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 'He Author of this Verjion oj/^^ Pfalms 
 0/ King DAVID, conjidering the 
 Excellency-, not only of the Divine Mat- 
 ter they contain, hut of the Sacred '^a^ture 
 wherein they were penned-, and thefublime Foe- 
 try wherewith they werefet out, and adorned hy 
 the ^oyal-, and inffired Prophet, could not hut 
 hlufh to think, how that Metre, in which our 
 Farochial Churches ufually fing them, hath dif- 
 guifedfo Eminent a vart of the Holy Writ, which 
 hears a more than ordinary fiamp of that ever- 
 hJejfed Spirit hy which it wof ditlated and gi- 
 ven, this gave the Author occafan to make 
 Ejfay, whether (^ without taking the advantages 
 of an unconfned Fancy ^ it might not be eafie 
 enough (^ even in that narrow, and low kind of 
 Verfe ) to make them fpeak their own genuine 
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To the Reader. 
 
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 them, thouff) not gay ly^ yet a^feahkj and he* 
 coming their Dignity, Comfaring therefore, 
 andmahng ufe, as well of the OWLiturgick, 
 as the Hew-BiMe-TranJlattonsy with the afsift- 
 ance of the Learned D"^* Hammond, ( whofe 
 Paraphrafe he chofefor his Guide ) he under- 
 took, and went through with them, and now hath 
 adventured them abroad into the World, What 
 hath been a Vulgar faying is verified in the Ja^ 
 thor • — Quern Natura negat facit In- 
 dignatio Verfum •, Difdain wof the Imfulfe 
 of hif Writing, in which at firfl he fteafed 
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IMPRIMATUR 
 
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 F5'i^ZiM5 of King 
 
 DA V I 
 
 Paraphrafed in Engli/h. 
 
 The Firfi BOOK. 
 
 PSALM I. 
 
 Left is theMan that walks not where 
 Ungodly Counfels guide ; 
 
 Nor ftands in finful ways ; Nor fits 
 With thofe who God deride. 
 
 2. But in the Laws Divine hath fixt 
 His Soul's in tire Delight : 
 On thofe He meditates by Day, 
 And ruminates by Night. 
 
 B 3. He 
 
I. 
 
 3 . He fliall be like the Tree that fucks 
 
 From the frefli ftreams his fap ; 
 Whofe branches yield their timely fruit 
 Into the Gath'rers lap. 
 
 4. No blaffcing wind, nor biting frofl". 
 
 Shall make his leaves drop down : 
 Whatever work he takes in hand 
 Happy fuccefs (hall Crown. 
 
 5. But with the wicked 'tis not fo ; 
 
 They are as Chaff out-caft, 
 Scattered and made the reftlefs fport 
 Of every wanton Blaft. 
 
 6. TW ungodly Ihall not ftand acquit. 
 
 When he's in judgment try'd ; 
 Nor fhall the finner have a place 
 Amongft the juftifi'd. 
 
 7. God doth the purer ways approve, 
 
 Which his Redeemed tread ; 
 But Paths perverfe fecurely down 
 To death, and horror lead. 
 
 PSALM II. 
 
 I. \Y 1 Hy do the Nations all inrag'd 
 V V TumultuoLifly rife ? 
 Why doth the brain-fick Multitude 
 Fond Vanity devife r* 
 
 2. Kings 
 
II. 
 
 2. Kings of the Earth fet up themfelves, 
 
 The Rulers Counfel take : 
 And all a League againfl the Lord, 
 And His Anointed n:iake. 
 
 3. Break we, fay they, thofe fervile Bonds 
 
 Which our free arms enchain ; 
 And caft away thofe Cords which they 
 Tyeon, and we difdain. 
 
 4. He that in Heaven fits inthron'd 
 
 Laughs at their brutifh Pride ; 
 The Lord fhall with deferv'd contempt. 
 Their empty Rage deride. 
 
 5. Then, jealous of his Name, ftiallHe 
 
 Speak to them in fierce Ire ; 
 And in difpleafure vex them, like 
 An inward-wafting Fire: 
 
 6. Yet I my King have crown'd, and Him 
 
 PlacM Soveraign alone 
 On Sions Hill, where I have fix'd 
 My Holinefs's Throne. 
 
 7. The Great Decree I will proclaim, 
 
 Th' Almighty Lord to me 
 Hath faid ; Thou art my Son, This day 
 Have I begotten Thee. 
 
 8. Ask, and the Gentiles I will give 
 
 Thee, as thy Right of Biith : 
 
 B 2 . Thy 
 
4 i^fatm II I. 
 
 Thy large Pofleflions ftiall extend 
 Unto the fartheft Earth. 
 
 9. Thou with an iron Rod fhalt break 
 Their difobedient back : 
 And them like Potters brittle- ware 
 To ufelefs fhivers crack. 
 
 xo.Be wife, ye Kings ; and ye, who judge 
 The Earth, Inftrudlion hear : 
 Serve God with Reverence, and mix 
 With joy, an holy Fear. 
 
 I i.Kifs ye the Son, left his wrath flame 
 A little, and ye die. 
 O ! Bleft all they, whofe hope on him 
 Doth firmly anchored lie. 
 
 PSALM III 
 
 1. TTOw are theTroops increas'd,my God, 
 xl Of my proud Enemies ? 
 
 Not to be numb'red are the Bands 
 That in Rebellion rife. 
 
 2. Many there be, that of my foul, 
 
 Infultingly have faid ; 
 Helplefs he is, and even his God, 
 Will nor, orcrnnotaid. 
 
 3. But 
 
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 3. But Thou, OLord, art unto me 
 
 A fhield againft all dread : 
 Thou art the glory of my Crown 
 Th* advancer of my head. 
 
 4. I to my God, with humble voice. 
 
 Did my Petitions fend ; 
 And he did from His Holy Hill 
 An Ear of favour lend. 
 
 5. I laid me down, and yielded up 
 
 My Limbs to the foft chain 
 Of carelefs fleep, then wak'd again. 
 For God did me fuftain. 
 
 6. My courage fhall not fink, for fear 
 
 Of Myriads of foes ; 
 Though they in battel fet, my life 
 On every fide inclofe. 
 
 7. Rife, fave me, Lord, for thou haft broke 
 
 Mine Enemies Jaw-bones : 
 And dafli'd out the mifchievous teeth 
 Of the ungodly ones. 
 
 8. Salvation proceeds alone 
 
 From great Jehovah's Power ; 
 RichBleffings, onthychofen, Thou 
 Doft plentifully fiiowre. 
 
 B 3 PSALM 
 
6 l ^falm in> 
 
 PSALM HI. Or thus. 
 
 1. T TQ^ aretheTroups, iMy God \ tncreafi 
 JlI Of them that trouble my calm Reji ? 
 Many are my Proud Enemies, 
 
 That in declard Rebellion rife. 
 
 2. Many there be that ore my Soul 
 Inful ting fay without controul; 
 Helplefshe if, and quite difmdy'd. 
 His God, £U helplif^, cannot aid. 
 
 3. But Thou, Lord, art my Jhieldf when I 
 With miferies 0' recharged lie ; 
 
 Thou art the Glory of my Crown, 
 
 And lift*fi me up, when fmitten down. 
 
 4. / to the Lord, in heart opprefi, 
 With humble Voice my Cries addrefi ; 
 And He from Sions Sacred Hill 
 Jnfrerd my Prayr, ^And curd my III, 
 
 $. I laid me down, and on my Bed 
 
 To Kefi composed my Thoughtlefs Head : 
 Iflept, Jwak'd, and Rofe again, 
 Thy watchful Eye dtd mefuflain. 
 
 6. I will net for Ten Thoufand.s fearf 
 Of People that in Jrms appear ; 
 Though they, led on by Rage and Pride, 
 My way befet en evry fde. 
 
 7. My 
 
g>faim I v___ 7 
 
 7. My Lordy my God tofave me rife, 
 the Javp'Bones of mine Enemies 
 thou fmitten haft ; Jnd by thy ftroke 
 the teeth of the Ungodly broke. 
 
 8. thou arty Almighty Lord, alone 
 Author of our Salvation : 
 
 Kich Blefftngs on thy Peoples head 
 thou doH tn great abundance ftoed. 
 
 PSALM IV. 
 
 1. /^^ Hear me, when I cry, my God, 
 V^ Whomedoftjuftifie; 
 Thou haft enlarged me in diftrefs. 
 
 In Mercy hear my cry. 
 
 2. Fond fons of men, how long with (hame 
 
 My glory will ye blafl ? 
 How long love vanity, and lies 
 Purfue with thirfty hafte ^ 
 
 3. This know that God hath fet apart 
 
 The Righteous for his own ; 
 Nor fhall my Prayers, to Heaven fent. 
 Unfruitful ly come down. 
 
 4. Stand in an humble Fear, your Souls 
 
 Stain not with wilful ill : 
 Your heart upon your thoughtful bed, 
 Examine, and be ftill. 
 
 B 4 5. In 
 
8 0faiOT IV. 
 
 5". In ftead of fmoaking Altars, let 
 Your Righteoufnefs afcend ; 
 And on th' Almighties arm be fure 
 Your confidence depend. 
 
 6. Many there be, whofe faithlefs Spirits 
 Defpair of help Divine : 
 Lord, {hew thy face, and caufe on us 
 Thy Beams of Beauty fliine. 
 
 ^. Thou mak'fl my heart more glad than 
 Their Corn the garners filfd ; (when 
 And casks could not contain the Juice, 
 From the prefs'd Grape diiliird. 
 
 8. Down will Hie, and my tyr*d Limbs 
 To peaceful reft compofe ; 
 For thou in Tents of fafety me 
 Securely doft inclofe. 
 
 PSALM IK Orthus. 
 
 1. /"^Od of my Righteoufnefs \ Hear me, 
 Vj Tboii in dijlrefs ha^fet me free ; 
 
 HdTe mercy, and attend my Cries ' 
 
 2. How long] Proud Sons of ^lortal Seed, 
 Wi/Jyehlajpheme? Jnd, withfuchfpeed, 
 
 Follow lovd Vanity, and Lies ? 
 
 ^ . QodfoY himfelf hath fet apart 
 
 lihe t!^lan that's Godly in His heart ; 
 He^ when I call, will anfwer me : 
 
4. Stattd in due awe, and do not fin, 
 Examine all your thoughts within 
 Upon your Bed, andfilent he, 
 
 ^, Offer to Him the Sacrifice 
 
 OfKighteoufnefs ; And let your Eyes 
 Upon the Lord for help depend : 
 6. Many will fay de^airing, Who 
 Can any Beam of Comfort Jhew ? 
 . But on m, let thy Light defcend, 
 
 fj. Thou hafl my Spirits reviv'd more, 
 
 *than when Rich worldlings find their pore 
 Of Corn and Wine yield large Increafe : 
 8. Down will I lie, Jnd to foft fleep 
 eJ^y carelefs Eyes compofed keep. 
 Thou only mak*fi me dwell in Feace, 
 
 PSALM V. 
 
 1, T Ord mark my words, my thoughts re- 
 p ^ Thine Ear propitious lend (gard. 
 
 Unto my cry; my King, my God, 
 
 2, To thee my Prayers afcend. 
 
 3, Ere the day dawn. Thou hear'ft my voice, 
 
 Whilft with advanced Eyes 
 I pay my vows, before the Sun 
 Gild o're the Azure Skies. 
 
 , 4. Thou 
 
lO 
 
 V. 
 
 4. Thou art a God, not pleased with vice. 
 No ill with thee hath place : 
 Thou hat'ft fin-workers, nor fhall fools 
 Behold thy glorious Face. 
 
 5*. Thofe that tell treacherous Lyes 'f hou 
 To fure deftrudlion drive : ( ihalt 
 
 Thou doft abhor the bloudy hands. 
 And hearts that fraud contrive. 
 
 6. But> inthefulnefsof thylove. 
 
 Thy Houfe will I frequent ; 
 And bow my knees in humble Fear, 
 Before thy Sacred Tent. 
 
 7. In thy unfailing goodnefs guide 
 
 My footfteps by thy Grace : 
 Left me my foes fubvert, make ftraight 
 Thy ways before my Face. 
 
 8. Their tongue is faithlefs, their falfe heart 
 
 Refined wickednefs : 
 Their throat's a gaping Grave, although 
 With flatt'ring Lips they blefs. 
 
 9. Deftroy them, Lord, in their own Plots 
 
 0're-reach*d, and may they be 
 Caftout, full of their Sins ; For they 
 Are Rebels againft Thee. 
 
 1 0. Let thofe, that reft on thy Defence, 
 
 Rejoyce, and fing thy Praife ; 
 
 And 
 
VI. II 
 
 And all that love thy Name> their voice 
 In Hallelujahs raife. 
 
 II. Thy Bleflings on the Righteous fhall. 
 Like Summer-dev^^s, defcend ; 
 With Mercy as a ihield flialt thou 
 Froni dangers him defend. 
 
 PSALM VI 
 
 1. T Ord in thy vtrrath corredt me not, 
 
 J / Nor in thy rage chaftife : 
 
 Pity my weaknefs, cure my bones, 
 
 Bruis'd with Calamities. 
 
 2. My fpirit's vext, but Lord ! how long ? 
 
 Refledl thy healing beams ; 
 And by thy Mercy, fave my foul. 
 That labors in extreams. 
 
 3 . None of the fons of filent Death 
 
 One thought of thee can have. 
 And who (hall blefs thy name amongft 
 The Tenants of the Grave. 
 
 4. Wearied with groanings, all the night 
 
 My tears bedew my bed : 
 My Pallet flows with the fait ftreams. 
 That trickle from my head. 
 
 5. My 
 
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 5*. My melting eyes are wafted with 
 The anguifh of my cries ; 
 My failing fight grows old, becaufe 
 Of all mine Enemies. 
 
 6. Hence ye fin-workers all, for God 
 Hath heard my fpeaking Tears. 
 
 y. My vows he hears, and to my Prayer 
 Bows his propitious Ears. 
 
 8. Terror and fhame my foes o'retakc, 
 Turn'd to inglorious Flight ; 
 Let fwift confufion fieze them like 
 Th' amazed Fears of Night. 
 
 PSALM VII 
 
 1. TVyrYLord, my God! my Confidence 
 IVi Is firmly fix'd on thee : 
 
 From him whofe thirfty malice Cccks 
 Mybloud, Orefcueme. 
 
 2. Left like a Lion, hunger-pinch't. 
 
 My foul he tear ; fori 
 Can, in the faithlefs Arm of fleHi, 
 No hope of help efpie. 
 
 3. Oh! myjuftGod! ifwickednefs 
 
 My guiltie hands doth fill : 
 If to the man that Peace defir'd 
 I have requited ill : 
 
 . 4. Nay, 
 
4. Nay, ifl did not ( when diftrefs'd) 
 TO his Deliverance fly> 
 That is my Enemie profefs*d> 
 And cannot tell me why ; 
 
 5', Then let him my falfe foul purfue. 
 And make it his juft Prey : 
 Yea fpurn my Life, and in bafe Duft 
 My ftained Honour lay. 
 
 6. Rife, Lord, in wrath, lift up thy felf 
 
 'Gainft my enraged Foes : 
 Wake to the judgment Thou command'ft 
 On them that Laws oppofe. 
 
 7. So the devout Aflemblies fhall 
 
 Draw to thine Altars nigh ; 
 With fmoking Incenfe ; for their fakes, 
 Set up thy felf on high. 
 
 8. God fhall the People judge. Do Thou 
 
 My fentence, Lord, decree; 
 As there is Juftice in my hands. 
 In heart Integrity. 
 
 9. Ceafe thou the fraud of Impious men, 
 
 But him who thee adores 
 Confirm; thy fecret-fearching Eye 
 The heart and Reyns explores. 
 
 10. He that protedls th' Upright in Heart 
 
 Is my fecure Defence : 
 
 He 
 
He judgeth right, whilft every Day 
 The wicked him Incenfe. 
 
 ll.lfherepentnot. He will whet 
 His fin-revenging Steel ; 
 His bow is bent, the Obftinate 
 His fhafts fhall quickly feel. 
 
 12. Ready for Death He hath prepared 
 
 His fatal Inftruments : 
 And at the Per f9<iu tors Face 
 His Leveird Darts prefents: 
 
 13 . He travels with Iniquitie, 
 
 Then, Big with Mifchief grown. 
 Brings Falfhood forth ; And in the Pit; 
 He made, falls headlong down. 
 
 14. His mifchiefs fhall return upon 
 
 His cur fed head again : 
 His violence on his own Pate 
 Shall come like driving Rain. 
 
 15'. Juft is the Lord, to Him will I 
 My thankful Off rings bring : 
 And to the Name of God moft High, 
 Eternal Praifes fing. 
 
 PSALM 
 
VIII. 
 
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 PSALM VIII. 
 
 1. T Ord, how illuftrious is thy Name 
 I ^ Ev*n to the Earths extent ! 
 
 Thou haft thy glorie Thron*d above 
 The fpangled Firmament. 
 
 2. Babes that yet draw the Breaft, proclaim 
 
 the Trophies of thy Arm ; 
 That thou mightft filence thy proud foesj, 
 And the Avenger Charm. 
 
 3 . When me to Heaven ( thy glorious work ) 
 
 Diviner Fancy bears, 
 The Various Moon, and Stars by thee, 
 Fix'd in ftill-r oiling Spheres, 
 
 4. Ravifli'd J cry. Lord ! what is man, 
 
 That he thy thoughts ftiould fhare ^ 
 Or what's the fon oFMan ? that Thou 
 Shouldil take him in thy care ? 
 
 5. Little below the Angels, thou 
 
 , Haft him with glorie Cxown'd ; 
 Made Soveraign of thy Works, and all 
 To his fubjedlion bound. 
 
 6. The Sheep that cloaths^and feeds : the Ox, 
 
 That tills the patient fields, 
 The Forreft'-beaft, the fowl that in 
 The Clouds her cradle builds, 
 
 7. The 
 
i5 t^falm IX . 
 
 7. The Filh that takes his pleafure in 
 The briny Element. 
 Lord, how iliuftrious is thy Name 
 Even to the Earths extent ! 
 
 I. 
 
 PSALM IX. 
 
 With perfedl Heart my God will I • 
 Thine Honour celebrate. 
 And to the wcndring fons of Men 
 Thy miracles relate. 
 
 2. In thee will I be glad ; In Thee 
 
 My Joys and Triumphs raife : 
 And to Thy Name, O Thou moil high 
 Sing Everlafting Praife. 
 
 3. When mine Oppreflors turn their backs ; 
 
 Then, covered with difgrace. 
 Like Shadows, they fiiall fly before 
 The Luftre of thy Face. 
 
 4. Thou art the Patron of my Right, 
 
 And haft my Caufe fuftain'd : 
 
 Thou fat'ft a Judge upon the Throne 
 
 Where Juftice is maintain'd. 
 
 5*. Th* infulting Heathen Thou haft check'd, 
 Deftroy^d the wicked ( quite ) 
 And their accurfed names condemned 
 To everlafting Night. 
 
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6. O Enemie, the final date 
 
 Of thy Deftmdlion's come : 
 Thy towns are ras*d, and their own heaps 
 Their memories intomb. 
 
 7. But God indures : For judgment He 
 
 Hath rais'd his Throne on High : 
 The Barth with juftice fhali he judge, 
 And man with Equitie, 
 
 8. Th* Almightie is a fafe retreat, 
 
 Againii th' Oppreflors rage t 
 A refuge from the violence 
 Of a tumultuous Age. 
 
 9. They that have known Thy Name,to Thee 
 
 Shall ftill their Truft addrefs : 
 Never did man that fought thy Face 
 Implore thee fuceouricfs. 
 
 10. Sing to the Lord, whofe Manfions are 
 
 In Sion, Sing his Praife : 
 His doings in the Worlds wide Ears 
 To admiration raife. 
 
 11. When he for bloud unjuftly fpilt, 
 
 Summons his grand Inqueil : 
 Mindlefs he is not of the meek. 
 Nor flights the Poors requefl:* 
 
 iz. Pity me Lord ! My fuffirings mark? 
 Caused by rpalitious hate ; 
 
 C . ■ Tliou 
 
18^ 0faim jx^ 
 
 Thou that hail: fnatch'd my finking foul 
 From deaths devouring Gate. 
 
 13. So, within Sions facred Walls, 
 
 Thy fame wiJ 1 1 refound ; 
 My mouth joy-fiird,my conquering headj 
 With thy Salvation Crown'd. 
 
 14. Drop't are the Heathen in the Pit, 
 
 Which their own craft prepared : 
 Nets have they hid, and in thofe toils, 
 Their heedlefs feet are fnar'd. 
 
 15. Jufl in His Judgments, is the Lord, 
 
 To all the world, declared : 
 Th* ungodly in thofe traps is catch'd 
 Which his own hands prepared. 
 
 16. Hell, , and deftrudlion (hall become' 
 
 The wickeds Period ; 
 And all the Nations, whofe falfe thoughts 
 Forget there is a God. 
 
 I J. The needy ftiall complain no more. 
 Nor cry without regard : 
 The Patient waiting of the Meek 
 Shall have a fure reward. 
 
 18. Rife, judge the Heathen, Lord : Let man 
 Not boaft his vain fuccefs ; 
 Gaft terrors on them, that they may 
 Thcmfelves but flefh confefs. 
 
 FSALM 
 
PSALM X 
 
 1. A yr Y God ! why ftand'ft thou (Ilmnger- 
 i V I So far from my relief ? like) 
 Why doft thou hide, and wilt not fee 
 
 The preflures of my grief ? 
 
 2. The wicked in his high-fwoln Pride> 
 
 Purfues the Innocent : 
 Oh may he perifli by thofc Plots, 
 Which his own brains invent. 
 
 5 . He boafts how fubt'ly his Wit works 
 
 His fine-contrived Ends : 
 The Covetous, whom God abhors 
 Heblefles, and commends. 
 
 4. God he declines ; fo much he is 
 With infolence pofleft ; 
 Nor does his feared Confcience once 
 A Deity fuggeft. 
 
 5*. His ways are grievous ; Fdr above 
 His Rght Thy Judgments are : 
 His Foes he puffs at, as poor things 
 Beneath his Featj or Care. 
 
 6. Tufli fays he, me to fiiake is not ' 
 
 Within the hand of Fate : 
 The Frowns of Heav n fhaJl ne'r bring me 
 
 To a dejedled ftate. 
 y C 2 7. Dire 
 
20 #talui X. 
 
 '7. Dire Blafphemies, Deceit, and Fraud, 
 Still in his mouth abound ; 
 Under his Tongue is vanity. 
 And ready mifchief found. ' 
 
 8. He lurks in corners, whence unfeen 
 
 Ke flays the Innocent : 
 His bloud-fliot eyes againft the Poor:, 
 Malicioufly are bent. 
 
 9. Clofe ( as a couching Lion ) he 
 
 Lies down, and toils he fets^ ,/ / 
 To fnare the poor ; the poor is fnar'd 
 In his unheeded nets. 
 
 10. He bow's his Body, and put's on 
 
 A feign'd humility ; 
 That, by his mighty ones furprized. 
 The meek may fall and die. 
 
 11. Then cheers the fmitings of his Heart j 
 
 God hath forgot ( fays he ) 
 He his regardlefs Vifage hides. 
 He hides, and will not fee. 
 
 12. Arife, OLord, thine hand advance. 
 
 Attend the poors defire : 
 Shall the Heav'n-fcorning Athiefl fay, 
 God will not Right require ? 
 
 13. Thou feefl their cruelty, and hate> 
 
 Thou fecil, and wilt requite : 
 
 The 
 
I^falm XI. 21 
 
 The heJpIefs flies to thee, thatfaveft 
 The fathcrlefs from might. 
 
 14. Break thou the arms of impious men. 
 That violence maintain ; 
 Search, and chaftife their wicked nefs. 
 
 Until no more remain. 
 
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 i^. The Lord is King, His Throne beyond 
 Times utmoft date ihall Hand : 
 But th' Idol-ferving Heathen all 
 Shall perifh from his Land. 
 
 16. Thou anfwer'ft(Lord) their humble cries, 
 
 Thy awful name that fear : 
 Thou doft their hearts to thee prepare, 
 And then their caufc doft hear ; 
 
 17. To vindicate the Orphans tearsy 
 
 And give the injur'd reft : 
 That by th' infulting fons of Earth, 
 They be no more oppreft. 
 
 PSALM XL 
 
 Ic 'T^He Lord is my fure confidence : 
 X Why to my foul fay ye. 
 Like a poor hunted Bird, take wing, 
 And to your Mountain flee ? 
 
 ■ C 3 2. Eehoia 
 
2 2 ^dfaim XL 
 
 2 . Behold the Impious bend their bow. 
 And fatal fhafts prepare ; 
 That in clofe ambufti they may wound 
 The upright unaware. 
 
 ^. If the Foundations undermin'd 
 Be unto ruine.gone. 
 What can the Righteous do ? His Faith 
 What (hall he build upon ? 
 
 4. God in His holy Temple dwells, 
 
 Heav'n is His Throne of Grace ; 
 His Fyes behold ; His Eye- lids try 
 The Sons of humane race. 
 
 5. Heprov'sthejuft; the wicked man. 
 
 And he that takes delight 
 In violence, and Rapine, are 
 Abhorred in his fight. 
 
 6. Snares on their Heads /hall fall, like Rain 
 
 From thunder-clouds pour'd down : 
 Fire, Brimftone, and tempeftuous llorms 
 Their deadly Cups fhall Crown. 
 
 7. Th*All-rig.,;:eous God doth Righteoufnefs 
 
 With arms of love embrace : 
 And on the perfecfl: he reflecfts 
 The Beauties of his Face. 
 
 PSALM 
 
'#raiMi XII. 23 
 
 V 
 
 PSALM XII. 
 
 J. T TEip Lord ! the Man, whofe ways are 
 JlJL Hath on the Earth no place : (pure. 
 The faithful perfon now no more 
 Is found in humane Race. 
 
 2. Falfe to themfelves, to Neighbors falfe. 
 
 They vanity impart : 
 Their flattering Lips fpeak fingly , but 
 *Tis from a double heart. 
 
 3 . God fhall cut off diflfembling Lips, 
 
 Which proudly boafting, fay, 
 We will prevail, our tongues are ours ; 
 What Lord fhall we obey ? 
 
 4. Now, for th' oppreffions of the poor, 
 
 And Needy*s deep-fetch'd Grones ; 
 Rife will I ( faith the Lord ) and free 
 Them from the haughty ones. 
 
 5*. Pure are thy words, asfilverOre^ 
 Seven times by fire refin'd ; 
 Thine fhalt thou refcue from this Age 
 In wickednefs combined 
 
 6. Th' ungodly fwarm throughout the Land, 
 When Men to mifchief fold, 
 PofTefs the Thrones of Juftice, and 
 Llfurped Scepters hold. 
 
 C 4 PSALM 
 
2^"" ^faim XII. 
 
 PSALM XII. Or thus. 
 
 I. 
 
 2. 
 
 'Bjlp Lord ! For Godly men decay ; 
 j^ Faith, and Jufl Dealings fled away 
 From lawlef^ Sons of humane Race : 
 Bach to hlf ^v^eighbour lyes imparts, 
 With flattering "tongues, and double hearts, 
 'their Words ^and Deeds keep no truePac^o 
 
 3. But onfalfe tongues. And thofe that j^eak 
 Proud things, God /hall in Fury break, 
 
 Who ^Atheiflically fay, 
 
 4. We will prevail, 'tis haw makes III, 
 Our tongues are Ours, fave our own Will 
 
 Who is the Lord wefhould obey ? 
 
 ^, But for the Foor, and Needy s Grones, 
 I, from the Puffing Haughty Ones, 
 
 Will rife, and free him, faith the Lord ; 
 6. As Silver in the Furnace try'd, 
 
 Fromgrofs Orefev'n times purified, 
 So clear andperfeB is His Word, 
 
 r. thou, Lord, foaltfrom this Impiom Age, 
 O'regrown with Pride, and Wicked Rage, 
 Save thofe, that in thy help confide l 
 8. WhenVilefMen, to Mi f chief fold. 
 Scepters, and Seats vfjuflice hold, 
 th^ Ungodly walk otievry fide, 
 
 PSALM 
 
PSALM XIII. 
 
 Ow long ! wilt thou forget me Lord, 
 _^ , Till time hath run his Race ? 
 How long wilt thou from my diftrefs 
 Hide thy eclipfed Face S* 
 
 ■H 
 
 2. How long fliall thoughts perplex my Soul 
 
 With daily Sorrows torn? 
 How long fhall he, that hates my life 
 Lift his infulting horn ? 
 
 3. Mark, and redrefs my woes, mine Eyes 
 
 O quicken with thy Light ; 
 Left I my fainting Spirit refign 
 To everlafting Night. 
 
 4. Left mine oppreflbr, proudly boaft, 
 
 'Tis I have caft him down : 
 Andthofe, that vex me, laugh to fee 
 My Glory overthrown. 
 
 5. But, on thy Mercies I have built 
 
 My fure Deliverance ; 
 And in thy ftrong Salvation I 
 My Trophies will advance. 
 
 6. Thou with thy favors haft me Crown'd ; 
 
 Thine Honor I will fing ; 
 And to thy Name, O thou moft high, ' 
 Eternal Praifes ring. 
 
 PSALM 
 
125 Mm% XI v: 
 
 PSALM XIV. 
 
 1. hriHe l^ool ( in's heart) fays, There's no 
 
 J[_ They all corrupt are grown : (God, 
 Abominable are their Deeds, 
 None worketh good, not One. 
 
 2. Down on the Sons of Men, from Heavenj 
 
 God caft his fearching Eye, 
 To fee if any underftood. 
 And fought his Majefty. 
 
 3. Faithlefs Revolters, as they are, 
 
 They all afide are gone : 
 In ail their faculties unclean ; 
 None worketh good, not one. 
 
 4. Are the Sin-workers all fo void 
 
 Of judgment; that, as Bread, 
 My people they devour, and Me 
 Have not acknowledged ? 
 
 5. There fears, where was no caufe of Fear, 
 
 Their Spirits terrified ; 
 For God doth with the Righteous Man^ 
 And with his Seed refide. 
 
 6. You on the Counfels of the poor 1 
 
 Contempt, and fhame have caft : 
 Becaufe that in th' Almighties ftrength^ 
 His refuge he hath plac'd. 
 
 7.0 
 
*j. O that that glorious day would dawn, 
 Whereof thy Prophets tell : 
 That Sion fhall Salvation bring 
 Unto thy Ifrael I 
 
 8 . When thou thy Captives (halt bring back. 
 Then Jacob fhall rejoyce ; 
 And Ifraels Mirth break forth in Hymns 
 Sung with triumphant voice. 
 
 PSALM XV. 
 
 i. T Ord, in thy Tabernacle, who 
 JU Shall dwell, for ever bleft? 
 Who Ihall, upon thy facred Hillj, 
 Enjoy a glorious reft ? 
 
 2. He that aright his ways diredls, 
 
 Whofe work is Righteoufne fs ; 
 And what his heart fincerely thinks 
 His faithful lips profefs. 
 
 3. Whofe mouth is from black flander free^ 
 
 Seeks not his Neighbors fall ; 
 Blafts not his name, with a foul tongue, 
 Steep'd in Malitious Gall. 
 
 4. Contemns the Vile, but honors thofe 
 
 Th' Almighties Name that fear : 
 Infringes not his Faith, though he 
 To his own damage fwear. 
 
 5. Extor- 
 
28 fg^faim XV. 
 
 5*. Extortion hates, is not fuborn'd 
 The Innocent to flay : 
 He that fo doth from God his hope 
 Shall never fall away. 
 
 PSALM XV. Or thus. 
 
 1. T Ordl InThytdherttacle (Bleft) 
 
 L-/ Who's he {hall dwell ? Who ( Joypofefi ) 
 Shall ort "Thy Holy Mountain refi ? 
 
 2. He, that with uncoYYUpt Delight, 
 Leads ajufiLife; And in the fight 
 Of God, and <ij\fan, does what is vight. 
 
 3 . 'Xhat keeps his Tongue clofe to his HeaYt, 
 Speaks what he thinks'. Does, without jYt. 
 IhepUYpofe ofhif Mind impaYt. 
 
 ^. Againfi his NeighhouY plots no ill, 
 JSlo poys'nous flandeY doth inflil. 
 His iviend in his good Name to kilL 
 
 5. "Ranks not himfelfahove his fze. 
 But lowly is in his own Eyes ; 
 
 Thofe thatfeaY God does highly pvize. 
 
 6. That to his CoYvefpondent fweaYs, 
 Jnd then to difappoint himfeaYSy 
 What Icpfo tYe himfelfhe heaYS, 
 
 y. His Money that hath nevev lent 
 To g Yiping tlfuYy , jScoy m eant 
 For Bribes to wrong the Innocent. 
 
 ^,WhG 
 
S. Who fo thefe precepts doth ohey, 
 
 ^And thence perverfly does not fir ay, 
 JBrom God fhall never fall away* 
 
 PSALM XVL 
 
 I. 
 
 KEep me ray Lord, my God, Lmmur'd 
 Within thy fure defence : 
 On thy prote<5lion I have rais'd 
 My Tow*r of Confidence. 
 
 2. Thou, O my Soul, to God haft faid. 
 
 Thou art my Soveraign, . 
 Far above Merit plac'd ; to Thee 
 My goodnefs is no gain. 
 
 3. But to thy Saints, whofe vertuous lives- 
 
 On Earth are excellent : 
 til their eon verfe my pleafed Soul 
 Enjoys a full Content. ^ ; ; 
 
 4. Sorrows on^Soiiows multiplied 
 
 Shall their falfe hearts fubdue ; 
 Who hurrjbd on by hafty zeal 
 Another God purijiie. 
 
 5. At their DrinJc-ofFerings of Blond 
 
 I will no Offering make. 
 Nor mention of their hated Names 
 Within my Lips will take. 
 : . ' (J.The 
 
3o_ i^alm XVI. 
 
 6. The Lord alone the Portion is 
 Of mine Inheritance ; 
 He fills my Cup with Bleflings, He 
 Maintains my happy Chance. 
 
 ^. The Lines are pleafantly laid out. 
 That give my dwelling Bounds ; 
 My large Demefns rich Tribute pay 
 From fair and Fruitful Grounds. 
 
 8. God will 1 blefs, whofe Gounfels give 
 
 My underftanding Light ; 
 Yea even my Reins inftrudl me, in 
 The fiience of the Night. 
 
 9. God is ftill prefent to my Eye, 
 
 Still ready at my Hand ; 
 Supported by his powerful Arm 
 1 ihall unmoved ftand. 
 
 10. Therefore my Heart with gladnefs filFd 
 
 Swells my enlarged Breft : 
 My Tongue fings Glories, yeamyFlefh 
 In a firm Hope ftiall reft. 
 
 1 1. My Soul a Pris*ner in the Grave 
 
 Thou wilt not leave to be ; 
 Nor let Thy Holy One the Duft 
 Of dull Corruption fee. 
 
 12. Thou wilt Ihew me the Path of Life, 
 
 Full joys Thy Face attend ; 
 
 The 
 
^Mm xviL 31 
 
 The Pleafures at Thy Right hand plac'd 
 All length of time tranfcend. 
 
 PSALM XVIL 
 
 1. T Ord, Hear the Right, My Pray 'r at- 
 JL^ Give Ear unto my Cry ; ( tend. 
 Sent up from Lips yet never ftain'd 
 
 With vile Hypocrifie. 
 
 2. My Sentence from Thy Prefencc let 
 
 Thy Purer Lips decree ; 
 And Thy impartial Eye my ways. 
 And equal dealings fee. 
 
 3 . Thou by fevereft Tefts haft prov'd 
 
 Whether my heart were right : 
 And vifitedft my fecret thoughts 
 In filence of the Night. 
 
 4. Try*d me Thou haft, and yet haft found 
 
 Nothing of wilful guile : 
 For I am purposed that vain words 
 Shall not my mouth defile. 
 
 §. As for the works of worldly men. 
 The Dicflates of thy Law 
 Have kept me from th' Oppreflbrs ways^ 
 Which fure dcftrudlion draw. 
 
 6. Hold 
 
32 pmm XVII. 
 
 6. Hold up my goings in the Paths, 
 
 Where Thy Commandments guide : 
 Left Sin fupplant my flipp'ry Feet, 
 And 1 from Thee fhould Aide. 
 
 J. Thee have I call'd upon, O Lord ! 
 For thou my voice wilt hear : 
 O hear my voice, to my Requefts 
 Incline thy gracious Ear. 
 
 8. Shew forth Thy wondrous Love, O Thou^ 
 
 Who fav'ft by Thy Right hand 
 Thofe that have put their truft on Thee, 
 From fuch as them withftand. 
 
 9. Keep me asidife, as Thou would'ft keep> 
 
 The Apple of Thine Eye : 
 Hide me chat by Thy Brooding Wings 
 I may 6'refUadow'd Lie. 
 
 10. Free from the Rage of wicked men^ 
 
 That proudly Tyrannize 
 • .:,0're my befieged Soul, and Plots 
 Againft toy Life deyifp. 
 
 11. They are inelofed in the Fat 
 
 Of their Luxurious Eafe ; 
 .. In the vain boaftings of their Tongues, 
 Their Arrogance they pleafe. 
 
 Il.'Clofe watch upon our walks they lay. 
 By them creompafs'd round ; 
 
 Setting 
 
^faim XVII. 33 
 
 Setting their treacherous Eyes bow'd 
 Unto the humble Ground. ( down 
 
 13. Like a ftarv'd Lion fliarply fet 
 
 On the purfuit of Prey ; 
 Or a young Lion lurking in 
 Some Covert of the way. 
 
 14. Up Lord, defeat him. Call him down. 
 
 That he ne*re rife again : 
 Save, by thy Sword, from wicked Ones ; 
 Save, by thy Hand, from Men: 
 
 15. Men of the world, who in this Life 
 
 Set up their wretched Re/l ; 
 (Whofe Bellies plentifully Thou 
 With thy hid Hores doll Feafl. 
 
 1 5. Their numerous children, to the full. 
 Of thy abundance feed : 
 And their fuperfluous wealth bequeath 
 To their fucceeding Seed. 
 
 17. But I the glories of thy Fice, 
 In Righteoufnefs wi. 1 fee : 
 O'rejoy'd, when waking i /ball find 
 Thine Image ftumpt on me. 
 
 D , FSALM 
 
34 pMm xviii. 
 
 PSALM XVIII. 
 
 I. MriRce will I love,my Lorcl,my ftrengtb, 
 X My Rock, my Fort, myPow'r, 
 My Shield, my Saviour, my God, 
 My Horn of Health, my Tow*r. 
 
 2. Thee, Lord, wil II invoke, whofe Name 
 Deferved Praifes Crown : 
 So ftiall I faved be from thofc. 
 That would my Life caft down.' 
 
 3. Sorrows, as of the dreadful Grave, 
 
 My Life inclos'd did hold : 
 The Flouds o[ Belial over me 
 Like moving Mountains roll'd. 
 
 4. Sorrows of Soul-tormenting Hell 
 
 I every where did meet : 
 The fnares of horrid Death furpriz*d 
 The motions of my Feet. 
 
 5. In this diflrrefs, unto my God, 
 
 I my fad cries did rear. 
 He from His Temple heard ; My voice 
 Reach'd His inclining Ear. 
 
 6. Then quak'd the aguilh Earth, the HiUs 
 
 Their tott'ring Bafes fhook. 
 And trembled at the Angry flroke 
 Of his confumin2 look. 
 
 7. Forth 
 
^Mm xviiL 3 s 
 
 7. Forth from his Noftrils did a Cloud 
 
 Of Pitch dark fmoke afpire ; 
 His mouth breathed fcorching flames, at 
 Coals quickn'd into Fire. ( which 
 
 8. He made the arch*d Expanfe of Heav*n 
 
 Bow like a ftieet of Lead, 
 As he came down, his Feared Feet 
 Did difmal darknefs tread. 
 
 9. He, on a Flaming Cherub Cct, 
 
 Did cut the yielding Sky ; 
 And mounted on the Aery Back 
 Of winged winds did fly. 
 
 10. Darknefs He made His Secret Place, 
 
 Black Flouds did Moat his Tent ; 
 And Canopy'd it was with Clouds 
 Of the thick Firmament. 
 
 1 1. At the bright Majefty, which did 
 
 His glorious Face attire 
 Thofe Mifts diflolving poured down 
 Hail-ftones, and Coals of Fire. 
 
 12. Then did th* Almighties dreadful Voice 
 
 Break forth in tiiundring dire ; 
 And fulph'ry Clouds apace difcharg'd 
 Hail-ftones, and Coals of Fire. 
 
 13. His fatal Showrs of Fiery Darts 
 
 My fcatter'd Foes did quell 5 
 
 D 2r Re- 
 
3<5 i^faiiiixviii^ 
 
 Revengeful Lightnings (hot them down 
 TotheAbyfsofHell. 
 
 14. Recoiling feas in hafte difclos*d 
 
 Their Oazy Beds below ; ; 
 
 The Worlds disjoynted Fabrick did 
 Its torn Foundations (how. 
 
 15. At Thy Rebuke, All-Dreadful God, 
 
 They in Confufion fled : 
 At the fierce Blafts Thy Noftrils breathed 
 They fhrunk into their Head. 
 
 16. From the -Ethereal Tow'rs he fent 
 
 Where he o're all prefides ; 
 He took, He drew me from the Rag . 
 Of overwhelming tydes. 
 
 I y. From my ftrong Adverfaries, He 
 My lab'ring Life did free : 
 And from their deadly hate, for they 
 Too potent were for me. 
 
 iS. They in that feared day, when black 
 Calamities aflail'd 
 Prevented me, but in the Lord 
 My flrengthned Arm prevaifd. 
 
 19. He my confined Feet inlarg'd. 
 And fet me fafely free : 
 For pleas'd he was to caft an Eye 
 Of Favour upr n me. 
 
 2o.Juft 
 
I^falm XVIII. 37 
 
 20. Jult as I was in Heart, in Hands 
 
 With wickednefs unftain'd ; 
 So my Reward from my good God 
 In Mercy 1 obtained. 
 
 21. For I have kept the ways of God, 
 
 And walk'd in the ftraight Path : 
 Nor turned with Impious Libertines 
 Apoftate from my Faith. 
 
 22. His judgments were before my Face, 
 
 His Statutes in Mine Eye : 
 Upright I was, and kept my felf 
 From mine Iniquity. 
 
 23 . Juft therefore, as I was in Heart, 
 
 In hands with Vice unftain'd : 
 So my reward from my good God 
 In Mercy I obtained. 
 
 24. To him, that Mercy doth extend. 
 
 Thy Mercy fliaJl abound : 
 And of the upright man. Thou wilt 
 In uprightness be found. 
 
 25. With thofe, that pure in Spirit are. 
 
 Thou purely wilt converfe : 
 Perverfly Thou wilt fhew thy felf. 
 To thofe that are perverfe. 
 
 26. Thou wilt th* afflicfted people favc. 
 
 That on thy Help rely'd, 
 
 D 3 But 
 
38 ^ ^fai m xvm- 
 
 But flialt bring down the haughty Looks 
 Of fupercilious Pride. 
 
 2y. Thou my expiring Taper flialt 
 Renew with Light Divine : 
 And in my fad deft Darknefs make 
 Thy Beams of Comfort fliinc. 
 
 28. By Thee have I charg'd through a Troop, 
 
 And ran an Army down : 
 Help'd by my God, I leaped the Wail 
 Of a well" guarded Town. 
 
 29. The ways of God Perfecftion are, 
 
 His Word as filver try'd : 
 
 He's a firm Buckler to all thofe 
 
 That on his power confide. 
 
 30. Who, but Jehovah, is a God? 
 
 Who is a Rock but He ? 
 'Tis he that girds me with fiefh ftrength. 
 And doth my paflage free. 
 
 3 1 . He makes my Feet that they out-ftrip 
 
 The Mountain-Hinds fwift heel : 
 He taught my hands to fight, and they 
 Break ev'n a Bow of Steel. 
 
 3 1. Thou gav'ft me thy All-faving fliield. 
 Thy right hand me fuftain'd : 
 And by Thy Gentle Difcipline, 
 My greatnefs I have gain'd. 
 
 33. My 
 
XVIII, 39 
 
 53- My walks, by thee inlarg'd, were left 
 So unconfin'd, and clear. 
 That my firm footings faiKd me not. 
 Nor (lipt away through fear. 
 
 34. 1 chas'd, and overtook my Foes, 
 In their amazed Flight : 
 Nor turn'd, till I beheld them all 
 Quell'd, and confounded quite. 
 
 35. Helplefs to rife, from gaping wounds 
 
 Their fainting fouls did fleet : 
 Their mangled trunks a pavement made 
 For my Yi(5lorious Feet. 
 
 36. *Twas thou, who didft, with might for war 
 
 My ftrengthned Loins inclofe : 
 Thou mad'ft them fink beneath my Arm, 
 That in Rebellion rofe. 
 
 37. 'Twas thou, who didft their ftubborn 
 Tomyjuftyokefubdue; (necks 
 
 That I might crufh their curfed Lives, 
 That me with hate purfue. 
 
 38. They cry*d for help, but helplefs found 
 
 That there was none to fave : 
 Ev'n to the Lord they cry'd aloud, 
 But He no anfwer gave. 
 
 39, Then did I beat them fmall as Duft, 
 
 Tofs'd by each wanton Biafi: ; 
 
 D 4 And, 
 
jo #falm~xvm. 
 
 And, as the filth of {linking Streets, 
 Out of my fight did caft. 
 
 40. Thou freed'ft me from the Peoples Rage, 
 
 Mad'fl me the Heathen's Head : 
 And Nations, whom I have not known, 
 Llnto my fervice fled. 
 
 41. No fooner had they heard of me 
 
 But they as foon obey'd : 
 And ftrangers at my Feet themfelves 
 In low fubmiffion laid. 
 
 42 . The ftrangers fhall confume away. 
 
 Not daring to appear : 
 But vanifli to their clofe Retreats, 
 Hid in ignoble fear. 
 
 43. Th' Almighty lives, Bleft be my Rock, 
 
 Let God be flill renown'd : 
 By whofe vidlorious Arm, my head 
 Is with Salvation crown'd. 
 
 44. 'Tis God that my Revenge purfucs : 
 
 The people he Subjecfts 
 To my commands ; and from my foes 
 My loved Life protetf^s. 
 
 45*. Me hail Thou rais'd above their Rage 
 
 That with bold Infolence 
 Againfl me rofe. And fav'd me from 
 
 The Ma,a of Yiolenge, 
 I .- 46. For 
 
l^ralm XIX. 42 
 
 45. For this, before the Heathen, I 
 Will thee devoutly blefs ; 
 And the hiah Praifes of thy Name, 
 In facred Songs confefs. 
 
 '47. He Mightily his King protedls : 
 Endlefs his Mercies be 
 On David, his Anointed, and 
 His bleft Pofterity. 
 
 FSALiM XIX. 
 
 1. ^X^He Glorious Heav'ns Jehovahs great 
 
 JL Magnificence declare : 
 Earths Starry Cieling fhews how rich 
 His handy-workings are. 
 
 2. Day unto Day do"h celebrate, ' 
 
 And Night to Night proclaim. 
 Without the help of Speech, or tongue. 
 The wonders of his Fame. 
 
 3. From Pole to Pole, and to the Worlds 
 
 Extreams, their voice is fent : 
 There hath th* AU-fearching Eye of Day 
 Fix'd his illuftrious tent. 
 
 4. Deckt, as a Bridegroom, he doth from 
 
 His wat*ry Chambers rife ; 
 And, asaGyant, Courage takes 
 His Race to Enterprifbo 
 
 5*. Forth 
 
42 i^Mm XIX. 
 
 3'. Forth from the Rofie Eaft he fhapes 
 His Circuit to the Weft : 
 And by his heat, what's on Earths back> 
 Or in her Womb, isblcft. 
 
 6. Gods Precepts perfedl are, and turn 
 The foul from feeking Lyes ; 
 His teftimonies firmly fure, 
 And make the fimple wife. 
 
 n. His Laws are juft, and fill the heart 
 With ravifliing delight : 
 The facred Dictates of his Mouth 
 Illuminate the fight. 
 
 8. His Fear is from all Mixture clean. 
 
 And never can decay : 
 True are the judgments he Decrees, 
 And righteous every way. 
 
 9. More priz'd than Gold, than Magazines 
 
 With Ophir Ingots fiird: 
 Sweeter than Honey, and the Drops 
 From melting Combs diftiil'd. 
 
 10. By them thy fervant, in thy ways. 
 
 Is taught to guide his Heart : 
 And he that them obferves, fhall find 
 Reward beyond Defert. 
 
 1 1. Who knows to what unnumber'd height 
 
 His frequent faults are grown ? 
 
 Q 
 
0falm XX. 43 
 
 O cleanfe me from the many Sins 
 To my falfe thoughts unknown ! 
 
 12. From bold prefumptions keep me back. 
 Left they Dominion gain : 
 So /hall I fhun the great Ofience> 
 And Innocent remain. 
 
 13.0 let the Pray 'rs, and thoughts, which 
 A zealous heart I pour, ( from 
 
 Be pleafing in thy fight, my Lord, 
 Myftrength, my Saviour! 
 
 PSALM XX. 
 
 1. TN the fad Day of fear'd diftrefs, 
 X The Lord attend thy Cry ; 
 The mighty Name o^ Jacob's God, 
 
 Defend thee from on high. 
 
 2. Thee from his Sandluary aid. 
 
 From Sion ftrength refledl : 
 Remember all thine Offerings, 
 And Sacrifice refpedt. 
 
 3 . As great as thine own heart can wifii. 
 
 So grant thee happinefs : 
 And with defir*d Profperity 
 Thy Pious Counfels blefs. 
 
 4. In 
 
44 fg^raim XXL _^ 
 
 4. In thy Salvation we rejoyce ; 
 In our Gods Name we will 
 Our conquering Banners raife on high ; 
 The Lord thy Prayers fulfil. 
 
 5*. I know God His Anointed faves. 
 He to his voice attends 
 In Heav'n His holy Throne ; And him 
 By His right Hand defends. 
 
 6. Some truft in Armed Chariots, fome 
 
 In Steeds for War defign'd. 
 But we the Name of God the Lord 
 Will only call to mind. 
 
 7. Down are they caft, their flaughter'd 
 
 Beftrew th' ignoble Sand ; (Limbs 
 Whil'ft, mounted on their Ruines, we> 
 Like Rocks unmoved, ftand. 
 
 8. Save Lord, andlettheKingofHeav*n 
 
 His Ears of favour lend ; 
 When unto him our faithful Cries 
 With fervent Zeal afcend. 
 
 PSALM XXI. 
 
 I. T Ord, in the ftrength of thy Defence, 
 
 J / How fhail the King rejoyce ? 
 
 In thy Salvation, how fhall He 
 Lift his exulting Voice ? 
 
 2. Thou 
 
ffal m XXL 45 
 
 2. Thou haft confirmed his hearts defirc. 
 
 Nor by delays fnppreft 
 His fuir, before thy Mercy-feat, 
 With Zealous Lips addrelt. 
 
 3. Thoudoft, with Mercy in full Show'rs, 
 
 Prevent his early Pray'rs : 
 And with a Crown of Radiant Gold 
 Circle his precious hairs. 
 
 4. Life he petit ion*d for; and Life 
 
 Thou freely gav'ft him : Ev'n 
 Years to outlaft the Date of time. 
 Years as the days of Heav*n. 
 
