thou the fountain whence Proceedeth my defence Thy wings safe shade Shall now be made My joyfull residence verse 8 My soul pursues thee hard Thy right hand is my guard verse 9 But who assay My soul to slay Shall death and hell reward verse 10 They by the sword shall fall The foxes portion all verse 11 But for the King Fresh joys shall spring While he on God doth call All swearing by his Name Shall glory in the same Their mouth likewise That utter lies The Lord shall stop with shame PSAL. LXIV York tune He shews the destruction of crafty and cruell persecutors and how Gods judgement shall be reverenced of others VOuchsafe ô Lord to hear my cry And to my pray'rs give ear Preserve my life from th' enemie Of whom I stand in fear verse 2 Lord hide me from the secret snare That wicked men devise From them that wicked workers are And up against me rise verse 3 For they have made their tongues acute As sharpest edge of swords That they might deadly arrows shoot Most cruell bitter words verse 4 That they may shoot in secrecy The perfect man to hit They do shoot at him suddainly And do not fear a whit verse 5 With courage they in ill proceed And commune how to lay Their privy snares in hope to speed For who shall see say they verse 6 They to accomplish wickedness Have diligently sought Their hearts are deep and bottomless With every secret thought verse 7 A suddain arrow shall them wound Shot from the Lord to slay verse 8 So shall their tongues themselves confound Beholders flee away verse 9 This shall a feare on all men bring They shall Gods work declare Most prudently considering What these his doings are verse 10 The righteous shall in God delight Trust in his holy Name And all that are in heart upright Shall glory in the same PSAL. LXV New verse tune The promptnes of the Church to serve God The assurance of pardon of sin access to his presence and success in our prayers with the great and terrible God PRaise waiteth for thee still O God in Sions hill And unto thee The vow shall be Performed with good will verse 2 O thou that hearest pray'rs To thee all flesh repairs verse 3 My sins assail And so prevail They fill me with dispairs But Lord no sins are they But what thou dost away verse 4 O blest are those Whom thou hast chose That neer approach thee may Within thy Courts to abide VVhere we are full suppli'd VVith grace of which Thy house is rich Thy Temple sanctifi'd verse 5 Thou wilt by dreadfull things VVhich thy sure justice brings An answer frame O thou great name VVhence our salvation springs VVho art the confidence Of earths concumference And also theirs Whom th' Ocean bears Remote so far from hence verse 6 VVhose strength sets fast the hills And girt with pow'r he stills verse 7 The Sea that raves With boist'rous waves And mens rebellious wills verse 8 Thy signs affright the stout Who all parts dwell about The mornings voice Thou mak'st rejoice And th'evenings goings out 2. Part. Argument The rich blessings of God upon the earth verse 9 THou visitest the land And wat'rest with thy hand Gods river which Makes earth so rich Powrs down at thy command It do'th with water flow And corn thou do'st bestow When as thou hast By thy forecast Provided for it so verse 10 Her ridges that are dry Thou wat'rest plenteously Her furrowes cast Thou setlest fast And softning show'rs apply Thy blessings make the crop To spring upon its top verse 11 Thou crownest th'yeer With goodnes meer Thy paths doe fatness drop verse 12 The pastures are suppli'd And desarts far and wide VVhile rain distills The little hills Rejoyce on every side verse 13 The covered vallies spring With corn which they forth-bring The pastures glad With flocks are clad They shout for joy and sing PSAL. LXVI To Coventry tune He praiseth God for miraculous deliverances SIng to the Lord ô all yee lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 How dreadfull works come from thy Thy pow'r say Lord how great hands Foes bow before verse 4 Vast earth adore At his most sacred seat Yea sing unto thy Name shall they In songs thine honour spread verse 5 Gods works come see Whose actions bee To mortalls full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went they through And dry-shod too There wee in him rejoic'd verse 7 He ever rules by soveraign pow'rs His eyes all lands descry O let not then Rebellious men Exalt themselves on high verse 8 All people praise this God of ours With earnest voices strive His praise renown'd To make resound verse 9 Who holds our soul alive And suffereth not on any side Our feet to be remov'd verse 10 For thou ô God With smarting rod Hast us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace tri'd So throughly tri'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set Within the net And therein brought by thee Afflictions sore and violent Thou mad'st our loins abide verse 12 Yea thou did'st then Cause furious men Over our heads to ride Through flames of fire we also went And through the watry flouds But surely thou Hast brought us now To places stor'd with goods 2. Part. Argument He gives us an example of true gratitude by performance of vows sacrifices exhortations abstaining from sin and cheerfull praises verse 13 BUrnt-offrings to thy house I 'l bear There those sworn vows to pay verse 14 VVith lips of mine And mouth made thine In my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt sacrifice of fatlings there My soul to thee devotes VVith incense too Of Rammes enow VVith Bullocks offring Goats verse 16 Come hearken ye that fear Gods Name To you declare will I VVhat favour hee Hath done for mee verse 17 My mouth to him did cry I with my tongue extoll'd his fame verse 18 But if I should regard And purpose in My heart to sin My pray'r should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily And hath been well content VVith willing ear The voice to hear And pray'r I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie VVho turned not away Nor grace hath he VVith-held from me VVhen I to him did pray PSAL. LXVII A prayer for the publication of the Gospel and the blessings that do accompany it O God be mercifull to thine And bless us every one Command thy face on us to shine verse 2 Thy way on earth make knowne Thy saving health to Nations all verse 3 Let people praise thy Name O let them all in generall Give praises to the same verse 4 Let all the people far and wide Sing out with joy and mirth For thou shalt justly judge and guide
indeed verse 15 Thy stretcht-out arm redeem'd thine own Jacob and Josephs fruitfull seed verse 16 The waters LORD had sight of thee The waters saw and were afraid Because they did the visage see The depths were also sore dismaid verse 17 The clouds powr'd down their watry load The skies a thundring sound forth sent Thine arrows were disperst abroad Shot from the flaming Element verse 18 In heaven was thy thunder heard Thy lightnings did the world surround Earth shook and trembled sore afeard verse 19 Thy way is in the seas profound Thy paths are in the waters deep Thy footsteps none can understand verse 20 Thou ledst thy folk like flocks of sheep By Moses and by Aarons hand PSAL. LXXVIII York tune He exhorts to hear the story of Gods ancient works and to relate it to our generations MY people to my Law give ear Unto my speech incline verse 2 For lo my mouth shall open here A parable divine Dark sayings treasur'd up of old I 'l utter now to you verse 3 Things which our fathers have us told And what we heard and knew We will not from their seed conceal But with a joint accord Unto the future age reveal The praises of the LORD And all his wonders excellent Perform'd by powerfull hand verse 5 For he ordain'd a Testament In Jacob firm to stand For Isr'el he a law decreed And gave our fathers charge That they to their ensuing seed Should make them known at large verse 6 That th'age to come and following race His Testaments might know Who should arise in fathers place And them to theirs might show verse 7 That they on God their hope might sâ—â— Not from his laws remove Nor Gods almighty