soule my belly and mine eye consume away with griefe verse 10 My life is spent with griefe my years in sighes away do flie My strength doth faile my bones consume for mine iniquitie verse 11 A scorne to foes and most to those which here are dwelling nie A feare unto my friends am I who see me from me flie verse 12 I am forgotten like a man that now hath long been dead I like a broken vessell am that quite is perished verse 13 For many slanders I have heard and feare was every way While they against me did conspire to take my life away verse 14 But yet when I was thus affraid my trust was Lord in thee And then thou art my God I said a gracious God to mee verse 15 My times are in thy mighty hand then do thou set me free From bloudy hands of all my foes that follow after mee verse 16 Upon thy servant make thy face to shine forth graciously O save me for thy mercies sake I to thy mercy flye The third part verse 17 Lord let not me ashamed be for on thee call'd I have But let the wicked be asham'd and silent in the grave verse 18 To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorne on righteous men do lay verse 19 O how great good hast thou laid up for those that do thee feare Whose trust before the sons of men fixt on thee doth appeare verse 20 In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mans pride From strife of tongues thou closely shalt as in a tent them hide verse 21 For ever blessed be the Lord for plainly shew'd hath he In a strong city kindnesse great and marvellous to me verse 22 I in my haste did say I am cut off before thine eies But even then thou heard'st the voice of my requests and cries verse 23 O love the Lord all ye his Saints the faithfull he preserves And plentifully doth reward the proud as he deserves verse 24 Be of good courage and the Lord strength to your heart shall send He shall you strengthen all whose hope doth on the Lord depend PSAL. XXXII THe man is blessed all whose sins are graciously remitted And whose transgressions by the Lord are cover'd and acquitted verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Which in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud is found therein verse 3 When I in silence kept my sin my bones then waved old With plaint and â—…oaring all the day through torments manifold verse 4 Because both day and night thy hand lay heavily on me Which made into the Summers drought my moisture turn'd to be verse 5 Then I declar'd my sin to thee I did not cover it I said My sins I will confesse then didst thou them remit verse 6 For this each Saint shall in a time of finding thee intreat Surely to him shall not come neere the flouds of waters great verse 7 Thou art my hiding place and thou from trouble dost set me free With songs of my deliverance thou dost encompasse me verse 8 Come hither and I shall thee teach how thou shalt walk aright And will thee guide as I my selfe have learn'd by proofe and sight verse 9 Be not so rude and ignorant as is the horse or muse Whose mouth without a reine or bit from harme thou canst not rule verse 10 Unto the wicked shall be store of sorrowes and of woes But mercy him that trusts in God shall round about inclose verse 11 Be glad ye righteous in the Lord greatly in him rejoyce Let the upright of heart for joy in shouts lift up their voice PSAL. XXXIII YE righteous in the Lord rejoyce it comely is and right That upright men with thankfull voice should praise the Lord of might verse 2 Praise God with Harp with Psaltery unto him praises sing Sing to him with an Instrument that hath a ten-fold string verse 3 Sing to the Lord a song most new aloud with skill him praise Because right are his words and true are all his workes and waies verse 4 The righteous Lord loves righteousnes and judgement doth him please verse 5 And the wide earth to fill and blesse his mercy doth not cease verse 6 The heavens by his mighty word did their beginning take And the great hosts of them the Lord all by his breath did make verse 7 As in an heap the waters great he of the seas doth gather As in a store-house he doth set and lay the depth together verse 8 The Lord in might doth all excell let all the earth him feare Let all that in the world do dwell an awe unto him beare verse 9 For what this high Creatour spake was done and his command So stable this whole world did make that it doth stedfast stand verse 10 The counsells of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought verse 11 But the Lords counsells just wise do stand for ever sure The thoughts which in his heart arise from age to age indure The second part verse 12 O Nation blest to whom the Lord as their owne God is knowne verse 13 And whom he of his owne accord did chuse to make his owne verse 14 The Lord from heaven casts his sight thence all men vieweth he And from his place of glorious light all here on earth doth see verse 15 For all mens hearts he with his hand alike did frame and make And he their works doth understand and of them notice take verse 16 By greatnesse of an host no King assure his safety can Great strength doth not deliverance bring unto a mighty man verse 17 A horse is vaine and never can give safety in the fight Nor shall deliver any man by his exceeding might verse 18 Behold the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just Ev'n those that feare him reverently and on his mercy trust verse 19 That he from death and dangers deep their soules may safely free And them alive in famine keep when others pined be verse 20 Our soule on God doth still depend who saveth us from wrong He is our shield us to defend he is our helper strong verse 21 Surely in God our heart is glad in him it doth delight For in his holy Name we had our trust and in his might verse 22 Then let thy grace and mercy Lord upon us ever be As wâ—… alwaies with one accord do only trust in thâ—… PSAL. XXXIIII I Will at all times blesse the Lord who still preserveth me His praises in my thankfull mouth continually shall be verse 2 My soul shall make her boast in God of whom reliefe she had The humble men shall heare thereof and hearing shall be glad verse 3 O magnifie the Lord with me and spread abroad his fame Together with one heart and voice let us exalt his Name verse 4 I in my
my paine do say Aha to me verse 16 Let them in thee have joy wealth who thee do seek alwaies Let such as love thy saving health still say To God be praise But as for me right poore am I and lie in need full low Yet God in this my poverty doth think on me I know verse 17 Thou only my deliverer art my help and all my stay Therefore thy succour to impart my God do not delay PSAL. XLI THe man is blest that carefull is the needy to consider For when the time of trouble comes the Lord will him deliver verse 2 The Lord will him preserve alive and blesse him in the land And he will not deliver him into his enemies hand God will him strengthen on the bed where he doth faint and mourne â—…nd in his sicknesse thou O Lord his bed shalt make and turne I being pained thus did say Have mercy Lord on me â—…nd heale my soule for by my sins I have offended thee Of me mine enemies evill speak When shall he die they say 〈◊〉 so his name from off the earth may vanish quite away verse 6 To see me when he comes he speakes vaine words but then his 〈◊〉 â—…oth heap up mischief which he telâ—… when forth he doth depart verse 7 My foes against me do conspire and whisper secretly â—…gainst me to procure my hurt they plot maliciously verse 8 Some foule disease to him doth cleave they say and some strange paine And surely now he lieth downe he shall not rise againe verse 9 Yea ev'n mine owne familiar friend that trusted wâ—… by me Though he did eat my bread his heele against me lifted he verse 10 But Lord be mercifull to me and up againe me raise â—…hat I may justly them requite according to their waies verse 11 By this I know that certainly I favour'd am by thee Because mine enemy hath no cause to triumph over mee verse 13 But I in mine integrity am stablish't by thy grace And thou for ever dost me set before thy glorious face verse 13 The Lord the God of Israel blest from everlasting be To everlasting and Amen Amen say gladly we PSAL. XLII LIke as tho Hart doth pant and bray the well-springs to obtaine So doth my soule desire alway with thee Lord to remaine verse 2 My soule doth thirst and would draw neer the living God of might Oh when shall I come and appeare in presence of his sight verse 3 My teares of sorrow are become my meat both night and day While unto me continually Where is thy God they say verse 4 My soule is powred out in me when this I think upon That I with the great multitude into Gods house had gone With them into Gods house I went with voice of joy and praise Yea with the multitude that kept the solemne holy-daies verse 5 O why art thou cast down my soul what doth disquiet thee Still hope in God for him shall I yet praise for helping mee verse 6 My God my soul is much cast down but on thee think I will From Hermonites and Jordans land and from the little hill verse 7 At thy great water-spouts loud noise deep unto deep doth call And over me run furiously thy waves and billowes all verse 8 Yet God by day shall mercy send by night give songs shall he And to the God by whom I live my praier yet shall be verse 9 And I will say to God my rock Why me forget'st thou so And why do I thus mourning go oppressed with my foe verse 10 Like to a sword among my bones their sharp reproaches be While daily say my foes to me Thy God now where is he verse 11 O why art thou cast down my soule why thus with griefe opprest Art thou disquieted in me in God still hope and rest For yet I know I shall him praise who graciously to me The health is of my countenance yea mine owne God is he PSAL. XLIII O Lord against ungodly men me judge and pleaâ—… for me And from the man of fraud and wrong O sâ—…t me safe and free verse 3 God of my strength thou art why then thus cast me off dost thou Why for th' oppression of my foe thus mourning walk I now verse 3 O send to me thy light and truth and lead me with thy grace Which may conduct me to thy hâ—…l and to thy dwelling place verse 4 Then to Gods altar yea to God my chiefe joy go will I And on the Harp O God my God will praise thee thankfully verse 5 Why art thou then cast down my soul what â—…hould discourage thee And why with vexing thoughts art thou disquieted in me verse 6 Still trust in God for him to praise good â—…use I yet shall have He of my countenance is the health my God that doth me save PSAL. XLIIII O God we with our ears have heard our fathers have us told What workes thou in their daies hast done and in the times of old verse 2 How thou didst cast the Gentiles out by thy owne mighty hand Planting our fathers in their place and gav'st to them their land Not by their sword or arme the land of promise they possest But by thy hand thy arme and grace because thou lov'st them best O God who art my King command for Jacob victories Through thee we shall beat downe our foes which do against us rise For neither shall my sword me save nor trust I in my bow But thou dost save us from our foes and them dost overthrow In God we all the day do boast and ever praise his Name But Lord now thou hast cast us off and hast us put to shame 〈◊〉 Thou with our armies goest not forth but us thou now dost make â—…o turne our backs before our foes and they our spoiles do take 〈◊〉 Thou hast us given up like sheep for meat that slain must be â—…mong the Heathen far and wide we scattered are by thee 〈◊〉 Thou sell'st thy people yet to thee no riches do arise â—…hou sell'st them yet no wealth to thee is added by their price 〈◊〉 Unto our neighbours a reproach thou hast us made to be â—…hey mock us that dwell round about â—…o them a scorne are we The second part verse 14 Yea thou among the heathen now a by-word us dost make The Nations proudly in contempt at us their heads do shake verse 15 Thus my confusion hast thou made before me still to be Thus comes it that the shame of face doth daily cover me verse 16 Ev'n for his voice that doth reproach and speaketh blasphemy By reason of th' avenging man and cruell enemy verse 17 For all this we forgot not thee nor yet thy covenant brake verse 18 We turn not back our hearts from thee nor yet thy paths forsake verse 19 Though in the place of Dragons we sore broken are by thee And though with dreadful shade of death by thee we covered be verse 20 If our Gods Name we had
daies thus therefore did I say verse 24 My God in midst of all my daies now take me not away From age to age eternally thy yeares endure and stay verse 25 Thou the foundations of the earth before all times hast laid And Lord the heavens are the work which thine owne hands have made verse 26 They perish shall yet evermore shalt thou endure and stay Yea like a garment shall they all waxe old and passe away verse 27 Thou â—…s a garment shalt them change and changed they shall be But thou dost still abide the same thy yeares no end shall see verse 28 The children of thy servants shall continually endure And in thy sight their happy seed shall stand for ever sure PSAL. CIII O Blesse and praise the Lord my soul and to him thankfull be Yea blessed be his holy Name by all that is in me verse 2 Give thanks to God for all his gifts shew not thy selfe unkind And suffer not his benefits to slip out of thy mind verse 3 That gave thee pardon for thy faults and thee restor'd againe For all thy weak and fraile disease and heal'd thee of thy paine verse 4 That did redeem thy life from death from which thou couldst not flee His mercy and compassion both he did extend to thee verse 5 Who with good things most liberally doth satisfie thy mouth That like the Eâ—…gles now agame rerewed is thy youth verse 6 The Lord doth justice execute for those that are opprest So that their sufferings and their wrongs are turned to the best verse 7 His waies and his commandments just to Moses he did show His counsell and his valiant acts the Israelites did know verse 8 The Lord is kind and mercifull when sinners do him grieve And he is very slow to wrath and ready to forgive verse 9 He chides not us continually though we be full of strife Nor keeps our faults in memory for all our sinfull life verse 10 Nor yet according to our sins the Lord doth us regard After our great iniquities he doth us not reward verse 11 For as the heaven in his height the earth surmounâ—…eth farâ—…e So high to those that do him feare his tender mercies are verse 12 God doth remove our sins from us and our offences all As far as is the rising Sun full distant from his fall The second part verse 13 And looâ—… what pity parents deare unto their children beare Like pity beares the â—…ord to such as worship him in feare verse 14 The Lord that made us knowes our shape our mold and fashion just How weak and fraile our nature is and how we be but dust verse 15 The daies of man are like to grasse that quickly doth decay Or like the flower right faire in field that fades full soon away verse 16 For gone it is when over it the stormy wind doth passe The place shall never know it more where once it standing was verse 17 But yet Gods mercy to his Saints for ever is and was And to their childrens children downe his righteousnesse doth passe verse 18 To such as do his covenant keep and do remember so The just commandments of his mouth that in them walk they do verse 19 The Lord his throne of majesty in heaven did prepare His Kingdome ruleth over all and all his subjects are verse 20 Ye Angels which are great in powâ—… praise ye and blesse the Lord Which to obey and do his will immediately accord verse 21 Ye noble hosts and ministers cease not to laud him still Which ready are to execute his pleasure and his will verse 22 Yea all his workes in places all where he doth rule as King Praise ye the Lord and thou my soul his praises ever sing PSAL. CIV O Praise and blesse the Lord my soul for thou art very great O Lord my God with honour cloth'd and majesty beset verse 2 With light as with a robe thy selfe thou covâ—…rest about And like a spacious curtain thou the heavens stretchest out verse 3 The beams of thy great chambers thou dost in the waters lay Thy speedy chariots are the clouds that swiftly flie away verse 4 Thou on the wings of winds dost walk and spirits