvith lust and levvd desire I' th vvildernes the LORD offending And tempting him prouokt to ire verse 15 Then gaue he vnto them their vvill And their request he did fulfill But leanenes sent their soules consumed verse 16 They Moses in the Campe enuy'd And to rebell gainst him presumed Nor holy Aaron vvould abide verse 17 The earth then Dathan did deuovvr And prou'd Abiram vvith his povvr verse 18 Then in their camp the fier flamed And all the vvicked therin burnd verse 19 Yet they a Calf in Oreb framed And to adore that idoll turn'd Pause verse 20 Their glory so resembled vvas Vnto an Ox that eateth gras Like bruitish beasts vvas their behauior verse 21 Vnthankfull they remembred not The Lord their God and mighty Sauior His vvorks in Egypt they forgot verse 22 His vvondrous vvorks of maruelous might Which all the land of Cham did fright And dreadfull povvr vvhich he declared At the red sea in all their sight verse 23 Therfore the Lord in vvrath prepared Resolued to consume them quite But Moses his elect did see VVhat danger this to them might be Himself betvveen he interposed Gods anger fierce to turn avvay Lest he to ruin them disposed Them all should in his fury slay verse 24 The land of promise they disdaind VVhich vnto them he had ordaind Vpon his Word no trust they builded verse 25 But in their tents did oftrepine Obedience none to him they yeelded Nor hearkned to his vvord diuine Pause verse 26 Therfore he lifted vp his hand Them to destroy in desart land An oath he made there to destroy them verse 27 That their seed might be ouerthrovvn Among the heathen to annoy them And scatter them in lands vnknovvn verse 28 They vvith Baal-Peor did combine Themselues vvith them they did conioyne Eating dead Idols sacrifices verse 29 Wherby to vvrath the Lord they mou'd VVho for their vvicked enterprises With grieuous sore plagues them reprou'd verse 30 Then stood vp Phineas vvhen he knevv Their vvickednes and them he slevv VVhen iudgment he had executed Gods vvrath appeas'd the plague did cease verse 31 And this vvas vvorthily imputed To him alvvay for righteousnes verse 32 But still they caus'd Gods vvrath and ire At Meriba to burn like fire
shall this behold Therin take ioy and pleasure Bad men their tongs shall hold perplexed vvithout measure verse 43 VVho vvisdom true attaineth And vvill these thingâ— obserue Of Gods grace knovvledg gaineth That he the Lord may serue Let men vvith thanks confes Gods mercies fauourable To Adams race expres Gods vvorks most admirable Psalme 108. Prayer O God my heart is firm prepard In Psalms thy praise shall be declar'd My glory sing his vvorthy praise My Lute my Harp your selues vpraise verse 2 Before the day do davvn avvake Right early I this taske vvill take With heart and hand my voyce concenting Betimes i' th morning day preuenting verse 3 O Lord I vvill thee celebrate Among the people I 'le relate With my vvhole hearts affections Thy praise among the nations verse 4 Because thy great benignity Thy mercy and thy verity Aboue the heau'ns most high ascendeth Aboue the cloudy sky extendeth verse 5 Exalt thy self O God most high Thy glory ore the earth and sky verse 6 Thy ovvn beloued saue and free With thy right hand and ansvver me verse 7 For vvhy the Lord to vs hath said In holines I vvill be glad Diuiding Shechem at my pleasure The vale of Succoth I vvill measure verse 8 Of Galaad land both vaâ—e and mount As my possession I account Manassa rich that vvealth of thine Without all doubt becommeth mine To me doth Ephraim belong The chief part of my army strong And I the kingdom vvill deliuer To royall Iuda my Lavv-giuer verse 9 The Moabites shall then submit For seruile base employments fit As they deserue such is their lot Vnder my feet to vvash my pot And as for Edom this I 'le doe I ouer it vvill cast my shoe Ore Palestina that proud nation I vvill triumph vvith exultation verse 10 But vvho vvill lead me novv along Into the city builded strong For sure defence vvhere I may bide VVho into Edom vvill me guide verse 11 Wilt thou O God not this effect Who vs thy people didst reiect And thou O God vvouldst not