 3". In thy Protecftion greatly is 
 His glory dignified : 
 Honor and awful Majefty 
 
 Still on his Brow refide,' ' ^ 
 
 6. Him thou haft rich in Bleffings made. 
 
 That Age, and Fate defie: 
 His Joys are boundlefs, in the Light 
 Of thy Life- quickening Eye. 
 
 7. In the AJmighti's aid the King 
 
 Strong Confidence doth place : 
 Eftablifli'd by his Favor, as 
 The Worlds Eternal Bafe. 
 
 8. Thy hand fliall thine Oppofers find; 
 
 Thy Right hand /hall fubdue. 
 
 And 
 
4<f i^fai m XXI. 
 
 And fling fwift vengeance on their heads. 
 That thee with hate purfue. 
 
 9. ThemasanOven, thouflialtmake 
 
 Grown red with fev*n-fold Fire ; 
 In fury God fhall fwallow them. 
 And they in flames expire. 
 
 10. Thou from the Burthen of their fruit 
 
 Shalt free the groaning Earth ; 
 Nor fliall their hated Seed incrcafe . 
 The fon's of humane Birth. 
 
 1 1. For they, malicioufly, 'gainftthee 
 
 Contrived a fubtle Train : 
 Mifchief they plotted in their thoughts. 
 But their attempts were vain. 
 
 IE 2. Them therefore fiialt Thou put to flight. 
 When Thou ihalt ready place 
 Thy fatal Arrows on the firings 
 Againft their curfed Face. 
 
 15. Lord, in the flrength of thine own Arm, 
 Do thou thy Trophies raife : 
 WhiJft we thy Pow'r in fongs proclaim. 
 And Eternize thy Praife. 
 
 PSALM 
 
PSALM XXIL 
 
 1 . Tl /r Y God ! my God ! why haft thou mc 
 1 VI Forfaken in Diftrefs ? 
 
 Oh ! why fo far from help, and from 
 The roarings 1 exprefs ? 
 
 2. Oh ! my dear God, by day I cry. 
 
 Yet thou deni'ft thine Ear : 
 And in the filence of the Night, 
 1 cannot filence bear. 
 
 5. But Thou art Holy, andthePraife 
 OHfrael; On thee 
 Our Fathers put their truft, and They 
 Did Thy Salvation fee. 
 
 4. To thee they cri*d, and thy right hand 
 
 . Mighty Deliv'rance wrought ; 
 
 On thee they trufted, and were not 
 
 To fear'd confufion brought. 
 
 ^. But I a Worm, no Man efteem'd, 
 
 Become the Peoples Mock : 
 Made by the giddy Multitude 
 A fcorned gazing ftock. 
 
 6. All they that fee me in proud fcorn 
 Scofle at mine Agony ; 
 They ftioot the Lip, they fliake the head. 
 And fay blafphemoufly, 
 
 jr. This 
 
48 #falm xxiL 
 
 7. This is the Man that vainly thought 
 
 Help in his God to have : 
 If his God like him, let him come. 
 Come if he will, andfave. 
 
 8. Thou tookll me from the lab*ringWomb, 
 
 On Thee my hope did reft 
 When yet I fuck'd a weak life from 
 My Mothers Milky Breft. 
 
 9. Born naked in the Midwives hand 
 
 Ev'n then was I thy care : 
 My God art thou, e're fince I came 
 
 Into the common Air. z 
 
 I o. But do not thou ftand off for Oh ! 
 Diftrefs approaches near : 
 And fave thy Mighty felf ; there's none. 
 None that can help me here. 
 
 1 1 . Bulls fierce, and many, that ne're knew 
 
 The Tamers hand, furround ; 
 Strong Bulls, whofe pampered heel's fling 
 Bajhans high-feeding Ground. 
 
 12. Thus having compafs'd me, they ftretch 
 
 Their wide devouring Jaws, 
 Like a ftarv'd Lion, When the Prey 
 Is fure within his Paws. 
 
 1 5. As from a broken Conduit- head. 
 My Life like water ftreams ; 
 
 My 
 
I^faim XXII. 4 9 
 
 My heart melts out, as wax, before 
 The Noon Sun's fiery Beams. 
 
 14. My vigor in my faplefs Limbs, 
 Is like a Potfheard dry'd : 
 My tongue cleaves to my Jaws, and I 
 In Duft of Death refide. 
 
 1$, On all fides to Extreams reduced. 
 Dogs keep me up at Bay : 
 And Troops of wicked men furround ; 
 Men verier Beafts then they. 
 
 16. My hands they pierce, my feet they bore, 
 
 I all my bones may tell ; 
 Then flare me in the face with Eyes> 
 Where Pity ne're did dwell. 
 
 17. Nor with my Life content, my Clothes 
 
 Amongft themfelves they ftiare, 
 
 And flraight the doubtful Die decides 
 
 Whofe fpoils my Garments are. 
 
 18. But be not thou, my God, far ofl^ 
 
 Regardlefs of my Grief; ( come. 
 
 Stir up thy flrength, my flrength, and 
 Come quick to my Relief: 
 
 19. My foul fave from the cruel Sword, 
 
 That's ready to devour : 
 :. Refcue my only Darling fron 
 The Dogs accurfed pow'r. 
 
 E ' 20.0 
 
50 ^Mm XXII. 
 
 20. fnatch me from the Lions teeth ; 
 Thou from the Unicorns 
 
 Haft heard, when I a defp'rate mark 
 Stood for their fatal horns. 
 
 2 1. 1 to my Brethren will declare 
 
 The Glories of thy Name ; 
 And in th' Aflemblies of the Jufl: 
 Thy facred Praife proclaim. 
 
 22 . Ye that fear God, his Praife advance ; 
 
 All ye oijacoh's race. 
 Exalt him : and let Ifraels feed 
 Devoutly feek his Face. 
 
 23 . He looks not on th' afRicfled's grief. 
 
 With a defpifing Eye : 
 Nor turns his Back ; but lends his Ear 
 Propitious to their Cry. 
 
 24. 1 in the folemn Feafts will blaze 
 Thy high Renown, and pay 
 My Vows before thy Saints, who thee 
 With humble fear obey. 
 
 25*. The Meek Ihall eat, and fatisfie 
 Their hungry fouls defires : 
 They that feek God fhall fing his Fame 
 In Life that ne're expires. 
 
 16. Thee fhall the dwellers of each Pole 
 At laft recount, and turn : 
 
 And 
 
t^falm XXIII. 51 
 
 And Gentiles on thine Altars fhall 
 Sweet fmoking Incenfe burn. 
 
 27. Jehovah Reigns ; nor place, nor time, 
 
 His Empire comprehends : 
 The Eaftern, and the Weftern Sun 
 Down to his Scepter bends. 
 
 28. The Fat fhall eat, andworfliip; They 
 
 In the bafe dull that roul 
 Before Him bow ; And none can keep 
 Alive his own lov'd Soul. 
 
 2p. Yet fhall a feed feledt fpring up 
 Kis Name to celebrate ; 
 A ftock devoted to the Lord 
 A Nation Confecrate. 
 
 3 o. They fhall fpring up, and to a Race 
 Ev'n yet unborn confefs 
 Hisjuftice, that 'tis God alone, 
 God works our Righteoufnefs. 
 
 PSALM XXIII. 
 
 I. /'^ Od by whofe Providence we live* 
 VJ Whofe care fecures our refl, 
 My Shepherd is, no ill can touch, 
 Nor want my Soul infeft. 
 
 E 2 2. He 
 
52 i^faim xxiii. 
 
 2. He makes Luxuriant flowry Meads 
 Serve me for food, and Zafe : 
 And leads me where the cooling Streams 
 My thirfty heat appeafe. 
 
 3. He, byhisSp'rit, my Soul reftores. 
 
 And doth my feet reclaim 
 Unto the peaceful Paths of Grace, 
 That I may praife his Name. 
 
 4. Were I to pafs that Vale, where Death 
 
 Dwells in a difmal Shade, 
 Thou prefent with thy rod and ftafF, 
 No fear fhould me invade. 
 
 5. My full-ferv'd Table thou fett'ft forth 
 
 Before my envious Foes. 
 My head rich oyls perfume, my Cup 
 With Gen'rous wine oVeflows. 
 
 6. Mercy, and goodnefs all my Days 
 
 Shall me purfue, and I 
 Will in thy Temple dwell, till time 
 Put off Mortality. 
 
 PSALM XXIIL Or thus. 
 
 I. f^Y^ He Lord's My Shepherd f Therefore 1 
 J_ Cart nothing tvant : In floivry Meads 
 4r,d F^flt^res areen He makes me licy 
 Atid to the quiet W aters leads-. 
 
 2. He 
 
l ^falni XXIV. 53 
 
 2. He hy Hii Spirits fweet accef? 
 
 Keflores my Soul, And doth reclaim 
 ^yify Feet to Paths ofKighteoufnejSf 
 
 That I may Praife His Glorious Name. 
 
 2. Tea, though I pa(^ the gloomy Vale 
 
 Where Death in Horror dwells ; A^j? Ill, 
 Since Thou art with me, fhaU appale ; 
 Thy Rod, Thy Staff's my Comfort fiill. 
 
 4. My Table Thou hafi fairly j^re ad 
 Inprefence of my vexed foes ; 
 "Rich Oy Is perfume my envi'd head, 
 
 My Cup with GenroHS wine oWejlows, ■ 
 
 5'. Mercy and Goodnefs all my days 
 
 Shall fur ely follow me ', And I ^ 
 
 Will in Thy Temple fing Thy Fraife 
 Till Life puts off Mortality. 
 
 PSALM XXIV. 
 
 1 . t-riW Earth is the Lords^, and all that in 
 
 JL Her fruitful Womb doth lie. 
 The World, and all that dwell beneath 
 Heav'ns Starry Canopy. 
 
 2. He hath upon ftill-working Seas 
 
 Her felf-poys'd Fabrick ftay'd : 
 And on the never conftant flouds. 
 Her conftant Bafis laid, 
 
 E 3 3. Who 
 
^ l^faitn XXIV. 
 
 2 . Who (hall into the facred Mount, 
 Where God refides, afcend ? 
 Who in his Sandluary fhall 
 For ever blefl: attend ^ 
 
 4. He that with fpotlefs hands preferves 
 A heart Vice-undefil'd : 
 Not puft in Soul;, nor hath his friend 
 With treach'rous Oaths beguil'd, 
 
 5". Upon his Head th' Almighty will 
 Diftil rich bleflings down ; 
 With righteoufnefs his Saviour (hall 
 His happy Temples crown. 
 
 6. This is the feed of them that feek 
 
 God in the ways of Grace : 
 That feck, with J^co^'s faithful feed. 
 The God oF Jacob's Face. 
 
 7. Lift up your heads, ye Gates ; Lift up 
 
 E'relafting Doors be ye : 
 The King of Glory comes ; he comes 
 In Glorious Majefty. 
 
 S. -Who is the King of Glory? Who? 
 The Lord for pow'r renown'd : 
 By his own pow'r and Fortitude, 
 The Lord in Battel Crown'd. 
 
 9, Lift up your heads, ye Gates ; Lift up 
 E*relafl:ing Doors be ye ; 
 
 The 
 
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 The King of Glory comes ; He comes 
 In Glorious Mryefty. 
 
 10. Who is this King of glory ? Who ? 
 God that doth conqueft bring 
 To Armies by his powerful Arm., 
 God is of Glory King. 
 
 PSALM XXK 
 
 1. /TT^Othee, my God, mySoulIlift, 
 
 X In thee my truft I place ; 
 Abafe me not, nor let my foes 
 Triumph in my Difgrace. 
 
 2. Suffer no Ihame to cloud their Eyes, 
 
 Whofe hopes on thee depend : 
 But let confufion feize on them. 
 That cauflefly offend. 
 
 3 . Difcover to my blinded Eyes 
 
 The fecret ways of Grace ; 
 That I by thy inftrudtion taught. 
 The paths of Life may trace. 
 
 4. Guide, and inform me in thy Truth, 
 
 My God, my Saviour ; I, 
 Day after day attend, till thou 
 Addrefs thee to my Cry. 
 
 E 4 f ^<^ ■ 
 
5^ ^llfalm XXV. 
 
 $. Recount thy tender Mercies, Lord; 
 Thofe Bowels of thy love. 
 Which did, before time had a Birth, 
 Thy fure Compaflions move. 
 
 6. Call not to mind the loofer heats 
 
 Of my Licentious Youth : 
 As thy Conlpaffions boundlefs are ; 
 Regard me in thy truth. 
 
 7. Perfeifkly good is God, he will 
 
 The wandring ^Qct addrefs. 
 Of fin-ftray'd fouls,through paths ofGrace 
 To feats of Happinefs. 
 
 8. In judgment he will guide the Meek, 
 
 The humble teach his way ; 
 Which Mercy is, and Truth to fuch 
 As his Commands obey. 
 
 9. For th' honor of thy glorious Name 
 
 Thy pity I intreat : 
 Pardon my many fins, O Lord ! 
 Lord pardon, they are great. 
 
 10. What Man is he that ferves the Lord 
 
 With a Religious Fear .'* 
 Him fhall He teach to chufe the ways 
 In which he cannot erre. 
 
 1 1 . In Manfions of Tranquillity 
 
 His Soul Ihall dwell at Eafe : 
 
 His 
 
His happy ofF-fpring fliall poflefs 
 The promised Land of Peace. 
 
 12. God his myfterious fecrets doth 
 To fuch meek hearts difclofe. 
 As reverence him ; His Cov'nants are 
 Known, andConfirmyrtothofc. 
 
 13. 1 to the Lord will ftill direcH: 
 My faithful Eyes ; For He 
 Shall my enfnared Feet rcftore 
 Toperfc^lXiberty. j 
 
 14. TChy Life-reviving Countenance, 
 
 In Mercy,' Lord, return : ^ " 
 
 I am to DefbUtion brought. 
 With great Affli(5\ions Worn. 
 
 1 3*. The troubles of my grieved heart 
 Upon me are inlarg'd : 
 Free me from that Diftrcfs, wherewith 
 My foul is overcharged. 
 
 16. Let thy relenting Eye regard 
 
 My Pain, andMiferies: 
 And^ O! forgive my multipli'd. 
 My great Iniquities. 
 
 17. Behold my foes, whofe numbers as 
 
 My fuff 'rings do increafe : 
 Their Hate's a hate, that nothing but 
 My Ruine can appeafe. 
 
 18.0 
 
j8 ^^faint XXVI. 
 
 1 8. keep and fave ray Soul, let not 
 Confufion cover me : 
 For with unwearied Patience I 
 Have built my hopes on thee* 
 
 19. Let Uprightnefs my Life prcferve, l 
 For I depend on Thee : 
 Thy chofen Iftael, O God 
 From all his troubles fre^*^ \t L ^ 1 
 
 PSALM xxn 
 
 1. lUftjudge'oFMen, judge me that walk 
 J In mine Integrity ^ /'^ 
 
 1 cannot Aide, fince my fitrfi toper-j^ ' 
 Is anchored upon Thee. 
 
 2. Examine, Lord, prove if I be 
 
 Corrupt in any parrr" ^^^' ■■ 
 Search through the Secrets of my Reins, 
 And Caverns of my heart. 
 
 3. On thy experienced tender LoveSj, 
 
 My faithful Eyes reflet : 
 And I have trod the Paths wherein 
 Thy Truth did me diredl. 
 
 4. Vain Perfons are no Men for me ; 
 
 rie not be feen among 
 Two-facM Diflemblers, whofe falfe heart 
 Is ftranger to their tongue. 
 
 5.0f 
 
^^faim XXVI. 59 
 
 I". Offin-Gontriversl abhor 
 
 Th' infG(5tious Commerce : 
 With perfons given up to Vice 
 Tie not at all converfe. 
 
 6. But I, thine Altars will> with Hands 
 
 Wafti't in fair Innocence 
 Encompafs ; mixing pious Vows 
 With fmoking Frankincenfe. 
 
 7. There, with the voice of thanks, will-I 
 
 Sound thy deferved Praife : 
 Thy mighty A(5ls in facred Songs 
 To admiration raife. 
 
 8. Lord I have Lov'd the walls in which 
 
 Thy holy Ark abides ; 
 Thofe glorious Tabernacles, where 
 Thy Majefty refides. 
 
 9. O gather not my foul with Men 
 
 On Villany intent : 
 Nor (hut my Life with fuch, whofe deeds 
 Their bloudy hearts prevent. 
 
 10. Whofe hands,through profp*ring wicked- 
 
 In mifchiefs are grown bold : ( nefs 
 
 Their right hands, filled with tempting 
 
 Juftice betray for gold . ( bribes 
 
 11. But as forme, Iflill will walk 
 
 In mine Integrity ; 
 
 Save 
 
6o ^&fahn XXVII. 
 
 Save me, my God, and let thy fure 
 Compaflions fuccour me. 
 
 1 2. My Feet ftand ev'n and firm, I will 
 Thy high renown proclaim ; 
 Where thine Aflembl'd Saints invoke 
 Thy moft adored Name. 
 
 PSALM XXVII. 
 
 1. y^^Od my Salvation is, my Light ; 
 Vj Then empty fears farewel : 
 
 He's myLife's ftrength,why fliould I drea(J 
 The pow TS of Earth, or Hell ? 
 
 2. When wicked men my foes came on ^ 
 
 To make my flefh their Prey : 
 They fturnbling fell; And what they meant 
 Mine, prov'd their fatal Day. 
 
 3. Were I by troops embattell'd charg'd. 
 
 My courage fhould not yield : 
 Should horrid wars arife, in this 
 I my affcirance build. 
 
 4. One thing I crave, and will purfue 
 
 With never- fainting Pray'r ; 
 That Gods Houfe may be mine, whilil I 
 Breath Life-prolonging Air : 
 
 5.That 
 
I^f al m XXVII. 6 1 
 
 5*. That his illuftrious Beauties I> 
 Soul-ravifh*d may admire ; 
 And in his facred Temple may 
 His Oracles inquire. 
 
 6, He in his Tent fliall me conceal 
 From evil times fecur'd : 
 Hid in his Clofet I fhail fit, 
 As on a Rock immur'd. 
 
 y. And now mine envi'd Temples are 
 With glorious Lawrels crown'd, 
 Above my impious foes, that me 
 Malicioufly furround. 
 
 8. Therefore on his Pure Altars I 
 
 With joy will Sacrifice : 
 Him will I fing, my fongs fhall raife 
 His glory to the Skies. 
 
 9. Lord to the voice of my requefts 
 
 Bend thy propitious Ear ; 
 When I thy jfacred Name invoke. 
 Do thou in Mercy hear. 
 
 10. No fooner feek my face, faid'ft: thou. 
 
 But quickned by thy Grace, 
 My ready heart as foon repli'd, 
 Lord 1 will feek thy Face. 
 
 11. Vail not thy clouded Brow, nor in 
 
 Difpleafure mf; rej°(fl : 
 
 Thou 
 
6^ pfaim xxviL 
 
 Thou haft me helpt, O leave me not ; 
 Thou only canft protedl. 
 
 12. When I, by them that gave me Life, 
 
 Was to the World exposed : 
 Th' Almighties everlafting Arms 
 Securely me inclos'd- 
 
 1 3 . Teach me thy way, O Lord, and in 
 
 A Path of Plainncfs lead : 
 For my Mifchievous-minded foes 
 Watch every ftep I tread. 
 
 14. Give me not to th' unbridled will 
 
 Of bloudy Enemies : 
 Falfe witnefs they fuborn, that breath 
 Unheard of Cruelties. 
 
 15. Were 1 not fure in that bleft Land 
 
 Where joys immortal are. 
 To fee thy goodnefs, my faint Sp'rit 
 Had yielded to defpair. 
 
 16. Wait on the Lord by patient Hope, 
 
 Let not thy courage bend : 
 He fhall confirm thee, if by Faith 
 Thou on thy God attend. 
 
 PSALM 
 
PSALM XX vm. 
 
 1. ^TiO thee my God, my Rock, I cry, 
 
 X, O do not filence keep ! 
 ieft like the prisoners of the Grave 
 1 in oblivion fleep. 
 
 2. To the fad voice of my complaints 
 
 A gracious anfwer fend : 
 When I before thy Oracle 
 My craving hands extend. 
 
 3 . Draw mc not forth with wicked men, 
 
 VVhofe buifnefs is their fin : 
 Teeth-outward they are peace, but all 
 Rancour, and war within. 
 
 j\. Deal ill with them, as ill they deal. 
 And mifchief only Mind : 
 Such as their work is, fo let them 
 Deferved wages find. 
 
 ^. Since they thy mighty A(5ls defpife. 
 And what thy hands have wrought : 
 Build them not up, but let them be 
 To fwift dcflrrucftion brought. 
 
 6. Bleft be the great Jehovah, who 
 
 From the Star-fpangled Spheres, 
 When I oppreft my Pray'rs pour forth, 
 Bends his Propitious Ears. 
 
 7. God 
 
6^ i^falm XXIX . ^^ 
 
 J. God is my ftrength, my fhield, in hitri 
 I trufted, and found aid : 
 My heart exults, and in my fong 
 His praife ftiall be difplay'd. 
 
 8. Th' Almighty is our lirength, from Him 
 
 Salvation we expeiTt : 
 'Tis he that his anointed doth. 
 By his fir on g arm, protedl. 
 
 9. Save, Powerful Godj, thy chofen Ones, 
 
 And blefs thine Heritage : 
 Feed, lift them up, till time outgrow 
 Th* Arithmetick of Age. 
 
 PSALM XXIX. 
 
 I. "VT^E Mighty ones, whofe nobler birth 
 X Intitles to a Crown : 
 Give ftrength unto the Lord of Lords, 
 Give glory and Renown. 
 
 Z. The glory due to his great Name, 
 Let your glad tongues confefs : 
 Adore him in the beauty of 
 His glorious Holinefs. 
 
 3. Thevoiceofthe Almighty makes 
 The trembling waters quake : 
 The God of Glory thunders out. 
 The deeps affrighted fiiake : 
 
 4.Thc 
 
^mm XXIX gy 
 
 4. The voice of this great God in Pow'r 
 
 Strikes through the marble Sky : 
 The voice of this illuftrious God 
 IsfullofMajefty. 
 
 5. The voice of this Ali-pow'rful God 
 
 Breaks lofty Cedars down ; 
 Proud Cedars, which the ihady Cliffs 
 0£ Lebanon do crown, 
 
 6. He makes them skip like ftartled calves 
 
 Scar'd with the Woodmans horn : 
 Whil'ft Lebanon, and Syrian bound 
 Like the young Unicorn. 
 
 7. At his dread voice dire flames their way 
 
 Through fulph*ry clouds do tear ; 
 If he but fpeak, the defart quakes, 
 And Kade/h Ihakes for fear. 
 
 8. His voice makes trembling Hinds to Calve 
 
 And ftrips the Forreft bare : 
 Throughout his Temple there's no tongue 
 But doth his Praife declare. 
 
 9. The Lord fits on theFlouds, and doth 
 
 The rolling Tydes command : 
 The Lord fits King o're all ; his Throne 
 From Age to Age {hall ftand. 
 
 to. The Lord on his redeemed ones 
 
 Confirms his ftrength, and Pow'r : 
 
 F' The 
 
66 t^fai m XXX. 
 
 The Lord on his Inheiitance 
 
 Bleffings of Peace fhall fhow'r. 
 
 PSALM XXX. 
 
 1. /np^Heewilllfing, my God; for Thou 
 
 j[ Haft fet my head on high, 
 Above the Triumphs, and proud fcorns 
 Of my fear'd Enemy. 
 
 2. To thee, O Lord, my fervent Cries 
 
 With winged Faith afcend : 
 My griefs I told, and foon thou didft 
 Thy healing hand extend. 
 
 3. Thou from the Jaws of greedy Death 
 
 My finking loul did'll: fave : 
 Thou gav'ft me Life, left I fliould go 
 Down to the gaping grave. 
 
 4. Sing to the Lord, ye Saints of His, 
 
 And let your Songs confefs 
 In thankful verfe, the Memory 
 Of his great Holinefs. 
 
 5. His wrath's fiiort-livM, his Eivour's Life : 
 
 Grief may poUefs the Night, 
 But joy difpels thofe ftormy Clouds, 
 At the return of Liglit. 
 
 6.Wealth 
 
^falm XXX. 6j 
 
 6. Wealth roFd in on me, myDefigns 
 
 Defir'd fuccefles Crown'd : 
 Then fooliftily, faidi. What now 
 Can move me from my Ground. 
 
 7. Thy favours fixM me like the Hills, 
 
 Which in the Center Bed : 
 Thou hidd'ft thy Face, and I ( vain Man ) 
 Hung down my drooping head. 
 
 8. Then ( when to thee compar'd ) I faw 
 
 How much a nothing's Man, 
 To theemy crieslpour'd, to thee 
 By fupplication ran. 
 
 p. What profit's in my bloud, when Death 
 Shall {hut me under ground ? 
 Shall duft Praife thee ? forgotten duil ! 
 Shall that thy truth refound ? 
 
 10. Regard, my God, let pity move 
 
 The Bowels of thy Love : 
 And with Salvation vifit me> 
 From thy high Tow'rs above. 
 
 11. My forrow thou to joy haft changed ; 
 
 And caft my Sackcloth by : 
 With Robes of gladnefs girded me 
 Dipt in Phoenician dye. 
 
 12. That my exulting tongue thy Praife 
 
 May in loud Anthems fing : 
 
 F 2 . And 
 
'6% 0fatm XXXI. 
 
 And in my grateful Verfe thy fame 
 Eternally may Ring. 
 
 PSALM XXXI. 
 
 1. ^T^Hou, great Jehovah, artmytrufir, 
 
 JL Let not confufion be 
 A covering to my down-caft Eyes ; 
 In juftice fet me free. 
 
 2. Bow down thy pitying Ear, with fpeed 
 
 Unto my refcue fly : 
 Be thou my Rock, myCaftle, where 
 I may in fafety lie. 
 
 3. Thou, my ftrong Mountain art, my Fort, 
 
 So oft in dangers tri*d : 
 For thy great Name, O lead me forth. 
 And me fecurely guide. 
 
 4. Snatch me away from th' unfeen Nets, 
 
 Which treach'roufly include 
 My heedlefs walks : Thou art Alone 
 God of my Fortitude. 
 
 I". To thee my fpirit I commend. 
 Thou haft redeemed me ; 
 And haft declar'd thy felf a God 
 Of endlefs Verity* 
 
 6J 
 
6. I hate the men, who falfly feek 
 
 Fond vanity, and lyes: 
 But my aflured Confidence, 
 On thee alone relies. 
 
 7. Thy Mercies joy my heart, in them 
 
 My triumphs I exprefs : 
 Thou faw*ft ray grief, and knew'ft my foul 
 When laboring in diftrefs. 
 
 8. Thou haft not fhut me in the Hand 
 
 Of my Proud Enemy : 
 But haft enlarged my ftraitned feet 
 To Paths of Liberty, 
 
 9. Pity me. Lord, and my diftrefs : 
 
 Sorrow confumes mine Eye, 
 My fouFs depreft, my Bowels pine 
 With wafting Mifery. 
 
 10. My life's grief- fpent, my hours and years 
 
 I meafure by my Groans : 
 My fin unnerves me, and hath left 
 No Marrow in my Bones. 
 
 I X . Scorn*d by my foes, by Neighbors more. 
 Made to my friends a Fright ; 
 They fee, and fly me, as fome Ghoft, 
 Or Goblin of the Night. 
 
 12. Forgot like one, whom no man knows 
 How long fince he was not : 
 
 F 3 No 
 
No more confider'd, than the Sherds 
 Of fome bafe fhatter*d Pot. 
 
 13. Slander'd by falfe envenom'd Tongues, 
 
 Befet with terrors round : 
 Whilft they confpire, how they may lay 
 My head below the Ground. 
 
 14. Thou art my trufl, my God, faid I ; 
 
 My times are in thy Hand : 
 Save me fiom them, that 'gainft my Life 
 With mortal hatred band. 
 
 ijT. O let the Soul-reviving Beams 
 Of thine ilJuftrious Face 
 Shine on thy Servant : pity take! 
 And me in fafety place. 
 
 16. Let not reproach my life attacque. 
 
 My cries invoke thy aid : 
 Shame fcize the wicked ; in the Grave , 
 Be they to-filence laid. 
 
 17. Seal up the lying Lips, which from 
 
 A proud contemptuous heart. 
 At the defpifed Righteous man 
 Malicious ilanders dart. | 
 
 18. O how Immenfe that goodnefs is^, 
 
 Treafur'd and wrought by thee 
 Jn the worlds Eyes for thofe that fear, ■ 
 An4 trpft thy Verity. 
 
 . i9.Clor^. 
 
I^falm 
 
 XXXII. 7 1 
 
 19. Clofe from the Pride of man thou flialt 
 
 Them in thy prefence hide : 
 In thy Pavilion they fhall free 
 From ftrife of tongues abide. 
 
 20. Bleft be th* Ahuighties facred Name, 
 
 Who hath the wonders fiiown 
 Of his great love, and me fecur'd 
 In a well fenced Town. 
 
 li.Rafhlylfaid, I am cut off 
 
 From thine all-pitying Eyes : 
 Yet when I pray'd thou heard'il the voice 
 Of my afcending Cries. 
 
 22. love the Lord, ye Saints of his, 
 For he the faithful guards : 
 And^ him that arrogantly deals, 
 Defervedly rewards. 
 
 23. Be of good courage then, and he 
 Your hearts fliall fortifie : 
 All ye who on the Lord your God 
 With firm-fix'd hope rely. 
 
 PSALM XXXII. 
 
 I. TJLeft is the man that pardon finds 
 X) For his Enormities : 
 Whofe fins in Mercy covered are. 
 From Gods all-fearching Eyes. 
 
 F 4 2.Thricc 
 
72^ ^^faim xxxiL 
 
 2. Thrice bleft is he, on whofe accompts 
 His faults uncharged reft : 
 In whom the Judge of hearts finds not 
 Fraud in a faithlefs Breaft. 
 
 3- 
 
 My bones wax't old, whilft I took care 
 
 To Imother up my fin : 
 My roarings wak't the tardy Morn ; 
 
 And fhut the day-light in. 
 
 4. Heavy by day thy hand doth lie. 
 And Night no comfort yields : 
 My moifture's like the Summer drought. 
 In Sun burnt Libyan fields. 
 
 5". I own'd my fin, and now no more 
 Hid my Impieties : 
 No fooner told, but God forgave 
 All mine Iniquities. 
 
 6. For this thejuftfhall thee, byPray'r, 
 
 Seek when thou may'ft be found : 
 From danger they fhall fit fecure. 
 Though fwelling flouds furround. 
 
 7. Under thy fecret Covert I, 
 
 Protedled from annoy. 
 Thy great deliverance will extol 
 Compaft with fongs of Joy. 
 . ';nirrri 
 
 8. I will inftrucfl, and teach thee how 
 
 To chufe a perfecft way : 
 :■■:'"' Mine 
 
I&falm xxxm. 73 
 
 Mine Eye fhall be thy guide, that thou 
 May^ft not from vertue ftray. 
 
 p. Be not, as the brute Horfe and Mule ; 
 Whofe Mouths the Bit, and Rein 
 Muft hold in, that the Mafter may 
 Their head-ftrong force reftrain. 
 
 10. Plagues multipli'd the bad attend ; 
 But who on God confide, 
 The Right-hand Mercies, and the Left 
 Embrace on every fide. 
 
 ii.InGodrejoyce, yejufl-, your joy 
 In fongs of triumph fing ; 
 And let your tongues, ye pure of heart, 
 Hofannah's loudly ring. 
 
 PSALM XXXllI. 
 
 1. "VT^^ who the Paths of vertue tread 
 
 X Extol the Lord ; forPraife 
 Is lovely, when the Juft fend up 
 Their thanks in facred Layes. 
 
 2. Strike up the folemn Harp, your voice 
 
 Tune to the Pfaltery ; 
 And let a foft-touch'd tcn-ftring'd Lute 
 Make up the Melody. 
 
 3. Chant 
 
74 0falui XXXlll 
 
 3. Chant forth fome rare compofed Air 
 
 Unfung in any Land ; 
 Play loud, till charmed Angels hear 
 The Mufick of your Hand. 
 
 4. Right is the Word,which from the Mouth 
 
 Of God the Lord proceeds : 
 His Truth in the Defign appears 
 And End of all His Deeds. 
 
 ^. Juftice, and judgment uncorrupt, 
 Th* Almighties pleafure are : 
 The Bleflings of the Pregnant Earth 
 His goodnefs do declare. 
 
 6. The All-encircling orbs of Heav'nj, 
 As in a Mould he caft : 
 His mouth the Starry Regiments 
 Created at a blaft. 
 
 J. He th' angry Seas, pil'd up on heaps. 
 In fhore-bound walls doth keep : 
 And treafures up th' alternate tides - 
 In Cellars of the dpep. 
 
 8. Then let.the Earths Extent the Pow'r 
 
 Of great Jehovah fear : 
 Let all that dwell from Pole to Pole, 
 His awful Name revere. 
 
 9. He fpake the word ; as foon as fieard, 
 
 Th' efledl ftraieht made it eood : 
 
l&falm XXXIII. J75 
 
 H& gave command, and what he wiird 
 On firm foundations flood. 
 
 10. Ambitious Nations lay defigns. 
 
 He kills them in the feed : 
 Quells the brain-bufie Peoples plots, 
 Like an abortive breed. 
 
 1 1 . But for his Counfels, they exceed 
 
 Times everlafting date : 
 His purpofe ftands from age to age 
 Above the check of Fate. 
 
 12. Happy the Man is, for whofe God 
 
 God doth himfelf declare : 
 Happy that People he felecfts 
 For his peculiar Care. 
 
 13. The Lord, from the Ceieftial Tow'rs, 
 
 Sees all of humane Birth ; 
 And from his Starry Manfion views 
 The Tenants of the Earth. 
 
 14. He one by one in the fame Form 
 
 Fafhions the heart of Man : 
 And all their thoughts, both good and bad 
 Doth in the Ballance fcan. 
 
 15*. Numerous Armies do not give 
 
 Protedlion to a King : 
 ^ Strength^ to tlie Mighty ( in diftrefs ) 
 
 Cannot deliv'rance bring. 
 
 id.When 
 
^6 i^raim XXXIV. 
 
 16. When life, or freedom lies at ftake. 
 
 How helplefs is an Horfe ? 
 It is not in his pow'r to fave. 
 How great fo e're's his force. 
 
 17. The Lord on thofe that fear his Name, 
 
 Refledls a gracious Eye : 
 With favour looks on thofe, whofe faith 
 Doth to his Mercy fly, 
 
 18. To keep them, that they be not food 
 
 For the devouring Grave : 
 And, when the flraft of Bread decays. 
 Their fouls alive to fave. ' 
 
 19. We for our God attend, for he 
 
 Our fuccour is, and fhield : 
 Joy fhall us fill, becaufe in him 
 Our Confidence we build. 
 
 20. So let thy Mercies, BlefledGod, 
 
 In fhow'rs of love deJCcend, 
 As on thy favour and thy help 
 
 Our conftant hopes depen<l. - - 
 
 PSALM XXXIV, 
 
 I. lEhovah my Eternal aid 
 J I will at all times blefs ; 
 My mouth the wonders of his Praife 
 For ever fhall confefs. 
 
 2.ln 
 
l^faim xxxiv. 77 
 
 2. In God, my Soul fhall make her boaft. 
 Him fiiall my Tongue proclaim : 
 The humble fhall be fill'd with joy. 
 To hear me found his Fame. 
 
 J. Come then, joyn heart, and voice, that we 
 His Name may Magnifie : 
 And make our acclamations fend 
 Loud Ecchos to the Sky. 
 
 4. I fought the Lord, my zealous Pray'r 
 
 Reach*t his propitious Ears : 
 My foul he refcu'd from diftrefs. 
 And free*d me from my fears. 
 
 5. His Beams illuminate their Eyes, 
 
 That on his aid refle(fl ; 
 Confulion fhall not cover them. 
 Nor fhame their looks dejecfl. 
 
 6. Confider that poor man, he pray*d, 
 
 God piti'd his fad Mone : 
 And eas'd the prefliires under which 
 His troubled foul did grone. 
 
 7. His Angels, thofe that fear his pow'r. 
 
 Within their Tents inclofe : 
 And refcue from thofe dangers, which 
 Their threatned lives oppofe. 
 
 8. O tafte, and fee th' Almighties Love 
 
 How boundlefs, how immenfe ; 
 
 Blcft 
 
78 i^faini XXXIV. 
 
 Bieft: above Mortals he that makes 
 The Lord his confidence. 
 
 9. Then ferve him, ye his Holy ones. 
 
 With filial humble fear : 
 For they want nothing, whofe meek hearts 
 His Majefty revere. * 
 
 10. Starved Lions for their famifh'd young 
 
 Roar out, for want of Prey : 
 But they no good fhall lack, that God 
 Religioufly obey. 
 
 11. Come, my dear children, to my fpeech 
 
 Lend your attentive Lar ; 
 I will inftru(5l you, what it is 
 Th' Eternal God to fear. 
 
 12. What Man is he that life defires. 
 
 And fain good days would fee, 
 Prolonged to many quiet years, 
 Crown'd with Profperity ? 
 
 13. Refrain thy tongue from evil words ; 
 
 Thy Lips from falfhood ceafe : 
 Depart from Evil, and do Good, 
 Seek out, and follow Peace. 
 
 14. Th* Almighty on the Righteous calls 
 
 A favourable Eye : 
 His Ear's ftill ready to receive 
 Th' addrefies of their Cry. 
 
 i/.Bue 
 
f^faim XXXV. 19 
 
 1 5. But for fin-workers, he 'gainft them 
 
 Sets his avenging Face, 
 To kill their curfed memory 
 Both in the Root and Race. 
 
 16. The Righteous call, the Lord attends. 
 
 Their cares He doth unbind : 
 
 Draws nigh unto the broken heart. 
 
 And faves the contrite mind. 
 
 in. The Juft Man many Troubles hath 
 But God from all fets free : 
 He keepeth all his Bones entire. 
 Not one fhall broken be. 
 
 iS.lllftialltheilideftroy, andthofe 
 That do the Righteous hate : 
 He guards his fervants, nor will leave 
 The faithful defolate. 
 
 PSALM xxxr. 
 
 1. T Ord ! plead my caufe with them that 
 L^ To overthrow my Right : (drive 
 Fight Thou my Battels againfl: them, 
 
 That do againft me fight. 
 
 2. Advance thy fhield, fl:and tomyaid, 
 
 Take fpear and flrop their way. 
 That perfecute my foul ; Lo, I 
 Am thy Salvation, fay, 
 
 3Thofe 
 
5- 
 
 go ^falffi XXXV. ^ 
 
 2 Thofe that p^rfue my chafed foul. 
 Let fear, and fhame furpnfe : 
 Flight and confufion be their End, 
 My ruine that devife. 
 
 A Be they, as chaffe by fighting winds 
 Hurri'd from place to place ; 
 Let Gods revenging Purfevants 
 Still have them in the Chale : 
 
 Dark as the Grave, and flipp ry as 
 Newthaw'd, and frozen fnow : 
 
 Such be their way, and Heavns wingd- 
 Purfue their overthrow. C t^ol^s 
 
 6 Nets have they fet in pits unfeen 
 Prepared to catch me m ; 
 Whilft they for want of other Crime 
 Make innocence my fin. 
 
 7. Swifter then thought, let death him feize. 
 
 In his own toils enfnar d : 
 Let the fame ruine fwallow him. 
 Which he for me prepar d. 
 
 8 . So ftiall my foul in God exult 
 
 Hisaidmyjoysftiallraife; 
 My very bones ftiall find a tongue 
 To celebrate his Praife. 
 
 9. Lord, who's like thee, that fav'ft the podr 
 
 From over-pow'rful fpite ? 
 
Who is like thee, that fav'ft the poor 
 From the deftroyers might ? 
 
 10. Falfe witnefs rofe, and charged me with 
 
 Crimes I ne're knew nor thought : 
 My good with ill they paid, and for 
 My love, my life they fought. 
 . ; ifiiw oior. i ^ 
 
 1 1. When they were fick, in fackcloth clad 
 
 I did from food abftain ; 
 I pray'd for them, and God returned 
 My Pray'rs on me again. 
 
 12. Do more I could not, had he been 
 
 My friend, my onjy brother : 
 I hung my head, as one that mourns 
 The Fun'rals of his Mother. 
 
 J 3 . But in my griefs they met, and joy'd. 
 Yea even the bafeil fry, 
 Unknown affront me, and their tongues 
 Tear me inceflantly. 
 
 14. The trencher-wits, that jeer for bread. 
 Make me their Table jell : 
 They gnalh their fpightful Teeth,& mak© 
 My wounded Fame their Feaft. 
 
 I^. How long ? Lord wilt Thou ftill look on ? 
 From the devouring Grave 
 Refcue my Soul, My Darling frOm 
 The Lions fury fave. 
 
 G i6.Then 
 
82 i^faim XXXV. 
 
 1 6. Then in the great Allemblieji I • 
 
 Thy Merci's will prockim:?. > . 
 My tongue fhall far, and wide, divulge 
 The Praifes of thy Nanae* * i H -' '■■ ' 
 
 1 7. Let not ray foes ( and falfly (bch ) 
 
 Rejoyce theni in niy wo.: 
 Let not thofe wink at me, that hate> 
 And why they do not knpw^' ^ 
 
 1 8 . Peace is a ftranger to theira Liips^; 
 
 Deceit, aridbSioeful Lycsr,i4 vl/: 
 Againft the Peaceful of the Land 
 
 They treach'roufly deviie. - : - -^ 
 
 19. They run upon me open-n^outh'as- 
 
 And with loud railing cries*- JiiA 
 Aha! Aha! fay they, Tisfo, 
 We faw it with our Eyqs.vrn ai : 
 
 20 Thou likewife fqeft ; brej<k filence then> 
 Thy prefent help afford : 
 Stir up thy felf, awake, and judge 
 MyCaufe, my God, my Lord. 
 
 21. Judge me, as thcuartjuftj, letnqt , 
 
 Them joy to fee me caft :,;ov/ vi 
 Let them not fay in heart, fo ! 10 ! 
 We've fwailowed him at Jaft. 
 
 22. Shame, and confufioh feize tlicff all. 
 
 That fport them in my woes ; 
 
 Did 
 
I^falttl XXXVL 83 
 
 Difgrace, and infamy o*re-whelm 
 My proud infulting foes. 
 
 23 . Let all that favour my juft caufe 
 
 Shout loud, and fay, Bleftbe 
 Our God, that doth his fervant love 
 And his Profpeiity. 
 
 24. And I thyjuftice will extol, 
 
 And celebrate thy Name> 
 As long as I have day to live. 
 And tongue to found thy Fame* 
 
 PSALM XXXVL 
 
 1 . 'T'jr 7 Hen I the bold tran fgreflor fee, 
 
 V V My whifp'ring thoughts fuggeft^- 
 God is not in his Profpecfl, nor 
 His fear within his Breaft. 
 
 2. Falfe to himfclf, he fmooths his faults 
 
 In his own partial fight : 
 Till his abhorred fin be found 
 As open as the Light. 
 
 3 . Vain are his words, and mix'd with fraud. 
 
 His tongue is full of art ; 
 He's wife no more, and to do well 
 Ne'rc comes within his heart. 
 
 G 2 4.MifGhi€f 
 
2^ pialm XXXVI. 
 
 4. Mifchicf Upon his bed he plots. 
 
 Set againft all that's good ; 
 So far from loathing ill, that now 
 'Tis, as it were, his food. 
 
 5. Thy Mercy, Lord, in Heaven is Thron'di 
 
 Thy firm fidelity 
 Surmounts the lofty Clouds, that in > 
 The Aery Regions flee. 
 
 6. Thyjuftice, as the Mountains is. 
 
 Thy judgements a vaft deep : 
 Thou man and beaft in fafety do*ft 
 By thy protedlion keep. 
 
 n. How exc'lent is thy favour Lord ? 
 Under thy wings defence. 
 The fons of men fecurely may 
 Repofe their Confidence. 
 
 8. There, with the fatnefs of thy Houfe, 
 Shall they be fatisfy'd : 
 And freely of thy pleafures drink. 
 As of the fweliing tyde. 
 
 9 For th' inexhaufted fprings of Life 
 Flow forth alone from thee : 
 And we, in thy all-gloiious Light, 
 Eternal Light fhall fee. 
 
 10. Show'r down thy goodnefs upon them. 
 That do thy goodnefs know ; 
 
 And 
 
0faim XXXVII. 85: 
 
 And on the men of upright heart, 
 
 let thy Mercy flow. 
 
 1 1. Defend me, that the foot of Pride 
 
 Come not to caft me down : 
 Support me, that by impious hands 
 
 1 be not overthrown. 
 
 12. There are they fallen, all that work 
 
 Thofe Sins their hearts devife ; 
 Caft headlong are they, and ne*re (hall 
 Have pow'r again to rife. 
 
 PSALM XXXVII. 
 
 1. *T7Ret not to fee the wicked fit, 
 J7 I^ high Profperity ; 
 
 Nor envy them, whofe buifiiefs 'tis 
 To work Iniquity. 
 
 2. For as the Mower fhears the grafs. 
 
 So are they cut and gone ; 
 And wither as the flow'r cxpos'd. 
 Unto the parching Sun. 
 
 3. Truft in the Lord, do what is good. 
 
 And fo poflefs the Land ; 
 Fed with the bleflings of thy God 
 On thy induftrious hand. 
 
 G 3 4 Let 
 
8 6 i &f aitn x x xvn. 
 
 4. Let the Almighty be thy Love, ' 
 
 Thy principal delight : 
 And with thy hearts defire he fliall 
 Thy Piety requite. 
 
 5*. Commit thy way unto his Gare ; 
 To him thy faith addrefs : 
 And be thy buifnefs ne're fo hard, 
 Hel give defir'd fuccefs. 
 
 6. He ihall bring forth thy Righteoufnefs 
 
 Clear, as the open day : 
 And thy juft judgment as the beams, 
 Which Noon-tide Suns difplay. 
 
 7. Reft on the Lord, with patience wait ; 
 
 And do not vex thy mind. 
 When profp^rous great Ones bring to pafs 
 
 The ills they have defign'd. 
 
 8. From anger ceafe, ungovern'd wrath 
 
 Be fure to tame or fiy : 
 Fret not, for fear thy murmurings 
 
 Worfe a(fi:s accompany. 
 
 9 God fhall cut of? both Root and Branch, 
 All that work wickednefs : 
 But they that for his Mercy wait. 
 The Earth fhall ftill pofTefs. 
 
 10. Stay but a- while, the wicked's gone. 
 As if he had not been : 
 
 Search 
 
^Mnx XXXVII. 87 
 
 Search for the place, where once he was, 
 It is not to be feen • 
 
 1 1. But the meek-hearted fhall enjoy 
 
 The fruitful Earths increafe : 
 Ravifh'd with pleafure, to behold 
 Th' abundance of his peace. 
 
 12. The wicked plots, and gnafties at 
 
 The jufl: ones of the Land : 
 God fees, and laughs ; becaufe he knows. 
 Their fatal Day's at hand. 
 
 13. Th' ungodly have their fwords unfheath'd 
 
 Their bow ftands ready bent. 
 The poor, and needy to fubvert. 
 And flay the innocent. 
 
 14. But their own deadly fteel fhall through 
 
 Its maflers bowels pafs : 
 Their treacherous bow,fhall,as they draw. 
 Shiver like brittle glafs. 
 
 15". A little that the Righteous hath, 
 Is better then the wealth 
 Of many bad ; God breaks their arms. 
 But is the good mans health. 
 
 16. The Lord hath numbered up the days 
 Of thofe, whofe hearts are pure : 
 And made them an Inheritance, 
 For ever to endure. 
 
 G 4 ly.When 
 
88 ^^falm xxxvii. 
 
 17. When evil times aflail, they fiiall 
 
 Not hang their drooping head : 
 When famine kills on either hand, 
 They (hall be full of bread. 
 
 18. But the ungodly fhall decay, 
 
 And thofe, who God provoke, 
 Shall, as the fat of Lambs confume. 
 And vanifli into fmoke. 
 
 19. The wicked borrows, and cares not 
 
 How he may clear his fcore : 
 The juftftiews Mercy, and his hand 
 Is liberal of his ftore. 
 
 20. Gods blefling on a Family 
 
 Makes it a lafting Race : 
 But, with his curfe, deftru(flion comes, 
 And ruine haft's apace. 
 
 21. God ordereth the good mans fteps. 
 
 His ways are his delight : 
 And though he fall, yet fliall he rife. 
 Supported by his might. 
 
 22. 1 have been young, and now am old. 
 Yet never did I fee : 
 Thejuftforfaken, nor his feed, 
 ~ Though brought to beggery. 
 
 23. He mercy fliews to fuch as need, 
 His charity extends, 
 
 Purchafing 
 
I^faim XXXVII. 8p 
 
 Purchafing bleflfings for the Fruit, 
 That from his loyns defcends . 
 
 24. Fly the firft thoughts of vicious deeds ; 
 
 Let vertue be thy guide 
 To noble adls ; fo fhalt thou build 
 An houfe that will abide. 
 
 1$. The Lord loves judgment;, and his Saints 
 He never will defert : 
 But winged vcng'ance quickly Ihall 
 The wicked brood fubvert. 
 
 25. The Right ous fhall pofTefs the Land ; 
 
 And in it ever dwell : 
 His mouth fpeakswifdom, and his tongue 
 Doth hidden judgment tell. 
 
 27. The Law of God is in his heart. 
 
 His feet go not aftray : 
 Though the malicious wicked watch, ' 1 
 His Righteous foul to flay. 
 
 28. God will not leave him in the pow'r 
 
 Of their mifchievous hands : 
 Nor fufEer him to be condemned. 
 When he in judgment ftands. 
 
 29. Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, 
 
 • He {halt exalt thee high 
 T' enjoy the Land, whilffc th' impious are 
 Cut off before thine Eye, 
 
 30.1 
 
go i^falm XXXVIII. 
 
 30. 1 have beheld the wicked great. 
 Spread like a Lawrel green : 
 He pafs'd, and was not ; him I fought. 
 But no where to be feen. 
 
 3 1 . Mark me the perfecfl:, and obferve 
 
 The upright in his ways : 
 That man's conclufion happy is. 
 And Peace fhall end his days. 
 
 32. But they together fhall be flain. 
 
 That paths perverfe have trod : 
 Horror and fwift deftrudlion is 
 The wickeds period. 
 
 3 3. Salvation from the Lord alone. 
 The righteous do confefs : 
 His only ftrength fupports them in 
 The day of their diftrefs. 
 
 34. He fliall fuftain thee, and from rage. 
 Of impious hands defend : 
 Becaufe on him their confidence 
 So firmly doth depend. 
 
 PSALM xxxnw, 
 
 I. /^"^Allmenot, Lord, to ftricfi: account 
 \^_j In thy provoked Ire : • 
 
 Nor chaften, when thy wrath breaks forth 
 Into confuming fire. 
 
 ^.Thy 
 
I&falm xxxvm. vt 
 
 2. Thy (hafts, as at a well-ftiot mark, 
 
 My galled Carcafe bore: 
 Thy hand lays load on me, that felt 
 Thy weight too much before. 
 
 3 . Thine anger ftrikes through all my flefii, 
 
 Like a corrupt difeafe : 
 Sin fufJers not my tortured bones 
 Enjoy a moments Peace. 
 
 4. For, asafwellingfilenttide. 
 
 My guilt o'retops my head : 
 And hangs, to plunge me deeper down^ 
 About my neck like lead. 
 
 -S;. My fefter'd wounds infeft my brains. 
 With their infed^ious fmell : 
 And to my fadder thought the end 
 Of my fad follies tell. 
 