thou dost take For messengers and ministers a flaming fire dost make verse 5 The firme foundations of the earth so stedfast thou dost lay That never from her fixed place she may be mov'd away verse 6 As with a garment thou the earth with the great deep dost cover The deep whose swelling waters once the mountaines flowed over verse 7 But turning back at thy rebuke they sleâ—… and would not stay And at thy thunders dreadfull voice they hasted swift away verse 8 They by the mountaines do ascend and by the vallies low To their owne home w th thou for them hast founded down do go verse 9 There hast thou set them stedfast bounds which shal them still restrain That back they never do returne the earth to drowne againe verse 10 Into the fruitfull vallies thou the crystall springs dost send Which to the sea among the hills their winding course do bend verse 11 These do give drink to every beast that dwelleth in the field And these their waters give to quench the thirst of Asses wild verse 12 By them the winged â—…owls of heavâ—… delight their nests to build Which in the branches of the trees do pleasant musick yeeld The second part verse 13 From his high chambers rainâ—… dowâ—… he watreth the dry hills And with the fruits of his owne works the spacious earth he fills verse 14 Thence for the cattell he doth cause the flowry grasse to spring And thence for service of mankind the herb he forth doth bring verse 15 That food and nourishment he migâ—… draw from the fruitfull earth And wine which the sad heart of man makes glad and cheeres with mirth verse 16 And oile to make mans face to shine and to appeare more bright And bread that to the heart of man supplieth strength and might verse 17 Thy trees O Lord are full of sap the Cedars that do stand Lebanon which planted were by thine owne mighty hand verse 18 In them the airy birds aloft do chuse their nests to make 〈◊〉 for the Stork the firre trees she doth for her dwelling take verse 19 To the wild Goats the mountaines high a place of refuge be The Conies also to the rockes do for their safety flee verse 20 Thou sett'st the Moon in heav'n by her the seasons to discerne â—…om thee the Sun his certaine time of going downe doth learne verse 21 Then thou dost shady darknes make black night is over-spread All beasts of forrests from their dens creep forth then to be fed verse 22 Then the yong Lions for their prey do roare and God entreat â—…gging in that their speechlesse speech that he would give them meat verse 23 But when the Sun doth rise away together they do flie And hiding them from light and sight downe in their
great above the heavens hie â—…hy truth doth reach unto the clouds within the lofty skie Above the starry heavens high exalt thy selfe O God And Lord display upon the earth thy glory all abroad verse 6 That thy beloved mightily delivered may be â—…ave them O Lord with thy right hand and herein answer me verse 7 God in his holinesse thus spake My joy shall now be great â—…chem in parts I will divide and Succoths valley mete verse 8 Gilead I claime as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives Lawes for me verse 9 Moab I for my wash-pot take and Edom over thee I cast my shooe Philistia make a shout because of me verse 10 Into the Citie fortifi'd who will me safely bring Who into Edom will me guide to enter conquering verse 11 Wilt not thou Lord which heretoâ—… hast seemed us to hate Thou Lord who with our hosts no mâ—… hast marched forth of late verse 12 O give us help most gracious Loâ—… from trouble set us free Because the help of mortall men we find most vaine to be verse 13 Through God we shall do valiantly and conquer when we fight For he it is that shall tread downe our enemies with his might PSAL. CIX O Thou the God of all my praise to help me do not cease When sinners do against me speak do not thou hold thy peace verse 2 The wicked and the guilefull mouth against me opened be And with a false and lying tongue they have accused me verse 3 They did beset me round about with words of hatefull spight And though to them no cause I gave against me they did fight verse 4 They for my love became my foes but then I went to pray verse 5 Evill for good and hate for love to me they did repay Set thou the wicked over him and at his owne right hand â—…ve thou his greatest enemy leave ev'n Satan there to stand And when by thee he shall be judg'd condemned let him be â—…nd let his praier turne to sin which he shall make to thee Few be his daies and after him his charge another take And fatherlesse his children be his wife a widow make verse 9 Yea let his seed be vagabonds and beg continually And from their places desolate seek bread for their supply verse 10 Let covetous extortioners take all his goods away Of all for which he labour'd hath let strangers make a prey verse 11 Let there be none to pity him let there be none at all That on his children fatherlesse will let their mercie fall The second part verse 12 Let his posterity from earth cut off for ever be And in the following age his name be blotted out by thee verse 13 Let not his fathers wickednesse from Gods remembrance fall Let not from him his mothers sin be blotted out at all verse 14 But let them in the sight of God appeare continually That he may wholly from the earth cut off their memory verse 15 Sith mercy be forgat to shew and did pursue with spight The poore sad man that him whose heaâ—… was broken slay he might verse 16 As 〈◊〉 in cursing pleasure took so let it to him go As blessing was not his delight farre from him be it so verse 17 As 〈◊〉 with cursing cloth'd himselfe into his bowels so Like water and into his bones like oile downe let it go verse 18 As doth his garment cover him so to him let it be And as a girdle girt wherewith continually is he verse 19 This the reward be from the Lord unto mine enemies Who evill speak against my soule and mischiefe do devise The third part verse 20 But for thy Names sake O my God and Lord do thou for me From my distresse deliver me for good thy mercies be verse 21 Because I needy am and poore yet do in griefes abound And in me my afflicted heart doth feele a piercing wound verse 22 As when the shadow doth decline so I away do go And as the Grâ—…shopper so I am tossed to and fro verse 23 My trembling knees are weak faint because I long do fast My flesh of fatnesse now doth faile and I consume and waste verse 24 And I a vile reproach and scorne to them was made to be And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me verse 25 But thou O Lord that art my God mine aide and succour be According to thy promise Lord save and deliver me verse 26 And they shall know thereby that this is thine owne mighty hand And that O Lord thou hast it done so shall they understand verse 27 Although they curse with spite yet thou shalt blesse with loving voice They shall arise and come to shame thy servant shall rejoyce verse 28 Let them be clothed all with shame that enemies are to me Let their confusion as a cloak to them a cover be verse 29 But with my mouth I greatly will give thankes unto the Lord And ev'n in the great multitude his praise I will record verse 30 For at the right hand of the pooâ—… to save him stand shall he From those to save him of his soule that cruell Judges be PSAL. CX THe Lord did say unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand Till I have made thy foes a stoole whereon thy feet may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send the scepter of thy might Amid thy mortall foes be thou the ruler in their sight verse 3 And in the day on which thy reigne with mighty power shall be The people with a willing heart shall subject be to thee verse 4 Yea they in beauteous holinesse thee serve and worship shall Thy births dew is the dew that doth from womb of morning fall verse 5 The Lord hath sworne of this oaâ—… he will repent him never Of th' order of Melchisedeck thou art a Priest for ever verse 6 The Lord in glory high advanc't that sits at thy right hand Shall in his day of wrath strike througâ—… great Kings that him withstand verse 7 The heathen he shall judge and fill the place with bodies dead And over many countries he shall smite and wound the head And he shall drink out of the brook that runneth in the way â—…erefore he shall lift up on high his royall head that day PSAL. CXI PRaise ye the Lord him will I praise with all my heart and might 〈◊〉 the assembly of the just and in the Churches sight The works of our almighty God in greatnesse do excell And ought to be sought out and seen of all that love them well His workes are very beautifull and shine full gloriously And his most perfect righteousnesse endures eternally verse 4 The Lord hath made his wondrous workes remembred still to be The Lord is of compassion full and mercifull is he verse 5 A blessed portion he doth give to them that do him feare And his sweet covenant of grace in mind he
Lord all those preserveth safe that love him with their heart But he all them that wicked are will utterly subvert verse 21 My mouth the praises of the Lord right gladly shall expresse Yèa let all flesh his holy Name for ever praise and blesse PSAL. CXLVI PRaise ye the Lord my soule him praise to God that doth me save verse 2 Will I sing praises all my daies even while I being have verse 3 Trust not in worldly Princes then though they abound in wealth Nor in the sons of mortall men in whom there is no health verse 4 Because their breath doth soon depart to earth anon they fall And then the counsells of their heart decay and perish all verse 5 O happy is that man and blest whom Jacobs God doth aid Whose hope upon the Lord doth rest and on his God is stai'd verse 6 Who made the earth and heavens hie who made the swelling deep And all that in the sea doth lie who truth doth ever keep verse 7 Who to th' opprest doth right afford to those that hungry be He giveth food the gracious Lord doth set the prisoners free verse 8 The Lord doth send the blind their sight the â—…ame to limbs restore The Lord doth in his Saints delight and loves them evermore verse 9 The strangers shield the widows stay the orphans help is he But yet by him the sinners way turn'd up-side downe shall be verse 10 And raigne the Lord for ever shall O Sion thou shalt see Thy God to raigne through ages all the Lord still praised be PSAL. CXLVII PRaise ye the Lord for it is good unto our God to sing For it is pleasant and to praise it is a comely thing verse 2 The Lord his owne Jerusalem doth raise and build alone And the disperst of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heales the broken in their heart their sores he up doth bind verse 4 He counts the number of the Stars and names for all doth find verse 5 Great is the Lord great is his power his wisdome hath no bound verse 6 The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing with thanksgiving to the Lord alwaies in him rejoyce In singing praises to our God joyne both the Harp and voice verse 8 Who on the heavens spreads the clouds who for the earth below â—…epareth raine who makes the grasse on mountaines high to grow verse 9 He gives the beast his food he feeds the Ravens young that crie verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lie verse 11 But in all those that feare the Lord and strive him to obey And on his mercy set their hope ev'n his delight are they The second part verse 12 O praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Sion praise verse 13 For â—…e the bars hath framed strong wherewith thy gates he stayes verse 14 Thy children he hath blest in thee and in thy borders he Doth settle peace and with the flowre of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 And his commandment on the earth with power he forth doth send His word doth very swiftly run to his appointed end verse 16 Like wooll his snow and his hoare frosts like scattered ashes were verse 17 Like morsels forth he casts his ice and who his cold can beare verse 18 He sendeth forth his mighty word and melteth them againe His wind he makes to blow and then the waters flow amaine verse 19 The doctrinâ—… of his holy word to Jacob doth he show His statutes and his judgements he gives Israel to know verse 20 He with no Nation thus hath dealt his judgements and his word Not any one of them hath knowne praise ye the living Lord. PSAL. CXLVIII PRaise ye and blesse the Lord his praise from heaven bring And in the heights above the world his glorious praises sing verse 2 Praise him his Angels all praise him his hosts of war And praise ye him both Sun and Moon and each bright shining Star verse 3 Praise him ye heav'ns above that heav'ns below containe Praise him ye waters which above the heavens do remaine verse 4 Let all these praise the Name of our Almighty Lord For he commanded and they were created by his word verse 5 And for all times to come he hath them settled sure He hath appointed them a law that 〈◊〉 shall endure verse 6 And from the earth below let praise to God ascend Ye depths and monsters of the sea unto him praises send verse 7 Praise him ye lesser hills praise him ye mountaines hie Ye fruitfull trees and cedars all him praise and glorifie verse 8 Ye beasts and cattell all and creeping things him praise And feathered fowle that through the aire do swiftly cut your waies verse 9 Ye mighty Kings on earth and people every where Ye Princes great and Magistrates the world that judge and heare verse 10 Young men and maidens all ev'n in your youth him praise Old men and children ye that have both most and least of daies verse 11 Let all these praise the Lord and his most glorious Name His Name that only doth deserve all glory and all fame verse 12 Above both heav'n and earth extollâ—…d is his praise And of his Church the horne and power he doth exalt and raise verse 13 And praise to all his Saints and glory he doth bring To Israel his dearest flocke therefore his praises sing PSAL. CXLIX SIng ye unto the Lord our God a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy Saints among verse 2 Let Israel in his Maker high rejoyce and to him sing Let all that Sions children are be joyfull in their King verse 3 And let them in an holy dance praise his most holy Name Let them with Timbrell and with Harp sing praises to the same verse 4 For in his people whom he chose the Lord doth pleasure take The meek with his salvation he beautifull will make verse 5 In him that grace and glory gives let all the Saints rejoyce Let them to him upon their beds in songs lift up their voice verse 6 And let them with their mouth sound forth high praises of the Lord Yet let them hold within their hands a double-edged sword verse 7 To plague the heathen and correct the people with their hands verse 8 To bind their stately Kings in chaines their lords in iron bands verse 9 On them the judgement to performe found written in his word This honour great have all the Saints ye therefore praise the Lord. PSAL. CL. PRaise God within his Sanctuary prais'd highly let him be And praise him in the sâ—…ament wherein his power we see verse 2 And praise him for his mighty acts with praise his wonders tell His majesty and greatnesse praise in which he doth excell verse 3 And with the Trumpets lofty sound advance his praise on hie Set forth his praises with the Harp and with the Psalterie verse 4 Upon