instruct vs Nor lead our armies nor conduct vs. verse 12 Novv giue thou vs help from distres Against those vvho vvould vs oppres Saue vs for there is none that can On earth vain is the help of man verse 13 God giues vs valor to preuaile Against all those that vs assaile And he vvill by his mighty povver Tread dovvn them vvho vvould vs deuoure Psalme 109. Prayer O Lord God of my praise and glory From me in silence do not tary verse 2 From false tongs levvdly lovvdly lying Against me vntruths multiplying Their mouthes deceitfull novv sâ— cope Me falsly to condemn they hope verse 3 VVith vvords malitious they surround me With vvar pernicious to confound me verse 4 For loue vvhich I on them bestovved Their hate against me they haue shovved But I to pray my self addrest For succor causelesly distrest verse 5 My good vvill they vvith ill requited My loue to them their hate excited verse 6 The vvicked one vvhich doth deuovver Shall therfore ouer him haue povver His enemy shall ready stand Perniciously at his right hand verse 7 VVhen he before the Iudg is proued As guilty he shall be remoued When he his prayr shall haue erected VVith shame it shall return reiected verse 8 His dayes a number small shall make Another shall his office take Pause verse 9 His Orphans all shall be oppressed His vviddovv euermore distressed verse 10 His children vagabonds be taken And vvandring lurke in streets forsaken In secret beg from gate to gate And lurke in corners desolate verse 11 His goods by vs'rers shall be snared His toyles be spoyles by robbers shared verse 12 VVhen he in vvant is like to perish In mercy no man shall him cherish Nor shall there any for his sake On his poor Orphans pitty take Pause verse 13 His race and all his generation Shall suffer vtter extirpation And in the age that next doth follovv Obliuion shall his black name svvollovv verse 14 The Lord shall euer mindefull be Of his fathers iniquity Forgetfulnes shall neuer smother The vvickednesses of his mother verse 15 The Lord shall giue them pardon neuer They shall be odious to him euer He shall them put to endlesse shame From earth shall cut their hatefull name verse 16 For he had no commiseration Nor minded poor mens tribulation But on the needy vvhich did languish Perplexed in extremest anguish His fury he did execute Their life to death did persecute verse 17 In cursing others he delighted With curses he shall be requited He blessing hated neuer loued From him shall blessing be remoued verse 18 Himself vvith cursed furious vvrath As vvith a garment cloath'd he hath Into his belly like to vvater Throughout his bovvels it shall scatter verse 19 Into his bones still penetrating Like corsiue oyl them macerating As garments giâ—t about his vvaste Close to him alvvaies sticking fast verse 20 This shall to my foes be avvarded The Lord vvill haue them thus revvarded He vvill confound them that annoy me Whose slandrous tongs seek to destroy me But thou O Lord for thy Names sake Be good to me some pitty take Pause verse 21 Thou Lord of goodnes art the giuer Of thy great mercy me deliuer verse 22 For I am needy and oppressed My heart is vvounded and distressed verse 23 Like to a shadovv I decline At euen vvhen light doth cease to shine From place to place tost I betake me Leap like a locust they do make me verse 24 My knees are feeble grovvn vvith fasting My flesh avvay from bones is vvasting My ioynts all fleshles naked are And all my body leane and bare verse 25 I their reproches haue endured Their scoffs to beare I am inured Beholding me in anguish painfull At me they shake their heads disdainfull verse 26 My Lord my God O ayd thou me In mercy let me saued be verse 27 Let them all knovv thou Lord didst do it That thou didst set thy hand vnto it VVe this deliuerance had not gained If thy might had not vs sustained verse 28 Though they their curse on vs bestovv That thou dost bles vs let them knovv VVhen they arise vvith rage inflamed Cast thou them dovvn abasht ashamed Thy seruant raise vvith ioy abounding verse 29 But cloth my foes vvith shame confounding By themselues let them couer'd be As vvith a cloke of infamy verse 30 Lord vvith my mouth I vvill confes thee In great assemblies I vvill bles thee I 'le praise thee for thy excellency verse 31 For thou by thy omnipotency VVilt ayd the poore him saue from them VVhich vvickedly his soule condem Psalme 110. Doctrin prophecy THe mighty Lord vnto my Lord declared His sacred minde to him these vvords he spake At my right hand take thou thy seat prepared Vntill thy foes thy footstool I shall make verse 2 From Sion hill to thee the Lord eternall Shall send the rod and scepter of thy might And thou shalt
