spare a little give me space my strength for to restore Before I go away from hence and shall be seen no more Psalm 40. I Waited long and sought the Lord and patiently did bear At length to me he did incline and he my cry did hear verse 2 He took me from a dangerous pit out of the miry clay And on a rock he set my feet and stablished my way verse 3 He in my mouth put a new song unto our God of praise Many shall see it and shall fear and trust in God alwayes verse 4 Blest is that man that makes the Lord his trust and onely stay Nor doth the proud regard nor such as to lies turn away verse 5 O Lord my God full many are the wonders done by thee And so are all thy thoughts of grace to us-ward as men see None can in order them recount unto thee more they are Then can be numbred up if I would strive them to declare verse 6 Offerings accustom'd thou dost not nor sacrifice desire Sin-offerings thou didst not command nor offerings made by fire verse 7 Mine ears thou op'nest then said I lo now I come to thee For in the Volume of thy book 't is so foretold of mee verse 8 My whole delight and pleasure is my God to do thy will Thy Law within mine heart I fixt that I might it fulfill verse 9 Thy righteousnesse I publish and in great assemblies tell Lo I have not refrain'd my lips O Lord thou know'st full well The Second part verse 10 Within mine own heart I have not conceal'd thy righteousnesse But thy salvation have declar'd thy truth and faithfulnesse Thy loving kindnesse I hid not that no man should it know The trust that in thy truth I finde to all the Church I show verse 11 Thy tender mercies now O Lord do not withhold from me Let truth and loving kindnesse me preserve continually verse 12 I am encompast round about with evils manifold My sins and mine iniquities on me have taken hold They press me down that I cannot look up for they are more Then all the hairs upon mine head my heart fails me therefore verse 13 But of thy mercy gracious Lord be pleas'd to set me free With speed O Lord do thou afford thy saving help to mee verse 14 Together them shame and confound that seek my soul to spill Let them be driven back with shame that wish me hurt or ill verse 15 For a reward unto their shame let them quite wasted be That in scorn and rejoycing say Aha aha to me verse 16 Let them in thee be glad and joy who thee do seek alwaies Let such as thy salvation love say still to God be praise verse 17 Yet the Lord thinks upon me still though poor and weak I be Thou art my God my Saviour stay not O Lord from me Psalm 41. BLessed is he that poor weak mens condition wisely weighs And them relieves the Lord shall him set free in evil days verse 2 The Lord will him Preserve alive and blesse him in the land And thou wilt not deliver him into his enemies hand verse 3 Him will God strengthen on the bed of his pining disease And in his sicknesse thou wilt make his bed and give him ease verse 4 I said when I was griev'd O Lord be merciful to mee And heal my soul for by my sin I have offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies speak ill of me when shall he die they say So that his name from off the earth may perish quite away verse 6 When he to see me comes he speaks smooth words but in his heart Doth heap up mischief which he tells when he doth forth depart verse 7 My foes against me do conspire and whisper secretly Concerning me to work my hurt they plot maliciously verse 3 Some fearful plague doth cleave to him say they and some strange pain And surely now he lieth down he shall not rise again verse 9 Yea my familiar friend whom I trusted assuredly That eat bread with me lift his heel against me scornfully verse 10 But Lord be merciful to me and up again me raise That I may justly them requite according to their waies verse 11 By this I know that certainly I favour'd am by thee That now mine enemy hath no cause to triumph over mee verse 12 But as for me thou me upholdst in mine integritie Thou sett'st me thee before and hast me ever in thine eye verse 13 The Lord the God of Israel blest from everlasting be To everlasting yea Amen Amen gladly say we Psalm 42. Like as the hinde after the brooks of waters pants and brays So my soul panteth after thee O Lord my God always verse 2 My soul for God the living Lord doth thirst uncessantly O when before the Lord my God come and appear shall I verse 3 Tears flowing from mine eyes have been my meat both night and day While to my soul continually where is thy God they say verse 4 My soul in me is poured out when this I think upon How I with the great multitude into Gods house had gone With them into Gods house went I with voice of joy and praise With the great multitude that kept the solemn holidays verse 5 Why art thou now cast down my soul what doth disquiet thee Wait still on God for him I shall yet praise for helping mee verse 6 My God my soul 's cast down therefore upon 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 come furiously thy waves and billows all verse 8 Yet God his mercies will command by day by night with me Shall be his song and pray'r to God God of my life is he verse 9 Thus will I say to God my rock why me forgett'st thou so And why do I thus mourning walk oppressed with my soe verse 10 They wound my soul as with a sword within my bones when me My foes reproach and say my God where is he where is he verse 11 Why art thou now cast down my soul why thus with grief opprest Art thou disquieted in me in God still hope and rest verse 12 For yet I know I him shall praise who graciously to me The health is of my countenance yea mine own God is he Psalm 43. Against th'ungodly plead my cause O Lord and judge for me And from the man of frauds and wrongs save me and set me free verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God why dost thou cast me by Why mourn I for th' oppression of my strong enemy verse 3 Send out thy mercy and thy truth that they may lead me still And may me to the Temple guide and to thine holy hill verse 4 Then will I to Gods Altar goe to God my joy alwaies Yea on my harp O God my God will I set forth thy praise verse 5 Why art thou now cast
verse 5 He shall with plagues reward my foes for me in wait that ly According to thy word and truth cut them off speedily verse 6 Then will I with a willing heart bring sacrifice to thee And I will praise thy name O Lord which hath been good to mee verse 7 The Lord hath clearly set me free out of my troubles all And now mine eye doth plainly see my foes expected fall Psalm 55. O God give ear and do attend to me when I do pray And from my supplications turn not thy self away verse 2 Take heed attentively to me and patiently me hear I mourn in my complaint and make a noise through grief and fear verse 3 For the noise of my foes because the wicked me oppresse They pour out injuries on me in wrath and spitefulnesse verse 4 With grievous pains my heart is sore disquieted in mee Nothing but terrours of pale death before mine eyes I see verse 5 Trembling and fearfulnesse of heart take hold and seise on me Terrour doth me so overwhelm I no way out can see verse 6 I said in heart O that I had the swift wings of a dove Then would I fly from wrongs and to a place of rest remove verse 7 Then would I hasten far away to fly I would not cease Until in safety I might stay in some great wildernesse verse 8 To free my self from injuries I would escape in haste Lest tempests should me overtake or the fierce stormy blast verse 9 Destroy O Lord and soon confound their tongues and them divide For in their Cities cursed strife and violence abide verse 10 And on their walls both day and night they go about it round And in the midst doth mischief dwell and sorrows still abound verse 11 Within it in the midst thereof is wickednesse espi'd Deceit and guile do not depart but in his streets abide It was no foe that me reproach'd For that I could have born No enemy that lift up himself against me thus in scorn For then I would have hid my self verse 13 Thou didst me this despight My guide mine equal my near friend in whom I did delight verse 14 We oftentimes in counsel did sweetly together talk And us'd into the house of God in company to walk The Second Part. verse 15 Let death upon them seise and let them quick go down to hell For wickednesse amongst them is and reigneth where they dwell verse 16 But as for me upon my God I will not cease to call And out of all adversities he me deliver shall verse 17 Evening and morning and at noon I unto him will pray And cry aloud and he my voice shall hear and what I say verse 18 Against me when the battel was he did my soul set free He me preserved still in peace for many were with mee verse 19 God me shall hear and them afflict the God that is of old Because they have no changes God they fear not but wax hold verse 20 On such as live in peace with him he fears not to lay hands And of his cov'nant made with them breaks wickedly the bands verse 21 While he in heart doth harbour war like butter are his words While soft as oil his speeches be yet are they sharp drawn swords verse 22 Thy burthen cast upon the Lord thee sure sustain shall he The righteous he shall not permit remov'd at all to be verse 23 But for these men thou shalt O Lord bring them down every one Into the everlasting pit of just destruction These bloudy and deceitful men shall not live half their days But I on thee alone my God will put my trust always Psalm 56. HAve mercy now on me O God for man would me devour He fighteth with me day by day he troubleth me each hour verse 2 Mine enemies that watch for me wou'd daily swallow me For those O thou most high that fight against me many be verse 3 But when their multitude and power strike terrour into me Ev'n then do I stay up my heart by resting still on thee verse 4 In God his word and promise I will praise and trust in thee O Lord and will not fear at all what flesh can do to mee verse 5 All my words which I spake they wrest and construe at their will And all the counsel that they take is how to work me ill verse 6 They gathered were and hid themselves close watch for me to lay They mark my steps when they lay wait to take my life away verse 7 Shall they by their iniquity escape from judgement free In thy fierce anger let them Lord cast down for ever bee verse 8 Thou tellest all my wandrings Lord thou on my tears dost look Them in a bottle keep by thee are they not in thy book verse 9 When unto thee I cry my foes shall turn their backs and flee This do I know assuredly for God doth stand for mee verse 10 In God who makes good what he speaks I shall still praise his word His word which he performs to me shall I praise in the Lord. verse 11 In God have I put all my trust my rock my rest is he verse 12 Therefore I will not be afraid what man can do to me verse 13 Thy vows O Lord upon me are I will give praise to thee For thou hast still my soul from death preserved and set free And wilt thou not hereafter keep my feet from falling free That in Gods favour walking I the light of life may see Psalm 57. BE merciful to me O God be merciful to mee Because according to thy Word my soul doth trust in thee Yea in the shadow of thy wings will I my shadow make Till these calamities be past that might me overtake verse 2 To God most high will I in pray'r send up my earnest cry To that God who all things for me performeth graciously verse 3 From heav'n shall God send and me save and them confound that me Would swallow up God shall send forth his truth and mercy free verse 4 My soul is among lions fierce and I with them do dwell That are inflam'd with cruel rage as set on fire with hell Base mens sons who are wholly bent to mischief and to wrong Their teeth like spears and arrows fierce a sharp sword is their tongue verse 5 Be thou exalted now O God above the Heavens high And over all the earth advance thy glorious Majesty verse 6 They for my steps a net prepar'd my soul bow'd down in me Before me they have digg'd a pit but faln therein they be verse 7 My heart is fixt in me O God and setled stedfastly My heart is fixt and unto thee sing and give praise will I. verse 8 My tongue my glory up awake my harp and psaltery Yea I my self will wake betimes and break my sleep will I. verse 9 Among the people i le set forth thy praises O my God Among the nations I will sing thy praises O my
for them I shall destroy in Gods own name The Second Part. verse 13 Thou hast vvith violence at me thrust sore that fall I might But yet the Lord sustained me and made me stand upright The Lord is my defence and strength which I depend upon He is my song and praise and he is my salvation verse 15 In dwellings of the just is heard the voice and melody Of joy and health for the right hand of God doth valiantly verse 16 The right hand of the mighty God exalted is on high The right hand of the mighty Lord hath done most valiantly verse 17 I shall not die but live and shew the Lords works sorely he verse 18 Hath chastned me but unto death hath not delivered me verse 19 Set ye vvide open unto me the gates of holiness That I may enter into them the Lord to praise and bless verse 20 This gate of God there shall with me the righteous enter in verse 21 I will praise thee thou hast me heard and my salvation been verse 22 The stone which by the builders was refused vvith disgrace Now the head-corner stone is made and set in chiefest place The Third Part. verse 23 This vvas the mighty vvork of God this was the Lords own fact And it is marvellous to behold vith eyes that noble act verse 24 This is the day vvhich God hath made and hath advanced high We will therein be glad and will rejoice exceedingly verse 25 O send salvation now O Lord I pray thee earnestly O Lord I thee beseech to send us now prosperity verse 26 Blessed be he that in the name of God comes us to save You all out of the house of God the Lord we blessed have verse 27 God is the Lord that shews to us light and prosperity The sacrifice to th' altars horns with coards binde speedily verse 28 Thou art my God and therefore I vvill praises give to thee Thou art my God therefore by me thou shalt exalted be O give you thanks unto the Lord exceeding good is he Because for ever to his saints his mercies lasting be Psal 119. BLessed are they that are sincere and upright in the vvay Who all their lives vvalk in Gods law and it in heart obey verse 2 Yea blessed are all those that keep his statutes constantly And that the Lord vvith their vvhole heart do seek unfeignedly verse 3 They also do not willingly practise iniquity That in the holy ways of God vvalk in sincerity verse 4 Thou hast commanded us that in obedience to thy will With all our care and diligence we keep thy statutes still verse 5 O that the whole frame of my way were now directed right That I thy statutes might observe and keep vvith all my might verse 6 No conscience of my sin shall then bring any shame to me When to all thy Commandements my due respect shall be verse 7 Then in uprightness of my heart thee vvill I praise when I Thy righteous judgements shall have learn'd by practise thoroughly verse 8 In confidence of help from thee thy statutes keep vvill I Then fail me not O Lord and me forsake not utterly BETH The Second Part. verse 9 By vvhat means undefiled may his ways a yong man make If he according to thy Word thereto good heed do take verse 10 With my whole heart I have thee sought and thus seeking abide Let me not vvander from thy ways nor from them turn aside verse 11 Within mine heart and secret thoughts thy Word I have hid still That I might not at any time offend thy holy will verse 12 Thou in thy self art blessed Lord goodness abounds in thee Then for the glory of thy grace thy statutes teach thou me verse 13 To other men I with my lips declared and did show The judgements of thy mouth that them all men might learn and know verse 14 Thy testimonies and thy ways have made my heart so glad As if the riches and the wealth of all the earth I had verse 15 Upon thy precepts still shall be my meditation Thy holy vvays I do respect and fix mine eyes upon verse 16 Upon thy statutes my delight shall be so firmly set That by thy grace I never vvill thy holy Word forget GIMEL The third part verse 17 According to thy bounty great deal with thy servant Lord That I may live and constantly observe and keep my Word verse 18 Let my vveak eyes by thy good spirit so fully opened be That all the wonders of thy law I may discern and see verse 19 I am a stranger on the earth and wander dang'rously Hide not thy laws from me that they may guide me constantly verse 20 My soul within me breaketh Lord longing continually For thy judgements that them I may know and keep faithfully verse 21 Thou hast rebuked all the proud and thy curse on them brought Because from thy Commandements they erre in deed and thought verse 22 Contempt and vile reproach of men let not upon me fall For I have kept and do observe thy testimonies all verse 23 Great Princes sit and speak against thy servant every where But all my meditations upon thy statutes were verse 24 My comfort and my hearts delight thy testimonies be And what to do in all my doubts they teach and counsel me DALETH The Fourth Part. verse 25 My soul doth cleave unto the dust I hardly life retain According to thy faithful Word Lord quicken me again My ways and works I did declare and did confesse to thee And thou in mercy didst me hear thy statutes teach thou me verse 27 Make me to understand thy way which thy Commandements show Then of thy vvonders shall I talk that others may them know verse 28 My soul doth faint and melt away through heaviness and grief To me according to thy Word send strength and give relief verse 29 The ways of men which falshood are remove far off from me Grant me to know and keep thy laws which true and righteous be verse 30 For I of truth and righteousness have chosen the right way And all thy laws and judgements I before mine eyes do lay verse 31 Unto thy testimonies I did closely stick and cleave Then to reproach and shame O Lord thy servant never leave verse 32 The way of thy Commandements I will run cheerfully When thou hast by thy spirit mine heart enlarged graciously HE The Fifth part verse 33 Of thy Commandements O Lord teach me the perfect way That without swarving walk in it unto the end I may verse 34 Give me right understanding then I shall keep faithfully Thy law and duly it observe with my whole heart will I. verse 35 By the strength of thy Spirit Lord make me to go aright In paths of thy Commandements for therein I delight verse 36 Incline mine heart unto thy laws and make me them to love And do all filthy avarice far from my heart remove verse 37 From vain desires and worldly lusts turn back