me in his right paths even for his owne Names sake verse 4 And though I were even at deaths doore yet would I feare none ill Thy rod thy staffe do comfort me and thou art with me still verse 5 Thou hast my table richly stor'd in presence of my foe My head with oile thou dost anoint my cup doth overflow verse 6 Thy grace and mercy all my daies shall surely follow me And ever in the house of God my dwelling place shall be PSAL. XXIIII THe earth is Gods and wholly his the fulnesse of it is The world and those that dwell therein he made and they are his verse 2 For firmly he hath founded it above the sea to stand And laid below the liquid flouds to flow beneath the land verse 3 Who is the man O Lord that shall ascend into thy hill Or passe into thy holy place there to continue still verse 4 Whose hands are harmless and whose heart no spot there doth desile His soule not set on vanitie who hath not sworne to guile verse 5 That man the blessing from the Lord assuredly shall have And he shall righteousnesse receive from God that doth him save verse 6 This is the generation of them that seek him right Jacobs true seed that of thy face doth seek the blessed fight verse 7 Ye gates lift up your heads doors which everlasting be Then entring in by you ye shall the King of glory see verse 8 But who of glory is the King the Lord of strength and might The mighty Lord that conquers all in war that with him fight verse 9 Ye gates and everlasting doores your selves wide open ye And for the King of glory great an entrance there shall be verse 10 But who of glory is the King the Lord of hosts is he He is the King to whom most due all praise and glory be PSAL. XXV I List mine heart to thee my God and guide most just Now suffer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust verse 2 Let not my foes rejoyce nor make a scorne of mee And let them not be overthrowne that put their trust in thee verse 3 But shame shall them befall which harme them wrongfully Therefore thy pathes and thy right waies unto me Lord descry verse 4 Direct me in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Thou art my God and Saviour on thee I wait alwayâ—… verse 5 Thy mercies manifold I pray thee Lord remember Think on thy loving kindnesses for they have been for ever verse 6 My sins and faults of youth forgive Lord and forget In mercy free remember me and for thy goodnesse great His mercie is full sweet his truth a perfect guide Therefore the Lord will sinners teach and such as go aside verse 8 The humble he will teach his precepts for to keep He will direct in all his waies the lowly and the meek verse 9 And all the pathes of God are truth and mercy still To those that do his covenant keep and do obey his will The second part verse 10 Now for thy holy Name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin for it is wondrous great verse 11 Whoso doth feare the Lord the Lord doth him direct To lead his life in such a way as he doth best accept verse 12 His soule shall evermore in goodnesse dwell and stand His seed and his posteritie inherit shall the land verse 13 All those that feare the Lord his secret well do know â—…nd unto them his covenant he by his spirit doth show verse 14 Toward my gracious God mine eies are ever set â—…e is my Saviour and shall pluck my feet out of the net verse 15 With mercy me behold to thee I make my moane For I am poore and desolate and comfordesse alone verse 16 The troubles of my heart are multipli'd indeed Bring me out of this miserie necessity and need verse 17 Behold my povertie mine anguish and my paine Remit my sin and mine offence and make me clean againe O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that faine would live in peace verse 19 Preserve and keep my soule save and deliver me And let me not be overthrowne because I trust in thee verse 20 And let found uprightnesse in safety me preserve For on thee do I wait whose love keeps those that do thee serve verse 21 Deliver Lord thy Saints which on thy Name do call Redeem O God thine Israel out of his troubles all PSAL. XXVI LOrd be my Judge and thou shalt 〈◊〉 my pathes be right and plaine I trust in God and therefore hope still stedfast to remaine verse 2 Prove me my God I thee desire my waies search out and trie As men do prove their gold with fire my reines and heart espie verse 3 For I thy loving kindnesse great before mine eies do lay And I have walked in thy truth and kept that holy way verse 4 I do not love to stay and sit with them whose deeds are vaine To come in house I do refuse with the deceitfull traine verse 5 The congregation I do hate of sinners vehemently I will not sit with wicked men their company I flye verse 6 Mine hands in innocence I wash and do my sins forsake Then I thine altar compasse Lord mine offering there to make verse 7 And there to spread abroad thy praise with words of thankfulnesse And solemnly thy mighty workes of wonder to expresse verse 8 The habitation of thy house Lord I have loved well And in that place I do delight where doth thine honour dwell verse 9 Oh shut not up my soule with them in sin that take their fill Nor yet my life among those men that seek much bloud to spill verse 10 Who do imploy their hands might to practise mischiefe still And whiles of justice sale they make bribes their right hands do fill verse 11 But I in my integritie still walking will abide Redeem me and thy mercy grant when I through frailty slide verse 12 My foot stands in an even place thy grace doth set it right I therefore will thee praise O Lord in all the peoples sight PSAL. XXVII THe Lord is both my health light shall man make me dismaid Sith God doth giveme strength might why should I be affraid verse 2 My wicked enemies and my foes drew neere me to devoure But when against me they arose they fell with all their power verse 3 Although an host the field doth fill my heart yet fearlesse is Though warre against me rise I will be confident in this verse 4 One thing I of the Lord desire and beg it vehemently The same of him I will require and seek it instantly That while I live my dwelling place may in Gods house be still To see the beauty of his face and to inquire his will verse 5 In troublous times he shall me hide within his place most pure And keep me secret by his
side as on a rocke most sure verse 6 And now I know I shall arise mine head shall lifted be On high above mine enemies that did encompasse me Therefore within his house will I give sacrifice of praise With Psalmes and Songs I will apply to land the Lord alwaies verse 7 Heare me O Lord when I do cry with earnest voice to thee Have mercie on me graciously and do thou answer mee verse 8 When thou O Lord didst say to me Seek thou my face and grace My heart did answer unto thee Lord I will seek thy face The second part verse 9 In wrath turne not thy face away nor suffer me to slide My help thou hast been to this day be still my God and guide verse 10 When both my parents do me leave and their owne son forsake Yet then the Lord will me receive and up he will me take verse 11 Teach me O Lord the way to thee in a plaine path me guide Because mine enemies watch for me to cause my steps to slide verse 12 To wishes of mine enemies leave me not O most Hie Because false witnesses do rise that breathe out crueltie verse 13 My heart would faint but that in me this hope is fixed fast The goodnesse of the Lord to see in life that still shall last verse 14 Wait on the Lord whose whole thou art with courage wait thou must And then he strengthen shall thy heart upon him wait and trust PSAL. XXVIII O Lord my rock to thee I crie to me an answer send Lest by thy silence I be like those that to grave descend verse 2 The voice of thy suppliant heare that unto thee doth crie When to thine holy Oracle I lift mine hands on â—…ie verse 3 With wicked men that sin do work O draw me not away Whose hearts doe wish their neighbours hurt when words of peace they say verse 4 Give them according to their deeds and as they mischiefe meant And wrought that mischiefe with their hands give them due punishment verse 5 God shall not build but them destroy because they have not thought Of Gods great workes nor did regard that which his hands have wrought verse 6 To render thankes unto the Lord how great a cause have I My voice my praier and my complaint that heard so willingly verse 7 He is my shield my heart did trust in him a helper strong And by his help my heart made glad shall praise him in a song verse 8 God is a fort of strong defence to every Saint of his And he alone the saving strength of his anointed is verse 9 Thy people and thine heritage Lord blesse guide and preserve Increase them Lord rule their hearts that they may never swerve PSAL. XXIX GIve O ye mighty to the Lord with hearts most willing give All strength and glory to the Lord by whom you move and live verse 2 Give to Gods name his glory due with humble cheerfulnesse Worship the Lord that sits on high in beauteous holinesse verse 3 Gods voice upon the waters is the glorious God doth thunder On many waters doth the Lord send forth his voice of wonder verse 4 The voice of God is full of power and worketh mightily The voice of God right glorious is and full of majesty verse 5 The voice of God doth break teare the Cedar trees asunder Câ—…lars of Lebanon he doth break in pieces with his thunder verse 6 He makes hills like a â—…alfe to skip even the great Lebanon And like to a young â—…corne the mountaine Syrion verse 7 His voice divides the flames of fire the desart it doth shake verse 8 His voice doth make the wildernesse of Kadesh for to quake verse 9 His voice doth make the Hinds to calve it makes the forrests bare And in his Temple shew'd by all his glorious praises are verse 10 The Lord doth sit upon the floud and ever ruleth it Yea as the King of all the world the Lord shall ever sit verse 11 The Lord will give his people power in vertue to increase The Lord will blesse his chosen flocke with everlasting peace PSAL. XXX ALl laud praise with heart voice O Lord I give to thee Who didst not make my foes rejoyce but hast exalted me verse 2 O Lord my God to thee I cri'd in all my paine and griefe Thou gaâ—…'st an eare and didst provide to ease me with reliefe Lord thou hast caused from the graw my soule up to ascend And from the pit thou didst me save life thou to me didst send verse 4 Sing to the Lord ye Saints of his with thankfulnesse him blesse Still praise him when remembred is his glorious holinesse verse 5 His wrath is in a moment past life in his favour lies Though weeping for a night may last the morning joy supplies verse 6 When I enjoy'd the world at will thus would I boast and say Tush I am sure to feele none ill this wealth shall not decay verse 7 For thou O Lord of thy good grace hadst sent me strength and aid But when thou turnd'st away thy face my mind was much dismaid verse 8 Wherefore unto the Lord my cry I caused to ascend My humble supplication I up to the Lord did send verse 9 What gaine is in my bloud if I unto the pit go downe For shall the dust thee glorifie shall dust thy truth make knowne verse 10 Then hear the praiers which I make have mercy Lord on me Do not my troubled soule forsake but Lord mine helper be verse 11 My mourning then was turn'd by thee into a cheerfull voice My sackcloth thou didst take from me and mad'st me to rejoyce verse 12 Wherefore my soule uncessantly shall sing unto thee praise My Lord my God to thee will I give laud and thanks alwaies PSAL. XXXI LOrd let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee But in thy righteousnesse and truth save and deliver me verse 2 To me bow downe thy gracious eare and quickly set me free A rocke of strength a mighty fort of safety be to mee verse 3 For Lord thou art my only rock my strong defence and tower For thy Names sake me therefore lead and guide me in thy power verse 4 Pull me out of the net which they for me have closely laid Because thou only art my strength I flie to thee for aid verse 5 Into thy hands Lord I commit my spirit which came from thee Of thy free grace Lord God of truth thou hast redeemed me verse 6 Them do I hate that set their heart on lying vanities But on the Lord I put my trust my heart on him relies verse 7 I in thy mercie will rejoyce because my miseries Thou weighest and dost know my soule in her adversities verse 8 And me into the enemies hand not closed up thou hast But thou my feet at libertie in a large room hast plac't The second part verse 9 I am in trouble Lord to me grant mercy and reliefe My
gladnesse filled be verse 12 Go walk about all Sion hill yea round about her go And tell the towers that thereupon are builded on a row verse 13 Consider her faire palaces her bulwarks mark ye well That to the following age ye may her strength and beauty tell verse 14 Because this God is ours our God for evermore is he He will not leave us but ourguide ev'n unto death will be PSAL. XLIX HEare this all people all give eare that in the world do dwell verse 2 Both high and low both rich poor together mark it well verse 3 Because my mouth the weighty words of wisdome shall impart Of understanding are the thoughts which issâ—…e from my heart verse 4 Unto an hidden parable I will encline mine eare â—…nd then will open on the Harp the secret which I heare verse 5 Why should I that redeemed am in ill daies feare or doubt When close my sins do follow me and compasse me about verse 6 The rich indeed who in their wealth do only put their trust And boast themselves in the great store of riches that do rust verse 7 None of these can their brothers soule redeem by any way Nor can he for him unto God an equall ransome pay verse 8 Their soules redemption pretious is and left it still must be Wealth cannot make him ever live and no corruption see verse 9 Por that wise men and brutish sooles die all they well perceive verse 10 And being dead to other men their wealth behind do leave verse 11 Yet their deep thought is that their house continue ever shall And their faire dwellings for their lands by their owne names they call verse 12 But yet in honour shall not man abide continually But passing hence may be compar'd unto the beasts that dye The second part verse 13 Thus a great folly plainly is their wisdome and their way Yet their posterity approves what they do fondly say verse 14 Like sheep they in the grave are laid and death doth them devoure And in the morning shall the just on them have rule and power Their beauty shall consume away and perish in the grave When for a dwelling in the dust their house they changed baye verse 15 But God will surely me redeem from hands of grave and hell For he at last will me receive with him in blisse to dwell verse 16 Then if a man grow very rich affraid thou must not be Nor when the glory of his house thou dost increased see verse 17 For he shall carry nothing hence when death his daies doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend verse 18 Though he his soul did seem to bless whiles he on earth did live For when thou to thy self dost well men will thee praises givâ—… verse 19 Yet shall he to his fathers go which have been dead before Ev'n to their generation who light shall see no more verse 20 Thus man in honour is yet whiles he understands not right His true felicity is like the beasts that perish quite PSAL. L. THe mighty God the Lord spake and the earth did call From the Sun-rising to the place where he doth set and fall verse 2 And out of Sion hill which by the Grace divine Of beauty the perfection is he gloriously doth â—…hine verse 3 Our God shall come and speak yea speak with power shall he Before him sire shall waste and stormes shall round about him be verse 4 And to the heavens cleere he from above shall call He to the earth shall call that he may judge his people all verse 5 Together let my Saints unto me gathered be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant sirme with me verse 6 And then the heavens shall his righteousnes declare For God himself is Judge of all whose judgements righteous are verse 7 My people Israel heare speak will I from on hie Against thee testifie I will God even thy God am I. verse 8 For sacrifices few thee blame I never will Nor for burnt-offerings for the same appeare before me still verse 9 Think'st thou that I do need thy cattell young or old Or else so much desire to seed on goats out of thy fold verse 10 The beasts are all mine owne which in the world abound And all the cattell which upon a thousand hills are found verse 11 The fowles of mountaines hie are all to me well knowne Wild beasts which in the fields do lie ev'n they are all mine owne verse 12 Then need I not to thee for hunger to complaine Because the world belongs to me and what it doth containe The second part verse 13 That I the flesh of Bulls will eat once canst thou think Or else that I to quench my thirst the bloud of goats would drink verse 14 But rather to the Lord thanksgiving offer thou To the most High performe thy word and fully pay thy vow verse 15 And do thou call on me in all thy troublous daies And then I will deliver thee â—…nd thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But to the wicked traine which talk of God each day And yet their works are soule and vaine to them the Lord will say verse 17 With what a face dar'st thou my word once speak or name Why doth thy talk my Law allow thy deeds deny the same verse 18 Whereas for to amend thy life thou art so slack My word which thou dost thus pretend is cast behind thy back verse 19 If thou a thâ—…fe dost see thou joyn'st with him in sin And with unclean adulterers thou hast partaker bin verse 20 Thy mouth maliciously to evill thou dost give verse 21 Thy tongue thy neighbour to deceive by crafty words doth strive verse 22 Against thy brother neere thou sitting downe dost speak Thy tongue against thy mothers son in slanders forth doth break verse 23 These things thus hast thou done and I have silent bin Thou thought'st that I was like to thee who dost delight in sin verse 24 But I will thee reprove for thine iniquities And I will them in order set plainly before thine eies verse 25 Consider this with feare ye that forget the Lord Lest into pieces you he teare when none can help afford verse 26 Whoso doth offer praise he glorifieth me And he that doth uprightly walk shall Gods salvation see PSAL. LI. ACcording tothy goodnesse great have mercy Lord on me Blot out my sins for numberlesse thy tender mercies be verse 2 From mine iniquity and sin Lord throughly wash thou mee For my transgressions I consesse my sin I ever see verse 3 Against thee thee alone have I sin'd and transgrest thy Law Before thee evill have I done thy glorious eies it saw verse 4 That when thou sentence dost pronounce thou justifi'd maist be And wholly cleere when thou for sin dost judge and chasten me Bâ—…hold in wickednesse my shape and being I receiv'd â—…infull of sin and flesh of flesh my mother me conceiv'd But â—…o the