 6. Through grief and brokennefs of Heart 
 
 My fainting fp'rits decay : 
 My moans ( fad meafures of my time ) 
 Wear out the tedious day. 
 
 7. My Loins, and bowels wholly fiU'd 
 
 With a contagious fore : 
 All over fo unfound, I am 
 One Ulcer, and no more. 
 
 8. Feeble, and like a wind-/hak'd houfe. 
 
 Shattered in eveiy part : 
 
 My 
 
92 i^faim xxxviii. 
 
 My roaring's all the eafe I get 
 For my tormented heart. 
 
 9. Lord! my defire's before thine eyes. 
 
 All undifguis'd appear : 
 My groans fpeak out too loud, to fall 
 Short of thy ready Ear. 
 
 10. My heart lays battery to my breft. 
 
 My fleeting ftrength is fled ; 
 
 The two dull Tapers of my Eyes 
 
 Scarce glimmer in my head. 
 
 1 1 . Friends, and Familiars ftand at gaze 
 
 On this my loathfome fore : 
 ^.Thofe of my bloud keep ofiFJ as if 
 They knew me not before. 
 
 12. They, that my life purfue, lay fnares ; 
 
 The ills their thoughts intend. 
 
 They vent in words, and the whole day 
 
 In treacherous Counfels fpend. 
 
 i^.ThisIobferv'd, but deaf, and dumb. 
 Lay, as 1 had no fenfe : 
 No ear to hear, no tongue to fpeak 
 A word in my defence. 
 
 14. For, Lord, to thee my hope faith-wing'd 
 For fure protedlion flies : 
 My King, my God, thou wilt ftand up 
 My caufe to Patronize. 
 
 15 .Hear 
 
I^faim XXXVIII. 93 
 
 ij:. Hear me, faidi, left they infult ; 
 For when I flipt, their Pride 
 Brake out in Triumphs, and themfelves 
 'Gainft me they magnified. 
 
 16. Torn with thy Lafties, I am fpent. 
 Ready to halt down-right : 
 And my amazing forrows are 
 Still prefcnt in my fight. 
 
 1 7. wretched me ! what (hall I do ? 
 I will my lins confefs : , ; 
 And drown my cheeks in Flouds of brine 
 For my paft wickednefs. 
 
 18. But mine oppreflors courage take. 
 Too potent far for me : 
 ,Whofe malice ( as their number ) grows, 
 And both as wrongfully. 
 
 i^. Thofe Vipers too, that benefits 
 With Villany requite ; 
 Make furious war upon my foul, 
 Becaufe my ways are right. 
 
 20. But do not thou forfake me. Lord ! 
 Nor far withdraw thy pow*r : 
 Make hafte to help me, O my God, 
 My health, my Saviour. 
 
 PSALM 
 
94 l^falm XXXIX. 
 
 PSALM XXXIX. 
 
 1. T Said, I will ftridl watch appoint 
 X On my unheeded way : 
 
 Left words breed deeds, and an ill tongue 
 Carry my feet aftray . 
 
 2. Thepaflioi^'ofmy lipslwill 
 
 With bit and Reins command ; 
 As long as the ungodly doth '^ - 
 
 Within my prefence ftand, 
 
 ^. Tongue ty.'d I fate, fpakcnotaword. 
 No, not fo much as good. 
 But 'twais my torment, tillmygriefe 
 Stirr'd u^ my boiling bloud. 
 
 4. Then I grew hot, and whilft my heart 
 
 On troubled thoughts was bent. 
 The fire brake forth, and iatmy tongue 
 I gave my forrows vent >■ 
 
 5. Lord, make me know mine end, and what's 
 
 The meafure of my days ; 
 That I may fee how frail I am. 
 How faft my life decays. 
 
 6. Behold, thou haft my days reduced 
 
 Unto a narrpw fpan : \ 
 
 Mine age to thine as nothing is^ 
 Vain (at the beft ) is man. 
 
 7 -Man 
 
l^ f alffi XXXIX . 95 
 
 7. Man, as an apparition walks. 
 
 Toils, and turmoils for gain : 
 And knows not who fhall reap the fweets 
 Of what he fow*d with pain. 
 
 8. Lord, what is*t then, this empty world 
 
 Can move me to expedl .? 
 On thee my hope depends, on thee 
 My longing eyes refledl. 
 
 9. Break thou thofe cords of fin, wherewith 
 
 My captive foul is ty'd ; 
 Let me not be the fport of Fools, 
 That Piety deride. 
 
 10. Iwas as dumb ; all their affronts 
 
 In lilence I paft by ; 
 Since 'twas thy pleafure, by their fcorns, 
 My patience to try. '{' * 
 
 11. But oh! at length in mercy take 
 
 Thine angry fcourge away : 
 Spent by thy blows, my life finks down 
 Even to the laft decay. 
 
 12. When thou, for fin, doft man corredl. 
 
 His beauty's fade and dy ; 
 Ascloths moth-fretted : every man 
 Is vain as vanity. 
 
 1 3 . Lord hear my Pray 'r, and let my cries 
 
 Reach thine attentive Ears ; 
 
 Hold 
 
96 ^mm XXXIX. 
 
 Hold not thy PefiCe, when I addrcfs 
 My fuit in fpeaking tears. 
 
 14. For I with thee a Arranger am, 
 
 A wandring Pilgrim here ; 
 At beft but a poor fojourner. 
 As all my Fathers were. 
 
 15. Spare me a little that I may 
 
 Recover iirength ; bdfor'e 
 I, like a fleeting fliadow, go 
 From hence, and be no more. 
 
 PSALM XXXIX. Or thus. 
 
 1. 'T Said I will mine Eyes refleB 
 
 X ^pon my Ways, and Guards direSi ; 
 Forfear left an III govern d Tongue 
 Lead me ajide to do a Wrong, 
 
 2. ^SMy Mouth, as with a Curb, and Rein, 
 I will with all my might refirain : 
 Stifling Intemperate Fajjiori quite. 
 While the Ungodly if in fight, 
 
 3 . With filence dumh I held my Feace ; 
 From fpeaking, Even Good, did ceafe : 
 But it was pain to evry part, 
 
 ^nd morefupprefi:, more fweWd my heart. 
 
 ^.7hen 
 
 \ 
 
4. *then ( hot within ) my Boy ling Br e aft 
 For troubled thoughts could find no Reft : 
 ^At lafty ( the Fire grown up tooftrong ) 
 Q^y Words fore d pajf age at my Tongue. 
 
 5. hord ! het me know my latter End, 
 How far my days in length extend : 
 That I may underftand how f aft 
 
 ^S^y Life does to its Period haft . '- 
 
 6. Behold] Into the Narrow room 
 Of a poor [pan my Days are come : 
 ^SMine Age is nothing unto Thee, 
 jindMansj, at heft, hut Vanity, 
 
 ^7. Man like a padow walks ahout. 
 
 Weary* d in vain, *twixt Hope and Douht : 
 He heaps up Wealth, and knows not Who 
 Shall reap the Sweets, his Cares didfow, 
 
 8. And Now Lord, what is't lexpeB, 
 Freely my Hopes on Thee refleB : 
 Free me from Sins, Nor let me be 
 The [corn of Fools Impiety. 
 
 9. As dumb, aWordlletnot fly; 
 But all their Injuries pafs'd by ; 
 For I did wifely underftand 
 
 It was the doing of Thy Hand. 
 
 10. Wfjen Thou correBeft Man for 5/w/ 
 
 As Cloth, which Moths have nefted in, 
 
 H So 
 
So fails his Eye, His Cheek turns wan, 
 Vairtf evnoi Vanity, is Man. 
 
 II. Lord, to my Frafr vouchfafe thine Ears, 
 And keep not filence at my tears : 
 Jfojourner and fir anger here 
 Am I, as all my Fathers were. 
 
 12.0 fpare me, but a while, that I 
 ( Who like a fleeting fladow fly ) 
 May recoUeB my firength, before, 
 1 go from hence, and be no more. 
 
 PSALM XL. 
 
 1 . T To the Lord with patience did 
 X My faithful eyes addrefs : 
 And ftraight to his inclining Ears 
 
 My cries obtain'd accefs. 
 
 2 . He drew me from the horrid pit. 
 
 Sunk in the miry Clay : 
 He fet my feet upon a Rock, 
 And made fecure my way. 
 
 3. He hath into my joy-fili'd mouth 
 
 Put new compofed layes ; 
 High Panegyricks to our God, 
 The great Jehovah's Praife. 
 
 4.Many 
 
4. Many, tbftE mis his Mercy fee, 
 Slail with ReViqioiis fear 
 Implore his favou;. ; and depend 
 Alone for fafety there. 
 
 5". Bleft is the Man that ^nifls in God ; 
 That hath not bent his eyes 
 To court the Proud ; nor follows thofe, 
 That turn afide to lyes. 
 
 6. The works, O Lord, which thou haft done 
 
 Are wond'roufly immenfc ? 
 Infinite are the thoughts of thy 
 All-guiding Providence. 
 
 7. Who can in order cafi: them up ? 
 
 Should I attempt th' account. 
 Their number would the reach of all 
 Arithmetick furmount. 
 
 8. Obedient Ears, notfacrifice; 
 
 Is that, thou doft defire ; 
 Burnt-off'rings, and fin-off'rings thou 
 Doft not at all require. 
 
 9. Then faid L Lo, I come : thy books 
 
 Of me thus write ; thy will 
 To do is my delight, thy Laws 
 AH my affedtions fill. 
 
 10. 1 have not in th* Aflembly ceas'd 
 Thy goodnefs to impart ; 
 
 H 2 Nor 
 
I o o pMm XL. 
 
 Nor have reftrain'd my lips from praife. 
 Thou, Lord, my witnefs art. 
 
 1 1. Thy Righteoufnefs I have not kept 
 
 Concealed in myBreaft: 
 But to thy Church, thy conftant love 
 And kindnefs have profeft. 
 
 1 2. Thy tender Mercies, and thy Grace, 
 
 Oh do not then fufpend : 
 For ever let thy truth preferve, 
 And favour me defend. 
 
 1 3 . For troubles, more then can be told. 
 
 On ev'ry fide furprife : 
 My fins fo prefs me, that to Heav'n 
 I dare not lift mine eyes. 
 
 14. More are they, then the num'rous hairs. 
 
 That cloath my wretched head ; 
 At the fad thought, my heart recoils. 
 My fainting Sp'rits recede. 
 
 15. Be pleased in pity. Lord, to give 
 
 My miferies redrefs, 
 Makehafte, my God, tofuccourme, 
 That labour in diftrefs. 
 
 16. Difgrace and ruine fall oh thofe^ 
 Who feek my bloud to fpill ; 
 Put them to ignominious flight. 
 That think, and wifh me ill. 
 
 17. Let 
 
I^fa lm xL i. loi 
 
 17. Let defolation be their lot. 
 
 And fhame their wages pay, 
 Who at my griefs, Aha ! Aha ! 
 In proud derifion fay. 
 
 1 8. But joy, and triumph fill their tongues. 
 
 That have thy Mercy try'd, 
 Let fuch as thy Salvation love. 
 Say, God be magnifi'd. 
 
 19. Poor I, and needy am, yet thou, 
 
 O Lord, confider'H: me : 
 Delay not then, my God ; my help. 
 My fafety is in thee. 
 
 PSALM XLl 
 
 1. "DLefl: is the man, whofe tender heart 
 JD Regards the poor mans cry : 
 The Lord fhall fave him in the day 
 
 Of fear'd calamity. 
 
 2. God fhall protecft his precious life, 
 
 Profper his Lands increafe : 
 Nor (hall he be their prey, that feek 
 The ruine of his Peace. 
 
 3. When he lies languifhing, he {hall 
 
 From Heav'n be comforted : 
 In reftlefs ficknefs God ihall give 
 Eafe on his weary bed. 
 
 H 3 4Shcv', 
 
I o 2 ^^ |^ralm_ xLL 
 
 4. Shew mercy. Lord, faidi, and heal 
 My fouls infirmity: 
 For I have wounded it to death ' 
 By finning againft thee. 
 
 5. Mine Enemies fpeak ill of me. 
 
 When, fay they, fliallhedie? 
 And his defpifed name entomb'd 
 In dark oblivion lie ^ 
 
 6. Their vifits are vain lyes ; their hearts 
 
 Heap wickednefs within ; 
 Which burns their mouths,till they aloud 
 To pubiifn it begin. 
 
 J. Thofe that with hate purfue, their heads 
 In treach'rous whifpers joyn : 
 My ruine is the thirfted end 
 Their clofe-laid plots defign. 
 
 8. An ill difeafe gangrenes his bones. 
 
 And doth his fiefh corrode : 
 Down is he caft ( fay they ) and fhall 
 No more be feen abroad. 
 
 9. Yea, mine own friend, my bofoms-half> 
 
 Half iharer of my Bread, 
 Hath lift up his infulting heel. 
 At my declining head. 
 
 10. But raife me. Lord, and prove in me 
 
 Thy Mercy, and thy might ; 
 
 That 
 
 I 
 
I&fatm xLi. 103 
 
 That I their hate, and falfliood may. 
 As they deferve, requite. 
 
 1 1. By this, thy conftant favours, I 
 
 Do evidently fee. 
 That my proud enemy eredls 
 No triumphs over me. 
 
 12. Thou mine integrity fupport'ft. 
 
 And feat'ft me in a place 
 Where I, while time endures, fliall fee 
 Thy life-reviving Face. 
 
 13. Bleft be the Lord, blefl: Ifraeh God, 
 
 Now and for ever, when 
 Time (hall to bleft Eternity 
 Give place : Amen, Amen. 
 
 H4 THE 
 
104 
 
 <e^ei^> i^^si im^iis^ is^^ c^f!» c-^^ •s^t* im^* «Ji^ em& ^mi^ «^^ 
 
 THE 
 PSALMS of King 
 
 AVID 
 
 Paraphrafed. 
 
 The Second BOOK. 
 
 PSALM XLIL 
 
 Ord, as the hotly chafed Hart 
 Pants for the water ftreams ; 
 
 So pants my heart for thee,0 God, 
 And thy life-quickning BeamSc 
 
 2 . My foul for God, the living God:, 
 With ardent thiril doth pine ; 
 When fhall I in his facred Courts, 
 Behold his face Divine, 
 
 3. By 
 
_^faitn^ xLii. ios 
 
 3. By day I mourn, by night I weep, 
 
 My tears my food are made : 
 Whilft they,blafpheming fay^where's now 
 Thy God;, thy boafted aid ? 
 
 4. My heart in filent drops didblv's. 
 
 When fadly 1 recount. 
 How I the troops of worfhippers 
 Lead to thy holy Mount. 
 
 5. How we tl)y Praifes, and our thanks, 
 
 In joyful Hymns did fing : 
 And made our folemn Feftivals, 
 Thy facred Triumphs ring. 
 
 6. My foul ! why art thou fo bow*d down ? 
 
 With forrows over-preil: ? 
 Why do defpairing thoughts difturb 
 Thy faith, and break thy reft ? 
 
 7. CpmfortthyfelfinGod, befure 
 
 He is, and that he's thine : 
 1 yet fhall praife him for his help. 
 And influence Divine. 
 
 S, My fouFs caft down ; from Jar/^^wj banks 
 My cries thine Ears ftiall fill, 
 From Mijfar, and the pathlefs crags 
 Of cloudy Hermons hill. 
 
 9. Deep calls to deep, thy Water-fpouts 
 One to another roar ; 
 
 Thy 
 
io5 ^faim xLii. 
 
 Thy ftormy waves, and deluges 
 Have drencht me o're and o're. 
 
 10. Yet will the Lord his love command. 
 
 And mercy in the day : 
 By night he is my fong ; to him, 
 God of my life, I pray. 
 
 1 1 . My God ! my Rock ! why haft thou feal'd 
 
 Me in forgetfulnefs ? 
 Why go I thus dejedled, whil'ft 
 My profp'ring foes opprefs ? 
 
 12. 'Tis death unto my Bones, to hear 
 
 Their blafphemies upbraid, 
 And fcofTme daily, Where's thy God, 
 Thy fo much boaftcd aid ? 
 
 13. My foul, why art thou fo bow'd down> 
 
 With forrows overpreft ? 
 Why do defpairing thoughts difturb 
 Thy Peace, and break thy reft ? 
 
 1 4 . Have Faith in God, For I fhall yet 
 
 Sing forth His Praife Divine : 
 He to my Countenance is Health? 
 He's God, And /hall be mine. 
 
 PSALM 
 
^^falm xLiii. 107 
 
 FSALM XLIII. 
 
 1. TUdgeme, OGod, and plead my caufe 
 I Againft the mercilefs : 
 
 O fave me from the man of fraud> 
 And fons of wickednefs. 
 
 2. Thou art my God, my ftrength, why then 
 
 Haft thou abandon'd me ? 
 Why go I mourning, broken thus 
 By profp'ring Tyranny ? 
 
 3. Send forth thy rays of* Light, and truth. 
 
 To be my faithful guides 
 Unto thy holy Mountain, where 
 Thy Majefty refides. 
 
 4. Then will I to the Altars go 
 
 Of God, my joy of joys; 
 The well-tun'd harp fhall fpeak thy praife. 
 My God, with pleafant Npife. 
 
 ^. My foul, why art thou fo bow'd down 
 With forrows overpreft ? 
 Why do defpairing thoughts difturb 
 Thy Peace, and break thy reft ? 
 
 6. Have Faith in God ; For 1 fhall yet 
 Sing forth His Praife Divine : 
 He to my Countenance is Health, 
 He's God, And ftiall be mine. 
 
 PSALM 
 
io8 i^falm xLw. 
 
 PSALM XLIV. 
 
 Ord, our amazed Ears have heard 
 Our. aged Grandfires tell. 
 What wonders in their days thou 
 And what of old befel . (wrought'ft. 
 
 ■L 
 
 2. How thou didfl: drive the Heathen out. 
 
 By thine Almighty hand : 
 And plague the Nations, till thou had'ft 
 Difpeopl'd all their Land. 
 
 3. 'Twas not their puiflant fwoxd, 
 
 Pofleflion that obtained ; 
 Kor were thofe pleafant towns and fields 
 By their own valour gain'd : 
 
 4. But thy right hand, thy mighty arm,. 
 
 And luftre of thy Face : 
 j^ecaufe thou had'ft fele(ffced them 
 To thy peculiar Grace. 
 
 5*. Thou, great Jehovah, art my King; 
 We to thy Scepter bend ; 
 To J^cob fpeak deliverance. 
 And Ifr^el defend. 
 
 6. Steel'd by thy ftrength,we will pulh down 
 Our haughty Enemies : 
 And, in thy Name tread them tqdirt, 
 That in Rebellion rife. 
 
 7. What's, 
 
^^falm xLiv . iop^ 
 
 7. What's my frail bow, that I therein 
 
 Should place my confidence ? 
 My fwords vain terror ( at the beft ) 
 Is but a weak defence. 
 
 8. But it is Thou that refcu ft us 
 
 From our enraged foes : 
 Thou to confufion hurl'ft them down, 
 Whofe malice overflows. 
 
 9. In God, whirft day the day fucceeds> 
 
 Our glories we will raife : 
 And confecrate to his great Name 
 Songs of immortal praife. 
 
 10. But now thou haft caft off; and we 
 
 To ftiame and bafenefs yield : 
 Our troops are heartlefs, wanting thee. 
 To lead them to the field. 
 
 1 1 . Thou to the fierce purfuers rage 
 
 Turn'ft our inglorious back : 
 And they, which hate, firft plunder us. 
 And then our Cities fack. 
 
 12. We are, as market-ftieep, prepared 
 
 To find the Butcher work : 
 Amongft the barbarous infidels 
 Difperft, and forc'd to lurk. 
 
 1 3 . Thou feU'ft thy people, as vile things, 
 
 Not worth the Merchandrfe : 
 
 Nor 
 
no #faim xLiv. 
 
 Nor are thy treafuries at all 
 The richer by their price. 
 
 14. Made to our Neighbours a reproach. 
 
 Sport for their Feafts, and Wine : 
 Laugh 'd and derided at, by them. 
 That on our bounds confine. 
 
 1$. Amongft th' uncircumcifed feed 
 "A jeft, a Proverb grown ; 
 A ihaking of the head to all. 
 But pitied of none. 
 
 1 5. For this, confufion at my doors 
 
 Perpetually lies. 
 Shame, and difdain have caft a cloud 
 O're my dejedled eyes ; 
 
 17. Bccaufe of the reproachers voice. 
 
 And the blafpheming tongue ; 
 The Enemies proud infolence. 
 And the Avengers wrong. 
 
 1 8. All this we fuffer ; yet our Faith 
 
 Hath not forgotten thee : 
 Nor have we in thy Covenant us*d 
 Abhorr'd Hypocrifie. 
 
 19. We no backfliders are ; our heart 
 
 Firm to thy precepts ftands : 
 Nor have our faltering fteps declined 
 The way of thy Commands, 
 
 20. Though 
 
pMm xLiv- MI 
 
 20. Though thou haft thruft,and bruis'd us in 
 
 The Dragons dreadful cave ; 
 And ftiut us up in difmal fliades 
 Of the devouring grave. 
 
 2 1 . If we have falfly left our God, 
 
 Forfaken his great Name ; 
 Pray'd to vain gods, and v^rith ftrange fires 
 Made Idol-altars iiame. ^ 
 
 22. Shall not our God enquire out this. 
 
 And fearch through ev'ry part ; 
 Who knows the fecrets of our Reins, 
 And Caverns of our heart i* 
 
 23. Martyred, and mafi&cred for thee 
 
 We daily yield our Life ; 
 Like Muttons to the Shambles fold, 
 Mark'd for the {laughter- knife. 
 
 24. Awake, O Lord, why are thine Eyes 
 
 Seal'd up in feeming flcep ? 
 A rife, and do not ftill from us 
 This angry diftance keep. 
 
 25. W^hy doft thou, in difpleafure, hide 
 
 Thy life-reviving Eyes, 
 Unmindful of our preffing woes. 
 And wafting miferies ? 
 
 26. Bow*d down, as low, as the bafe dull:, 
 
 Is our opprefled foul ; 
 
 We 
 
^2 i^ faim xLv. 
 
 We cleave to the defpifed earth. 
 In dirt our bellies roul. 
 
 27. Lord God arife, and us at length 
 To thy protedlion take : 
 From this hard flavery redeem> 
 For thy great mercy's fake. 
 
 PSALM XLV. 
 
 i . Tr)Rophetick Fancy doth my heart 
 X With glorious raptures fill : 
 'Tis of the King I fpeak, my tongue 
 Prevents the writers quill. 
 
 2. Fairer then faireft foris of men 5 
 
 Grace on thy lips is pour'd : 
 God therefore hath, on thy lov'd head. 
 Immortal bleflings fhour'd. 
 
 3 . Gird to thy loins thy conquering fword, 
 
 Thou that excell'ft in might : 
 Put on thy glories, and appear 
 Deck't with Imperial light. 
 
 4. Ride profp'rous in Thy Majefly 
 
 Whilft Meeknefs, Truth, and Right 
 
 Shall teach Thy Right hand wond'rous 
 
 Things terrible for Might. (things 
 
 5 .Sharp 
 
$. Sharp are thine arrows in their hearts, 
 That fight againft thy Crown : 
 So that the people at thy feet 
 Fail in fubje(5lion down . 
 
 6. Thy throne knows no declining point;* 
 
 No period of days : 
 Thy Scepter, with an equal hand, 
 Juftice and Right difplays. 
 
 7. Vertue thou lov*fl-, and vice do'fl hate> 
 
 Wherefore thy God hath (hcd 
 ( Above thy fellows ) oyl of joy 
 Upon thy facred head* 
 
 8. Rich Odors, Aloes, Caflia, Myrrhe? 
 
 Scent all thy garments o*re ; 
 Fetched from the Ivory Palaces, 
 To pleafe thy fmell the more. 
 
 9. Thy Maids of honor claim their Birth, 
 
 From thofe that Scepters hold ; 
 The Queen at thy right hand inthron'd 
 Glitters in Ophir gold. 
 
 10. Hearken, O Daughter, bo^ thine Ear. 
 
 My Counfel uaderfirand : 
 Think on thy Fathers houfe no more^^ 
 Forget thy native Land* 
 
 11. So on thy Beauties fhall the King 
 
 Settle his whole delire : 
 
 \ , He 
 
i_i4 piai m x Lv. _^ 
 
 He is thy Lord ; him only thou 
 Shalt worfhip, and admire. 
 
 12. Ijres purpl'd Virgins fhall with gifts 
 
 Seek favor from thy Face ; (proud, 
 Andthofe, whom wanton wealth makes 
 Shall bow, and beg for Grace. 
 
 13 . Glorious in Ornaments of Mind 
 
 Beyond all tongue, or thought 
 Is the Kings daughter, and array'd 
 In gold moll nobly wrought. 
 
 14. She to the King fhall come, in Robes 
 
 Rich with th* Embroiderers pain : 
 The Virgins her companions fhall 
 Adorn her Royal Train. 
 
 15. Streets, Temples, Houfes, fhall with 
 
 Of joy, and gladnefs ring : (fhouts 
 Whil'ft (he her folemn Entry makes 
 To th' Palace of the King. ^ 
 
 16. Inftead of Fathers thou (halt have 
 
 Sons of thy fruitful Womb ; 
 Princes to reign o're all the Earth, 
 Till time the world intomb. 
 
 1 7. To all fucceeding ages I 
 
 Will propagate thy Name : 
 And all the dwellers under Heav'n 
 Shall Hill thy Praife proclaim. 
 
 PS.ALM 
 
PSALM XLVL 
 
 I. /TT^H* Almighty our fure Refuge is 
 JL 'Tis by his ftrength we ftand : 
 When troubles with moft terrors rife, 
 He's a fure help at hand. 
 
 Z. Were the disjoynted Earth remov'dj 
 No fear fliould us conftrain ; 
 Though the torn Mountains fhould be 
 Into the foaming main. ( hurl'd 
 
 3. Though warring feas fhould roar, and bid 
 
 Defiance to the Skies ; 
 And their proud billows o're the Crowns 
 Of trembling hills arife. 
 
 4. There is a River yet, whofeftreams 
 
 Joy to Gods City bring, 
 The facred Tents of the moil high, : 
 
 The everlailing King. 
 
 5. God fits within her walls ; no fear 
 
 Shall her foundations fhake : 
 God fhall relieve her e're the Morn 
 His firft appearance make. 
 
 6 The Idol-fcrving Heathen ftorm'd ; 
 Kings their vain rage did fhcw : 
 He fpake, the Earth difiblv'd, and dropt 
 Away like melting Snow, 
 
 I 2 7. The 
 
ii5 i^faim xLvi. 
 
 J. The Lord of Hoft's, in our defence. 
 His Banners hath difplay'd : 
 Th' Almighty God of Jacob's Race 
 Is our nc're failing aid. 
 
 8. Faithful, and faithlefs, come, and fee 
 
 What our great God hath wrought ; 
 What fatal defolations he 
 
 0*re all the Earth hath brought. 
 
 9. When War o*re all the Earth doth rage 
 
 He bids the Sword retire ; 
 Breaks the frail bow, and fpear, and burns 
 The Chariot in the fire. 
 
 to. Be ftill, fond man, know I am God : 
 Amongft the Heathen I 
 Will be fet up ; I o're the world 
 I only will be high. 
 
 II. The Lord of Hofts, in our defence, 
 His Banners hath difplay'd : 
 Th' Almighty God of Jacob's Race 
 Is our ne*re failing aid. 
 
 PSALM XLVL Or thus. 
 
 I, /^^Od is Our Refuge, Our firong Fort, 
 Vj ^^ hand in Trouble a Support ; 
 J}Zo.F£arfl:aUput our hearts to pain ; 
 
 2, Though 
 
l^faltn xLvi. II 
 
 2. Though Earth he from Her Bajis horn, 
 ^nd Hills {from their Foundations torn ) 
 
 Be hurl d into the Foaming Main. 
 
 3 . Although the Breaking Billows roar, 
 And troubled roulfromfhore tofhore, 
 
 that Mountains at their fweUing Jhakex 
 
 4. Tet River fireams with Joy /hall fill 
 Gods City, on whofe Holy Hill 
 
 The High efi doth Hu dwelling make. 
 
 5. God is within Her Walls ; A'^ FowWs 
 Shall overturn Her lofty TowWs, 
 
 His Early help (hall he Her flay : 
 
 6. The Heathen ragd, And Kings Fire took. 
 He f^ake. The Earth as Thunder firook. 
 
 In a coldfweat did melt away, 
 
 7. The Lord of Hop doth for us fight. 
 The God <?/ Jacob, firong in tj^ight, 
 
 Our Refuge is, and Frefent Aid ; 
 
 8. Come fee the Wonders He hath wrought y 
 What Defolations, pafi all thought, 
 
 He on the trembling Earth hath mad?. 
 
 g. He{ throughout all the World ) fays, Feace^ 
 Caufes tumultuous Rage to ceafe? 
 And bids devouring War retire : 
 10. He breaks the Mighty Warr tours Bow, 
 Shivers the Horfemans Ednce in two, 
 And burns the Chariot in the fire. 
 
 I 3 I^ "" 
 
n8 ^^faim xLm 
 
 1 1 . Eefiill, And know that God am I, 
 I oWe the Heathen will he High, 
 
 In Earth Supream and Sovraign made, 
 
 12. The Lord of Hop: s doth for w fight, 
 'The God 0/ Jacob, firong in ^JMight, 
 
 Our Refuge is, andprefent Aid, 
 
 PSALiM XLVII. 
 
 1. /'^ Clap your hands Ye People all 
 \^ The Univerfe throughout : 
 And let the Trumpet to our God 
 
 Ring a triumphant fhout. 
 
 2 . The Lord tranf cendently moft high 
 
 Is terrible ; He raigns 
 A mighty King o're all what e*re 
 The Earths vafi: Frame fuftains. 
 
 3. He fhall the Nations break, till they 
 
 Our yoke fhall gladly meet ; 
 And make their flavifh Necks a ftep 
 For our vicSlorious k^t. 
 
 4. He fhall for us chufe out the Lot 
 
 Of our Inheritance ; 
 Ev'n Jacobs Excellency, whom 
 His Love doth high advance, 
 
 5. God is afcended with a fhout 
 To his Imperial Throne : 
 
 The 
 
fdfalm xLviii- MP 
 
 The Lord with the flirill Trumpets found 
 Is up in Triumph gone. 
 
 6. Sing Praifes to our God, fing Praife, 
 
 Sing Praifes to our King : 
 King of the Earth is God ; fing Praife, 
 With underilanding fing. 
 
 7. God doth o*re all the Heathen Lands 
 
 The Sov*raign Rule pofiefs : 
 God fits in Glory on the Throne 
 Of Beateous Holinefs. 
 
 8. Princes, and People, all are met 
 
 To worfhip Mrarns God : 
 The fhields of th' Earth are his, he's high 
 Above all gods the God. 
 
 PSALM XLVIIL 
 
 1. /^ Reat as the great Jehovah is 
 vJT Let his high Praife refound : 
 High in his Tow'rs, and Hill whereon 
 
 His fan(f^ity is crown'd. 
 
 2, Beauty, and Majefty adorn 
 
 Mount Sions pleafant fight : 
 The jewel of the Earth it is. 
 And the whole worlds delight, 
 
 I 4 3.0n 
 
I20 i&falm xLvm. 
 
 3. On that fide where it*s Profpetfl on 
 
 The Frozen Pole refledls. 
 The Great Kings City Her fair Spires 
 And Lofty Head eredls. 
 
 4. God doth her Palaces defend 
 
 Againit afTailing pow'rs. 
 And Solymas beft lafeguard is 
 In Sions facred Tow'rs. 
 
 5*. Confpiring Kings their Armies joyn'd 
 To her deftrudlion fworn : 
 They march'd, drew up, but pafs'd away 
 Dejedred, and forlorn. 
 
 6. They faw, they wond'red, trembled, fled. 
 
 Fear feiz'd them, like the throws, 
 Which the unhappy laboring womb 
 In child-birth undergoes. 
 
 7, Thou fend'ft the winds to war,and ftraight 
 
 A furious Eaftern blaft 
 Tears the proud fleets, and 'gainfl the 
 The Syrian wracks doth caft. (Rocks 
 
 8= What we,with wond*ringEars,have heard. 
 Now to our Eyes is plain. 
 In our Gods City ; God the fame 
 For ever wiilfuflain. 
 
 9. Blefl Lord ! Thy Loving Kindnefs fills 
 Our hearts with thankfulnefs ; 
 
 Within 
 
I ^falm xLix. 12 1 
 
 Within Thy Temple our glad tongues 
 Thy Mercies fhall confcfs. 
 
 10. Great, as thy Name is through the Earth. 
 
 So are thy Praifes great : 
 With never-failing Righteoufnefs, 
 Thy right hand is replete. 
 
 1 1. Triumph O Sion, and aloud 
 
 Let Judah'syoys refound : 
 Becaufe thy judgments on the proud> 
 Are ftill with jufticc crown'd. 
 
 12. Walk Sion round, her fair Tow'rs count, 
 
 Obfcrve her Ramparts well ; 
 Ker Fabricks mark, and what y' have feen. 
 To future Ages tell. 
 
 1 5 . For Slons God, fiiall be our God, 
 As long as vital breath 
 Gives us a being ; hefhallbe 
 Our God, and guide till death. 
 
 PSALM XLIX. 
 
 1 . TTEar O ye Nations, Eaft, and Weft ; 
 JlJL Hearken ye Gentiles all : 
 Mark what 1 fay, all ye that now 
 Dwell on this Earthly ball. 
 
 2- Whether 
 
123 ^talm xLix 
 
 2. Whether ye fpring from Princely bloui 
 
 Or from ignoble loins : 
 Whether ye beg your wretched bread. 
 Or fwell in golden Mines. 
 
 3. My mouth fliall wifdom fpeak, and from 
 
 The treafures of my heart, 
 I will to your admiring Ears, 
 Deep myfteries impart. 
 
 4. My tongue fhall Parables difclofe. 
 
 Hid from the days of old : 
 And on my warbling harp I will 
 Dark Oracles unfold . 
 
 5. WhyjQiouldl, in the days of ill. 
 
 Torment my heart with fears. 
 When Age treads on my heels, and death 
 At my fick-Bed appears ? 
 
 6. Go too, ye Rich, ye that your Bags, 
 
 And golden gods adore ; , 
 That boaft of what for the mofl: part 
 Is ill, or needlefs ftore. 
 
 J. Can you redeem your brother from 
 The hand of common fate ? 
 Or pay a Kanfom, to prolong 
 His life's expiring date ? 
 
 8. No, the Redemption of his foul 
 Is not a thing of Eafe : 
 
Tis of an higher price then gold. 
 And muft for ever ceafc. 
 
 9. That he Ihould live, exempted from 
 
 Humane neceffity : 
 And in the Graves devouring womb 
 Corruption fhouid not fee. 
 
 10. The wife man dies ; fo does the foo]. 
 
 And brutifli pafs away. 
 Leaving the wealth, his cares have got. 
 To be anothers prey. 
 
 11. Yet living, 'tis their hopes, and aim 
 
 Their houfe to eternize : 
 They build proud Fabricks,& their Lands 
 In their own name baptize. 
 
 12. But man ftays not, though at the pitch 
 
 Of higheft glory plac'd : 
 Falls like the beaft, whofe memory 
 Is with his duft defac'd. 
 
 13. This is our way, and we do now 
 
 But a(5l paft follies o*re : 
 Whilft thofe that follow,praife the words 
 Of them that went before. 
 
 14. In the clos'd entrails of the grave, 
 
 Down are they laid like Sheep, 
 Where death with their confuming flefii 
 His Carnavals doth keep. 
 
 15, The 
 
124 ^faunxux. 
 
 15. The juft fliall have the Rule o're them ; 
 
 When that great morning comes : 
 Their beauty from their dwelling ihall 
 Rot in their filent Tombs. 
 
 16. But from the graves unpitying hand, 
 
 God will my foul releafe : 
 And me receive, where endlefs life 
 Puts on full happinefs. 
 
 17. Fear not, when in foon gotten wealth 
 
 Thou feeft a man abound : 
 Nor when his hafty growing houfe. 
 Is with thick honors crown'd. 
 
 iS. For with thofe care-gain*d ftores he muft 
 Part in his dying bed : 
 Nor fhall his Pomp attend him in 
 The Regions of the dead. 
 
 19. Though,whiles he liv'd,he blefs'd his foul. 
 
 And men will ftill commend 
 The man, that is fo wifely kind 
 To be his own beft friend. 
 
 20, Yet to the dull forgetful (hades, 
 
 ( As did his Sires before ) 
 Down fhall he go, and then behold 
 The ch@arful day no more. 
 
 2 T. Man at his height,withProudeft Wreaths 
 Of En vy'd Honours drefti» 
 
 And 
 
And underftands not, drops away 
 Like th' unregarded Beaft. 
 
 PSALM L. 
 
 1. ^xiHe mighty God Jehovah fpakc, 
 
 X And fummon'd all the Earth : 
 Unto the place where day expires. 
 From where it takes a birth. 
 
 2. YtomSiotty where all beauty is 
 
 In full perfedVion found, 
 God hath fhin*d forth, with glory deckt. 
 And Light Imperial crown'd. 
 
 3. God comes, and filence fhall not keep ; 
 
 Devouring fire fhall go 
 Before his face, and round about 
 Storms, wind, and tempeft blow. 
 
 4. He, from his Throne above the Heav'nsj 
 
 Shall call the Heav'ns, and cite 
 The Earth before his Bar, that he 
 May judge his Peoples right. 
 
 5. Gather my Saints, that on their knees 
 
 Before mine Altars bow'd. 
 By Sacrifice have Me their God, 
 Themfelves my People vow'd, 
 
 6.Theri 
 
12^ i&falm L. 
 
 6. Then Heav*n, and all its glorious Hoft, 
 Shall make his juftice known> 
 From Sun to Sun ; for God himfelf 
 Sits on the Judgment Throne. 
 
 J. Hear, O my People, Iwillfpeak> 
 'Gainft thee I teftifie, 
 'Gainfl: thee, hack[[iding Ifrael; 
 God, even thy God am L 
 
 8. For thy rare Sacrifices thee 
 
 I will not reprehend ; 
 Nor that thine offerings in pure flames 
 So feldom do afcend. 
 
 9. No bullock from thy fatting ftalls 
 
 To take do I defire ; 
 Nor of the choice Goats in thy folds 
 A Firftling Male require. 
 
 10. Mine are the wilder herds, that in 
 
 The open Forreft breed : 
 The Cattel on a thoufand Hills, 
 Upon my Paftures feed. 
 
 11. The Fowls that on the Mountain tops 
 
 Their airy cradles build 
 I know ; and the wild beaft is mine 
 That Ravages the Field . 
 
 12. If hungry, yet! would not make 
 
 My vain complaint to thee : 
 
 For 
 
For the round world is mine, and all 
 The Earths Fertility. 
 
 ij.Think'ft thou Tie eat thy tough-flefli'd 
 Or drink thy Goats rank bloud?(Bulls? 
 Give me the Praife, which is my due. 
 And make thy Covenants good. 
 
 14. Then in the day of thy diftrefs, 
 
 If thou invoke my Name, 
 rie fave thee ; and thy grateful tongue 
 My glory fliall proclaim. 
 
 15. But to the wicked God hath faid, 
 
 How is't, thou dar'ft explain 
 My laws, and with polluted lips 
 My Covenant prophane ? 
 
 16 > Seeing thou hat'fl: th' advice, that fhould 
 Thy impious ways correcSl : 
 And in the pride of thy falfe heart 
 My dicflates do'ft rejedl. 
 
 17. A thief thou faw'fl: no fooner, but 
 
 Thou did'ft with him confent : 
 And partner with th' Adulterers 
 Thy heart, and pradtice went. 
 
 1 8. Thou haft giv'n up thy fhameful mouth 
 
 To all In) pieties : 
 And thy diHembling tongue's become 
 The forge of fraud, and lyes. 
 
 ip.Seated 
 
128 i^faim LI. _^ 
 
 19. Seated amongft thy gracelefs crew. 
 
 Thou fpeak' ft againft thy brother : 
 And flandreft him, that fhar'd with thee 
 The womb of the fame mother. 
 
 20. Thus did'ft thou, and 1 filence kept : 
 
 Thou ( like thy felf ) thought'ft me; 
 But rie reprove thee, and unmask 
 Thy vile Hypocrifie. 
 
 21. Confider this, ye that forget 
 
 There is a God, left I 
 Tear you, whilft none can fave you from 
 My wak*ned jealoufie. 
 
 22. He honors me, that oflfers praife ; 
 
 And I to them, that go 
 In upright paths of vertue, will 
 My fure Salvation ihew. 
 
 PSALM LL 
 
 Ercy, my God, thy mercy fhew. 
 Great as thy tender love : 
 As are thy bovirels infinite. 
 Oh ! mine ofifence remove- 
 
 ■M 
 
 2. Wafli me from mine Iniquity^ 
 My heart, and not my skin : 
 Clean fe me from the pollution of 
 My now detcfted lin. 
 
 j.Fof 
 
3. For my tranfgreflions I no more 
 
 Can cover, nor deny : 
 And the loath'd Image of my crimes 
 Is ever in my Eye^ 
 
 4. 'Gainftthee, thee have I fin*d, and done 
 
 This evil in thy fight : 
 Thou in thy fentence art moft juft. 
 And I am judg'd aright. 
 
 5*. Behold, in wickednefs havel 
 My impure Form received ; 
 And when my mother gave me li^c, 
 I was in fin conceiv'd. 
 
 6. Thou in the inward parts do'fl: truth, 
 ^y ithout difguifc, require : 
 And flialt with wifdom from above 
 My hidden man infpire. 
 
 J. Purge me with HylTop, and my foul 
 No ftain of fin ihall know : 
 Wafht o're by Penitential tears, 
 I (hall be white as fnow. 
 
 8. Reftoremyjoys, by the glad found 
 
 Of thy abfolving voice : 
 That thofe my bones,thy blows have broke. 
 Thy mercies may rejoyce. 
 
 9. My many, and my hainous fins 
 
 Hide from thy purer Eyes : 
 
 K And 
 
And blot out of thy memory 
 My foul iniquities. 
 
 10 Take from me my defiled heart. 
 And give me one that's clean ; 
 Renew in me a conftant mind, 
 Not to ftart back again. 
 
 1 1 . Caft me not from thy fight ; nor ( oh ! ) 
 
 Thy holy fp' rit reftrain ; 
 Re (lore thy faving health, and me 
 With thy free Grace fuftain. 
 
 12. Then will I fhew thy ftraighter Paths 
 
 To fuch as go aftray : 
 And finners (hall be turn'd to thee, 
 From th* evil of their way. 
 
 13. Quit me, OGod, God of my life. 
 
 From guilt of crying bloud : 
 My tongue fhall fing thy Righteoufnefs 
 How great it is ; how good. 
 
 14. Open my lips, OLord! and I 
 
 My joyful voice will raife, 
 To publifh to th' admiring world. 
 Thy high exalted Praife. 
 
 ij". Give it I would, but thou do'ft not 
 My facrifice defire : 
 Nor in vain Offerings delight. 
 That in fat flames expire. 
 
 1 5. An 
 
l5. An humble foul is unto God 
 The wclcom Sacrifice ; 
 A broken and a contrite heart. 
 Thou, Lord, wilt not defpife. 
 
 17. Do good, in thy good pleafure, to 
 
 Thy Sions Tow'rs, O raife 
 The walls of thy Jerufalem, 
 And build up its decays. 
 
 18. Then fhall our offerings pleafe, when we 
 
 Righteous oblations pay : 
 Then whole burnt Offerings, and young 
 We Ion Thine Altars lay. (Bulls, 
 
 PSALM LIL 
 
 i.T V THy boaftefi: thou,thou Mighty Man 
 V V That thou canft mifchief frame ? 
 To day, as yefterday, and ftill 
 Gods goodnefs is the fame. 
 
 i. Thy tongue, Iharp as a Rafors edge. 
 Doth wickednefs devife : 
 And the deceits thy heart contrives. 
 Vents in pernicious lyes. 
 
 3. Good thou fhould'ft do, but mifchief is 
 Thy love, thy clofe delight : 
 And in deftrudlive falfhood joy*fl. 
 More then iii fpeaking right. 
 
 ii 2 4 , Thou 
 
132 ^i&lm ^tf 
 
 4. Thou ne 're art better pleased, then when 
 ( Poyfon'd with cunning wrong ) 
 Thy words kill dead, as foon as fpoke> 
 O thou deceitful tongue. 
 
 5*. God fhall deftroy thee, root thee out. 
 And from thy dwelling throw : 
 Never to fee the land of life. 
 
 Where joy, and pleafures flow. 
 
 6. Thejuft, that fee't fhall fear, and laugh 
 At thine o'returned pride : 
 Lo here's the man, that impioufly 
 God for his ftrength deny'd. 
 
 J. Here's he, that fet his reft upon 
 Th' abundance of his ftore : 
 And thought no way t'aflure the ills 
 H' had done, but doing more. 
 
 8. But in the houfe of God, I fpring 
 
 As the green Olive-tree : 
 In His fure mercies my firm truft 
 For ever fix'd fhall be. 
 
 9. For this juft veng'ance, I thy Praife 
 
 Will always celebrate ; 
 And publi/h to thy Saints, that good 
 It is on thee to wait. 
 
 PSALM 
 
PSALM LIII. 
 
 I. /TT^He fools heart faid. There is no God ; 
 X They all corrupt are grown ; 
 Abominable are their deeds^ 
 None worketh good, not one. 
 
 Z' Down on the fons of men, from Heav'n, 
 God call: his fearching Eye, 
 To fee if anyunderftood. 
 And fought his Majefty. 
 
 3. Faithlefs Revolters, as they are. 
 
 They all are backward gone : 
 III all their faculties unclean. 
 
 There's none does good, not one. 
 
 4. Are the fin-workers all fo void 
 
 Of judgment, that as bread 
 My people they devour, and me 
 Have not acknowledged ? 
 
 5. Where no fear was, theyfear'd, for God 
 
 Brake thy befiegers bones ; 
 Thou brought'ft them down ( by him de- 
 To Arrange confufions. (fpis'd) 
 
 6. O that the glorious day would dawn, 
 
 Whereof thy Prophets tell, 
 Thz^t Sion (hall Salvation bring 
 \Xx\to thy. Ifrael\ 
 
 K 3 7.Wheii 
 
134 ^l^faim Liv. 
 
 7. When thou thy captives Ihalt bring backj 
 Then Jacob fhali rejoyce : 
 And Ifraels mirth break forth in Hymns 
 Sung with triumphant voice. 
 
 "S 
 
 PSALM LIV. 
 
 Ave me, O God, by thy great Name^ 
 _ Shew forth thy Pow'r divine : 
 O hear my Pray'r, and to my words 
 Thy gracious Ear incline. 
 
 2. Strange men againft me rife, my foul 
 
 Is by OpprefTors fought ; 
 That have no confcience, nor is God 
 At all within their thought. 
 
 3 . But God my great Preferver is. 
 
 He doth my caufe maintain : 
 
 The Lord Almighty is with them. 
 
 That my fought life fuftain. 
 
 4. He, with fwift veng'ance, fhall reward 
 
 My treach'rous Enemies : 
 O cut them ofiF^ for on thy truth 
 My hope of fafety lies. 
 
 5. Then with my free oblations, fhall 
 
 Thy holy Altars flame : 
 Andl, becaufe *cis good, will fing 
 The glories of thy Name. 
 
 6.Thou 
 
6. Thou haft releas'd my fears, and me 
 Set frorti all trouble free : 
 Mine Eye beholds upon my foes, 
 What it defir'd to fee. 
 
 PSALM LV. 
 
 1. T Ord, hear the Pray'rs which I pour 
 I ^ Depreft with miferies : (forth 
 
 Hide not thy felf, when I to thee 
 Addrefs my fervent cries. 
 
 2. Lend^thy^prbpitidus Ear, attend 
 
 How fadly I complain ; 
 And let my Importunities 
 Thy prefent help obtain. 
 
 3. My foes deprave me ; wicked men ' 
 
 My ways calumniate : 
 And in their fury fet themfelves 
 Againft me with dire hate. 
 
 .4. My heart, with tort'ring pains o*recharg'd.» 
 Lay's batt'ry to my breaft : 
 And death prefents it felf, in all 
 The forms of terror dreft. 
 
 5*. MyPalfie-ftiakenjoynts, through fear, 
 Are ready to difTolve, 
 Whif ft difmal horrors on all fides 
 My fainting foul involve, 
 
 K 4 6.0h 
 
6. Ob, had 1 wings, fwift as the Doves ; 
 Then would I flee to reft : 
 And wander where the wilder woods 
 Shelter the hunted beaft. 
 
 y. Then would I haften my Efcape, 
 And quickly ftielff r find ^ ( 
 From the impetuous ftormy Blafts 
 Of this tempeftuous wind; 
 
 8. Deftroy them^Lord^and break their plots, 
 
 Their wicked tongues divide : 
 For the whole City's fill'd with ftrifc, 
 Rebeilionr wrongs an (iPride._ 
 
 9. Thcfeon the walls keep guard by day, 
 
 By night thefe walk the round : 
 Whil'ft num'rous ills prevail vvithin. 
 And plenteous tears abound. 
 
 10. Impiety is in the mid'ft ^ -. : ^-5. 
 
 Seated as in the heart, 
 Hypocrifie, andtreach'rousfraud* 
 Ne're from her ftreets depart. 
 
 11. Had he been my declared foe. 
 
 And publick hate profeft ; 
 I could have born his pride with eafe. 
 Or hid my felf at leaft. 
 
 X 2. But it was thou, my friend, my gu^de. 
 The Partner of my bfeaft t 
 
 ■'"■'"' We 
 
We lov'd, and with one feeming heart, 
 Our PrayVs to God addreft . 
 
 13. Let fudden death their foul furprife. 
 
 Let them go quick to hell : 
 Wicked they are, andmifchief fills) 
 The tents whereirt they dwell. 
 
 14. But I oppreft,. :will tosfny God 
 
 Pour my afflidled cries : 
 He fhall in mercy fa ve me from 
 My fear'4Calamities;joidf:: ■ 
 
 ■}-On(i 7ij'.j -j-r. 
 
 15. At morningj -noon,, and night will I 
 
 His gracious aid implore : 
 Nor will I, till he hear my voice. 
 My ejarhdft P;:ay*r giyd o're. 
 
 16. He, from the battel, {hall fecure. 
 
 And fet my foul in Peace : 
 Though there be many feek my life. 
 One God is more then thefe. 
 
 17. God, ev'nmyGodof old, fhall hear, 
 
 And vex them in their pride : 
 They fear not him, becaufe fuccefs 
 Ri^ns conftant on their fide. 
 
 18. See how he violated hath 
 
 Juft Peace, and broken both 
 With God and man, the facred bond 
 Of his religious oath. 
 
 1 9. War's 
 
ijB i^falm Lvi 
 
 19. War's in his heart, but in his mouth 
 
 ( Then butter ) fmoothcr words ; 
 Words foft as oyl, butindefign, 
 As killing, as drawn fwords. 
 
 20. Caft on the Lord thy cares, my foul. 
 
 He fliall thy caufc fuftain : 
 Nor will he let the juft fo fall 
 As not to rife again. li - • 
 
 21. Thou, Lord, the wicked fhalt deftroy ; 
 
 Menbloudy, and unjuft, .; . 
 Shall not outlive their half of days : 
 But I on thee will truft. 
 