shall still be vvalking Because I haue thy Precepts sought alvvay verse 46 I vvill be of thy testimonies talking In presence of both Noble Prince and King Not bashfully their honor'd mention balking Fulnes of ioy thy Lavv to me doth bring There in haue I my hearts affection placed From it to me all true delight doth spring verse 48 My hands I lift vnto thy Lavv embraced For vvith thy vvord vvhose vvorthy praise I 'le sing My study and my voyce shall still be graced 7 ZAIN GRant I may proue that thou the Word dost minde VVhich thou to me thy seruant hast declared And vvhich thou madst me vvait and hope to finde verse 50 VVhen I in grief neer death full ill haue fared Thy gracious Word hath me reuiu'd again For me by thee this comfort is prepared Great men in pride vvith all their scornfull traine VVith scoffs and mocks thy seruant haue disdained Yet I to keep thy Lavv did not refrain verse 52 Remembring Lord thy iudgments iust ordained Which vnto vs remained haue of old VVith comfort great I haue my heart sustained Grief horror feare vpon me yet take hold VVhen I behold the vvicked vvho despised Thy gracious Lavv vvhich to them hath bin told verse 54 Thy Lavvs in layes vvith praises high comprised Haue bin my songs mirth musick vnto me My pilgrimage in them I exercised Good gracious Lord I still remembred thee And thy great Name at midnight I haue blessed I did obserue thy Statutes vvatchfully verse 56 Because I kept thy Lavv and am addressed To keep it still for euer this I see Redounds to me of fauor thine possessed 8. HETH Hovv euer men for vvealth haue toild and vvrought O Lord thou art the portion I obtained I vovv to keep the vvord that thou hast taught verse 58 Thy face I sought vvith earnest heart vnfained According to thy vvord and promise made Let thy free grace of me be freely gained Hauing in mind vvell vvay'd my vvayes and trade And vvhat estate I stand in search'd and tryed My course I turn'd and thy Lavves I obey'd verse 60 To keep those Lavves vvhich thou hast testified To please thee best and practice thy commands VVithout delay in hasty speed I â—yed Harmles vnarm'd me armed troops and bands Of vvicked men haue spoil'd of goods depriued Yet in my mind thy lavv still firmly stands verse 62 For iudgments of thy iustice I reuiued At midnight vvill arise for to praise thee And giue thee thanks by vvhom I haue suruiued His faithfull friend I am vvhat ere he be VVho feareth thee and thy behests obserueth I take delight in all such company verse 64 Thy mercy Lord vvhich highest praise deserueth Doth fill the earth in thy lavv teach thou me For me from sin such knovvledg safe preserueth 9. TETH In dealing vvith thy seruant gracious Lord Thy goodnes great thou faithfully hast shevved Thou hast perform'd according to thy vvord verse 66 This I desire that I might be endued VVith knovvledg true and vnderstanding right For I thy lavv beleiu'd and sin eschevved I vvent astray all day till darksome night Of my distresse so heauy on me lighteâ— But novv I keep thy vvord restor'd to light verse 68 Thou goodnes art and to doe good delighted As thou art good so thou all glorious art Teach me thy lavv make me therein clear sighted Informers proud and false haue playd their part Against me lies and forged tales inuenting Thy precepts I do keep vvith all my heart verse 70 They senseles are thy goodnes not resenting Their heart is grosse and fat they vvanton grovv I in thy lavv delight my self contenting It 's good for me that I vvas troubled so Afflicted and distrest in such great measure Thy