works forget verse 8 Not like their fathers prove A stubborn and rebellious brood Whose hearts were wrong inclin'd Whose soul with God unstedfast stood Still wavering in their mind 2. Part. Argument The shamefull repulse of Israel going up without God of whose works they had so wonderfull experience verse 9 THe sons of Ephraim carrying bows Nor did they armour lack In day of battell with their foes Faint-hearted turned back verse 10 God cov'nant they regarded not Nor for his precepts car'd verse 11 But all his wondrous works forgot Which he to them declar'd verse 12 Most wondrous works by his right hand Had their forefathers known Accomplished in Aegypt land And in the fields of Zoan verse 13 The Sea he did in parts divide And made them passage there VVith clatt'ring heaps on either side He made moist waters rear verse 14 He also in the time of day A cloud their guide assign'd And all night long he made them way With lights of fire that shin'd verse 15 The stony rocks he also clave Within the desert ground And store of drink to them he gave As out of deeps profound verse 16 Fresh streams did he from Horeb bring And made fresh waters thence Run down like Rivers from a spring verse 17 Yet gave they more offence Gâ—â—ev'd God most high in desert ground By provocations great verse 18 And tempted God with heart unsound By lustfull asking meat verse 19 Yea thus they said controlling God Can God spread tables here verse 20 Lo tho the rock obey'd his rod Can deserts yield good cheere The waters gusht from rocks hard side And streams did overflow But for his people flesh provide And can he bread bestow 3. Part. Argument The great displeasure of God for the monstrous infidelity and ingratitude of Israel verse 21 GOd heard therfore and was incenst 'Gainst Jacob fire did flame And anger also came agenst All Isr'el for the same verse 22 'Cause they on God did not relie Nor in this Saviour hope verse 23 Though he had charg'd the lostie skie And heavens dore set ope verse 24 And rain'd down Manna for their meat And gave them for their fare verse 25 The corn of heaven Man did eat The food of Angels rare He fed them full with food good store verse 26 He sent an Eastern wind His power set ope the Southern dore Both execute his mind verse 27 He rain'd upon his people flesh Like Summers dust for store And feathered fowl he brought them fresh As sands upon the shore verse 28 In midst of all the camp throughout He let it gently fall And there disperst it round about Their habitations all verse 29 So they did plentifully eat And were suffiâ—'d and fill'd For he did give them look what meat Themselves desir'd and will'd verse 30 Estrang'd they were not from their lust But while they chew'd their meat verse 31 The wrath of God assaults them just Before they could it eat The fattest of them there he slew And smiting down did kill The chosen men all Israel through verse 32 And yet they sinned still For all his wonders was their crime Most shamefull unbelief verse 33 He therfore made them spend their time In vanity and grief 4. Part. Argument The Hypocriticall humiliation of Israel Gods favour and their unfaithfulness verse 34 WHen he destructioÌ„ on them brought And many of them were flain Then they for God inquir'd and sought And turn'd to him again With early care to him they flock verse 35 And then they call to mind That God the high God was their rock And their Redeemer kind verse 36 But yet for all this goodly show While their fair words intreat They did but lie and flatter tho With teeth and tongues deceit verse 37 For neither was their heart upright Nor to his cov'nant clave verse 38 Yet he in mercy infinite Their wickedness for gave And would not overthrow them quite But did his wrath asswage Full many a time nor would excite The utmost of his rage verse 39 For graciously he call'd to mind How that they were but flesh A temporary fading wind That doth not come afresh verse 40 How oft did they provoke his rod When they in deserts were verse 41 Revolting grieving tempting God VVhile they continued there And Israels only one confin'd verse 42 His hand that sav'd them so Nor yet that day they call'd to mind That quit them from the â—o 5. Part. Argument Israels ungratefull neglect of Gods Judgements on their behalf against Egypt verse 43 THey did not keep in memory VVhat signs in Egypt land VVere brought to pass before their eye By Gods almighty hand verse 44 In Zoan field his wonders strange VVhen every ford and flood And every river he did change Into a lake of blood That they to drink thereof abhor'd verse 54 Devouring flies annoy'd Of divers sort sent from the LORD And croaking frogs destroy'd verse 46 He let the Caterpillers eat The fruit of all their soil And gave their labours hopefull sweat To be the Locusts spoil verse 47 The hail destroy'd their tender vines And wealth of their quick stock verse 48 The frost destroy'd the sycamines Hot thunder-bolt
hunger-pin'd 2. Part. Argument Gods providence towards poor prisoners sick persons though incurring their miseries by their sins verse 10 SUch as in darkness have abode With shade of death ore-cast VVhom irons and afflictions load VVhich fetters bind them fast verse 11 Because Gods word was scornfully Rebell'd against by them The counsell of the Lord most high Because they did contem ' verse 12 With labour sore he tam'd their pride They fell quite succourless verse 13 In trouble then to God they cri'd He sav'd them from distress verse 14 From shade of death darksom night Which they were subject under He brought them out to life and light And brake their bonds asunder verse 15 O that the Lord might reap due praise For every wondrous deed And goodness show'd in all his waies To mans unworthy seed verse 16 The gates of brass he broke in two And iron bars divide verse 17 Fools for offences which they do Great miseries abide verse 18 Their soul abhors all kind of meat To gates of death draws near verse 19 They cry to God in troubles great He saves them from their fear verse 20 He sent his word and heal'd them then From ruines were they rais'd verse 21 O that the Lord so good to men Were for his goodness prais'd And for his wondrous works likewise To us that mortall are verse 22 And bring him thanks for sacrifice His works with joy declare 3. Part. Argument Gods rare providence over Seamen verse 23 THey that in ships go down to Seas And have affairs to do verse 24 In waters great such men as these Gods wonders see into His works in deeps discern do they verse 25 For he commandeth oft The storming wind to stir the Sea VVhich lifts her waves aloft verse 26 They mount to heav'n and back again Down to the deeps they roll The dangerous trouble they sustain Dissolves their very soul. verse 27 They stagger like to drunken men And reeling to and fro verse 28 Almost besides their senses then They cry to God in wo. He them from their distresses saves verse 29 And doth proud storms asswage Becalms the Seas tumultuous waves And stills their boist'rous rage verse 30 Then have they rest the tempest past And are most joyfull for 't And so he brings them at the last To their desired Port. verse 31 O that the Lord were duly prais'd For all his goodness then And for his mighty wonders rais'd To all the sons of men 4. Part. Argument All sorts exhorted to praise God that raiseth the poor and depresseth the proud the blessedness of such as observe Gods providence verse 32 AMong the people gathered Let them exalt his Name Among assembled Elders spread His most renowned fame verse 33 He springs of waters waterless And rivers deserts makes verse 34 A fruitfull land all barrenness For wicked dwellers sakes verse 35 Dry wilderness again he brings Into a standing VVell Dry desert ground to water-springs verse 36 Wherein the hungry dwell Inhabited Cities to prepare verse 37 To sow each neighb'ring field Plant vineyards with industrious care Increasing fruits to yeeld verse 38 Such blessings are on them confer'd That they are much increast Not suffering them of all the herd To lose a sory beast verse 