truth in inward parts 〈◊〉 pleasant unto thee And secrets of thy wisdome thou revealed hast to mee verse 7 With hysope Lord besprinkle me I shall be cleansed so Yea wash thou me and so I shall be whiter then the snow verse 8 Of joy and gladnesse make thou mee to heare the pleasant voice That so the bruised bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce verse 9 From the beholding of my sins Lord turne away thy face And all my deeds of wickednesse do utterly deface verse 10 O God create in me a heart unspotted in thy sight Within my bowels Lord renew a spirit sound and right The second part verse 11 Cast me not from thy sight nor tâ—… thy holy spirit away The joy of thy salvation give me againe I pray verse 12 With thy free spirit me still upâ—… transgressors then of mee Shall learn thy waies and sinners shâ—… be turned unto thee verse 13 O God that art my Saviour from bloud deliver mee That praises of thy righteousnesse my tongue may sing to thee verse 14 The lips which sin fast closeâ—… Lord open and untie My mouth shall freely speak thy praise thus set at libertie verse 15 I would have offered sacrifice if that had pleased thee But pleased with burnt-offering I know thou wilt not be verse 16 A broken spirit is to God a pleasant sacrifice A broken and a contrite heart God thou wilt not despise verse 17 Do good to Sion in thy love and ever her sustâ—…ine Th walls of thy Jerusalem build thou and still maintaine verse 18 The sacrifice of righteousnesse and off â—…ings then to thee Sâ—…ll pleasing be then bullocks shall laid on thine altar be PSAL. LII O Mighty man in wickednesse why dost thou bâ—…ast with pride 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thou sure Gods graciousnesse for ever shall â—…ide verse 2 Tâ—…y tongâ—… doth utter what thy thought 〈◊〉 câ—…tily Like a sharp rasor it hath wrought â—…hiefe deceitfully verse 3 To â—…vill more then good thy love is carried vehemently And lying thou dost more approve tâ—…en to speak righteously verse 4 Those deadly words thou lovest welâ—… that may destroy and kill And thy deceitfull tongue doth tell the tales that bloud may spill verse 5 Thou likewise battered by Gods hanâ—… and snatch't away shalt be Thee from thy house and from the laâ—… of life root out shall he verse 6 The just with feare shall plainly see Gods judgement in thy fall Yet for thy folly thus of thee with laughter say they shall verse 7 Behold the man that would not taâ—… the Lord for his defence But of his goods his God did make and sin his confidence verse 8 But like to a green olive-tree within Gods house am I For in Gods mercy great shall be my trust continually verse 9 And I because thou this hast done to praise thee will not cease And I will wait thy Name upon for this thy Saints doth please PSAL. LIII THe foolish man within his heart hath said God there is none verse 2 Corrupt are they their deeds are vâ—… and good not one hath done verse 3 The Lord upon the sons of men from heav'n did cast his eye To see if any one were wise and sought God faithfully verse 4 But they together filthy are and back they all are gone And there is none that good doth work surely there is not one verse 5 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all That they my people eat like bread on God they do not call verse 6 Even there they were affraid stood with trembling all dismaid Whereas there was no cause at all why they should be affraid verse 7 For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast confounded them for they rejected are of God verse 8 O Lord give thou thy people health and thou O Lord fulfill Thy promise made to Israel from out of Sion hill verse 9 When God from sad captivity his people shall set free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoyce and Israel glad shall be PSAL. LIIII LOrd by thy Name deliver me and judge me by thy might Against those that mine enemies be keep and maintaine my right Regard O Lord and give an eare to me when I do pray Bow downe thy selfe to me and heare the words that I do say verse 3 For strangers up against me rise and tyrants vexe me still Which have not God before their eies they seek my soule to spill verse 4 But lo my God doth give me aid the Lord is straight at hand With them by whom my soule is stai'd the Lord doth ever stand verse 5 He shal with plagues reward my foes for me in wait that lye Yea in thy truth cut off all those that watch me spitefully verse 6 An offring of free heart and will then I to thee shall make And praise thy Name for therein still great comfort I do take verse 7 The Lord hath cleerly set me free out of my troubles all And now mine eye doth plainly see my soes expected fall PSAL. LV. O God give eare and do apply to heare me when I pray And when to thee I call and cry hide not thy selfe away verse 2 Take heed to me grant my request and answer me againe With plaints I pray full sore opprest great griefe doth me constraine Mine enemies words affrighting be the wicked me oppresse They cast iniquity on me in wrath and spitefulnesse Great paine my heart disquieteth it vexed is in me 〈◊〉 terrours of untimely death upon me sallen be A trembling great with fearfulnesse do come and seize on me â—…onour doth me so much oppresse I no way out can see Then did I say thus O that I the wings had of a Dove â—…m wrong then I away would flyâ—… and me to rest remove Lo then I would go far away to â—…ee I would not cease â—…ll with safety I might stay in some great wildernesse And my escape more sure to make I would be gone in â—…aste 〈◊〉 me the tempest do not take nor the fierce stormy blast Destroy O Lord and do consound their tongues and them divide Or in their city strife I found and violence I â—…spi'd These on the walls both night day do go about it round â—…d in the midst doth mischiefe stay and sorrow doth abound verse 12 In midst thereof is wickednesse ev'n in the very heart And from her streets deceitfulnesse and guile do not depart verse 13 If enemies had reproached me it well enâ—…ure I could If open foes my scornerâ—… be from such me hide I would verse 14 But it was thou who for a friend and fellow lately past And who to guide me didst pretend and my acquaintance wast verse 15 With whom I had delight to talk in secret and abroad And we together oft did walk within the house of God The second part verse 16 Let death in baste upon them fall and send them quick to hell For mischiefe is among them all and dwelleth where they dwell verse
〈◊〉 verse 8 But O my God and Lord mine eies do look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soule forsaken be verse 9 Lord keep me safely from the 〈◊〉 which they for me prepare And from the subtle guns of them that wicked workers aâ—…e verse 10 The wicked into their owne nets together let them fall While I do by thy help escape the danger of them all PSAL. CXLII IN troubles great unto the Lord I with my voice did cry I supplication with my voice made to the Lord on hye verse 2 My sad complaint I powred out before him in my dry My trouble I before him shew'd and my perplexity verse 3 Even when my spirit orewhelmed was my path was knowne to thee In way where I did walke a snare they closely laid for me verse 4 I look't and viewd on my right hand but I of none was knowne All refuge wholly failed me for my soule cared none verse 5 Then cri'd I to the Lord and said My hope thou only art Thou in the land of living art my portion and my part verse 6 Hear thou my cry brought low am I in mercy set me free From those that do me persecute and are too strong for me verse 7 My soule from prison bring that I may praises give to thee The Saints shall compasse me about when thou art good to me PSAL. CXLIII LOrd hear my praier hear my suit sent up in great distresse Answer me in thy faithfulnesse and in thy righteousnesse verse 2 In judgement with thy servant Lord oh enter not at all For justâ—…'d be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 The enemy hath pursu'd my soule my life to ground hath throwne And laid me in the dark like them that dead are long agone verse 4 Therefore my spirit is over-whelm'd and pressed downe in me My heart in me is desolate and doth no comfort see verse 5 I call to mind the daies of old on all thy workes I thought Upon the works I meditate which thine own hands have wrought verse 6 Behold to thee most gracious Lord I stretch my craving hands My soule doth greatly thirst for thee like dry and thirsty lands verse 7 Heare me with speed my spirit doth faile hide not thy face from me To them that to the pit go downe else likened shall I be verse 8 Thy kindnesse in the morning shew to me who trust in thee The way wherein I ought to walk do thou disclose to me verse 9 For I list up my soule to thee O Lord deliver me From all mine enemies for I have hidden me with thee verse 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou dost still my God abide Let thy good Spirit into the land of righteousnesse me guide verse 11 For thy Names sake with quickning grace alive do thou me make And for thy truth and righteousnesse my soule from trouble take verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes let all destroied be That do afflict my soule for I a servant am to thee PSAL. CXLIV BLest be the Lord my strength that doth instruct mine â—…nds to fight The Lord that doth my fingers frame to battell by his might verse 2 My goodnesse fort deliverer my tower and shield is he In him I trust who doth subdue my people under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that thou of him so great account dost make verse 4 Man is like vanity his daies away like shadowes flie verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down with power and majestie verse 6 The mountaines touch and they shall smoak cast forth thy lightning flame And scatter them thine arrowes shoot consume them with the same verse 7 Send down thine hand from heav'n above O Lord deliver me And take me from the waters great from strangers hand me free verse 8 Whose mouth of crafty vanity doth foolishly intreat And their right hand is a right hand of falshood and deceit verse 9 I a new song will sing to thee and on the Psaltery And a ten-stringed Instrument to thee sing praise will I. verse 10 Ev'n to the Lord for he it is to Kings that safety sends His servant David be alone from hurtfull sword defends verse 11 From strangers hand me save and shield whose mouth talkes vanity And their right hand is a right hand of guile and subtilty verse 12 That as the plants our sons may be whom growing youth doth reare Our daughters as carâ—…'d corner stones like to a palace faire verse 13 That yeelding forth all kinds of store our gathers full may be Our sheep bring thousands in our streets we may ten thousands see verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no going out no cries within our streets be made verse 15 Happy that people are which be in such a case as this Happy that people are whose God the Lord Almighty is PSAL. CXLV THee will I laud my God and King and blesse thy Name alwaies verse 2 Thee will I blesse each day and will thy Name for ever praise verse 3 Great is the Lord most worthy praise his greatnesse none can reach verse 4 One race shall to another praise thy workes and wonders teach verse 5 I of thy glorious majestie the honour will record And meditate upon thy workes most wonderfull O Lord. verse 6 Men of thine acts the might shall shew thine acts that dreadfull are And I thy glory to advance thy greatnesse will declare verse 7 The memory of thy goodnesse great men largely shall expresse With songs of praise they shall extoll thy perfect righteousnesse verse 8 The Lord is very gracious in him compassions flow In mercy he is very great and is to anger slow verse 9 Good unto all and over all his workes his mercies be verse 10 Therfore just praises shall thy works returne O Lord to thee verse 11 Thy Saints shall blesse thee and they shall thy Kingdomes glory shew verse 12 And shew thy power that sons of men thy mighty acts may know verse 13 And may thy Kingdomes majestie and glory understand Thy Kingdome Lord a Kingdome is that shall for ever stand verse 14 And thy dominion through each age endures without decay The Lord upholdeth them that fall their sliding he doth stay The second part verse 15 The eies of all do wait on thee thou dost them all relieve And thou to each sufficient food in season due dost give verse 16 Thy hand thou openest liberally and then thy bounty gives Enough to satisfie the need of every thing that lives verse 17 The Lord is just in all his waies his workes are holy all verse 18 Neere all he is that call on him in truth that on him call verse 19 And the desires he will fulfill of those that do him feare Yea he will surely save them all for he their cry doth heare verse 20 The