mine eyes and sight Quicken me by the spirit of life to vvalk thy vvays aright verse 38 Confirm thy faithful promise Lord which thou hast made to mee Who am thy servant and desire to fear and honour thee verse 39 Reproach and shame vvhich I do fear turn thou away from mee Who am thy servant and desire to fear and honour thee verse 40 Behold for thy precepts I long and love them to obey Quicken me in thy righteousness that them fulfill I may VAU The Sixth Part. verse 41 Thy mercies great and manifold let me obtain O Lord Let me thy saving health enjoy according to thy Word verse 42 So shall I stop the slanderous mouths of leud men and unjust Who me with scorn reproach because I in thy words do trust verse 43 The word of truth out of my mouth do not take utterly For on thy judgements righteous my hope and trust rely verse 44 Then shall I thus encouraged thy laws continually Observe yea keep them whilst I live for evermore will I. verse 45 Then shall I in a plain safe way walk on at liberty For thy Commandements to seek my self I do apply And of thy testimonies I will speak and not forbear Before the face of greatest Kings no shame shall make me fear verse 47 And walking in obedience to thy just laws will I Joy and delight my self for I have lov'd them tenderly verse 48 Yea all my strength will I lift up to vvalk in the right way Of thy statutes and I therein will meditate alway ZAIN The seventh part verse 49 Thy Word unto thy servant past remember carefully Upon vvhich thou hast caused me in hope still to rely verse 50 This word my only comfort is when troubles do me grieve When I am in distress it doth me quicken and relieve verse 51 The proud and scornful men had me in great derision Yet from obedience to thy law I have not swarv'd or gone verse 52 But then O Lord thy judgements old I called back to minde Whereby I comforted my self and cause from grief did find verse 53 Horrour hath taken hold on me and made mine heart to quake Because of all the wicked ones that do thy law forsake verse 54 While in this house of pilgrimage I absent am from thee Thy statutes still have been my songs and joy of heart to mee verse 55 In the night season I thy name remembred have O Lord While others in their beds did sleep and I have kept thy Word verse 56 This comfort which I thus enjoy I have bestowed by thee Because thy precepts carefully have been observ'd by me CHETH The eighth part verse 57 I for my portion and my lot have taken thee O Lord I said and purpos'd in my heart that I would keep thy word verse 58 With my whole heart I thee besought thy favour to afford Be merciful unto me now according to thy word verse 59 My former ways I thought upon and course of life I tri'd And to thy laws I turn'd my feet and did not go aside verse 60 I did not stay nor linger long as those that slothful are But speedily thy laws to keep I did my self prepare verse 61 The cruel bands of vvicked men have made of me their prey Yet vvould I not thy laws forget nor from them go astray verse 62 At midnight vvill I rise from sleep to blesse and praise thy name Thy righteous judgements are so great and of such wondrous fame verse 63 Of all those that do sear thy name companion am I And of those chat observe and keep thy precepts faithfully verse 64 Thy mercies great most gracious Lord the earth throughout do fill O teach me how I may obey thy statutes and thy vvill TETH the ninth Part. verse 65 With me who thine own servant am thou hast dealt well O Lord Thy bounty thou hast shew'd to me according to thy Word Teach me good knowledge how to walk and good discretion give For I do thy Commandements approve and them believe verse 67 Before thine hand did me afflict I err'd and went astray But now I keep thy holy Word and by it guide my way verse 68 Thou Lord art good and gracious and good doth from thee flow Then of thy goodness teach me how thy statutes I may know verse 69 The proud and vvicked men have forg'd against me many a lie Yet thy Comwandements still observe with all my heart vvill I. verse 70 Their hearts by ease as fat as grease sensless and careless be But in thy law do I delight and that is sweet to me verse 71 it was exceeding good to me that thou didst me correct For as a guide to learn thy law thy rod did me direct verse 72 The law which from thy mouth proceeds is better unto me Then thousands of tho purest gold and finest silver be JOD The tenth part verse 73 Thine hands have made fashioned me thy breath hath made me live That I may thy Commandments keep me understending give verse 74 Those that do fear thee will be glad when they my state do see Because I by thy word have learn'd to put my hope in thee verse 75 I know and do confess O Lord thy judgements righteous be And that in very faithfulness thou hast afflicted me verse 76 Thy loving kindness now O Lord let for my comfort be According to thy word unto thy servant help thou me verse 77 Thy tender mercies unto me let come that I may live For consolation and delight thy law to me doth give verse 78 Make thou the proud asham'd for they vex me vvithout a cause But I vvill meditate upon thy precpts and thy laws verse 79 Let those that do thee truly fear turn and rejoice with me And those that know thy laws let us together joyful be verse 80 And in thy righteous statutes Lord still let my heart be sound And then I may assured be no shame shall me confound CAPH The eleventh part verse 81 My soul for thy salvation saints until I it obtain Yet doth my hope upon thy words my fainting soul sustain verse 82 Mine eies do fail while on thy word I vvait and thus do say O when wilt thou me comfort Lord why dost thou thus delay verse 83 I like a bottle am become that in the smoak is set Though worn out by afflictions thy law do not forget verse 84 How many are thy servants daies may I yet live to see When thou wilt judgement execute on those that trouble mee verse 85 The proud have digged pits for me that I therein might fall Which are against thy law both they and all their works vvithall All thy Commandements faithful are and so esteem'd by me They persecute me wrongfully thou Lord mine helper be verse 87 These men on earth had me almost consumed utterly But I did not thy precepts just forsake unfeignedly verse 88 After thy loving kindness Lord quicken me speedily Then all the statutes of thy
verse 6 All ye the seed of Israel pray still for Zions peace All those that love Jerusalem God prosper and encrease verse 7 Let peace be still within thy walls and godly unity Thy palaces let God enrich with all prosperity verse 8 I wish thee now prosperity even for mine own dear friends And brethrens sake whose hope of wealth on thine estate depends verse 9 Yea for the house of God our Lord my heart shall never cease Nor hand be wanting to procure thy happiness and peace Psalm 123. LOrd from the earth below mine eies life up vvill I To thee whose dwelling is above even in the heavens high verse 2 Behold as servants eies look to their masters hand As to her mistress hand the maid doth look and waiting stand So on the Lord our God we look and do attend Until he to us favour shew until he mercy send verse 3 Have mercy on us Lord on us thy mercy be For filled with contempt and scorn exceedingly are we verse 4 Our soul is greatly fill'd with scorns of men at ease And with contempt of proud men who from scoffing never cease Psalm 324. HAd not the Lord been on our side may Israel now confess verse 2 Had not the Lord been on our side in time of our distress verse 3 When they against us rose inflam'd with rage and cruelty Like rav'nous beasts they us alive had swallow'd suddenly verse 4 Then had their force orewhelm'd our souls like to a mighty floud verse 5 Of swelling waves or raging streams that cannot be withstood verse 6 Then alwaies praised be the Lord whose mercies ever live A prey to their devouring teeth our souls who did not give verse 7 For when our souls like harmless birds were snared in that net That crafty fowlers secretly had round about us set Our gracious God lookt down from heav'n and brake that secret gin And wondrously did we escape that were ensnar'd therein verse 8 The hope of all dot help did stand in thy most holy name Our gracious God who by thy power didst earth and heaven frame Psal 125. ALL those that in the Lord do trust shall be like Zion hill That cannot be remov'd away but standeth stedfast still verse 2 As every way Jerusalem the mountains do defend So God his people round about abides time without end verse 3 Wicked mens power on just mens lot shall not rest still lest they Through weakness of their spirits at last to sin should fall away verse 4 Do good O Lord unto all those who are good in thy sight Ev'n to all those that faithful are and in their hearts upright verse 5 But as for those that turn aside and love to go astray Led by their loose and wandring nets in their own crooked way God shall to judgement lead them forth vvith vvorkers of all ill But on the Israel of God peace shall continue still Psalm 126. WHen Zions sad captivity the Lord again did bring Like to a dream it seem'd to us and as a feigned thing verse 2 Then was our mouth vvith laughter fill'd and with singing our tongue And of this wonder thus they spake the heathen folk among Great things the Lord hath done for them verse 3 Great things acknowledge we The Lord hath done for us for which we glad and thankful be verse 4 The rest of our Captivity bring again graciously Ev'n as the moistning water streams over ground parcht and dry verse 5 They that with labour do their seed in tears and sorrow sow When harvest comes with songs of joy their Corn shall reap and mowe And for a little seed which he bears out with countenance sad He brings home with him loads of sheaves vvherewith his heart is glad Psalm 127. EXcept the Lord the house do build vain is the workmans pain Unless the Lord the City keep the watchman wakes in vain verse 2 To rise up early is but vain in vain late vvatchings are Vain is it pensively to eat the bread of grief and care For the beloved of the Lord are so far by him blest That unto them he largely gives sweet sleep and quiet rest verse 3 Lo children are an heritage vvhich doth from God descend And the wombs fruit is his reward his blessing doth it send verse 4 Children of youth a strong defence are to their parents dear As arrows to a strong man be when there is cause of fear And blessed is the man that hath his quiver full of those They unashamed in the gate shall speak unto their foes Psalm 128. BLessed art thou that fearest God and vvalkest in his way verse 2 For of thy labour thou shalt eat happy art thou I say verse 3 Like fruitful Vines on thy house side so shall thy wife spring out Thy children stand like olive plants thy table round about verse 4 Thus art thou blest that fearest God who all thy daies shalt see verse 5 The promised Jerusalem and her felicitie verse 6 Thou shalt thy childrens children see to thy great joyes encrease And likewise grace on Israel prosperity and peace Psalm 129. OFt they may Israel now say me from my youth assail'd verse 2 Oft they assail'd me from my youth but never they prevail'd verse 3 Upon my back the plowers plow'd and furrows long did cast verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut the coards of wicked men at last verse 5 O let them all confounded be and forced back to fly That do to Zion hatred bear and cursed enmity verse 6 Let these be like the grass which we on the house tops do see Which fades and dries away before grown up it fully bee verse 7 Whereof the mower cannot finde enough to fill his hand Nor can the man his bosome fill that puts the sheaves in band verse 8 Neither do they say that pass by upon you blessing be From God the Lord and in the name of God bless you do we Psal 130. OUt of the depths of miseries O Lord I cri'd to thee verse 2 Lord hear my voice let to my pray'r thine ears attentive be verse 3 Lord who shall stand upright if thou do mark iniquitie verse 4 But that of men thou maist be fear'd forgiveness is with thee verse 5 Upon the Lord I wait my soul doth wait upon the Lord All the dependance of my heart and hope is in his Word verse 6 My soul doth look out for the Lord my God more watchfully Then they that have watch'd all the night the morning to descry verse 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord with the Lord mercy is And with him there is plentiful redemption for all his verse 8 And he his Israel shall redeem and them shall â—ustifie And he shall freely them discharge from all iniquitie Psal 131. O Lord I am not puff'd in minde I have no scornful eye I doe not exercise my self in things for me too high verse 2 But as the chi'd that newly is wean'd from his mothers breast So do
folk for still do last his mercies sure verse 17 Who great and mighty Kings didst smite for still his mercy doth endure verse 18 And who the famous Kings did slay for still do last his mercies sure verse 19 As Sihon King of th' Amorites for still his mercy doth endure verse 20 And the great Og of Bashan King for still do last his mercies sure verse 21 And gave their land an heritage for still his mercy doth endure verse 22 Ev'n to his servant Israel for still do last his mercies sure verse 23 Who thought on us in low estate for still his mercy doth endure And from our enemies us redeem'd for still do last his mercies sure verse 25 Who giveth food unto all flesh for still his mercy doth endure verse 26 O to the Lord of heaven give thanks for still do last his mercies sure Psalm 137. THE Rivers near of Babylon there sate vve mournfully On desolate Zion vve thought and vvept abundantly verse 2 Our Harps once instruments of joy used Gods praise to sound We hang'd aside on vvillow trees vvhich planted there we found verse 3 For there of us a song they ask'd that us did captives bring Our spoilers call'd for mirth and said a song of Zion sing verse 4 Shall vve those sacred songs ordain'd for praises of our God Prophane amongst these heathen vvhere vve scattred lie abroad verse 5 O dearly lov'd Jerusalem O Zions sacred hill If I forget you my right hand shall quite forget her skill verse 6 If I forget thee let my tongue cleave to my palate fast If I joy till Jerusalems sorrows be over past verse 7 Remember Edom Lord who in Jerusalems sad day Cry'd out to the foundations down raze it raze it we say verse 8 Daughter of Babel justly thou ere long destroy'd shalt be Happy the man thy deeds to us who shall reward to thee verse 9 Yea happy shall he be that plucks thy dearest little ones Out of thy bosome to dash out their brains against the stones Psalm 138. WIth my vvhole heart O gracious Lord vvill I give praise to thee Ev'n in the presence of the Gods thou shalt be prais'd by mee verse 2 Towards thy holy Temple I will worship and will praise Thy name for all thy kindness great and for thy truth alwaies For above all thy name thou hast thy truth advanced high verse 3 And faithfully thou answer'st me vvhen I to thee do cry And in my soul thou gav'st me strength verse 4 All Kings on th' earth O Lord Shall praise thee when they of thy mouth shall hear the sacred Word verse 5 Yea for the righteous ways and works of God they all shall sing With joy for great the glory is of God the Lord and King verse 6 Though God be high the lowly still by him respected be Whereas the high and proud of heart afar off knoweth he verse 7 Walking in midst of troubles thou reviv'st me thy right hand Saves me and stops the wrath of all my foes that me withstand verse 8 Thou perfects that which me concerns thy mercy ever stands O Lord then do not thou forsake the work of thine own hands Psal 139. O Lord thou hast me searcht and known verse 2 Thou know'st my sitting down And mine uprising yea my thoughts far off to thee are known verse 3 My paths thou compassest about thou seest when down I lie And art with all my works and ways acquainted perfectly verse 4 No word is in my tongue O Lord but it is known to thee verse 5 Thou me behind beset'st before thou lay'st thy hand on mee verse 6 So great a depth of knowledge is too wonderful for me It is so high that it by me cannot attained be verse 7 From thy all-seeing Spirit to go what place seek out shall I And from thy presence to remove Lord whither should I fly verse 8 To heaven if I mount up aloft lo thou art present there In hell if I do make my bed behold there thou art neer verse 9 Yea let me take the morning wings and in an instant fly And sojourn in th' earths utmost parts which in the sea do ly verse 10 Yet there to lead and order me thine hand stretcht out shall be And even there shall thy right hand soar and take hold on me verse 11 Or if I say the darkness shall me cover from thy sight Then unto thee the darkest night about me shall be light verse 12 Yea darkness hideth not from thee but night as day is bright Before thy peircing eyes alike both darkness are and light The Second Part. verse 13 My reins and my most inward parts possessed are by thee When I was in my mothers womb there hast thou covered me verse 14 Thee will I praise for fearfully and strangely made I am Thy works are marvellous my soul right well doth know the same verse 15 My substance was not hid from thee form'd in a secret place And in the low dark parts of th' earth beneath I fashion'd was verse 16 Thine eyes my shapeless substance saw and written in thy book Were all my parts though yet not made which after fashion took verse 17 How precious and how rare O God are all thy thoughts to me Yea how great is the sum of them if they accompted be verse 18 If I should reckon them the sum above the sand vvould be Each morning when I do awake my thoughts are still with thee verse 19 The wicked and ungodly men Lord surely thou wilt slay Therefore far off ye bloudy men depart from me away verse 20 They speak against thee wickedly words of scorn and disdain Thy enemies blasphemously do take thy name in vain verse 21 Hate I not them Lord who do thee hate as thine enemies Am I not sâ—â—â— grâ—â—ved at those that up against me rise verse 22 I hate them â—â—ch a perfect hate I count them as my foes Search me O Lord and know my heart my thoughts try and disclose verse 24 Consider Lord if wicked way in me there any be And in thine everlasting way direct and lead thou me Psalm 140. FRom evil and ungodly men Lord save me by thine hand And from the man of violence whom I cannot withstand verse 2 Whose hearts within imagining malice and mischiefs are Continually they gathered are together all for war verse 3 For slanders like a serpent they their sharpned tongues have whet And adders deadly poison they under their lips have set verse 4 Keep me O Lord from wicked hands from violence me save Who to destroy me in my paths a wicked purpose have verse 5 The proud a snare and cords have hid and for me spread a net By the way side where I should pass they gins for me have set verse 6 Therefore said I unto the Lord thou art my God alone O Lord hear thou the voice of this my supplication verse 7 O God the Lord thou art the strength of my salvation In