39 Again they are diminished And brought to low estate Through great affliction suffered Distrest disconsolate verse 40 He on their Princes powres disgrace And causeth them to stray In solitary desert place Where is no beaten way verse 41 Yet saves the poor from misery sets him on safeties rock And makes him up a family Like to a num'rous flock verse 42 This thing the righteous shall behold Rejoycing in the same And all iniquitie controll'd Shall stop her mouth with shame verse 43 Who so hath wisdom from above These matters to record Ev'n they shall understand the love And kindness of the Lord. PSAL. CVIII London short tune David praises God and prays for the enlargement of his kingdom a type of Christs O God I fix my heart My glory bears a part And as my tongue So shall my song Praise thee with musicks art verse 2 VVake harp and psaltery Right early wake will I verse 3 Thy praises Lord Will I record The people standing by I 'l praise thee with my song The nations all among verse 4 To heavens high To clouds of skie His truth and mercies throng verse 5 Exalted be thy Name Above the heavens frame Let earth below The Trumpet blow Of thy renowned fame verse 6 That thy belov'd of thee Delivered may be Thy help command With thy right hand And kindly answer me 2. Part. Argument David hoping to enlarge his kingdom according to Gods promises depends wholly on Gods power verse 7 IN holiness God spake Which doth me joyfull make Shechem my share And Succoth are To measure out and take verse 8 Manasseh Gilead's mine And Ephraim I 'l assign VVhile Judahs tribe My laws prescribe To keep this head of mine verse 9 My washpot Moab shall be Edom I 'l tread on thee Philistia do Thou triumph too And that because of mee verse 10 But who will be my guide To Edom fortifi'd verse 11 Lord wilt not thou Assist us now That hast before deni'd O Lord wilt thou refrain 〈◊〉 Armies to maintain verse 12 Thy help afford In trouble Lord For mortall succour's vain verse 13 VVith Gods assistance crown'd VVe shall do acts renown'd For he it is The pow'r is his That shall our foes confound PSAL. CIX To new staffe tune David fearfully cursing Judas with a propheticall spirit leaves a dreadfull example to deter all false hypocrites and furious persecutors O God my praise my just cause plead verse 2 The lewd deceitfull throng Their mouths have open'd and inveigh'd Against me with false tongue verse 3 VVith words of spight And causless fight They compass me about verse 4 Even for my love My foes they prove But I ply pray'rs devout verse 5 Much hate for love to me they show And ill for good reward verse 6 Some wicked man set ore my so To be a Master hard Let Satan stand At his right hand verse 7 VVhen judgement shall begin Appoint that he Condemned be And turn his pray'r to sin verse 8 His office let another take Cut short his treach'rous life verse 9 His children wretched orphans make VVith widowhood vex his wife verse 10 Let 's children fly Continually Abroad as vagrants base And begging fed Seek out their bread In ev'ry desolate place verse 11 Let merciless extortioners Catch all he hath away And let some greedy foreiners Of 's labours make a prey verse 12 Stir up no friend That may extend Relief in his distress And let there no Man favour show Unto his fatherless 2. Part. Argument as before verse 13 CUt off the race that from him breeds With everlasting shame And in the age that next succeeds
VVe did consult with sweet content In most familiar kind And to the house of God we went In unitie combin'd 3. Part. Argument Prayer prevails against persecutors provision and protection promised to the godly verse 15 LEt death seize on them speedily And send them quick to hell For there is all iniquitie Among them where they dwell verse 16 But as for me on God I 'l call Defended by his might verse 17 I 'l pray and cry aloud withall At morning noon and night The LORD shall hear me when I pray verse 18 For he preserv'd me whole From battell marshal'd in aray And bent against my soul. For there was many a one with me verse 19 The LORD will surely hear He that abides of old even he And it shall cost them dear Since they no sudden changes see They fear not the most high verse 20 He hath laid hands on such as be With him at unitie He brake the Cov'nant on his part verse 21 His words did fairly sooth While cruell warre possest his heart No butter was so smooth His speeches were more soft then oil Yet pierc't like swords drawn out verse 22 O cast on God thy carefull toil He shall provide no doubt The righteous to be under-trod He never will permit verse 23 But thou wilt bring them down ô God Into destructions pit To bloudy and deceitfull wayes Who ere addicted bee Shall not continue half their dayes But I will trust in thee PSAL. LVI London short tune David maketh God his refuge shewing the crueltie and subtilty of his adversaries HAve mercy LORD on me Whom man would make a prey Behold how he Oppresseth me Contending every day verse 2 They that mine enemies be Would daily me devour For infinite Against me fight O thou of highest pow'r verse 3 What time I am afraid Lo I will trust in thee verse 4 His word will I Still magnifie In God inabling me In Gods assured aid I have repos'd my trust I fear not you What ye can do That are but mortall dust verse 5 My words they utter wrong And every day they wrest Their thoughts are still To work me ill What ever they suggest verse 6 Lo they together throng Themselves they closely hide When as they watch My soul to catch They mark me every stride 2. Part. Argument The sins of the wicked and sufferings of the Saints are for our comfort and their confusion verse 7 SCape they by sins of theirs Nay rather let them fall In angry frown By thee cast down verse 8 Thou tell'st my wandrings all O bottle up my tears These in thy book are plain verse 9 I know when I To thee shall cry My foes shall turn again For God is on my side verse 10 In Gods most holy Name His word will I Still magnifie In God I 'l praise the same verse 11 On God have I reli'd I will not fear for ought That ever can By mortall man Against my soul be wrought verse 12 Thy vows are on me LORD I 'l render praise to thee verse 13 Since thou didst save My soul from grave When death arrested mee O wilt not thou accord To keep my feet upright To walk with grace Before thy face With them that live in light PSAL. LVII To Dutch bass tune David makes God his refuge in great dangers O Lord vouchsafe vouchsafe thy grace Be mercifull to me For my distressed soul doth place Her confidence in thee Yea to the shadow of thy wings I will for refuge fly Untill these lamentable things Be passed quietly verse 2 I 'l cry to God with earnest breath Even unto God most high VVho faithfully accomplisheth My competent supply verse 3 From heaven shall Jehovah send And by his mighty pow'r From their reproach my soul defend That would the same devour God shall send forth his truth and grace verse 4 I lodge in Lions den My soul is pris'ner in a place Among enraged men I lodge with men whose teeth are spears And arrows are their words And those envenom'd tongues of theirs Are like to sharp'ned swords 2. Part. Argument David extends his thanksgivings for deliverance to the coasts of the Gentiles verse 5 O God let thy exalted Name Above the heavens stand Advance thy glory raise thy fame Above both sea and land verse 6 They lai'd a net they dig'd a ditch My soul to take and drown VVithin the very mid'st of which Themselves are fallen down verse 7 My heart is fixt ô God my heart Is fixt upon the thing I 'l praise thy Name with all my art verse 8 My glory wake and sing Awake my Harp and Psaltery My self will early wake verse 9 Among the people LORD will I Thy praises undertake And by my song shalt thou be prais'd Among the heath'nish crowds verse 10 Thy mercy is to heaven rais'd Thy truth doth reach the clouds verse 11 O God let thy exalted Name More high then heaven stand Advance thy glory rear thy fame Above the sea and land PSAL. LVIII Martyrs tune He inveigheth against ungodly Governours and great