Statutes I the better learn to knovv verse 72 Then golden heaps high state or sugred pleasures The lavv of thy mouth me more good doth do Much more belou'd incomparable treasure 10. IOD Knit are my ioynts together by thy hand Thou hast in this proportion me composed Make me thy lavv to learn and vnderstand verse 74 VVho fear thee shall be glad to ioy disposed When they shall see that I thy grace obtain Because I in thy vvord my hope reposed Knovvn is it Lord thy iudgments iust remain I knovv it thou hast iustly me afflicted Thy faithfulnes therein appeareth plain verse 76 But novv forgiue me by thy lavv conuicted O let thy grace and mercy comfort send As promise me thou didst to thee addicted Kinde mercies thine in loue to me extend That I may liue still in thy lavv delighting VVhich is my ioy and shall be vvithout end verse 78 Confound the proud me causlesly dispighting For meditate do I continually On thy Decrees their exercise exciting Kindle their loue and let them ioyn vvith me VVho fear thee and haue knovvn thy lavv proclaimed For I delight in their society verse 80 O keep my heart intire in life vnblamed Make me obserue thy statutes perfectly That euer sound I nere be found ashamed 11 CAPH LOng time I vvait still longing for thy Word My heart my soul doth faint for thy saluation For only it can me relief afford verse 82 Vouchsafe to hear my humble supplication My eyes faile for thy Word some comfort daign O vvhen vvilt thou grant me thy consolation Like bottles scorcht in smoke dry'd I remain VVith brinish teares my vvrinckled cheeks polluted Yet fresh in minde thy lavves I still retain verse 84 Hovv many dayes shall I be persecuted For seruing thee vvhen shall thy iudgment be On my foes me pursuing executed Loe hovv deep pits the proud haue dig'd for me In their corrupt proceedings quite contrary To thy iust lavves in them opposing thee verse 86 All thy commands are faithfull neuer vary My foes vvithout cause persecute me still Me to assist delay not long nor tarry Life precious is my life vvho sought to spill Had me on earth consum'd almost destroying Yet ceast I not thy Precepts to fulfill verse 88 Reuiue me by thy mercy vvhich inioying The testament of thy ovvn mouth I vvill Obserue and keep my life therein imploying 12 LAMED MOst mighty Lord in heau'n vvher thou dost raign Is setled sure the vvord of thy saluation For euer there inthron'd it doth remain verse 90 From ages all to euery generation Thy faithfulnes endures the earth shall stand VVhich thou hast set vpon a sure foundation Maintained still by thy Almighty hand They do abide as thou hast them ordained Thy seruants are they still at thy command verse 92 Vnles in thy lavv I delight had gained In my distres I then had perisht quite My ioy in thy Word hath my life sustained My minde thy Lavves all vvhich are iust and â—ight Shall nere forget vvithin my soul ingraued By them thou hast restor'd my life and light verse 94 I am thine ovvne O let thine ovvn be saued O saue thou me for I am only thine For I haue sought thy Precepts them I craued Malicious men
this harmles life of mine Haue vvayted long and sought to haue destroyed VVhilst I think on thy sacred vvord diuine verse 96 My minde this to consider I imployed That to an end perfections all decline Thy perfect Lavv most large is aye inioyed 13 MEM NO time I cease euen throughout all the day To meditate thy Lavv most deare beloued O hovv I loue thy gracious Word alvvay verse 98 Thou by thy Lavv mak'st me more vvise approued Then are my foes vvith me it is at hand And euermore abideth vnremoued Novv more I knovv and much more vnderstand Of vvisdoms lore then all they that haue taught me For I muse on those Lavves thou didst command verse 100 To vnderstand far more thou hast novv brought me Then those that are my elders more I knovv Because to keep thy precepts thou hast vvrought me No vvicked vvay I vvent not vvill I go From all such paths I haue my feet refrained That I might keep the vvord vvhich thou didst shovv verse 102 I nere did part vvith thy iust lavves ordained I nere forsook thy iudgments iust and meet For vvisdom