Lord I lifted up my voice and loud did cry And he out of his holy hill answer'd me by and by verse 5 I laid me down and quietly I slept and rose again Because Jehovah doth himself mine heart and state sustain verse 6 If of the people presently ten thousand round about In good array against me stood I would not fear or doubt verse 7 Rise Lord save me my God thou smot'st the jaws of all my foes And brok'st the teeth of wicked men that up against me rose verse 8 Unto the Lord Jehovah be ascrib'd salvation Thine own elected people let thy blessing be upon Psalm 4. LOrd Patron of my righteousnesse answer me when I cry When I was in great straits thou didst set me at liberty With favour Lord respect me now I sue only for grace Accept and hear the pray'r that I pour out before thy face verse 2 You great mens sons how long will ye my glory turn to shame Your whole delight 's in vanity to seek lies is your aime verse 3 But know that God hath for himself the godly set apart And he will hear me when I cry to him with all my heart verse 4 Tremble and fear and sin no more with your own hearts advise Upon your beds quiet the thoughts which in your minds do rise verse 5 Make peace with God by sacrifice of truth and uprightnesse And in Jehovah put your trust with holy stedfastnesse verse 6 Many enquire for worldly good that they may it embrace But lift thou up on us O Lord the brightnesse of thy face verse 7 That hath rejoic'd me more and made mine heart within more glad Then those that of their Corn and Wine a large increase have had verse 8 With that therefore lie dow will I and sleep in quiet peace For thou alone Lord mak'st me dwell in confidence and ease Psalm 5. GIve ear unto my words O Lord my meditation waigh verse 2 Attend to my loud cry my King my God to thee I pray verse 3 My pray'r each morning I 'le direct in order unto thee And will look out each morning when I cry thou hearest mee verse 4 For thou art not a God that art pleas'd with iniquitie Neither shall any evil thing sojourn at all with thee verse 5 Mad foolish men shall never stand before thine holy eye But thou in heart dost hate all those that work iniquitie verse 6 And thou shalt utterly destroy all those that utter lies The man of blouds the Lord abhors and such as frauds devise verse 7 But I in thy large mercies will within thine house appear And in thine holy Temple thee will worship in thy fear verse 8 Because mine enemies watch my steps Lord in thy truth lead me And clear thy way before my face lest I ensnared be verse 9 For there 's no firmnesse in their mouth within them mischief lies Their throat 's an open sepulcher their tongue speaks flatteries verse 10 Destroy them Lord and let them still fall by their own counsell Cast them out in their many sins against thee that rebell As for all those that put their trust in thee let them rejoice And always in loud shouts for joy let them lift up their voice Because thou sav'st and cover'st them and those that love thy name Continually let them likewise be joyful in the same verse 12 For thou Lord on the righteous wilt cause blessings to abound And with thy favour as a shield thou wilt him compasse round Psalm 6. LOrd let not thy rebukes on me in wrath inflicted be And in thy burning anger Lord forbear to chasten me verse 2 Be gracious unto me O Lord for I am weak and sore Lord heal me for my very bones are troubled more and more verse 3 Yea and my heavy soul in me is vext exceedingly But Lord how long wilt thou delay to cure my misery In favour Lord return again my soul from death set free And for thy boundlesse mercies sake save and deliver mee verse 5 For none that sleep in death can thee once in remembrance have Or who O Lord shall praise thy name that dwelleth in the grave verse 6 My mourning hath quite weari'd me while no relief appears Each night I make my bed to swim and wash it with my tears verse 7 Sorrow and indignation quite fret and consume mine eyes And they wax dim and old because of all mine enemies verse 8 Get you away from me all ye that work iniquity The Lord himself hath heard my voice my weeping and my cry verse 9 The Lord my supplication and sute hath heard ev'n now The Lord will always graciously receive my pray'r I know verse 10 Let them be vexed sore and sham'd that enemies are to me Yea let them all turn suddenly back and ashamed be Psalm 7. O Lord my God I put my trust and rest only on thee From all that me do persecute save and deliver mee verse 2 Lest as a Lion he my soul tear and in pieces rend While no deliverer can me from his fierce rage defend verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done this thing which wrongfully They charge on me or in mine hands be found iniquity verse 4 If I rewarded ill to him that was at peace with me Yea I deliver'd him that was causlesse mine enemie verse 5 Then let my foe pursue my soul and take it let him thrust And tread my life to th' earth and lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 For my foes rage lift up thy self in wrath arise O Lord Wake for me to the judgement now commanded by thy Word verse 7 Then shall th' assembly compasse thee to praise thee publiquely For their sakes Lord return and take thy Judgement-seat on high verse 8 And thou that of the world art Judge O Lord now judge thou me According to my righteousnesse and mine integritie The Second part verse 9 O let the wickeds mischief cease but stablish stedfastly The just man O thou righteous God that reins and hearts dost try verse 10 The mighty God he is my shield from him defence I have And he alone all those that are upright in heart doth save verse 11 The mighty God for righteous men gives judgement righteously But ev'ry day he threatneth sore such as walk wickedly verse 12 If he return not and repent the Lord his sword hath whet And bent his bow and on the string his arrows ready set verse 13 And deadly weapons hath prepar'd the wicked to destroy And whet his shafts for those that his pursue and still annoy Behold the wicked travails with painful iniquitie Conceiving mischief and at length he hath brought forth a lie verse 15 He digg'd a ditch and delv'd it deep another there to take But he himself is faln into the pit which he did make verse 16 The mischief which he labour'd in returns on his own head On his own pate the violence comes down where it was bred verse 17 For
this will I give thanks to God that judgeth righteously And in my song extol the name of God the Lord most high Psalm 8. O God our Lord through all the earth how glorious is thy name Above the the Heav'ns thou hast advanc'd thine honour and thy fame verse 2 From infants mouths and sucking babes thy praise with power goes To still thereby thine enemies and proud avenging foes verse 3 When I behold the Heav'ns above the works of thine own hand The moon and stars which thou hast fixt in oder as they stand verse 4 What is weak wretched man that thou keep'st him in memorie Or what is base mans son that thus thou visit'st him think I verse 5 Thou mad'st him little lower then the Angels in degree And hast with honour crowned him and with great Majestie verse 6 And thou hast made him to be Lord o're all works of thine hand Under his feet thou put'st all things that he might them command verse 7 The flocks and oxen all of them to him obedience yield And thou subjectest unto him the wild beasts of the field verse 8 The feth'red birds and fowls of Heav'n the power of man do know And fishes that walk through the paths of the deep seas below verse 9 O God our Lord who all these things did'st by thy power frame How excellent through all the earth is thy most glorious name Psalm 9. WIth my whole heart will I set forth thy praise O Lord my God And all thy great and wondrous works will publish all abroad verse 2 In thee alone will I be glad and joy exceedingly And praises will I sing unto thy name O Lord most high verse 3 When all my foes that me assail'd are put to shameful flight Then shall they stumble and fall down and perish at thy sight verse 4 Thou hast in judgement tri'd my cause and sentence past for me Thou sittest on thy throne on high judging with equitie verse 5 Thou hast rebuk'd the Heathen folk and wicked utterly Destroy'd and hast for evermore wip't out their memory verse 6 My foe thy desolations cease henceforth perpetually Thou hast pluck'd up Towns and with them remov'd their memory verse 7 But know the Lord Jehovah shall for evermore remain His throne he hath established right judgement to maintain verse 8 And he in his due time shall judge the world in righteousnesse And to his people shall dispence judgement in uprightnesse verse 9 An high safe refuge God shall be for those that are opprest And in the troublous times a place of refuge and of rest verse 10 And they that know thy name in thee their confidence shall place Thou Lord didst never yet forsake those that do seek thy face The Second part verse 11 O sing ye praises to the Lord that doth in Zion dwell Among the people his great acts and works declare and tell verse 12 When he for bloods enquires he minds th' afflicted in that day Forgetting not the cryes of men distressed when they pray verse 13 Lord favor me weigh well the wrongs which I from foes sustain Who even from the gates of death did'st lift me up again That in the gates of Zion I may shew forth all thy praise In thy salvation shal my soul O Lord rejoyce alwayes verse 15 The Heathen sink down in the pit that they themselves have made Their foot is taken in the net which their own hands have laid verse 16 God by his judgments is well known which he hath strangely wrought When sinners hands do make the snares wherein themselves are caught verse 17 The wicked into hell shall turn destruction is their lot And so shall all the Nations that God remember not verse 18 The needy though distrest a while shall not be still forgot And th' expectations of the poor defer'd yet perish not verse 19 Arise O Lord and let not man prevaile still by his might And let the Heathen folk at length be judged in thy sight verse 20 Pursue them with thy terrors Lord abase and bring them low And that they are but poor weak men let all the Nations know Psalm 10. WHy dost thou Lord withdraw thy self and stand so farre from us Why doest thou hide thy self away in times so perilous verse 2 The wicked persecutes the poor with pride of heart surpris'd Let them be taken in the plot which they themselves devis'd verse 3 The wicked vaunts of compassing his hearts desire and blest Accompts the griping covetous and doth the Lord detest verse 4 The wicked man in pride of heart cares not to seek or call On God the Lord is not so much as in his thoughts at all verse 5 His wayes are alwayes prosperous thy judgments are on high Out of his sight his foes he doth puff at disdainfully verse 6 And thus he speaks in pride of heart I never mov'd shall be Nor yet in any time to come adversity shall see verse 7 With cursing and deceits and guile his mouth is fill'd alwayes And mischief and iniquity under his tongue he layes verse 8 In the close places of his Courts he lurks and secretly The harmless slayes against the poor his eyes watch privily verse 9 And like a Lion in his den he lurks the poor to take And when he hath him in his net the weak his prey doth make verse 10 He croutcheth to the ground and low he bows himself withall That such as are but poor and weak by his strong ones may fall verse 11 He says in 's heart that God these things to mind will never call He turns away and hides his face and will not see at all verse 12 Arise stand up O Lord our God stretch out thy mighty arm Neglect not Lord too long to save the humble soul from harm verse 13 How long O God shall wicked men contemn the Lord and say Presumptuously within their heart God will it not repay verse 14 But thou takst notice Lord and doest observe mischief and spite And it in thy due time thou wilt with thine own hand requite The poor that hath none help besides on thee relyes alone Thou doest support the fatherless to thee that make their mone verse 15 Lord break the arm of wicked men and all their pow'r confound And search out all their wickedness till it no more be found verse 16 The Lord is King for evermore and by his mighty hand The heathen folk are perished and cast out of his land verse 17 The humble and poor mans desires with favor thou hast heard Yea thou wilt cause thine ear to hear thou hast their hearts prepar'd verse 18 To judge the helpless fatherless and the opprest and poor That these great men the weak of th' earth may terrifie no more Psalm 11. I In Jehovah put my trust why do you to me say Unto your mountain like a bird fly speedily away For loe the wicked bend their bows their arrows they prepare Upon the string to shoot at those in
heart that upright are verse 3 If the foundations of the State Judgment and Justice too Be thus destroy'd the righteous man alas what shall he do verse 4 God in his holy Temple is the Heaven is his Throne His eys behold his eye-lids try mens children everyone verse 5 Jehovah such as righteous are in tryal doth approve But hates a wicked man and such as violence do love verse 6 Snares fire brimstone and dreadful storms from heaven rain shall he On wicked men and of their cup their portion this shall be verse 7 Because the righteous Lord doth still in righteousness delight His eys with favor do behold all such as be upright Psalm 12. HElp now O Lord for godly men continually decay The faithful from the sons of men are taken quite away verse 2 Each man unto his neighbor speaks false lyes and vanity And from a double-heart they talk with lips of flattery verse 3 But such smooth flattering lips the Lord will cut off sudainly And that proud tongue that uttereth such swelling words and high verse 4 For with our tongues we will prevail in pride of heart they say Our tongues are ours who is our Lord that we should him obay verse 5 Now for the poor mens spoils saith God and groans of men in need I le rise and from those scorners them in safety set with speed Gods words are pure and faithful all like silver that is try'd And in an earthen furnace hath seven times been purifi'd verse 7 And thou hast promis'd Lord to help and to preserve each one For evermore in peace from this ill generation verse 8 The wicked walk on every side and wax exceeding bold The vilest of the sons of men when they advanc'd behold Psalm 13. O Lord how long for evermore shall I forgotten be How long wilt thou thy self withdraw and hide thy face from me verse 2 How long shall I in grief of spirit with mine own soul advise And how long shall mine enemy thus up above me rise verse 3 Hear me O Lord my God my state weigh and consider well Lighten mine eys O Lord lest I in sleep of death do dwell verse 4 Lest thus mine enemies vaunt and say o're him I shall prevail And all my foes rejoyce when I am mov'd and like to fail verse 5 But on thy mercy and free grace is all my trust and stay And in the Lords salvation shall my soul rejoyce alway verse 6 And I will sing to thee O Lord and make the people know Thy name when thou thy grace to me shalt bountifully shew Psalm 14. THere is no God the fool hath said in heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 Yet there for all their confidence great terror on them fell For in the generation of just men God doth dwell verse 6 The hopes and counsels of the poor you shame and set at nought Because he staid himself on God and help from him hath sought verse 7 But who shall give salvation Lord O that thou wouldst fulfil Thy promise made to Israel from out of Zion hill When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoyce and Israel glad shall be Psalm 15. WIthin thy Tabernacle Lord who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou accept to dwell in they most holy hill verse 2 The man that doth uprightly walk and worketh righteousness And in his heart speaks truth without fraud or deceitfulness verse 3 Who with his tongue backbiteth not nor doth his fellow wrong Nor takes up false reports to hurt his neighbour with his tongue verse 4 Who a vile person doth despise but such as fear the Lord He honors swears to his own hurt yet goes not from his word verse 5 That upon biting usury his mony hath not lent Nor doth bribes or rewards receive to hurt the innocent verse 6 Who so observeth all these things to do them faithfully He shall not from his happy state be mov'd eternally Psalm 16. LOrd keep and save me for on thee alone mine heart it stai'd verse 2 My soul thou hast said to the Lord thou art my God mine aid My goodness reacheth not to thee but to the Saints that dwell verse 3 On earth my whole delight is set on them that do excell verse 4 Their sorrows shall be multipli'd that vex themselves in vain And to make haste to other Gods in blind zeal take great pain Their drink-offeings of blood which God abhors I will not bring Nor in my lips take up the name of that accursed thing verse 5 The Lord the part and portion is of mine inheritance And of my cap thou doest my lot maintain and it advance verse 6 The lines that did set out my part in pleasant places fell The heritage assign'd to me doth in all things excell verse 7 Gods counsel mov'd me to this choice and not mine own sore-sight Him will I bless he makes my reins to teach me every night verse 8 I set the Lord before me still he is my strength and stay Because he is at my right hand my state shall not decay verse 9 Therefore my heart within was glad my tongue my joys exprest My flesh when I ly down in grave shall in assurance rest verse 10 Because thou wilt not alwayes leave my soul in grave to be Nor wilt permit thine Holy One corruption to see verse 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life for in thy presence is Fulness of joy at thy right hand is everlasting bliss Psalm 17. HEar my right cause O Lord attend when I cry and complain And hear my pray'r which cometh forth from lips that do not fain verse 2 And from thy presence let a just decree come forth for me With favour let thine eyes behold the things that equal be verse 3 Thou visitedst me in the night and prov'dst my heart and mind And thou hast me as metals tri'd yet shalt no falshood find The words which with my mouth I speak shall not in any wise Exceed or vary from the thoughts which in mine heart do rise verse 4 As for the works of men the word that from thy mouth proceeds Hath kept me from destroyers paths and following their deeds verse 5 Sustain my goings in thy paths and in that prosperous way Which thou preparest that my feet slip not nor state decay verse 6 Upon thee have I call'd O God for thou wilt surely hear My Prayer then accept and to my speech incline thine ear verse 7 Thy marvellous