ones shewing their corruption obstinacy and utter destruction DO ye O Congregation Speak righteousness indeed O humane generation Do ye with truth proceed verse 2 Yea ye in heart work wickedness Ye tyrannize on earth verse 3 Prone are the wicked to digress Estrang'd even from their birth As soon as they be born they erre By lies they go astray verse 4 Such as a Serpent hath in her Such pois'nous breath have they Deaf Adder-like that as shee lies Stops close her wilfull ear verse 5 That charme the charmer nere so wise His voice she will not hear verse 6 O let the eager tusk that hangs Each side their mouth be burst Break out ô God the cruell fangs Of these young Lions curst verse 7 Melt them as running waters flow And when the tyrant heeds To shoot his shafts from bended bow Be they as broken reeds verse 8 So let them pass away on earth As snailes to slime do run Or like a womans timeless birth And never see the Sun verse 9 Before they feel your thornes to prick The Lord shall them disperse The dead and dry the keen and quick As with a whirl-wind fierce verse 10 The just shall see the vengeance then Rejoycing much to see 't And in the bloud of wicked men Victorious wash his feet verse 11 Sure righteous men reap vertues fruits Men shall acknowledge so Sure he is God that executes Just judgement here below PSAL. LIX To new staffe tune A prayer against persecutors describing their villanous and ravenous dispositions FRom all my cruell enemies My God deliver me From them that do against me rise My strong defender be verse 2 Me from the lewd Vain multitude And bloudy men defend verse 3 For lo they lie In secrecie My soul to apprehend The mighty men with one accord Against me do combine
Yet not for my transgression LORD Nor any sin of mine verse 4 They have begun Prepar'd to run In haste without my fault Awake and see And succour mee Against their fierce assault verse 5 Thou therefore Israels righteous God The soveraign LORD of hoasts Awake and visit with thy rod Even all the heathen coasts Transgressors lewd Do thou exclude From pardon and from pitie verse 6 Return'd in dark Like dogs they bark And go about the Citie verse 7 Lo in their lips are sharpned swords Their mouths belch out their pride For who say they shall hear our words verse 8 But thou shalt them deride The heathen born Thou LORD shalt scorn verse 9 On thee will I attend Because of thine Own strength divine For God shall me defend 2. Part. Argument Prayers and praises returned for deliverance from persecution verse 10 MY gracious God shall me prevent With his compassions free Upon my foes my hearts content The LORD shall let me see verse 11 Suppress them quite And by thy might Disperse but slay them not O LORD our shield Some sign to yield That may not be forgot verse 12 For sinfull words which mouths profane And cursing lips let slide And for their lies let them be ta'n Yea even in their pride verse 13 In angry fume My foes consume That none of them remain That every land May understand Great Jacobs God to reign verse 14 Let them return at evening tide As howling dogs are wont And round about on every side In every corner hunt verse 15 Where wandring wide Unsatisfi'd For meat let them repine verse 16 But lo my tongue Shall sing a song To praise thy pow'r divine Yea in the morning I 'l begin Of thine affection deer To sing aloud for thou hast bin My sole Protector here Thou wast my stay In dangerous day verse 17 To thee my strength I 'l sing God's my defence And rock from when My mercy hath her spring PSAL. LX. To Old England tune David remembers the sad desertions of the Church prays for better success and for the advancement and enlargement of his Kingdome O God thou did'st thy people leave And then were we disperst Displeasure great thou did'st conceive Thy wrath let be reverst verse 2 The earth by thy fierce handling quakes Yea thou the same hast broke O heal her breaches for it shakes By such thy dreadfull stroke verse 3 Things which most bitter we did think Thou on thy folke did'st bring And mad'st thy wofull people drink A wine astonishing verse 4 Thou on thy people fearing thee A banner hast bestow'd Because of truth and veritie To be display'd abroad verse 5 Now Lord that thy beloved King Delivered may be Let thy right hand assistance bring And kindly answer me verse 6 In holiness Jehovah spake I therefore make no doubt But Shechem to divide and take And Succoth-vale mete out verse 7 Manasseh Gilead must subscribe To me in dutious aw My heads chief strength is Ephraims tribe And Judah gives my law verse 8 On Edom I will set my foot My wash-pot Mo'b shall be Philistia shall triumph and shout And that because of me verse 9 Who will to Edom me direct Unto the Citie strong verse 10 Not thou that did'st our hoasts reject Nor with us went'st along verse 11 The help of man is vanitie O help us in distress verse 12 Through God we shall do valiantly He shall our foes suppress PSAL. LXI Old England tune David forced from Jerusalem prays for restauration with confidence and thankfulnes LOrd hear my cry my pray'r attend verse 2 From earths remotest part Mine earnest cries to thee I send When over-whelm'd in heart Conduct me to the rock of pow'r That higher is then I verse 3 For thou hast been my fort and tow'r Against the enemie verse 4 Within thy sacred coverings I will for ever house And trust in covert of thy wings verse 5 For thou hast heard my vowes Thou gav'st the King the heritage Of them that fear thy Name verse 6 His life and yeers to many an age Thou wilt prolong the same verse 7 Before the Lord he shall abide For ever to endure Thy truth and mercy ô provide Which may preserve him sure verse 8 So will I sing from day to day The praises of thy Name That having vow'd I daily may To thee perform the same PSAL. LXII Dutch tune The confidence of Saints vilenes of persecutors vanitie of men and worldly means and impartiall judgement of God verse 1 MY soul indeed on God is stay'd verse 2 He is my Saviour prov'd My onely rock defence and ayd I shall not much be mov'd verse 3 How long will ye have lewd pretence Ye shall be slaughtered all Ye shall be like a tott'ring fence And like a bowing wall verse 4 'T is all your aim and all your art His exc'lence to despise Ye bless with mouth ye curse in heart And take delight in lies verse 5 My soul wait thou on God alone My expectation 's thence verse 6 He onely is my rock of stone Salvation and defence I shall not therefore much be mov'd verse 7 My God's my health and praise My rock of strength and refuge prov'd On whom my spirit stayes verse 8 At all times trust in him alone Ye Saints with one accord Powre out your heart before his throne Our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 All sorts of men are vanitie They whose condition 's base And they no better then a lie That are of higher place In balance lai'd are found more light Then vanitie it self verse 10 O trust not in oppressing might Become not vain in stealth Though wealth increase not got amiss Set not your heart on gains verse 11 God spake it once twice heard I this That pow'r to God pertains verse 12 And unto thee ô LORD alone Compassion doth belong Thou renderest to every one Reward of right or wrong PSAL. LXIII To new verse tune David longs for the publick Ordinances feeds his soul with meditations thereupon The joy of the godly and utter destruction of Christs and our enemies O God thou God to mee I 'l early seek for thee My soul my flesh With longings fresh Desireth there to bee In thirstie land and dry Where is no water nigh verse 2 To see thy might And glory bright As in the Sanctu'ry verse 3 Thy kindnes and thy love Are life it self above My lips shall frame To praise thy name And that doth make them move verse 4 Thus will I bless and praise Thy Name even all my dayes And unto thine Own Name divine My hands devoutly raise verse 5 With fat and marrow fed My soul shall sure be sped My mouth and lips Sweet fellowships Thy praise shall speak and spread verse 6 When I sweet thoughts recite Upon my bed at night And meditate Upon thee late Before the dawning light verse 7 Since