I haue by thy doctrine gained No taste is to my palat half so svveet Not hony pure vvithin my mouth receiued As vvhen thy vvords vvith grace me kindly greet verse 104 By precepts thine I knovvledge haue conceiued Therfore I hate all false vvayes keep my feet From them far off since I the true perceiued 14. NVN. Only thy vvord vvhich is a lamp of light Doth guide my steps and giues my feet direction It shevves my vvay before me shining bright verse 106 I vvill perform it hauing vovvd subiection Vnto thy lavves to keep and to obey The iudgment of thy iustice in perfection O Lord I am afflicted night and day Do thou reuiue me to thy grace restore me According to thy vvord as thou didst say verse 108 Vouchsafe to heare my suit Lord I implore thee Accept my vovves and all my offrings free Thy iudgments teach me set them all before me Oft is my soul nay euen continually As in my hands vvith dangers dread dismayed Yet is thy Lavv no vvhit forgot byme verse 110 The vvicked haue for me snares secret layed Yet from thy iust commands thou didst decree Nor from thy vvayes most straight I haue not strayed Of all those Lavves and precepts giu'n by thee I am as of my heritage possessed My hearts delight and my chief ioyes they be verse 112 My heart I haue inclined and addressed Still to performe to perpetuity Thy statutes all and testimonies blessed 15. SAMECH Presumptuous vain inuentions I do hate And sickle mindes vnconstantly that vvauer Thy lavv I loue vvith praise I celebrate verse 114 Thou art my shield my refuge safe my Sauer Vpon thy vvord my hope my trust doth stay For vvhich I vvait and for thy gracious fauer Part hence far off from me all ye alvvay VVho iustly for your vvicked deeds are blamed That I the lavves of my God might obey verse 116 According to thy faithfull promise claimed VVherto I trust do thou my life maintain O frustrate not my hope lest I be shamed Perform this my request me to sustain So saued shall I be by thee protected And in thy Lavves my ioyes vvill ay remain verse 118 From Statutes thine vvho stray thou hast deiected Dovvn vnderfoot all such thou trampled hast For their deceit and falshood foul detected Perpetually to cease like drosse to vvaste The vvicked on the earth thy iustice maketh Therefore vpon thy vvord my loue is plac t. verse 120 My flesh for dread of thee for horror quaketh VVhen iudgments thine the vvicked dovvn do cast Thy terrors fear and dread hold on me taketh 16. AIN Quarrells vniust I quench and quiet make VVith iudgment I haue Iustice executed Qâ—ite leaue me not to foes nor me forsake verse 122 My patron be and let them be confuted VVho me accuse let my good cause preuaile That by proud men I be not persecuted Quite vveakned is my sight my eyes do fail VVith longing looks expecting thy saluation And for thy vvords most iust vvhich me auail verse 124 On me vvho serue thee haue commiseration According to thy mercy vvith me deal And of thy lavv teach me the obseruation Quick iudgment and true vnderstanding zeale Giue me vvho serue thee at thy hand attending The knovvledg of thy vvill to me reueal verse 126 'T is time for thee to vvork thy truth defending Almighty Lord thy lavv they ouerthrovv To abrogate it vtterly contending Quintestence of all vvealth on earth belovv Yea pure fine gold I hold vnfit compared Vnto thy Lavves my loue esteems them so verse 128 Therefore to thy commands my acts are squared But all false vvayes vvhich sinners daily go I do abhor and haue my hate declared 17. PE Remarkable and most strange vvonders are VVithin thy Lavves and couâ—nants comprehended Therefore to keep them is my souls chief care verse 130 VVhen as thy vvord goâ—s forth by grace attended It giueth to the simple glorious light And knovvledge by it is to them extended Right vvide I set my mouth that so I might My panting breath dravv in to thee aspiring For in thy Lavv is all my soules delight verse 132 Look thou on me thy grace and face desiring As thou vvert vvont to them that loue thy Name Thy custom still to deal so thee requiring Reduce my steps that I my course may frame By thy Decrees and therein be