took'st me out of the womb and thou didst make me rest In hope on thee when I did hang upon my mothers brest verse 10 Ev'n from the womb and brest I was cast wholly upon thee And from my mothers belly thou art still a God to mee The Second Part. verse 11 O be not thou far off from me since trouble is so nigh For if thou leave me there is none to help or stand me by verse 12 Many strong bulls have compast me that I cannot get out Yea the strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round about verse 13 They gap'd and open'd wide their mouths upon me in that day Like rav'ning roaring Lions when they set upon their prey verse 14 My loins are loos'd and I pour'd out as water spilt decay Mine heart within my bowels doth like waxe melt quite away verse 15 My strength is like a potsherd dri'd my tongue that cleaveth fast Unto my jaws and I am brought to dust of death at last verse 16 For many dogs have compast me the wicked men in bands Assembled have and me inclos'd they peirc'd my feet and hands verse 17 I may tell all my bones they look and stare upon me all verse 18 They part my garments and casts lots to whom my coat shall fall verse 19 Therefore be not thou far from me O Lord in time of need O thou my strength and onely stay to help me now make speed verse 20 Deliver now my soul and life from the sword by thy pow'r Mine onely one my darling dear from dogs that would devour verse 21 Pluck me out of the Lions mouth O Lord and set me free Thou from the horns of Unicorns already hast heard me The Third Part. verse 22 Unto my brethren then will I declare and shew thy name And in the middest of the great assembly praise the same verse 23 Praise him all ye that fear the Lord him do you magnifie You Jacobs seed and fear him all Israels posteritie verse 24 For he hath not despis'd nor loath'd th'afflicteds misery Nor from him hid his face but hath heard him when he did cry verse 25 In the great Congregation my praise shall be of thee In presence of stâ—â—â— as him fear my vows perform'd shall bee verse 26 The meek that eat shall be suffie'd and they that seek his face Shall praise the Lord your heart shall still live quick'ned by his grace verse 27 The ends of th' earth shall turn to God and this to heart shall lay The kindreds of the Nations him shall worship in that day verse 28 The Kingdomes and Dominions unto the Lord belong And onely he hath rule and pow'r the nations all among verse 29 The fat and rich men of the earth shall eat and worship all The poor that to the dust go down shall bow and on him call verse 30 Ev'n those that cannot save their lives a seed that him obeys God's generation shall be call'd and so esteem'd always verse 31 And those his righteousnesse and truth shall openly declare To children after to be born that these his doings are Psalm 23. MY shepherd is the living Lord and he that doth me feed I cannot then want any thing whereof I stand in need verse 2 In pastures green of tender grasse he makes me down to ly And leads me gently by the streams that run so quietly verse 3 He quickens and restores my soul and safely leads me on In right ways and in safe streight paths for his name sake alone Though I walk through the vale of death yet will I fear none ill For thou art with me and thy rod and staff comfort we still verse 5 A table thou prepar'st for me in presence of my foe Mine head with oil thou dost anoint my cup doth overflow verse 6 Goodnesse and mercy all my days shall surely follow me And ever in the house of God my dwelling place shall be Psalm 24. THe Lords is all the earth and all the store thereof is his The world with all that dwell therein his own possession is verse 2 For he hath founded it upon the swelling seas to stand And stablisht it upon the flouds that flow beneath the land verse 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of God the Lord most high Or stand in his most holy place to dwell continually verse 4 The clean of hands and pure of heart who unto vanity Hath not lift up his soul nor yet hath sworn deceitfully verse 5 A plenteous blessing of all good he from the Lord shall have Faithful and righteous dealing from the God that doth him save verse 6 Of those that seek to him this is the generation O Jacobs God that do thy face seek and attend upon verse 7 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 8 This King of glory who is he the Lord of strength and might Mighty in battel who subdues all that against him fight verse 9 Lift up your heads ye gates and doors that everlasting bee You shall by you the entring of the King of glory see verse 10 But who of glory is the King the Lord of hosts is he That is the King to whom most due all praise and glory be Psalm 25. O Lord I do lift up my soul and heart to thee verse 2 I trust in thee O Lord my God let no shame come to mee verse 3 Let not my foes have cause to triumph over mee Let none of them be made asham'd that alwaies wait on thee Let them be made asham'd that trespasse without cause verse 4 Shew me thy holy ways O Lord teach me thy paths and laws verse 5 Lead me forth in thy truth and teach me I thee pray Of my salvation thou art God on thee I wait alway verse 6 Thy tender mercies Lord think on and keep in minde Thy loving kindnesses of old that I may daily finde verse 7 My sins and faults of youth forget and think on mee According to thy mercy Lord and for thy goodnesse free verse 8 God is exceeding good upright and faithful too Therefore will he the sinners teach the way that they should goe verse 9 Those that are meek in heart in judgement he will guide He will instruct in all his ways the meek and void of pride verse 10 The ways of God are truth and mercy to preserve All those that keep his Covenant and precepts do observe verse 11 Now for thy holy name O Lord I thee intreat To grant me pardon for my sin which is exceeding great The Second part verse 12 What man is he that fears the Lord him in the way That he should choose to walk therein he will teach day by day verse 13 His soul in goodnesse shall continue quietly The earth shall be an heritage to his posterity verse 14 All those that fear the Lord his secret blessing know His covenant to them he doth by tri'd experience
show Mine eyes and heart unto the Lord advanced are For he shall free my feet out of the danger of the snare verse 16 Turn thee to me O Lord and mercy on me show I am left comfortlesse alone and brought exceeding low verse 17 The troubles of mine heart greatly enlarged bee Out of those deep distresses Lord bring me and set me free verse 18 Look upon my distresse take notice of my pain Forgive and pardon all my sins and make me whole again verse 19 O Lord behold my foes how they do still increase Pursuing me with deadly hate that fain would live in peace verse 20 O Lord preserve my soul do thou deliver me And let me not be put to shame because I trust in thee verse 21 Let mine uprightnesse Lord and sound integritie In safety me preserve and deep for I wait still on thee verse 22 Redeem thine Israel O Lord thy people all From all their trouble and distresse which daily on them befall Psalm 26. LOrd judge me in thy righteousnesse my paths are upright all I trusted also in the Lord therefore I shall not fall verse 2 Examine me throughout O Lord and try me thoroughly My reins and heart and secret thoughts my God search out and try verse 3 Thy loving kindnesse I have set before mine eyes always And in thy truth and perfect law have walked all my days verse 4 With vain ungodly persons I delighted not to stay Nor yet with false dissemblers join'd to travail in their way verse 5 Th'assemblies of ill doers I do hate exceedingly And with the wicked will not sit but hate their company verse 6 In innocency I will wash mine hands and so draw neer Thine Altar Lord mine offerings to bring before thee there verse 7 That I with voice of hearty thanks may publiquely declare Thy wonders yea thy works I shall shew forth and will not spare verse 8 The habitation of thine house Lord I have loved well And have delighted in the place where thine honour doth dwell verse 9 Gather not Lord my soul with men in wicked practice rife With men of bloud and cruelty Lord bind nor up my life verse 10 Men in whose hand is nothing else but mischief to be found And whose corrupt right hand with gifts and bribery doth abound verse 11 But as for me I will still walk in mine integrity Be merciful to me O Lord set me at liberty verse 12 My foot stands in an even place set in security Therefore in the assemblies blesse and praise the Lord will I. Psalm 27. THe Lord my light and safety is who shall make me afraid The Lord is of my life the strength why should I be dismai'd verse 2 When wicked men mine enemies came upon me with their power They stumbled and fell down my flesh that purpos'd to devour verse 3 I fear not though an host encamp against me round about Though warre be rais'd against me I confide and do not doubt verse 4 One thing have I desir'd of God that will I seek and crave That all my days within his house my dwelling I may have That there I may behold the Lord and view his beauty still And to his Temple have recourse there to enquire his will verse 5 He shall me hide in troublous times in his pavillion The secret of his house and set my feet a rock upon verse 6 And now mine head shall raised be and lifted up on high Above all my proud enemies that round about me lie Then sacrifice of joy will I into his Temple bring And sing unto the Lord my God to him I praise will sing The Second Part. verse 7 Hear thou O Lord my God to thee when with my voice I cry Have mercy also upon me answer me speedily verse 8 Thou saidst to me Seek ye my face my heart said unto thee Thy face and presence Lord I seek verse 9 Hide not thy face from mee Thou hast my helper been in wrath put not away thine own Leave me not nor forsake O God of my salvation verse 10 My Father and dear Mother too did their own son forsake But thou O Lord more kind then both of me the care did take verse 11 Teach me O Lord in thy safe way and lead me carefully In a plain path because my foes do watch me narrowly Leave me not to my foes desire against me there arise Many false witnesses and such as breath out cruelties verse 13 My heart had fail'd me had I not believ'd that I should see Gods goodnesse in this present life performed unto mee verse 14 Wait patiently upon the Lord and be of courage still And strengthen thou thine heart in him and wait thou on his will Psalm 28. O Lord my rock to thee I cry be not silent to me Lest else to those that to the grave descend I likened be verse 2 The voice of thy suppliant hear when unto thee I cry And to thine holy Oracle lift up mine hands on high verse 3 With workers of iniquity Lord cast me not away That speak peace to their friends but hatch mischief in heart all day Give them according to their deeds and as they mischief meant In heart and wrought it with their hands give them due punishment verse 5 God shall destroy not build them up because they have not thought On Gods great works nor did regard that which his hands have wrought verse 6 The Lord be blest because he heard the voice of my request The Lord my strength is and my shield mine heart on him doth rest verse 7 And I am helpt therefore mine heart is joy'd exceedingly And I will praise him in my song and his name magnifie verse 8 Yea and the same Lord is the strength of all that are his own And he the saving health of his anointed is alone verse 9 Lord save thy people blesse thou still thine own inheritance Feed them and rule them and do thou for ever them advance Psalm 29. AScribe unto the Lord ye sons of mighty men and great Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord our God with glory meet verse 2 Unto the Lord the glory give due unto his great name And in the beauty of holinesse yield worship to the same 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 it worketh mightily The voice of God the Lord is full of glorious Majesty verse 5 The high strong Cedars broken are by the Lords mighty voice Cedars of Lebanon the Lord breaks with that fearful noise verse 6 He maketh hills to skip like calves the mighty Lebanon Like a young Unicorn and that great Mountain Sirion verse 7 His voice divides the flames of fire and makes the desert quake verse 8 The Lord the spacious wildernesse of Cadesh makes to shake verse 9 Gods voice doth make the hindes to calve and makes
the Forest bare And in his Temple ev'ry one his glory doth declare verse 10 The Lord doth sit upon the flouds and rules them at his will The Lord sits as a mighty King and so continues still verse 11 And all this pow'r the Lord shall use his people to uphold His people God will blesse with peace and blessings manifold Psalm 30. LOrd thou hast me advanc'd I will exalt thee with my voice Thou hast not made mine enemies against me to rejoice verse 2 O Lord my God in my distresse I call'd and cri'd to thee Thou gav'st me answer to my sute and thou hast healed mee verse 3 Thou hast O Lord preserv'd my life when I was neer the grave Thou hast kept me alive my soul thou from the pit didst save verse 4 O all ye holy Saints of his sing ye unto the Lord In memory of his holinesse praise him with one accord verse 5 His anger but a moment lasts but life his favour brings Weeping may last a night but joy comes when the morning springs verse 6 In prosp'rous times I said I shall be moved at no hand verse 7 When by thy favour thou hast made my mountain strong to stand Thou didst but hide thy face and I was troubled by and by verse 8 Then cry'd I to the Lord my God my humble sute made I. verse 9 What gain is in my bloud when I unto the pit go down Shall the dust speak and honour thee shall dust thy truth make known verse 10 Hear me O Lord God when I pray have mercy upon me From me withdraw not thou thy self but Lord mine helper be verse 11 My mourning into dancing now O Lord is turn'd by thee My sackcloth thou tookst off and hast with gladnesse girded mee That my tongue may not cease but still sing praises thee before O Lord my God to thee will I give thanks for evermore Psalm 31. LOrd let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee But in thy righteousnesse and truth save and deliver mee verse 2 O Lord bow down thine ear to me and quickly set me free Be thou my strong rock and an hold of sure defence to mee verse 3 Thou art my fortresse and my rock to which I still retire Lead me for thy name sake therefore and guide me I desire verse 4 Thou art my stay and strength alone pluck me out of the gin And net which privily my foes have laid to take me in verse 5 Into thy hands Lord I commit my spirit which came from thee Thou hast O Lord thou God of truth sav'd and redeemed mee verse 6 All those that idols do regard and lying vanities I have abhorr'd but on the Lord alone my heart relies verse 7 I in thy mercy will rejoice because my miseries Thou weighest and hast known my soul in all adversities verse 8 Into mine enemies hands thou Lord hast not inclosed me But thou in a large room hast set my feet at libertie verse 9 I am in trouble Lord to me grant mercy and relief Mine eyes my belly and my soul are quite consum'd with grief verse 10 My life is spent with grief my years in sighes away do flie My strength doth fail my bones consume for mine iniquitie The Second part verse 11 Among my foes I was a scorn my neighbours specially A fear to friends they that saw me without away did fly I am forgotten as a man that now hath long been dead And like a broken vessel cast aside and perished verse 13 For many slanders I have heard I saw fear every way While they against me did conspire to take my life away verse 14 But all this while in thee O Lord I trusted still for aid Thou art my Lord and gracious God my soul within me said verse 15 My times are in thine hands alone save me and set me free From my foes hand and from all those that persecuted mee verse 16 Upon thy servant cause thy face to shine forth graciously And save me for thy mercies sake to thee alone I fly verse 17 Let me not be asham'd O Lord for I have call'd on thee Let sinners be asham'd let them in the grave silent bee verse 18 To silence put the lying lips that grievous things do say And hard reports in pride and scorn of righteous men do lay verse 19 For those that fear thee how great good hast thou laid up in store And wrought for them that trust in thee the sons of men before verse 20 In secret of thy presence thou shalt hide them from mens pride And in a tent from strife of tongues thou shalt them closely hide verse 21 For ever blessed be the name of God the Lord for he In a strong City wonderful kindnesse hath shew'd to me verse 22 For in my haste I said I am cut off before thine eyes But even then thou heard'st the voice of my complaints and cryes verse 23 O love the Lord all ye his Saints the faithful he preserves And plentifully doth reward the proud as he deserves Be of good courage he your hearts uphold and strengthen shall All ye that on the Lord do hope and on his name do call Psalm 32. BLest be the man whose sin the Lord doth graciously remit And whose transgressions he doth both cover and acquit verse 2 And blest is he to whom the Lord imputeth not his sin Who in his heart hath hid no guile nor fraud hath lodg'd therein verse 3 When I my self held silence then all my bones waxed old With plaints and roarings all the day through torments manifold verse 4 Because by day and night thy hand lay heavy upon me Which caus'd into the Summers drought my moisture turn'd to be verse 5 To thee then I acknowledged my great iniquitie And did not hide my foulest sins for thus in haste said I I will confesse unto the Lord my great transgressions And thou forgav'st th'iniquity of all my sin at once verse 6 For this cause when thou maiest be found the Saints shall thee intreat Surely to him shall not approach the flouds of waters great verse 7 Thou art my hiding place and thou from trouble set'st me free And with songs of deliverance thou about doest compasse mee verse 8 I will instruct and teach thee in the way that thou shalt goe And with mine eye of providence direct thee what to doe verse 9 Be ye not now like horse and mule that nothing understand Which thou from harm with bit keep'st in and bridle with strong hand verse 10 Unto the wicked shall be store of sorrows and of woes But mercies him that trusts in God shall round about inclose verse 11 Be glad ye righteous in the Lord greatly in him rejoice Let the upright in heart with shouts for joy lift up their voice Psalm 33. YE that are righteous in the Lord unfeignedly rejoice It well becomes th'upright in heart to praise him with their voice verse 2 Praise God with Harp and