depths of earth restore And bring me up alive verse 21 On all sides thou shalt comfort me My greatness thou shalt raise verse 22 With Psaltery I 'l give thanks to thee With cheerfull songs of praise Yea even thy truth and verity O God my God alone And sing to thee with harp will I O Isr'els holy One verse 23 Full greatly shall my lips be joy'd VVhen I shall sing to thee Thus my glad soul shall be imploy'd For thou redeemest me verse 24 My tongue thy justice shall proclame Continuing all day long For they are quell'd and brought to shame That seek to do me wrong PSAL. LXXII Martyrs tune David prayes for Solomon praiseth his just and happy government and large extent of his Dominion a type of Christs LOrd give the king thy judgements wise His sonne thy righteousness verse 2 To judge the people with these eyes The poor and succourless verse 3 Then mountains shall bring peace to men And little hills by right verse 4 For he shall judge the people then And crush oppressors might The needies children he shall save verse 5 And fear him all men shall VVhile Sun and Moon their course shall have Through generations all verse 6 He shall descend as soking rain Upon the mowen grass As show'rs that water hill and plain What ever way they pass verse 7 The righteous shall be flourishing And most abundant peace In dayes of this most happy King Untill the Moon surcease verse 8 And his dominions shall extend And spread from sea to sea From rivers side to earths far end All lands shall him obey verse 9 All those that in the deserts dwell Before him bow they must His enemies he will compell To stoop and lick the dust verse 10 The Tarshian Kings shall gifts present Shebah and Sabahs King And all the Ilands adjacent Their gifts to him shall bring verse 11 All Kings before him down shall fall All nations shall him serve verse 12 And when the needy cry and call He shall their life preserve 2. 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Argument The graciousness and happiness of Christ his government and the great applause thereof verse 13 THe poor and needy he shall spare The poor and succourless The souls of them that needy are Deliv'ring from distress verse 14 From violence and fraud shall he Their abject souls redeem And in his sight their bloud shall be Of singular esteem verse 15 They Shebahs gold to him shall give And daily for him pray And honorably he shall live Applauded every day verse 16 Handfuls of Corn shall grow upon The pregnant mountains top VVhose fruit shall shake like Lebanon So plentifull the crop The Citizens shall spring and spred As grass most fresh and fine verse 17 His Name shall be continued As long as Sun shall shine His Name shall be retain'd in minde For ever to remain And in the same shall all mankinde Great blessedness obtain All lands shall call him blessed one verse 18 O let the LORD be prais'd The God of Israel who alone Hath mighty wonders rais'd verse 19 And blessed be his glorious Name To all eternitie The world be filled with his fame Amen Amen say I. 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LXXIII To Oxford tune Asaph sets forth the great prosperity of the wicked and what a temptation it is to the godly TO Isr'el truly God is good To each true-hearted one verse 2 But as for me I scarcely stood my feet were almost gone VVel-nigh my steps had slipt aside verse 3 For I did envious grow At wicked men whom I descri'd To speed and prosper so verse 4 For in their death no bands there are Their strength is firm and sure verse 5 They have no plagues no grief no care VVhich other men indure verse 6 As therefore with a chain are those Incompass'd round with pride And violence doth them inclose And like a garment hide verse 7 Their eies with fatness swell and stare No heart can wish such hoards verse 8 Exceedingly corrupt they are And speak great swelling words They lewdly speak concerning wrong verse 9 Against the heav'ns they talk And their unbridled lavish tongue Throughout the earth doth walk verse 10 Therefore his people hither stray And brimfull waters flow verse 11 VVrung out to them and thus they say How doth God come to know Is knowledge sure in God most high verse 12 Behold there are the lewd Who have the worlds prosperity And riches multitude 2. 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Argument Asaph seeming to question the good condition of the godly learns from Gods Word the unhappiness of the wicked and overcomes the temptation verse 13 NOw surely I on poor pretence Have cleans'd my heart in vain And washt my hands in innocence VVith labour for my pain verse 14 For I was dieted all day With plagues for my repast And every morning was my pay With blows to break my fast verse 15 Yet if I utter these complaints I should said I offend The generation of thy Saints And rashly read their end verse 16 Then thought I how to cleer this doubt And see the full extent But found it hard to find it out verse 17 Till I to Sion went I saw their end made recompence verse 18 On slipp'ry seats they sit Thou setst them there to cast them thence Into destructions pit verse 19 A moment brings their misery O great and wondrous change They are consumed utterly VVith thoughts of terror strange verse 20 Even as a dream in fancies brow from walking senses flies So Lord when thou awak'st shalt thou Their image quite despise 3. Part. Argument Asaph confesseth his folly to be so much troubled at wicked mens prosperity he placeth temporall and eternall happiness in neer communion with God verse 21 THis prick't my reins and griev'd my heart verse 22 Such folly didst thou see And brutish errour on my part verse 23 Yet I am still with thee Thy right hand 's all my stay and guard verse 24 Thy counsell all my guide And shall receive me afterward To heaven glorifi'd verse 25 In heaven I have none but thee Nor is there any one That lives on earth desir'd of me Except thy self alone verse 26 My flesh and heart now fail in mee But God doth fail me never The strengthner of my heart is he And heritage for ever verse 27 For they that are estrang'd from thee Shall perish every one Thou hast destroy'd all them that be From thee a whoring gone verse 28 But unto God draw neer I must For that 's my wisest care In God the Lord I put my trust All thy works to declare PSAL. LXXIV He complains of grievous desolations by fire and sword and lingring calamities WHy hast thou Lord rejected us And dost thine anger keep And keep'st it ever smoking thus Against thy pasture-sheep verse 2 Thy congregation bought of old Mount Sions purchas'd rod Of thine inheritance behold VVhere thou hast dwelt O God verse 3 Perpetuall
mount extend Her time for favour which was set Is now come to an end verse 14 Thy Saints take pleasure in her stones Her dust to them is dear verse 15 All heathen lands and kingly thrones Thy names renown shall fear verse 16 Gods shining glory shall appear VVhen Sion he repairs verse 17 He shall regard and lend his ear Unto the needies pray'rs Their humble pray'r he will not scorn verse 18 This thing we will record For future ages yet unborn That they may praise the Lord. verse 19 He look'd from height of 's holy throne The earth view'd from the skie verse 20 To hear the pris'ners dolefull grone And save the doom'd to die verse 21 Both Sion and Jerusalem His name and praise record verse 22 VVhen lands and people all of them Meet there to praise the Lord. verse 23 My strength he weakned in the way My lingring days decay'd verse 24 My God O take me not away Amid'st my days I said Thy yeers throughout all ages last verse 25 Of old time thou hast laid The earths foundation firm and fast Thy hands the heav'ns have made verse 26 They perish as old garment wears But thou shalt still indure As vestures thou shalt change their spheres And chang'd they shall be sure verse 27 Thou art the same of endless years verse 28 Thy servants sonnes survive Their seed before thy face appears Establish'd still alive PSAL. CIII York tune An exhortation to praise God