marke iniquities Tâ—…n what 〈◊〉 of mortall man Can stand before thine eies verse 4 But we well do know and prove Forgivenesse is with thee That when sins thou dost remove Fear'd with love thou maist be verse 5 Waâ—… I do still for the Lord My soule waits patiently And upon his faithfull Word Hope do I stedfastly verse 6 My soule waits more earnestly For the Lord then doth he That the morning watch'th to spy That waits the morne to see verse 7 In the Lord let Israel His hope for ever place For still with the Lord doth dwell Rich mercy and free grace verse 8 Large redemptions with him be Therein abounds he still And his Israel set free From all their sins he will PSAL. CXLVIII PRaise ye the Lord of might Him from the heavens praise Ev'n in the highest height Praise ye the Lord alwaies verse 2 The Lord praise ye His Angels all Hosts spirituall His face that see verse 3 Praise him bright-shining Sun And Moon the lamp of night And while your race ye run Praise him all Stars of light verse 4 Heavens most hie The Lord praise ye And waters that be Above the skie verse 5 Let all these praise the Name Of the Almighty Lord Who did them make and frame By his commanding word verse 6 These still to last Stablish't hath he And set a decree Not to be past verse 7 And from the earth below Gods praise ye Dragons tell His praises speak and show All deeps that roare and swell verse 8 Ye vapors flying Fire haâ—…e and snow Fierce winds that blow His word obeying verse 9 Ye Hills and Mountaines all And Trees that fruitfull are Ye Cedars great and tall His worthy praise declare verse 10 Cattell and beasts all Each creeping thing All birds of wing Both great and small verse 11 On earth Kings great in might All people that do live Princes and ye that right On earth by judging give verse 12 Both young men all And maides him praise Men full of daies And children small verse 13 Let all these praise present Unto his glorious Name Because most excellent Alone appeâ—…res the same verse 14 His glory hie And honour are Above earth faâ—…e Yea above the skie verse 15 By him exalted be His peoples horne and might Praise of his Saints is he Of Israel his delight A people that be Unto him neare And very deare The Lord praise ye A Table how to find every Psalm in his right Page Psalme A. Page 30 ALl laud and praise with heart and voice 50 51 According to thy goodnesse great 97 78 Attend my people to my law 152 100 All people that on earth doe dwell 203 125 All those that trust in God 278 Psalme B. Page 57 BE mercifull to me O Lord. 107 119 Blessed are they that are sincere 251 128 Blessed art thou that fearest God 280 134 Behold and have regard 286 144 Blest be the Lord my strength that doth 311 Psalme E. Page 127 EXcept the Lord doe build the house 280 Psalme F. Page 37 FRet not thy self at wicked men 66 59 From all my cruell enemies 110 Psalme G. Page 5 GIve eare unto my words O Lord. 5 29 Give O ye mighty to the Lord. 49 46 God is our strength to whom we flye 87 48 Great is the Lord and with great praise 90 82 God in the congregation 167 89 Gods mercies I will ever sing 179 107 Give thanks unto the Lord our God 227 Psalme H. Page 12 HElp Lord for good and godly men 17 13 How Lord shall I for ever thus 18 49 Heare this all people all give eare 91 56 Have mercy Lord on me I pray 105 67 Have mercy on us Lord. 123 84 How lovely is thy dwelling place 170 133 How pleasant and how good it is 285 Psalme I. Page 11 I Trust in God then to my soule 16 20 In trouble and adversity 32 25 I lift mine heart to thee 41 34 I will at all times blesse the Lord. 58 39 I said that I would carefully 74 40 I waited long and sought the Lord 76 77 I with my voice to God did cry 149 91 In secret place of God most high 188 101 I mercy will judgement sing 203 116 I love the Lord because my voice 245 120 In my distresse unto the Lord. 273 124 If on our side God had not been 277 142 In troubles great unto the Lord. 299 Psalme L. Page 6 LOrd though thine anger I deserve 7 16 Lord keep me for I trust in thee 21 26 Lord be my Iudge and thou shalt see 44 31 Lord let me never be asham'd 51 35 Lord plead my cause against my foes 61 38 Lord though thine anger I deserve 71 42 Like as the Hart doth pant and bray 80 54 Lord by thy Name deliver me 101 60 Lord thou of late us off hast cast 112 68 Let God arise and let his foes 124 72 Lord give thy judgments to the King 137 90 Lord thou hast bin our dwelling place 186 102 Lord hear my prayer let my cry 204 123 Lord from the earth below 276 140 Lord save me from the evill man 296 143 Lord heare my prayer hearâ—… my suit 300 Psalme M. Page 22 MY God my God what is the cause 35 23 My shepherd is the living Lord. 39 45 My heart doth utter forth 85 71 My Lord my God in all distresse 134 Psalme N. Page 115 NOt unto us Lord not to us 244 Psalme O. Page 3 O Lord how much doe they increase 3 4 O God that art my righteousnesse 4 7 O Lord my God I put my trust 8 8 O God our Lord how wonderfull 10 10 O Lord why from thy servants sight 14 15 O Lord within thy Tabernacle 20 17 O Lord give eare to my just cause 22 18 O God which art my rocke and strength 24 21 O Lord how joyfull is the King 33 28 O Lord my rocke to thee I cry 47 44 O God we with our eares have heard 82 47 O clap your hands with one accord 89 52 O mighty man in wickednesse 99 55 O God give eare and doe apply 102 63 O God my God thou only art 116 64 O Lord unto my voice give eare 118 65 On thee Lord who dost Sion save 119 69 O God save and deliver me 129 70 O God to me take heed 133 80 O Shepherd by whose grace and might 162 83 O God no longer silent stand 168 86 O Lord to me bow downe thine eare 174 88 O Lord who of salvation 177 94 O Lord God to avenge all wrong 193 95 O come let us lift up our voice 196 103 O blesse and praise the Lord my soule 208 104 O praise and blesse the Lord my soul. 210 105 O give ye thankes unto the Lord. 215 108 O God my heart now fixed is 232 109 O thou the God of all my praise 234 117 O all ye Nations of the world 247 118 O give ye thanks unto the Lord. 248 129 Oft they now Israel may say 281 130 Out from the overflowing depths 282 131 O Lord I am not 〈◊〉 in mind 283 139 O Lord thou hast me search't and knowne 293 141 O Lord upon thee doe I call 298 Psalme P. Page 106 PRaise yee the Lord O give yee thankes 221 111 Praise ye the Lord him will I praise 239 112 Praise ye the Lord The man is blest 240 113 Praise ye the living Lord. 242 135 Praise yee the Lord and his great Name 287 136 Praise yee the Lord for hee is good 289 146 Praise yee the Lord my soule him praise 305 147 Praise yee the Lord for it is good 307 148 Praise ye and blesse the Lord. 309 150 Praise God within his Sanctuary 311 Psalme R. Page 61 REgard O Lord for I complaine 114 122 Right glad I was when thus to mee 275 132 Remember Davids troubles Lord 292 Psalme S. Page 81 SIng unto God our strength and might 165 96 Sing yee with praise unto the Lord. 198 98 Sing a new song to God most hye 2â—… 149 Sing ye unto the Lord our God 310 Psalme T. Page 1 THe man is blessed 1 14 The foolish man within his heart 19 19 The glory of Almighty God 31 24 The earth is Gods and wholly his 40 27 The Lord is both my health and light 45 32 The man is blessed all whose sins 54 41 The man is blest that carefull is 78 50 The mighty God the Lord. 94 53 The foolish man within his heart 100 62 Truly my soule doth wait upon 115 73 Truly to Israel God is good 140 75 To thee O Lord we thankes doe give 147 76 The Lord is knowne in Iudah well 148 79 Thine heritage the heathen take 161 87 The groundworkes of Gods cities be 176 92 To give thankes to the Lord it is 190 93 The Lord doth raigne and cloth'd is he 192 97 The Lord doth raigne whereat the earth 199 99 The Lord doth raigne with trembling great 202 110 The Lord did say unto my Lord. 238 145 Thee will I â—…d my God and King 303 Psalme V. Page 85 VNto thy land our Lord our King 172 121 Vnto the mountaines high 274 Psalme W. Page 2 WHy did the Gentiles madly rage 2 9 With my whole heart to thee O Lord. 11 36 When I consider in mine heart 65 74 Why art thou Lord so long from us 145 114 When Israel from Egypt came 243 126 When Sions sad captivity 279 137 When captives we at Babylon 291 138 With my whole heart O gracious Lord. 292 Psalme Y. Page 33 YE righteous in the Lord rejoyce 56 58 Ye Rulers that are put in trust 119 66 Ye men on earth in God rejoyce 121 FINIS N. Aleph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beth. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gimel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Daleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vaâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Zain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cheth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Teth. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Caph. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lamed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mem. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nun. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Samech 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pe. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tsade 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Koph 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Resh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Schin 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tau
save and from his holy seat Will answer him by sending down salvation strong and great verse 7 In charets some put confidence and some in horses trust But we remember God our Lord that keepeth promise just verse 8 They stoop and fall but we arise yea stand upright do we verse 9 Save us O Lord heare us O King when we do call on thee PSAL. XXI O Lord how joyfull is the King in thy strength and thy power How vehemently doth he rejoyce in thee his Saviour verse 2 For thou hast given unto him even his owne hearts desire To him thou nothing hast deni'd of that he did require verse 3 Thou didst prevent him with thy gifts and blessings manifold And thou hast set upon his head a crowne of perfect gold verse 4 And when he asked life of thee thereof thou mad'st him sure To have long life yea such a life as ever should endure verse 5 Great is his glory by thine help thy benefit and aid Bright honour and great majestie thou hast upon him laid verse 6 For thou hast given him blessednesse that never shall decay And with thy cheerfull countenance wilt comfort him alway verse 7 For in the Lord the King doth trust he is his rocke and stay His mercy will not suffer him to be remov'd away verse 8 But let thine enemies feele thy force and those that thee withstand Find out thy foes and let them feele the power of thy right hand verse 9 Like fiery ovens shall they be in thy wraths burning heat God shall them swallow in his wrath his fire them up shall eat verse 10 And thou shalt root out of the earâ—…h their fruit that should increase And from among the sons of men their seed shall end and cease verse 11 Because they evill did intend against thy holy Name Yet did they faile and had no power for to performe the same verse 12 For as a mark thou shalt them set in a most open place And charge thy bow-strings readily against thine enemies face verse 13 But in thine own almighty strength thou Lord exalted be So will we greatly praise thy power and gladly sing to thee PSAL. XXII MY God my God what is the cause that thou dost me forsake And dost not help me when my words a loud complaint do make verse 2 In the day-time to thee my God in prai'r I crie and call I cease not in the night and yet thou hearest not at all verse 3 Yet art thou holy still and good and for thy graciousnesse The praises of thine Israel thou justly dost possesse verse 4 Our fathers in the times fore-past did put their trust in thee They trusted and from their distresse then didst thou set them free verse 5 They were delivered ever when they called on thy Name And for the faith they had in thee they were not put to shame verse 6 But I a worme and not a man do seem in most mens eies I am a vile reproach of men the people me despise verse 7 They laugh at me when me they see in passing on their way They shoot the lip and shake the head and thus in scorne they say verse 8 This man did trust upon the Lord that he would set him free Now let him help him if his love so great unto him be verse 9 But thou out from my mothers womb art he that did me take When I was on my mothers breasts thou me to hope didst make verse 10 And I was cast on thee when first I from the womb did part And from my mothers belly thou my God most gracious art The second part verse 11 Then Lord depart not now from me in this my present griefe Since I have none to be my help my succour and reliefe verse 12 For many Buls do compasse me heaven strong and cruell foes The chiefest Bâ—…ls of Basan hill â—…e round about enclose verse 13 They gape upon me greedily as though they would me slay Much like a Lion roaring out and ramping for his prey verse 14 But I drop down like water shed my joynts in sunder break My heart doth in my body melt like waxe against the heat verse 15 My strength is like a potsheard dry my tongue it cleaveth falt Unto my jawes and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 And many dogs do compasse me the wicked when they meet Conspire against me cursedly they pierce my hands and feet verse 17 I was tormented so that I might all my bones have told Yet still upon me they do look and still they me behold verse 18 And they my garments did divide in parts among them all And they by casting lots did trie to whom my coat would fall verse 19 Therefore I pray thee be not far from me at my great need But rather â—…ith thou art my strength to help me Lord make speed verse 20 And from the sword Lord save my soul by thy great might and power And keep my soule my darling deare from dogs that would devoure verse 21 And save me from the Lions mouth as thou hast saved me From the sharp hornes of Unicornes when I was heard of thee verse 22 Then I unto my brethren will thy Name declare and shew And in th' assembly of the Saints will give thee praises due The third part verse 23 Praise ye the Lord who do him feare him glorifie all ye The seed of Jacob feare him all that Israels children be verse 24 For he doth not despise nor loath the poore mans povertie Nor from him hath he hid his face but heard when he did crie verse 25 And in the congregation great my praise shall be of thee And in their sight that do him feare my vowes perform'd shall be verse 26 The meek shall eat and shal be fill'd and those that do endevor To know the Lord shal praise his Name their hearts shall live for ever verse 27 All the worlds ends remember shall and turne to God for grace The nations and their kinâ—…eds all shall bow before his face verse 28 Because the kingdome of the world doth to the Lord pertaine And as their highest governour he over them shall raigne verse 29 He seeds the great ones of the earth and they him worship must Yea all shall bow before his face which goe downe to the dust verse 30 For none can keep his soule alive nor give himselfe salvation Yet shall a seed him serve which shall be call'd Gods generation verse 31 And when they come his righteousnes by them declar'd shall be Unto a people yet unborne and that this done hath he PSAL. XXIII MY shepheard is the living Lord and he that doth eo feed How can I then lack any thing whereof I stand in need verse 2 In pastures green and flourishing he makes me downe to lye And after drives me to the streames which run most pleasantly verse 3 And when I feele my selfe neere lost then home he me doth take Conducting