Psaltery unto him praises sing Sing to him with an instrument that hath a tenfold string verse 3 Sing to the Lord a new fram'd song aloud with skill him praise verse 4 Because his words are true and right are all his works and ways verse 5 The righteous Lord loves righteousnesse and judgement doth him please And the whole earth to fill with good his mercy doth not cease verse 6 By the commanding Word of God the Heavens created were And by his powerful breath the hosts that therein do appear verse 7 He gathers up into an heap the waters of the Seas The depths he in their chanel safe as in a store-house layes verse 8 Let therefore all the earth below reverence and fear the Lord Let all the dwellers in the world still tremble at his Word verse 9 He onely spake the word and all was done that he did will He gave command and it stood fast and so continues still verse 10 The counsels of the Heathen all the Lord doth bring to nought The multitude he doth defeat in their device and thought verse 11 But the deep counsels of the Lord shall stand for ever fast The wise thoughts of his heart shall to all generations last The Second Part. verse 12 The Nation 's blest to whom the Lord as their own God is known And those whom as an heritage he chose to be his own verse 13 The Lord from Heaven the sons of men beholds and looks upon verse 14 The dwellers of the earth from high his habitation verse 15 He fashions all their waies alike as well the high as low And he their works considereth and all their waies doth know verse 16 The numbers of a mighty host cannot preserve a King Neither can any mans great strength to him deliverance bring verse 17 An horse is a vain thing to save his rider in the fight Neither can he deliver one by his great strength and might Behold the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just As many as do fear his name and on his mercy trust verse 19 That he from death and dangers deep their soul may safely free And them alive in famine keep when others pined bee verse 21 Our soul still waiteth for the Lord and doth on him depend He always is at hand our help and shield us to defend verse 22 Surely in God our heart is glad in him it doth delight For in his holy name we have our trust and in his might verse 23 Let thy mercy O Lord our God upon us ever bee As we at all times do depend and onely trust in thee Psalm 34. I Will at all times blesse the Lord and him will magnifie And with his praises shall my mouth be fill'd continually verse 2 My soul in God shall make his boast by whom relief she had The humble men shall hear thereof and be exceeding glad verse 3 O magnifie the Lord with me and spread abroad his fame Together with one heart and voice let us extoll his name verse 4 In my distresse I sought the Lord he did my prayer hear And graciously delivered me from all that I did fear verse 5 This mov'd his Saints to look unto and flock to him apace They came not back asham'd but were inlightned by his grace verse 6 This poor man cry'd unto the Lord he heard his prayer said they And him delivered out of all his troubles in that day verse 7 Gods Angel doth encamp about all those that do him fear And safely doth deliver them from dangers that are near verse 8 O taste and see that God is good and gracious every way Blessed is he that maketh him his trust and only stay verse 9 All ye his Saints his holy ones fear ye the living Lord For nothing shall they want that him do fear and keep his word The lions young may hungry be and want their needful food But those that truly seek the Lord shall not want any good The Second Part. verse 11 Come near therefore my children dear and to my words give ear I will teach you the perfect way how you the Lord shall fear verse 12 What man desireth life and loves in long life good to see verse 13 From evil keep thy tongue thy lips from speaking guile keep free verse 14 Depart from ill do good seek peace pursue it speedily verse 15 Gods eyes are on the righteous man his ears do hear their cry verse 16 But against such as evil work the Lord doth set his face That their accursed memory in earth may have no place verse 17 But such as good and righteous are the Lord hears when they cry And them out of their troubles all delivers speedily verse 18 The Lord is nigh at hand to them that are in heart contrite And saves such as are much cast down and broken in their spirit verse 19 Many are the afflictions a righteous man endures But out of all deliverance the Lord to him assures verse 20 The bones of all such men are so preserved Lord by thee In all their sufferings not one of them shall broken bee verse 21 But evil shall the sinners slay because he evil wrought And those that hate Gods Saints shall be to desolation brought verse 22 Whereas the Lord his servants souls redeems and setteth free So that of all that trust in him none desolate shall bee Psalm 35. PLead thou my cause O Lord with them that strive with all their might Against me fight with them for me that do against me fight verse 2 Shew thy self now in arms the shield and buckler take to thee And stand up for my help O Lord and shew thy self for mee verse 3 Draw out the sword and spear and stop the way of those that me Pursue and say unto my soul I will thy Saviour be verse 4 Confound them and put them to shame that seek my soul to spill Turn them back and confound them all that think to work me ill verse 5 As chaff before the whirling winds so let mine enemies bee And let the Angel of the Lord pursue and make them flee verse 6 Let all their way be dark let them in slippery places fall And let the Angel of the Lord chase and destroy them all verse 7 For without cause they hid for me a net me to ensnare In pits which they without a cause did for my soul prepare verse 8 Let unawares destruction come upon him let the net Ensnare his own feet which for me he privily had set verse 9 Then shall my soul be joyful in the Lord it shall rejoyce In his salvation all my bones shall say with joyful voice Who 's like the Lord that sav'st the poor from him that is too strong For him the poor and weak from him that spoils and doth him wrong The Second Part. verse 11 My crafty foes against me rise to witnesse things untrue And to accuse me they devise of things I never knew verse 12 For good which
I to them had done they recompence me ill And cruelly they practised and sought my soul to spill verse 13 But as for me when they were sick in sackcloth clad I mourn'd Fasting with humbled soul I pray'd my pray'r to me return'd verse 14 To him I did behave my self as to a friend or brother And heavily bowed down as one that mourneth for his mother verse 15 But they in mine affliction glad against me gathered were Smiters at secret meetings me with their false tongues did teare verse 16 With scoffing hypocrites at feasts these men assembled be They mock me with their bitter jests they gnash their teeth on me verse 17 But Lord how long wilt thou look on from their spoils rescue mee And let my soul my darling be from lions kept by thee verse 18 In the great Congregation then will I give thanks to thee And where the multitudes resort my praise of thee shall bee The Third Part. verse 19 Let not them over me rejoice that hate me wrongfully Nor let my causlesse foes in joy and scorn wink with their eye verse 20 For they speak not of peace but-take deceitful plots in hand Against all such as harmlesse are and quiet in the land verse 21 And now their mouths they open wide in scorn and spite at mee So so our hearts desire on him say they our eye doth see verse 22 All this O Lord thine eye hath seen no longer silent stand O Lord be thou not far from me withhold not still thine hand verse 23 Raise and stir up thy self and to my judgement Lord awake My just God and my Lord do not my righteous cause forsake verse 24 After my righteousnesse my God now let me judged be And suffer not mine enemies to triumph over me verse 25 In their proud hearts let them not say so would we have it be Let them not boast O Lord that they have wholly swallow'd me verse 26 Shame and confusion come to those that at my hurt are glad They that against me vaunt themselves with shame let them be clad verse 27 Let them be glad and shout for joy that favour my just way And let the Lord be magnified let them all always say verse 28 Who in his servants prosp'rous state takes pleasure and my tongue Shall of thy righteousnesse still talk and thy praise all day long Psalm 36. THe wicked mans transgressions within mine heart doe say Before his eyes there is no fear of God in all his way verse 2 For fondly he sooths up himself in his own eyes to finde And follow on his wicked ways which he should hate in 's minde verse 3 His mouth speaks words of wickednesse and of deceit and guile He wholly leaves off to be wise or do good all the while verse 4 And mischief lying on his bed he doth contrive and plot He sets himself in ways not good ill he abhorreth not verse 5 Thy goodnesse and thy mercy Lord are in the Heavens high Thy truth and faithfulnesse reach up unto the cloudy skie verse 6 Thy righteousnesse like mountains high and thy wise judgements bee Like the great deep both man and beast preserved are by thee verse 7 How precious is thy kindnesse Lord to sons of men alway Under the shadow of thy wings therefore they rest and stay verse 8 With fatnesse of thy house they shall be fill'd abundantly With streams of thy sweet pleasures still thou dost them satisfie verse 9 For of true life the fountain is for ever found with thee We in thy light and favour shall true light and comfort see verse 10 Extend thy loving kindnesse Lord to men that thee do know To men that are upright in heart to them thy justice show verse 11 Against me let not haughty men march with their lofty pace Nor let the hands of wicked men remove me from my place verse 12 Behold there are they faln down flat that work iniquities They are cast down and never shall have power again to rise Psalm 37. FRet not thy self at wicked men when great in power they bee Nor be thou envious at those that work iniquitie verse 2 For like the grasse that is cut down so shall their state decay And as the green herb from the earth shall wither quite away verse 3 Trust thou on God the Lord alone to do good take good heed Abide thou in the promised land and by faith live and feed verse 4 And in the Lord delight thy self love him with all thine heart What ere thy soul shall then desire he will to thee impart verse 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord by faith on him depend And he shall bring thine enterprise to a desired end verse 6 Then shall he shew thy righteousnesse clear like the shining light The judgment which approves thy cause as noon day shall be bright verse 7 In silence rest on God for him wait patiently and stay Fret not thy self because of him that prospers in his way Because of any man that brings his wicked works to passe verse 8 Cease anger wrath forbear fret not thy self in any case verse 9 To do ill for ill doers shall be quite cut off but all That patiently wait on the Lord the earth inherit shall The wicked after a short time shall not be any more Thou shalt not finde him in his place where he remain'd before verse 11 But meek and humble men the earth shall quietly possesse And shall delight themselves in store of peace and plenteousnesse The Second part verse 12 The wicked doth against the just his crafty plots devise He gnasheth in despight at him his teeth in furious wise verse 13 But all the while the patient Lord laughs at him scornfully Because he sees his woful day comes on him suddenly verse 14 The wicked have drawn out their sword and they have bent their bow The man that is upright to kill and poor to overthrow verse 15 But their sword into their own hearts shall enter suddenly Their bow which they have bended shall in pieces broken lie verse 16 A little that a righteous man enjoyes is better farre Then unto many wicked men their stores of riches are verse 17 Of wicked and ungodly men the Lord shall break the arms But shall the just and righteous men deliver from all harms verse 18 The days and states of righteous men God doth regard and see And their possession in the Land shall everlasting bee verse 19 In evil times he shall not be asham'd or terrifi'd When some in times of famine starve he shall be satisfi'd verse 20 The wicked and Gods enemies all shall utterly decay They shall consume like fat of lambs and as smoak passe away verse 21 The wicked borrows at his need but never cares to pay Whereas the righteous mercy shews and freely gives away verse 22 For such as God the Lord shall blesse inherit shall the land But those that he doth curse shall be cut off by his own
we in him rejoice exceedingly verse 7 He rules for ever by his power his eyes the nations see Let none of them exalt themselves to him that rebels bee verse 8 O let the people blesse our God and let the chearful voice Of his due praise be heard abroad with thanks in him rejoice verse 9 Which holds and doth preserve our soul in life from day to day And suffers not our feet to move or our estate decay verse 10 For thou hast proved us O Lord as with the fiers heat Men try their silver thou hast us triâ—d with affliction great verse 11 Thou broughtest us into the net where in we snared were Heavy afflictions to our loins thou bound'st and mad'st us bear The Second Part. verse 12 Over our heads thou causedst men imperiously to ride We went through fire and water both we every way were tri'd Yet when we had been thus abas'd and hopelesse seem'd our case Ev'n then thou brought'st us out into a large and wealthy place verse 13 Burnt-offerings now within thine house present to thee will I And all the vows which I have made will pay thee faithfully verse 14 Which with my lips I uttered in all my grief and smart Which I have spoken with my mouth when troubles vex'd my heart verse 15 Burnt-sacrifices I to thee with fatlings offer will Incense with rams I will present and beeves and goats will kill Come near and hearken every one whose heart the Lord doth fear And what he for my soul hath done you now of me shall hear verse 17 To him in mine adversity I with my voice did cry And with my tongue his holy name I did lift up on high verse 18 If in my heart I any way regard iniquity The Lord I know will not give ear to my voice when I cry verse 19 But God did hear me readily and graciously attend Unto my prayers voice and cry which did to him ascend verse 20 Blessed now be the Lord my God who hath not turn'd away His mercy any time from me for which to him I pray Psalm 67. HAve mercy Lord on us and blesse us with thy grace And on us ever cause to shine the brightnesse of thy face Thy ways and works to us that all the earth may know And that thy saving health thou maist unto all Nations show verse 3 O let the people all give praise unto thy name Yea let the people through the world in praise extoll the same verse 4 O let the nations all rejoice and sing with mirth For thou in righteousnesse dost judge the nations of the earth verse 5 O let the people all give praise unto thy name Yea let the people through the world in praise extoll the same verse 6 And then the earth shall yield a plentiful increase And our God even our own God shall blesse us all in peace verse 7 God shall himself us blesse who are his people dear And then the ends of all the earth shall worship him in fear Psalm 68. LEt God arise and let his foes be scatter'd in their flight And let them all that him do hate fly from before his sight verse 2 Like smoak so drive thou them away as wax melts by the fire Let wicked men before his face so perish in his ire verse 3 But let the righteous men be glad and in Gods sight rejoice Exceedingly let them be glad in him with chearful voice verse 4 Praise God that on the heavens rides sing praises to his name By his name JAH advance him and rejoice before the same verse 5 To such as are left fatherlesse he is a father kinde The widows in his holy place him a just Judge shall finde verse 6 The barren God in families doth place and he from bands Sets free the bound while rebels dwell in dry and thirsty lands verse 7 When thou before the people went'st redeem'd from great distresse Marching before them as their guide through the great wildernesse verse 8 Then did thy presence shake the earth the drops from Heaven fell Sinai did shake before the Lord the God of Israel verse 9 Thou didst upon thine heritage pour out a plenteous rain O God whereby when it was faint it was refresht again verse 10 Thy Congregation dwelt O Lord in Canaan land whereby Thou of thy goodnesse for the poor preparest plenteously The Second Part. verse 11 By thy great works thou matter gav'st of publique joy O God Great multitude of women it did publish all abroad verse 12 The Kings of armies of our foes fled in great haste away And she that still abode at home did part and share the prey verse 13 And though ye lay among the pots like doves ye shall appear Whose wings with silver and with gold her feathers covered were verse 14 When the Almighty by his pow'r great Kings did overthrow Then was it like to Salmon hill when it was white with snow verse 15 Like unto fruitful Bashan so is Zion Gods own hill Above the height of Bashan hill advanced by his will verse 16 Why leap ye you high hills this is the hill chosen by God To dwell in God for ever there will settle his abode verse 17 Gods chariots twenty thousand are his Angels thousands be Amongst them as in Sinai mount in 's holy place is he verse 18 When thou ascendest up on high triumphing gloriously A multitude of captives thou leadst in captivity Thou then bestowedst gifts on men even such as did rebel That by thine Ordinances thou in midst of them might'st dwell verse 19 All praises be unto our God we daily loaden be With his great benefits alone our Saviour is he verse 20 Our God is he that is the God of all salvation The issues out of death belong to God the Lord alone verse 21 But God shall deadly wound the head of all his enemies The hairy scalp of all that walk still in iniquities The Third part verse 22 God said I 'le bring them back as I from Bashan did before And as my people through the seas I once brought safe to shore verse 23 That thou maist dip thy feet in bloud of thy slain enemies And that thy dogs may lick it up where spilt on ground it lies verse 24 Thy goings they have seen O God in glorious majesty The goings of my God my King in his own sanctuary verse 25 First went the singers next came they on instruments that play The damsels too their tabrets beat in midst of that array verse 26 Blesse God in your assemblies all unto him praises sing All ye that from the fountain doe of blessed Jacob spring verse 27 Young Benjamin's there with his Prince with Judahs companies And Princes with them Zebuluns Princes and Naptalies verse 28 Thy Word and thy Commandement this strength to us hath brought Then Lord we pray thee strengthen what thy self for us hath wrought Ev'n for thy Temples sake which thou hast at Jerusalem Set up to thee shall Princes