for his incomparable mercies to his Church and children MY soul I charge thee to express The Lords renown and fame Let all within me praise and bless His great and sacred name verse 2 Forget not all his benefits But bless the Lord my soul verse 3 VVho thine offences all remits And makes thee sound and whole verse 4 Who hath redeem'd thee from the dead Destruction threatning sore VVith loving kindness crown'd thy head And tender mercies store verse 5 VVho with his gifts large multitude Thy mouth sufficing fils So that thy youth is now renew'd As Eagles casting bills verse 6 The Lord doth judgment execute And righteousness conclude For persons that are destitute Opprest by tyrants rude verse 7 His ways to Moses he made known His acts to Isr'els seed verse 8 The Lord 's a very gracious one And mercifull indeed To anger slow aboundless deep Of mercies multipli'd verse 9 He will not always anger keep Nor everlasting chide verse 10 He hath not dealt as our offence And wickedness hath bin Nor given us due recompence According to our sin verse 11 For as the heav'nly Orbs appear The earth so far above So great to them that do him fear Is Gods surpassing love verse 12 The sins whereby we have transgrest Removing by his grace As far from us as East and West Are separate in space 2. 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Argument He magnifies the sweet compassion of God exhorts all creatures to praise him for his greatnes also verse 13 AS fathers are compassionate Unto their children dear So God doth them commiserate That truly do him fear verse 14 For he remembers we are dust Our crasie frame he knows verse 15 The days of man resemble just The grass which short time grows He prospers as a flower in field verse 16 Which when the winds pass ore Is perisht and the place can yield No knowledge of it more verse 17 But lo the Lords abundant grace Eternitie doth fill His constant righteousness takes place To childrens children still verse 18 To every person that consents To keep his cov'nant true And thinks on his commandements For observation due verse 19 In heaven as a glorious King The Lord hath set his throne And over every kind of thing His kingdom rules alone verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And Gods commandments do That know his voice and word so well Still hearkning thereunto verse 21 Bless ye the Lord ô bless him still Ye glorious hoasts of his Ye Ministers that do fulfill What ere his pleasure is verse 22 Yea all his works both far and neer Bless ye the Lords great Name Through his Dominions every where My soul bless thou the same PSAL. CIV Davids tune The admirable power and providence of God in the creation government of the world MY soul the great God magnifie My God thou dost thee cloth With honour and with majestie â—xceeding great in both verse 2 With light thou cover'st thee about As with a Princely robe Like curtains drawn thou stretchest out The bright celestiall globe verse 3 Upon the wat'ry element there His chamber-beams he bindes He makes the clouds his Chariot bear And walks on winged windes verse 4 His Ministers a fiery flame His Angels spirits he makes verse 5 He laid the earths foundation frame So sure it never shakes verse 6 Which thou didst cover with the flood Like garments over-spread The waters ore the mountains stood verse 7 At thy rebuke they fled Thy thundring voice compeld them all To haste away apace verse 8 The mountains rise the valleys fall Each to his founded place verse 9 Their passage thou dost now restrain By setting them their bound That they may never turn again To cover all the ground verse 10 Into the vales fresh springs he sends Which run among the hills verse 11 Each beast the Forest comprehends Here take and drink their fills Wild asses here their thirst do slake verse 12 Here feathered fowl do house And nests for habitations make And sing among the boughes 2. part Argument The works of creation intermixt the use of them for man verse 13 HE from his chambers of the skie The earth with rain hath stor'd Thy works the whole earth satisfie VVith fruits that they afford verse 14 For cattell he makes grass to spring And herbs for mans own use Convenient food for every thing He makes the earth produce verse 15 To glad mans heart he makes fat soil Bring forth the grape for wine Heart-strengthning bread suppling oil To make the count'nance shine verse 16 No juicefull sap Gods trees do want Those goodly Cedar trees Which he in Lebanon did plant verse 17 The birds make nests in these The stork in stately firre-trees dwells verse 18 High hills the goats befit The Conies in the hollow cells Of stony rocks do sit verse 19 The moon a certain course doth run And he ordain'd it so And when to set none tells the Sun For he the time doth know verse 20 Thou makest darkness darkness night The forests beasts do then VVhom glittering day-light did affright Creep all out of their den verse 21 Young Lions roaring for their prey Of God do seek their meat verse 22 The Sun ariseth then do they Together make retreat verse 23 In secret dens they closely lurk And then doth man begin To set upon and ply his work Till ev'ning calls him in 3. Part. Argument The admirable works of
Subjected to man Ps. 8. Their dread of the Creator Ps. 77. 115. ult Their dependency on God Ps. 104. 2. p. c. 145. 2. p. They must be renewed Ps. 102. 2. p. Deliverance Prayed for Ps. 14. 53. 74. 2. p. 79. 2. p. 80. 2. p. Experienced Ps. 134. 1. p. 40. 1. p. 61. 66. Desertion Ps. 77. 1. p. 88. 2. p. Prayed against Ps. 70. 40. ult 119. 1. p. Exhortation To seek God Ps. 105. 1. p. To serve God Ps. 95. 100. To praise God Ps. 115. 2. p. 103. 118. 148. 150. Example Of good men Ps. 34. 1. p. Ps. 99. Of bad men Ps. 78. 1. p. Ps. 95. ver 8. God His goodness to the Saints Ps. 31. 2. p. 34. 86. 106. 1. p. 119. 9. p. 145. His majesty and greatness Ps. 96. 89. 2. p 104. 1. p. His praises Ps. 89. 3. p. Ps. 66. 107. His works Ps. 19. 1. 104. Gospel Foretold Ps. 96. 2. p. 97. 98. 102. 2. p. Good things thereof Ps. 85. 2. p. Prayed for Ps. 67. Praised Ps. 117. Grace The gift of God Ps. 119. ver 32. 22. p. Increased Ps. 119. v. 56. Rewarded Ps. 18. 3. p. Freeness of it ps 78. 7. p. And fulnes also ps 86. Grief For Gods dishonor Ps. 119. ver 158. 139. v. 21. For personall affliction Ps. 6. 13. 25. For publick ps 79. 80. Gods Spirit grieved Ps. 78. ver 40. Ps. 95. 10. ver Heaven Saints shall go thither ps 73. ver 24. Our passage typed ps 114. Heart Hardness thereof Ps. 95. ver 8. Search of it ps 4. 4. v. 77. 6. ver God searching it Ps. 17. 3. ver 44. 21. ver Sinceritie of it Ps. 17. 1. p. 26. 119. 1. p. Subtilty ps 64. Hope Ps. 71. 3. p. From old experience Ps. 74. 2. p. Humilitie Psal. 131. Hypocrisie Ps. 78. 4. p. ps 28. 41. 1. p. 50. 2. p. Idols Derided Ps. 115. 1. p. Ps. 135. 2. p. Destructive Ps. 78. 6. p. 97. ps 106. v. 36. Basenes of Idolatry ps 106. 5. p. Horrid Idolatry ps 106. 6. p. Idolizing the creature ps 73. Ingratitude Ps. 41. 2. p. ps 81. 2. p. ps 78. 4. 5. p. Ps. 109. 1. p. Judgments Against the wicked ps 7. 3. p. 9. 2. p. 69. 3. p. 94. 2. p. 83. 2. p. Depth of Gods judgments ps 92. 1. part Reverence of them Ps. 40. 1. p. ps 64. Life The end of it ps 119. 3. p. Maintaining of it Ps. 66. 9. v. 103. 4. ver Way to long life Ps. 34. 2 p. 91. 2 p. Frailtie of it Ps. 39. 1 p. 90. 1 p. How improv'd Ibidem Eternall life Ps. 16. 2 p. 21. 1 p. 36. 9. ver Magistrates Doing worthily Ps. 75. 78. last ver 106. 5. p. 101. unworthily Ps. 75. 58. 82. 106. ver 34. Ministers Ps. 134. Night Devotion Ps. 119. v. 55. Affliction Ps. 16. 2 p. 77. 1 p. Consolation ps 42. 2 p. Obedience Best sacrifice ps 40. 2 p. Best sign Ps 119. 13 p. Ordinances Saints love them ps 26. 27. 1 p. 41. 1 p. 43. 84. 119. Saints priviledge in them ps 1â—3 1 p. 147. 2 p. Patience Ps. 39. 2 p. 40. 1 p. Peace Who love it Ps. 120. Who hate it Ps. 35. v. 20. Who gives it Ps. 85. ver 8 10. Who receive it Ps. 119. v. 165. ps 125. 127. ver 14. How good Ps. 34. 2 p. Persecution How vehement and vile Ps. 10. 14. 35. 109. 140. How resolutely sustained Ps. 17. 