 A- • 
 
 -— ' — ^ — » H . ': 
 
 PSALM LVL 
 
 1. T Ord with thy mercy compafs me, " 
 J / For man would me devour : 
 
 Daily he feeks to make my life 
 A prey unto his pow'r. 
 
 2. Mine Enemies would fwallow me ; 
 
 Many againft me fight : 
 But, O mod high, in thee I truft 
 When dangers moft affiight. 
 
 3. In thy fure promifes I boaft. 
 
 My faith I build on thee : 
 'And will not fear the worft of ills. 
 That man can do to me. 
 
 4.Day 
 
I&faim Liv. i}9 
 
 4. Day after day my words they wreft 
 
 With treacherous intent. 
 All the contrivement of their thoughts 
 Is upon mifchief bent. ; IIliI lo,. I 
 ' qrj ■•^ji -r .; CY^::iA uoilT 
 
 5. They have tlicir bune meetings; where 
 
 In fecret, they prepare 
 Malicioufly to mark my fteps, 
 And my poor foul infnare. 
 
 6. Shall they efcape ? ihall fiiture ills. 
 
 Ills that are paft protecft ? 
 In thy provoked wrath arife. 
 And them to hell deje(5l. 
 
 7. Thou know'ft, how long I have from home 
 
 A wretched exile been ; 
 Thy bottles keep my tears, my wrongs 
 In Thy records are feen. 
 
 8. My foes fhall to inglorious flight 
 
 Be turn'd when I to thee 
 Lift up my voice ; for fure I am 
 My God ftands up for me. 
 
 9. God will I praife, his word I praife ; 
 
 God my fure truft /hall be : 
 I will not fear the worft of ills. 
 That man can do to me. 
 
 X o. O, how am I obliged to pay 
 
 Thanks to thy glorious Name ? 
 
 Thy 
 
140 0faim Lvii. 
 
 Thy vows are on me, I will fing 
 ." Thine everlafting fame. 
 
 1 1 . Thou haft redeemed my foul from death. 
 Thou keep'ft my feet upright : 
 That I may ferve thee whif ft mine eyes 
 Enjoy the chearful light. 
 
 PSALM LVII 
 
 I. /'^Reat God of mercy, Mercy fhew> 
 vJ Thy pitying hand extend : 
 On thee my fainting foul, for hope 
 Of fafety doth depend. 
 
 1, I fly, for covert, to thy wings. 
 Until thefe ftorms of wo. 
 Which threaten my approaching fate. 
 Clear up, or overblow. 
 
 3. Thee I invoke, O thou moft high. 
 
 To thee my Pray'rs afcend : 
 That canft perform what e*re thou wilt. 
 And wilt my caufe defend. 
 
 4. He his wing*d Legions fiiall command. 
 
 From his Ethereal Tow'r j 
 
 To fave me from the fcorn of hin^. 
 
 That would my life devour. 
 
 f'.Send 
 
^^falm Lvii. 141 
 
 5'. Send forth thy mercy ; let thy truth 
 To my efcape make way : 
 My foul with Lions is begirt. 
 And men more fell then they. 
 
 6. Men fet on fire, fierce fons of men, 
 
 Whofe teeth are fpears, whofe words. 
 Like arrows wound,and their tongues kill. 
 As fure as Iharpned fwords. 
 
 7. Set up thy felf. Thou God of pow r 
 
 Above the fpankled Skies : 
 Let all the Earth thy glory fee. 
 Where day is born, and dies. 
 
 8 1 Nets have they fpread to catch my fteps. 
 My foul is bowed down : 
 But in the pit for me prepared, 
 Themfelves are overthrown. 
 
 9. My heart is fix'd, O God, my heart 
 Is fix*d ; I to thy Name 
 Will Praifes fing, my grateful verfe 
 Thy honor fhall proclaim. 
 
 I 
 
 o. Awake my glory, wake my harp. 
 Awake my Pfaltery : 
 My felf will wake, before the Sun 
 Gild o're the morning Sky. 
 
 1 1. 1 where the great Aflemblies meet. 
 Will celebrate thy Name ; 
 
 And 
 
142 ^mn Lvin. 
 
 And make the Nations all with me 
 Immortalize thy Fame. 
 
 12. Immenfe thy mercy is, and far 
 
 The highefl Heav'n tranfcends : 
 J'hy never-failing truth, beyond 
 The lofty clouds extends. 
 
 i3.Setupthyfelf, ThouGodofpow'r 
 Above the fpangled Skies : 
 Let all the Earth thy glory fee 
 Where day is born> and dies. 
 
 PSALM LVIII. 
 
 i . "VT" E that in Courts of Juftice fit, 
 JL Do y€ fpeak truth indeed ? 
 Do ye impartial judgment give. 
 Vain fbns of humane feed ? 
 
 2. Nay; butye work the wickednefs. 
 
 To which your hearts give birth : 
 And your falfe hands weigh violence. 
 Wherewith you fill the Earth. 
 
 3. Ev'n from the womb they take Arrange 
 
 As foon as born devife ( ways. 
 
 To wander in forbidden Paths, 
 And follow after lyes; 
 
t ^lal m Lvm. 143 
 
 4. Poys*rious as Serpents, deafasAfps, 
 
 Which 'gainft the Charmers fpell 
 Shut up their Ears, and will not hear. 
 Though he charm ne*re fo well. 
 
 5. Lord, break their teeth, that they may do 
 
 No more pernicious harm : 
 Break the young Lions grinders out ; 
 Their cruel jaws difarm. 
 
 6. Let them, like hafty waters, fall. 
 
 Which fecret drains draw dry ; 
 And when they llioot their venom'd fhafts. 
 May they in fhivers fly. 
 
 7. Let them diflolve, asfnails, which ev*n 
 
 In motion melt away : 
 And like untimely births ne're fee 
 The Sun that gilds the day. 
 
 8. E*re your pots feel the crackling flames 
 
 Of the quick-kindled bryer ; 
 So (hall his whirlwinds fnatchthem hence. 
 And vex them in his ire. 
 
 9. Good men fhall joy, when they behold 
 
 Thy veng'ance on them fpent : 
 And by the bloud of wicked men 
 Learn to be innocent. 
 
 10. Then, that the juft hath fure reward 
 
 Shall ev'ry man confefs : . 
 
 And 
 
144 l^faim LPg. 
 
 And that God judgeth all the Earth, 
 In pow'r, ;and Righteonfners. 
 
 i'SjiLM LIX. 
 
 1. >^^Od of my health, deliver me 
 VJ From my itif lUting foes : 
 Defend me from the cruel hate 
 
 Of them that me oppofe. 
 
 2 . Save me from him, who all his work 
 
 To mifchief doth apply : 
 Protedl me from their pow'r, that long 
 Their hands in bloud to dy. 
 
 3. Forlo, they wait to catch my foul : 
 
 The mighty ones combine 
 Againft my life ; yet for no fault. 
 For no oftence of mine. 
 
 4. They run, and ( caufelefly ) prepared 
 
 For my deftru(flion ftand : 
 Awake, look down on my diftrefs. 
 And lend thy helping hand. 
 
 5*. Great God of Armies, IfraelsGod, 
 To vilit them awake : 
 And on th' obdurate Heathen let 
 Thine Eye no pity take. 
 
 6.1n 
 
I^faini Lix. 145 
 
 6. In the dark Evening they return. 
 
 Like half-ftarv*d dogs, and howl ; 
 Roming about the ftreets, in hope 
 To tear my hunted foul. 
 
 J. Their mouths black Calumnies belch our. 
 Between their lips are fwords : 
 For who ( fay they ) doth hear ? will God 
 Care to obferve our words ? 
 
 8. Thou, Lord, fhalt have them in contempt. 
 
 The Heathen ihalt deride ; 
 Whil'ft I with patience wait on thee. 
 And in thy ftrength confide. 
 
 9. Thou, Lord God of my mercy, fhalt 
 
 Prevent my longing eyes : 
 And let me fee the wi&d defeat 
 Of my proud Enemies. 
 
 10. Slay them not, left we foon forget ; 
 
 But, by thy pow'r immenfe. 
 Scatter, and bring them low as duft, 
 Great God of our defence. 
 
 11. Becaufe their mouth and lips have fin'd. 
 
 Them in their pride furprize : 
 And let them be enfnared in 
 Their own foul perjuries. 
 
 12. Confume them in thy wrath, that they 
 
 No more a People be : 
 
 L And 
 
1^6 ^^^^^^^J^^_ 
 
 And know, that God in Jacob rules. 
 The Earths extremity. 
 
 13. Let them return at night, and howl. 
 
 Like dogs with hunger pin'd : 
 Let them rome up and down for meat. 
 And no refrelhment find. 
 
 14. Butofthypow'rand mercy, I 
 
 Will in the morning fing ; 
 For in the day of my diftrels. 
 
 Thou haft my refuge been. ] 
 
 15. To thee will I my voice exalt. 
 
 My ftrength, my confidence : 
 Thou of my mercies art the God, 
 The God of my defence. 
 
 PSALM LX. 
 
 1. y^^Lord, thou haft abandoned, 
 V_y And fcatter'd us abroad : 
 Thou haft been angry, turn again. 
 
 And be our helping God. 
 
 2. At thy difpleafure, the fick Earth, 
 
 As with an Ague quakes. 
 Torn by thy blafts ; the breaches clofe, 
 For her foundation fhakcs. 
 
 3 .Thou 
 
^J^ni Lx. 147 
 
 3. Thou haft, with hard afflidling firrokes. 
 
 Thy fufl'ring People fpent : 
 And made us drink the deadly wine 
 Of dull aftoniftiment. 
 
 4. But now, for them that fear thee, thou 
 
 Thy Banner haft difolay'd : 
 And in this mercy verified 
 Thy fo long promised aid. 
 
 5*. That David thy belov'd may be 
 From threat'ned ruinc clear. 
 Let thy right hand Salvation bring, 
 And me with favour hear. 
 
 6. God in his holinefs hath fpoke, 
 
 My joys are now grown great ; 
 I Sichem will divide by line, 
 And Saccoth's valley mete. 
 
 7. Gilead is mine, ^tanaffeh mine, 
 
 Ephraim fupports my head : 
 
 Judah gives Law to all, where e're 
 
 My large Dominion's fpread. 
 
 8. sJTIfo^^ rny wafh-pot is, myflioce 
 
 I'o Edom rie hold out ; 
 And o're fubjedled P4lefiine 
 
 Ring forth the Conqu'iors fhout. 
 
 9. Who Ihall to Rdbbah lead us on, 
 
 Whei£^.^mo« proudly reigns ? 
 
 ' L 2 Who 
 
'48 #fa!m Lxi. 
 
 Who our viiflorious march condudl. 
 Through fandy Edoms plains ? 
 
 10. Lord, wilt not thou, who had'ft fo late 
 Caft ofFthy people quite. 
 And would'ft not with our Armies go 
 Unto the doubtful fight ? 
 
 I r. Help us in trouble, O our God, 
 And let thy arm fuftain ; 
 For all the help of wretched man. 
 Is, likehimfelf, but vain. 
 
 12. Through God we (hall do valiant a^^s. 
 He fhall our foes confound ; 
 And beat their trampled flefli to dirt 
 O're all th' ignoble ground. 
 
 PSALM LXL 
 
 1. TTEarme, my God, when 1 to thee 
 X JL My fad complaints addrefs : 
 And let thy pitying ear attend 
 
 The Pray'r of my diftrefs. 
 
 2. Driven to the lands extremeft Point, 
 
 With heart o'rewhelm'd, 1 cry : 
 O lead me to that Rock of hope, 
 
 That higher is then L 
 
 3. For 
 
^faUii Lxi. 149 
 
 3. For thou haft been my fure retreat. 
 
 In days of threatning wo : 
 And a ftrong tow'r againft the force 
 Of my prevailing foe. 
 
 4. I in thy facred Courts will keep. 
 
 Perpetual Refidence : 
 And under Covert of thy wings 
 Repofe my confidence. 
 
 5". For, to thy gracious Ear, my vows 
 With full acceptance came : 
 And thou haft giv'n me the reward. 
 Of thofe that fear thy Name. 
 
 6. By thee confirmed, the King fhall fee 
 
 His happy days increafe : 
 And his bleft years to ages grow, 
 Crown'd with enduring Peace. 
 
 7. He in thy favour fhall remain. 
 
 Till time fhall have an end : 
 O let thy mercies fuccour him. 
 And thy firm truth defend. 
 
 8. So will I thine exalted Praife, 
 
 In thankful fongs proclaim : 
 And every day my vows perform 
 In honour of thy Name. 
 
 pSalm 
 
PSALM LXII. 
 
 1. T Ord God, on thee my longing foul 
 J / In liknt hope attends : 
 
 My prefervation from thy Grace, 
 And providence defcends. 
 
 2. He my falvation is, my Rock, 
 
 He my defence is known : 
 Imaybemov'd, but never can 
 Be wholly overthrown. 
 
 3. How long will ye vain mifchief forge. 
 
 Swift fate fhall fnatch you hence : 
 Quick as the breach of a bow'd wall. 
 Or of a tott'f ing fence. 
 
 4. Me, and my crown, ye plot againft. 
 
 Lyes are your loved art : 
 BlefTings are frequent in your mouth. 
 But curfes in your heart. 
 
 5. Beftill, my foul; on God alone 
 
 By conftant faith attend : 
 My expedlation on his Grace, 
 And favour doth depend^ 
 
 6. He my falvatidri is, my Rock, 
 
 lie my defence is known : 
 I may be mov'd, but never fhall 
 Be wholly overthrown. 
 
 J.God 
 
^falm LxiiL ijj^ 
 
 J. God is my health, my glory God; 
 God is, in all diftrefs, 
 The Rock, whereon I build my ftrength. 
 And my fecure Recefs. 
 
 8. In him, ye people, place your truft ; 
 
 Caftout felf confidence. 
 And pray to him, he only is 
 Our Refuge, our defence. 
 
 9. Mean men are vain ; great Potentates, 
 
 But a deceitful lye : 
 Together in the balance laid, 
 Lighter then vanity. 
 
 I o. Truft not oppreflfion ; be not proud 
 Of gold by Rapine got : 
 If wealth increafe, make ufe of it, 
 As if you us'd it not. 
 
 II. God hath faid once that^ow'r is his; 
 The fame I twice have heard. 
 Merey is alfo his, he doth 
 As man deferv's Reward. 
 
 PSALM LXIIL 
 
 I. /'"XGod, Thouonly artmy God, 
 V-^ Thee will I feek, before ^ 
 The day-Star to th' expelling worklp 
 The new-born light reftore. 
 
 L 4 2, My 
 
152 ^^fatm Lxiii. 
 
 2. My love-firM foul thirfts after thee. 
 
 For thee my longing flefh 
 Pants in a land, whofe parched drought 
 No fhowre, nor ftreams refrefh ; 
 
 3 . That, as I have, I once again 
 
 May, with joy-ravifh'd eye, 
 In thy lov'd SancHiuary fee 
 Thy pow'r, and Majefty. 
 
 4. Thy kindnefs better is then life 
 
 Drawn out to length of days : 
 In facred Anthems therefore I 
 Will eternize thy Praife. 
 
 5. Whil'ft breath mortality prolongs. 
 
 Thy Mercies I will blefs : 
 And, in the Honour of thy Name, 
 My uplift hands addrefs. 
 
 6. As marrow to my pjeafed tafte. 
 
 So fhali thy goodnefs be 
 Unto my foul ; when my glad lips 
 Pay praifes unto thee. 
 
 7. Thee Ihail my thankful heart record. 
 
 Upon the filent bed : 
 When peaceful night hath laid the cares 
 Ofmy day-troubled head. 
 
 8. Beer.ufe I have protetftion found 
 
 Under thy fliady wing, 
 
I will exult ; and my loud joys 
 In holy raptures fing. 
 
 9. To thee have I kept clofe; on thee 
 
 My foul doth nearly prefs : 
 Thy providence, thy right-hand help 
 Supports me in diftrefs. 
 
 10. But they that feek my life, themfelves 
 
 Shall the fame ruine have. 
 They laid for me ; and lie forgot 
 In th' Entrails of the grave. 
 
 1 1. The fury of th' unpitying fword 
 
 Shall fpill their guilty bloud ; 
 Left as a prey for rav'ning Wolves, 
 And /harking Foxes food* 
 
 i2.TheKingfiialljoyinGod; all they. 
 That fwear by his dread Name 
 Shall glory ; but the perjur'd lips, 
 Be clos'd in endlefs fhame. 
 
 PSALM LXIV. 
 
 I. T Ord hear my Pray'r ; bow down thine 
 
 J / Propitious to my cries : (Ear 
 
 Preferve my hunted life from fear 
 Of my proud Enemies. 
 
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1 54 ^faim Lxiv. 
 
 2. Conceal me from the fecret plots. 
 
 By men of mifchief laid : 
 Save from their tumults, that make fin 
 Their myftery, and trade. 
 
 3 . Who with detradlion fteel their tongues. 
 
 Sharper then pointed fwords : 
 Xheir mouth is as a bended bow, 
 Their ihafts are bitter words. 
 
 4. Thefe, at the perfetH: man they aim. 
 
 Placed in their dark retreats : 
 And wound him, when he leaft regards 
 Their clofe difguis'd deceits. 
 
 5. Bold in their profp'rous villany. 
 
 They talk of laying fnares : 
 What eye ( fay they ) ihall fee the plots 
 Our fubtile brain prepares. 
 
 6. Induftrious are their thoughts in ill ; 
 
 Their hand as diligent : 
 Nor want they, to their Ends, what wit. 
 Or malice can invent. 
 
 7. But, in themid'floftheirdefigns, 
 
 God fhall his arrows ihoot : 
 And his wing'd vengeance fliail, with fwift 
 Deilrudlion, find them out. 
 
 8. The treachery their tongueshave wrought. 
 
 On their own head Hiall lie : 
 
 All 
 
"^ ^^falm Lxv. 155 
 
 All that behold, fhall fhrink away. 
 And from their ruine flye. 
 
 5;. All men (hall fear, and Gods great adis 
 With wond'ring hearts declare ; 
 When wifely they obferve, how deep. 
 How juft his workings are. 
 
 10. The Right'ous man fhall truft in God, 
 And in his ftrength rejoyce : 
 Th' upright in heart (hall to his praifc 
 Lift their exulting voice. 
 
 PSALM LXV. 
 
 1. T^Ue praifes for the Lord our God, 
 
 I J In Sions Courts attend : 
 Our vowM oblations there to thee 
 With folemn rites afcend. 
 
 2. To thee, whofe goodnefs ftill inclines 
 
 To hear th' afflidled Pray'r, 
 All flefti, with faith, and humble fear. 
 Shall in diftrefs repair. 
 
 3. My fins have fo prevail'd, that now 
 
 Their ftrength my pow'r exceeds ; 
 O let thy cleanfing mercy come. 
 And purge our foul mifdeeds. 
 
 4.Thrice 
 
iy(? #falm Lxv. 
 
 4. Thrice happy he, whom thou vouchfaf 'ft 
 
 Near to thy felf to place ; 
 That in thy facred Courts may dwell 
 Before thy glorious face. 
 
 5. He with the goodnefs of thy houfe 
 
 Shall featt his appetite ; 
 Full of the joys thy Temple yields. 
 And ravifh'd with delight. 
 
 6. Thou (hew'ft thy felf our God, by works 
 
 As terrible, asjuft: 
 On thee th' Earth's ends, and thofe that 
 Th' extremeft Ocean truft. (plow 
 
 7. Th' afpiring mountains,whofe proud heads 
 
 Seem ev'n to prop the Skies, 
 By thee ftand faft, and in thy ftrength . y 
 Their only fir mnefs lies. 
 
 8. Thou ftill'ft the roaring, check'ft the 
 
 Of the high-working feas : ( pride. 
 And the tumultuous peoples rage, 
 Doft, when thou wilt, appeafe. 
 
 9. They that in fartheft Regions dwell. 
 
 Thy tokens fee, and dread ; 
 Where firft the Sun fets forth, and where 
 He refts his weary head. 
 
 10. Thou vifitefts the longing Earth, 
 
 With plencv-dropping rain : 
 
 And 
 
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 LXV. 157 
 
 And mak'ft tW enriched fields encreafe 
 Reward the Flowers pain. 
 
 11. The clouds, thy watry Magazines, 
 
 With ftore of fliow'rs abound : 
 Thy blefling makes the Corn fpring up. 
 From the prepared gr«ound. 
 
 12. Thy foaking rains the ridges wet. 
 
 And furrows do deprefs : 
 Thou foft'neft it with mellowing ihow'rs. 
 And then the fpring doft blefs. 
 
 13. The years fucceflive feafons thou 
 
 Doft with thy bounty crown ; 
 The fwelling clouds, (wherein thou mak*ft 
 Thy Paths ) drop fatnefs down. 
 
 14. They drop upon the parched Lawns 
 
 Of the dry wildernefs : 
 The lefler hills about rejoyce. 
 And revel with increafe. 
 
 If The Paftures cloth'd with Flocks; the 
 Cover'd with Corn, fhall bring (fields 
 Such plenty, that without a tongue 
 They (hall ev'n laugh, and fing. 
 
 PSALM 
 
15^ l^faim Lxvi. 
 
 PSALM LXVI. 
 
 1. Qing all ye lands ; to our great God 
 j3 Your joyful voices raife ; 
 
 Sing to the honour of his N"ame> 
 Exalt his glorious praife. 
 
 2. Say unto God, How terrible. 
 
 Art thou in mighty deeds ? 
 Great is thy pow'r ; thy foes confefs. 
 That it al I pow'r exceeds. 
 
 3. All that inhabit th' Earths extent. 
 
 Shall to thy worfhip ling : 
 And make the glory of thy Name 
 Through all the world to ring. 
 
 4. Come and behold the works of God, 
 
 And wond'ring fay we then. 
 How terrible are thy great deeds 
 Before the fons of men ! 
 
 5*. He turned the feas into firm land, 
 Whil'ft we pafs'd dry-foot o*rc 
 The briny floud ; and fang his praife 
 Safe on the adverfe Ihore. 
 
 6, He by his pow*r ftill rules the world. 
 His Eyes the Nations fee : 
 Let not rebellious men triumph 
 In their Impiety. 
 
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i&jMm Lxvi^_ 159^ 
 
 O blefs our God, and make the voice 
 
 Of his high praife refound : 
 Who holds our foul in life, and keeps 
 
 Our feet on fteddy ground. 
 
 8. Try*d us Thou haft as filver o're, 
 
 Whofe drofs the fire refines : 
 Thou brought'ft us in the Net, and laid'ft 
 Afflidlion on our Loins. 
 
 9. Thou caufed'ft cruel men to ride 
 
 0*re our abafed head 
 Through fire, and flouds, by thee at laft 
 To wealthy dwellings led. 
 
 10. 1, with burnt-off 'rings, tothyhoufe 
 Devoutly will repair : 
 And pay the vows, my lips have fpoke. 
 When overwhelmed with care. 
 
 1 1. Fatlings, with Rams ftrong incenfe fhall 
 
 Confume in facred fire : 
 Hundreds of Bullocks, and Male-Goats 
 Shall by the Prieft expire. 
 
 12. Come near, and hearken, ye that fear 
 
 The great Jchovahs Name ; 
 What he for my poor foul hath done 
 I will aloud proclaim. 
 
 13 . To him, by mifcries oppreft. 
 
 With fervency I cri'd : 
 
Td^ ^talm T xvui. 
 
 3. But let the Righteous with glad hearts, 
 Before the Lord rejoyce : 
 And found their overflowing joyd. 
 With a triumphant voice. 
 
 4 Sing to the Lord, loud Praifes fing ; 
 Sing his immortal Fame, 
 That rides upon the Heaven of Heav'ns, 
 J^JH is his powerful Name. 
 
 5. Father of Orphans, the juft Judge 
 
 Of the poor widows cry. 
 Is God, who dwells within the gates 
 Of glorious Sandlity. 
 
 6. God brings the banifli'd to his home, 
 
 And breaks the Captives chains : 
 But Rebels dwell in a dry land. 
 Not wet by fruitful Rains. 
 
 y. Lord, when thou led'fl: thy people forth 
 From bondage, and diftrefs ; 
 When with high hand, thou marched'ft 
 The fandy wildernefs, (through 
 
 8. The Earth was palfie-ftruck : the Heav'ns, 
 
 With a cold fweat ran down ; 
 At Gods dread prefence ; Jfi'els God ; 
 Ev*n Sinai Ihook its Crown. 
 
 9. Thou on thy Heritage tyr'd out 
 
 With parching drought and pain : 
 
 Sent'ft 
 
I&falm Lxvm. kji 
 
 Sent'ft drink and bread in pearly dews, 
 And flefli in feather'd rain. 
 
 10. Guarded by troops of Angels> there 
 
 Thy people did refide : 
 In the dry defart for the poor 
 Thy goodnefs did providei 
 tion?; ■''•■■■■:, '^ -■ 
 
 1 1 . God gave this \vord, as foon as fpoke> 
 
 Wit^h vicftory 'twas crown'd : 
 Our Triumphs numerous virgins did 
 With Songs, and Cymbals found. 
 
 tl. Proud Kings were put to hafty flights 
 Vaft Armies to the foil : 
 And fhe that tarried in the Tent, 
 Shar'd in the wealthy fpoil. 
 
 1 3 . Though ye have lain among the pots, 
 
 Ye fhall be, as the Dove, 
 Whofe filver- wings by fun-beams guilt. 
 With radiant fplendor move, 
 
 14. When thou, O God> did'ffc featter Kings/ 
 
 Then wer't thou deck'd with light. 
 More dazling then the fnow that cloths 
 Salmons cold tops in white. 
 
 I j*. Gods hill, is like to Bafoans hill, 
 A lofty hill; as high 
 As E//yZ'4», whofe afpiring head 
 Reaches the cloudy Sky* 
 
 M 2 16. Why 
 
i<52 j^faim Lxvm. 
 
 i6. Why leap ye fo,, yc high ctown'd hills. 
 This is Gods facred hilL: 
 His chofen reft, which ever he 
 Will with his glory fili.v^i --j^ 
 
 ij. Gods Chariots twice ten thfouland are> 
 Myriads of Angels guard 
 His prefence ; as in Sinai, when 
 He his dread law declar'd. 
 
 i8. Cloth'd with illuftrious vi<5lories>TO 
 Thou art gone up on high : 
 And hall: in glorious triumph led 
 Captive Captivity. ,. „ 
 
 19. Thou haft received gifts for men ; 
 
 And thofe that did rebel 
 Partake thy bleffings ; that the Lord 
 Ev'n among them may dwell. 
 
 20. Bleft be the Lord ! for ever bleft 
 
 Be our Salvations God ! 
 Whofe bounty us with benefits 
 Day after day doth load. 
 
 21 . The God, whofe greatnefs we adore, 
 
 'Tis he Salvation gives : 
 And by his uncontrolled breath, 
 Man either dies, or lives. 
 
 22. The Lord fiiall wound the defp'rate heads 
 
 Of his proud Enemies ; 
 
 Their 
 
^mn LXVIII. 1^3 
 
 Their hairy fcalps, that ftill purfue 
 Belov*d iniquities. 
 
 23. God faid. Mine Ifrels feed I will 
 
 From Bajhan bring again ; 
 Mine own will I bring from the depths 
 Of the unfathom*d main, 
 
 24. That, inthebloudofflaughter'dfoes. 
 
 Thy feet may be dipt o're : 
 And dogs may fatiate their thirfl 
 In lakes af purpk gore. 
 
 25". Lord, we have feen, how thou did'ft march 
 In glorious array : 
 How thou, our God, and King, before 
 Thine Ark didft lead the way. 
 
 26. The fingers firft, then they that touch'd 
 
 The well tun*d pipe, and firing : 
 And with them rank'd, the Virgins did 
 Their pleafant Cymbals ring. 
 
 27. In the AfTemblies of the Saints, 
 
 To God your Praife addrefs : 
 Ye that from Ifrels Fountain fpring 
 The Lord of Heaven blefs. 
 
 2 8 . There's little Benjamin , that rules ; 
 Judah in Counfel wife ; 
 Zabulons chiefs ; and Kept holies 
 In whom deep learning lies. 
 
 M 3 2 9.God 
 
1^4 i&Mm Lxviii. 
 
 29. God hath commanded ftrength for us. 
 
 And nobly for us done : 
 Confirm the work, which thy right hand 
 In mercy hath begun, 
 
 30. For thy great Temples fake, that's built 
 
 In lov'd Jerufalem, 
 Bring gifts to thee fhall Kings, that wear 
 The facrcd Diadem. 
 
 3 1. Rebuke the troops of Spearmen, Check 
 
 Th* enraged Multitude 
 Of Bulls, And let the Peoples Calves 
 BetoThyBeckfubdud. 
 
 32. Till they, with filver in their hands* 
 
 Long-ban ifli'd peace invite; 
 Scatter the men whofe Savage hearts 
 In barb'rous war delight. 
 
 35. Then Princes fhall with off'rings come 
 From %JE.gypts parched Sands ; 
 And ^un-huvnt itJEthiopians 
 
 To God foon ftretch their hands. 
 
 3 4. Ye Kingdoms of the round fac*d Earth 
 To God your voices raife : 
 Sing to the Lord, fing ev'ry where 
 The great Jehovah s praifc. 
 
 3 5*. To him that rides upon the Heav'ns, 
 The Heav'ns that were of old : 
 
 He 
 
0fa!m Lxix. i^y 
 
 He fends his voice, a mighty voice, 
 By none to be controlled. 
 
 3 5. Afcribe ye ftrength unto the Lord ; 
 For he his Excellence 
 O're //rWfhews, the lofty clouds 
 He makes his Refidence. 
 
 37. Terrible in his holy place 
 Is God ; he doth invefl: 
 With ftrength his people : O let God, 
 Our God, be ever bleft ! /^ 
 
 PSALM LXIX. 
 
 1 . T Ord fave me from th* inraged flouds, 
 
 I ^ Whofe threatning billows roll 
 So thick upon me ; that they prefs 
 Near to o'rewhelm my foul. 
 
 2. Deep in the mire my finking feet 
 
 Find no firm ground to tread : 
 And I am plung a in deluges 
 That fwell above my head. 
 
 3. Weary *d, with ncver-ceafing cries. 
 
 My throat grows hoarfe and dry : 
 And whilft I wait upon my God 
 Sight fails my dimmed Eye. 
 
 M 4 4,Morc 
 
i66 ^i&Rilm Jf^^^^i_ 
 
 4. More, then my hairs, are they that would 
 With caufelefs hate devour : 
 Thofe that would guiltlefs ruine me. 
 Are mighty in their pow'r. 
 
 5'. What I ne're took, have I reftor'd ; 
 Thou dofi: my folly fee ; 
 Thou know'ft my weaknefles, nor are 
 My lins conceal'd from thoe. 
 
 6. Lord God of Armies, for my caufe, 
 
 O let not fhame dejecSl 
 Their clouded looks, whofe faithful hearts 
 Thy faving health expedl. 
 
 7. Let not confufion, for my fake. 
 
 Upon their faces dwell ; 
 That feek falvation from thy hand. 
 Great God oHfrael. 
 
 8. For my dependence upon thee. 
 
 Of 't have 1 born difgrace ; 
 The Calumnies of foolifh men 
 Blaft my dejedled face. 
 
 9. I to the brothers of my bipud, 
 
 A Arranger am become : 
 An Alien to the children born. 
 Of mine own Mothers womb. 
 
 JO. Zeal for thine houfe, ev'n eats me up. 
 And the reproaches meant 
 
 Againft 
 
^ l^falm Lxix. i<?7 
 
 Againft the honour of thy Name, 
 Upon my hezid are fpent. 
 
 11. I wept, and did abftain from meat ; 
 
 My Penance was my blame : 
 I put on fackcloth, and for that 
 Their Proverb I became. 
 
 12. They that on feats of juftice dt 
 
 Revile me with their tongue : 
 
 And the good fellows in their wine 
 
 Make me their drunken fong. 
 
 13. But Lord in an accepted time 
 
 My Pray*rs to thee afcend : 
 In thy great Mercy, and thy truth 
 A gracious anfwer lend. 
 
 14. Free me from finking in the mire, 
 
 From cruel hatred fave : 
 Left the proud waves of the Abyfs 
 Give me a watry grave. 
 
 1 5". Let not the overflowing tides 
 Ingulph me in the deep : 
 Nor let the pits devouring jaws - 
 In death imprifon'd keep. 
 
 1 5. Good are thy loving kindnefles ; 
 
 Thine Ear of pity deign : 
 Boundlefs thy tender mercies are ; 
 O turn to me again ! 
 
 i7.Hide 
 
[i6% 0fa tm Lxix. 
 
 17. Hide not from me thy chearful fece. 
 
 Under an angry veil : 
 Deliver me, for troubles do 
 On every fide aflail. 
 
 18. Draw nigh ; redeem my fainting foul. 
 
 That labours in diftrefs : 
 Refcue me from malicious foes. 
 That would my life opprefs. 
 
 19. Thou know'ft the bitter fcorns I bear, 
 
 Myfhame, and infamy: 
 Mine Adverfaries are before 
 Thine all-beholding Eye. 
 
 20. Reproach hath broke my grieved heart ; 
 
 For pity I did look, 
 But there was none, and in my woes 
 All comfort me forfook. 
 
 2 1. To mock my hunger ( mercilefs ) 
 
 They gave me gall to eat ; 
 And vinegar, when drink I ask'd, 
 To cool my thirfty heat. 
 
 22. let their table be their fnare ; 
 
 And that which fliould have been 
 The welfare of their Souls, become 
 A trap to catch them in. 
 
 23.Darkned, and fightlefs be their Eyes, 
 Their loins with terror fliake : 
 
 Pom 
 
l^falm Lxi x. i^ 
 
 Pour out thy wrath, and hold of them 
 May thy fierce fury take. 
 
 24. May their forfaken houfcs be 
 Todefolation brought: 
 And in their curfed tents to dwell. 
 None entertain a thought. 
 
 25*. Thofe whom thy chaft*ning hand corrccfts. 
 They with rebukes purlue : 
 And to the wounded Confcience 
 Grief upon grief renew. 
 
 26. Add fins to their unpardon'd fins. 
 
 Till the black fcore increafe 
 Up to defpair ; and they ne*re come 
 Into thy Righteoufnefs. 
 
 27. Blot them out of thy volumes, where 
 
 The Sons of life are tolFd : 
 And let not their condemned Names 
 Be with the juft inroll'd. 
 
 28. But I am poor, a man of griefs, 
 
 O'reborn with mifery : 
 Let thy falvation vifit me. 
 And fet me up on high. 
 
 29. Then will I, with exalted voice. 
 
 Sing to th* Almighties Name : 
 And magnifie in grateful verfe 
 
 His everlafting Fame. 
 
 30. This 
 
170 i&falm Lxix. 
 
 30. This fliall more pleafe the Lord, then if 
 An Ox led from the ftall. 
 Or Bullock arm*d with horns, and hoofs 
 Should at the Altar fall. 
 
 5 1 . This fhall the humble fee, with j oy ; 
 This fliall confirm the meek : 
 This fliall be life unto their hearts. 
 That Gods afliftance feek. 
 
 32. The Lord inclines a willing Ear 
 
 Unto the faithful cries 
 Of the opprefled poor ; nor will 
 His Prisoners pray*r defpife. 
 
 33. Praife ye the Lord,ye Heav'ns,and Earth; 
 
 Praife him ye rolling deeps : 
 And every creature that within 
 Your liquid bofom creeps. 
 
 34. For God, lov*d Sion will protedl. 
 
 And Judah's Cities rear ; 
 That his redeemed may dwell, and have 
 A fure pofleflion there. 
 
 35. They, and their feed fliall thofe rich lands 
 
 For heritage obtain ; 
 And they that love his facred Name, 
 Shall there in Peace remain. 
 
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PSALM LXX. 
 
 1 . /^ Reat Sov'raign of the world,by whom 
 Vjf The Heav'ns, and Earth Were made : 
 Hafte to deliver me, my God> 
 
 Hafte to my fpeedy aid. 
 
 2. Difgrace, and ruine fall on them> 
 
 That feek my bloud to fpill : 
 
 Put them to ignominious flight. 
 
 That think, and wifh me ill. 
 
 3 . Be they turn'd back for theFr reward ; 
 
 And ihame their wages pay ; 
 Who at my griefs. Aha, Aha, 
 In proud derifion fay. 
 
 4^ But joy and triumph fill their mouths, 
 That have thy mercy try *d: 
 Let fuch as thy falvation love. 
 Say, God be magnified. 
 
 5*. But I am poor, with need diftreft, 
 Make hafte, my God, to me ; 
 Delay not my deliverance. 
 My help's alone in thee. 
 
 PSALM 
 
172 l^faHni Lxxi. 
 
 PSALM LXXL 
 
 1 . ^T^Hou great prefer vcr of the poor, 
 
 X ^" ^^^^ "^y ^ruft relies : 
 O never let confounding /hame 
 Clofe my dejedled Eyes. 
 
 2. Deliver me, asthouartjuft. 
 
 From danger fet me free : 
 Enciine thine Ear, and fhield mc from 
 This fear'd Calamity. 
 
 3. Be thou my Caftle, where! may. 
 
 In all diltrefs refort : 
 To favG me thou haft giv*n thy wotd. 
 Thou art my Rock, my Fort* 
 
 4. Refcueme, Lord, from wicked hands> 
 
 From the unpitying hands 
 Ofunjuftmen, whofe cruel hearts 
 Kor love, nor law commands. 
 
 5. My hopes I ever have rcpos*d 
 
 In thee, the God of truth : 
 Thy Name hath been my confidence, 
 Ev*n from my early youth. 
 
 6. As foon as born, thy care fuftain*d. 
 
 Thy love prolonged my days : 
 Thou rook'ft me from my Mothers womb> 
 Thou ftill Ihalt be my Praife» 
 
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l^falm Lxxi. 173 
 
 7. A wonder, and a mark of fcorn. 
 
 To many I am made : 
 But thou my refuge art, my ftrength 
 Is in thy mighty aid. 
 
 8. O let my mouth be filFd with Praife, 
 
 That I thy honour may 
 To the convinced world proclaim. 
 And publ ifh all the day. 
 
 9. Gaft me not ofJJ when mine old age 
 
 Upon my life prevails ; 
 Do not abandon me, when my 
 Declining vigor fails. 
 
 10. For mine infulting Enemies, 
 
 That would my foul furprize, 
 Againft me fpeak, and clofe contrived 
 Confpiracics devifc. 
 
 11. God hath forfaken him ; purfue 
 
 And feize him quick ( fay they. ) 
 There's none to fave him, none can now 
 Prevent us of our prey. 
 
 1 2. do not far withdraw thy felf, 
 In this my fad diftrefs : 
 Hafte to my help, my God, withfpecd 
 My miferies redrefs. 
 
 1 3 . Confounded be they, and confum'd. 
 That my poor foul would kill : 
 
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174 l^falm Lxxi. 
 
 Cover them with reproach and Ihame, 
 That yvifli and feek my ill. 
 
 14. But I, with never fainting hope. 
 
 Thy Mercies will implore: , ^^ 
 And ceiebirate; i^ith thankful heart/ ' •^* 
 Thy PraiFes mord and mote. 
 
 15. My lips flialj% falV^tibivfllew, 
 
 And all the day recount 
 ThyRighteolifhefs, wht>fe furii doth all 
 ArithmetickfutiiicltrM-^- _ 
 
 16. In God the Lord will I go fbirth • 
 
 Arm'd with the ftrength divine : 
 I will, in jllFmy ftt'aits, .record 
 
 . . Thy ju/lices only thiiicv' 
 
 ij nilhoo •!. lobrh; t>l"xjt :;rri •:!':;. :^A 
 
 17. How great thygb€)dneft i§r thou haft 
 
 Taught my experienced yputh : ,^ 
 And hitfferfq 'have rdefeiar*d "' ? ^ 
 
 Thy wonld'rpus wpi^ksv and truths 
 
 18. Forfake me oof i 'W^Wfeengray'Rairs 
 
 Have cloth'd my aged Crown : 
 Till Itothefe, and after-times ^ 
 Have n^ade thy power fcffown. 
 
 19. Thy Righteoufriefs i^ very high^ '• 
 
 Thou haft thy might declared 
 In deeds ti^rftifcehdent : who to tfie'e ' ' 
 ( Great God ! ) may be'tbmpar'd ? 
 
 20. Sore 
 
ll ^faini Lx^i. 175 
 
 20. Sore troubles thou haft fliew'd me, yet 
 
 Thy quickening hand fhall fave. ; 
 And bring me from the fearful depths 
 Of the devouring grave. 
 
 21. Thou flialt exalt my humbl'd head, 
 
 "With envied increafe 
 Of greatnefs ; and on every fide 
 Give me the joyes of peace. 
 
 22. Thee on the Pfalt'ry will I praife/ 
 
 And to the warbling ftring, 
 Thou holy one o£Ifrael, 
 Thy truth, and mercy fing. 
 
 23. My lips, with gladnefs overflowed, > 
 
 Shall in high ftrains rejoyce : 
 And my redeemed foul makeup 
 The mufick of my voice. 
 
 24* My grateful tongue thy Klghteoufnefs 
 Shall ev*ry day proclaim : 
 For they that fought my hurt are drolvn'd 
 In cverlafting fhame. 
 
 PSALM LXXIL 
 
 I. 
 
 LOrd give thy judgments to thjb King ; 
 Thy graces to his Son : 
 Then right fhalj both ro rich and poor. 
 In ftreams of juftice run. 
 
 N 2.Ths 
 
2. The lofty Mountains fhall produce 
 
 The pleafant fruits of Peace : 
 The kfler hills, by Righteoufnefs, 
 Shall riot with increafe. 
 
 3 . He (hal 1 the innocent protecfl, 
 
 Defend the Orphans caufe : 
 And break the proud oppreffors pow'r 
 Beneath the ftroke of laws. 
 
 4. Thee fhall they fear, from age to age, 
 
 Whil'ft rifing Suns give light 
 To the blind world, and pale-fac'd Moon 
 Govern the filent Night. 
 
 5. He (hall defcend, as gentle Rains 
 
 On the mow'd grafs diftil : 
 Like fhow^rs, which do the teeming Earth 
 With fertile moifture fill. 
 
 6. The juft fhall fiourifh, in his days ; 
 
 And peace with plenty crown'd. 
 As long as the ne're conftant Moon 
 Moves in her conftant round. 
 
 7. From Tea to Tea fhall be the bounds 
 
 Of his enlarg'd command : 
 His Empire, from the river ftretch'd 
 Unto the fartheft land. 
 
 8. The defarts wild Inhabitants 
 
 To him fhall bow their heads : 
 
 His 
 
His vanquifh'd Enemies fhall lick 
 Th' ignoble duft he treads. 
 
 9. The Kings of T'^yy^//^, andthelfles 
 
 With prefents fhall attend : 
 Shebas, and Sebas Princes fliall 
 Rich gifts for favour fend. 
 
 10. AH Kings {hall in fubjedlion fall. 
 
 Before his awful Throne : 
 All Nations fhall receive his yoke. 
 And him for Sov'raign ov^n. 
 
 1 1. He fhall the needy free from wrong, 
 
 When he fends up his cry : 
 And help the poor, that hath no friend. 
 On whom he may rely. 
 
 1 2. His bowels, with compaffion mov'd. 
 
 Shall the diftrefled fpare : 
 And eafe th' afflicfled from the weight 
 Of his oppreffing care. 
 
 13. He fhall their fouls from violence. 
 
 And baneful fraud redeem : 
 Their bloud fhall ever in his fight 
 Be precious in efteem. 
 
 14. Long fhall he live ; to him they fhall 
 
 Shebas pure gold prefcnt : 
 Pray'rs for his health, and blefllngs fliall 
 Each day the day prevent. 
 
 N 2 i^.The 
 
178 i^faim Lxxii. 
 
 15. The feeds-man fhall not lofe his pains 
 Upon the Mountain top : 
 His fcatter*d handfuls fhall fpring up 
 Unto a lufty Crop. 
 
 16. Whofe fruit fhall fhake like Lebanon, 
 The City fhall abound ; 
 And flourifti, like the verdant grafs, 
 That cloaths the fruitful ground. 
 
 ly. His name fhall as the Sun endure. 
 And on his children reft : 
 All Nations fhall be blefl in him ; 
 And all call him, Theblefl. 
 
 1 8. Bleft be th' Almighty Lord, our God> 
 
 The God of Iff del ; 
 Who only doth, through all the world. 
 In wond'rous works excel ! 
 
 19. Blefl ever be his glorious Name, 
 
 Let the whole Earth, and men 
 Be with his glory fill'd, and fay 
 ^Ameriy great God, ^men. 
 
 THE 
 
t^falm Lxxiii. 
 
 19 
 
 THE 
 PSALMS of King 
 
 DAVID 
 
 Farafhrafed. 
 the Third BOOK. 
 
 PSALM LXXIII. 
 
 I. 
 
 G 
 
 Od truly is to Ifrel good. 
 
 Even fuch as with pure mind. 
 
 Do worfhip him, nor are to vile 
 Hypocrilie inciin'd. 
 
 2. But as for me, my daggering feet 
 Were almoft overthrown : 
 The flipp'ry treadings of my fteps 
 Well nigh had caft me down. 
 
 3. For 
 
i2o ^^falm Lxxviii. 
 
 3. For 1 with indignation burn*d. 
 
 When I the foolifh faw 
 Abound in wealth, yet fearlefs liv*d 
 Either of God, or Law. 
 
 4. Lufty they are, as if for them 
 
 Deaths bands too feeble were : 
 From troubles free, nor feel the Plagues, 
 Which other mortals bear. 
 
 5. Pride therefore, . as a chain of gold. 
 
 About their necks is wound : 
 Oppreflion, like a robe of ftate. 
 Mantles them to the ground. 
 
 6. The fat of wanton eafe fwells up 
 
 Their fupercilious Eyes : 
 Riches roll in, beyond what e*re 
 They wifti'd, or could devife. 
 
 7. Corrupt they are in their falfe heart. 
 
 And wicked in their tongue : 
 As ready to maintain, and boafir, 
 ' As to commit a wrong. 
 
 8. Heavens not exempt, nor God himfelf. 
 
 From their foul blafphemies : 
 The Earth is blafted with the breath 
 Of their infectious lies. 
 
 9. This often tempts the Righteous man. 
 
 Back from his faith to fly : 
 
 Till 
 
l&faim Lxxviii. itBiT 
 
 Till even drown'd with flouds of tears, 
 Streamed from his melting Eye ; 
 
 10. Does the Almighty fee ? ( fays he ) 
 
 Can the moft high God know ? 
 Why does he not his fury then 
 In their confufion fhow ? 
 
 1 1. 'Tis fure, thefe men ungodly are ; 
 
 Yet fee, how big they grow 
 In the worlds pow*r, how faft their wealth 
 Does their cramm'd Chefts o'reflow. 
 
 12. What profit's it, that I have cleans'd 
 
 My heart from impure ftain ? 
 Why have I wafh'd in Innocence 
 My fpotlefs hands in vain ? 
 
 13. All the day long have I been plagu'd. 
 
 And as the rifing Sun 
 Renewed the Light;, my puniftiments 
 Have ftill anew begun. 
 
 14. But flay, wild thoughts ! for fhould I 
 
 To fuch fuggeflions lend, ( words 
 
 I fhould blafpheme high Providence, 
 And thy dear Saints oflend. 
 
 15*. Then I refolv'd, I would the ground 
 Of this dark myft'ry try ; 
 But 'twas too painful, 'twas too deep 
 For my (hort-fighted Eye. 
 
 N 4 i5. Till 
 
i82 ^m m Lxxiir. 
 
 i5. Till to thy Sandluary 1 
 
 Did, with meek thoughts, afcend : 
 Then ftraight thou mad'ft me underftand 
 Their miferable end. 
 
 I y. Doubtlefs they are, by thy juft hand. 
 In flipp'ry glory plac'd. 
 And headlong thence, with greater weight 
 Down to deftrudlion caft. 
 
 1 8 . How are they, by unlook'd for fate. 
 
 To defolation brought ? 
 By terrors utterly confum'd, 
 Ev'n in a moments thought ? 
 
 19. As a fwcet dream, when fofter fleep 
 
 Leaves our benighted Eyes ; 
 So their vain joys ihall fly, and thou 
 Their image ilialt defpife. 
 
 20. Thus was I griev'd in heart, my reins 
 
 With pricking pains oppreft ; 
 So dull was I, fo ignorant. 
 So like a fenfelefs beaft. 
 
 2 1 . Yet I ( for all thefe doubts ) have been 
 
 Continually with thee : 
 Thou by my right hand, haft upheld, 
 And ftill fupported me. 
 
 22. Thou by thy Counfel fhalt condudl 
 
 Mv foul in peaceful ways : 
 
 All 
 
i&faim Lxxiv. 183 
 
 All my life long, and after to 
 Immortal glory raife. 
 
 23. Whom have 1, that I may compare 
 
 With thee, in Heav'n above ? 
 Or who is in the Earth that I 
 Befides thy felf can love ? 
 
 24. My flefli is weak, yet when my fp'rits 
 
 Forfake my fainting heart. 
 Thou art the ftrength of all my hopes ; 
 Thou my fure portion art. 
 
 25. For thofe that wander far from thee. 
 
 Shall in their errors dy : 
 Thou /halt deftroy all fuch, as do 
 Upon ftrange Gods rely. 
 
 26. But it is good for me, that I 
 
 Unto my God repair : 
 In thee will I my truft rcpofe. 
 And thy great works declare. 
 
 PSALM LXXIV. 
 
 I. T O^dJ why from us forlorn do*fl: thou 
 I ^ / Thik angry diftance keep ? 
 Shall thy confuming wrath Itill fmoke 
 Againfl: thy pafture Sheep ? 
 
 2.Think 
 
184 fSfaim Lxxiv. 
 
 2. Think on thy purchas'd tribe, the Rod 
 
 By thee redeemed, and own'd : 
 Thy Heritage, and Sion, where 
 Thy glory is inthron d. 
 
 3. Lift up thy feet, and quickly come ; 
 
 Our defolations fee, 
 Andfpoil, that's in thy Temple made 
 By the prpud Enemy. ; - 
 
 4. Hark ! how with dire reproaches they 
 
 In thine Aflemblies roar : 
 And raife for Trophies of our wo. 
 The Enfigns which they bore. 
 
 5^ They fliew themfelves, like men prepared 
 To fell a Grove of Okes : 
 And break the goodly Carvings down 
 With Aic, and Hammer-ftrokes. 
 
 6. They have thy Sanifluary burnt 
 
 With facrilegious flame : 
 Defil'd, and call: the dwelling down 
 Of thy moft: facred Name. 
 
 7. Deftroy we them ( fay they ) at once. 
 
 With one united hand : 
 They all the Synagogues have fir*d, 3 • " 
 Throughout our wafted land. 
 
 8. We fed not now our wonted figns, 
 
 There is no Prophet more : 
 
 Konq 
 
^mm Lxxiv. 185 
 
 None knows how long our miferies 
 Will laft, or when give o're. 
 
 9. How long, Lord, fliall tW enraged foe 
 
 With bitter fcofis upbraid ? 
 Shall he blafpheme thee ftill, as if 
 Thou wilt not, canftnotaid? 
 
 10. Why draw'ft thou back thy punifliing 
 
 Thy right hand ? quickly bear (hand ? 
 It from thy bofom, make them feel 
 The pow'r they would not fear. 
 
 1 1 . Jehovah is our King, e*re fince 
 
 The world received a birth : 
 His mighty arm Salvation works. 
 In midft of allthe Earth. 
 