that call on thee shew'st mercy plenteously verse 6 When I unto thee pray O Lord attend and bow thine ear And of my supplications the voice be pleas'd to hear verse 7 In time when troubles compasse me I will to thee complain For certainly I know that thou wilt answer me again verse 8 Amongst such as are Gods esteem'd none Lord is like to thee Nor any works unto thy works may once compared bee verse 9 The nations all throughout the world which thou didst make and frame Before thee come and worship shall and glorifie thy name The Second Part. verse 10 For thou Lord art exceeding great all power is thine own Thou workest strange and wondrous things for thou art God alone verse 11 Teach me thy way of truth O Lord I will walk in the same Unite my heart and soul in one to fear thy holy name verse 12 Thee will I praise O Lord my God with all my heart and I For ever more thine holy name will highly glorifie verse 13 Because thy mercy towards me in greatnesse doth excell My self thou hast delivered even from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise terrible men are met In Troups to seek my life they have not thee before them set verse 15 But thou full of compassion Lord and gracious hast been found Long-suffering and in mercy and in truth thou dost abound verse 16 O turn thee unto me O Lord and mercy on me have Strengthen thy servant and the son of thine own handmaid save verse 17 On me some sign of favour shew that all my foes may see And be ashamed Lord when thou dost help and comfort mee Psalm 87. UPon the holy mountains Gods foundations do abide verse 2 God Zions gates loves more then all Jacobs dwellings beside verse 3 Exceeding great and glorious things reported are abroad Of thy great name Jerusalem thou city of our God verse 4 Rahab and Babylon with Tyre and Cush and Palestine To those that know thee will I name that these converts of thine verse 5 Were born in them of Zion too it shall be said these men Were born in her the high'st himself shall her establish then verse 6 Yea when God shall his own record thus shall his reck'ning be Of any man amongst them nam'd in Zion born was he verse 7 Both singers and the players on instruments there shall be My springs of graces and of joys and comforts are in thee Psal 88. O Lord that art the God to me of my salvation I have cry'd day and night to thee in pray'r and made my moan verse 2 Before thee let my prayer come hearken unto my cry verse 3 My soul is troubled sore my life unto the grave draws nigh verse 4 I counted am as one of those that to the pit descend As a weak man they me esteem and one that hath no friend verse 5 Shut out as one dead like the slain that lie in grave forgot Quite cut off from thine hand and care whom thou remembrest not verse 6 In a most loathsome dungeon thou hast laid me down below In darknesse and in dang'rous deeps that do me overflow verse 7 Thy fearful indignation upon me hard doth lie Thou with thy waves and billows dost afflict me grievously verse 8 My friends thou hast put far from me to them I loathsome grow I am with griefs so compass'd in that forth I cannot goe verse 9 Because of mine affliction Lord I daily mourn for grief I daily call and stretch my hands to thee for some relief The Second Part. verse 10 Those that are dead Lord wilt thou cause thy wondrous works to see Shall they arise out of their graves and praises give to thee Shall all thy loving kindnesses men in the grave declare Or they speak of thy faithfulnesse that in destruction are verse 12 Shall in the darknesse be made known thy wonders manifold In the land of oblivion shall thy righteousnesse be told verse 13 But unto thee do I O Lord daily lift up my cry And in the morning with my pray'r prevent thy face will I. verse 14 Why dost thou then O Lord in wrath cast off my soul from thee And why the favour of thy face dost thou thus hide from mee verse 15 I am afflicted from my youth and ready still to die Thy terrours which I suffer still distract me fearfully verse 16 The fiercenesse of thy wrath like waves hath clean gone over me Thy terrours have me quite cut off which I suffer from thee verse 17 Like over-flowing waters still they round about me came And by them all together met encompassed I am verse 18 My friends and such as did me love thou hast put far from me And into darknesse them remov'd that mine acquaintance be Psal 89. THE mercies of the Lord will I for ever sing and will With my mouth shew thy faithfulnesse unto all ages still verse 2 For I have said that mercy shall for ever settled be Thy faithfulnesse established in Heav'n it self by thee verse 3 A Cov'nant with my chosen I have made firm to abide Which unto David by an oath I surely ratifi'd verse 4 That I thy seed establish will for ever to endure And unto generations all will build thy Throne most sure verse 5 The Heav'ns shall shew with joy and mirth thy wondrous works O Lord Thy Saints shall in thy Church on earth thy faithfulnesse record For in the Heavens to the Lord who may himself compare Amongst the sons of mighty ones who with him equall are verse 7 The Saints in their assemblies ought the Lord greatly to fear He must be rev'renced of all that come about him near verse 8 O God the Lord of hosts who can like thee a strong Lord be Thy truth and faithfulnesse do as a girdle compasse thee verse 9 The sea though raging furiously thou rulest at thy will The waves though mounting up on high thou makest calm and still verse 10 Thou Egypt strongly didst beat down as one that wounded is And with thy mighty arm thou hast dispers'd thine enemies The Second Part. verse 11 The heaven is thine the earth is thine and by thy pow'r and will The great wide world thou founded hast and all that doth it fill verse 12 The North and South from thee alone their first beginning had Both Tabor West Hermon East In thy name shall be glad verse 13 Thou hast O God an arm of strength that worketh mightily Strong is thy hand and thy right hand in pow'r exceeding high verse 14 In justice and in judgement doth thy thrones foundation lie Mercy and truth shall go before thy face continually verse 15 O those that know the joyful sound a blessed people be In the light of thy countenance Lord they shall walk with thee verse 16 All the day long shall they rejoice because thy name is nigh And in thy righteousnesse and truth shall be exalted high verse 17 For of their strength thou
And all upright in heart on it shall vvait vvith cheerfulnesse verse 16 But where is he vvho for me vvill against the vvicked stand Who vvil stand up to set me free from vvicked vvorkers hand verse 17 Unlesse the Lord had been mine help when none me rescued My soul had almost in the grave silence inhabited verse 18 But when I said within my heart my foot doth slip away Thy mercy held me up O Lord thy goodnesse me did stay verse 19 Ev'n when with multitudes of thoughts my minde was much opprest My soul did in thy comforts finde even then delight and rest verse 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee Where mischiefs most unrighteously by law supported be verse 21 For they against the life conspire of righteous men and good And they by law as vvicked do condemn the guiltlesse blood verse 22 But God alone against them all is my defence and stay The Lord my God my refuge is my rock of strength alway verse 23 The Lord our God shall bring on them their own iniquity And in their sin shall cut them off and slay them certainly Psalm 95. O Come and let us to the Lord shout and sing joyfully And in our rock of health let us rejoice triumphantly verse 2 Let us into his presence now make haste with thankful voice And to him well-composed Psalms sing with a joyful noise verse 3 Because this our Lord is a God exceeding great and high And a great King above all gods in pow'r and Majesty verse 4 Th'unsearched depths of all the earth are in his pow'rful hand The strength of all the hills is his and by his might they stand verse 5 The wide unruly sea is his he made it by his hand And by his power and decree he formed the dry land verse 6 Come let us worship and bow down before him let us fall And kneel before the Lord our God for he hath made us all verse 7 He is our God the people we of his own pastures are And of his hand we are the sheep left to his only care verse 8 To day if you vvill hear his voice then harden not your heart As in Masrah and Meribah ye did in the desart verse 9 When your forefathers tempted me though they my pow'r did prove In my great vvorks which I them shew'd and wonders from above verse 10 Forty years long I grieved vvas with those men and I said This people hath not known my ways but in their hearts have straid verse 11 Wherefore to them when kindled was my wrath within my breast I sware they should not enter in to Canaan my rest Psalm 96. O Sing you now unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing ye unto the Lord our God all people on the earth verse 2 Sing ye unto the Lord above and blesse his holy name Shew his salvation forth declare from day to day the same verse 3 Among the Heathen all declare and of his glory tell And the great vvonders manifest to all on earth that dwell verse 4 Because the Lord our God is great and greatly prais'd to be Above all gods to be ador'd and to be fear'd is he verse 5 For all the gods are idols vain which the blind nations fear The Lord is only he by whom the Heavens created were verse 6 Before him comely honour is and glorious majesty And comely beauty and great strength are in his sanctuary verse 7 Ye kindreds of the people all give to the Lord his right Give ye unto the Lord above all glory strength and might verse 8 The glory due unto his name give to the Lord and King Come ye into his holy Courts an offering to him bring verse 9 In the beauty of holinesse before Jehovah bow And fear before his presence all the vvhole earth here below verse 10 Tell all the Heathen God doth reign and settleth stedfastly The vvorld unmov'd and he shall judge the people righteously verse 11 Then let the Heavens high be glad and let the earth rejoice The sea and fulnesse of it let it roar and make a noise verse 12 The field and all that therein is let it then joyful bee And in the shady woods themselves rejoice shall every tree Before God for he comes he comes the earth to judge and try He with his truth shall judge the world and nations righteously Psal 97. THE Lord doth reign continually let all the earth rejoice And let the multitude of isles for joy lift up their voice verse 2 He round about is compassed with thick clouds and darknesse The stable place are of his throne judgement and righteousnesse verse 3 A flaming and devouring fire before him goeth out Which burneth up and doth consume his enemies round about verse 4 His fearful lightnings o're the world gave forth a shining light The earth did it behold and straight did tremble at the sight verse 5 And at the presence of the Lord the hills like wax did melt When of the Lord of all the earth they had the presence felt verse 6 The Heavens high declare and shew his righteousnesse abroad And the people they do behold the glory of the Lord. verse 7 All that fear graven images confounded may they be And that of idols boast themselves all Gods him worship ye verse 8 Zion when she heard this report was glad exceedingly And Juda's daughters all rejoic'd for all thy judgements high verse 9 For thou far above all the earth O Lord our God art high And art far above all the Gods exalted wondrously verse 10 All ye that love the Lord above hate evil things for he Saves the souls of his saints and from the wicked sets them free verse 11 For such as righteous are is sown prosperity and light And joy and gladnesse for all those in heart that are upright verse 12 Rejoice in God the Lord all ye that walk in righteousnesse And give thanks at the memory of the Lords holinesse Psalm 98. S'ng a new song unto the Lord for he works wonders great His own right hand and holy arm the victory did get verse 2 Of his salvation hath the Lord discover'd now the light And hath his righteousnesse reveal'd in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His mercy unto Israel and truth remembred he And now the ends of all the earth our Gods salvation see verse 4 A joyful noise make to the Lord all people of the earth Make a loud noise and praises sing to him with joy and mirth verse 5 Sing to the Lord the King with Harps in psalms lift up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound before him make a noise verse 7 Yea let the sea roar out for joy and all that is therein The earth and all that therein dwell let them be joyful seen verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and let the hills together joyful be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The
mouth observe and keep will I. LAMED The twelfth part verse 89 Thy word and thy decree O Lord still stedfast is and sure And in the heavens setled course it ever doth endure verse 90 To ev'ry generation thy truth doth stedfast stand The earth abideth which thou hast eslablisht by thine hand verse 91 The heavens and the earth do still continue to this day As thou ordain'st thy servants they are and thee do obey verse 92 Unlesse thy holy law my joy and my delights had been When I was so afflicted I had surely perisht then verse 93 Thy holy precepts never shall by me forgotten be For when my soul was heavie thou by them hast quickned me verse 94 I am thine own O Lord do thou thy son and servant save For with an upright heart thy laws and precepts sought I have verse 95 The wicked men me to destroy did watch me narrowly But I did thy Commandements consider carefully Of all perfection here on earth there is an end I see verse 96 But thy Commandements very breed and everlasting bee MEM The thirteenth part verse 97 O how do I embrace thy law with great affection All the day long it is to me my meditation verse 98 By thy Commandements thou hast made me far more wise to be Then my foes for thy laws are still with me to counsel me verse 99 In understanding I exceed those that instructed me Because thy testimonies still my meditation be verse 100 In understanding I exceed those that are full of daies Because I kept and did observe thy precepts and thy waies verse 101 And I restrained have my self from every evil way That I thy holy Word may keep and wholly it obey verse 102 From the right judgement of thy mouth I never will depart For thou in them didst me instructs and wrot'st them in my heart verse 103 How sweet in taste unto say soul thy words and precepts are No pleasant honie may with them in sweetness once compare verse 104 By thy laws and commandements I understanding gate Therefore as foul and dangerous every false way I hate NUN The fourteenth part verse 105 Thy heavenly Word is to my feet a lamp that shineth bright And to direct me in my path it shineth as a light verse 106 I in my heart have vow'd and sworn and it perform I will That I will keep thy judgements just and strive them to fulfill verse 107 I am afflicted verie much quicken thou me O Lord And in thy goodness raise me up according to thy Word verse 108 The offerings which with voice to thee O Lord I freely give Accept and teach me how I may after thy judgements live verse 109 My soul is ever in my hand great dangers me beset Yet in my greatest troubles I thy law do not forget verse 110 Although the wicked men for me a snare did closely laie Yet from thy precepts would I not for danger go astraie verse 111 Thy laws as mine inheritance I have esteem'd to be For ever for they of mine heart the joy are unto me verse 112 Assisted by thy grace I do mine heart incline and bend Thy statutes alwaies to perform and shall do to the end SAMECH The fifteenth part verse 113 I do abhor unstable hearts and thoughts of vanitie But thy pure and holy law do love exceedingly verse 114 Thou art my secret hiding place and shield of my defence And on thy faithful Word I fix my hope and confidence verse 115 All ye that evil