of Israel to judge the world awake Spare none that wilfully rebell but on them vengeance take verse 6 At evening they returne againe as dogs a noâ—…se they make About the city food to gaine their hungry walk they take verse 7 Behold their mouths belch cruelty and in their lips are swords For who say they is here so nigh that he can heare our words verse 8 But laugh at them they wisdome shall while thus their sins they hide The unbeleeving 〈◊〉 all O Lord thou shalt deâ—…ide verse 9 Because mine enemies mighty be therefore with confidence I will depend and wait on thee for God is my defence verse 10 The God of all my mercy me with favour shall prevent That I upon my soes may see deserved punishment The secoâ—…d part verse 11 Slay them not lest from mind it slide disperse them by thy power And bring them down in all their pride O Lord our shield and tower verse 12 For wicked words for their mouthes sin let their owne pride them take Their lips to cursing us'd have bin and their mouth lies to make verse 13 Consume them wholly in thy wrath and cause them not to be That God all rule in Jacob hath so let them plainly see verse 14 At evening they returne againe like dogs a noise they make About the City food to gaine their hungry walk they take verse 15 And let them wander to and fro and seek for food to eat And grudge when they do hungry grow and be not fill'd with meat verse 16 But I thy power I early will aloud thy mercy praise For thou hast been my refuge still and help in troublous daies verse 17 Thou art my strength thou hast mee staâ—…'d and I will sing to thee For God is my defence and aid a gracious God to me PSAL. LX. LOrd thou of late us off â—…ast cast and scattered us abroad For thou with us displeased wast returne to us O God verse 2 Thy wrath did make the earth to quake and it thine angerbrake Yet whole the breaches of it make for it doth greatly shake verse 3 Thou with hard things affrightest thus the people that are thine And thou hast given unto us a drink of deadly wine verse 4 But yet to those that do thee feare a banner thou didst send That it displaid might witnesse beare thou dost the truth defend verse 5 That so those who to thee are deare delivered may be O save with thy right hand and heare when I do pray to thee verse 6 God spake thus from his holy hill my joy shall now be great Sichem in parts divide I will and Succoths valley mete verse 7 Gilead I claime as mine by right Manassâ—…h mine shall be Ephraim is of my heaâ—… the might Judah gives lawes for me verse 8 Moab I for my wash-pot take and Edom over thee I cast my shoe Philistia make a shout because of me verse 9 Into the City fortisi'd who will me safely bring Who into Edom will me guide to enter conquering verse 10 Wilt not thou Lord which heretofore hast seemed us to late Thou Lord who with our hosts no more hast marched forth of late verse 11 O give us help most gracious Lord from trouble set us free Because the help which men afford we find most vaine to be verse 12 And now through God incouraged we shall do valiantly For he our enemies down shall tread and make them low to lye PSAL. LXI REgard O Lord for I complaine and make my suit to thee Let not my praier ascend in vaine but give an eare to me verse 2 From the earths end and utmost part cry will I unto thee When with the weight of grief my heart is overwhelm'd in me verse 3 Unto that â—…ock conduct me now that higher is then I For my strong tower and fort wast thou against mine enemy verse 4 And in thy tabernacle still I gladly will abide Under thy wings I ever will my selfe in safety hide verse 5 For thou O God my vows didst hear and of thy bounty free Thou giv'st with those thy Name that fear an heritage to me verse 6 Daies added unto daies to see thou to the King shalt give Like many generations be the yeares which he shall live verse 7 Before the Lord a dwelling place for ever he shall have Prepare thy mercy truth and grace him to preserve and save So ever thankfully I will sing praises to thy Name â—…at all my vowes I may fulfill and daily pay the same PSAL. LXII TRuly my soule doth wait upon the high and holy One â—…ecause all my salvation doth come from him alone He only is my rock and tower my Saviour is he â—…e is my strength and with no power I greatly mov'd shall be verse 3 To hurt a man why study ye â—…e â—…hall be slaughtered all For as a rotten hedge ye be and like a tottering wall verse 4 They plot thâ—… servant down to presse they do delight to lâ—…e When with their mouth they seem to blesse then curse they inwardly verse 5 But thou my soule still wait upon the Lord and him attend Because my expectation doth all on him depend verse 6 He only is my rock and tower my Saviour is he He is my strength and by no power I now shall moved be verse 7 In God doth my salvation lie my glory great is he My rock of strength to God I flie when dangers threaten me verse 8 To make him still your trust and stay ye people all accord Poure out your hearts to him and say Our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 The chiefe of men deceitfull are in mean men is no weight With vanity do them compare and they will prove more light verse 10 Trust not in wrong let not sâ—…ealth make you unjust and vaine Set not your heart upon your wealth when ye much riches gaine verse 11 God once did speak â—…ea once againe for twice heard have I this That power doth to God pertaine and that all strength is his verse 12 And that high mercy Lord alone belongeth unto thee For thou shalt give to every one as here his work shall be PSAL. LXIII O God my God thou only art a spring of liâ—…e to me And early I for thee will seek my soule doth thirst for thee And in this barren wiâ—…nesse where waters there are none My flesh doth greatly long for thee for thee I wish alone verse 2 That now thy glory and thy power I with delight may see As in thy house I heretofore have seen and worship't thee verse 3 Because thy mercie to thy Saints doth life it selfe excell Therefore my lips shall thankfully thy glorious praises tell verse 4 Thus will I blesse thee while I live and ever give thee praise And in thy Name lift up my hands in praier all my daies verse 5 Even as with marrow and with fat my soule shall filled be Also my mouth with joyfull lips shall praises sing to thee
verse 6 When thee I musing on my bed remember with delight And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night verse 7 Because my helper thou hast been and me preservest still In the safe shadow of thy wings therefore rejoyce I will verse 8 My longing soule doth follow hard and closely cleave to thee And thou againe with thy right hand in love upholdest me verse 9 But to the grave they shall descend that would my ruine see The sword shall slay them and a prey to Foxes they shall be verse 10 Yet shall the King in God rejoycâ—… and all those glory shall That worship him but stopt shall be the mouth of liars all PSAL. LXIIII. O Lord unto my voice give eare when I to thee do pray And saâ—…e preserve my soule from feâ—… of â—…oes that would me 〈◊〉 verse 2 From secret plots of wicked soes hiâ—…e and deliver me And from the rising up of those that evill workers be verse 3 Who do their tongues with malâ—… wâ—… and mâ—…ke them cut like swords And in whose bowes are â—…owes seâ—… even sharp and bitteâ—… words verse 4 That so they may shoot secretly at him that is upright At him they do shoot suddenly and do not fearâ—… thy sight verse 5 In ill themselves 〈◊〉 fortifiâ—… and when their sâ—…res to lay They talk together privilâ—… Who doth us seâ—… they say verse 6 They search for mischiefe yea for it a perfect search they make From the 〈◊〉 depth and inmost wiâ—… each one his plots doth take verse 7 But at them shall Godâ—… arrow 〈◊〉 their craft he shall confound For wiâ—…h his arrow suddenly these plotters he shall wound verse 8 Yea their own tongues these men shall make towork their owne decay All that them see shall them forsake and swifâ—…ly flie away verse 9 For on all men a feare shall fall Gods works they shall declare For wisely they consider shall that these his doings are verse 10 The righteous shall be glâ—…d and trust in God and in his might And glory grâ—…atly shall the just in heart that are upright PSAL. LXV ON thee Lord who dost Sion save praise waits in Sion hill And all the vowes which made they have to thee they shall fulfill verse 2 There is no other God by whom a praier heard may be Therefore all flesh shall humbly come in praier unto thee verse 3 Iniquities I do confesse prâ—…vailed over me Yet from sins great and numberlesse we shall bâ—… purg'd by thee verse 4 Blest are thy chosen whom thy grace plants in thy courts with thee With goodnesse of thy holy place and house they fill'd shall be verse 5 By dreadfull things thou righteously wilt answer us O God On whom all the earths ends rely and the seas far abroad verse 6 The mountains that excell in heighâ—… his strength hath stablished As with a girdle so with might he is encompassed verse 7 The swelling seas thou dost asswage and mak'st their streames full still Thou dost restraine the peoples rage and â—…ul'st them at thy will verse 8 Thy tokens the earths ends shall see and seeing feare they shall The rising Sun sings praise to thee and when he downe doth fall verse 9 The earth thou visit'st boing dry and watrest with thy springs And so enrich't abundantly by thee much fruit it brings Gods river doth it overflow whose waters plenâ—…eous are When for it thou providâ—…st so their corne thou dost prepare verse 10 By thee the ridges moisture take and furrowes settled be Wâ—…th showers thou it soft dost mâ—…ke the spring is blest by thee verse 11 Thus thou the yeare most liberally dost with thy goodnesse crowne And thus on us abundantâ—…y thy paths drop fatnesse downe verse 12 They drop upon the pastures wide that do in desarâ—…s lye The little hills on every si le rejoyce right pleasantly verse 13 With flocks the pastures clothed be the valeâ—… with corne â—…re clad 〈◊〉 now they thout and sing to thee fâ—…r thou hast made them glad PSAL. LXVâ—… 〈◊〉 men on earth in God rejoyce with praise sâ—…t forâ—…h his Name â—…oll both with your heart and voice hâ—…s glory and hâ—…s same How wonderfull O Lord say ye in 〈◊〉 thy works thou art 〈◊〉 enemies shall bow down to thee thoâ—…gh with a saining heart Tâ—… earth throughout shall worship thee 〈◊〉 earths 〈◊〉 Lord and King 〈◊〉 thy Name shall praised be 〈◊〉 prâ—…se to thee shall sing All men come forth behold and see what things the Lord hath wrought â—…k well the wondrous works that he for man to passe hath brought The sea to dry land turned he they through the floud did passe 〈◊〉 they past and there in thee Lord great their gladnesse was 〈◊〉 ruleâ—… for ever by his might his 〈◊〉 all Nations see 〈◊〉 not those that against tâ—…ee sight in pride exalted be verse 8 O all ye people blesse our God and let the cheerfull voice Of his due praise be heard abroad in him with thanks rejoyce verse 9 For he our soule in life doth hold and of his grace and love Suffers not dangers manifold our feet away to move verse 10 For thou O Lord hast proved us and as with burning heat Men trie their silver thou hast thus tri'd us with sorrowes great verse 11 Thou hast us brought into the net where we entangled were Upon our loines affliction great thou didst us make to bear verse 12 Over our heads fierce men to ride were for our triall sent And we distrest on every side through fire and water went Yet when we were abased thus and hopelesse seem'd our case Then ev'n then forth thou broughtest 〈◊〉 into a wealthy place The second part verse 13 Unto thy house resort will I to offâ—… and to pray And theâ—…e I will my selfe apply my vowe to thee to pay verse 14 Thâ—… vowes that with my mouth spakâ—… in all my griefe and smart The vowes I say which I did make in sorrow of my heart verse 15 Incense of rams and fatlings I will offer unto thee And goats with bullocks thankfully by me shall offered be verse 16 Come neere and â—…earken every one whose soule the Lord doth feare And what he for my soule hath done you now from me shall heare verse 17 To him in my adversitie I with my mouth did crie And with my tongue I the most Hie with praise did magnifie verse 18 I also watch't lest any way my heart might sin regard For then I knew when I did pray my prai'r would not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily and he did well attend Unto my praiers voice and crie which did to him ascend verse 20 And blessed be the Lord for he turnes not my praier away Nor doth his mercy turne from me for which to him I pray PSAL. LXVII HAve mercy on us Lord and grant to us thy grace To shew to us do thou accord the brightnesse of thy face verse 2 That all the earth may know the way
that leads to thee And all the Nations here below thy saving health may see verse 3 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy Name O let the people all abroad extoll and laâ—…d the same verse 4 Throughout the world so wide let all rejoyce with mirth For thou with truth and right dost guide the Nations of the earth verse 5 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy Name O let the people all abroaâ—… exâ—…oll anâ—… land the same verse 6 Then shall the eartâ—… increase great store oâ—… frâ—… shall fall And then our God the God of peace shall greatly blesse us all verse 7 Yea God shall blesse us all who praise him with our hearts And men him feare and worship shall in the earths utmost parts PSAL. LXVIII LEt God arise and let his fâ—…es be â—…attered in their â—…ght Anâ—… let them all that do him â—…te 〈◊〉 â—…om before his sight verse 2 As smoâ—…k is driven so drive tâ—…ou them 〈◊〉 fire melts waxâ—… away Bâ—…ore Goâ—… face let wicked men so perish anâ—… decay verse 3 But let the righteous men be glad ev'n in Goâ—… glorious sight Lâ—… them rejoyce yea let the Saints rejoyce with all their might verse 4 To God that on the heavens doth ride sing praise with cheerfull voice And by his Name of Jah him praise before his face rejoyce verse 5 A father of the fatherlesse the widowes Judge is he 〈◊〉 God in his most holy place who thence doth all men see verse 6 The solitary God doth set in familieâ—… and from bands The chain'd doth free while rebels dwell in dry and desart lands verse 7 When thou didst go before thy flock set free from great distresse â—…ching before them as their guide tâ—…rough the great wildernesse verse 8 Then did thy presence shake the earth then drops from heaven fell Sinâ—…i did shake before the Lord the God of Israel verse 9 But Lord thou to thine heritage didst send a plenteous raine Whereby when weary it became it was refresh't againe verse 10 Thy congregation dwelt therein for thy especiall grace O God for thy poore people there prepar'd a dwelling place The second part verse 11 The word was given us from above by our almighty God Great was the company of those that publish't it abroad verse 12 The Kings of armies fled apace they â—…led and would not stay And she that tarried then at home did take and part the prey verse 13 And though ye lay among the pots like Doves ye shall appeare Whose wings with silver and with gold whole feathers covered were verse 14 When the Almighty with his power great Kings did overthrow Then was it like to Salmon hill when it was white with snow verse 15 The hill of God as Basan hill mounts up towards the skie As Basan hill so is his hill exalted up on hie verse 16 Why leap ye so ye mountaines hie this is Gods loved hill Where he desires to dwell and where he dwell for ever will verse 17 Gods chariots twenty thousands are his angels thousands be With them as in the holy place on Sinai mount is he verse 18 And thou triumphing gloriously ascended hast on hie And with thee thou hast captive led our sad captivitie Thou hast received gifts for men even those that did rebell That being turned to the Lord the Lord with them may dwell verse 19 Blessed be God with whose great gifts we daily laden be Blessed be God because alone our Saviour is he verse 20 He of salvation is the God who is our God most strong The issues from expected death to God the Lord belong verse 21 But God his enemies head shall wound and in his kindled wrath The hairy scalp of him that walkes still in a sinfull path The third part verse 22 God said My people I will bring againe from Basan hill Yea from the seas devouring depths them bring againe I will verse 23 That in thy conquen'd enemies bloud thy feet may dipped be And that while dogs do lick the same their tongues thou red maist see verse 24 Men well have seen thy goings Lord in majestie and glorie How thou dost go my God and King into thy Sanctuarie verse 25 The singers first and next came they on Instruments that play The Damsels that on Timbrels plaid were with them in the way verse 26 Now in thy congregations all O Israel praise the Lord And Jacobs whole posâ—…erity give thankes with one accord verse 27 There little Benjamin with their head Princes and counsell there Of Judah were there Zabâ—…lons and Nepthalies Princes were verse 28 Thy word O God and thy commâ—… this strength to us hath brought And Lord we pray thee strengthen nâ—… what thou for us hast wrought verse 29 Thy Temple at Jerusalem and worship placed be Therefore shall many Princes come and presents bring to thee verse 30 Rebuke the Spear-mens company those Calves and Bulls of might Make them pay tribute and confound those that in war delight verse 31 Then shall the lords of Egypt come and presentâ—…with them bring The Blackmoores shall stretch out theâ—… handâ—… unto their Lord and King verse 32 Yea all â—…e Kingdomes of the earth sing praises to this King For he is Lord of all the earth unto him praises sing verse 33 He on the highest heaven rides the heav'ns of old that were Yea thence he sendsa mighty voice a voice that striketh feare verse 34 Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord his excellency he On Israel shewes and from the clouds his strength he makes us see verse 35 Though dreadfull from his holy place vâ—… Israels God is â—…e Who gives his people strength power God therefore blessed be PSAL. LXIX O God sâ—…ve â—…nd deliver me the waters so increase That neere my soule theâ—… entred be Lord make their ragâ—… to cease verse 2 In the deeâ—… mire sink downe I do where standing there â—…s none In the deep waters while I go flouds me have overflowne verse 3 My crying now hath wearied me my throat therewith is drie Mine eies do faile while long on thee I wait my God most hiâ—… verse 4 Those whom I never injured yet hatred beare to me Yea more then haires upon my head these men in number be verse 5 And strong my causlesse enemies be who gladly would me slay So to restore they forced me what I took not away verse 6 Mine errours and my foolishnesse Lord thou dost know and see My faults and all my sinfulnesse cannot be hid from thee verse 7 Let not those be asham'd for me O Lord that wait on thee And let not those that seek to thee for me confounded be verse 8 Because I for thy sake alone do suffer this disgrace And for thy sake and not mine owne shame covered hath my face verse 9 I to my brethren am become a stranger and unknowne One mother bare us in her womb yet me they would not owne verse 10 Because the zeale did