1 p. 27. 1 p. 119. 21 p. Poor How provided for Ps. 132. ver 15. ps 107. last p. How raised ps 113. Posteritie Ps. 113. 127. 128. Prayer Saints exercise Ps. 5. 1 p. 55. ver 17. Accepted thereto Ps. 65. 1 p. 66. v. 20. ps 102. v. 17. 141. v. 2. Preaching Ps. 40. 2 p. 51. 2 p. Presence Gods omnipresence ps 139. 1 p. 119. 168. v. Prosper Saints prosper Ps. 1. No prospering without God Ps. 78. 1 p. 127. Prosperitie how vain ps 30. Righteous Their dignitie ps 8. 92. 2 p. Their fidelitie ps 44. 2. p. Their graces ps 45. 2 p. 27. 2 p. Their innocency ps 7. 1 p. 109. 1 p. Their protection Ps. 5. 2 p. ps 12. 140. latter end Their description Ps. 1. 15. 24. Their birth priviledge ps 86. 116. 16. verses Their sure supply ps 23. 27. 2 p. 33. 2. 34. 1. p. ps 55. 3 p. Their selection of God ps 4. And happiness therein ps 65. 1 p. Their priviledges ps 37. 149. Gods speciall favour to them ps 11. 31. 3 p. Repentance Should be present ps 95. ver 8. Dangerous to delay ps 7. 2 p. Is Gods gift ps 80. ps 51. 2 p. 119. 22. p. Restauration Ps. 30. ps 80. 2 p. 90. 2 p. Saints see righteous Sin It s sinfulness ps 51. 1 p. 99. v. 8. ps 19. 2 p. It s hurtfulness ps 81. 2 p. 107. v. 34. Hindring prayer ps 66. v. 18. Imbittering affliction ps 38. 1 p. Confessed ps 32. 1 p. 106. 1 p. 130. Sinfulness of the wicked ps 5. 1 p. ps 14. 53. Sea and Seamen Ps. 104. 3 p. 107. 3 p. Temptation Ps. 37. 73. To desperation ps 42. 2 p. 77. 1 p. 88. Tempting God ps 78. 3 p. Thanksgiving Ps. 81. 1 p. 103. 145. In publick ps 116. 2 p. Times Sinfull ps 12. 119. ver 53. 126. Distreâ—full times ps 10. 1. p. 74. 79. 80. Tongue Wickedness of it ps 5â— 140. 109. Glory of it ps 108. 1 p. Treachery Ps. 41. 2 p. 55. 2 3 p. Trinitie Ps. 33. 1 p. Trust in God Ps. 4. 22. 1 p. 55. 3. p. Trouble Ps. 3. 10. 13. 31. 2 p. Help in it Ps. 31. 1 p. 46. 138. Vanitie Of the creature Ps. 33. 2 p. 146. 1 p. Victory Of Christ Ps. 18. 21. 45. 108. 110. 118. Vnbelief How shamefull Ps. 78. v. 22 32. 106. v. 24. Vowes Ps. 56. v. 12. 61. v. 8. 65. 1 p. 50. 1. p. 76. 132. 1 p. Unitie Psal. 133. Warres Gods works then ps 46. 48. 76. 144. Saints exploits ps 18. 4 p. c. 60. 2 p. Wicked Their insolency ps 10. 12. 94. 1 p. 140. Their ruine ps 36. 2 p. Confederacy in evill ps 83. 1 p. The scourge of the godly ps 17. 2 p. Word How sure ps 12. 18. ver 30. How powerfull ps 19. 119. Works Of God ps 29. 96. 104. 148. World Degenerate ps 12. 14. Worship How due to God ps 29. 95. 99. 100. 122. Zeal Ps. 69. 1 p. ps 132. 1 p. Errata in Textu Psal. 32. 1. read O Blessed blessed man c. Ver. 6. for roaring read rolling Psal. 83. ver 6. for at read of Edoms c. Errata in Margine Psal. 9. 6. Thou ô enemy mayst destroy no more though thou hast destroyed whole Kingdomes Isa. 37. 26. 29. Psal. 32. 2. But confesses all without dissimulation Psal. 24. 1. Made the earth one globe with water habitable tho naturally the water would cover it
being the center and basis FINIS * Viz. Dutch tune old England tune French tune and London long tune Ignorance of the sense of Psalms the cause why people doubt whether they should use them Psal. 45. Psal. 135. Quid hoc ad rhombuâ— Psal. 5. * Following the Sentuagint 〈…〉 most common but yet the most corrupt translation Buxtorf Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere c. Hor. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. Blessednesses Much less practises and perseveres Palm tree ever green Therefore perfect in kinde and measure Work for good Not boldly as guiltless Any judgement specially the last Act. 4. 25. Lawes Luk. 19. 14. When he sees fit time Over the Church Day of Eternitie To convert or confound Love honour obey Christ. Waâ— of salvation From heaven typed by Sion As sure as done already Witness Judge Protector and rewarder of it Speak basely of my anointing So do the wicked of Christ and his Saints For they looked towards the Temple when absent 1 Kin. 8. 38. Dan. 6. 10. They gape for good mens destruction And I am neer to death with grief and misery Of seeking Sauls life 2 Sam. 26. 9 Settle my Kingdome promised As a Judge on the Bench. Fails of his wicked purpose Mat. 21. 16 Heb. 2. 9. The foe can destroy no more Thou thou didst destroy others 2 King 19. 25. When he sets upon judgement The chief places of assembly Heathen in life Coveting to do mischief Strong clutches or confederates Uncircumcised in heart rooted out Zach. 12. 10. A sory lump of earth Yee O my friends If outward props faile Behold narrowly Which they cannot evade With our bold words Promises infallible Lest I perish With delight and without scruple Psal. 53. 5. Despised his weapons of faith and prayer Congregation Heaven Word and deed By his good will Hates perfidiousnesse Covetousnes and all injustice A Type of Christ in all Gentiles offered humane bloud to Idols Measured with lines Prophecying of Christs resurrection As my Protector My person Act. 2. 31. Of affliction By murmuring Thy counsels We may alwayes say now A glimpse thereof now Waking froÌ„ affliction and in the resurrection Earthquakes God described as a warriour Yet invisible Angels Vapour and Clouds Lightnings Sea-tempests Of affliction Seen in Davids example Scal'd the walk of a Citie and taken it My enterprize to be atchieved Castles and Forts A president of ours a type of Christs for us Heb. Lie fainedly as hypocrites for fear Exo. 15. 14 After the Spirit The motions of the spheres day and night teach the Creator to all Nations Their course compasse Specially the Sphere of the Sun With Gods blessing 2 Cor. 10. 4. The rule that guides us in Gods fear Heb. Prouds head-strong temptations As apostasie desperation such like A type of Christ and pattern for us From heaven typed by Sion Now having prayed Are victorious A type of the blessings of the Gospel He in his person Christ of his loins we of his faith live for ever Thy omnipotent power The utter extirpation of thy Church The place thine in type and the service thine own for ever Meditate of Christs humiliation Representing Christs sufferings Spirits laâ—â—guishing Seeming as helpless and hopeless as the dead Meditate of Christs passion Leanness Luke 23. 39. Savage adversaries Experience I David as a type of Christ Heb. 2. 11. Feed on the sweet promises Remember the truths of the Gospel Rich poor seek submit to Christ Procure or prevent his own salvation One genâ—ration oâ—â—â—lievers to another Spirituall pastures From sinne and error Saddest afflictions Thy power providence and spirit Corporall blessings The Church on earth in heaven Made one globe of earth and water buâ— quere if water be not the center and basis 2 Pet. 3. 5. Sion hill a type of heaven Doors of your hearts in all generations Raise my afâ—ections Persecute without provocation To do all for the best In quiet contentation In hope and prayer Net of afflictioâ— Not worshipping thee with a wicked heart as they do My affection and conversation is upright His temple's a protection Now that God hath put an end to my temptations under Saul c. The SanctuÌ„ Sanctorum where Oracles were delivered A type of heaven and the Church of God Draw me not to their sin nor drag me to their judgement Hâ—ed not his providence nor means of grace Unrecoverable Of all the faithfull as well as mine For example of others c. Thunder in the Clouds Thunde 5. Flashes of lightning To cast calf Ruling the Seas and tempests Metaph. tyrants Grave of destruction Which is such an argument of his faithfulness and goodness My kingdome Worldlings and Idolaters See 1 Sam. 23. 26 27. 24. 1 2. In the desart for fear of incurring Sauls displeasure Mâ— lot and affairs How much more in another world Thy protection Calumnies and curses But confest Sees all Perplext as if my bones were full of ach as in old age Prov. 17. 22. By my example 2 Co. 6. â— No temptation overcome them Watching if thou take the way as I directed Accomplish all perfection His Sonne Ioh. 1. 3. And holy Ghost Gen. 1. 2. From overflowing the earth Iob 38. 11. The creation Made the soul of one as well as another Remembers how poor David did and sped Every part and piece of him Mat. 10. 