doers be from me depart away For the Commandments of my God I purpose to obey verse 116 According to thy faithful Word uphold and stablish me That I may live and of my hope ashamed may not be verse 117 Hold thou me up then shall I stand in safetie constantly And to thy statutes I will have respect continually verse 118 Thou all that from thy statutes erre treadst down as things most vile For their deceit meet falshood is and will themselves beguile verse 119 Thou all the wicked of the earth dost like the dross remove Therefore thy testimonies just I fervently do love verse 120 My flesh for fear of thee doth quake when I thy justice see I of thy judgements am afraid which high and dreadful be AIN The sixteenth part verse 121 I judgement have to all men done and given them their right Then leave me not to them that would oppress me if they might verse 122 In mercie for thy servants good O Lord a suretie be And from oppressions of the proud do thou deliver me verse 123 Mine eies do fail with looking long for thy salvation Lord While the performance I expect of thy most faithful Word verse 124 According to thy mercie great with me thy servant deal Thy statutes and thy holy laws teach and to me reveal verse 125 I am thy servant Lord give me a minde to understand Thy testimonies so that I may do what they command verse 126 Lord it is time for thee to work and shew thy power forth For wicked men thy holy laws make void and nothing worth verse 127 Therefore I thy Commandements and precepts dearly love Yea above gold I love them yea the finest gold above verse 128 And in all things thy precepts all most righteous I esteem And all false ways I do abhor what ever they may seem PE The seventeenth part verse 129 In truth and wisdome wonderful thy testimonies are Therefore my soul strives them to keep with diligence and care verse 130 The verie entrance of thy Word doth give an heavenly light Yea to the simple it doth give an understanding right verse 131 My mouth I open'd and did pant and almost spent was I For after thy Commandements I long'd exceedingly verse 132 With mercie and compassion Lord behold me from above As thou wert wont to do to those that thy name fear and love verse 133 Direct my footsteps by thy Word in it my Leader be Let no iniquity obtain dominion over me verse 134 From the oppressions and wrongs of man deliver me By me with greater freedome then thy precepts kept shall be verse 135 Upon thy servant cause to shine the brightness of thy face And me thy righteous statutes teach that I may them embrace verse 136 Rivers of vvaters did run down from mine eyes when I saw How wicked men run on in sin and do not keep thy law TSADDI The eighteenth part verse 137 Most just and righteous thou O Lord dost to the world appear And all thy judgements are upright which thou workst everie vvhere verse 138 Thy testimonies which thou hast commanded in thy Word All of them righteous are and just faithful and true O Lord. verse 139 My zeal hath even consumed me because mine enemies Thy holy words forgotten have and do thy laws despise verse 140 Thy holy Word is verie pure as silver tri'd by fire Therefore thy servant loveth it and doth it much desire verse 141 Small am I and by
worldly men despised in their sight Thy precepts yet forget I not but do in them delight verse 142 Thy righteousness most stedfast is and ever shall endure Thy law is also truth it self most constant and most sure verse 143 Trouble and anguish have me found and taken hold on me Yet in this trouble my delight thy just Commandments be verse 144 Eternal righteousness have all thy testimonies give To me knowledge of them then I shall comfortably live KOPH The nineteenth part verse 145 To thee vvith my whole heart I cri'd hear me most gracious Lord And then will I thy statutes keep and vvill obey thy Word verse 146 I in my trouble cri'd to thee do thou me safe preserve And I thy testimonies then vvill carefully observe verse 147 The dawning of the morning I prevented vvith my crie For in my trouble did my hope upon thy Word relie verse 148 Mine eies in waking do prevent the watches of the night That I might meditate upon thy word of truth and light verse 149 After thy loving kindness hear my voice when I do crie According to thy Word O Lord quicken me graciously verse 150 Those that in waies of mischief walk and do pursue me hard Draw high and they do not thy law nor equitie regard verse 151 But thou art near to me and canst their mischief soon prevent And all thy laws and promises shall prove true in event verse 152 This of thy testimonies I have known in times long past That them for ever to endure thou firmly founded hast RESH The twentieth part verse 153 Consider mine affliction Lord from trouble free me set For I in thy most holy law to walk do not forget verse 154 Plead my cause and deliver me and do my right maintain According to thy promises quicken thou me again verse 155 Salvation sure is far away from those that wicked are For they thy statutes do not keep nor for thy laws do care verse 156 O Lord both great and manifold thy tender mercies be According to thy judgements then in mercie quicken me verse 157 Many my persecutors are and enemies of mine Yet from thy testimonies just mine heart doth not decline verse 158 I greatly grieved was when I the leud transgressors saw Because they did not keep thy Word but sinn'd against thy law verse 159 Consider how I dearly love thy precepts and thy Word After thy loving kindness then quicken thou me O Lord. verse 160 From the beginning all thy Word hath been most true and sure Thy righteous judgements everie one for ever shall endure SCHIN The 21. part verse 161 Princes hate persecuted me although no cause they saw But still of thy most holy Word mine heart doth stand in aw verse 162 In thy most pure and holy Word as much rejoice do I As he vvho lighting on great spoil is made rich suddenly verse 163 From lying waies which I abhor and hate I do remove But thy most pure and holy law of truth I dearly love verse 164 Deserved praises I do give sevâ—n times a day to thee Because thy judgements righteous are and they have holpen me verse 165 Great peace and safety they shall have which do thy statutes love No danger shall their blessed state empair or once remove verse 166 O Lord for my salvation I only hope in thee And strive alwaies thy laws to keep which thou commandest me verse 167 Thy testimonies hath my soul observed carefully On them my heart is set and them I love exceedingly verse 168 Thy laws and thy Commandments I keep with special care For all my waies and works I know before thee open are TAU The 22 part verse 169 Let my complaint and crie come near before thy presence Lord Right understanding give thou me acording to thy Word verse 170 And let my supplications come and have access to thee According to thy faithful Word O Lord deliver me verse 171 From a full heart my thankful lips shall utter forth thy praise when thou shalt make me understand thy statutes and thy waies To speak of thy most holy Word my tongue shall never cease For thy Laws and Commandements are perfect righteousness verse 173 Let now thy hand and mighty power me succour and relieve For I thy precepts chose that I after thy laws might live verse 174 I long'd O Lord exceedingly for thy salvation And thy Law is my whole delight and meditation verse 175 O let my soul live and it shall give praises unto thee And let thy faithful judgements Lord still help and succour mee verse 176 Like a lost sheep I went astray thy servant seek and finde For thy Commandements I do retain still in my minde Psalm 120. IN my distresse unto the Lord I did complain and cry And he forthwith inclin'd to me and heard me graciously From lying lips O Lord my soul deliver and set free From double and deceitful tongues O Lord deliver mee verse 5 What shall to thy false tongue be done or giv'n thou slanderer verse 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty man and coals of Juniper verse 5 O woe is me that I must thus sojourn so long a space In Mesech and must dwell in tents vvith Kedars cursed race verse 6 With him that hateth peace my soul is forc'd long to abide verse 7 For peace I am but when I speak for war they do provide Psalm 121. SHall I look up unto the hills and safety thence expect From whence doth come the help that me in danger shall protect verse 2 My help only from God doth come who earth and heaven did frame verse 3 He staies thy feet that nothing can remove away the same verse 4 He slumbers not at all that doth thy soul in safety keep Behold he that keeps Israel shall not slumber once or sleep verse 5 The Lord thy God thy keeper is and he doth alwaies stand To be a shadow of defence to thee on thy right hand verse 6 Neither the Suns bright burning beams by day shall once thee smite Nor shall the Moons cold influence hurt thee in the dark night verse 7 The Lord alone shall thee preserve safely from evils all Yea he thy soul continually preserve in safety shall verse 8 God shall himself thy going our and comming in defend From this time forth for evermore till time itself do end Psalm 122. I Joy'd in heart when thus to me they spake and fram'd their talk Unto the house of God the Lord together let us walk Our feet that once throughout the land had wandred all abroad In the gates of Jerusalem have found a sure abode verse 3 The buildings of Jerusalem in one compacted be And in religious government her peoples hearts agree verse 4 Thither the Tribes of God go up the Tribes with one accord Before the Ark of Israel do blesse and praise the Lord. verse 5 There are erected Judgement seats the thrones of equity The thrones which God to David gave and his posterity
day of battel thou my head hast cover'd safe alone verse 8 Grant not O Lord what evil men desire most wickedly Destroy their wicked plots lest they themselves do magnifie verse 9 As for the head and chief of those about that compass me With mischief out of their own lips Lord let them cover'd be verse 10 Cast them into the fire and let coals burning on them fall Cast them into deep pits from whence they may not rise at all verse 11 Let not an evil speaker be confirm'd on earth below The violent shall evil haunt unto his overthrow verse 12 I know that God the Lord the cause of men in misery Will still maintain the right of those that poor and needy be verse 13 Surely the righteous shall have cause thy name to bless and praise And in thy presence the upright shall dwell and live always Psalm 141. O Lord unto thee do I cry come to me speedily Give ear with favour to my voice when I to thee do cry verse 2 As incense let my prayer be set forth before thine eyes And the up-lifting of mine hands as th' evening sacrifice verse 3 O Lord God a continual watch set thou my mouth before And of my lips that they may not trespass keep thou the door verse 4 Turn not my heart to any ill to work a wicked deed With wicked workers let not me upon their dainties feed verse 5 But let the righteous smite me that a kindness is to me Let him reprove me that to me a precious oyl shall be Which shall not break or wound my head my prayer yet shall be Presented unto God for them in their calamity verse 6 When Judges me pursuing shall in stony places fall My words shall then seem savoury and men shall hear them all verse 7 About the graves devouring mouth our bones lye scatter'd round As chips of wood which men do cut lye scatter'd on the ground verse 8 But O my Lord and God mine eyes still look up unto thee In thee is all my trust let not my soul forsaken be verse 9 Lord keep me safely from the snare which they for me prepare And from the subtil gins of them that wicked workers are verse 10 Into the nets which they have set let all the wicked fall Whilest I for whom they them prepar'd escape from them withall Psalm 142. IN my distress unto the Lord I with my voice did cry I supplication with my voice made to the Lord on high verse 2 My sad complaint I poured out before him in my cry My trouble I before him shew'd and great perplexity verse 3 My heart orewhelmed was in me my path was known to thee In ways where I did walk a snare they closely laid for mee verse 4 I lookt and view'd on my right hand but I of none was known All refuge wholly failed me for my soul car'd not one verse 5 Then cry'd I to the Lord and said my hope thou only art And in the land of living men my portion and my part verse 6 Hear thou my cry I am brought low in mercy set me free From those that do me persecute and are too strong for mee verse 7 My soul from prison bring that I may praises give to thee The saints shall compass me about when thou art good to me Psal 143. LOrd hear my pray'r attend my sute sent up in great distress And answer me now in thy truth and in thy righteousness verse 2 And do not with thy servant Lord in judgement plead at all For justifi'd be in thy sight not one that liveth shall verse 3 My enemy hath pursu'd my soul my life to ground hath thrown And made me in the dark to dwell like men dead long agone verse 4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelm'd and pressed down in me My heart in me is desolate and doth no comfort see verse 5 I call to minde the days of old on all thy works I thought Upon the works I meditate which thine own hands have wrought Behold to thee most gracious Lord I now stretch out my hands My soul doth greatly thirst for thee like dry and thirsty lands verse 7 Hear me with speed my spirit doth fail hide not thy face from me Lest like to them that do go down into the pit I be verse 8 In thee I trust thy kindness make me evâ—ry morning finde Shew me the way wherein to walk to thee I life my minde verse 9 From all mine enemies O Lord safely deliver me To hide my self under thy wings Lord unto thee I flee verse 10 Thou art my God thy spirit is good teach me to do thy will And in a plain and even ground Lord do thou lead me still verse 11 Quicken me Lord for thy names sake raise me out of distress And out of trouble bring my soul ev'n for thy righteousness verse 12 And for thy mercy slay my foes let all destroyed bee That do afflict my soul for I a servant am to thee Psalm 144. BLessed for ever be the Lord my only strength and might Which doth instruct my hands to war my fingers too to fight verse 2 My goodness sort deliverer my tower and shield is he In him I trust he doth subdue mine enemies under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou of him dost so much knowledge take Or son of man that of him thou so great account dost make verse 4 Man is like vanity his days away like shadows sly verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down with power and majesty The mountains touch and they shall smoak verse 6 Thy lightnings cast abroad And scatter them thine arrows shoot and them destroy O God verse 7 And from above send down thine hand rid and deliver me From the great waters from the hand of strangers see me free verse 8 Whose mouth and tongue speak nothing else but foolish vanity Their right hand is a right hand full of fraud and treachery verse 9 I a new song will sing to thee O God on Psaltery And on ten-stringed instruments to thee sing praise will I. verse 10 It is he onely that to Kings timely salvation sends His servant David he alone from hurtful sword defends verse 11 From strangers hand me rid and save whose mouth talks vanity And their right hand a right hand is of fraud and subtilty verse 12 That as a plant our sons may be in youth grown to a tree Our daughters as carv'd corner stones like a fair palace be verse 13 Our garners with provisions may of all sorts full be found Sheep in our streets with thousands and ten thousands may abound verse 14 Our Oxen be to labour strong that none do us invade There be no going out no cry within our streets be made Happy that people are that be in such a case as this Happy that people are whose God the Lord Almighty is Psalm 145. THee will I laud my God O King and blesse thy name always verse