eat up me which to thy house I bare And the reproaches cast at thee upon me fallen are The second part verse 11 When I do weep yea when I fast for humbling of my soule This in a scoffe at me is cast for this they me controule verse 12 Sackcloth I did my garment make when I in heart was sad But for a proverb me they take and at my griefe are glad verse 13 They teare me with their slandrâ—… tonguâ—… who in the gate do sit On me the drunkards make their songâ—… with wicked scoffing wit verse 14 But in a gracious time to thee my praier is O Lord In thy great mercy heare thou me for thy true saying word verse 15 Pluck thou my feet out of the miâ—…e from sinking do me keep From such as do my hurt desire and from the waters deep verse 16 Let not the flouds me overflow nor deeps downe swallow me And let not the pits mouth below upon meclosed be verse 17 Good is thy kindnesse and thy love therefore give eare to me Lord turne to me thy wrath remove for great thy mercies be verse 18 And do not from thy servanthide nor turne thy face away I am opprest on every side in haste give eare I pray verse 19 Unto my troubled soule draw nie redeem and set it free And from mine enemies tyrannie save and deliver me verse 20 Thou know'st all my reproach and shame thou seest my great disgrace Mine enemies which procure the same are all before thy face verse 21 Reproaches broken have my heart and I am full of griefe I look't who pity would impart but none did give reliefe verse 22 But bitter gall in stead of meat to me they given have For drink even when my thirst was great sharp â—…inegar they gave The third part verse 23 Their table turn'd into a share before them let us see Let that by which they well should 〈◊〉 to a trap changed be verse 24 And let their eies so darkned be that sight may them for sake And let thâ—… loâ—…nes be made by thee continually to shake verse 25 Powre out thine indignation upon them veâ—…emently Let tâ—…y sierce wrath them seize upon anâ—… hâ—…vie on â—…hem lve verse 26 And let their habitation be â—…solate and waste And in their empty tents not one inhabitant be plaâ—…t verse 27 For whom thou in thy love dâ—… smâ—… they hate and hurt him more With talk to grieve him they delight whom thou didst wound before verse 28 Theâ—… let them adde iniquity to former wickednesse And let them not come happily into thy righteousnesse verse 29 Out from the book of living soulâ—… blotted be they by thee And never let them in tâ—…e roules of just men written be verse 30 But I am poore and full of grieâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…ord to my soule dâ—…aw niâ—… 〈◊〉 thy salvation give â—…liefe â—…d 〈◊〉 me up on hiâ—… verse 31 The Name of God thén with a song praise heartily will I And with thanksgiving shall my tongue hâ—…m greatly magnifie verse 32 This sacrifice of praise shall more delightfull be to thee Then of young â—…ulls and oxen store with 〈◊〉 and hornes can be verse 33 When this the humble men shall see it joy to them shall give And Lord all those that seek for thee their heart shall ever live verse 34 Because the Lord the poor doth hear when they their praiers make And not despiseth 〈◊〉 that were made prisoners for his sake verse 35 Therefore let heâ—…ven his praises sâ—…g earth to him praises gâ—…ve Praise hiâ—… ve seaâ—… and everâ—… thing which there do move and live verse 36 For God will surely Sion save and Judahs cities build That men possession there may have and houses may be fill'd verse 37 Thy servants seed that do thee feare inherit shall the same And they shall have their dwelling there that love thy blessed Name PSAL. LXX O God to me take heed I heâ—… of thee require O Loâ—… of hosts 〈◊〉 and make speed help help I thee desire verse 2 With shame confound them all that seek my soule to spill Rebuke them back with blame to fall that think and wish me ill verse 3 Let them back turned be let shame reward them still That in my trouble say of me So so we have our will verse 4 But let them joyfull be in thee with joy and wealth Which only trust and seek to thee and to thy saving health verse 5 That they may say alwaies in mirth and one accord All glory honour laud and praise be given to thee O Lord. verse 6 But I am weak and poore come Lord thine aid I lack Thou art my stay and help therefore make speed and be not slack PSAL. LXXI MY Lord my God in all distresse my hope is whole in thee Then let no shame my soule oppresse nor once take hold on me verse 2 Deliver me and set me free â—…n thine owne righteousnesse Give eare to me my Saviour be when men would me oppresse verse 3 Be thou my rock where I may have all times a safe resort Thou gav'st commandment me to save O thou my strength and fort verse 4 From wicked men and all their might my God deliver me From hands of them that hate the right from cruell men me free verse 5 For thou Almighty Lord art now my hope me to defend Yea from my youth my trust art thou on thee I did depend verse 6 Thou didst sustain me from the womb and by thy power and will I from my mothers bowel did come and I will praise thee still verse 7 Me as a wonder many see for strange they think my case Yet still by faith I flie to thee thou art my hiding place verse 8 And gracious Lord my mouth and tongue fill with thy praises still My mouth and tongue all the day long let thine high honour â—…ill verse 9 O do not cast me off from thee when yeares me old do make And when my strength doth faile in me then do not me forsake verse 10 For lo mine enemies bitterly against thy servant spake They for my soule in wait that lye together counsell take verse 11 They said God doth him now forsake and he is left alone Him let us persecute and take now God from him is gone verse 12 But Lord though thou art gone they say farre from me never he Yea now my God without delay come to give help to me The second part verse 13 Confound thou consume my soâ—… that me do seek to kill And let dishonour coâ—…er those that think and wish me ill verse 14 Surely with considence will I still hope and wait on thee And to thy praise continually new praise shall added be verse 15 And all the day I will not cease thy righteousnsse to shew And thy salvation for of these an end I never knew verse 16 Lord in thy strength I will go on defended still by thee And thy pure righteousnesse alone by me shall mention'd be
times a day do give just praises unto thee Because thy judgements righteous are and they have holpen me verse 165 Great peace and rest all they shall have which do thy statutes love No danger shall their blessed state empaire or once remove verse 166 O Lord I my salvation do wholly hope from thee And I do strive those lawes to keep which thou commandest me verse 167 Thy testimonies hath my soule observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly verse 168 Thy precepts and thy testimonies I kept with speciall care For all my work 's and all my waies before thee open are The 22. part verse 169 O Lord let my request and cry come neere before thy sight Good underâ—…anding give to me to know thy word aright verse 170 And let my supplication come and have accesse to thee According to thy faithfull word do thou deliver me verse 171 From a full heart my thankfull lips shall utter forth thy praise When thou hast taught me well to know thy statute and thy waies verse 172 My tongue oft of thy word shall speak my deeds shall it expresse Because thy just commandments all are perfect righteousnesse verse 173 Stretch out thy hand I thee beseech and speedily me save For thy commandments to observe O Lord I chosen have verse 174 or thy salvation I have long'd O Lord do thou me save Thy law is ever my delight in it I pleasure have verse 175 Let my soul live and then it shall give raises unto thee And let thy judgements gracious still 〈◊〉 an succour me verse 176 Like a lost sheep I went astray thy servant seek and find For thy commandments have I not put wholly out of mind PSAL. CXX IN my distresse unto the Lord I did complaine and cry And from his glorious throne above he heard me graciously verse 2 From lying lips O Lord my soule deliver and set free From double and deceitfull tongues good Lord deliver me verse 3 What shall thy false tongue bring or give to thee O slanderer Sharp arrowes of the mighty man and coales of Juniper verse 4 O wo is me that I so long a sojourner must be In Meshech and in Kedars tents my dwelling yet must see verse 5 With him that hateth lovely peace my soule doth long abide For peace am I but when I speak for war do they provide PSAL. CXXI UNto the mountaines high lift up mine eies shall I To see from whence the help doth come that safety doth supply verse 2 My help from God doth come that heav'n and earth did frame He staies thy feet that nothing can remove away the same verse 3 He slumbers not all that doth thee safely keep He slumbers not that Israel keeps nor shall he ever sleep verse 4 The Lord thy keeper is and he by thee doth stand To be thy shade and thy defence he stands at thy right hand verse 5 The Suns bright burning beames by day thee shall not smite Nor shall the Moons cold influence thee strike or hurt by night verse 6 The Lord shall thee preserve most safe from evils all Thy deare and precious soule the Lord preserve in safetie shall verse 7 God shall thy going out and coming in defend From this time forth for evermore till time it selfe do end PSAL. CXXII RIght glad I was when thus to me they spake and fram'd their talk Unto the house of God the Lord together let us walk verse 2 O glorious Jerusalem to thee we will repaire Within thy gates our feet shall stand Jerusalem most faire verse 3 Jerusalem is fairely built yea strongly built is she Ev'n like a Citie all whose parts compact together be verse 4 Whither the Tribes go up the Tribes that to the Lord pertaine Unto the Ark of Israel which doth therein remaine verse 5 Of praise and thankes to Gods great Name the sacrifice to beare There thrones of judgement sit the thrones of Davids house are there verse 6 Pray that Jerusalem may have peace and felicitie For they that love thee and thy peace shall have prosperitie verse 7 Therefore I wish that peace may still within thy walls remaine And ever may thy palaces prosperitie retaine verse 8 Ev'n for the Saints sake which are deare as brethren unto me And sweet companions I will wish that peace still dwell in thee verse 9 And for the house which doth belong to God the Lord of might Still to procure and seek thy good I greatly will delight PSAL. CXXIII LOrd from the earth below lift up mirâ—…ies will I To thee whose dwelling is above ev'n in the heavens hye verse 2 Behold as servants eies look to their masters hand As to her mâ—…tresse hand the maid doâ—…h look and waiting stand So on the Lord our God we look 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 attend Untill on as he verâ—… have untill he mercy send verse 3 Have mercie on us Lord thy mercie on us be For filled with contempt and scorne exceedingly are we verse 4 Our soule is greatly fill'd with scornes of men at ease And with contempt of haughty men whom scoffes at Saints do please PSAL. CXXIV IF on our side God had not been now Israel may say If on our side God had not been when men sought our decay verse 2 They had us swallowed up alive against us raging mad The waters had us drown'd the streames our soules ore whelmed had verse 3 The waters mounting up alost unto that height were growne That with their swelling pride our souls had quite been overflowne verse 4 Then alwaies praised be the Lord whose mercies ever live A prey to their devouring teeth our soules who did not give verse 5 Our soule escaped as a bird out of the fowlers snare The snare is broken which they laid and we delivered are verse 6 In the most glorious Name of God our help doth only stand Who hath created heav'n and earth by his almighty hand PSAL. CXXV ALl those that trust in God shall be like Sion hill That cannot be remov'd away but standeth stedfast still verse 2 And as Jerusalem the mountaines strong and hie Like bulwarks compassing about do guard and fortifie verse 3 So doth the mighty Lord about his people stand Saving them now and evermore with his most mighty hand verse 4 The sharp afflicting rod of wicked cruell foes Shall not for ever on the lot of righteous men repose verse 5 Lest fainting in their minds when endlesse griefes them presse Weary and hopelesse they put forth their hands to wickednesse verse 6 Do well unto thy Saints and blessings Lord impart Unto the good thine Israelites that are upright in heart verse 7 But those that turne aside and love to go astray Led by their loose and wandring lusts in their owne crooked way verse 8 These in the fearfull path to judgement God shall guide With wicked workers but his peace on Israel shall abide PSAL. CXXVI WHen Sions sad captivitie the Lord againe did bring
Like to a dreame it did appeare and as a fained thing verse 2 Then was our mouth with laughter fill'd right joyfull was our tongue And of this wonder thus they spake the heathen folke among verse 3 Great things the Lord hath done for great things we do confesse The Lord for us hath done which call them for joy and thankfulnesse verse 4 Bring our captivitie againe to joy our sorrow turne As flowing streames do change the ground which parching heat did burne verse 5 They that in teares and sorrowes deep their seed do sadly sow At harvest they their corne with joy shall gladly reap and mow verse 6 They carried forth a precious seed and going they did mourne But bringing home their sheaves with joy they gladly shall returne EXcept the Lord do build the house man buildeth but in vaine And man in building doth but lose his labour and his paine verse 2 Except the Lords all-seeing eye the city safely keep In vaine the watchmans waking eye doth hold it selfe from sleep verse 3 To rise up early is but vaine and vaine late watchings are Vaine is it pensively to eate the bread of griefe and care verse 4 For the beloved of the Lord are by his love so blest That unto them he freely gives most quiet sleep and rest verse 5 Lo children are an heritage which doth from God descend And the wombs fruit is his reward Gods bounty doth it send verse 6 And look what strength sharp arrowes are in hands of men of power Such strength are children blest with grace amid their youthfull flower verse 7 And blessed is the man that hath his quiver full of those For they undaunted in the gate shall speak unto their foes PSAL. CXXVIII BLessed art thou that fearest God and walkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt eat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitfull vines on thy house side so doth thy wife spring out Thy children stand like olive-plants thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God and he shall let thee see verse 5 The promised Jerusalem and her felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great joyes increase And likewise grace on Israel prosperitie and peace PSAL. CXXIX OFt they now Israel may say me from my youth assail'd verse 2 Oft they assail'd me from my youth but never they prevail'd verse 3 Upon my back the plowers plow'd and furrâ—…wes long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the cords of wicked foes at last verse 5 O let them all confounded be and forced back to flie That do to Sion hatred beare and cursed enmitie verse 6 Let these be like unto the grasse which on house tops we see That fades and dries away before growne up it fully be verse 7 Whereof enough to fill his hand the mower cannot find Nor can the man his bosome fill whose work is sheaves to bind verse 8 Nor do they say which by do go Gods blessing on you be Nor do they say In the great Name of God you blesse do we PSAL. CXXX OUt from the overflowing depths of griefe