directed And let no sinne rule ore me to my shame verse 134 Let me from mens oppression be protected And I vvill keep thy Statutes most diuine Obseruing all thy Lavves vvhich I affected Resplendent rayes of thy face make to shine On me by vvhom thou ioyfully art serued Teach thou to me those sacred Lavves of thine verse 136 Hovv far from thy obedience men haue svverued Large streames of teares run dovvn these eyes of mine Because thy lavves are not by them obserued 18. ZADE. Sole suprem Lord eternall and most iust Thy iudgments all vvhich righteous are reuealing Thy iustice vve acknovvledge perfect must verse 138 Thy Statutes all and thy most faithfull dealing Thou straightly bidst vs practice and make knovvn Thy faithfulnes not faithlesly concealing Suppressed by my zeale I am cast dovvn Because that they vvho oft haue me distressed Thy vvord out of their mind haue quite forgon verse 140 Refined is thy holy Word expressed Most perfect pure of loue intire therto And ioy therein thy seruant is possessed Small is my state I little am and lovv Of lofty great ones I am but despised Yet from my minde thy lavv I let not go verse 142 Thy righteousnesse is rightly eternized Thy iustice is and shall be euermore And thy Lavv is the Truth most highly prised Sad sorrovv and distresse do vex me sore Haue found me out and finding captiue take me Yet still thy Hests delight me more and more verse 144 To Statutes thine most sacred I betake me For euer
They shall speak of thy endles kingdoms glory And of thy povvr relate the sacred story verse 12 That men may knovv thy mighty acts victorious And of thy realm the maiesty most glorious verse 13 Eternall is thy kingdom and thy raigne Through ages all thy Empire doth remain verse 14 The Lord vpholds the vveake and them that fall Who are bovvd dovvne he rectifies them all verse 15 Expecting thee each creatures eye attendeth Thy plenty great their timely food them sendeth verse 16 Thy bounties hand thou openest freely giuing The full desire of all things that are liuing verse 17 The Lord our God is iust in all his vvayes He holy is in all his vvorks alvvayes verse 18 The Lord is nigh to all that on him call VVho call on him in truth he helps them all verse 19 He them that feare him vvith good things supplyeth Their hearts desire he fully satisfieth Them he vvill heare to him for mercy crying Them he vvill saue to him for succour flying verse 20 The Lord vvill them preserue that in him ioy But vvicked men all he vvill quite destroy verse 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of God alvvay All flesh shall bles his holy name for ay Psalme 146. Thanksgiuing PRaise to God my soul be giuing To the Lord my soul giue praise verse 2 Him I le laud vvhile I am liuing To my God I le sing alvvayes To the Lord my God my King VVhile I am I Psalms vvill sing verse 3 Princes are no sure foundation On their promise no trust haue Nor in Adams generation For themselues they cannot saue verse 4 VVhen no breath they do retain They return to earth again VVith them all their thoughts do perish And their enterprises vain verse 5 Happy vvhom the Lord doth cherish Iacobs God doth him maintain Happy vvho doth place his trust In the Lord his God most iust verse 6 VVho created and sustaineth Heauen and earth by his great might Sea and all that it containeth He hath framed all aright His truth and fidelity He doth keep eternally verse 7 He relieueth the oppressed Giuing sentence on their side For the hungry and distressed He doth food and ayd prouide By him prisners freedom finde He the bondmen doth vnbinde verse 8 God to them that are in blindnes Giueth eyes to see the light God in mercy great and kindnes Makes the crooked vvalk vpright God loues them that iust remain He the righteous doth sustain verse 9 God doth keep and saue the strangers His strong guard doth them attend He doth free them out of dangers Orphans vviddovves doth defend He doth comfort them that grieue He the helplesse doth relieue VVicked men the Lord destroyeth He doth ouerthrovv their vvay verse 10 God his kingdom ay enioyeth God the Lord shall raign for ay