2 Thee vvill I blesse each day and vvill thy name for ever praise verse 3 Great is the Lord worthy great praise his greatness none can reach verse 4 One race shall to another praise thy works and vvonders teach verse 5 I of thy glorious Majesty the honour vvill record And will remember all thy works most wonderful O Lord. verse 6 Men of thine acts the might shall shew thine acts that dreadful are And I thy glory to advance thy greatness vvill declare verse 7 The memory of thy goodness great men largely shall express And shall in joyful songs of praise extoll thy righteousness The Lord is gracious and from him compassions largely flow In mercy he is very great and is to anger slow verse 9 Good unto all and over all his tender mercies bee verse 10 Yea all thy vvorks shall praise the Lord thy saints shall honour thee verse 11 And of thy Kingdomes glory they shall speak and power shall show verse 12 That all the sons of men his works and mighty acts may know And may thy Kingdomes majesty and glory understand verse 13 Thy Kingdoms Lord a Kingdome is that shall for ever stand And thy dominion through each age verse 14 Endures and those that fall The Lord upholds those that are bow'd down he up raiseth all The Second Part. verse 15 The eyes of all do wait on thee and thou dost them relieve And thou to each sufficing food in season due dost give verse 16 Thy bounteous hand thou openest wide and then thy goodness gives Enough to satisfie the need of ev'ry thing that lives verse 17 The Lord is just in all his ways his works are holy all verse 18 Near all he is that call on him in truth that on him call verse 19 And the desires he vvill fulfill of those that do him fear Yea he vvill surely save them all and he their cry doth hear verse 20 The Lord all these preserveth safe that love him in their heart And he all those that wicked are will utterly subvert verse 21 My mouth the praises of the Lord right gladly shall express Yea let all flesh his holy name for ever praise and bless Psalm 146. PRaise ye the Lord praise God my soul to God that me doth save verse 2 Will I sing praises all my days whilest I my beeing have verse 3 In Kings and Princes put no trust nor in the sons of men In whom there is no help at all verse 4 He turns to earth and then His thoughts do perish in that day verse 5 Happy is he vvhose aid Is plac't on Jacobs God whose hope on God his Lord is staid verse 6 Which made the earth and heaven high the seas that are so deep And all that therein is who doth his word for ever keep verse 7 Who by judgement th' opprest relieves to those that hungry be He giveth food and graciously doth set the prisoners free verse 8 The Lord doth send the blind their sight the Lord again doth raise Those that are bowed down the Lord favours the just always verse 9 The strangers doth the Lord preserve relieves the fatherless And widows but turns up-side down the way of vvickedness verse 10 The Lord for evermore shall reign thy God O Zion he Unto all generations rules the Lord still praised be Psalm 147. 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 own Jerusalem doth raise and build alone And the out-casts of Israel doth gather into one verse 3 He heals the broken in their heart their sores up he doth binde verse 4 He counts the number of the stars and names for them doth finde verse 5 Great is the Lord and of great power his wisdome hath no bound verse 6 The Lord lifts up the meek and casts the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing vvith thanksgiving to the Lord always in him rejoice Unto the Lord our God sing ye praises with harp and voice verse 8 Who ore the Heavens spreads the clouds who for the earth below Prepareth rain who makes the grass on mountains high to grow verse 9 He gives the beast his food he feeds the ravens vvhen they cry verse 10 His pleasure not in strength of horse nor in mans legs doth lie verse 11 But those that fear the holy 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 Zion praise verse 13 For he the bars hath strengthened wherewith thy gates he staies Thy children he hath blest in thee verse 14 And in thy borders he Hath setled peace and with the flow'r of wheat he filleth thee verse 15 He sends out his Commandement his creatures all unto On earth and swiftly runs the Word which from his mouth doth go verse 16 His snow both soft and white like wooll on earth he giveth out His hoary frost like ashes he doth scatter round about verse 17 His ice or hail like morsels he doth cast out with his hand Before the sharpness of his cold who able is to stand verse 18 He sendeth forth his powerful Word and melteth them again His winds he makes to blow and then the waters flow amain verse 19 The doctrine of his holy Word to Jacob he doth 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 known praise ye the living Lord. Psalm 148. PRaise ye the Lord bless ye the Lord from Heaven which is on high And in the places high above him praise and magnifie verse 2 All ye his Angels praise ye him praise ye him all his hosts verse 3 Praise ye him Sun and Moon and Stats bright shining in all Coasts verse 4 Praise him ye waters 'bove the heavens ye heaven of heavens on high verse 5 The Lords name praise for by his Word they were made powerfully verse 6 He also for eternity hath them establisht sure And setled by a firm decree for ever to endure verse 7 Praise ye the Lord all ye on earth all deeps and dragons too verse 8 Fire hail snow vapours stormy winds at his command that go verse 9 Ye mighty mountains and all hills fruitful trees cedars tall verse 10 Both creeping things and flying fowls and beasts and cattel all verse 11 Kings of the earth and people all Princes and all that be verse 12 Judges on earth young men and maids old men and babes praise ye verse 13 The Lords great name for he alone advanced is on high Above the earth his glory is above the starry sky verse 14 He also doth alone exalt the horn the power and name Of all his people which to them is their praise and their fame Those are the seed of Israel his holy ones whom he Makes near by Cov'nant to himself the Lord alone prase ye Psal 149. PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord a new rejoycing song And let the praise of him be heard his holy saints among verse 2 In his Maker let Israel rejoyce and to him sing Let all that Zions children are be joyful in their King verse 3 And let them in an holy dance praise his most holy name Let them vvith timbrel 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 beautiful will make verse 5 In all the glory of the Lord let all his saints rejoyce Let them to him upon their beds in joy lift up their voice verse 6 And let them with their mouth sound forth high praises of the Lord In their hand let them ready have the sharp sword of his Word verse 7 On the rebellious heathen folk a just revenge to lay And on the people punishments refusing to obey verse 8 To binde their greatest Kings in chains their Lords in iron strong Judgement on them to execute which doth to them belong verse 9 Decreed by Gods written Word this shall the honour be To all that are the saints of God wherefore the Lord praise ye Psalm 150. PRaise ye the Lord praise God within his holy place with fear And in the Firmament praise him whence his pow'r doth appear verse 2 And praise him for his mighty acts and them declare and tell After his greatnesse praise the Lord wherein he doth excell verse 3 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound advance his praise on high Praise him with the melodious harp and with the Psaltery Praise him with timbrel and with flute organs and Virginals verse 5 Praise with joyfulness of heart upon the loud Cymbals Praise him on Cymbals sounding loud verse 6 Let every thing accord That breath enjoyes to praise the Lord. Praise ye the living Lord. FINIS Mr. Jo Cotton singing of Psalms a Gospel Ordinance Mr. Tho Ford singing of Psalms the duty of Christians under the New Testament in sundry Sermons on Eph 5.19 Mr. Tho Manton Pract Comment on James 5.13
mine own verse 12 If hunger could me pinch yet would I not complain To thee because the world is mine and all it doth contain The Second Part. verse 13 That I the flesh of bulls will eat canst thou once think Or else that I to quench my thirst the bloud of goats will drink verse 14 Nay rather to the Lord thanksgiving offer thou To the most high perform thy word and duly pay thy vow verse 15 And call thou on my name when trouble thee dismaies And then will I deliver thee and thou shalt give me praise verse 16 But what hast thou to doe to wicked men saith God To take my cov'nant in thy mouth or laws declare abroad verse 17 Seeing it doth appear thou hat'st instruction And hast my words behinde thee cast them not to think upon verse 18 When thou a thief dost see thou join'st with him in sin And with unclean adulterers thou hast partaker been verse 19 Thy mouth thou usest still to evil to apply And slie deceits thy tongue doth join together cunningly verse 20 Thou sitt'st and speak'st to wrong thy brother in his name And thine own mothers son thy tongue by slanders doth defame verse 21 These things thou thus hast done and I have silent been Thou thought'st that I was like to theâ— and did delight in sin But I will thee reprove for thine iniquities And I will them in order set plainly before thine eyes verse 22 Consider wisely this you that forget the Lord Lest he do you in pieces tear when none can help afford verse 23 Who so doth offer praise he truly honours mee And he that orders right his way shall Gods salvation see Psal 51. O Lord have mercy upon me After thy loving kindnesses Blot out my sins according to Thy tender mercies numberlesse verse 2 Wash me from mine iniquitie And throughly cleanse me from my sin verse 3 I knowledge my transgressions My sins before him still have been verse 4 Against thee thee alone I sinn'd And did those evils in thy sight To justifie thee when thou speak'st And clear thee when thou judgest right verse 5 Behold when I was born with pain I was stain'd with iniquity My mother that did bring me forth Before in sin conceived me verse 6 Behold thou in the inward parts Desirest uprightnesse alone And wisdome in the secret of My soul to me thou didst make known verse 7 With hyssop purge me now O Lord And then I shall be clean and bright And if thou wash me thoroughly More then the snow I shall be white verse 8 Of joy and gladnesse cause thou me To hear again the pleasant voice That so the bones that thou hast now By sorrow broken may rejoice verse 9 From the beholding of my sin O Lord turn thou away thy face And all my deeds of wickednesse Blot out and utterly deface The Second part verse 10 O Lord create in me an heart Clean and unspotted in thy sight And do within me Lord renue A spirit constant free and right verse 11 Cast me not from thy presence out Nor take thy holy Spirit away verse 12 The joy of thy salvation Restore to me again I pray With thy free Spirit me still uphold verse 13 Transgressors then shall learn of mee Thy righteous ways yea sinners then Shall be converted unto thee verse 14 Thou God of my salvation O God from blouds deliver mee Then of thy truth and righteousnesse My tongue aloud shall sing to thee verse 15 My lips which now fast closed are Do thou Lord open graciously My mouth shall then set forth thy praise When it is set at liberty verse 16 For thou desir'st not sacrifice That I should it present to thee Nor in burnt-offerings dost delight That thou should'st them accept of mee verse 17 A broken spirit is to God An acceptable sacrifice A broken and a contrite spirit O Lord thou never wilt despise verse 18 Do good in thy good pleasure Lord To Zion and her still sustain The walls of thy Jerusalem Build thou up now and still maintain verse 19 The sacrifices which they then Shall freely offer up to thee In truth and uprightnesse of heart Thou shalt accept most graciously With burnt-off rings of sundry sorts With whole burnt-off'rings in that day They shall their bullocks offer up And them upon thine Altar lay Psalm 52. O Mighty man in wickednesse why dost thou boast with pride Be sure the goodnesse of the Lord for ever shall abide verse 2 Thy tongue speaks mischief which thine heart deviseth wickedly And like unto a rasor sharp it works deceitfully verse 3 In evil more then any good thine heart doth take delight And lying rather then to speak and utter what is right verse 4 O thou deceitful tongue thou lov'st words that devour and waste verse 5 But God shall justly cut thee down for evermore at last Thee shall he take away and pluck out of thy dwelling place Yea from the land of life shall he pluck up thy root and race verse 6 The righteous man shall this behold and tremble in that day And have him in derision and thus of him shall say verse 7 Behold the man that made not God his strength but trusted in His store of riches and himself did strengthen in his sin verse 8 But like to a green Olive tree within Gods house am I For in his mercy great shall be my trust continually verse 9 And I because thou this hast done to praise thee will not cease And still will wait upon thy name for this thy Saints doth please Psalm 53. THere is no God the fool hath said in 's heart corrupt they are Their works most vile and to do good not one takes any care verse 2 The Lord beheld from Heaven high the whole race of mankind To see if any one were wise or sought his God to find verse 3 They all are gone aside and are most filthy there is none Amongst them all doth any good there is not any one verse 4 These workers of iniquity are they so blinded all Eating my people up as bread not one on God doth call verse 5 There were they with great fear possest and stood all as dismaid Even where there was no cause at all why they should be afraid For God his bones that thee besieg'd hath scattered all abroad Thou hast consumed them for they rejected are of God When God his people brings again and sets his captives free Then Jacob greatly shall rejoice and Israel glad shall bee Psalm 54. SAve me O God by thy great name by thy strength judge thou me verse 2 Lord hear my pray'r give ear unto the words I speak to thee verse 3 Oppressors for my soul do seek strangers against me rise And God the Lord they have not set at all before their eyes verse 4 But lo my God doth give me aid the Lord is straight at hand With them that do uphold my soul the Lord doth ever stand
come and presents bring with them verse 30 Rebuke the Archers company wanton calves bulls of might Till they pay tribute scatter those that do in wars delight verse 31 Then shall the Lords of Egypt come and presents with them bring Arabians shall stretch out their hands unto their God and King verse 32 Sing ye aloud unto the Lord ye Kingdomes of the earth Sing ye unto the Lord our God praises with joy and mirth verse 33 Who on the highest Heavens rides which of old framed were From whence he sends a mighty voice a dreadful voice to hear verse 34 Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord his excellency he On Israel shews and in the clouds his strength he makes us see verse 35 Dreadful out of his holy place and Israels God is he Who gives his people strength and power God therefore blessed be Psalm 69. SAve and preserve me O my God with speed deliver me The waters so encrease that to my soul they entred be verse 2 I sink in deep mire where I feel no standing come am I Into the depths where waves do me o'reflow continually verse 3 And I with crying wearied am my throat therewith is dry Mine eyes do fail while on my God I wait continually verse 4 Those men that for no cause at all do hatred bear to me More then the hairs that are upon mine head in number be And mighty are my causlesse foes who gladly would me slay Then did they force me to restore what I took not away verse 5 Mine errours and my foolishnesse Lord thou dost know and see My sins and all my trespasses cannot be hid from thee verse 6 Let them not for my sake be sham'd O Lord that wait on thee Nor those that seek thee Israels God for me confounded be verse 7 Because I onely for thy sake do suffer this disgrace And for thy sake and not mine own shame covers all my face verse 8 Ev'n unto mine own brethren I a meer stranger became And as an alien unto my mothers children am verse 9 The fervent zeal hath me consum'd that to thine house I bear The scorns wherewith they thee reproach upon me lighted are The Second Part. verse 10 Then humbled I my soul with tears and fasting and was clad verse 11 In sackcloth they reproached me a proverb me they made verse 12 Those that sit in the gate on me a railing sentence pass And I the subject of the songs of beastly drunkards was verse 13 But Lord in an accepted time my prayer is to thee Lord in thy saving truth and in great mercy hear thou mee verse 14 Free me out of the filthy mire my feet from sinking keep Save me from such as hate my soul and out of waters deep verse 15 Let not the flouds me overflow nor the depths swallow me And let not the pits mouth below upon me closed be verse 16 Good is thy kindnesse and thy love therefore to me give ear Turn to me for the multitude of thy mercies most dear verse 17 O do not from thy servant hide or turn thy face away I troubled am on every side hear me with speed I pray verse 18 Unto my troubled soul draw nigh redeem and set it free Because of all mine enemies save and deliver mee verse 19 Thou hast known my reproach shame and my dishonour seen Mine adversaries all of them before thee still have been verse 20 My heart is broken with reproach my soul is full of grief I lookt but found no comforter nor one to give relief The Third Part. verse 21 They bitter gall in stead of meat unto me given have When I was thirsty for my drink sharp vinegar they gave verse 22 Let their own table when they eat become to them a gin And that be made a trap whieh for their welfare should have been verse 23 Let both their eyes and minde be dark that they may nothing see Make their loins shake continually wherein their strength should bee verse 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them fearfully And let thy burning anger seise and still upon them lie verse 25 And let their stately palaces be desolate within Those Towns without inhabitant which had their dwelling been verse 26 For him whom thou sinot'st with thy rods they persecuted more They talk unto the grief of those whom thou didst wound before verse 27 In thy just judgement leave them Lord to adde sin unto sin To thy truth and thy righteousnesse let them not enter in verse 28 Out of the book of living men blotted be they by thee And never let them in the roul of just men written bee verse 29 But full of sorrows and of grief and weak and poor am I O God let thy salvation now set me up on high verse 30 Then will I praise the name of God with songs and melody And with thanksgiving shall my tongue him greatly magnifie The Fourth Part. verse 31 This sacrifice shall please the Lord that more accept shall he Then Bull or Oxe with hoofs and horns if they were brought by me verse 32 The meek and humble shall be glad and joy when this they see All that seek God your heart shall live and full of comfort bee verse 33 Because the Lord the poor doth save when they their prayer make And doth not cast off those that are made pris'ners for his sake verse 34 Let the high Heav'ns and all the earth unto him praises give The spacious seas with ev'ry thing that there doth move and live verse 35 For surely God will Zion save and Judahs cities build That men may them possesse and dwell and have their houses fill'd verse 36 And his own servants godly seed inherit shall the fame And they shall have their dwelling there that love his blessed name Psalm 70. O God my God from my distresse be pleas'd to set me free With speed O Lord do thou afford thy saving help to mee verse 2 Together shame them and confound that seek my soul to spill Let them be driven back with shame that think or wish me ill verse 3 For a reward unto their shame let them destroyed be That in scorn and rejoycing say aha aha to me verse 4 Let them in thee be glad and joy who seek thy face always Let those that thy salvation love say still to God be praise The Lord yet still doth think on me though weak and poor I be Thou art my God my Saviour stay not Lord long from me Psalm 71. O Lord I put my confidence and trust in thee alone Let me not be at any time put to confusion verse 2 In justice Lord deliver me and help to set me free Save and preserve me and incline thy gracious ear to mee verse 3 Be thou my strong dwelling whereto I may all times resort Thou didst command to save me Lord thou art my rock and fort verse 4 Out of the hand of wicked men O Lord deliver me Out of the power of