and misery My sad afflicted soule to thee O Lord hath sent her cry verse 2 O gracious Lord hear thou my voice and let thine eares attend Unto the voice of my requests which humbly doth ascend verse 3 If Lord thou strictly shouldst inquire and mark iniquities Lord who shall dare to stand before thy pure all-seeing eies verse 4 But besides fearfull justice Lord forgivenesse is with thee That with a son-like awe obey'd and feared thou maist be verse 5 Upon the Lord I wait my soule doth wait upon the Lord For I have fully purposed to hope upon his word verse 6 My soule more waiteth for the Lord then they that watch to spy The morning light then they that watch the morning to descry verse 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord for mercie and compassion Is with the Lord and with him is most plentifull redemption verse 8 And his owne chosen Israel and flock redeem he shall He shall them freely justifie from their offences all PSAL. CXXXI O Lord I am not pust in mind I have no scornfull eie I do not exercise my selfe in things that are too hie verse 2 But as the childe that weaned is even from his mothers brest So have I Lord behav'd my selfe in silence and in rest verse 3 Let Israel hope in the Lord who doth his Church maintaine And let this hope from this time forth for evermore remaine PSAL. CXXXII REmember Davids troubles Lord and how he sware to thee verse 2 And how to the Almighty God of Jacob vowed be verse 3 I will not come within my house nor rest in bed at all verse 4 Nor shall mine eies take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall verse 5 Till for the Lord a place I find where he may make abode Till I an habitation find for Jacobs mighty God verse 6 Behold we of this dwelling place at Ephrata did â—…eare And we did find it in the fields where once woods growing were verse 7 Into his holy Tabernacles now gladly will we go And at his footstoole worship him kneeling and bowing low verse 8 Arise O Lord arise and come into thy place of rest Thou and thy Ark by which thy strength thou hast made manifest verse 9 Let all thy Priests he clothed Lord with truth and righteousnesse Let all thy Saints rejoyce in thee and shout for joyfulnesse verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake do not deny thy grace Nor of thine owne anointed deare turne thou away the face The second part verse 11 The Lord in truth to David sware and will not turne from it The fruit of thine owne body shall on thy throne surely sit verse 12 And if thy sons my covenant keep and precepts taught by me Then evermore upon thy throne their childrens seat shall be verse 13 For God Mount Sion chosen hath to dwell there doth he love There do I love to dwell and rest and never to remove verse 14 And surely her provision I will blesse abundantly verse 15 And I all those that needy are with bread will satisfie verse 16 And with salvation her Priests adorne and câ—…othe I will Her Saints shall shout aloud for joy wherewith I will them fill verse 17 There will I cause that Davids horne shall bud and grow in might For mine anointed I have set an everlasting light verse 18 With shame as with a garment I will clothe his enemies all But on himselfe his glorious crowne shine forth and flourish shall PSAL. CXXXIII HOw pleasant and how good it is â—…ow doth that grace excell When in the unitie of love together brethren dwell verse 2 It like the precious ointment is wherewith anointed was The head of Aaron whence it downe unto his beard did passe verse 3 It on the beard of Aaron ran who Christ did represent And downe from thence unto
did cry Who heard me graciously verse 2 Lord save my soule from wrong Of a deceitfull tongue And from the lips that lye verse 3 What shall be giv'n to thee What to thee done shall be Thou false tongue of the liar verse 4 Sharp arrowes thou dost cast Words that destroy and wast Like burning coales of fire verse 5 O wo is me that I A sojourner must lye In Mâ—…sechs land so long That I day after day In banishment must stay Black â—…edars tents among My soule now weary hath Long dwelt with men of wrath Of peace that haters are verse 6 I am for peace but when I speak for peace these men Are then for cruell warre PSAL. CXXI UNto the hills look up shall I From whence the help I have Which doth me keep and save verse 2 From the great Lord that mightily Did both earth and heaven make I do help and succour take verse 3 Thy foot-so stedfast he shall make By his might and his love That no power shall it move verse 4 Behold he that doth undertake His deare Israel to keep Shall not slumber shall not sleep verse 5 Thy keeper is the Lord of might God as thy shade doth stand Neare thee at thy right hand verse 6 The Sun by day thee shall not smite With his beames of heat and light Nor the Moon thee hurt by night verse 7 Though evill compasse thee about The Lord preserve thee shall Most safe from evills all verse 8 God shall preserve thy going out And thy coming in defend From henceforth till time do end PSAL. CXXII I Was right glad when they Thus unto me did say To the Lords House let us repaire verse 2 Our feet at such a call With joy within thy wall Shall stand Jerusalem most faire verse 3 Jerusalem know we Right strongly built to be Like to a city knit together verse 4 The Tribes up thither go And there assemble do Ev'n Gods beloved Tribes go thither Unto the Ark they passe Wherein Gods covenant was Thankes to the Name of God to bear verse 5 And there the thrones they see That set for judgement be The thrones of Davids house are there verse 6 Pray for Jerusalems peace That it may never cease They prosper shal that love thee well verse 7 Within thy walls be peace And in thy palaces Prosperity for ever dwell verse 8 For my companions sake Whom I as brethren take I will say Peace be in thee still verse 9 And for the house that is Our Gods the Lord of blisse Thy peace for ever seek I will PSAL. CXXIV If on our side the great Lord had not been Ev'n now his saved people Israel â—…y Truly unto his praise coasâ—… and 〈◊〉 verse 2 If on our side the Lord had not been then When up against us rose 〈◊〉 men verse 3 In their great fury had they suddenly Swallow'd us up alive when the hot flame Of their enâ—…indled wrath against us came verse 4 Yea then the raging waters swelling hye Had overwhelm'd and drown'd us utterly verse 5 Over our soules the streames had surely past Over our soules had gone the lofty waâ—… verse 6 But God be blessed who alone us saves And by his mercie which doth ever last A prey unto their teeth us hath not cast verse 7 Ouâ—… soule escaped is out of their hand Ev'n as a bird out of the Fowlers snare The snare is broken we escaped are verse 8 In the Lords Name alone our help doth stand Who earth and heaven made by his command PSAL. CXXV THose that do put their confidence In God the Lord and on him rest Seeking to him for their defence When they with dangers are distrest They shall be sure still to endure And shall not be remov'd away Like Sion hill abiding still Establish't they shall stand and stay verse 2 And as within the promis'd land Like bulwarks strong the mountains hye About Jerusalem do stand The same to guard and fortifie So God that is a shield to his From dangers great them to deliver His people deare that do him feare Doth compass round hence forth for ever verse 3 And though the wise gracious God Who chastens those whom he doth love Suffers the wicked by their rod The righteous to afflict and prove Yet shall it not upon the lot Of righteous men for ever rest Lest in distresse to wickednesse They put their hands with grief opprest verse 4 To those that are good in thy sight Do good O Lord we humbly pray Ev'n to the men in heart upright verse 5 But those to their owne crooked way Aside that stray and turne away With those that do work wickednesse The Lord King them forth shal bring But he with peace shall Israel blesse PSAL. CXXVI WHen the good Lord made Sions sad captivitie To turne againe and us from bondage did set free To us appear'd this strange and wondrous libertie As iâ—… 〈◊〉 dreame or faigned thing beheld had we verse 2 Our mouthes then sill'd with laughter did rejoyce With singing then was sill'd our tongue and voice verse 3 The heathen then when us they saw in freedome set Wondring thereat among themselves this speech they had Great things for them verse 4 The Lord hath done Things very great glad Surely for us the Lord hath done which make us verse 5 Turne backe againe Lord our captivity As in the South streames upon pastures dry verse 6 The gracious Lord in wisdome deep doth so dispose That they which sow sadly in sorrow and with teares Shall reap with joy verse 7 And he that forth with mourning goes And precious seed with him in his sowing beares Shall with rejoycing doubtlesse come againe Bringing his sheaves with comfort and with gaine PSAL. CXXVII EXcept the Lord the house do build The skilfull labour and the paine Of builders wholly are in vaine verse 2 Except the Lord do succour yeeld The city to defend and keep In vaine the watchman leave his sleep verse 3 In vaine it is for you to rise In mornings early full of care In vaine all your late watchings are 'T is vain to think wealth must arise By eating bread with sorrowes deep To his belov'd God giveth sleep verse 4 An heritage lo children be Which from the gift of God do come The fruit that springeth from the womb Is also his reward most free verse 5 Children growne up like arrowes are In th'â—… and of some strongman of warâ—…e verse 6 And blessed from above is he Whose plenteous race doth so increase That full his quiver is of these That man ashamed shall not be But to his soes that do him hate He shall speak boldly in the gate PSAL. CXXX FRom the depths of wo and griefe O Lord I cry to thee Heare my voice and â—…Wourdâ—… 〈◊〉 O gracious God to me verse 2 Let thine hearkning eares attend To my voice and cry When I supplications send Unto thy Majesty verse 3 If thou Lord shouldst strictly sâ—…an And
praier sought the Lord he did my praier heare And graciously delivered me from all that I did feare verse 5 His Saints look to him in distresse and by him lightned be Their faces not ashamed are when they his light do see verse 6 This poore man to the Lord did cry who to him hearing gave And him did in his mercy great from all his troubles save verse 7 Gods Angel doth encamp about all those that do him feare And safely doth deliver them from dangers that are neere verse 8 O taste and by your tasting see that God is good and kind Blest is the man that trusts in him with all his heart and mind verse 9 O all ye Saints feare ye the Lord who of the world is King For those that feare him never shall want any needfull thing verse 10 The Lions young may hungry be and sometimes lack their food But they that truly seek the Lord shall not want any good The second part verse 11 Come neere therefore my children deare and to my words give eare I shall you teach the perfect way how ye the Lord should feare verse 12 Who is that man that would live long and lead a blessed life verse 13 See thou refraine thy tongue and lips from all deceit and strife verse 14 Turn back thy face from doing ill and do the godly deed Enquire for peace and quietnesse and follow it with speed verse 15 Because upon the righteous men the Lord doth set his eies His eares he opens to receive their just complaints and cries verse 16 But he doth frown bend his brows upon the wicked traine And cuts away the memory that should of them remaine verse 17 But God doth hear the righteous men when they do cry and call And graciously delivers them out of their troubles all verse 18 The Lord is kind straight at hand to such as be contrite He saves also the sorrowfull the poore and meek in spirit verse 19 Full many be the miseries that righteous men do suffer But out of all adversities the Lord doth them deliver verse 20 And by his speciall providence keep all his bones doth he That by the most enraged foes not one shall broken be verse 21 But evill shall the sinner slay for evill he hath wrought And those that hate the Saints shall be to desolation brought verse 22 Whereas the Lord his servants soules redeemeth and sets free And of all them that trust in him none desolate shall be PSAL. XXXV LOrd plead my cause against my foes confound their force and might Fight on my part against all those that seek with me to fight verse 2 Lay hand upon the speare and shield thy selfe in armour dresse Stand up for me and fight the field to help me from distresse verse 3 Gird on thy sword and stop the way of those that follow me And to my soule in mercy say Thy Saviour I will be verse 4 Confound them with rebuke blame that seek my soule to spill Let them turn back and flie with shame that think to work me ill verse 5 As chaffe before the wind apace doth flie and will not stay So these men let Gods anger chase and make them flie away verse 6 Let their way dark and slippery be that they may surely fall And let an Angel come from thee and persecute them all verse 7 For without cause their net have they hid from me in a pit And without cause they in my way for my soule digged it verse 8 When they think least and careless are O Lord destroy them all Let them be trapt in their own snare and in their mischiefe fall verse 9 And then my soul my heart and voice in God shall joyfull be In him my soule shall much rejoyce because he sayeth me verse 10 My body also greatly shall with joy possessed be My bones shall say rejoycing all Lord who is like to thee verse 11 For thou the poore from him dost save that was for him too strong The poore and needy safety have by thee from spoile and wrong verse 12 My cruell foes against me rise to witnesse things untrue And to accuse me they devise of that I never knew The second part verse 13 Though I to them did shew good will they hate to me returne When thus they pay my good with ill my spoiled soule doth mourne verse 14 But as â—…or me when sick were they in sackeloth sad I mourn'd My humble soule did fast and pray which prai'r to me return'd verse 15 To him much kindnesse I have done as to a friend or brother I sadly bowed downe as one that mourneth for his mother verse 16 But they at my great sorrow glad against me gathered were Abjects their secret meetings had and ceast not me to teare verse 17 With scoâ—…ing hypocrites in feasts these men combined be Who mock me with their bitter jests and gnash their teeth on me verse 18 These things how long Lord wilt thou see from their spoiles rescue mee And let my soule my darling be from Lions kept by thee verse 19 Then in the congregation great I will give thankes to thee And where the mighty throngs are met thou shalt be prais'd by mee verse 20 O do not glad mine enemy which hates me wrongfully Nor let him winking with his eye enjoy my misery verse 21 For they of peace no word do say but plots do take in hand That craftily destroy they may the quiet of the land verse 22 And now their mouths they open lay in scorne and spite at me So so our hearts desire they say on him our eie doth see verse 23 This thou O Lord dost plainly see no longer silent stand O Lord be thou not far from me withholding still thine hand verse 24 Stirre up thy selfe and now awake to give me judgement right Awake my cause in hand to take my God my Lord of might The third part verse 25 According to thy righteousnesse my Lord God judge thou me And let them not for my distresse on me triumphing be verse 26 Let them not in their hearts thus say So would we have it be Let them not boast O Lord that they have wholly swallowed me verse 27 Confounded be they all with shame which at my hurt are glad Those that against me swell their name in great contempt be had verse 28 But let thy Saints with shouts rejoyce that love my righteous way And let them still with heart and voice thus praise the Lord and say verse 29 For ever magnified be the Lord of grace and might His servants prosperousnesse to see who greatly doth delight verse 30 And I will gladly with my tongue speak of thy righteousnesse My thankfull tongue all the day long thy praises shall expresse PSAL. XXXVI WHen I consider in mine heart the 〈◊〉 wicked way Gods feare is not before his eies it to mine heart doth say verse 2 But yet he flattereth himselfe in his owne blinded eies Untill