30. From hell sin and misery The messenger of vengeance Every vein in my heart c. Sought my life Did me good tho not them Some understand zeal constancy in his prayer Tore my good name Wink mockingly The mischief we wished Of prosperitie and impunitie Cursed of God and man With the sweet of spirituall comforts much more with eternall as full as a river thou art the fountain it self There where we may see it Sure supply Sun-shine name cleer'd from scandall in Gods due time A standing house and memoriall Scarce leave a flyâ— blown chronicle After the last day some think Their great power crusht At least in the world to come Hereafter See Rom. 8. 19. To provoke thee by my sins How penitent patient prayerfull I seem'd not to hear the reproaches of the enemy No answer to my reproehers Almost lamed wit mischief Gen. 32. 31. But I will try what repentance will doe Lest I murmure Beholding their prosperitie I would rather say nothing 〈◊〉 good thoughts came in The passion continued In comparison of thy Eternitie Murmured not at the affliction which I know came from thee Lev. 10. 3. Iob 13. 28. Heb. 11. 13. From the deep dungeon of misery to asure rock of safetie Godly men at least shall learn to fear and trust in God by my example Regards not the example of Idoâ—aters and unbeleevers Not in comparison of Spirit or Christ. Ier. 7. 22. Alluding to that Exod. 21. 6. Ioh. 5. 39. Act. 20. 27. Herein a type of Christ and a pattern to us The afflicted and persecuted Both he that suffers and
them with thy blessings The sound of the Gopel and that which calls thereto Fulfilled to the Church in Christ. In prophecy or by Prophets thou didst promise to promote David a type of Christ. No wicked tyrant His power and dominion See Ps. 72. 8. His seed shall cry Abba father David was the first King that God chose Meditate of Christ. Much more Christs seed Then how sure in Christ. I 'l never fail them while the world stands Afflictions may object that God hath cast us off but never prove it The glory of his kingdom which was a type of so sacred a kingdom is much abased by desolation of warre In the very beginning his kingdom is decayd and seems to be brought to a decrepit state The Church in a dying state As thou wouldst pitie short breathed man â—o much more thy Church As the wicked do Christ. A fourth part of the night Mat. 24. 43. Mat. 13. 35. A pleasant tale delights us and steals our thoughts from us and is done ere we are aware or willing so c. Thy wrath is as dreadfull as we do or can imagine To consider the shortnes and uncertainty thereof Thy work of mercy for Judgment is called his strange work Isa. 28. 21. but mercy his own work Isa. 26. 12. Vnder the wing of Gods protection is all safety From the Executioner of Judgement This Psalme is thought to be made on occasion of that plague 2 Sam. 24. The sickness is most infectious some write in the night and at noon Object Why doth the sickness take us away promiscuously Answ. I doubt we want that goodness they had of old Thou shalt see how it aâ— lights on the wicked Tyrants robbers hereticks and hypocrites meant by these beasts Intituled a Psalme for the Sabbath day Therefore should we keep the Sabbath for such memorials from morning to night Musick of affections now Rom. 11. 33. Though multitudes Maintain my dignity They write that the Vnicorn is never taken â—ive Renew thy gifts and graces on me The true members of the Church How ever the godly are tryed or the wicked suffered Holy promises ordinances exercises The God of the puritans That gives man the faculty of reason To think they are unseen or shall scape unpunished Not every man afflicted but he that learns by it Esa. 26. 20. Tho God try the righteous and suffer the wicked for a time it will change Yet I was ready to distruct for my own part Then God came in c. I had been in my grave ere now Comforts of thy Word and Spirit Shall they that make laws for traps plead thy authoritie you must obey the King siâ— iâ— all things When ever ye hear his word or spirit moving you In forty yeers space a long day specially that notorious temptation Exod. 17. 6. Into Canaan a type of heaven Greatest tokens of his glory are in his Church For by Christ they shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption Rom. 8. 19 20 21 22. Gentiles come in The Church militant in unitie veritie safetie His coming is nigh at hand to teach judge justifie sanctifie Mediate of his coming to judgement Ilands aswell as continent rejoyce for the Kingdom of Christ dreadfull onely to his adversaries Kingdomes of Tyrants tremble at his Judgements Angels and men Let all false gods fall as Dagon c. their disciples worship the true God Light of coÌ„fort which if it spring not up in this world will be plentifull hereafter Such a holy nature cannot fail of his promises Luk. 1. 69. Published to the Gentiles Heb. 12. 28. Christs government delights in righteousness Kings thrones are adorn'd with Purple Arras c. Christs with righteousness At or before the Ark a Type of Christ. The word for a Priest is sometimes put for a great person Num. 16. 46. 1. Sam. 7. 9. Exod. 13. 21. Ancient miracles belong to us Pardon and chastisement may stand together For the things they did besides and against the word He made us his people Ioh. 15. 16. How much more doth Christ in his Church †In this song publikely profess it * CompreheÌ„ding all the vertues of a governour Doing all for thy glory When wilt thou settle mee in my kingdome mean while I will do so in my house Iâ—â— do no wrong to my subjects nor suffer any one to counsell me so I hate such doings c. The servants both of my Court and Crown shall be the best deserâ—ing Typing our bondage to Satan and the Romish Babylon Therefore my adversity is the greater Seventy yeers Ier. 25. 12. Of the ruins of the materiall temple how much more of the living temple of the holy Ghost Prayer shall bring thee deliverance Though in after ages Captives in Babylon Gentiles conversion Oh that this generation might see these days but we are broken with affliction and wearing away Her bill in old age grows so crooked she cannot eat till it fall off and then she revives Psal. 147. 29. Numerous Angels The father of lights for thou mad'st light the first day * Second day Gen. 1. 6. As nimble as a flame to execute his will Gen. 1. 3. Some think he treats of the five days Creation †Third day Gen. 1. 9. At first water lapt about the earth but God bounded the water to make the earth habitable Quere if Angels were not made the second day a Thy word Gen. 1. 7. was soon obey'd b Heb. The mountains ascend the valleys descend c As naturally being a lighter element they would Yet Rivers accommodate us tho the Seas cover not the earth Gen. 1. 14. Tho individuums i. e. particular creatures men beasts plants die yet the species the kinds of each continue still * As at Sina Exod. 19. I will not neglect to praise God for his work as profane men do Take him away in his sins Which signifies our safe conduct to the kingdome of glory My people taught and anointed with my Spirit Typing our provision preservation in the world Ouâ— of evils God intends good for his children Till the time came that God had said with himself i. e. decreed to deliver him his word of permission tri'd Josephs patience God guides wicked mens malice to our good No creatures disobedient to God but Devils and men Exod. 12. 35. Exod. 33. 12. Exod. 13. 22. These were types of heavenly food Meditate of the continuall care of God for our bodies and souls And of Christ signified by the rock of water 1 Cor. 10. 4. From Wilderness to Canaan and us from earth to heaven Wilfully transgressing Let me experimentally feel thy favour as thy elect Saints shall do Did not ediâ—â—e by them As divers dyed suddenly by surfet Psal. 78. 31. So some by consumptions going to the heart of them But that intercession was through Christ on whom we must meditate Aegypt was peopled by the posterity of cursed Cham. As unbeleevers do the heavenly Canaan Sware See Ezek. 20. Some