Sions God endures alvvayes Vnto God the Lord giue praise Haleluiah Psalme 147. Thanksgiuing PRaise ye the Lord such praise is meetest Sing Psalms to God such Psalms are svveetest The Lord to praise sing neuer ceasing His praise is gracefull euer pleasing verse 2 The Lord most gracious full of pity Builds vp Ierusalem his city His Israel disperst deplored He hath assembled and restored verse 3 The contrite broken heart he healeth And comfort vnto them reuealeth Full of compassion them he mindeth He salues their sores their vvounds vp bindeth verse 4 His knovvledg all in all surmounteth The number of the Stars he counteth Them in their order he installeth Them by their proper names he calleth verse 5 Great is our God great is his povver Our refuge of our strength the tovver Is infinite in vnderstanding In might and vvisdom all commanding verse 6 The Lord almighty magnifieth The meek vvhose trust in him relieth He to the ground the vvicked casteth Confounding them to nothing vvasteth verse 7 Sing to the Lord God euerliuing Praise him vvith Harp in Psalms thanksgiuing verse 8 VVho spreadeth clouds the heauens all ouer VVith them the firmament doth couer Prepareth rain vvhich dovvn he shovvreth On earth a main the shovvrs he povvreth The verdant grasse he multiplieth VVhich on the mountains fructifieth verse 9 The beasts vvith food he satisfieth The rauens yong brood vvith meat supplyeth VVhen hatcht they hungry ly a crying Or fledg they forth for food are flying verse 10 God hath no pleasure nor delighteth In strength of horse that fiercely fighteth Svvift running legs vvith prize revvarded He hath nor prized nor regarded verse 11 But God vvhose grace exceedeth measure In them that feare him taketh pleasure VVho on his mercy giue attendance And on his promise haue dependance verse 12 Ierusalem vvho art renovvned Praise thou the Lord vvith glory crovvned Praise thou thy God and him rely on Thou holy mountain sacred Sion verse 13 For he thy gates reedifieth VVith strongest bars them fortifieth And all thy children he hath blessed VVithin thy vvals by thee possessed verse 14 He planteth peace vvithin thy borders There setleth lavves and rightfull orders To satisfie thee he bestovveth The flovvr of finest vvheat that grovveth verse 15 On earth his precept forth he sendeth His mighty povvr on it attendeth His vvord runs very svviftly speeding VVith all celerity exceeding verse 16 He makes the snovv and vvhen it snovveth Like fleeces of vvhite vvoll it shovveth His frost all ouer hoary grovveth VVhich he abroad like ashes strovveth verse 17 The stream to ice congealed lasteth VVhich like to morsels forth he casteth His frosts are so intollerable Them to enduer vvho is able verse 18 And vvhen the vvorld enough hath felt theâ— He sendeth forth his vvord to melt them At his command the vvarm vvind blovveth And then again the vvater flovveth verse 19 His vvord to Iacob he declareth And to obedience him prepareth The lavves and iudgments he ordained To Israel he hath explained verse 20 In such a kind and gracious fashion He hath not dealt vvith any nation For those his iudgments iust and sacred He vnto them hath not declared Psalme 148. Thanksgiuing PRaise ye the Lord from heauen on high Praise him ye dvvellers in the sky All ye inhabitants of heau'n To God all praise by you be giu'n verse 2 All ye his Angels high renovvn him Victorious hosts vvith glory crovvn him verse 3 Both Sun and Moon praise ye his Name All stars of light his praise proclaime verse 4 Praise him ye heau'n of heau'ns most high Ye vvaters in the cloudy sky verse 5 Let all his vvorks vvhich vvondrous are The praises of his Name declare verse 6 At his command they vvere created And to his glory consecrated He them establisht firm and sute Ay to continue and endure Their bounds of time and place decreed By him they neuer shall exceed verse 7 Praise him ye Dragons vvhich do keep In caues of earth Whales in the deep verse 8 Fire vapors hail ice frost and snovving Ye tempests storms vvinds boistrous blovving VVhich execute his sacred vvill Praise ye the Lord his vvord fulfill verse 9 O praise