 1 2. Thou in theRed Sea,lhew'dftthy ftrengthi 
 And partedfl: wave from wave : 
 Thou break'ft th' Egyptian Dragons 
 And mad'ft the deep their grave, (heads, 
 
 13 . By thee the great Leviathan 
 
 Was into pieces tore ; 
 And giv'n for meat to them that dwelt ■ 
 Upon the defart fiiore. 
 
 14. Thou clav'ft the ftony Ribs of Rocks, 
 
 And from the new made wound 
 Brought'ft fl:reamingFlouds,and turn'dfi: 
 Great Fiouds into dry ground, (again, 
 
 15. Thine 
 
i 8rf i^fatm Lxivx 
 
 15. Thine is the fplendor of the day. 
 
 Thine are the ftiades of night : 
 The golden Sun, and filver Moon, 
 From thee receive their light. 
 
 16. Thou haft inclos'd the round-fac*d Earth, 
 
 In Air-confined bounds : 
 Summer, and Winter move by thee. 
 In their fucceflive rounds. 
 
 1 7. Remember, how th' infulting foe 
 
 Hath vilifiM thy fame ? 
 And the fool- Atheift caft reproach 
 Upon thy awful Name. 
 
 18. give not up thy turtle Dove 
 To the fierce multitude 
 Of wicked men ; forget not ftill 
 The poor, by wrongs purfu'd. 
 
 19. Regard the Covenant ; for the Earth 
 
 With dark defigns is fiU'd : 
 And cruelty doth ev*ry where 
 Her habitations build. 
 
 20. Let not th' oppreft, that have no hope 
 
 But thee, return with fhame : 
 Shew thy Salvation to the poor. 
 That they may praife thy Name. 
 
 21. Rife, Lord, and plead in our defence 
 
 Thine own moft Righteous caufe : 
 
 Remem- 
 
^faim Lxxv. ,87 
 
 Remember how the fool blafphemes 
 Thee, and thy facred Laws. 
 
 22. Do not thy foes proud voice forget ; 
 For the tumultuous roar 
 Of thofe, that in Rebellion rife. 
 Grows daily more, and more. 
 
 PSALM LXXV. 
 
 1. ^T^Othee, great God, we praifes ling, 
 
 X For thee we praife prepare : 
 Thy Name is near to us, and that 
 Thy wond'rous works declare. 
 
 2. When God-fhall fee his time moft fit, 
 
 ( Though he a while delay ) 
 He will fhew mercy to the juft. 
 The ill with plagues repay. 
 
 3. The Earth, and all its dwellers, would 
 
 Didolve, and fall away : 
 If God did not the Pillars bear. 
 And her foundations ftay. 
 
 4. Deal not fo madly then, ye fools, 
 
 Ye blind in heart ( faid I ) 
 Ye wicked, and ungodly men. 
 Lift not your Horn on high. 
 
 ^- 5". Lift 
 
i88 f^faim Lxxvi. ^ 
 
 5'. Lift not your Horn on high, as if 
 
 Your pride fhould meet no check : 
 Speak not fo vainly ; ftiflen not 
 Your yet untamed neck. 
 
 • 6. For, Neither Eaft, nor Weft, nor South, 
 Doth high promotion come : 
 God judges, he pulls down, and fets 
 Another in the room. 
 
 7. He holds the Cup of red-mixt wine. 
 
 And deals the fame about : 
 But th' impure dregs, th* ungodly {hall 
 Drink off, and fuck them out. 
 
 8. I will, whil'ft breath my life preferves. 
 
 His noble Acfls relate : 
 My fong the praife o^JacaKs God, 
 Shall always celebrate. 
 
 9. I alfo will cut ofJ the horns 
 
 Ofthofe, that God rejedl : 
 But the juft man fhall rife in powV, 
 And high his horn eredl. 
 
 PSALM LXXVL 
 
 I. /^Od is in Judah known, his Name 
 Vj* Is great in 7/r^e/ : 
 In Salem is his Temple built. 
 He doth in Sion dwell. 
 
 2. There 
 
l^faU n Lxxvi. 189 
 
 2. There did he the barb'd arrow break, 
 
 Shiver the mighty bow. 
 Make the fhield ufelefs, crack the fword, 
 And battel overthrow : 
 
 3. Thy prefence is more glorious, 
 
 Thou far more excellent. 
 Then the ftrongMountains,where for prey 
 The Robbers pitch their tent. 
 
 4. The ftout are fpoiFd, th* have flept their 
 
 None of the men of might ( fleep : 
 Have found an hand, to guard their lives. 
 In fury of the fight. 
 
 5". At thy rebuke, the Chariots did 
 In a deep flumber lie : 
 The horfe, and Ridt r fell as dead 
 In a cold Lethargy. 
 
 6. Thou, even thou, art to be fear'd : 
 
 Who in thy fight may ftand ? 
 When thou flialt from thy angry Eye, 
 One killing frown command ? 
 
 7. Thou dofl: our caufe in thunders plead ; 
 
 The Earth with fear pofJeft 
 Was flrill, when God in judgment rofe. 
 To refcue the oppreft. 
 
 8. The wrath of man becomes thy praife ; 
 
 All its attempts are vain : 
 
 Thou 
 
ipo i^raim Lxxvii. 
 
 Thou canft, as well the rage to comci 
 As what is paft reftrain, 
 
 9. Vow to the Lord, and pay your vows. 
 
 With fpeed your God attone : 
 Ail that be round him, prefents bring, 
 He*s to be fear'd alone. 
 
 10. He cuts the fp'rit of Princes off. 
 
 And breaks them in the birth : 
 He's terrible to Kings that fway 
 The Scepters of the Earth. 
 
 PSALM LXXVIL 
 
 1. ^^^iO God I cry'd, even unto God 
 
 JL My mournful voice addreft : 
 He turn'd his favourable Ear 
 And heard my fad requefl. 
 
 2. In the dark day of my difl:refs> 
 
 I fought the Lord ; my fore 
 By night ran ceafelefs, and my foul 
 Would know no comfort more. 
 
 2. I cairdmy God tomind, andftill 
 
 With trouble was oppreft : (quite 
 My fp'ric through my complaints was 
 O'rewhelm'd within my breaft. 
 
 V 4.Thou 
 
tafalm Lxxvii. I pT 
 
 4. Thou hold*fl: my waking eyes, that they 
 Take not a wink of fleep : 
 And my prevailing forrows make 
 My lips dull fiience keep. 
 
 5*. Then I confider'd what thy hand 
 Wrought in the days of old : 
 And what, in ages paft, our Sires 
 Their wondering fons have told. 
 
 6. In the dead ftilnefs of the night, 
 
 I recolletfl my fong : 
 And reasoning in my doubtful heart. 
 Thus rpake without a tongue : 
 
 7. For ever hath the Lord caft ofFi? 
 
 Will he no favour lend ? 
 Clean is his pity gone ? his word 
 
 Come to an utter end ? ^ 
 
 8. Gracious hath God forgot to be ? 
 
 And will he, thus difpJeas'd, 
 His tender bowels jQiut from us ? 
 No more to be appeas'd ? 
 
 9. Then faid I, This my weaknefs is. 
 
 But to my mind will I 
 Recal the years of thy right hand, 
 O thou that art mofl: high. 
 
 10. Thy works, and wond'rous acTts I will 
 
 Bring back into my thought : 
 
 O And 
 
192 0fftlm Lxxvii. 
 
 And talk of all the mighty deeds. 
 Thy potent Arm hath wrought. 
 
 1 1. Thy ways, O holy God, are in 
 
 The Sandluary found : 
 Who is a God like ours for pow'r, 
 For juftice fo renown'd ? 
 
 12. Thou God of wonder, fhew'dfl thy 
 
 In ij^gypt ; thou haft freed (ftrength 
 Thy people, with an out-ftretch*d arm> 
 Jacob's and Jofeph's feed. 
 
 1 5. The flouds faw thee, O God, the flouds 
 
 Saw thee, and were afraid : 
 The troubled billows of the deep 
 By flight their dread betray'd. 
 
 14. TheClouds pour'd ftreams of water downi 
 And, from the rended Sky, 
 Came hideous cracks, whifft through the 
 Thy fatal arrows fly. ( Air 
 
 15*. Thy thunders roar'd;the Lightnings made 
 The world one flame appear : 
 Th' unjoynted Fabrick of the Earth 
 Trembled, and fliook for fear. 
 
 16. Thy way is in the Sea, thy Paths 
 
 In the great waters lie : 
 Thy undifcerned footfteps are 
 Not known to our dull eye. 
 
 i7.Thou 
 
17. Thou ledd'ft thy people, like a B.ock> 
 Through th* unfrequented Sand, 
 To Canaans fruitful borders, by 
 Mofes, and ^arons hand. 
 
 PSALM LxxVIIL 
 
 1. /^^IvcEar, my People, to my law, 
 VJ My wife inftrudlion hear : 
 And to the words my lips declare. 
 
 Bow your attentive Ear. , 
 
 2 . My mouth to this dull-hearted age. 
 
 Shall parables unfold : 
 And I dark fayings will explain. 
 Done in the days of old : 
 
 3. Which we our fclves have heard, and by 
 
 Approv'd tradition known, 
 Succeffively, from time to time. 
 By our great Fathers fhown. 
 
 4. We will not hide them from our Son.^^ 
 
 But to our after feeds. 
 Set forth the praifes of the Lord, 
 
 His ftrcngth> and wond'rous dizQh* 
 
 5*. In Jacoh he a Covenant madcj 
 A law in Ifrael: 
 Which he our Anceflrors did charoci 
 They fhould their children tell : 
 
 O 2 6.That 
 
194 ^fa*»W LXXVIII. 
 
 6. That Generations yet to come 
 
 Might know them, and the Race 
 Unborn declare to thofe that fliould 
 Rife after in their place, 
 
 7. That they might fix their hope in God, 
 
 Nor gracelefly forget 
 His works, but the commands obferve, 
 Which he for them had fet. 
 
 8. Not, as their Fathers, aperverfe. 
 
 And a Rebellious brood : 
 Falfe in their hearts,whofe wav'ring minds 
 With God unfteddy flood. 
 
 p. £/;^//wj degenerate ifliie, arm'd. 
 And expert in their bows. 
 Ready to joyn the battel turn*d 
 Their backs upon their foes. 
 
 10. They falfly brake their Covenant, 
 
 Rejedled Gods command : 
 Slighted the works, and miracles. 
 Wrought by his mighty hand. 
 
 1 1. Prodigious things did he perfom. 
 
 In their forefathers Eyes ; 
 In ^gypt, and the fields on which 
 Zoam proud wails arife. 
 
 IX. He cat the feas, and as they pafs'd, 
 The waters floods upright : 
 
 By 
 
l^raUn Lxxviii. 19 s 
 
 By day he led them with a Cloud, 
 And with a fire by night. 
 
 13. He in the defart clave the Rocks ; 
 
 As from the Deeps their thirft 
 He coord, and from the Marble made 
 Streams like full torrents burft. 
 
 14. Yet they heap'd fins on fins, ftill more 
 
 Provoking the mofl: High : 
 And tempted God by asking meat 
 Their luft to fatisfie. 
 
 15. Yea, they blafphem*d, and vainly faid> 
 
 Can God our wants redrefs ? 
 Can he prepare a table in 
 The barren wildernefs ? 
 
 16. 'Tis true, he fmote the Rock, and ftreams 
 
 Gufli'd from its flinty fide ; 
 
 But can he give his people bread ? 
 
 And flelh for food provide ? 
 
 17. God heard it, and his fury brake 
 
 *Gainft Jacob in a Flame : 
 Againft gain-faying Ifrael 
 ' Devouring anger came. 
 
 18. Becaufe their mifconceiving heart 
 
 Did not in him believe : 
 Nor truft that he, who had before. 
 Could now Salvation give. 
 
 O 3 i9.Though 
 
1 96 ^j&faim ^^^viiL 
 
 19. Though he the fruitful clouds had 
 
 To rain on them their ftores : (charged. 
 And plenty in their laps drop'd down 
 From Heav'ns inlarged doors. 
 
 20. Manna in hoary Dews diftiird, 
 
 The Skies gave corn to eat : 
 Men were like Angels fed, their mouths 
 Fill'd with Celeftial meat 
 
 2 1. He caus'd the Eaft-wind blow,and brought 
 The South-wind by his pow'r : 
 Flefh rain'd like duft, and fowls, like fand. 
 Fell in a feathcr'd fhow'r, 
 
 22. Within their Camp, their tents about ; 
 
 So they did eat their fill ; 
 He gave them their defire, nor did 
 Reftrain their luftful will. 
 
 23. But whilfl the meat was in their mouths, 
 
 Unchew'd, Gods fury fell ; 
 Which flew the healthieft, & fmote down 
 The fiovv'r ofJfrael. 
 
 24. Yet ilill they fin'd, nor would afford 
 
 His miracles belief: 
 Therefore he fpent in '^anity 
 Their days, their years in grief. 
 
 25. Then, when Uie flew them, they returned. 
 
 And foon to pod did cry. 
 
 Thou 
 
I^faun Lxxviii. 197 
 
 Thou art our Rock, our Saviour, 
 Thou art our God on high. 
 
 l6. Thus did they flatter with their mouths. 
 Their faithlefs tongues bely*d 
 Their unfound hearts ; nor in his laws 
 Would ftedfaftly abide. 
 
 27. But full of mercy, he forgave 
 
 Their fins, and did not flay : 
 Oft pafs'd his anger by, oft did 
 His rifing fury ftay. 
 
 28. For he remember'd they were fle/h, 
 
 An Airy breath, that flies. 
 And comes no more unto the place 
 Where firft it did arife. 
 
 29. In the dry wildernefs how oft 
 
 Did they his patience vex ? 
 Kow often in the defart-plains 
 His grieved foul perplex ? 
 
 30. Yea, they turn'd back, tempted, confined 
 
 His pow'r, nor ever thought 
 
 Upon his hand, nor day, in which 
 
 He their deliverance wrought. 
 
 31. What wonders he in e>%^/j^ fhew'd, 
 
 What figns in Zoans field : 
 Their brooks ran bloud, nor could thei'- 
 Drink to the thirfty yield. ( floi 
 
 O 4 32.SW: : ^ 
 
198 i^falm Lxxviii. 
 
 32. Swarms of devouring flies he fent. 
 
 And frogs their land did fpoil : 
 The Caterpillars kill'd their fruits, 
 Locufts confum*d their toil. 
 
 33. Storms brake their Vines, and froltsde- 
 
 The fhady Sycomore : (ftroy*d 
 
 Hail kill'd their Cattel, And their Flocks 
 His fi'ry thunders tore. 
 
 34. On them his anger, wrath, revenge, 
 
 He in fierce fury fpent : 
 And fent ill Angels to increafe 
 Their torturing punifhment. 
 
 35'. He to his rage gave up the Reins, 
 Nor fpar a their foul from death : 
 But, by the baneful Peftilence, 
 Gut ofFtheir hated breath. 
 
 36. He fmote the firft-born, from the Queen, 
 
 Down to the bleating Dam ; 
 Through Fh^Ydohs land, ev'n the chief 
 In all the tents ofHam. (ftrength 
 
 37. But his own people, he, likeiheep. 
 
 Brought forth from their diftrefs : 
 And like a flock, did guide them through 
 Thepathlefs wiidernefs. 
 
 38, He led them fafely on their way. 
 From fears and dangers free : 
 
 3ut 
 
I&falm L x xviii. 199 
 
 But the retarning feas o'rewhelm*d 
 Their helpl^efs Enemy. 
 
 39. Then did he bring them to the bounds 
 
 0£ Canaan s promis'd land : 
 Even to this Mount, the purchased prize 
 Of his victorious hand. 
 
 40. He cafi: the Heathen out, and did 
 
 Their lines by lot divide : 
 And made the tribes oHfrael, 
 Within their tents refide. 
 
 41 . Yet tempted they their God, and ftill 
 
 Provoked the moft High : 
 Nor to his teftimonies kept 
 Their vow'd fidelity. 
 
 42. But, as their faithlefs Fathers, did 
 
 Rebel, and backward go ; 
 Starting diftruftfully afide. 
 Like a deceitful bow. 
 
 43. Their Altars, on the Mountains reared, 
 
 Incens'd his burning Ire : 
 Their Idols, in his vexed breafl. 
 Kindled a jealous fire. 
 
 44. When he heard this, he angry grew, 
 
 Abhor'd falfe Ifrael: 
 Shilo forfook, and left the tent. 
 Where he had chofe to dwell. . 
 
 45*.His 
 
200 j&falm LxxviiL 
 
 45r. His ftrength into Captivity, 
 His glory to the foe ; 
 His people to the fword he gave. 
 Nor would his rage let go. 
 
 46. Fire took their young men, and their 
 
 Knew not the Bridal-bed ; (maids 
 
 Their Priefts were flain , no widows 
 
 The fun'rals of the dead. (mourn'd 
 
 '47. Then did the Lord awake, as one 
 From a deep fleep released : 
 And, as a ftrong man, when the charms 
 Of ftronger wine had ceas'd. 
 
 48. His enemies with grievous plagues 
 
 He perfecutes, he wounds 
 Them in their hinder parts, and with 
 Perpetual fhame confounds. 
 
 49. Yet he refufed Jofeph's tents. 
 
 And Ephrims tribe rejedls : 
 But Jadah chefe, and Sions Mount 
 More then the reft affe^Tls. 
 
 5*0. There he his Sandluary built. 
 Like Palaces on high ; 
 Firm as the Earth, whofe frame doth on 
 Llnmov'd foundations lie. 
 
 5 1 . He did, 'mongft all the familiej, 
 David his fervant chufe 
 
 From 
 
I^ralm Lxxix. 20 1 
 
 From guarding of the fleecy {hecp> 
 And the big-belly*d Ews. 
 
 5:2. He brought him forth, and to a Throne, 
 With honour did advance ; 
 Jdcohtoieed, ^ndlfrael, 
 His lov'd Inheritance. 
 
 y^. So fed he them with upright heart. 
 And juftice through the land. 
 By prudent skill diftributed. 
 Of his impartial hand. 
 
 PSALM LXXIX. 
 
 1. ^np^He heathen. Lord, thine heritage 
 
 X With barbarous arms invade ; 
 Thy Temple fpoil, and Salem* s tow'rs 
 On ruin*d heaps have laid. 
 
 2. Thy fervants flaughter'd bodies are 
 
 The greedy Vultures feaft : 
 The flefh of thy unburied Saints, 
 Meat for the Mountain-beaft. 
 
 5 . Their blond about Jerufalem, 
 Like water they have fhed : 
 Nor was there left a friend to give 
 A grave unto the dead. 
 
 4.We 
 
^o2 3&falm LXXIX: 
 
 ^. We a defpis'd reproach becotne. 
 Unto our Neighbour foes : 
 All they that on our bounds confine, . 
 Scorn, and deride our woes. ' 
 
 5. How long wilt thou, for evdr. Lord, 
 
 Cherifli thy kindled Ire ? 
 Shall thy fierce jealoufie break forth 
 Into confuming fire ? 
 
 6. Thy wrath on thofe that know thee not. 
 
 And th' impious Kingdoms caft : 
 For Jacob they have fwallowed up. 
 And laid his dwellings wafte. 
 
 7. Remember not our former faults. 
 
 Thy tender mercies (how ; 
 With fpeed prevent us ; for our fins 
 Have brought us very low. 
 
 8. Great God of our Salvation, help. 
 
 Deliver us from fhame : 
 Pur^e our iniquities away, 
 For th' honour of thy Name. 
 
 9. Shall the blafpheming heathen fay 
 
 In his unpunifti'd pride, 
 Where's now their God ? their God, on 
 So vainly they rely'd ? ( whom 
 
 10. Let thy fwift veng'ance in our fight 
 
 O'rctakc the crying guilt 
 
 Of 
 
LXXX. 203 
 
 Of thy flain fervants bloud, by their 
 Inhumane fury fpilt. 
 
 1 1 . b let the pris ners fighs to thee 
 
 Break through the arched Sky : 
 By thy great pow'r preferve thou thofe. 
 That are condemn'd to die. 
 
 12. And to our Neighbours, whofe proud 
 
 Have vilifi'd thy Name, (tongues 
 
 . ii The fcorns that they have cafl: on thee 
 Repay with fev*n-fold fhame. 
 
 1 3 . So we thy people, and thy fheep. 
 
 To thee our thanks will raife : 
 And to the ages yet to come, - . 
 Sing thy immortal praife. 
 
 PSALM LXXX. 
 
 1. /'^ReatShepherd of thine I//i*^/, 
 vJT Our fervent prayers hear ; 
 Thou that lead'ft Jo/^/7^, like a flocks 
 
 Bow thy propitious Ear. 
 
 2. Thou, that between the Cherubims 
 
 Haft chofe thy dwelling place. 
 Break forth in fplendor, ihew the beams 
 Of thy illuftrious face. 
 
 3.Be- 
 
204 i&ralm Lxxx. 
 
 3. "^ioiQ^^anaffehy Benjamin^ 
 
 And Ephraim advance : 
 Stir up thy ftrength, and quickly come 
 To our deliverance. 
 
 4. Turn us again, and let thy Light 
 
 In rays of glory ftiinc : 
 So we fhall faved be, who know 
 No help but only thine. 
 
 5. How long?Wilt thou,great God of Hofts, 
 
 For ever hide away 
 Thine angry Countenance ? nor hear 
 Thy people when they pray ? 
 
 6. Our tears bedew the bread thou giv'ft 
 
 Our hunger to fuffice : 
 We in abundance drink the ftreams 
 Of our diflblved eyes. 
 
 7. Thou mak'ft us to become a ftrife. 
 
 Unto our Neighbours pride : 
 And our prevailing Enemies 
 Our miferies deride. 
 
 8. Turn us again, and let thy Light 
 
 In rays of glory fhine : 
 So we ftiall faved be, who know 
 No help but only thine. 
 
 9. Thou brought'ft a Vine from ^^gypt. 
 
 The heathen out ; thy hand ( drav'ft 
 
 Planted, 
 
planted, and made it room to root. 
 So that it fiird the Land. 
 
 10. It fhadow'd all the hills, her (hoots. 
 
 Like goodly Cedars ftood : 
 She fpread her Boughs unto the fea. 
 Her branches to the floud* 
 
 11. Why haft thou ( then ) her hedges broke ? 
 
 And torn her fence away ? 
 
 That Ihe to each rude paflenger 
 
 Becomes a common prey i 
 
 XI. The favage Boar of the wild woods 
 Digs up her fruitful roots : 
 The beaft that ravages the field. 
 Devours her pleafant fruits. 
 
 13. Return, Lord God of Hofts, we pray; 
 
 From Heav'n ( thy feat Divine ) 
 Behold, and with thy pitying aid 
 Vifit this wafted Vine. 
 
 14. Vifit the Vineyard Thy Right hand 
 
 Hath planted ; And among (made 
 Her boughsThat Branch, which Thou haft 
 For Thine own felf fo ftrong. 
 
 1 5*. It is with eating flames confum'd, 
 'Tis utterly cut down : 
 Ail is ev'n ready to expire. 
 Under thine angry frown. . 
 !>. i6.Let 
 
305 i&fatai Lxxxi. ^ 
 
 1 5. Let thy right hand protecTt the man 
 Of thy right hand from wrong ; 
 The fon of man whom thou haft made 
 For thine own felf fo ftrong. 
 
 1 7. Then, from the Pathsf of thy Commands, 
 
 Will we go back no more : 
 O quicken us, and we (hall ftill 
 Thy facred Name adore. 
 
 1 8 . Turn us again. Lord God of Hoftsji j 
 
 Caufe Thy bright Face to fliine : 
 So we fhall faved be, who own 
 
 NopoWT, but Only thine. 1 L'rii ^' 
 
 PSALM oLXXXI. t 
 
 1. Qing unto God, to God otir ftrengthy 1 
 jjl Sing with exalted voice : )\1 
 Sing praifes untoJacdh*s God, ' - 
 
 Sing with a joyful noife. 
 
 2. Chufeouti^Pfalm, tothefweetHafpxi 
 
 The mufm'fing Timbrelbring-: 
 And let the plcafanf Pfaltery 1 . U, 
 Anfwer the warbling ftring. 
 
 3. Blow with the Trumpet, through the 
 
 To publick joys a call, ( ftreets 
 
 In the new Moon, and times defign'd 
 For folemn feftival. 
 
 4. This 
 
I^fatm L xxxi. 2o> 
 
 4. This did the God of J/^co^ make 
 In Jfr'el a decree. 
 For Jofeph's fons, a ftatute law 
 To perpetuity. 
 
 5". When he began his dreu^dful march. 
 Through ^>g)ps plagued land ; 
 Where \[rel a Arrange Language heard. 
 He did not underftand ; 
 
 6. I eas'd thee from the flavifii loads> 
 
 That on thy fliouldcrs lay : 
 I thy Lord God, thy tasked hands 
 Freed from the Potters clay. 
 
 7. Thou cairdfl- on mc, when parching thirft 
 
 Thy troubled foul oppref; * 
 And 1 reliev'd thee from the ^vir ''S, 
 Wherewith thou waft difheil:. 
 
 8. I, from Mount 5/W/'s fecret Caves, 
 
 In thunder anfwer'd thee : 
 And, at the fprings o£^lerih4/?, 
 Pro'/d thy fidelity. 
 
 9. Hear, O my people; //rWhear> 
 
 Obferve me what I fay ; 
 If thou wilt hearken unto me. 
 And my advice obey, 
 
 10- Thou flialt no Idol Deity 
 Set up in all thy land : 
 
 F Noi 
 
2o8 i^faim Lxxxi. 
 
 Nor ftretch to any foraign god 
 Thy fupplicating hand. 
 
 II. I am thy God, that brought thee forth 
 From ^^gypts fev*n-fold floud : 
 Open thy mouth, and I will fill 
 Thy hungry foul with good. 
 
 1 2 • But my rebellious people would 
 Not hearken to my voice : 
 And Ifrael rejedled me. 
 In their unfaithful choice. 
 
 13 . So did I leave them to the lufts 
 
 Of their perverted mind : 
 And they in the vain Counfels walk'd 
 To which their hearts inclined. 
 
 14. O had my people giv*n their Ear 
 
 My precepts to obey ; 
 Had Ifrael conformed his fteps 
 To my prefcribed way ; 
 
 1 5. Then their infulting Enemies 
 
 Should I have foon fubdu'd : 
 And my revenging hand their foes 
 To ruine had purfu'd. 
 
 16. The haters of the Lord to Earth, 
 
 Would I have made to bend : 
 But their profperity and peace 
 Should ne're have known an end.' 
 
17. 1, with the fineft of the Wheat, 
 Their bellies would have fiird : 
 And honey from the ftony Rock, 
 Into their mouths difliird. 
 
 PSALM IXXXIL 
 
 I. /^^ Od fits as King above the Kings> 
 Vj And all their Counfels guides : 
 He's Judge of judges, and a God 
 Over all gods prefidcs* 
 
 2^ How long will ye, corrupt in heart. 
 Judgment unjuftl y give ? 
 Condemn the good, and for reward 
 The guilty man reprieve ? 
 
 3 . Defend the poor and Fatherlefs ; 
 
 Do juftice to th' opprelr : 
 Acquit the needy, by the hands 
 Of violence diflreft. 
 
 4. They will not know, norunderftand; 
 
 Their walks are dark as night : 
 All the foundations of the Earth 
 Are in diforder quite. 
 
 5*. I faid, that ye are gods, and all 
 The fons of the mofl: High : 
 But ye fhill fall as men, and like 
 
 One of the Princes die. ; 
 
 F 2 ^.Arife, 
 
2IO i&Calm Lxxxiii. 
 
 6. Arife, OGod, thy Throne afcend. 
 And, after their demerit. 
 Judge the whole Earth, for thou alone 
 All Nations ftialt inherit. 
 
 PSALM LXXXlir. 
 
 T. T Ord, {itnotflill, as unconcern'd, 
 JL/ Nor fuch deep filence keep : 
 Let not thy wronged patience lie 
 In a rcgardlefs fleep. 
 
 2. Thine Enemies in tumults rife, 
 
 And thofe that do deny 
 Thy Godhead and Omnipotence, 
 Lift up their heads on High. 
 
 3. Againft thy chofen people, they 
 
 Pernicious trains have laid : 
 And to entrap thy hidden ones ! 
 
 Clofe confultations made. 
 
 4. Come ( fay they ) let us cut them ofl, 
 
 That their whole Nation die ; 
 And Ifi'els hated Name be ras'd 
 From humane memory. 
 
 5. For they, with one confpiring vote. 
 
 In wicked Counfelsjoyn : 
 And all againit thee, in n fworn 
 Confed'racy combine. 
 
 ^.Fierce 
 
l^ralm _LxxxiiL 2M 
 
 6. Fierce Edom in his wand'ring Tents, 
 
 With Ijhmels thievifn brood ; 
 Inceftuous <i^oab, and the Race 
 Of fervile Hagars bloud. 
 
 7. Gehaly RcrnJmmon, they that own 
 
 Gurs*d Jmalek for Sire : 
 Heart-burning Philiftines, and thofc 
 That dwell in faithlefs Tyre, 
 
 8. Proud JJfur with ambitious rage, 
 
 Abets the cruel plot ; 
 And helps the mif-begotten fons 
 Born to intemp'rate Lot. 
 
 9. Do to them, as to M/^/^wj hoflr, 
 
 Or as to Sis\a (lain, 
 And Jabin, where fwift Kijhons ftreams 
 Glide through the fertile plain, 
 
 10. At En- dor who ignobly fell 
 
 By a weak womans hand : 
 And left their Carcafles, as Dung 
 T' enrich the hungry Land. 
 
 1 1. As heartlefs Orel, and faint Zeeh, 
 
 Such make their nobles all : 
 Yea, make their Princes, Zehah like. 
 And like Zalmunna fall : 
 
 XZ. Who proudly faid. Come let us, now 
 The pow'r is on our fide, 
 
 P 3 Seize 
 
212 
 
 LXXXIII. 
 
 Seize on God's houfes for our felves> 
 And their rich fpoils divide. 
 
 15.0 my God, make them like a wheel 
 That's ever turning round : 
 Like ftubble which by furious winds 
 Is fcatter'd o're the ground. 
 
 14. As, when the fires devouring rage 
 Burns a tall Forreft down. 
 And air-fan'd flames creep up and fcorch 
 The lofty Mountains Crown ; 
 
 15". So, with the tempeft of thy breath. 
 In fury them purfue : 
 And let thy terrifying ftorms 
 Their trembling hearts fubdue. 
 
 16. Lord, fill their faces with difgrace. 
 That they may feek thy Name : 
 Or clfe confound them, till they fink 
 In everlaftins ftiame. 
 
 » 
 
 I -J. That the convinced age may know 
 Thy pow'r, and Majefty : 
 And that Jehovah o're the Larth 
 Is only the moft High. 
 
 PSALM 
 
I^faim Lxxxiv. 2 1 
 
 PSALM LXXXIV. 
 
 1. /"^ReatGod, whofe word the numerous 
 Vj In Heav'n and Earth obey, (Hofls 
 How lovely are the tents, where thou 
 
 Thy glories doft difplay ? 
 
 2. My longing foul faints, with defire 
 
 To enter thine abode : 
 My heart, and flefh ftiout forth for joy, 
 T' enjoy the living God. 
 
 3. The chirping Sparrow hath an houfe. 
 
 The Swallow, whofe ihrill tongue 
 Proclaims the fpring, hath found a neit 
 Where fhe may lay her young. 
 
 '4. Thine Altars they their refuge make, 
 And with foft-warblings fing 
 Their MakersPraife;Thou,Lord of Holls, 
 Thou art my God, and King. 
 
 5. Blefled are they, whofe happy lot 
 
 Is in thy Courts to dwell : 
 Their ravifh'd tongues thy facred Av5ls 
 Shall, without ceafing, tell. 
 
 6. Bleft is the man, whofe confidence 
 
 Doth on thy ftrength depend : 
 Whofe heart is on the ways of them, 
 Which to thy Temple tend 
 
 P 4 7.Who, 
 
2 14 i^falm Lxxxiv. 
 
 7. Who, pafling thorough Bachas Vjile,, 
 Turn it into a Well : 
 Whil'fl: Clouds diftilling caufe the Pools 
 Above the Brims to fwell. 
 
 S. Thence keeping on their chearful courfe. 
 From ftrength to ftrength they go : 
 Till all to Sion come, where God 
 Doth his bright Beauties fliow. 
 
 9. Thou that decid'ft the fate of war^ 
 
 My fervent Prayers hear: 
 Great God of faithful Jacob's race 
 Bow thy propitious Ear. , 
 
 10. Behold, O God our fhield, on me 
 
 Refledt an Eye of Grace : 
 O let thy life- reviving beams 
 Chear thine anointed's face. 
 
 11. For one day, in thy facred Courts, 
 
 Is better to abide. 
 Then thoufandsjwith mofl: pleafure,where 
 Thy prefence is deny'd. 
 
 12.. There would I rather keep a door. 
 Then their falfejoyes poflefs. 
 That dwell fecurely in the tents 
 OF profp'rous wickednefs. 
 
 13. God is a Sun, andfhield; theJLorJ 
 Will Grace and Glorv give : 
 
 '^ ■ And 
 
^ialm Lxxxy. 215 
 
 And no good thing will he withhold. 
 From them that purely live. 
 
 14. Great God, that art by numerous hofls 
 Of winged Spirits obeyed : 
 Bleft is the man, whofe truft depends 
 On thy Almighty aid. 
 
 PSALM LXXXV. 
 
 Ord, thou haft favourable been 
 To thine afflitfted land, 
 JacoFs Captivity reduc'd 
 By thine Almighty hand. 
 
 ■L 
 
 2. Thou haft forgiven thy peoples faults, 
 
 Born their iniquity : 
 And covered their provoking fins, 
 From thy revenging Eye. 
 
 3. Thou haft withdrawn thy wrath, & turn'd 
 
 Thy fury into peace : 
 Turn us, O God our health, and let 
 Thine indignation ceafe. 
 
 4. Wilt thou ftill chide ? and draw thy rage 
 
 To perpetuity ? 
 Wilt thou not us revive again 
 That we may joy in thee. 
 
 5.Shew 
 
316 lafatm Lxxxv. 
 
 5. Shew us thy free compaflions ; 
 
 Thy faving aid difplay ; 
 And we will carefully attend 
 What God the Lord will fay. 
 
 6. He to his people will fpeak good ; 
 
 To his redeemed peace : 
 But let them not turn back again 
 , > To ways of foolifhnefs. 
 
 n. Sure his Salvation's nigh to them. 
 Who his great Name revere ; 
 That God may in our happy land 
 His throne of Glory rear. 
 
 5. Mercy, and truth are met, to make 
 An harmony of Blifs : 
 Whil'ft righteoufnefs and peace falute 
 Each other with a Kifs. 
 
 9. Truth, like the beauties of the fpring. 
 
 Shall from the Earth arife : 
 And Righteoufnefs defcend in Beams 
 Of glory from the Skies. 
 
 10. God fhall on us, what e're is good, 
 
 Showredown with lib'ral hand : 
 And bring forth plenty from the womb 
 0[ o;;.r ftill pregnant land. 
 
 1 1 . juflice {hall go before, that we 
 
 His Covenants may obey : 
 
 And 
 
I&falm Lxxxvi. 217 
 
 I. 
 
 And he fhall guide us in the fteps 
 Of his preicribed way. 
 
 PSALM LXXXVI. 
 
 LOrd bow to me thy gracious Ear, 
 And hear my humble cries : 
 Fori am poor and needy grown, 
 O*reborn with miferies. 
 
 2. Lord, I am holy; Opreferve 
 
 My life with cares oppreft : 
 Thy fervant fave, whofe only truft 
 Doth on thy favour reft. 
 
 3. Be merciful, for unto thee 
 
 I daily raife my voice : 
 To thee I lift my longing heart ; 
 O make my foul rejoyce ! 
 
 4. Thou, Lord, art infinitely good. 
 
 Ready to pardon all : 
 Abundantly compaflionate. 
 When we for mercy call. 
 
 5*. Lord hear my pray'r, attend my fuit. 
 For I will cry to thee, 
 When fear*d calamities approach. 
 And thou fhalt anfwer me. 
 
 6.Among 
 
2i8 0raim Lxxxvi. 
 
 6. Among the gods, none may with thee 
 
 In competition ftand : 
 No works are like the glorious works. 
 Wrought by thy mighty hand. 
 
 7. All Nations whom thy word hath made. 
 
 Shall come and worftiip thee : 
 And fing unto thy Name the praife 
 Of thy dread Majefty. 
 
 8. Thou art the only great, andfit'ft 
 
 Upon the Soveraign throne : 
 By thee high wonders are perform'd. 
 Thou art the God alone. 
 
 9. Teach me thy paths, and of thy truth 
 
 My feet fhall walk the way : 
 Unite my heart, that 1 may fear 
 Thy Name, and Laws obey. 
 
 10- Thee will I, O my Lord, and God, 
 With all my powers praife : 
 And to the honour of thy Fame 
 Eternal trophies raife. 
 
 II. Thy mercies towards me vouchfaf *d, 
 In greatnefs do excel : 
 And thou haft free'd me from the jaws 
 Of the profoundeft hell. 
 
 iz.OGod, the proud, and violent 
 In num'rous tumults rife 
 
 Again ft 
 
i^falm Lxxxvii. 219 
 
 Againft my hunted foul ; and fet 
 Not thee before their eyes. 
 
 13. But thou, a God of pity art. 
 
 In thee rich Grace is found : 
 Thou art long-fuff'ring, and thy love, 
 With conftant trutn is crown'd. 
 
 14. Oh! turn to me, and Mercy grant. 
 
 Strength to thy fervant fend : 
 And to thy humble hand-maid's fon 
 Thy faving aid extend. 
 
 15. Some mark of favour fiiew, that they 
 
 That malice me, may fee. 
 And be aftiam'd ; becaufe thou, Lord, 
 Do'ft help and comfort me. 
 
 PSALM LXXXVIL 
 
 1. /^^Od, on e^for/'/^^'s facred Hill, 
 VJT Hath built his refting placf : 
 He more loves Sions gates, then all 
 
 The Tents oi Jacob's Race. 
 
 2, Bled City of our God; of thee. 
 
 Things glorious are declared ; 
 Rahab, and Baby Ion j we know. 
 Are not to be compar'd . 
 
 ^. F hilt ff lay 
 
2 20 i^falm Lxxxviii. 
 
 3. Philifita, Tyre, the ^jSthiops land, 
 
 Muft yield unto thy fame : 
 All the beft men, which they produce. 
 Scarcely deferve a Name. 
 
 4. ButitofS/<>«fhallbefaid, 
 
 This, and that worthy were 
 Born in her pious fchools ; and God 
 Himfelffhairftabliihhcr. 
 
 5. The Lord, when in his fcroU he writes 
 
 The Nations of the Earth, 
 Shall count, that this renowned man 
 Did there receive his birth. 
 
 6. Her fhall the fingers praife, and they 
 
 That touch the well-tun'd ftrings 
 Shall anfwer in full Quire, and fay. 
 In thee are all my fprings. 
 
 PSALM LXXXVIIL 
 
 1. /^Od of my health, to thee have I 
 VJ AH the day long compiain'd ; 
 Nor have 1 in the careful Night 
 
 My weary cries reitrain'd. 
 
 2 . O let the prayers which 1 pour forth, 
 
 Before thy Throne afcend : 
 And to the voice of my fad moans 
 Thine Kar of pity lend,- 
 
 3. For 
 
^feim Lxxxvm. 221 
 
 3. For my poor foul is preft down, with 
 
 The troubles that I have ; 
 And my expiring life draws nigh 
 The confines of the Grave. 
 
 4. I am efteem'd no more, then one 
 
 That to the pit defcends : 
 As a loft man, whofe wafted ftrength 
 To difTolution tends. 
 
 S' Free of the dead, like thofe that flain 
 Lie in the Earths cold womb ; 
 Forgot, cutoflC ne're to return 
 To their forfaken home. 
 
 6. By thee laid up in Vaults below 
 
 Where difmal darknefs keeps 
 An everlafting Night ; amidft 
 The horrour of the deeps. 
 
 7. Thy heavy wrath, like a dead weight. 
 
 Bears my weak fhoulders down : 
 Wave upon wave, thy ftorms affiult 
 My weather-beaten Crown. 
 
 8 . My friends thou haft removed as far 
 
 In pity, as in place : 
 Abhor'd, fliutup, llhallnomorc 
 Shew my defpifed face. 
 
 9. My mourning Eye, by griefs diflblvM, 
 
 Brim-full of water ftands j 
 
 Daily 
 
22 2 ^Mm Lxxxvm. 
 
 Daily to thee I call, and ftretch 
 My importuning Hands. 
 
 10. Wilt thou fliew wonders to the dead ? 
 
 And from the filence raife, i 
 
 The fleepy Tenants of the tombs. 
 To celebrate thy praife ? 
 
 11. Shall thy reviving kindnefs be. 
 
 In the closed grave revealed ? 
 And thy fo much proclaimed truthj> 
 In fad deftru(5tion feal'd ? 
 
 12. Shall darknefs know thy miracles? 
 
 Thy righteoufnefs be feen 
 In the dull land, where all things are. 
 As if th' had never been ? 
 
 13. But, Lord, to thee I cry *d ; my pray 'rs 
 
 Prevent the early day : 
 Why dofb thou caft my poor foul off? 
 And hid 'ft thy face away ? 
 
 14. Hard am I preft, from my youth up, 
 
 Ready each hour to die : 
 Whirft I, diftradled in my mind. 
 Under thy terrors lie. 
 
 1 5". Thy fierce difpleafure overwhelms ; 
 Thy fears my fenfe confound : 
 And, ] ike fo many rolling tides. 
 Swell to inclofe me round. 
 
 l^.Lover 
 
?0falm L xxxix. 223 
 
 l5. LoVcr and friend haft thou removed 
 Far from my helplefs fight : 
 And lock'd all mine acquaintance up 
 In the blind fhades of Night. 
 
 PSALM LXXXIX. 
 
 I .l~r Will in verfe immortal fing 
 X The mercies of the Lord ; 
 My mouth to after- ages iliall 
 His faithfulnefs record. 
 
 2. I, faith the Lord, by mercy will 
 
 Build ms a lading Name : 
 Thy truth ftialt thou more firmly Bx 
 Then Heav'ns Eternal frame. 
 
 3. I with the chofen of my heart 
 
 Have a fure Covenant feaFd : 
 And to my fervant David fworn, 
 Which ne're Ihall be rcpeai'd. 
 
 4. Thy feed will I confirm, as long 
 
 As times cxtreameft date ; 
 And build thy throne,till mans whole flock 
 Yield to the common fate. 
 
 ^. Th* admiring Heav'ns^O Lord,fhaM praife 
 The wonders of thy fame ; 
 And the whole Quire of glorious Saints 
 Thy facrcd truth proclaim. 
 
 Q 6.Which 
 
2 24 l^faim Lxxxix. 
 
 6. Which of th* Inhabitants of Heav*n, 
 
 With God may ftrive for place t 
 Who fhali be likened to the Lord 
 Of all the Angels Race? 
 
 7. God, in th*AfIembly of the Saints, 
 
 1$ greatly to be fear'd ; 
 By all that round about him are 
 Highly to be rever'd. 
 
 8. Great Lord, thou God of war, who is 
 
 A ftrong Lord like to thee ? 
 Where's any can compare for faith 
 With thy fidelity r* . difn] 
 
 9. Thou doft confine the rolling tides 
 
 Of the enraged main ; 
 Thou, when the Billows roar aloftj 
 Bid'itthem, be ftill again. 
 
 10. Rah ah by thee in pieces broke, 
 
 Like a (lain Carcafs lies : 
 And fcatter'd by thy pow'rful Arm 
 Are thy proud Enemies. 
 
 11. Thine is the Starry frame of Heav'n, 
 
 Thine is the round-fac'd Earth : 
 The world, and all that therein breeds 
 From thee receiv'd a Birth. 
 
 12. The frozen North, and fcalding South, 
 
 By thee created are : 
 
 Tahor, 
 
#faim Lxxxix. 225 
 
 tahor, and Hermort, Eaft, and Weft, 
 Thy glorious Name declare. 
 
 13 . Thou haft an arm with might endu d. 
 With which no might may vy : 
 Strong is thy hand, and thy right-hand 
 O're all advanced High. 
 
 I4.juftieey and judgment, at thy throne. 
 Have fix'd their dwelling-place ; 
 Mercy, and truth, hand joyn*d in hand 
 Shall go before thy face. 
 
 I $. Bleft they, who know the joyful founds 
 That to thy Courts invite : 
 They fhall thy beauty ke, and walk 
 In thy life-quickniiig light. 
 
 1 5. All day the greatnefs of thy Name 
 Shall fill their mouth with praife, 
 And in thy Righteoufnefs ftiall they 
 Their firm-built honour raife. 
 
 17. Thou art the glory of their ftrength ; 
 
 Ths favour of thine Eye 
 Doth make us great, and we in thee 
 Shall lift our horn on high, 
 
 18. For from th' Almighties powerful aid 
 
 Doth our Salvation fpring : 
 God is our fhield, the holy one 
 Onfi'el is our King, 
 j^'- Q 2 ip.Thou 
 
226 i^falm Lxxxix. 
 
 ip. Thou, in dark vifion haft reveal'd 
 Thy felf, and fometimes faid 
 To thine elc(5led, I have help 
 On one that's n:iighty laid. 
 
 %o. One from the people I have chofe. 
 My fervant David found ; 
 His head, with facred oyl, enriched. 
 And him my King have crown'd. , 
 
 21. With him my hand fhall be confirmed ; 
 
 And ftrengthned by my arm> 
 The foe no tribute fhall exadl ; 
 Nor fons of mifchief harm. 
 
 22. His feared Enemies will I 
 
 Before his face fubdue : (hearts^ 
 
 My torturing plagues , fhall vex their 
 That him with hate purfue. 
 
 25. But upon him, my conftant truth. 
 And mercy fhall befhown: 
 And, in my Kame, his horn fhall be 
 Exalted with renown. 
 
 24. He, to the feas of purple tyre, 
 
 His powerful hand fhall ftretch : 
 And his right hand unto the ftreams 
 Of fvvift Euphrates reach. 
 
 25. To me fhall he addrcfs his cries. 
 And my dread Name invoke. 
 
 Thou 
 
I^faim Lxxxix. 227 
 
 Thou art my Father, thou my God, 
 My Saviour thou, my Rock. 
 
 26. Him, my efpecial Grace (hall make 
 
 Firft in the right of Birth, 
 Higher then all the Kings, that (hare 
 The Empires of the Earth. 
 
 27. Mercies, as endlefs as my fclf, 
 
 Will I for him prefer ve : 
 Nor, from the Covenant made with him. 
 Shall my performance fwervc. 
 
 28. The feed, which from his loins fhall fpring 
 
 Will I perpetuate : 
 His throne fliall, like the days of Heav'n, 
 Out-live the age of fate. 
 
 29. But, if his Children flight my Laws, 
 
 And from my judgments liray ; 
 If they my ftatutes break, and my 
 Commandments difobey ; 
 
 30. Then their tranfgreflions will I fcourge 
 
 With the deferved rod : 
 Their fins fliall feel the angry flrripes 
 Of an ofFended God. 
 
 3 1. Yet, quite I will not cafl: him ofJ, 
 
 Nor from my faith recede : 
 My Covenant I will not infrir ge, 
 Nor alter what I faid. 
 
 Q 3 32T0 
 
2 28 lafaim lxxxix. 
 
 3 2 . To David, by my Holinefs 
 I folemnly did fwear. 
 He ne're fliould want an Heir, that (hall 
 The Crown oijudah wear. 
 
 3 3 .His throne ftiall be confirmed, as long 
 As men the Sun fhall fee : 
 And the ftill-changingMoon be pledge 
 Of my unchanged decree. 
 
 3 4. But now, thou haft abandon'd him. 
 As an abhorred thing : 
 And caus'd thy jealoufie to flame 
 'Gainft thine anointed King. 
 
 35*. The Covenant thou haft difanui'd. 
 Once to thy fervant made : 
 And his prophaned Diadem 
 In the bafe duft haft laid. 
 
 36 Thou his inclofures haft broke down. 
 His forts to ruin brought : 
 Spoil'd by all paflengers ; and by 
 His Neighbours fet at nought. 
 
 37. Thou haft exalted the right hand 
 
 Of his prevailing foes : 
 And his infulting haters made 
 To triumph in his woes. 
 
 38. His conqu'ring fword hath now no more 
 
 The edge ic wore of late ; 
 
 And, 
 
 1 
 
ll&faun Lxxxix. 229 
 
 And, in the doubtful chance of war, 
 He finks beneath his fate. 
 
 39. The glorious Luftre, which empal'd 
 
 His Royal brows, is gone : 
 And thou, down to the abjedl Earth, 
 Haft caft his awful Throne. 
 
 40. Thou haft cut fhort his youthful days. 
 
 In their moft profp*rous Race : 
 And cover'd his defpifed head, 
 With infamous difgrace. 
 
 41. How Long I Lordjwilt thou hide thy felf* 
 
 Till my faint life expire ? 
 Shall thy incenfed fury burn 
 Like a confuming fire ? 
 
 42. Think what a fpan of time it is. 
 
 That I fliall here remain ? 
 Why haft thou made all humane flefh 
 So abfolutely vain ? 
 
 43. What man doth live, and fhall not fee 
 
 Pale death ? Can he then fave 
 His foul from the unpitying hand 
 Of the devouring Grave ? 
 
 44. Where is thy love ? thy kindnefs/ Lord, 
 
 Which in the times before ? 
 Thou haft, in thine eternal truth. 
 Unto thy David fwore r* 
 
 Q 4 45.R6mem- 
 
250^ ^^faim Lxxxix. 
 
 45. Remember, Lord, the vile reproach. 
 
 By thy poor fervants born ; 
 
 liow my fad breall: is loaded with 
 
 The haughty peoples fcorn. 
 
 46. Wherewith thine Enemies blafpheme. 
 
 Wherewith malicious men 
 Traduce my fteps ; The Lord be bleft 
 For ever bleft ! ^men. 
 
 THE 
 
231 
 
 
 THE 
 PSALMS of King 
 
 DAVID 
 
 Paraphrafed. 
 
 rhe Fourth BOOK. 
 
 PSALM XC 
 
 Ord of this admirable frame. 
 And all that is therein ; 
 
 From age to age fucceflive thou 
 Our dwelling place haft been. 
 
 I. 
 
 L 
 
 2. Before the Airy Mountains had 
 
 Received their unknown birth : 
 Or, from void darknefs, thou hadft formed 
 The new created Earth. 
 
 3.E'rc 
 
3J2 
 
 xc. 
 
 3. E're the vaft Fabrick of the world 
 
 Was yet defign'd by thee. 
 For ever thou art Godj, and Ihalt 
 Our God for ever be. 
 
 4. Thou, at thy pleafure, turn 'ft frail Man 
 
 To his firft duft, and when 
 The fame free pleafure moves thee, fay'fl:. 
 Return ye fons of men. 
 
 5*. A thoufatid years, when gone, to thee 
 Are biit as yelterday. 
 Or as a watch, that tells the Night, 
 How faft it fleets away. 
 
 6, Swept like an hafty torrent hence. 
 Like a vain dream we pafs ; 
 Grow up, and our duration have 
 Even as the morning grafs. 
 
 J. Frefh in its beauty, when the Sun 
 Reddens the blufhing Skies : 
 But, e're the Evening dim the Light, 
 Cut down and quickly dies. 
 
 8. By thy provok'd difpleafure, we 
 
 Confume, and pine away: 
 Thine Anger troubles us, and ftraight 
 Our fainting Sp'rits decay. 
 
 9. All our mifdeeds are naked laid. 
 
 To thy quick- fearching fight : 
 
 Our 
 
Our fecret fins, before thine Eyes, 
 Appear in open light. 
 
 10. For, in thy wrath, our weary days 
 
 To a fwift period tend : 
 Our years, by us unheeded, like 
 An idle ftory end, 
 
 11. Sev'nty's our fum, & if, through ftrength. 
 
 To fourfcore we go on. 
 Sorrow is all we get ; fo foon 
 They, and our felves are gone. 
 
 IZ. Who knows what power thine anger 
 As is the awful fear ( hath ? 
 
 ,The mind of man conceives of thee. 
 Such doth thy wrath appear. 
 
 13. Teach us that true Arithmetick 
 
 Of our few days, that we 
 To the inqueft of wifdom may 
 Apply our induftry. 
 
 14. Return, O Lord, how long ? O let 
 
 Thy tender heart relent 
 Toward thy fervants, thy juft wrath. 
 And our fad woes repent. 
 
 15*. O let thy early mercies come. 
 That we may gladnefs know : 
 For thofe long days, in forrow paft. 
 As long of joy beftow, 
 
 1 5. Shew 
 
234 l^faim xci. 
 
 i6. Shew thofc that wait on thee, what a^s 
 Thy power divine hath done : 
 And let thy glory on their feed 
 Shine like the rifing Sun. 
 
 1 7. The beauty of the Lord our God 
 On us for ever reft ! 
 Blefs thou the works we take in hand ; 
 So /hall our work be bleft. 
 
 PSALM XCI. 
 
 I. TTE, thatfor his fccure recefs, 
 JLJL Hath chofen the moft high. 
 Shall under the protedling (hade 
 Of the Almighty lie. 
 
 %* Can'ft thou fay truly. The Lord is 
 My refuge, my ftrong fort, 
 The God to whom my conftant faith 
 Shall in diftrefs refort ^ 
 
 3. Then furely Ihall he fave thee from 
 The crafty Fowlers fnare, 
 And the contagious breath, that flies 
 Through the infecfled Air. 
 
 ^. Under his brooding Feathers, thou 
 Shalt thine aflurance build : 
 His never-failing truth fliall be 
 Thy buckler, and thy iliield. 
 
 i'.No 
 
" ^ l^falm xcL ^35 
 
 5. No nightly terrors fhall affright. 
 
 Nor arrows of the day : 
 Nor plague that walks unfeen, nor fword 
 That at high noon does flay. 
 
 6. Athoufand, and ten thoufand, dead- 
 
 Shall on each hand be laid : 
 Whirft thou fhalt unendanger'd fee 
 The wicked's Sins repaid. 
 
 7. The Lord thy refuge thou haft made. 
 
 The Higheft thy retreat : 
 No ill fhall therefore thee attaque* 
 
 Nor mifchief touch thy feat. ': 
 
 8. Angels to keep thee in thy ways. 
 
 He for thy guard fhall fend : 
 By them born up, left 'gainft a ftone 
 Thy feet thou Ihould'ft offend. 
 
 9. Upon the Mountain-Lyons back. 
 
 And Adder thou Ihalt tread ; 
 The youthful Lions fpurn, and ftamp 
 On the fell Dragons head. 
 
 10. Becaufc he loves me ( faith the Lord ) 
 
 From dangers I will free : 
 He fhall ( in that he knows my Name ) 
 Highly exalted be. 
 
 1 1. He upon me fhall call, j^ndl 
 
 Will anfwei ; I will be 
 
 At 
 
 ^-j 
 
^3^ i^falm x cii. 
 
 At hand, to faVe him in diftrcfs. 
 And raife to dignity. 
 
 IZ. He fhall be fatisfi'd with days 
 Drawn to an envy'd length 
 Ofhappinefs: and after that 
 Behold my faving ftrength* 
 
 5 :i..r.d"l ijOh '^ 
 
 PSALM XCll. 
 
 1 . * /Tils good to -pay the L'oM o&ii Ithahl^s, 
 
 JL And the adored i^ame 
 OfGodinthron'donhigh, inverfe 
 Immortal to proclaims -*.^ ^\'- ' -\'i '^■'- - 
 
 2. To tell his mercies, when the Sun ^''' 
 
 Firft fhews his golden head : 
 And fing his truth, when he defcends 
 Dowri t6 Tiiii wa tr y bed V - ' 
 
 3. Upon a ten ftring'd inftrument. 
 
 To the fweet Pfalt'ry fet : 1 J '■■• ■' 
 Both with the folemn- founding Harp^ 
 In a full confort met. ' ' ^' - ' '^•oi 
 
 4. Thy works, O Lord, with joy diving 
 
 My raviflit heart afFe(ft : 
 
 And, in the glory of thy adls. 
 
 My triumphs Tie ere^fV. 
 
 5.Lord, 
 
^faim xcii._ 237 
 
 5". Lord, how immenfe are thy great deeds ? 
 Thy thoughts are an Abyfs ! 
 Thebruiifli knows not, nor the fool 
 At all confiders this ; 
 
 6. That when the wicked fpring as grafs. 
 
 And gayly flourifliing 
 Sin-workers are ; they on themfelves 
 But fare Deftru(5tion bring. 
 
 7. Thou Lord ( for ever ) art moft high ! 
 
 All that thy goodnefs hate 
 SHali perifh ; thofe that fin contrivq, : 
 Thy breath fti^lldiffipate. ' '{ 
 
 8. Like th' Unicorns exalted 'Horn; 
 
 Thou fhalt advance my head : 
 Frefh Aroniatick unguents fhali 
 Be on rty Temples fhedr'n :Jrri ■ 
 
 9. Mine Eye fha 11 fee, what Ihave wilht 
 
 Befal mine Enemies : 
 Mine Ear {hall their deftrudtion hear^. 
 That do' againft me r ifei- ^ i^ - . ^ t 
 
 -^c... " . ■;:;-^-; . . :*■ 7T:?nr !jn'*" 
 
 1 0. The juft ihallprofper, like the Palm 
 
 To full perfedlion grown : 
 Like a tall Cedar on the top - ;- 
 0£ iha-dy Lebanon, noirfv 
 
 11. They planted in the houfe ofGod, 
 
 Shall in his Courts be feen 
 
 Flourifii- 
 
23? i&raim xciiL 
 
 Flouriftiing, fruitful, and in age 
 Still full of Sap, and green. 
 
 12, To (hew, that God, who is my Rock, 
 For juftice is renown'd : 
 And nothing of unrighteoufnefs 
 Can in his ways be found. 
 
 PSALM XGIII. 
 
 1. ^T^He Lord doth reign, and in his Robes 
 
 X Of Majefty appears, 
 GJothed with pow'r, and on his loins 
 Strength for a girdle wears. 
 
 2. The world by him is fo confirmed. 
 
 That mov'd it cannot be : 
 Thy throne is, from the days of old, 
 To all Eternity. 
 
 3. The fiouds have lifted up, OLord, 
 
 The fiouds lift up their voice : 
 The angry fiouds lift up their waves. 
 And make a roaring noifc. 
 
 4. The Lord is mightier then the noife. 
 
 Which many waters keep ; 
 More mighty then the rolling waves 
 Of the enraged deep. 
 
 5-Thy 
 
^tiam xciv. 239 
 
 Thy teftimonies are mofl fure ; 
 
 Great God ! Pure holinefs 
 Becomes thy houfe, and let it ftill 
 
 Thine awful Courts pollcfs* 
 
 PSALM XCIV. 
 
 I. /^^Reat God of vengeance,thou,to whom 
 vJ Vengeance belongs of right. 
 Shine forth,deck'd ap,& arm'd with beams 
 Of all-convincing light. 
 
 Z. Jufl: Arbiter of all the Earth, 
 Set up thy felf on High ; 
 Render the proud, the due reward 
 Of his impiety. 
 
 3. How long fliall wicked men triumph ? 
 
 How long fuch hard things vent ? 
 And boafl their profp'rous hands havd 
 The ills their hearts invent ? ( wroughe 
 
 4. Thy people they in pieces break, 
 
 Thine Heritage opprefs ; 
 The widovv> and the ftranger f]ay> 
 And kill the Fatherlefs. 
 
 S' Yet, ( felf-deceiving ) fondly fay, 
 Th' Almighty fhall not fee : 
 Nor fliall the God o^ Jacob's Eye 
 Mark our iniquity, 
 
 R <S.Cor* 
 
240 ^talm xciv, J 
 
 6. Confider, ye brute men, ye fools. 
 
 When will ye wifer be ? 
 Shall not he hear, that made the Ear ? 
 And the Eye- former fee ? 
 
 7. He that the Heathen doth chaftife, 
 
 Shall not his hand corredl ? 
 Shall not he know, whofe knowledge doth 
 The heart of man dire(5l ? 
 
 8. The Lord perceives the thoughts of man. 
 
 That they are all but vain : 
 Happy is he, whom thou correal 'ft. 
 And in thy law doft train. 
 
 9. That thou may'ft eafe him in the day 
 
 Of trouble, till the pit, 
 Which their provoking fins have dig*d, 
 - Be for the wicked fit. 
 
 10. God will not cafl his people off. 
 
 Nor His Eledl defert : 
 But judgment fhall to juflice turn. 
 Sought by the pure in heart. 
 
 11. Who will arife, and fide with me. 
 
 Ill-doers to fupprefs ? 
 Who will ftand up for me againft 
 Thofe that work wickcdnefs r* 
 
 IZ. Unlefs the Lord had help'd, my foul 
 Had dwelt in filent Night : 
 
 But 
 
jdfalm xciv. 241 
 
 But when I faid, my foot doth flip. 
 Thy mercy kept me right. 
 
 13. When multitudes of troubled thoughts 
 
 Boil in my penfive breaft. 
 Thy confolations calm the ftorm> 
 And fct my mind at reft. 
 
 14. Shall villany ( though now pofTeft 
 
 Of an ufurped throne ) 
 Have place with thee ? which make good 
 Thegreateftmifchiefsown. (Laws 
 
 15'. Whirft they, againft the righteous foul. 
 Are in clofe plots combined ; 
 And guiltlefs heads by them condemned 
 Are for the Axe defign'd. 
 
 i5»But to theLord, for my defence. 
 Will I my felf addrefs : 
 He is my Rock of fafety, he's 
 My refuge in diftrefs. 
 
 17. He their own fins ftiall bring on them> 
 And quickly cut them ofF 
 In their iniquities ; the Lord 
 Our God fhall cut them off 
 
 R 2 PSALM 
 
242 i^faim xcv. 
 
 PSALM xcv. 
 
 1 . /^^ Ome let us fing unto the Lord, 
 V_y And our united praife 
 
 In joyful fhouts unto the Rock 
 Of our falvation raile. 
 
 2. Let us before his face appear. 
 
 And lift our thankful voice ; 
 In facred Anthems to his Name, 
 Sung with a folemn noife. 
 
 3 . The Lord Almighty is a God, 
 
 Whofe pow'r all pow'r reftrains ; 
 In ftrength tranfcendent, o're all Gods 
 A King fupream he reigns. 
 
 4. He the deep places made, and fmooth'd 
 
 The vallies with his hand : 
 The hills rofe up, and have their ftrength 
 By his alone Command. 
 
 5*. His is the fea, in whofe vaft beds. 
 He treafures up the floud : 
 His fingers formed the dry land. 
 Out of the new drained mud. 
 
 6. Come let us his dread Name adore, 
 And at his foot-ftooll fall : 
 With bended knees invoke the Lord/ 
 And maker of us all, 
 
 , 7.He 
 
lafaim xcvi. 2^ 
 
 7. He is our God, his people we : 
 
 He doth in paftures keep. 
 And us, by his all-ruling hand. 
 Leads like a flock of fheep. 
 
 8. If ye will lend obedient Ears 
 
 Unto his voice to day ; 
 Then harden not your hearts, as ye 
 Provok'd Him in the Way, 
 
 -p. When in the foodlefs Wildernefs 
 Your fathers tempted me, 
 Prov'd me with murmurings, and did 
 My works of wonder fee. 
 
 10. Fourty years long I ( griev'd with them ) 
 
 Did of this people fay. 
 They erre in their unfaithful hearts. 
 And have not known my way. 
 
 1 1. To whom I did, in myjuft wrath. 
 
 By folemn oath proteft ; 
 That they fliould never enter in 
 Mine everlafting reft. 
 
 I. 
 
 PSALM XCVL 
 
 Sing to the Lord, th' Eternal God ; 
 Songs new-compofed fing : 
 Let the vaft circuit of the Earth 
 Aloud his praifes ring. 
 
 ^ ? 2.Sing 
 
:^ ~^falm xcvi. 
 
 Z. Sing to the Lord, inthron'd on high, 
 Blefs his adored Name : 
 The great falvation, he hath wrought, 
 - From day to day proclaim. 
 
 3. The fplendor of his glory to 
 
 Th' admiring Gentiles fhow : 
 Let all that people this round Globe 
 His mighty wonders know. 
 
 4. The Lord in excellence is great. 
 
 And greatly to he prais'd : 
 His fear fupream, above the fear 
 Of all gods elfe is rais'd. 
 
 5. The Heathen gods, vain Idols are. 
 
 By their adorers made : 
 But 'tis the Lord, whofe powerful word 
 The Starry Heav'ns difplay'd. 
 
 6' Bright honour, awful Majefty, 
 Circle his glorious face : 
 Strength, with illuftrious beauty joyn/d. 
 His San(5luary Grace. 
 
 y. Give to the Lord, ye fons of men. 
 And kindreds of each tribe. 
 Immortal Glory ; to the Lord 
 (jiory and ftrength afcribe. 
 
 ^. Give to the Lord the glory due 
 To his thrice holy Name : 
 
 Corns 
 
l^ralm xc VI. 245 
 
 Come to his Courts, and let your gifts 
 Upon his Altars flame. 
 
 9. The Lord, O wor/hip, in the place 
 
 Of beauteous holinefs : 
 Their vows to him let all the Earth 
 With humble fear addrefs. 
 
 10. Say to the Heathen, The Lord reigns ; 
 
 By him the world fhall be 
 Fix-d, not to move, and he fhall judge 
 The people righteoufly. 
 
 11. Let the ftill-rolling fpheres rejoyce, 
 
 The Earth fliout forth amain ; 
 Let the fea roar, and whatfoe're 
 Her watry ftores contain. 
 
 1 2. Let the field joyful be, and all 
 
 That from the ground doth fpring ; 
 Then, all the trees of the wild wood 
 Before the Lord ihall fing. 
 
 13 . He comes, he comes to judge the Earth : 
 
 The world, withjuftice, he 
 Shall govern ; and the people guide. 
 With truth, and Equity. 
 
 R 4 . FSALM 
 
2 4^ lafalm xcvii. 
 
 PSALM XCVII. 
 
 I . ^T^He Lord Almighty reigns fupreanii 
 X O let the Larth rejoyce : 
 For gladnefs let the num'rous Ifles 
 To Heav'n lift up their voice. 
 
 2* Thick clouds, and black obfcurity 
 His awful feat infold : 
 Juftice, and judgment on each fide. 
 His royal throne uphold. 
 
 3. Fire goes before him, and burns up 
 
 His foes, his flafhes ftrook 
 A difmal light throughout the world. 
 The Earth beheld, and Ihook. 
 
 4. When he appeared the lofty Hills 
 
 Like Wax, did mqlt away j 
 When he appear'd, to whom, as Lord, 
 All th' Earth doth Homage pay. 
 
 §. The Heavens, where bleit Angels dwell. 
 His righteoufnefs declare : 
 His glories openly difplay'd 
 To wond'ring mortals are. 
 
 6. Confounded be they all, whofe lips 
 Carv'd Images implore : 
 That boaft vain Idols ; all ye Gods 
 Him the great Gqd adore. 
 
l&falm xcvm. 247 
 
 7. Sion, and Judah*s daughters joy*d. 
 
 When they thy judgments heard : 
 Thou, Lord, art high, 'bovc all the Earth, 
 Above all gods art fear'd. 
 
 8. Hate evil, ye that love the Lord ; 
 
 He doth his Saints defend : 
 He to the juft, from wicked hands. 
 Doth fure deliverance fend. 
 
 9. He, for the righteous man, hath fown 
 
 Seeds of immortal light : 
 And unconceived joy prepared. 
 For thofe, whofe hearts are right. 
 
 10. Ye juft ones, in the Lord exult. 
 
 To him your joys exprefs : 
 And thanks, at the remembrance pay 
 Of his great liolinefs. 
 
 PSALM XGVIIL 
 
 ■s 
 
 Ing to the Lord a new-made fong; 
 For wonders he hath do;ne : 
 His right hand, and his holy arm. 
 The vidlory have won. 
 
 2. The Lord hath, to the fons of men. 
 Made his falvation known : 
 His righteoufnefs in open view. 
 To the dark heathen (hown. 
 
 j.His 
 
248 t^faint xcviii.^ 
 
 5. His mercy he remembred hath. 
 And truth to Ifr'els Race : 
 The ends of the remoteft Earth 
 Have feen his fa V in g Grace. 
 
 4. Let the whole Earth, unto the Lord, 
 Vyith joyful noifes ring : 
 With acclamations fill the Air, 
 Shout forth, and praifes fing. 
 
 jl*. Sing to the Lord, upon the Harp, 
 The Harp fo folemn fweet : 
 Let the well-tuned voice with Pfalips 
 In facred numbers meet. 
 
 6. With trumpets pierce the lohy Skies ; 
 Let the ftirill Cornets found : 
 Make joyful noife before the Lord, 
 Who King of Saints is crowned. 
 
 7- 
 
 Let the fea roar, and whatfoe're 
 In rolling deeps is bred ; 
 
 The world be glad, and all that on 
 The Earths vaft furface tread. 
 
 8 . Let dancing billows clap their hands. 
 
 Till the tall mountains ring 
 The doubled Echoes of their joys 
 Before the Lord the King. 
 
 9. He comes ! he comes to judge the Earth ; 
 
 The world with juftlce he 
 
 Shall 
 
Shall govern, and the people guide. 
 With truth, and Equity. 
 
 PSALM XCIX. 
 
 I, "V jOw that the Lord his reign begins, 
 J[\l Let men with terror quake : 
 He fits between the Cherubins ; 
 Let Earths foundations fhake. 
 
 1. Great is the Lord in Sions tow*rs. 
 Above all people high : 
 His Name fo great, fo terrible, 
 So holy, magnifie. 
 
 3. His ftrength loves judgment: yet withal 
 
 Doth Equity embrace : 
 Juftice, with righteoufnefs allay *d. 
 He deals to Jacob's race. 
 
 4. Exalt o're all the Lord our God 
 
 His Majefty adore : 
 Down at his foot.ftooU fall, for he 
 Is holy evermore. 
 
 5. ^^ofes and J'ron 'mongft his Priefts, 
 
 Samuel with them, that have 
 His Name invok't ; thefe call'd on him ; 
 He gracious anfwer gave. 
 
 i 6.He, 
 
25Q l^falni c. 
 
 6. He, in the cloudy Pillar fpakc. 
 
 His teftimonies they 
 Obferv'd, and did the Ordinance 
 By him injoyn'd obey. 
 
 7. Thou anfwer'dft them, O Lord, our God 
 
 And didft in mercy fweet 
 Forgive, although thy juft revenge 
 Did their inventions mept. 
 
 8. Exalt o're all the Lord our God, 
 
 HisMajefty adore 
 Upon his holy hill ; our God 
 Is holy evermore. 
 
 PSALM C 
 
 1 . TV yr Ake Jubilees ( all lands ) to God 
 iVx With a triumphant noife : 
 Serve him with gladncfs, and in fongs 
 
 Before his face rejoyce. 
 
 2. He's Lord, and God, he ( not our felves) 
 
 Did us our being give : 
 "VVe are his people, we his ftieep. 
 And on his Paftures live. 
 
 \ . Enter his gates with thanks, his praife 
 Within his Courts proclaim : 
 Bring to his Altars grateful gifts. 
 And blefs his facred Name. 
 
 4.Good 
 
Good is the Lord, his mercies are 
 
 For ever firmly fure : 
 His truth inviolably, doth 
 
 From age to age endure. 
 
 PSALM CI. 
 
 I. T Of impartial judgment wilL 
 JL And milder mercy fing ; 
 To thee, OLord, He fing, from whom 
 Both in perfe(5lion fpring. 
 
 2e Wifdom fhall guide me in juft ways ; 
 When wilt thou come to me ? 
 I with an heart fincere will walk 
 Before my Family. 
 
 3 . No wicked thing before mine Eyes 
 
 Shall tempt me ; I detelt 
 The works of them, that turn afide- 
 Near me they fhall not reft. 
 
 4. A froward heart Tie banifh from 
 
 My peaceful company : 
 And will not know the man that lives 
 In lov*d Impiety. 
 
 5. Him Tie cut ofJ, that hath his friend 
 
 With fecret flander flrook ; 
 I will not fufJer a proud heart. 
 Nor bear an haughty iookc 
 
 6. Mine 
 
252 l^faim CI. 
 
 6. Mine Eyes ( that they may dwell with me) 
 
 The faithful fhali obferve : 
 He that walks perfedl in his way. 
 Shall my imployments ferve. 
 
 7. Him, that works fine deceits^ my Roof 
 
 Shall not proteifl a night : 
 A lying tongue Ylc not endUre, 
 To tarry in my fight. 
 
 8. To quick deftrucflion I will bring 
 
 The wicked of the land : 
 And from God's City cut them of?. 
 
 With an unpitying hand. u- 
 
 PSALM CL Or thus. 
 
 1. 'A/^Ercy I will and Judgment fing 
 L\\Xo thee,0 Lord from whom they f^ringy 
 
 Wifdom Jhall all my Ways correal : 
 
 2. When wilt Thou come, and dwell with me ? 
 My whole affairs, and Family 
 
 I will with perfeSi heart direct. 
 
 5. No Evil Jhall my Eyes mifguide^ 
 I hate their works that turn ajide, 
 Ko fuch Jhall in my favour grow : 
 4. Ihofe that are ofafroward heart 
 Shall from my Company depart , 
 Ao wicked Perfon will I knew ^ 
 
 sWhe 
 
5. Who hath his friend wkhflanderftroek 
 Inillcutoff; J Haughty look, 
 
 And a iroiid heart Vie not endure : 
 
 6. ^!Mine "Byes upon the Faithful are, 
 Him for my Servant I declare, 
 
 Whofe Hands are Juft, and Heart if Furer 
 
 7. He that doth treaeh'row works devife, 
 Ihat ffreads abroad malicious Lyes, 
 
 Shant ft ay within my Houfe, or fight : 
 
 8. 7he Wicked of the Land Vie flay, 
 that from Gods Cityfoon 1 may 
 
 Cut offy and Root th' Ungodly quite. 
 
 PSALM CII. 
 
 1. ^TT'Hou, Lord, from whom all comfort 
 
 X My mournful prayers hear : (fprings 
 Let my prevailing cries before 
 Thy mercy-feat appear. 
 
 2. Hide not thy face from my diftrefs. 
 
 Thine Ear of pity lend : 
 In the fad day of my complaints 
 A fpeedy anfwer fend. 
 
 3. My days, likefmoke confume^ my bone 
 
 Dry'd, as an hearth with heat: 
 My heart's ftruck down like withered hay 
 That I forget my meat. 
 
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 4. My fliort-breath'd lungs, fo wafted arc 
 
 With my continual groans ; 
 That now my flirivel'd-flefhlefs skin 
 Cleaves to my ftaring Bones. 
 
 5. Tme like the Pelicane, that in 
 
 The wildernefs delights : 
 OrasthedefartOwl, whofefhreeks 
 Difturb the peaceful nights. 
 
 6. Sleep (the reprieve of grief ) hath lefe 
 
 Mine Eyes; I fit alone. 
 As on the houfe the Sparrow does 
 His dear loft mate bemoan. 
 
 ^. All day mine Enemies reproach> 
 Mad men my ruine fwear : 
 Aihes, like bread I eat, and drink 
 No drop, without a tear. 
 
 8. Thine indignation, and fierce wrath 
 
 Upon my head arc thrown : 
 For thou to dignity didft raife. 
 And now haft caft me down. 
 
 9. My days are like the Ev'riing fhade ; 
 
 And I like Sun-burnt grafs : 
 But thou endureft, and thy thoughts 
 Firm to all ages pafs. 
 
 T o. TIiou ihalt arife, and mercy for 
 Thy Sion fhalt command : 
 
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 The time to favour her is come, 
 Th' appointed time's at hand. 
 
 I r. Thy fervants in her (tones delight. 
 Though fhe in ruine lies : 
 And hope to fee her from the duft 
 A glorious Temple rife. 
 
 12. Then ftiall the Gentiles fear the Name 
 
 Of thee th' Almighty Lord : 
 Thy Majefty by all that Rule 
 The Earth, ihall be ador'd. 
 
 1 3 . The Lord, when Sion he rebuilds, 
 
 Shall in his glory fhine : 
 He will regard the deftitute, : 
 
 Nor from their pray'r decline. 
 
 14. This, for the ages yet to corner 
 
 Shall facred Pens record, '^ 
 
 That all which fhall created be ^ 
 
 May fee, and praife the Lord: 
 
 1 5*. He, in his San(5lu^ry thron'd, 
 Caft down a look from high : 
 And did from Heaven vifit Earth 
 With a relenting Eye. 
 
 16. To hear the Pris'ners groans, and ioofe 
 The hands for flaughter bound ; 
 His Name in Sion to declare. 
 And praife in Salem found ; 
 
 S 17. When . 
 
25^ ^Calni cii. 
 
 J J. when folemnly the people are, 
 In full AfTembly joyn'd : 
 And all the Kingdoms of the world. 
 To ferve the Lord inclin'd. 
 
 1 8. But Thou the Vigor of my ftrength 
 
 HafI: weakned on the way, 
 And my contradled term of life. 
 Set to a fhorter day. 
 
 19. Take me not hence, my God, faid I, 
 
 E*re Half my days be paft : 
 As for thy years, we know that they 
 Beyond all ages laft. 
 
 20. Thy all-commanding word of old. 
 
 The Earths foundations laid : 
 The Heav'ns, with all the glories there. 
 Thy pow'rful hands difpiaid. 
 
 2 1. Yet they fhall be diflblv'd, but thou 
 
 Doft thy duration hold : 
 Like a caft garment, they ihall lofe 
 Their beauty, and grow old. 
 
 22. Them like a vefture thou flialt change. 
 
 And they fhall changed be : 
 But thou art ftill the fame thou waft ; 
 Thy years no period fee. 
 
 23. The children of thy fervants fhall 
 
 In happy (late remain : 
 
 And 
 
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 And the bleft ifTue of their loins. 
 Thy favour (hall fuftain . 
 
 PSALM GUI. 
 
 1. T5Lefs thou the Lord, my foul, all ye 
 JLJ My faculties, O blefs 
 
 His moft ador'd omnipotence. 
 And his great Name confefs. 
 
 2. Blefs thou the Lord, my foul, nor let 
 
 The grateful memory 
 Of his unvalued benefits 
 In dull Oblivion lie. 
 
 3. He pardons all thy fins, 'tis he 
 
 In ficknefs makes thee found : 
 
 From death he doth redeem thy life. 
 
 With love and mercy crown'd. 
 
 4. He fills thy mouth, he with good things 
 
 Thine appetite fupplies : 
 And, as the Eagles, makes thine age 
 To new-born youth arife. 
 
 5:. The Lord, in all neceflities. 
 Extends his righteoufnefs : 
 And judgment executes, for thofe 
 .-Whominjuries opprefs. 
 
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 6. His ways of fecret providence. 
 
 He made to zMofes known : 
 His noble, and renowned adls 
 To Ifr'els feed were fhown. 
 
 7. Prone to compaflion is the Lord, 
 
 Pity in him excels : 
 To anger he is flow ; with him 
 Abundant mercy dwells. 
 
 8. He will not always chide, norftill 
 
 Keep up provoked Ire : 
 Deals not as we have find ; nor pays 
 What our mifdeeds require. 
 
 9. For, as the higheft Heav'ns above 
 
 The loweft Earth appear ; 
 
 Such is His mercy towards them. 
 
 That worfhip Him in fear. 
 
 10. As far as is the bright-ey'd Eafl 
 
 From the dusk Weftern fiiade. 
 Between us, and our fins, fo great 
 A diHance hath he made. 
 
 1 1. As fathers on their children yern. 
 
 So doth his pity fpare 
 Thofe that fear him ; he knows our frame,' 
 That dull is all we are. 
 
 12. Vain Airy man, like Summers grafs 
 
 Such are his beft of days : 
 
 As 
 
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 As a fine flower in the field. 
 His beauty he difplays. 
 
 1 3. A ruder blaft but pafles oVe, 
 
 And flraight 'tis gone ; The place 
 Where late it lliew'd its pride, no more 
 Shall know where once it was. 
 
 14. But the Lords mercies unto thofe. 
 
 That fear him, have no end : 
 His righteoufnefs (hall unto fons 
 Of unborn fons defccnd ; 
 
 15". To fuch as do his Cov'nant keep, 
 And in their hearts have laid 
 His facred laws, to be by them 
 Through all their lives obeyed. 
 
 16. The Lord hath in the higheft Heav'ns 
 
 Fix'd his Eternal throne, 
 IJis Kingdom governs overall. 
 That in the world is known. 
 
 1 7. Ye glorious Angels, blefs the Lord : 
 
 Ye that in ftrength. tranfcend : 
 That his moft juft commands fulfil. 
 And his dread word attend. 
 
 18. Blefs ye the Lord, ye Heavenly hofts, 
 
 That his great battels fight : 
 
 Yc .flaming Miniflers, that ferve 
 
 His pleafure day and night. 
 
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i^o Malm CIV. 
 
 ip. Blefs ye the Lord, ye works of hisr. 
 What e're, from pole to pole. 
 And through the world his hands have 
 Blefs thou the Lord, n:iy foul. ( mjidej 
 
 PSALM GIV. 
 
 1. "|3Lefs thou the Lord, my foul, O Lord 
 J3 Of all that's great pofTeft ; 
 
 Thee rays of Glory, and b^rightbeauis 
 Of majefty inveft. • ' i: lO 
 
 2. Whodeck'ftthyfeF, as with a Robe, 
 
 In light, that drowns the day : 
 And likean out-ftretcht Curtain doft 
 Thj-Expanfe of Heav*n difplay.-* 
 
 3. Who doth his Chambers, in>theflouds. 
 
 Above the Skies prepare?ifi b'zi'l 
 His Chariot frames of flying Cioiids ; 
 And walks on winged Air. 
 
 4. Whofe breath, into the Angels, did • ", 
 
 CeieiVial form infpire : -^■"- - ^- 
 
 His dreadful .Executioners-Jrr' sifi 3nr:T 
 
 He mj{kes?afi'amingfirdi si^'i i^- "- 
 
 f. He the foundations df the Eartii 
 
 On a iix'd Center fet, :'-; zhi :}:il\T 
 Not to-be mov'dj though Seas, ' Fir^,- Air 
 In combination me t» 
 '^ V. -' 6. As 
 
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 6. As with an all-involving flieet. 
 
 He clothed it with the floud : 
 
 When firft the fwelling deeps above 
 
 The unfeen Mountains ftood. 
 
 7. Then, at his pow'rful check, they all 
 
 To their own Regions fled ; 
 And at his dreadful thunders ran. 
 To their affrighted Bed. 
 
 8. Up to the Mountain tops they climb>> 
 
 Thence through the Valleys wind. 
 To be ingulph'd into the Sea, 
 ■ -Their won:>b, and grave defign'd. 
 
 9. He, to the rolling tide, prefcribes 
 
 An uncontrolled bound ; 
 That by the rage of tan:ielefs waves 
 The Earth no more be drown'd. 
 
 10. He makes the bubling fprings boil up> 
 
 Whofe pleafant murmuring rills 
 Slide through the flowry Vales, that lie 
 Beneath the Sun-burnt hills. 
 
 1 1. There does the wanton Heifer drink. 
 
 When tir'd with heat, and play : 
 And the wild Afs, in defarts bred. 
 His fcorching thirft allay. 
 
 1 2 . By them the woods wing*d Chorifl-ers 
 
 Their pretty manfions build ; 
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262 ^i^falm CIV. 
 
 And fing the Sun out of his bed 
 Unto the open field. 
 
 1 3. Ke from his watry Chambers rains 
 
 Upon the parched hills ; 
 
 And over all the drier grounds 
 
 His fruitful Dew diftils. 
 
 14. Food, from the moiftned mould,he makes 
 
 The mellow Earth produce ; 
 Grafs for the flocks, and greater herds, 
 And herbs for humane ufe. 
 
 1 5". Rich grapes, whofe gen'rous juice makes 
 And mirth of equal length : (life. 
 
 Bright oyl, that clears the cloudy brow. 
 And Bread the flafl of ftrength. 
 
 j6. Gods trees, which Art ne're yet manur'd. 
 Full of frefh fap are found : 
 He hath the tops oi Lebanon 
 
 With Urately Cedars crown'd. • 
 
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 17. Between whofe boughs new-mated birds 
 
 Their wind-rockt Cradles joyn : 
 And for his houfe the pious Stork 
 Chufes the lofty Pine. 
 
 18. The higher hills, to the wild Goats 
 
 A quiet llielter give : 
 * And in the undermined Rocks 
 The fearful Conies: live. 
 
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ipTXhe Moon by her ftill-varied fhapes, 
 Appointed feafons ftiews : 
 And, having run his daily ftage, 
 The Sun his fetting knows. 
 
 20. Thoumak'ftthe darknefs, and the night 
 
 Brings the wild beaft: abroad : 
 The hungry Lyon roars for prey. 
 And feeks his meat from God. 
 
 21. But, when the eye of day begins 
 
 To fleck the blufhing Sky, 
 They herd themfelves, and clofely down 
 In their dark Caverns lie. 
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 22. Man rife^, with the dawning day. 
 
 About his bus'nefs goes : 
 Until the Evening ends his toil. 
 
 And gives his cares repofe, .T ,q Si 
 
 23 . Great God, how various are thy works I 
 
 Made with what matchlefs skill ! 
 Thy riches cloath the back of Earth, 
 And her deep belly fill. 
 
 24. So do they the vaft boundlefs fea, . . 
 
 In whofe unfathom'd breaft 
 Fifhes innumerable creep. 
 The fmall and greatet beaft. 
 
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 25*. There goes the fhip, whofe armed keel 
 
 The liquid Rocks divides : 
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 There plays the huge he'viathan. 
 And mans vain ftrength derides. 
 
 26. Thefe for a caft of daily alaasr. ". :T 
 
 All thy expedlants ftand ; 
 ' ' ■ And have their feafonabie fobd i - ; ' 
 
 From thy difpenfing hand«v; ^ - 
 
 2 7. They gladly gather up/ Whiat thou 
 Doft of thy bounty yield : 
 And when thy Granaries unlock, ■ i -^^ 
 , They are with goodnefs fiit^d. 
 
 28. Thou in defer v'd difpleafiirehid-ft 
 
 Thyface, they pine, and mourn ^ 
 Thou tak'ft away their breathy they <iie> ^ 
 And to the4f duft retuiriir '< '^ J- 
 
 29. Thou fend'ft thy fpirit forth, they rife 
 
 To new- created birth : 
 And by thy breath reftor'ft^iholpoiJs^'^ •!: 
 Ofthedifjpeopled EitA^'^ ' fcl' 
 
 30. The glory of the Liord ftaridsiirtofjA 
 
 And firm hath ever ftood : 
 His wifdom fliall rejoycetb'fe, -'^ '-2 .|.s 
 That air h \i works are gocxJ; • i vj ii * . - 
 
 3 I. He dart«alook^ the trembling Earth 
 
 , Quakes at the angry ftroke ; 
 
 ^Hfe dees but tdueh the hills, a^id -^ey 
 , ., Arc in a (learaing fmoke. 
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31. To my lafl: hour the Lord fhall be 
 The fubje(5l of my fongs : , .n ^. 
 I will fing praifes to my God -I-; ' rj 
 Whirft breath my life prolongs. 
 
 3 3 . O ! may my foals diviner thoughts, 
 Addreft in grateful voice 1 ' 
 Svt^eetly afcend ; whil'ft I to him 
 In facred hymnsrejoyce. - 
 
 34. Let finners from the Earth conTume, 
 The wicked be no more ; ; 
 Blefs thou the Lord, my fouh 'O blefs 
 And his great Name adore. 
 
 
 1. /^^ Pay the Lot d your thankful vows, 
 V-y Invoke his pow'rful Name: 
 
 And to the far extended Earth ^^orlT o 
 His mighty deeds proclaini.' ' '' ^^ ■ 
 
 J 'Jill Vii .b'r,' = ..i;: ;!::> yonii bnA 
 
 2. Sing unto him, /fing facfed'Ifyttiifs 
 
 His wond'rous works record ; 
 His be the Glory ; let their heart 
 Rejoyce that feek the Lord. 
 
 3 . Seek ye the Lord, feek ftrength from him ; 
 
 Within his holy place, 
 Your Pray'rs addrefs ; feck ail your help 
 From his illuftrious face. 
 
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266 0falm cv. 
 
 4. Remember the miraculous adls. 
 The marvels he hath wrought : 
 And what prodigious judgments he 
 On your opprcflors brought. 
 
 5*. Ye, that his fervant Mraham, 
 Do for your Sire afiFedl : 
 And all the happy tribes derived 
 From j4coh his Eledl. 
 
 6. He is the Lord Omnipotent, 
 
 He for our God is known : 
 The judgments which he executes. 
 To all the Earth are Ihown. 
 
 7. The Covenant he hath caird to mind, 
 
 By hiqi for ever paCt^ ':] 
 And the firm promifes, that (hall 
 
 To thoufand ageS la^. jd-i vjj'^j >r'""x . ^ 
 
 8. Thofe, with your Father v^^ri^^<?/|7j,,,) 4, 
 
 Contra(fl:pd long befbre>h ; n :■: H 
 And fince eftablifli'd, by the Oath, 
 Which he to //^^rfwore. 
 
 9. Confirmed to JacohSqr a law, ; -jH 
 
 Inviolably fure ;,:;'} -xjd:j e.; , '.;- .'j-I 
 A Covenant with Jfrael, ' " ■ -■ 
 
 • For ever to endure. ViO J sdt ? {l^at 
 
 ■ ■:!3nI-4 v;lofl aiflflifbiW 
 I o. That their defign'd Irtherit^nccT ' 
 
 Sho u 1 d in fiii t C^pMit^^nd^ : 
 
 When 
 
I^falmcv^ 2^ 
 
 When they were few, but very few, ' ^ 
 And ftrangers in the land. 
 
 11. From Nation unto Nation, when 
 
 Like fojourners they went : 
 And from this Kingdom to the next, 
 Remov'd their wand'ring tent. 
 
 12. From wrong he fav'd them ; check't even 
 
 Lay not rude hands ( faid he ) (Kings : 
 On mine anointed ; neither do 
 My Prophets injury. 
 
 13. He did, in wafted Canaans Coafts> 
 
 A raging Dearth command: 
 An d brake the ftafiPof bread through all 
 The miferable land. 
 
 14. But he, before them fent a man 
 
 Their promised lives to fave : 
 Even Jofeph, by his brethren fold 
 To fi^gypt for a flave. 
 
 ly. Whofe feet with cruel Chains were huit 
 For Grimes he ne're did know : 
 In irons laid, his loaded foul 
 
 Was pierc'd with wrongful woe. 
 
 15. Till Fharaohs, and his fervants Dreams, 
 
 By his divining Eye 
 Were fearch'd, and told ; His Innocence 
 God by His word did rry, 
 
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2<58 i^faim cv. 
 
 17. The King gave his command>and ftraight 
 
 His liberty decreed : 
 The Ruler of the people fent, 
 And him from prifon freed. 
 
 1 8. He made him in the Royal houfe /. 
 
 Chief Governour to fit : 
 And to his prudent condudl did 
 His great affairs commit. 
 
 19. That he his Princes loofer wills 
 
 Might at his will correal : 
 And the gray-headed Senators 
 In policy diredL--^ 
 
 20. A ftrangej into 9^ gyp then. 
 
 Declining Iftd came ; 
 
 And Jacoh liv*d a fojourner, 
 
 In the fat land oiHam . 
 
 2 1 . There much increased, they quickly grew 
 
 Too potent for their foes : 
 Who fear and hate them, and their lives 
 With treach'rous arts inclofe. 
 
 tz.^lofes his fervant then he fent. 
 And chofen ^A^ronpyns : 
 J)Jyle faw the miracles they wrought. 
 And Memphis dreadful figns. 
 
 23. Darknefs he fent, and dark it was ; 
 Obey'd were his Commands : 
 
 The 
 
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^fatlm CV. ^69 
 
 The ftreams turn dbloudiand all their fifli 
 Lay poyfon'd on the fands. 
 
 24. Frogs, from the putrified flime. 
 Innumerably bred. 
 From rivers, to the Chambers hopt. 
 And crawl'd on Pharaohs bed. 
 
 23*. He fpake the word, all forts of flies. 
 Came up in fwarming hofts : 
 And the chaftifed duft produced 
 Loath*d lice in all their Coafts. 
 
 26. Fierce Hail for Rain, and lightnings dire. 
 
 Their wretched land annoy 'd : 
 Tore down their Vines, their fig-trees 
 And their fruit-trees deftroy'd. (broke 
 
 27. Locufts, and Caterpillers next 
 
 Not to be told, invade : 
 Eat up their Herbs : and fpoil the grain, 
 With the confumed blade. 
 
 28. Then ( to compleat their woes ) one blow 
 
 Struck all their firft-born dead : 
 One fatal Night cut off the ftrength. 
 The flow'r their land had bred. 
 
 29. He brought them forth, with filver, gold; 
 
 And ftore of borrow'd wealth : 
 There was not found in all their tribes^ 
 One of a feeble health. 
 
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 30. ^gypt was glad, in hope to fee. 
 
 With them, their plagues depart : 
 So ftrange a terror had pofTeft 
 Their almoft lifelefs heart* 
 
 3 T. By day to ftiade them, a dark cloud 
 He for a covering fpread ; 
 And for their conduct, in the night, 
 A fiery Pillar led. 
 
 3 2 . For flefh they askt ; about their tenfcs 
 A ihow'r of quails he rain*d : 
 Bread they defir'd ; and he with bread 
 Dropt down from Hcav'n fuftain d. 
 
 33. He pierc'd the Marble Rock ; and thence 
 
 The hafty waters gufht : 
 Till, through the late dry-parched plains, 
 New rapid torrents rufht. 
 
 34. He, on his holy promife made 
 
 To faithful Abramy thought : 
 And with triumphant joy, from thrall. 
 His chofen people brought. 
 
 35. The Cananitijh lands he made 
 
 Their heritage and fpoil : 
 And they in peace pofTeft the fruits 
 Of a ftrange peoples toil. 
 
 36. That they his ftatutes might obferve. 
 
 Be govern'd by his word : 
 
 And 
 
And pay obedience to his laws : 
 Hairujah! praifc tlie Lord. 
 
 PSALM CVL 
 
 I. /^^ Render thanks unto the Lord 
 
 CT 
 
 \^_y For kind he is, and good : 
 And firna his boundlefs Mercies liave 
 Throughout all ages ilood. 
 
 2. What language can his mighty deeds, 
 
 Defervedly proclaim ? 
 What tongue can ling th' immortal praife 
 Due to his facred Name ? 
 
 3. Blefled are they, whofe perfecft hearts 
 
 True judgment do obferve ; 
 Whofe happy feet, from the pure paths 
 Of juftice never fwerve. 
 
 4. Favour me, with that love thou doft> 
 
 To thy dear people fliovv : 
 O vifit me, and let my foul 
 Thy great falvation know. 
 
 5*. That I may fee the happy (late 
 Of thine eletfted Race : 
 Joy with thy Saints, and giory v^ith 
 The blellcd Heirs of Gricc. 
 
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 6. We, and our faithlefs Sires have {in'd ; 
 Iniquity have wrought : 
 And ( prone to iJl ) all wickednefs 
 As foon purfu*d, as thought. 
 
 y.' Thy miracles in i^gyptprovd. 
 Our fathers disbeliev'd : 
 Forgot his mercies, and his foul 
 At the Red-fea they griev'd. 
 
 8. Yet did he fa ve them, that he might 
 
 Exalt his Names renown : 
 And to the world, and them, convinced. 
 His mighty pow*r make known. 
 
 9. He the rebuked Ocean dry'd, 
 
 And through the parted main 
 Led them, as fafe, as when they march'd. 
 Along the defart plain. 
 
 10. Thus from th' ^.gyptian Tyrant freed. 
 
 Who his old hate renewed : 
 And from their Enemies Redeemed 
 That with ftrong hand purfu'd. 
 
 1 1. Th' uncharmed Seas now broken loofe. 
 
 Their wonted fury ufe ; 
 O're whelm'd their foes, and left not one 
 To tell the doleful News. 
 
 I Z. Then they believ'd his word ; and fang 
 His praife, but ( faithlefs ) ftraight 
 
 Forgat 
 
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 Forgat his works, and would no more 
 Upon his Coiinfels wait. . 
 
 15. Fle/h for their lufl they needs mull have 
 In the dry wilderncfs : 
 And in the defart teffipted God 
 To fill their wild excefs. 
 
 14. He gave them that,for which they long'cl; 
 But, with that fliow'r of fowls, 
 Which filVd their gracelefs appetites. 
 Sent leannefs to their fouls. 
 
 15*. Then againft M<>/e?j mov'd with fplcen 
 They mutin'd in the Camp : 
 And Jdron fcorn'd, on whom the Lord 
 Had fet his facred flamp. 
 
 i5. The Earths ftretch'd jaws, with dreadful 
 Bold Dathan did intomb : (fpeed 
 
 And all Mirams complices 
 Clos'd in her hideous womb. 
 
 1 7. Revenging fire brake forth from God ; 
 
 And thofe that thus prefum'd 
 To be falfe Priefts, his angry flames 
 Quick in their fins confum'd. 
 
 18. Yet, after this, near J/cr^^j Mount 
 
 A golden Calf they made : 
 And to the curfed founders craft 
 Vain adoration paid, 
 
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274 l^faim cvi. 
 
 19. Their God, thus for an Idol changed. 
 
 They made their glory pafs 
 Into the Image of an Oxe, 
 Whofe food and life is grafs. 
 
 20. So they forgot th' Almighty God, 
 
 That had their Saviour been ; 
 And all the glorious ad\s they had 
 In plagued ^JSgypt feen. 
 
 21. Prodigious miracles, within 
 
 Th' amazed land o£Ham : 
 And dreadful things, when the Red-fea 
 Two watry walls became. 
 
 22. He to deftrudlion doom'd them then, 
 
 Had ^tofes not engag'd 
 Into the breach ; and by his pray*rs, 
 The threatn'd wrath afTwag'd. 
 
 23. Yea they defpisM the plcafant land. 
 
 Did not believe his word : 
 But murmur'd, and refus'd to hear 
 The voice of God, their Lord. 
 
 24. For this, he raised his angry hand, 
 
 Ainidll the defart fands. 
 To (lay them, and their feed difperfe. 
 Throughout the heathen lands. 
 
 ZS'ToPeorpynd, they facrific*d. 
 And feafted to the dead ; 
 
 Provok'd 
 
Provok'd their God, and a fierce plague 
 Smote their polluted bed. 
 
 26. Then FhltJeas, by a noble ftroke 
 Of judgn:ient, death atton'd. 
 A deed, for righteoufnefs, to him 
 And his for ever own'd. 
 
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 2 J. At ^JVCerlhahy they anger'd God ; 
 And Afo/fx for their fake. 
 Suffered for unadvifed words. 
 He in rafii paflion fpake. 
 
 28. The Nations they did not deftroy. 
 
 As God's command ordain'd : 
 But, with the heathen mix'd, and were - 
 With their pollutions ftain'd. 
 
 29. Served their abominable gods. 
 
 Which ( now ) their fnare became, 
 And with their fons, and daughters flain, 
 
 The Devils Altars flame. 
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 30. Their harmlefs Iflfues purple gore 
 
 Ran like a dreaming fioud : 
 About the Carta nitijh Groves, 
 And fiU'd the land with bloud. 
 
 31. Thus, with foul pradtices defil'd, 
 
 Which their vain hands had wrought, 
 They plaid the Harlots, with the Gois 
 Their falfe inventions fought. 
 
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27^ l^falm cvi. 
 
 32. Thefe provocations foincens'd . j 
 'the fury of the Lord ; 
 That his feJecft Inheritance 
 Was in hi&J£,yes ,abhor'd,. . 
 
 3 3 . He gave them up to Heath'nifh hands, 
 Subjedled to the ftroke 
 Of thofe that hated them ; and forc*d 
 To bear the fervile yokei<^,W^KvLs •}/. ■ 
 
 34. Oft he reliev'd them, they as oi€\:;ry^: 
 To the fame Counfels haft^j-]X 
 And, by their fins, call back the plagues. 
 So lately thev had paft. ..:y^-jai 
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 3 >. y dt h<^ regarding itheir diftrefe ^ : . 
 His gracious Ear inclined ; - « 7 
 And the old Cov'nant thought upo|i> 
 To their forefathers fign'd... j :, - 
 
 36^. Repehts, in mercy, at their woes ; " 
 And made them pitied be : 
 Of thofe, that led them in the Chains 
 Of hard Captivity. 
 
 37. Save, Lotd! and our difpers'd remains, 
 O.! rally fooni among 
 The impious heathen, that thy Name 
 May be our-praK^,' and fong. 
 
 38. Bleftbe the Lord:! blefi: Ifraels God ! 
 For ever ; kt th' accord 
 
 Of all the People* fay Jmetty 
 Hairujah ! Piaifs" the Lord, 
 
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 THE 
 PSALMS of King 
 
 D A V I 
 
 Parafhrafed. 
 
 ThFifth BOOK. 
 
 ^mr 
 
 PSALM CVII. 
 
 I. 
 
 O 
 
 Render thanks unto the Lord, 
 For kind he is, and good ; (have 
 
 And firm his boundlefs mercies 
 Throughout ail ages ftood. 
 
 11. Let them fay fo, whom he redeemed 
 From the infulting hands 
 Of barb'rous foes ; and gather'd from 
 The Idol-ferving lands. 
 
 T4 
 
 3 ,From 
 
78 „__!^falm_ciiL 
 
 3 , From where the Sun his Chariot mounts. 
 
 And from his Weftern Inne ; 
 From th' ever-frozen Pole, and where 
 The torrid climes begin. 
 
 4. Straying through defarts, in the ways 
 
 Of folitude, they went. 
 And found no Hofpitable town. 
 To fix their wand'ring tent. 
 
 §. Lean hunger their ftarv'd flefti confum'd. 
 And by th' unquenched fire 
 Of fcalding thirft, their fainting fouls 
 
 Were ready to expire. 
 
 6'. Then, in their trouble, to the Lord 
 They did their cries addrefs ; 
 His mercy gave deliverance. 
 And freed them from diftrefs. 
 
 7. He through the pathlefs wildernefs. 
 
 By happy ways, did guide, 
 
 Till they arriv'd at Cities, where 
 
 They might in peace refide. 
 
 8. O that they would the Lord confefs. 
 
 And praife his gcodnefs then ! 
 That they would tell his wond'rous works 
 Done for the fons of men ! 
 
 9. He, from his unexhaufted ftores. 
 
 The longing foul fuppiies ; 
 
 And 
 
And, with the blcffings of his hand. 
 The hungry fatisfies. 
 
 10. Thofe that in darknefs fit, whofe life 
 The Ihades of death furround, 
 Lockt up in Dungeons, and with chains 
 Of cruel thraldom bound ; 
 
 T I. Who, 'gainfi the pow'rful word of God, 
 In oppofition rife ; 
 And, proudly, the revealed will 
 Of the mo A High defpife : 
 
 12. Thofe by ^fflidlions he brings low. 
 
 Tames their rebellious heart. 
 And caf"§^hQm down, till none is found 
 Loft cotnfort to impart. 
 
 13. Then in their trouble to the Lord 
 
 They their fad cries addrefs ; 
 His mercy gave deliverance 
 AndTreed them from diftrefs. 
 
 14. He drew them from the black Abyfs, 
 
 Where fear'd dcftrucftion reigns. 
 He brought them from the (hades of 
 And brake their captive chains. (Death, 
 
 15'. O that the world would God confefs. 
 And praife his goodnefs then ! 
 That they would tell his wond'rous works 
 Dope for the fons of men I 
 
 16. He 
 
23^ i^fairn cvn. 
 
 i '5 
 
 1 6. He forc'd a way for their efcape, 
 Through Gates of mafly brafs ; 
 And cuts in fender Iron bars. 
 That they jnight freely pais. 
 
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 J 7. '¥"0018 that purfue the pleafrtig fins> 
 To which their lufts entice, • 
 Fall into ficknefs, and are plagu'd 
 ' By thdr own darling vice* *o^^ "^^ 
 
 1 8 . Their ftonidch loaths its ^^titcdiood ; 
 
 Cannot endure the breathy, -^ '^' • 
 Nor fight of peat, and j^ey draw near 
 The gatjss of gaping fl^jfthV - ^ 
 
 t " 
 
 19. Then in their troable t4 t^&^td 
 
 They their fhd cries a:ddi'^Ts, 
 His .mercy gives deliverance, 
 
 And freqs.theni from diftre?5f. '^^^ -^^ 
 
 20. He fpeaksj ^arid his reviving word ~ 
 
 Their wafted fl-rerigth r^pai^S', 
 And when peftrucflion feems at hand 
 He' frees them from Defpaif§> ^^^ 4 ^ 
 
 -iifOthat they would the Lord confel^; 
 ■'' "And praife his goodnefs then ! " 
 T^ii^t thqy >vpujd tell his wond'rovis works 
 ' ' liBiieferthf^TbnstJf.r^^^ r*" ^ ' ^ ' 
 
 ^^. That thev with thankful facrifice, ^ ^- 
 Would make his Altars flame ; 
 
 And^ 
 
"^ l^falm evil. >28t 
 
 And, with the voice of folemn joy. 
 His noble a<5ls^ proclaim. 
 
 23 . They, that in fliips plow up the main ; 
 
 And their commerces keep 
 Upon great feas ; thefefee his works. 
 And wonders in the deep. 
 
 24. At his coratnai?d> : the tempeft makes 
 
 The billows bear aloft ; 
 Then mount they to the Skies,. ;ind then 
 The bottcroiaxGck as oft. . ) br.L 
 
 25". Horror difl[9Jyi^s, their fouls, they reel. 
 
 Like men in drunken fits, 
 .ia.-^n4 ftagger up and down the decks. 
 
 As they JMid losftthcir witSi { oT 
 
 26. Then, in their ti-Quble, to the Lord 
 
 They their fad cries addrefs. 
 His mercy giviestdfeliverance. 
 And frees them^fjfomdiftreG. .i 
 
 27. He makes the florm a calm, and flills 
 
 The fury of the feas ; 
 Then glad to their wifh'd Port they fail. 
 And feel their, hearts at eafe. . 
 
 28. O that they would the Lord confefs, 
 And praife his goodnefs then ! 
 That they would tell his wond'rous works 
 pone for the fons of men Lcll^^- 
 .._. ~ 29.That 
 
282 i^falm evil 
 
 29. That they unto the people would 
 
 His mighty powx report ; 
 * And laud hin:i, where the Elders do 
 
 i, i^WS 
 
 In pious troops refort : '^" ^ 
 
 nmoD V 
 
 30. He, to a Defart rivelrStiirns, 
 
 And fprings into dry ground ; 
 A fruitful land to barrennefs. 
 When th' owners fihs abound. 
 
 3 1. The wiidernefs a Lake becomes. 
 
 And the dry ground a Well : 
 The hungry there he plants, that they 
 May- in rich Cities dvyell j '5" ' 
 
 32. And fow the fields, and Vineyards plant. 
 
 To yield them Corn and Wine : 
 He makes them great, and fuffers ijpt ^^ 
 Their Catteltadecline/ ^ '';^^^ '''^■''■ 
 
 3 3 . Again for tlieir baci^flidin'g fins, ' ^iH 
 He brings them down as faft :'— 
 OpprefTion, mifery apd grief 
 Them, and their country waft-. 
 
 34; He on tlieir Princes pours contempt, 
 Makds them in de farts: f^rrayjii^-^- 
 Through whofe untravel'd folitudes,. 
 ^ The weary find no Way . 
 
 ?35'. Yet fetshe up the poor on high, 
 
 Rais'd from the humble erourid ; 
 
 And 
 
^ia\m cviii. 283 
 
 And makes his num'rous families. 
 Like fruitful flocks abound. 
 
 36. The righteous fhall be fiU'd with joy, 
 
 This providence to fee ; 
 And the convinced (inner fhall 
 For ever filent be. 
 
 37. He that is wife, thefe ways of God, 
 
 Will faithfully record ; 
 And he fhall underftand, andtafte 
 The goodnefs of the Lord. 
 
 PSALM CVIIL 
 
 1. TV /TY heart is ready fix'd, OGod, 
 iVJL To thee will I give praife ; 
 Ev'n, with my glory, I thy Name, 
 
 In facred fongs will raife. 
 
 2. Awake my Pfaltery, awake 
 
 My pleafant Harp ; fori 
 My felf will wake, before the Sun 
 . Gild o*re the morning Sky. 
 
 3. OLord, before the people, I 
 
 Will celebrate thy Fame ; 
 And make th' admiring Nations fing 
 The honour of thy Name. 
 
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284 wma cviii 
 
 4. Immenfe thy mercy is, and far 
 
 The higheft Heav'n tranfcends ; 
 Thy never-failing truth beyond 
 The lofty clouds extends. 
 
 5. Be thou exalted, mighty God, 
 
 Above the fpangled Skies ; 
 Let all the Earth thy glory fee. 
 Where day is born, and dies. 
 
 6. That thy beloved X>4W<^ may 
 
 Thy great deliverance fee. 
 Save with thy right hand, in thy truth 
 O hear and anfwer me. 
 
 7. God in his holinefs hath fpoke. 
 
 And made my joys compleat ; 
 I Sbechem will divide by line. 
 And Succoths Valley mete. 
 
 8. G/7^^^ is mine, Manajfeh mine, 
 
 Ephraim fupports my head ; 
 Jw^^/? gives law to all, where e'rc 
 My large Dominions fpread. 
 
 9. Moah my walh-pot is, my fliooe 
 
 To Edom rie hold out ; 
 And o're fubjedled Falejii/ie 
 
 Ring forth the Conqu'rors fliput. 
 
 10. Who will to Rahhah lead us on. 
 
 Which ^mmofis ftrength maintains ? 
 
 Who 
 
I^falm cix. a?j 
 
 Who our vidlorious march will guide,. 
 Through Edoms fandy plains ? 
 
 1 1 . Lord, wilt p.ot thou, who hadfl: fo late 
 
 Call c fi thy people quite ? 
 And would'ft not with our armies go 
 Unto the douUful fight ? 
 
 12. Help US in trouble, O our God, 
 
 And let thy arm fuftain ; 
 For all the help of wretched man 
 Is like himfelf, but vain. 
 
 13. Through God we Hiall do valiant adls ; 
 
 He fhall our foes confound, 
 And beat their trampled flefh to dirt 
 O're all th' ignoble ground. 
 
 ^Jlt 
 
 PSALM CIX. 
 
 Old not thy peace,my God,my praife. 
 In this fo fear'd an hour ; ' 
 For wicked and deceitful mouths 
 Gape, ready to devour. 
 
 2. My fame, with 1 ying tongues, they wound. 
 With words of hate furround, 
 By me no way provoked, they would 
 My guiltlefs foul confound. 
 
 3 -They 
 
285 j&faim cix. 
 
 3. They, for the love I bear to them> 
 
 Mine adverfaries are ; 
 But I to thee, in thefe extreams. 
 Give up my felf in Pray'r. 
 
 4. The benefits I heap'd on them. 
 
 With ill they recompenfe ; 
 And, like ingrateful Vipers, make 
 My merit my offence. 
 
 5. Set over him a wicked man. 
 
 And ftill at his right hand. 
 To tempt him firft, and plague him then. 
 May fubtle Satan (land. 
 
 6. With his arraignment, let his doom 
 
 And punifhment begin ; 
 May hisdefpairing Pray'rs prevail. 
 But to augment his fin. 
 
 y. Few be his days, and thofe cut ofF 
 By an untimely end : 
 May his fupplanter, to his place. 
 Over his back afcend. 
 
 8. His children all of Father lofe. 
 
 But entail'd mifery : 
 And may the Wife of his delight 
 A helplefs Widow be. 
 
 9. His wandringlfTue, may they beg 
 
 For wretched livelihood ; - 
 
 And 
 
And in unpeopled Defarts feek 
 Their miferable food. 
 
 10. May Ufurers extorting hands 
 
 All his pofleflions fpoil ; 
 And the remorfelefs ftranger reap 
 The harveft of his toil. 
 
 11. May there be none about him left. 
 
 That mercy would extend ; 
 None, that a hope of favour dares 
 To his loft Orphans lend. 
 
 1 2 . May his accursed Pofterity, 
 
 Both Root, and Branch decay | 
 His rotten name, in the next age, 
 Pafs like a mift away. 
 
 13. Ne*re may his fathers wickednefs 
 
 Be by the Lord forgot ; 
 His mothers follies let the tears 
 Of no repentance blot. 
 
 14. Let them continually be plac'd 
 
 In Gods revenging Eye, 
 That their remembrance from the Eirth 
 May be extirp'd, and die. 
 
 15". Mercy be never thought to /hew. 
 But cruelly purfu'd 
 The poor, that he might flay the heart 
 With care and griefs fubdu'd. 
 
 U 16, Cur- 
 
288 ^Mm cix. 
 
 i6. Curfing was that he lov'd, fo let 
 Kis portion curfing be ; 
 In bleffing he delighted not ; 
 Ne're may he bleffing fee. 
 
 I J. With imprecations, as a Robe> 
 He did himfelf inveft ; 
 Let them like water fwell his guts. 
 Like oyl his bones infeft. 
 
 1 8. Be they, as is the daily cloak. 
 
 Wherein himfelf he winds ; 
 And as the conftant girdle, that 
 His loofer garment binds. 
 
 19. Let this be the defer v'd reward 
 
 Of my falfe Enemies ; 
 Whofe tongues my perfecuted foul 
 Wound with envenomed lies. 
 
 20. But thou, my God, to pity prone. 
 
 Deal gracioufly with me : 
 For thy great Name, as thou art good. 
 In mercy fet me free. 
 
 2 1^ Poor I and broken hearted, like 
 Declining Ihades am paft ; 
 Like the light Locuft, made the fport 
 Of ev'ry wanton blafl. 
 
 22 .My knees fcarce bear their weightjwhil'fl 1 
 Thy face by fafting feek : 
 
 And 
 
#falm CXI . 289 
 
 And meagre leannefs hath confum'd 
 The beauty of my cheek. 
 
 23 . 1 am become a fcorn'd reproach 
 To my infulting foes ; 
 They ftare,they fliake their heads,& laugh 
 At my unpitied woes. 
 
 24. Help me, my God ! in mercy fave. 
 And make them underftand. 
 That my deliverance is the work 
 Of thine all- pow'rful hand. 
 
 ly. Though curs'd by them,yet blefs thou mc; 
 When they lift up their voice 
 Againft me, ftrike them with difgrace ; 
 But let my heart rejoyce. 
 
 26. Mine Adverfaries cloath with fiiame ; 
 
 And o're their guilty head. 
 
 Let their own foul confufion be. 
 
 Like a black mantle fpread. 
 
 27. My mouth the glories of the Lord 
 
 Shall in loud Anthems raife ; 
 I will, amongft the multitude. 
 Sing his immortal Praifc, 
 
 28. For at the right hand of the poor 
 
 He rtands, and fhali controU 
 The malice of th* unjuft, that would 
 Condemn his righteous fouJi 
 
 U 2 PSALM 
 
29 o piatm ex. 
 
 PSALM ex. 
 
 1. ^Y^ He Lord, unto my Lord, hath faid, 
 
 X Llpon my right hand fit, 
 Until I make thy foes a ftool. 
 For thy vidlorious feet. 
 
 2. The Lord, fromS/W, his lov'd Mounts 
 
 Thy rod of ftrength fhall fend : 
 Thine Enemies, through all the world. 
 Shall to thy Scepter bend. 
 
 3. The people, in thy day of pow'r. 
 
 Shall willingly confefs 
 Thy Reign, and praife thee in the place 
 Of beauteous holinefs. 
 
 4. From thy bleft youth, a happy Race 
 
 OFnew-born fons fhall come. 
 As numerous, as the pearly drops 
 Of the grey mornings womb. 
 
 5. The Lord a folemn oath hath fworn. 
 
 Which he will never break. 
 Thou art an everlafring Prieft 
 After Mdchi'Zedeck, 
 
 6. The Lord the flrength of thy right hand, 
 
 Shall, in his wrathful day. 
 Strike thorough Kings, whofe ftubborn 
 Will not his rule obey. ( hearts 
 
 7. He 
 
^Mm CXI. 29 1 
 
 7. He fhall among the Heathen judge ; 
 
 Strew o're the purple ground 
 With flaught'red bodies ; and the heads 
 Of many Countries wound, 
 
 8. He meekly at the way-fide brook 
 
 Shall cool his thirfty heat ; 
 Therefore his head fhail be advanc'd, 
 His exaltation great. 
 
 PSALM CXI. 
 
 1. T TAHujah ! I will praife the Lord 
 X X With my whole hearts confent, 
 Where the juft meet^and the great troops 
 
 His facr-ed Courts frequent. 
 
 2. Greatly admired are the works. 
 
 His pow'rful Arm hath wrought ; 
 Pleafant in contemplation found, 
 To the devouter thought. 
 
 3. Noble and glorious are his Aifls, 
 
 No End his Juftice knows : 
 His Wonders we recount ; In Him 
 All Grace, and Pity flows. 
 
 4. Food for the hungry he provides. 
 
 Who his commands obey ; 
 Nor, through oblivion, ever lets 
 His faithful word decay. 
 
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2 92 t^falm cxiL 
 
 5. He his unqueftionable pow'r 
 
 Hath to his people fliown ; 
 And made them Heirs of that good land. 
 From whence their foes were thrown. 
 
 6. Faithful and juffc his dealings are ; 
 
 All his commands are fure ; 
 In truth, and righteoufnefs performed. 
 And ever firm endure. 
 
 7. His people he redeemed from thrall, 
 
 And, by a fix'd decree. 
 His Covenant 'ftabli(h*d; let his Name 
 Holy, and reverend be. 
 
 8. True wifdom then begins, when we 
 
 With fear the Lord ohey ; 
 They underftand, that do his will ; 
 His praifc fhall ne*re decay. 
 
 PSALM CXIL 
 
 I. TTAH'ujah! Blcfied is the man, 
 JL~L Who God devoutly fears : 
 And to the Precepts of his Law 
 A great affecflion bears. 
 
 %. His feed fhall flourifh, and his Race, 
 Of bleffednefs be fare ; 
 With Riches fhall his Houfe abound. 
 His righteoufnefs endure. 
 
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^faiin cxii. 29J 
 
 3. Inmid'ftofdarknefs, tothejuft 
 
 There fprings a joyful light; 
 Gracious is he, compaffionate. 
 And all his dealings right. 
 
 4. Like a good man, he favour fhews. 
 
 To the diftrefled lends ; 
 And, with difcretion his affairs 
 Guides to their wifhed ends. 
 
 5. For ever he Ihall not be n:iov'd ; 
 
 The happy memory 
 Of his fair vertues ihall furvive 
 The worlds mortality. 
 
 6. Sad tidings he fhall fearlefs hear. 
 
 His heart is fix'd ; No 111 
 Shall Oiake his Faith, till all his Foes, 
 Be fubjedl to his will. 
 
 7. He freely to the needy gives. 
 
 His charitable Name 
 Lafts ever, and his horn is rais'd 
 To an immortal fame. 
 
 8. Th* unjuil fliall fee*t with grief, and gnafh 
 
 His teeth, and melt away ; 
 All his defires, like blafted fruits^ 
 Shall in the bud decay, 
 
 U 4 FSALM 
 
2P4 ^ ^fa im cxin. 
 
 PSALM CXIII. 
 
 1. T TAUujah ! Ye that ferve the Lord, 
 JljL His glorious Name adore : 
 Bleft be His Name from this time, till 
 
 Time ftiall be Time no more. 
 
 2. His Name is prais'd, from where the Sun 
 
 Firft fhevvs his golden head, 
 To the dusk Regions where he lies 
 Down in his watry bed. 
 
 3. Above all Nations high ; theHeav'ns 
 
 In glory he excells : 
 Who's like our God,* who in the height 
 Of Exaltation dwells ? 
 
 4. Yet humbles he himfelf, the things 
 
 Done ev*n in Heav'n to know ; 
 And what we little mortals adl. 
 On the bafe Earth below. 
 
 5. He lifts the poor from abjedl duft ; 
 
 From the vile dunghil takes 
 The needy; fets him with the Prince, 
 And the Kings equal makes. 
 
 6. By him, the barren womanshoufe. 
 
 With many fonis is ftor'd : 
 And childlefs wives glad mothers are ; 
 Hali'ujah ! praife the Lord. 
 
 PSALE 
 
I^falm cxiii. ~ 2p5 
 
 PSALM CXIII. Or thus. 
 
 1. ^Ing Hallelujah to the Lord, 
 ^ Xe Servants that obey his wordy 
 
 His Mame with Fraifes Eternize. 
 
 2. Prais'd he Hif Name from where the Sun 
 Rifes hif conftant Race to run, 
 
 Jill in the Ocean down he lies. 
 
 3. *theLordinthrondin(^ajefiy, 
 Is above all the Nations high ; 
 
 Ihe Heavns in Glory He excels : 
 
 4. Jl^o to the Lord our God can he 
 Rank'd in the leafi Equality, 
 
 Who over all exalted dwells ? 
 
 5'. Yet humbles He himfelfto know 
 
 things done in Heav'n, and Earth below : 
 He raifes up the Foor that makes 
 
 6. His Lodging in the fordid Dufi, 
 the Needy, that on Him do trufi. 
 
 From the Defpifed Dunghtl takes. 
 
 7. Hefets him near the Frinces Throne, 
 With mighty Frinces made as One : 
 
 By Him with many Sons is ftord ; 
 
 8. ty Unhappy Womb, that never bare ; 
 And childlefiWives glad ^Mothers are i 
 
 Sing Hallelujah ! Fraife the Lord ! 
 
 PSALM 
 
295 i^faint cxiv. 
 
 PSALM CXIV. 
 
 1 . T IT 7 ^^^ flaved Ifrel march*d away 
 
 W From i^gyptspuxched fand ; 
 And Jacobs houfe caft ofFthe yoke 
 Of a ftrange-languag*d land ; 
 
 2. In the Imperial Judahs tribe 
 
 Gods Sandluary fhone ; 
 Triumphant Ifrely/voiQ the Crown 
 Of his Dominion. 
 
 3. The fea faw that, and his rent waves 
 
 In ftrange confufion fled ; 
 Jordans recoiling ftreams fhrunk up 
 To their amazed head. 
 
 4. The cloudy mountains ftarted theni 
 
 And skipt like frighted Rams ; 
 The lefler hillocks of the Earth 
 Like wolve-furprized Lambs. 
 
 jr. What ail'dft thou,fea, that thy rent waves 
 In fuch confufion fled ? 
 And thoujpoor Jordan, that thou fhrunk'ft 
 To thine amazed head ? 
 
 6. Ye Mountains, that ye ftarted then> 
 And skipt like frighted Rams ; 
 Ye lefler hillocks of the Earth 
 Like wolve-furprized Lambs ? 
 
 7.Trcmblc, 
 
^^falrn cxv. 297 
 
 7. Tremble, rebellious Earth, before 
 
 Thy Gods all-glorious Face ; 
 Before thy Sov'raign, the great God 
 Of faithful Jacobs Race ; 
 
 8. Who caus'd the Marble Rock to melt 
 
 Into a (landing Lake : 
 And from chaftifed Flints to fpring 
 Thirft-quenching ftreams did make. 
 
 PSALM CXV. 
 
 1. "XTOtuntous, Lord, not to us; 
 J \| Give glory to thy Name ; 
 Ev'ri for thy mercy, and thy truth. 
 
 From age to age the fame. 
 
 2. Why Hiould th* infulting heathen fay, 
 
 Where is their God become ? 
 
 Our God is in the Heav'ns inthron'd, 
 
 And what he pleas'd hath done. 
 
 3. Their gods vain Idols are, atbeft. 
 
 Of Silver, or of Gold, 
 Carv'd by fome cunning hand, or eife 
 Form'd in the founders mould. 
 
 4. Mouths have they,but they cannot fpeak ; 
 
 And eyes, but void of fight : 
 Ears, but hear not, nor does their Nofe 
 In fmelling take delight. 
 
 ^.Hands 
 
2ps ^fa\n% cxv 
 
 5'. Hands have they, but they handle not ; 
 And feet but cannot walk, 
 Nor does their artificial throat 
 Help them at all to talk. 
 
 6, They> and their makers, are alike. 
 All deftitute of fenfe ; 
 And fo is ev*ry one that puts 
 In them vain confidence. 
 
 y. O Ifrael, truft in the Lord ; 
 Your help and fliield is he ; 
 Ye houfe oi Aaron truft the Lord, 
 He will your buckler be. 
 
 S. All ye, that fear the Lord, on him 
 With conftant faith rely ; 
 He's their protedlion, and their aid 
 In all calamity. 
 
 9. The Lord hath minded us, and he 
 
 Will fhow'r on us his Grace ; 
 He will the houfe oilfrel blefs ; 
 Blefs Aarons holy Race. 
 
 10. Allthofe, that fear him, fmall and great, 
 
 Th' Almighty Lord will blefs : 
 You and your children, bleft by him. 
 Shall more and more increafe. 
 
 1 1. Ye are the bleflcd of the Lord, 
 
 That fram'd the Heav'ns and Earth ; 
 
 Heav'n 
 
Heav'n for himfelf, the Earth he gives 
 To fons of mortal birth. 
 
 12. They that go down to filent death. 
 To thee no praife afford ; 
 But we will blefs the Lord, both now 
 And ever ; praife the Lord. 
 
 PSALM GXVL 
 
 1. T Love the Lord, becaufe He heard 
 X The Voice of my Requeft ; 
 When I my humble f uit before 
 
 His facred throne addreft. 
 
 2. Becaufe he bow'd his gracious Ear, 
 
 As long as vital Air 
 Supplies my breath, to him will I 
 Diredl: my faithful Pray*r. 
 
 3. Death in fad ihapes of forrow dreft. 
 
 On ev'ry fide aflaifd ; 
 Hell-pains arrefted me, and grief 
 Againft my life prevaifd. 
 
 4. Then I invok'd the Name of God ; 
 
 O Lord, faid I, look down. 
 And in thy pity free my foul 
 With miferies o'rethrown. 
 
 5*. Gracious 
 
5. Gracious the Lord, and righteous is } 
 In him full mercies flow ; 
 He keeps the fimple and hath rais'd 
 Me up, when I was low. 
 
 6 Then turn thee, O my refcu'd fouh 
 Unto thy peaceful reft : 
 For unto thee the Lord his love 
 In bounty hath expreft. 
 
 y. Thou haft redeemed my life from death. 
 Mine eyes from briny tears ; 
 And feet from falling, that I might 
 Live godly all my years. 
 
 8. God I belie v*d, and therefore fpake ; 
 
 Great were the woes I bare, 
 Paft humane help ; in hafte 1 faid^ 
 All men vain lyars are. 
 
 9. What /hall I to the Lord for all 
 
 His benefits reftore ; 
 The Cup of blefling I will take. 
 And his great Name implore. 
 
 10. My vows, I will unto the Lord, 
 
 Before the people pay : 
 Dear in his fight's the death of fuch. 
 As his commands obey. 
 
 1 1 . Thy fervant, and thy hand-maids fon 
 
 Ami; thy hand hath broke 
 
 My 
 
I&falm cxvii, cxvm. 301 
 
 My bonds ; to thee will I give thanks. 
 And thy dread Name invoke. 
 
 12. Before the people I will pay 
 My vows unto the Lord, 
 Within his Courts, in midft of thee 
 BlcG: Salem \ praife the Lord. 
 
 PSALM CXVIL 
 
 1. /'^ Praife the Lord, ye Nations all 
 V^ Throughout the Univerfe ; 
 Ye tribes of many-languag'd nien 
 
 His glorious praife rehearfe. 
 
 2, Strong are his mercies, great the love 
 
 He doth to us afford : 
 His truth to day, and ever is 
 The fame, O praife the Lord. 
 
 PSALM CXVIIL 
 
 1. /^^ Laud the Lord, for good is he, 
 V^ His mercy's ever fure ; 
 
 Let thankful Ifrel now confefs. 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 2. Let ^Aarons Mitred Race now fay. 
 
 His mercy's ever fure ; 
 
 Let 
 
30 2 i^falm cxvui. 
 
 Let them that fear the Lord, profess 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 3 . I to the Lord in trouble calFd, 
 
 He heard, and fet me free ; 
 He's on my fide, 1 will not fear. 
 What man can do to me. 
 
 4. The Lord my helpers doth affijR:, 
 
 Mine eye ftiall his defire 
 Behold on them, whofe cauflefs hate 
 My ruin dothconfpire. 
 
 5. 'Tis better in the Lord to truft. 
 
 Then mans vain help to try. 
 Better to truft the Lord, then all 
 Then on a Prince rely. 
 
 6. Nations, in combination joyn'd. 
 
 Had me cncompafs'd round ; 
 But I did, in the Name of God, 
 Them, and their force confound. 
 
 7. They compafs'd me, their furious troops 
 
 Had me encompafs'd round ; 
 But I did, in the Name of God, 
 Them, and their rage confound. 
 
 8- As fire in thorns, they are extincfl ; 
 Though they befet me round 
 Like Bees, I in the Name of God 
 W ill all their pow'r confound.- . 
 
 9.Thou 
 
I^Calni cxviii. 3^ 
 
 9. Thou haft thruft fore, that I might fall. 
 
 But God vouchfaf 'd me aid : 
 Th' Almighty is my ftrength, my fcng. 
 And my falvation made. 
 
 10. Joy and falvation, in the tents 
 
 Of righteous men abound ; 
 The right hand of the Lord our God 
 With vidlory is crown'd. 
 
 1 1. The right hand of the Lord is high. 
 
 Through all the world renown'd ; 
 The right hand of the Lord our God, 
 With vidlory is crown'd. 
 
 12. 1 Ihall not die, but live, and tell 
 
 His works, whifft I have breath : 
 He hath chaftiz*d, but gave me not 
 Into the hand of death. 
 
 13 . Open the Sandluary gates. 
 
 The gates of righteoufnefs ; 
 That I may enter, and in pray'rs 
 And praife his Name confefs* 
 
 14. This gate the juft fliall enter at> 
 
 And I with grateful heart 
 Will blefs the Lordjthou heard'ft my cry. 
 Thou my falvation art. 
 
 15. That which the builders oft refusVj 
 
 Is now the corner ftone : 
 
 X This 
 
3^^;^; pfaiin cxviiL 
 
 This is from God, and to our eyes 
 With admiration known. 
 
 1 5. This is the day the Lord hath made ; 
 In this triumphant day 
 Will we rejoyce ; fave, Lord, andfeni 
 Profperity, we pray. 
 
 ly. Bleft hc^ that in the Name of God 
 Is come to be our King ! 
 We from Gods houfe wifti you good luckj 
 To him Hofanna's fing. 
 
 1 8. God is the Lord, his love to us 
 
 In beams of light hath lhin*d : 
 Come, bind the Sacrifice with cords, 
 Fafl to the Altar bind. 
 
 19. Thou art my God ; my joy-fiU'd heart 
 
 Shall ftill record thy praife ; 
 Thou art my God, my ravifht tongue 
 Shall high thy glory raife. 
 
 20. render thanks unto the Lord, 
 Gracious is he, and good ; 
 And firm his boundlefs mercies have 
 Throughout all ages ftood. 
 
 PSALM 
 
falm cxix. 3oy 
 
 PSALM GXIX. UParr: 
 
 T, XJLefTed are they whofe purer ways 
 
 J3 Gods facred laws diredl ; 
 2i That keep his Teftament, and him 
 With their whole heart aShif^. 
 
 3. They do no ill, who in thy paths 
 
 Their wary fteps confine : 
 
 4. For thou haft charg'd, that ftridlly wfi 
 
 Should keep thy rules divine. 
 
 5. O that my ways diredled were 
 
 Thy ftatutes to obey ; 
 
 6. I fhall not blufli, whil'ft to thy Laws 
 
 A due refpe(5l 1 pay. 
 
 J. When I thy judgments fhall have learned, 
 Then with an upright heart 
 
 8* Thee will I praife, thy ftatutes keep ; 
 O do not me defert. 
 
 Second Part. 
 
 9. How may a young man cleanfe his ways ? 
 
 If he thy words obey. 
 
 10. Thee have I fought with my whole heart, 
 
 Let me not go aftray. 
 
 1 1. Thy didlates have I treafur'd up. 
 
 Left I fhould thee offend : 
 
 X 2 ii.Blefled 
 
JO 5 jdfaim cxix. 
 
 12. Blefifed art thou, teach me to keep 
 
 Thy ftatutes to the end. 
 
 13. My lips thy judgments have declar'd> 
 
 Thy teftimonies yield 
 
 14. More true delight, then treafuries 
 
 With ftore of riches fiU'd. 
 
 13*. Thy precepts I will meditate. 
 My thoughts on thy ways fet : 
 
 16. 1 in thy laws delight my felf. 
 Nor will thy words forget. 
 
 Third Tart, 
 
 17. Deal well, that I may live, and let 
 
 Thy word my acftions aw : 
 
 18. Open mine eyes, and I Ihall fee 
 
 The wonders of thy law. 
 
 19. 1 am a ftranger, thy commands 
 
 O hide not from my fight : 
 20. My Soul after Thy Judgments longs. 
 
 And is ev'n languifh'd quite. 
 
 2 X . The proud that from thy precepts erre ■ 
 Thy fharp rebukes have born : 
 
 22. Thy teftimonies 1 have kept. 
 
 Free me from fliame and fcorn. 
 
 25. Princes againfi: me fpeak, but I 
 Thy laws my ftudy make : 
 
 2 4. Thy 
 
^M m cxix. 307 
 
 24. Thy teftimonies are my joy. 
 From them 1 counfel take. 
 
 Fourth Part, 
 
 ijT. My foul cleaves to the duft ; O let 
 
 Thy word my life renew : 
 26. 1 have declared my ways, thou heard'ft. 
 
 Teach me thy judgments true. 
 
 27. Caufe me to know thy Laws, and I 
 
 Will fpeak thy wonders then : 
 
 28. Grief melts my foul, but thy good word 
 
 Shall ftrengthen me again. 
 
 29. Take lying ways away ; thy law 
 
 Vouchfafe me gracioufly. 
 
 30. The way of truth 1 chufe, and place 
 
 Thy judgments in my eye. 
 
 3 1. 1 to thy ftatutes have adher'd. 
 
 Lord let not ftiame fubvert : 
 32. In thy commandments I will run? 
 
 If thou inlarge my heart. ' ; 
 
 Fifth Fart. 
 
 3 3 . Teach me thy way, OLoid, and I 
 
 Will keep it to the end : 
 34. True wifdom give, and to thy law 
 
 I my whole heart will bend. 
 
 X 3 3 5. Shew 
 
^8 i^falm cxix. 
 
 3 5'. Shew me the Path of thy CommJ^ncli 
 
 For there my pleafure lies : 
 36. My mind unto thy judgments turn. 
 
 And not to avarice. 
 
 3 y. Mine eyes from vanity divert;. 
 
 Quicken me in thy way ; 
 3 8 . Confirm thy word, whii'It I to thee 
 
 Devoted fear will pay. 
 
 39. Put from me the reproach I dreads. 
 
 For good thy judgments be ; 
 
 40. After thy precepts I have longed. 
 
 In thy truth quicken me. 
 
 Sixth Fart. 
 
 41. Lord, let thy faving mercies come,^ 
 
 As is thy promife juft : 
 
 42. So (hall I anfwer him that fcorns. 
 
 For in thy word I trufl. 
 
 '43 . Take net from me thy truth ; my hopp 
 
 Is in thy judgments placed : 
 '44. So (hall I keep thy facred Laws, 
 
 As long as life fhall laft. 
 
 '45'. 1 at my liberty will walk, 
 
 For I thy Precepts feek : 
 46. And, whil'fl 1 preach thy word to KingSj 
 
 Shame fhall not dye my check. 
 
^i^faim cxix. 30 p 
 
 47. In thy Commandments, which I love, 
 
 I my delights will find : 
 
 48. To them my hands erccfl, and on 
 
 Thy ftatutes fix my mind. 
 
 Seventh Fart. 
 
 49. Think on thy word, by which thou haft 
 
 Gaus'd me to hope in thee : 
 
 50. This in diftrefs my comfort is. 
 
 Thy promife quickens me. 
 
 5" I, The proud deride me much, yet I 
 Have not thy law declined : 
 
 52. Thy judgments I of old recount. 
 
 And there my folace find . 
 
 53. Horror invades me, when ill men 
 
 Do from thy laws go wrong : 
 
 54. But in the houfe of Pilgrimage, 
 
 Thy ftatutes were my fong. 
 
 -f 5. By night thy Name I call to mind. 
 Nor from thy rule have ftray'd : 
 
 55. This mercy I obtain'd, becaufe 
 
 Thy Precepts I obey'd. 
 
 Eighth Part, 
 
 5'7. Thou art my portion. Lord, I faid. 
 That keep thy words 1 would : 
 
 X 4 58Thy 
 
3 to i^faim cxix. 
 
 5?. Thy face with my whole heart I fought. 
 Be, as thy promife, good. 
 
 59. 1 to thy tefirimonies turn'd. 
 
 When I obferv*d my way : 
 60. 1 haded thy Commands to do, 
 
 And did no time delay. 
 
 61 ' Rob'd by the wicked, yet thy Laws 
 
 I caft not from my fight : 
 62. But will at midnight praife thy Name, 
 
 For thy decrees are right. 
 
 63. 1 their companion am, that feai: 
 Thee, and regard thy word : 
 
 64. The Earth is of thy mercy full ; 
 Teach me thy ftatutes. Lord. 
 
 Niftth Fart. 
 
 65*. According to thy promife. Lord, 
 Thou haft dealt well with me : 
 
 66. Teach me to know, and judge aright. 
 For I believe in thee. 
 
 6j. Till thy rod touch'd me, I tranfgrefs'd. 
 But now have kept thy way : 
 
 68. Good art thou, and doeft good ; teach mc 
 
 Thy ftatutes to obey. 
 
 69, The proud be-ly me ; yet I keep 
 
 'ny rules with all my might : 
 
 yo.Their 
 
l&fatm cxi x. 311 
 
 70. Their heart is fat as greafe ; but in 
 
 Thy law do I delight. 
 
 71. 'Tis good, that Tve afflid^ed been. 
 
 That I Thy Laws might learn : 
 
 72. Thoufands of Gold and Silver are 
 
 To me of lefs concern. 
 
 7mth Fart, 
 
 73." Thy hands have fram'd me ; make me wife. 
 In knowing thy Commands : 
 
 74. Good men will joy, becaufe my hope 
 Upon thy promife ftands. 
 
 75*. I know thy judgments. Lord, are right ; 
 
 Thou, infidelity, 
 76. Haft fmitten ; let thy love relieve. 
 
 As thou haft faid to me. 
 
 77. let thy mercies bring me life ; 
 Thy laws my joy create : 
 
 78. Confound th* injurious proud, whil'ft I 
 
 Thy Precepts meditate. 
 
 79. Them, who thy teftimonies know. 
 
 And fear thee, turn to me : 
 So. Give me a found heart in thy ways. 
 That I ne're fliamed be. 
 
 JEjhventb 
 
3 12 iffcsiS^IIll CXIX. 
 
 Eleventh Part* 
 
 8 1. My foul for thy falvation faints. 
 
 But I thy word attend : 
 
 82. Mine eyes do, for thy promife, failj; 
 
 When wilt thou comfort fend ? 
 
 S^ . Fm as a Bottle in the fmoak. 
 Yet keep thy Laws in view : 
 
 84. How long?when wilt thou judgment ihew 
 On them that me purfue ^ 
 
 SS' Deep pits for me the proud have dig'd. 
 Who from thy ways have ftray'd : 
 
 S6, All thy Commands are true ; my foes 
 Wrong me; be thou my aid. 
 
 87. By them well near confum'd, yet from 
 
 Thy rules I do not fwerve : 
 
 88. Quicken me in thy love, and I 
 
 Thy didlates Ihall obferve. 
 
 Twelfth Fart, 
 
 89. Thou art for ever mighty. Lord, 
 
 Thy word in Heaven refides : 
 
 90. Thy truth to ages ftands ; the Earth,^ 
 
 By thee fet faft, abides. 
 
 91. At thine appointment they endure ; 
 
 All things on thee depend ; 
 
 92, Had 
 
^mm CXIX. 3^3 
 
 G2. Had not thy law been my delight. 
 My griefs had been my end. 
 
 93. Thy Precepts I will ne're forget ; 
 
 With them thou quickneft me % 
 94. 1 am thy creature, favcme. Lord, 
 
 For 1 feek after thee. 
 
 95. The wicked watch my fall, but I 
 
 Wait on the word of God : 
 g6. All that is perfedl hath an end. 
 
 But thy Commands are broad. 
 
 Thirteenth Part. 
 
 gn, O how I love thy laws ! all day 
 
 They my beft ftudies be ; 
 98. By them made wifer then my foes ; 
 
 They ever are with me. 
 
 gg. I can my teachers teach, fori 
 Thy teftimonies mind ; 
 
 100. And fchool the old, becaufe my love 
 
 Is to thy law confined. 
 
 1 01. My feet from ill I kept, that I 
 
 Thy didtates might obey : 
 
 102. By thee informed, I have not from 
 
 Thy judgments turn'd away. 
 
 i®3 . Sweet are thy words unto my tafte. 
 Sweeter then Honey-dews : 
 
 io4.Thy 
 
314 l&falm cxix. 
 
 104. Thy Precepts make me wife; and I 
 Do all falfe ways refufe. 
 
 Fourteenth Fart, 
 
 105". Thy Word's a lamp unto my icQt, 
 
 Unto my paths a light : 
 106. What I have fworn, lwilIperform> 
 
 And keep thy judgments right. 
 
 107. 1 much afflidled am ; O let 
 Thy promife make me live ! 
 
 108. Accept my mouths free oft'rings, Lord, 
 
 And me thy judgments give. 
 
 109. My foul is in my hand, yet I 
 
 Do not thy laws forget ; 
 no. Nor from thy Precepts erre, although 
 The wicked fnares have fet. 
 
 111. Thy tefi-imonies are my part ; 
 
 And ftill rejoyce my mind : 
 
 112. Thy ftatutes always to perform 
 
 My heart I have inclin'd. 
 
 Fifteenth Fart. ^ 
 
 1 13. 1 hate vain thoughts, but love thy law ; 
 
 My hiding place thou art : 
 114. Thou art my fhicld; thy word's my hope, 
 
 The Anchor of my heart. 
 
 ii^.Hence, 
 
115'. Hence, ye profane, for theGommands 
 
 Of God will I obey : 
 1 15. Let thy word fupport my life. 
 
 Let not my hope decay. 
 
 117. Suftain me, and I fhall be fafe, 
 
 Whirft on thy laws I wait : 
 
 118. Thou the tranfgreflors haft trod down, 
 
 For falfe is their deceit. 
 
 1 1^. Thou caft'ft the wicked out like drofs. 
 Therefore tiiy laws I love : 
 
 120. Although thy judgments make my fleOi 
 
 Witn fear and trembling move. 
 
 Sixteenth Fart, 
 
 121. Judgment, and Juftice I have done. 
 
 Leave me not in diftrefs : 
 
 122. Be furety for thy fervants good. 
 
 Let not the proud opprefs. 
 
 123. Mine Eyes, for thy Salvation, fail. 
 
 And for thy Righteous word : 
 
 124. Deal with me, as thy mercies are ; 
 
 Teach me thy ftatutes. Lord. 
 
 125'. O make thy fervant wife, that I 
 Thy will may underftand : 
 
 126. They have made void thy Law, 'tis time 
 To lend thy helping hand. 
 
 i27.Thinc 
 
i zy. Thine Ordinances more then gold^ 
 More then fine gold I prize : 
 
 tlSi Thy Precepts I efteem moft righti 
 And hate the way of lyes. 
 
 Seventeenth Fart, 
 
 1 29. My foul thy teftimonies doth 
 
 With admiration prize: 
 l^Oi The entrance of thy word gives light. 
 
 And makes the finiple wife. 
 
 131. With open'd mouth, and panting heatt> 
 
 I make thy laws my aim : 
 
 132. Thy mercy ftiew, as thou dofl ufe. 
 
 To thofe that love thy Name. 
 
 133. Order my footfteps in thy word. 
 
 That lin may not prevail : 
 
 134. Free me from wrong, and I to keep 
 
 Thy Precepts will not fail. 
 
 13 5*» Upon thy fervant Ihine, and let 
 
 Thy ftatutes me diredl ; 
 13^. Rivers of tears run down my eyeSj 
 
 When men thy laws negledl. 
 
 Eighteenth Fart, 
 
 137. Right'ous art thou, OLord, and all 
 Thy judgments Right'oufnefs : 
 
 ijS.The 
 
I^faim cxix. ji^ 
 
 138. The teftimonies thou command'ft 
 Are. truth, and faithfulnefsi 
 
 159. My zeal confumes me for my foes. 
 That do thy words neglecft : 
 
 140. Pure are Thy Words, them therefore I 
 
 Thy fervant much afFedl. 
 
 141. Small, anddefpis'd, yetcaftlnot 
 
 Thy Precepts out of mind : 
 14?.. Thy Righteoufnefs eternal is. 
 Thy law is truth refin'd. 
 
 143 . Grief feizeth me, yet thy Commands 
 
 To me great pleafure give : 
 
 144. Thy juftice ftill endures ; O make 
 
 Me wife, and I jQiali live. 
 
 Nineteenth Fart, 
 
 145'. With my whole heart I cry'd,Lord hear. 
 
 I Ihall obey thy Will : 
 i 46. To thee I cry 'd, faveme, and I 
 
 Will thy commands fulfil. 
 
 147. My cries prevent the morn, thy word 
 
 My hope doth animate : 
 
 148. Mine eyes out-watch the Night,whirfi: I 
 
 Thy Precepts meditate. 
 
 149. Lord, as thou lov'ft me, hear my voice ; 
 
 In judgment quicken me : 
 
 ijTo.They 
 
3i8 pMm cxix. 
 
 150. They are at hand, that mifchief feek. 
 And from thy laws are free. 
 
 151 .Thou, Lord, art near ; and perfcdl truth 
 
 Is all thou doft command : 
 152. Founded of old are thy decrees. 
 
 And firm for ever ftand. 
 
 Twentieth Fart. 
 
 I5'3. Regard my woes, and favc, fori 
 
 Caft not thy law behind : 
 154. Plead thou my Caufe ; and by thy word. 
 
 Free, and revive my mind. 
 
 1 55". Salvation's far from wicked metil 
 Who from thy llatutes flee : 
 
 I $6. Great are thy tender mercies, let 
 Thy judgments quicken me. 
 
 157. Many my haters are, yet I 
 
 Thy Covenant do'nt neglecfl : 
 
 I^S. Tranfgreflbrs I behold, and grieve. 
 When they thy word rcjedl. 
 
 ij-p. Sec how I love thy Precepts, Lord; 
 
 Let thy love life renew : 
 1 60. Thy word was from the firft, and fhall 
 
 Remain for ever true. 
 
 On£ 
 
l&falm cxix. 319 
 
 Ons and Twentieth Fart, 
 
 i5i. Princes without a caufe purfue ; 
 
 But I thy word obey : 
 162. And joy therein, as one that finds 
 
 Some great and wealthy prey. 
 
 153. Falftiood, and lying I abhor ; 
 
 But in thy laws delight : 
 
 154. Seven times a-day, I praife thy Name ; 
 
 Thy judgments are upright. 
 
 16$. Great peace have they^jwho love thy law; 
 Nothing Ihall them ofJend : 
 
 166. For thy falvation I have hop'd. 
 
 And thy Commands attend. 
 
 167. My foul thy teftimonies doth 
 
 Obferve, and highly prize : 
 
 168. Thy Precepts I have kept : my ways 
 
 Are all before thine eyes. 
 
 two and Twentieth Fart, 
 
 i6g. O let my cries before thee come* 
 Give me true wifdom> Lord : 
 
 170. Let my petitions reach thine Ear, 
 And fave me by thy word. 
 
 ■171. Teach me thy ftatutes, and my lips 
 Thy praifes ihall recite : 
 
 Y i72.My 
 
320 ilfaim cxx. 
 
 172. My tongue thy word fliall publifti forth, 
 
 For thy Commands are right. 
 
 1 73 . Let thy hand help, for 1 have chofe 
 
 Thy Precepts for my part : 
 
 1 74. For thy falvation I have long'd ; 
 
 Thy law delights my heart. 
 
 175'. Give my foul life, and thee Tie praife. 
 Me let thy judgments aid : 
 
 176. Thy word I mind, feek me, for I 
 Like a loft fheep have Array 'd. 
 
 PSALM CXX. 
 
 1 . TN my diftrefs to God I cry'd, 
 X He quickly heard my wrong : 
 Free me, OLord, from lying lips, 
 
 ■ And a deceitful tongue. 
 
 2. Falfe tongue, what punifhment Ihalt thou 
 
 For thy detradlions bear ? 
 Sharp arrows from the ftrong mans hand. 
 And coals of Juniper. 
 
 3. Wo's me, that I fo many days 
 
 Of grief in ^J\/lefeck tell : 
 And muft an exile in the tents 
 Of faithlefs Kf^/7r dwell. 
 
 4.My 
 
I^faim cxxi. ^ 
 
 My foul ( too long ) hath liv'd with them 
 Whofe thoughts from Peace are feir : 
 
 I am for peace, but when 1 fpeak. 
 They found th' All-arm to war. 
 
 PSALM CXXI. 
 
 1 . T To the Hills mine eyes eredl, 
 X From whence I have my aid ; 
 
 My help is from the Lord, whofe word 
 The Heav*ns and Earth hath made. 
 
 2 . He will not let thy foot be mov'd ; 
 
 He that thy fafety keeps, 
 Ev'n Ifrels watchman, {lumbers not ; 
 His careful eye ne're fleeps. 
 
 3. The Lord's thy guard, thy right hand 
 
 The Sun-beams ihall not fmite (ihade ; 
 Thy head by day, nor the moift moon 
 Infedl thy brain by night. 
 
 4. The Lord fhall fave thy foul from ill ; 
 
 He fhall thy fteps attend ; 
 At going out, and coming in. 
 And evermore defends 
 
 Y 2 jPSALM 
 
32^ ^i&lm cxxii. 
 
 PSALM CXXII. 
 
 Lad was I, when my joyful Ears 
 _ Receiv'd the welcome word ; 
 Let us go up, and vifit now 
 The Temple of the Lord. 
 
 'G 
 
 2. Blci^ Salem, in thy glorious Gates 
 
 Our happy feet fhall ftand : 
 Salem s a City well compacfl. 
 Built by a skilful hand. 
 
 3. Thither the tribes, cv*n I/r'f/j tribes. 
 
 Their folemn oflf'rings bring, 
 By Gods Command, and to his Name . 
 Deferved Praifes ling. 
 
 4. There the tribunals are, for law> 
 
 And equal jultice known ; 
 There is the houfe oi David, there 
 Th' Imperial Judah's Throne. 
 
 5. O pray for Salems peace, all ye. 
 
 That are to Salem kind ; 
 And, for thofe Pray'rs, ye to your felvcs 
 Shall ftore of bleffings find. 
 
 6. May peace, fent from the God of peace. 
 
 Within thy walls abound ; 
 And, with a long profperity. 
 Thy Palaces be crown'd. 
 
 7.For 
 
I^falm cxxiii. 323 
 
 n. For my dear brethrens fake, and friends, 
 May peace upon thee reft : 
 For Gods houfe fake, my pray'rs for thee 
 Shall daily be addreft. 
 
 PSALM CXXIII. 
 
 1. i^^Reat Sov'raign of the world, who 
 VJ Above the Starry Skies (dwelFft 
 Circled with Glory, unto thee 
 
 I lift my craving eyes, 
 
 2. As the fubmiffive fervant marks 
 
 His mafters angry hands ; 
 
 And meekly the chaftized Maid^ 
 
 Before her Miftrifs ftands : 
 
 3. So we unto the Lord our God 
 
 Our patient eyes addrefs ; 
 Till he, to mercy prone, at length 
 Our punifhment releafe. 
 
 4. Have mercy! let thy mercy. Lord, 
 
 Now in our need fuftain, 
 For fill'd we are with bafe contempt, 
 And choak'd with vile difdain. 
 
 5*. Fill'd with contempt, by thofe, thr^t fwell 
 With luxury and eafe ; 
 And made their haughty fcorn Avhofe pride 
 Lords o*re us, as they pleafe. 
 
 Y ^ PSALM 
 
324 i^faim cxxiii, cxxiv- 
 
 PSALM CXXIII. Or thus. 
 
 1 . /^^ ReatSovraign oftheWorld whofethrone 
 Vj ^Above the lieavns if placd alone. 
 
 To thee, deprefi with Miferies, 
 We lift our importuning Eyes, 
 
 2. Js Servants mark their Mafters hands, 
 ^nd ^yAaids their Miftrijfes commands : 
 So rve the Lord our God attend. 
 
 Tin he in Pity fuccour fend. 
 
 3 . Liord ! Let Thy Mercy quickly flow, 
 A Beam of Thy compafjion (how ; 
 For under hafa Reproach we yield, 
 Jnd with extream Contempt arefiU'd, 
 
 4. FilTd above meafure is our Soul 
 With haughty fcorns ofthofe that roul 
 In wanton Eafe, Whofwol'n with Fride, 
 Opprefius firfi. And then deride. 
 
 PSALM CXXIV. 
 
 ■ H* 
 
 !\d not the Lord our fide fuftain'd. 
 May Ifr'el now confefs ; 
 Had not the Lord our fide fuftain'd. 
 When n:ieri would us opprefs, 
 
 z.Their 
 
)^Mm cxxy. ^ 
 
 2 . Their wrath had fwallow^d us alive. 
 
 The waves had been our tomb ; 
 And the proud ftreams had fuck'd us down. 
 In theif devouring womb. 
 
 3. Blefs'd be the mercy of the Lord, 
 
 Who, in fo fear 'd a day. 
 Gave not our perfecuted lives 
 Unto their teeth a prey. 
 
 4. Our foul is, as a bird, efcap'd 
 
 Out of the Fowlers fnare ; 
 The fnare is broke, and we, when left 
 Wehop'd, at freedom are. 
 
 ^. In great Jehovah's mighty Name 
 Do we repofe our aid, 
 Whofe powerful word the Starry Orbs, 
 And Earths round Fabrick made. 
 
 i( 
 
 PSALM exxv. 
 
 TKey that theLord their fortrefs make 
 Shall like Mount Sion ftand ; 
 Unmov'd, as the firm Bafes are. 
 Of th' ever fixed land. 
 
 2. As do the Hills, like natural walls, 
 Jerufalem inclofe ; 
 His people fo the Lord furrounds, 
 Free from the fear of foes. 
 
 Y 4 3.Thc 
 
325 i^falm cxxvi. 
 
 3" 
 
 The wickeds rod (hall not ftill reft 
 
 Upon the juft mans line. 
 Left he, by profp'rous ills allur*d. 
 
 To further ills incline. • 
 
 As thou art good, upon the good 
 
 So let thy bleffings light ; 
 And favour them, whofe hearts purfue 
 
 The thing that's juft and right. 
 
 Thofe that turn by to crooked ways, 
 
 Th' Almighty fhall expel. 
 With them that folly work ; but peace 
 
 Shall crown his IfraeL 
 
 PSALM CXXVL 
 
 i. W J Hen God brought Siom Captives 
 VV 'Twas like a pleafing dream: (back. 
 Our mouths with laughter flowed ; and joy 
 From our glad tongue did ftream. 
 
 2. Th' admiring Heathen cry'd. Their God 
 Hath done a wond'rous thing : 
 Great things for us our God hath done, 
 And we his glory fing. 
 
 J. Turn our Captivity, OLord, 
 As welcome as the Rain 
 To the parch'd South : that, for our tearsj 
 We may reap joy again. 
 
 4.He 
 
I&falm cxxvii. 327 
 
 He that goes forth, and to the Earth, 
 
 His miall feed fadly leaves. 
 Shall doubtlefs come again with joy, 
 
 And bring his load of fheaves. 
 
 PSALM CXXVII. 
 
 1. TT* Xcept the Lord the houfe eredl, 
 
 r^ Loft is the builders pain : 
 Except the Lord the City guard. 
 The watchman wakes in vain. 
 
 2. In vain you early rife, in vain 
 
 Late hours at night you keep. 
 And eat the bread of care, for he 
 Gives his beloved Sleep. 
 
 3. Lo, Children are an heritage,' 
 
 Which from Gods bleffing come ; 
 And the Reward of a good life. 
 Sons of the fruitful womb. 
 
 4. As arrows, fitted to the bow. 
 
 Are in the ftrong mans hand. 
 So children of the lufty youth 
 Their Fathers glory (land. 
 
 5. Blefthe, whofe Quiver is with fuch 
 
 Artillery fupply*d : 
 He needs not fear, when e're his caufe 
 Shall in the gate be try'd. 
 
 PSALM 
 
32g i^faim cxxvni 
 
 PSALM GXXVIIK 
 
 1. "O Left is the man, whofe humble heart 
 
 fj Devoutly God obeys ; 
 That keeps his kct within the Paths 
 Of his prefcribed ways. 
 
 2. Thou fhalt with pleafure, eat the fweet 
 
 Of what thy pain s have got : 
 Profperity fliall gild thy days. 
 And crown thy happy lot. 
 
 3. Thy wife fhall, like the fruitful Vines, 
 
 That climb thy houfe, abound ; 
 Thy children, like rich Olive-plants, 
 Adorn thy table round. 
 
 4. Thus bleft is he, who fears the Lord ; 
 
 From Sion God (hall blefs. 
 And all thy days thou fhalt behold 
 Lov'd Salem s happinefs. 
 
 3:. Thou, from thy fruitful loins deriv'd, 
 Shalt childrens children fee ; 
 And peace, from the great God of peace 
 Shall upon Ifrel be. 
 
 PSALM 
 
0faim cxxviii. 329 
 
 PSALM CXXVIII. Or thus. 
 
 1 . 'VyLeft is the Man, who pure in hearty 
 JD With humble fear the Lord obeys ; 
 
 Jnd walks in Hifprefiribed ways, 
 Nor doth from them in thought depart. 
 
 2. What Thy Indufirioas hands have got 
 
 , Shall he to thee thy daily Feafi ; 
 On all thou do'fifuccefijhall refi. 
 And Life Eternal be thy Lot, 
 
 3. thy Wife (hall as the Vines abound, 
 
 that death thy houfesfouthfde Wall ; 
 Like Olive-Plants thy Children Jhall 
 "Jdorn thy happy table round. 
 
 4. Who fo fears God, thus blefi Jhall be ; 
 
 From Sion God jhall blefjings fend ; 
 Jnd thou (halt fee, till time (hall end, 
 Hierufalems Froj^erity. 
 
 5. *Xhy Childrens Children (hall increafe 
 
 Unto a Face not to he told ; 
 And thou (halt Ifrael behold, 
 Crown d with the Joys oflafting Feace. 
 
 PSALM 
 
33 o 0faim cxxix. 
 
 PSALM CXXIX. 
 
 1. /^^Ft from my youth ( may Ifrel fay ) 
 V^ Have they my life afTail'd ; 
 Oft from my youth aflaird, as oft 
 
 Their vain attempts have failed. 
 
 2. Lone Furrows, on my wounded backi 
 
 The Ploughers cruel hands 
 Havedigg'd, but God, in Righteoufnefs, 
 Hath cut their impious bands. 
 
 3. Let them confounded be, andturn'd 
 
 To ignominious flight, 
 ,Whofe hearts inflamed with caufelefs 
 In Sion*s woes del ight. ( hate, 
 
 4. Be they as ftarved Corn, that fprings 
 
 Upon the houfes tops ; 
 Which, wither 'd e're it grows mature. 
 The Sickle never crops. 
 
 5. Wherewith the Mower cannot fili 
 
 His hand, nor he that binds 
 Theflieaves, fomuch, to pay his pains. 
 As one poor arm full finds. 
 
 6. Nor they that pafs the Road, once fay. 
 
 We wifli you may fucceed ; 
 We blefs you in the Name of God, 
 And give you the good fpeed. 
 
 PSALM 
 
I&fatm cxxx. 33' 
 
 PSALM cxxx. 
 
 1. y^Utofthe depths to thee I caird, 
 V-/ Lord, my fad crying hear ; 
 And to the voice of my complaints 
 
 Bow thine attentive Ear. 
 
 2. Should'ft thou feverely mark our faults. 
 
 Who could thy cenfure bear ? 
 But mercy is with thee, that men. 
 Thy facred Name may fear, 
 
 3. I wait upon the Lord, I wait 
 
 On God with patient Eyes : 
 And on the comfort of his word. 
 My firm-built hope relies* '■ 
 
 '4. The Lord more earneftly I wait. 
 
 Then they that watch the morn ; 
 More then the weary guards that watch 
 To fee when day is born. 
 
 5. Hope in the Lord, O Jacob's Race ; 
 In him rich mercies dwell. 
 And full redemption : he from fin 
 Redeems his IfraeL 
 
 PSALM 
 
332 0fal m cxxxi, cxxxii. 
 
 PSALM CXXXI. 
 
 1. T Ord, I have no ambitious heart, 
 J ^ Nor fupercilious Eye : 
 
 1 do not exercife my felf 
 In things for me too high. 
 
 2. But t my felf have quietly> 
 
 As a wean'd child demean'd : 
 My foul is as the harmlefs child, 
 New trom the Mother wean'd. 
 
 3 . O ye of IfreU faithful Race, 
 
 To God your hopes apply ; 
 Be he your truft from this time forth 
 To all Eternity. 
 
 VtVJ -jiKiiiX 
 
 PSALM CXXXII. 
 
 1. "TJ Emember P^i;/^, Lord, and all 
 XV The troubles which he had ; 
 The facred Oath, and folemn vow. 
 
 To JacoVs God h^ niade._ 
 
 2. I will not in my Chamber come. 
 
 Nor climb into my bed ; 
 Sleep fhall not ciofe my careful Eyes^ 
 Nor {lumber bow my head ; 
 
 3.Ti 
 
I^falnr cxxxii. 335 
 
 3. Till, for the great Jehovah, I 
 
 Find out a fix*d abode ; 
 Afacredreft, and dwelling-place. 
 For Jacobs mighty God. 
 
 4. Glad Ephrata was heard to ring. 
 
 With the triumphant found ; 
 
 And doubled Eccho's from the fields 
 
 Ofthe great wood rebound. , 
 
 5*. Come ( fay they ) come, and let us to 
 His Tabernacle go : 
 And with divine adoring fall 
 Before his foot-ftool low. 
 
 6. Arife, illuftrious God, arife. 
 
 And now afcend at length 
 Thy glorious refl, thou and the Ark 
 Of thy admired ftrength. 
 
 7. LetRighteoufnefs, like the white Robe, 
 
 Thy holy Priefts inveft ; 
 And Levi's fons thy folemn Praife 
 Sing with a joy-fill'd breaft. 
 
 8. For D^-zz/W thy dear fervants fake. 
 
 Retain me in thy Grace : 
 
 O caft not Thine Anointed ofK 
 
 Nor Turn away his Face. 
 
 9. The Lord, by a firm oath hath fvvornp 
 
 Which he will ne're difown : 
 
 Heirs 
 
334 l^falm CXXXIL 
 
 Heirs of thy fruitful loins will I 
 Eftabliih on thy Throne. 
 
 10. And, if thy fons my Covenant keep. 
 
 If they my laws obey, 
 Their fons, till time fhall be no more> 
 Shall If/ els Scepter fway. 
 
 1 1 . God hath chofe Siott for the place. 
 
 To which he will retire ; 
 
 This fliall for ever be my reft. 
 
 The houfe of my de£re. 
 
 12. 1 with the bleffings of increafe 
 Will crown her happy ftore ; 
 And bread, unto the full, beftow 
 Upon her hungry Poor. 
 
 13. Her Priefts fhall, with falvation cloath'd. 
 
 My faithful mercies fing : 
 And, with loud fhouts of Joy, her Saints 
 Make my great Temple ring. 
 
 14. There fhall my David* s Regal horn. 
 
 In new fucceffions fprout : 
 And mine Anointed's Lamp from age ; 
 To age Ihall ne*re go out. 
 
 1 5* . His advcrfar ies I will cloath 
 With ignominious Ihame ; 
 But on himfelf his Crown fhall reft 
 In everlafting Fame. 
 
 PSALM 
 
^Mni cxxxm. 335 
 PSALM cxxxm. 
 
 1. "T3EhoIcl, how excellently good, 
 
 il How pleafant 'tis to fee. 
 Brethren together firmly joyn*d 
 In bonds of Amity. 
 
 2. 'Tis like the precious odours poured 
 
 On ^Aarofis facred head. 
 That trickled down his Beard, and thence 
 Unto his Yefture fpread. 
 
 3. 'Tis as the Dew, which melting clouds 
 
 On Hermans top diftil ; 
 Or Pearly drops the Heav'ns let fall 
 On Sfons fragrant HilL 
 
 4. God doth, upon this happy ftatCi 
 
 Bleflings of both hands fend ; 
 In this life bleffings, and a life 
 Which never Ihall have end. 
 
 PSALM cxxxm. Or thus, 
 
 1. TJ O1V Good] Bow F leaf ant \ 'tis to fee 
 X JL Brethren to drvell in Unity ? 
 
 2. 'Tis like the Precious Undiionf^ed 
 On ^J\fitred Aarons Sacred Crowny 
 Which trickled on hii Beards and down 
 
 Unto hii Garment-Fringes fpread. 
 
T" 'Tis as the Dew kind Heavens difiil 
 Oi^ Hermons T(?/7X, or Sions H/7/ : 
 
 A GoA on this happy State jhallfend 
 
 The Bleffings of his Bounteous hand, 
 Firfl Blefi Life here, And then command 
 A better Life that nerejhall end. 
 
 p S A L M CXXXIV. 
 
 I. -QEliold, nowblefsthe Lord our God, 
 _13 Ye that his fervants are ; 
 His Priefts, who day and night attend. 
 His facred Temples care. 
 
 2. Lift up your undefiled hands, 
 
 Pure walht from finful blame : 
 And in immortal Praifes fing 
 The honour of his Name. 
 
 X The Lord,by whomHeav'ns arched Frame, 
 * And Earths round Fabrick ftand, 
 His bleffings on thy loved head 
 From Sion fhall command. 
 
 I. 
 
 pSALM CXXXV. 
 
 Ing Hallelujah, yethatferve 
 I The God by us ador*d : 
 O bkfs the moft illuftrious Name 
 Of our Almighty Lord. 
 
cxxxv. 
 
 337 
 
 2. Ye, that within his facred houfe 
 
 In hallowed Ephods ftand. 
 And in his awful Courts attend 
 The word of his Command. 
 
 3. O Praife the Lord, For Good He is.' 
 
 Let all due Praifes crown 
 His Glorious Name ; for Pleafant 'tis 
 To fing His high Renown. 
 
 4. He, for his fpecial charge, hath chof® 
 
 Beloved Jacob's Race ; 
 And Ifrel the chief treafure is 
 Of his peculiar Grace. 
 
 5** Great is the Lord, and far above 
 All idol-gods, we know ; 
 What e're he pleas'd, he did in Heav n, 
 Earth, Seas, and deeps below. 
 
 6. He from the moorifh grounds doth caufe 
 
 Exhaled Vapours rife ; 
 And they, to clouds condens'd, obfcure 
 The intercepted Skies. 
 
 7. Then melts he them, and with the Rain 
 
 His dreadful lightning flings ; 
 And from concealed Magazines 
 The fiying Tempeft brings. 
 
 8. He ftretch'd his hand, and in one night^ 
 
 Throughout the land of Ham, 
 
 Z 2 Smote 
 
338 l&faim Gxxxv. 
 
 Smote all the firft-born^ from the Queen 
 Down to the bleating dam. 
 
 p. fu^gypt with Prodigies was fiU'd, 
 And Fharaoh ( dying ) knew 
 That power which he, and his, ( in life ) 
 Would never own for true. 
 
 10. Great Nations, by the ftroke of war. 
 
 He to his yoke fubdu'd, 
 And in the bloud of mighty Kings 
 His thirfty blade imbru'd. 
 
 11. Sihon the King oFAmorites, 
 
 Ogj who in Bajhan reign'd : 
 And all to whom the Diadems 
 OiCanan appertained. 
 
 IZ. Their land, become the vidlors prey. 
 For heritage he grants ; 
 His peoples heritage ; and there 
 His chofen (fyV/ plants. 
 
 13. Thy Name doth, to the utmoft date 
 
 Of long-liv'd time extend : 
 Thy memory, from age to age, 
 Shall never know an end. 
 
 14. The Lord will judge his peoples caufe : 
 
 When we our fins repent, 
 Thou wilt in mercy turn thy Face, 
 And for our woes relent. 
 
 li-.The 
 
^fal m cxxxv. 339 
 
 1 5 . The Heathen Idols are at beft. 
 
 Of filveror ofgold, 
 Carv'd by fome cunning hand, or elfe 
 Cad in the Founders mould. 
 
 16. Mouths have they,but they do not fpeak ; 
 
 And eyes, but void of fight ; 
 Ears, but hear not; anofe, but free 
 From breath, and fmelling quite. 
 
 17. They and their Makers are alike, 
 
 All deftitute of fenfe : 
 And fo is every one that puts 
 
 In them vain confidence. 1 
 
 1 8. Ye that from faithful Ifr'el fpring. 
 
 The Lord Almighty blefs ; 
 All ye of mitred Aarons Race, 
 His facred Name confefs. 
 
 19. Ye that from Levis loyns defcend 
 
 The Lord Almighty blefs ; 
 All that devoutly fear the Lord 
 His facred Name confefs. 
 
 20. O Jet us now, in Sions Courts, 
 
 The Lords high Praife record, 
 Whofe dwelling's at Hierufalem ; 
 Hairujah, Praife the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 
 
34 o pmm cxxxvi. 
 
 PSALM CXXXVI. 
 
 1. /^^ Give due thanks unto the Lord, 
 V_y His mercy's ever fure : 
 
 For he is always good to us. 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 2. Give thanks unto the God of gods. 
 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 Give thanks unto the Lord of Lords, 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 ^. To him, who only wonders works. 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 Whofe wifdom made the Starry Heav'ns, 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 '4. Who ftretch'd the Earth above the flouds, 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 Who made thofe admirable lights. 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 5'. The glorious Sun to rule the day, 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 The Moon and Stars to guide the night. 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 6. Who i^^^pt and the firft-born fmote. 
 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 ^ And Ifrel from among them brought. 
 
 His mercies ftill endure, 
 
 7,With 
 
^l&fiWm CXXXVI. __^ 34 1 
 
 7. With a ftrong hand; & out-ftretchUarm^ 
 
 His mercy's ever fare : 
 Who cleft the Red fea into parts. 
 His mercies ftiil endure, 
 
 8 . And tfitough the mid'ft his ifrel lead, 
 
 His mercy's ever fure r • 
 But Fharaohy and his hoft o*rewhelm*d ; 
 His mercies ftill endure, 
 
 g. Who fafely did his people lead. 
 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 
 A-long the ht^ttm wiMeniefs, 
 
 His mercies ftiil endure. ^ .. 
 
 10. Who fmote great Kings iii batterdown, 
 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 And Kings renowh'd fbr valour flew. 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 1 1 . Sihon the King oiJmorites, 
 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 And Qgy that did in Bajhan reign. 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 12. And gave their land for heritage. 
 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 Unto his fervant Ifrael, 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 13. Who thought on us when we were low. 
 
 His mercy's ever fure : 
 
 Z 4 And 
 
34 2 ^i^falm cxxxvii. 
 
 And from our enemies redeemed. 
 His mercies ftill endure. 
 
 14. Who doth with food all flefh fuftain, 
 His mercy's ever furc : 
 Give thanks unto the God of Heav'n, 
 His mercies ftili endure. 
 
 PS ALM CXXXVII. 
 
 * 
 
 S on JEjtiphvdtes (hady banks. 
 Near Bahylons proud Walls, 
 We fate us down, and wept to think 
 On Sioni Funerals : 
 
 'A 
 
 2. Qui folemn harps, to which fo late 
 
 We facred Hymns had fung. 
 Now on the Willows ( like our felves. 
 Mute, and untuned ) kung. 
 
 3 . They tliat had made us Captive (laves. 
 
 Untimely ibngs defir'd : 
 And our proud fpoilers mirth, in fcorn 
 Of our fad woes,- rcquir'd. . \ ,■ h - / 
 ' ^ xyzx^^-im ■". 
 
 4. Sing us ( faid they ) a Siotii fong;; 
 
 Shall we, at their command, 
 Prophane God's Anthems in a flrange^ 
 And idol-ferving land ? 
 
 5-if 
 
" ^alm cx xxvii. 343 
 
 5. If ever dear, Hierufahm, 
 Thy fuff 'rings I forget ; 
 Let my right hand ne're know again 
 The warbling firings to beat. 
 
 5. If thee 1 think not on, then may 
 My tongue unufeful cleave 
 Unto my mouth; nay, if a joy 
 I like thy joy receive. 
 
 7. Remember J5^o?w J fons; OLord, 
 
 How, fwoln with haughty pride. 
 In wretched Salems haplefs day. 
 They infqlently cry'd ; 
 
 8. Down with the buildings, rafe them down 
 
 Unto the humble ground : 
 And let there not one ftone of hope. 
 Upon a ftone be found. 
 
 jg. Daughter of E^^y<?/;, mark*dout — 
 7^ Forruin; bleftishe. 
 Who in thy fall revenges us 
 With equal cruelty. 
 
 10. Thrice happy he, who pitilefs. 
 Snatches thy little ones. 
 And daflies out their brains againft 
 The more relenting ftones. 
 
 PSALM 
 
344 l^raim cxxxviii. 
 
 PSALM CXXXVIU, 
 
 1. ^TiHee, great Jehovah, willlpraife 
 
 X With my whole heart ; before 
 Angels and Earthly Kings will I 
 Thy Majefty adore. 
 
 2. With eyes unto thy Temple turn'd 
 
 Thy power will 1 proclaim ; 
 And fing thy love, and truth; thyWOrd^s 
 More great then all thy Name. 
 
 3. Thou anfwerd'ft me, in the fad day. 
 
 When unto thee I cry*d : 
 And by thy ftrength my fainting foulv 
 Was with new ftrength fupply'd . , 
 
 4. All Kings, that Earths proud Scepters 
 
 Thy praifes fliall confefs ; , ( fway. 
 
 When they fiiall :.hear thofe '^loriotk 
 
 Thyfacredlifs'expjifi." ' (truths 
 
 jf. Yea, they fhall fittg. That wonderful 
 God in his ways is found :^ . 
 Above allpow*rs omnipotent^'' "'^"^ ' * *^^ 
 In glory high renowft'd. , 
 
 . .1 rr, 
 
 6. For ( thoitr^Mhthron'd on high ) his eyes 
 Upon the lowly are : 
 But thofe^whofe hearts with haughty pride 
 Abound, he knows afar. 
 
 7. When 
 
t^falm cxxxix. 345 
 
 7. When troubles all my walks furround. 
 
 Thy loves fhall quicken me : 
 Thy our-lfcretch^d hand reftrains the rage 
 Of foes, and fets me f ree. 
 
 8. The Lord will perfe(5l my concerns. 
 
 Thy boundlefs mercy ftands 
 For ever firm ; forfake not then 
 The works of thine own hands. 
 
 PSALM CXXXIX, 
 
 1. T Ord, thou haft fearch'd, and found me 
 X-> Thou know'ft my fitting down, (out; 
 And rifing up ; my thoughts from far. 
 
 To thee are naked fhown. 
 
 2. Thou art about my Path and Bed, 
 
 Privy to all my walks, 
 Obferveft every, the leaft word. 
 My tongue at random talks. 
 
 3. Before, behind, bythcebefet, 
 
 Thy hand upon me lies ; 
 This skill's too wonderful, too high. 
 For my fhort-fighted eyes. 
 
 4. Where fhall I my concealed head 
 
 Hide from thy fearching fight ? 
 Or whither from thy prefence take 
 My undifcover'd flight. 
 
 5lf 
 
34<^ pfaitu cxxxix. 
 
 5. If I climb Heaven, there thou doft 
 
 In beams of light appear : 
 If in the fliades of he 11 1 make 
 My Pallet, thou art there. 
 
 6. If mounted on the Airy wings 
 
 Of the grey-feather'd morn, 
 I fhould unto the fartheft fhores 
 Of Weftern feas be born ; 
 
 n. Ev*n there, thy overtaking hand 
 Would lead me back again ; 
 And thy right hand the vain efcapes 
 Of my ftoln flight reftrain. 
 
 8. Then, if I think, indarknefsl 
 
 My mufHed head will lay ; 
 Kight /hall unvail, andfhineinRays 
 Of new-created day. 
 
 9. From thee the darknefs cann*t obfcure. 
 
 Night is as days bright flame : 
 Darknefs and light appear to thee, 
 Juft as they were, the fame. 
 
 10. Maker, andMafterofmy reins 
 
 Thou didft at once become : 
 And cloth'dft me, when I newly fwell'd 
 My breeding mothers womb. 
 
 1 1 . Blefl: Lord ! how ftrangely am I fram'd ? 
 
 What wonders haft thou fhown ^ 
 
 Stupen^ 
 
^fattn cxxxix. 347 
 
 Stupendous are thy works in me. 
 And to my foul well known. 
 
 12. From thee my fubftance was not hid. 
 
 When I in fecret laid. 
 With curious art was, in the Earths 
 Inferiour Caverns made. 
 
 13. My firft rude mafs thine eyes beheld. 
 
 My members all did pafs 
 Thy Regifter, as they were form'd. 
 When no part perfe(5l was. 
 
 14. How precious are thy thoughts to me ? 
 
 To what a vafl account. 
 If reckoned, . would the fum of that 
 Arithmetick furmount ? 
 
 ij*. More then the fan ds, which working feas 
 Roll to the murmuring ftiore ; 
 I think, fleep, wake, andftill withthee» 
 Am where I was before. 
 
 16. Thou wilt th' ungodly flay ; From me 
 
 Ye nf^en of bloud refrain : 
 For wickedly they fpeak of thee. 
 And take thy Name in vain. 
 
 17. Lord, do not I thy haters hate ? 
 
 And grieve for thofe that rife 
 'Gainft thee ? I hate them as I hate 
 Mine own fworn Enemies. 
 
 18 Search 
 
348 i^faim CXL. 
 
 1 8. Search me,my heart,my thonghts^and fee? 
 If I perverfly ftray 
 From paths of truth ; and lead me in 
 The everlafting way. 
 
 PSALM CXL. 
 
 I. T Ord, refcue me from evil men> 
 J_^ Save from the violent : 
 Who mifchief in their hearts contrive. 
 And ftill to war are bent. 
 
 i. Like angry ferpents, their fliarp tongues 
 Malicious words devife : 
 And under their envenom'd lips. 
 The gall of Adders lies. 
 
 3. Keep me, OLord, from wicked hands. 
 And favc me from the blow 
 Of furious men, whofe plots defign 
 My ieet to overthrow. 
 
 4» The proud have laid a fnare for me, 
 Pitch'd toils, prepared a net, 
 By the way fide, where I fhould walk. 
 And gins to catch me fet. 
 
 5. Then to the Lord I faid, My God, 
 I to thy fuccour fly ; 
 O hear my voice, when I to thee 
 Addrefs my fervent cry ! 
 
 6My 
 
6. My great Preferver;, Thou the ftrength > 
 
 Of my falvation art : 
 My head thou cover'dft, when the fight 
 Grew hot on every part. 
 
 7. Grant not the wicked his defire, 
 
 Nor let him gain his end : 
 Left rais'd by profp'rous ills, his pride 
 Do with his pow'rafcend. 
 
 8. Let thofe that compafs me about. 
 
 By their own lips betray 'd. 
 Be in thofe mifchiefs overwhelmed, 
 Themfelves for me hi^id laid. 
 
 9. Let burning coals upon their heads 
 
 Fall down in flaming Rain : 
 Let fire inclofe them, and deep pits. 
 Never to rife again. 
 
 10. The fland'rer fhall not long on Earth, 
 
 Draw his accurfed breath : 
 Evil fhall, at the heels, purfue 
 The violent to death . 
 
 1 1. God will th' afflidled aid, and tight 
 
 Unto the needy give : 
 Thejuft fhall praife thy Name, and ftUl, 
 In thy bleft prefence live > 
 
 PSALM 
 
3 JO pMm cxLi. 
 
 I. 
 
 PSALM CXLI. 
 
 LOrd, my complaints to thee afceni 
 With haft thine Ear apply : 
 And hear my voice, when I to thee 
 ' Prefent my humble cry. 
 
 2. Aslncenfe, let my fervent Pray*r, 
 Before thy Throne arife : 
 And my up-lifted hands be like 
 The Evening Sacrifice. 
 
 9 . Before my mouths unmark'd efcapes 
 
 Command a careful guard : 
 
 And keep the openings of my lips 
 
 With timely caution barr'd. ^ 
 
 4. Let not* my heart to ill inclincj, 
 
 Nor forw^ard hands abet 
 Thofe fins the wicked work, left I 
 Their deadly dainties eat. 
 
 5. Checks from good men fliall kindnefs be ; 
 
 And fuch reproofs be Ihed, 
 Like balms from precious gums diftilfd 
 But never break my head. 
 
 6. In their Calamities Tie pray ; 
 
 Their Captains waiting ftood 
 At the Rocks entrances, and heard 
 My words, that they were good. 
 
 7. About 
 
#fatm cxLii. 31 1 
 
 7. About the Graves devouring moiith 
 
 Our bones all fcatter'd lie ; '■>■.' 
 As doth the fplinter'd vrood before : 
 The Hev^ers Axes fly. 
 
 8. But to the Lord, my faithful eyes 
 
 In patience are addreft : ' ■ »''^ •' 
 Thou art my truft, O leave me not 
 Forfaken, andoppreft. i^ 
 
 9. Preferve me from the treacherous fnares. 
 
 Which they have laid for me : 
 And from the gins of them, vi^hofe hands 
 Work mifchief, fet me free. 
 
 10. Let wicked men, in their own nets 
 
 Surprised, deferv'dly fall ; 
 Whif ft I efcape the toils they fpread 
 To ruine me withaL i '-aA 
 
 PSALM CXLIL 
 
 1 . T With my voice unto the Lord> 
 X My great Preferver, pray'd; 
 With fervent voice, before his throne. 
 
 My humble fuit I made. 
 
 2. My fad complaints I poured forth 
 
 Into his pitying ears : 
 And in his fight laid open all 
 My troubles, and my fears. 
 
 A a 3.Thoa 
 
3^2 ^Mm cxLiii. 
 
 3. Thouknew'ftmy Path, when mygriev'd 
 
 "Was overwhelmed with cares : (fp*rit 
 There where I thought to walk fecure. 
 They hid their fecret fnares. 
 
 4. 1 lookt on my right hand, and none 
 
 Would mine afflidlion know ; 
 All refuge fail'd, none for my foul 
 Cheap pity car'd to (how. 
 
 5. Then unto thee I cry'd ; Thou Lord> 
 
 My refuge art, faidi; 
 Thou art my portion in the land 
 Of life; To thee I fly. 
 
 6. Mark my complaints, for I am brought 
 
 To fad extremity ; 
 From Perfecutors fave, for they 
 Are grown too ftrong for me. 
 
 7. My foul from Prifon bring, that I 
 
 Thy Praifes may declare ; 
 And Righteous men fhall compafs me, 
 For great thy bounties are. 
 
 PSALM CXLIII. 
 
 I. T Ord.hear my Pray'r,thy gracious Ear 
 
 J / To my Petitions lend ; 
 
 In thy fidelity, and truth, 
 A timely anfwer fend. 
 
 l.Call 
 
^falni cxLiii. 353 
 
 2 c Call me not to a ftridl account ; 
 For in thy purer fight 
 None living fliall be jultifi'd. 
 None fhall be found upright: 
 
 3. The Enemy purfues my foul. 
 
 He hath befet me round : 
 And fmitten my defpifed life 
 Oown to the abjedt ground. 
 
 4. For my fad manfion, Ipoflefs 
 
 Dark fliades ; like thofe that hate 
 A long time fleepy tenants been 
 To the forgetful Grave. 
 
 5*. Therefore is my perplexed fp'rit 
 
 O'rewhelm'd with anxious thought ; 
 And my torn heart unto the brink 
 Of defolation brought. 
 
 6, But I the days of old recount ; 
 My Meditations run 
 To pious mufings on the works 
 Thy pow'rful arm hath done, 
 
 '7. To thee for help in thisdiftrefs 
 I ffcretch my craving hand : 
 For thee my near-exfpiring foul ' 
 Thirlls like the parched land. 
 
 8. Hear me with fpeed, my fpirlts fail 5 
 Hide not thy face ; left I 
 
 Aa 2 Bs 
 
354 ^Mm cxuv. 
 
 Be like to them, that in the pits 
 Cold entrails buried lie. 
 
 9. Let me thy early mercy find, 
 
 On thee my faith depends ; 
 Shew me the way, where I ftiould walk ; 
 To thee my foul afccnds. 
 
 10. Lord, fave me from the cruel rage 
 
 Of my proud Enemy : 
 For to the fhelter of thy wings 
 I for protedlion flee. 
 
 11. Thou art my Lord, and God; my heart 
 
 To do thy will inftrudl ; 
 Into the land of Righteoufnefs 
 Let thy good fp'rit condudl. 
 
 1 1' Quicken me, for thy facred Name, 
 And for thy Righteoufnefs 
 Set free my perfecuted foul. 
 From this fo fear'd diflrefs, 
 
 13 . And of thy mercy flay my foes. 
 That hunt me to the death : 
 For to thy fervice I have vow'd 
 My belt, and iaft of breath. 
 
 PSALM CXLIV. 
 
 I. T3 Left be the Lord, the God of Hofts 
 X3 My fortitude, ray might ; 
 Who taught my hands the art of war. 
 My fingers how to fight. 2. My 
 
I^faim cxLiv. 355 
 
 2. My goodnefs, my ftrong fort, my Tow'r, 
 
 My Saviour, my Shield, 
 My truft, who doth my people make 
 Unto my Scepter yield. 
 
 3. Lord, what is man, that thou of him 
 
 Should'ft any notice take ? 
 Or fon of man, that of his ftate 
 Thou doft fuch reckoning make ? 
 
 4. Man is an Airy vanity. 
 
 His days as fwiftly fly. 
 As fleeting fliadows, when the Sun 
 Haft's to the Weftern Skie. 
 
 5. Lord, bow the Heav'ns, and in the might 
 
 Of thy dread pow'r come down ; 
 Touch the proudMountains,& thickfmoak 
 Shall cloud their fteamy Crown. 
 
 6. Caft thy confuming lightnings forth. 
 
 And fcatter their bold hofts ; 
 Let fly thy fhafts, and drive their fouls 
 To the infernal Ghofts. 
 
 7. Send from above thy helping hand ; 
 
 Thy hand, that only faves. 
 And fnatch me from the threatning rage 
 Of overwhelming waves. 
 
 8. Free me from children of ftrange gods, 
 
 Whofe mouths to Idols cry ; 
 
 A a 3 Whofe 
 
355 i^faim cxuv. 
 
 Whofe right hand is a falfe right hand. 
 And a deceitful ly. 
 
 9. Then will I fongsne*refung before, 
 
 Unto thy Praife invent. 
 Set to the pleafant Pfaltery, 
 And ten-ftring'dinftrument. 
 
 10. 'lis God gives vi(5lory to Kings ; 
 
 He, ( faithful to his word ) 
 
 His fervant David hath redeem'd 
 
 From the devouring fword, 
 
 11. Free me from children of flrange gods, 
 
 Whofe mouths to idols cry ; 
 W'hofe right hand is a falfe right hand,. 
 And a deceitful ly. 
 
 l2.Thatfoourfons, in lufty youth, 
 
 Like profp'rous plants may grow ; 
 As corner ftones in Palaces, 
 Our beauteous daughters fhov^. 
 
 13 . That our enlarged Granaries 
 
 May with rich (lores be fill'd ; 
 
 And in the folds, our fruitful fiocks 
 
 Ten thoufand thpufands yield ; 
 
 14 Our Oxen be for labour flrong. 
 Our Herds f^om plunder free ; 
 And no complaining in the ftreets 
 ^ Break our tranquillity. 
 
 Ij-c Happy 
 
^fain i cxLv, ^357 
 
 1 5. Happy the people are, that fuch . i ; 
 A blefled ftate polTefs ; ';!T 
 Thrice happy they, who for their.Gbd 
 Th' Almighty Lord confefs !;. 
 
 ■ ; 'V-. 
 
 PSALM GXLV^r 
 
 1. /T^HeeLord, my God, my King, will I 
 
 JL Extol, and blefc thy Name 
 From day to day, and everm.ore ^ 
 Thy facred Praife proclaim. ''J 
 
 2. Great is the Lord, and greatly Jifhis'd, 
 
 His greatnefs hath no bound ; 
 Age fhall to age thy works declairey ^ 
 And mighty deeds refound. 
 
 3. I will thy glorious Majefty> I/: T sH 
 
 And Miracles relate : 
 And men fhall fpeak thy dreadful a<5is? 
 And greatnefs celebrate. 
 
 4. Thy goodnefs to perpetual fame 
 
 Their tongues fhall loudly ring ; 
 And Thy ne're-failing Righteoufnefs 
 In grateful verfes fing. 
 
 5*. The Lord is gracious, pitying, flow 
 To wrath, to pardon prone ; 
 Good unto all, o*re all his works - * -^l 
 His tender mercy's fhown. 
 
 Aa 4 d.Thy 
 
35B ^falm CXLV. 
 
 6. Thy Woriss fhall publifh thy renown ; 
 
 Thy Name thy Saints do blefs ; 
 - They tell the glory of thy Reign> 
 And mighty pow'r confefs. 
 
 7. TTo ma£e to unborn fons of men. 
 
 His glorioiis dealings known ; 
 And the illuftrious majefty 
 1 iliv, rOf his imp'erial Throne. 
 
 So Thy Kingdom fhall, beyond the date 
 Of |:ime> a Kingdom be ; 
 And thy Dominion knows no end 
 b ' i-iDf its Eteriiity . 
 
 Kf,; 
 
 9. The, iLord the weak and falling feet 
 Doth by his grace fuftain ; 
 And thofe that humane frailty bows. 
 He raifes up again . 
 
 lOiThe eyes of all, thy bounty wait ; 
 Thou giv'ft them their due food ; 
 And from thy open'd hand each thing 
 That lives is filFd with good. 
 
 J I. The Lord is Righteous in his ways. 
 His works are holy all ; 
 And nigh is he, to all whofe lips 
 On him fincerely call. 
 
 Tl. Their pray 'r, that fear him, he fulfils; 
 They fafety fhall enjoy j 
 
 All 
 
^Mm CXLVI. 359 
 
 All that love him he will prefcrve* 
 But wicked men deftroy. 
 
 13. My mouth the praifes of the Lord 
 Shall to the world proclaim ; 
 And let all flefh for ever blcfs 
 His moft adored Name. 
 
 PSALM GXLVI. 
 
 u.:?Jx 
 
 1. Qing Hallelujah! O my foul 
 
 Praife thou the Lord, thy King ; 
 Whirft breath my being fhall preferve, 
 Praife to my God Tie fing. 
 
 2. Put not in Princes your frail truft, 
 
 Nor in the fon of roan ; 
 For helplefs are they ; And their might 
 But vain, do all they can. 
 
 3. When from his mouth the fleeting breath 
 
 Expires, that very day. 
 He turns again to his firfl: Earth, 
 And all his thoughts decay. 
 
 4. Happy is he, whofe certain help 
 
 From Jacob's God defcends ; 
 Thrice happy he, whofe fixed hope 
 On God the Lord depends ; 
 
 f.Who 
 
3^o ^^falm cxLvii. ^ 
 
 5. Who fram'd the Heav*ns, and form'dthe 
 
 Created the great deeps ; (Earth, 
 
 And all that they contain, who firm 
 His truth for ever keeps : 
 
 6. Who equal judgment executes 
 
 For the opprefs'd ; fuftains 
 The hungry with convenient food. 
 And breaks the Prisoners chains. 
 
 7. He to the eyes in darknefs feai*d, 
 
 Reftores the chearful light : 
 Lifts up the bowed down, and loves 
 All thofe whofe hearts are right. 
 
 8. The friendlefs Arranger he preferves ; 
 
 The Orphans caufe doth own ; 
 The widow helps ; but wicked ways 
 0*re-turneth upfide down. 
 
 9. The Lord, thyGod,OZ/W, Reigns 
 
 An everlafting King, 
 To the worlds end, let all the world 
 Loud Hallelujahs fing. 
 
 PSALM CXLVn. 
 
 I. Qing Hallelujah ! Praife the Loxd ; 
 l3 '^^^ excellent to iing 
 Praife to our God ; Praife lovely is. 
 And a becoming thing. 
 
 2.He 
 
a. He raz'd Jerufalem rebuilds. 
 
 Brings home to their own bounds 
 Ifrels out-cafts ; heals broken hearts, 
 And binds the bleeding wounds. 
 
 3. The Stars he counts, and knows the name 
 
 Of each Celeftial light ; 
 Great is our Lord ! his power is great. 
 His knowledge infinite. 
 
 4. He raifes up the meek, to Earth 
 
 He cafts the wicked down : 
 Sing Praifes to the Lord, with Harp 
 Sing our great Gods renown. 
 
 5*. Who with thick clouds the Heav'ns ob- 
 Rain on the ground diftils ; (fcures. 
 And cloaths with grafs the verdant tops 
 Of the afpiring hills. 
 
 6. He food diftributes to the beaft. 
 
 That ranges o're the fields ; 
 And meat to fill the hungry mouths, 
 Of crying Ravens yields. 
 
 7. Inftren^thofhorfes, train'd for war. 
 
 He no delight doth place ; 
 Nor pleafure in the legs of man, 
 Us'd to the fpeedy race. 
 
 8. He loves his fervants, who their hope 
 
 Upon his mercy raife ; 
 
 Jerufa- 
 
jrfz i&fahn cxLvii. 
 
 Jerufalem, O Praife the Lord, 
 Thy God O Sion Praife. 
 
 9. He fortifies thy gates, and makes 
 Thy happy children great ; ' 
 Peace in thy borders plants, and fills 
 Thy mouth with fineft wheat. 
 
 10 He fends forth his commands on Earth ; 
 No fooner faid but done ; 
 His words, ( the Heralds of his Will, ) . 
 Swift as the lightning run, 
 
 1 1 . He gives the Snow like Wool, and Froft 
 
 Like allies on the land ; 
 His Ice like morfels cafts, and who 
 Before his Cold can ftand ? 
 
 12. He fpeaks, the liquid Crjjftal melts ; 
 
 He makes the South-wind blow. 
 And ftraight the unreftrained flouds. 
 In their old courfes flow. 
 
 13 . The facred didlates of his lips 
 
 He hath to Jacob fhown ; 
 His ftatutes, and his judgments are 
 To chofen Ifrel known. 
 
 14. He to no Nation elfe on Earth 
 
 Such mercy doth afford ; 
 Nor have the Heathen underftood 
 His judgments ; Praife the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 
 
CXLVIII. 35*3 
 
 PSALM GXLVIII. 
 
 ■s 
 
 Ing Hallelujah ! Praife the Lord, 
 From the j^thereal Tow*rs : 
 Praife from the heights to him afcribe> 
 AllyeCeleftialPow'rs. 
 
 2. Praife him^ ye Angels all, Praife him 
 
 Ye that his battels fight : 
 Praife him, ye Sun,and Moon, Praife him 
 Ye Stars of lefler light. 
 
 3. Praife him, ye Heav ns of Heav ns, and yc 
 
 Engendred waters there : 
 Let ail thefe praife him, for he fpake, 
 And they created were. 
 
 4. He hath in their peculiar Orbs, 
 
 For ever fet them faft ; 
 And made them fubjedl to a law, 
 Ne're to be overpaflr. 
 
 jr» Praife ye the Lord fromEarth,yeWhaIes, 
 And deeps, wherein they play ; 
 Fire, hail, fnow, vapours, ftormy- winds 
 That his commands obey. 
 
 6, Mountains, and hills, fruit-bearing trees. 
 Cedars that touch the Skies ; 
 Beafts, and all cattel, creeping things. 
 And evVy Fowl that flies. 
 
 7. Kings, 
 
3^4 i^falm cxLix. 
 
 7. Kings, and all people. Potentates, 
 
 And Judges of the Earth ; 
 Young men, and Maids, the Old in days. 
 And children young in birth. 
 
 8. Let all thefe praife the Lord> whofename 
 
 Alone is excellent ; 
 His glory is above the Earth, 
 And Heav'ns blew Firmament. 
 
 9. He doth his peoples horn advance ; 
 
 His Praife the Saints record ; 
 Ev'n 7/rWj feed, A Nation dear. 
 And near him. Praife the Lord. 
 
 PSALM CXLIX. 
 
 1. Oing Hallelujah ! Sing to God 
 j3 A fong unfung before ; 
 
 Sing praife in the Aflemblies, where 
 The Saints his Name adore. 
 
 2. Let Ifrel in his Maker joy ; .^ . 
 
 Let Starts children fing, 
 ► And triumph in the Majcfty 
 Of their Eternal King. 
 
 3. Praife him in Dances, fingonHarps> 
 
 And Timbrels his renown ; 
 He loves his people ; and the meek 
 Will with falvation Crown. 
 
 4.Let 
 
^tmi CL. 3(55 
 
 4. Let all his Saints, with glory fiU'd, 
 
 In his great Name rejoyce ; 
 Let them as on their beds they lie. 
 Sing with exalted voice. 
 
 5. Let Gods high Praifes fill their mouths ; 
 
 Their hands ( for vengeance ) wield 
 A two edg'd fword, to plague their foes, 
 •^ And make the people yield. 
 
 6. To bring the arms of tyrant Kings 
 
 Unto the captives Chain ; 
 And fetter'd feet of ftubborn Lords,, 
 In Iron gyves reftrain. 
 
 7. Judgment on them to execute. 
 
 As Gods decrees record ; 
 This is the honour all his Saints 
 Shall have. ' O praife the Lord. 
 
 I. 
 
 PSALM CL. 
 
 Sing Hallelujah ! Praife our God, 
 Who in the holieft dwells ; 
 Praife him, that in the Firmament 
 Of glorious pow*r excels. 
 
 2. Praife him for thofe admired a<5^s 
 His mercy doth difpence ; 
 Praife him, according to the height 
 Of his great excellence. 
 
 3. Praife 
 
3<55 i^faim CL. 
 
 3. Praifehim with Trumpets, Pfalteries, 
 
 Praife on the Harp prefent ; 
 Praife him with Organs, Timbrels, dance, 
 And ten-ftring'd Inftrument. 
 
 4. Praife him with Cymbals, praife him with 
 
 Gimbals that loudly ring : 
 Let every thing that breaths, Praife God, 
 And Hallelujah fing. 
 
 PSALM GL. Or thus. 
 
 1. "T^RaifeGod, Who in the HoUeft dweOs ; 
 X Praife Him that in Hif Fow'r excels : 
 
 FraifeHim whofeMight allMight out-vies: 
 
 2. Fraife Him for Greatnefi far renown d ; 
 Fra'tfe Him with the fiorill Trumpets found ; 
 
 Fraife Him with Harps, and Ffalteries. 
 
 3 . Fraife Him with Timhrels, and the Dance ; 
 Fraife on the Tenftrtngd Lutes advance ; 
 
 Fraife Him with Organs fweet accord : 
 
 4. Fraife unto Him with Cymbals fing ; 
 Fraife with high founding Cymbals ring ; 
 
 Fraife all that breath yO Fraife the Lord. 
 
 HALLELUJAH. 
 
 Sacred 
 
3^7 
 
 ?^m.?m.^.?m.g 
 
 iSK^v «tlSit» 'ifiSif ifm^ itt Sm ^hmm «rsi9Mt «m»* imi^ iHSm ^hosm isnem 
 
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 Sacred and Evangelical 
 
 HYMNS. 
 
 Ufed in the Church-Service, 
 PARAPHRASED. 
 
 G 
 
 r^ Deum. 
 
 Reat God, we praife thee, thee our 
 We do confefs to be : (Lord 
 
 All th' Earth Ihee worfhips,Father 
 Unknown Eternity. (of 
 
 To thee all Angels cry aloud ; 
 
 The Heav'ns and Powers therein ; 
 To thee continually do cry 
 
 Cherub and Scraphin. 
 
 Thrice Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, 
 
 The God of Sabbaoth : 
 Full of thy glorious Majefty 
 
 Are Earth, and Heaven both. 
 
 B b Th' 
 
358 Te Deum, 
 
 Th' Apoftles glorious Company 
 
 Thy Sacred Praifes fing : 
 The Prophets goodly Fellowfhip 
 
 Thy Praifes loudly ring. 
 
 The Martyrs noble Army thee 
 
 With daily Praifes blefs : 
 The holy Church through all the world 
 
 Thee firmly doth confefs. 
 
 Father of endlefs Majefty ; 
 
 Thy true, and only Son 
 Moft honoured, with the holy Ghoft, 
 
 From whom all comforts come. 
 
 Thou art of glory King, O Chrift, 
 
 ( By thy juft birth-rights lot : ) 
 Thou art the Fathers Son, from all 
 
 Eternity begot. 
 
 When thou didfl: undertake loft man 
 
 To refcue from the Doom 
 His fin deferved, thou didft not 
 
 Abhor the Virgins womb. 
 
 When Deaths (harp pains thou hadft o're- 
 Free entrance thou didft give (come. 
 
 Into Heav'ns Kingdom, unto all. 
 That did and fhould believe. 
 
 Thou fit*ft exalted over all. 
 
 On Gods right hand inthron*d 5 , 
 
 With 
 
Je Deum. ^6g 
 
 With the fame rays of Glory, as 
 The blefled Father crown'd. 
 
 That thou fhalt come to be our Judge 
 
 We faithfully believe : 
 Thy fervants, whom thou haft redeemed 
 
 By thy dear bloud, relieve. 
 
 Make them, with thy triumphant Saints, 
 
 In number to be found : 
 After this life (hall have an end. 
 
 With endlefs glory crown'd. 
 
 Lord, fave thy people, and ftiil blcfs 
 
 Thine own Inheritance : 
 Govern, and let thy powerful hand. 
 
 For ever them advance. 
 
 Thee day by day we magnifie ; 
 
 To thee our knees we bend. 
 Adoring thy great Name, both now. 
 
 And world without an end. 
 
 Vouchfafe, OLord, to keep us pure 
 
 From finful ftain this day : 
 Thy mercy. Lord, to us extend ; 
 
 Thy mercy. Lord, difplay. 
 
 Lord, let thy mercy light on us. 
 
 As we rely on thee : 
 Thee have I trufted ; let me. Lord, 
 
 Never confounded be. 
 
 B b 2 BcfiC' 
 
3 -JO Bem^iBiAf, 
 
 BenediBm, 
 
 BLefled for ever be the Lord> 
 The God oilfrael : 
 Who hath his people sifted, 
 And free'd from death and helL 
 
 The horn of our falvation, he 
 
 Exalted hath on high ; 
 In his beloved fervants houfe> 
 
 His David's Family. 
 
 As by his holy Prophets mouths. 
 
 He faithfully foretold. 
 Which have, fince firft the world began, 
 
 Been from the days of old. 
 
 That we fhould from our foes be fav'd. 
 That would our fouls fubdue ; 
 
 And from their powerful hands, who us 
 With deadly hate purfue. 
 
 To do far us the mercy vow'd 
 
 Unto our Sires before : 
 To mind his Covenant, and the Oath, 
 
 W4iich he to Abram fwore. 
 
 That of his freely promis'd Grace, 
 He would vouchfafe, that wc 
 
 From our old Adverfaries hands 
 Being ^tt at liberty. 
 
 In 
 
Magnificat. 371 
 
 In holy and unblamed life 
 
 Quit from condemning fears, 
 Might ferve him all the days, whil'fl breath 
 
 Prolongs our term of years. 
 
 And thou, child. Prophet of the High'ft 
 
 Shalt be in name, and place 
 The Lords fore-runner, to prepare 
 
 Straight ways before his face. 
 
 That his redeemed people may 
 
 His great falvation know ; 
 And the remiQion of their fins 
 
 Unto his mercy owe^ 
 
 That ftock of tender mercies, whence 
 
 The day-fpring from on high, 
 Shines forth to vifit us, the fons 
 
 Of frail mortality. 
 
 To lioht them that in darkncfs fit. 
 
 Whom ftiades of death inveft : 
 And guide our feet, through peaceful ways 
 
 To everlafting reft. 
 
 Magnificat. 
 
 MY foul, with love divine inflam'd, 
 The Lord doth magnifie : 
 My fp'rit, in God my Saviour, 
 O'reflovvs with facred joy. 
 
 Bb 3 He 
 
372 Magnificat, 
 
 He hath in favour vifited 
 His handmaids low eftate : 
 
 Henceforth all Nations Me the Weft 
 Shall ever celebrate. 
 
 He that is mighty, hath for me 
 Done things of mighty Fame : 
 
 And fandlifi'd, through all the world. 
 Is his moft glorious Name. 
 
 To thofe, that him devoutly fear. 
 His mercies are made known : 
 
 From paft, to prefent, and to all 
 Succeeding ages fhown. 
 
 He with his arm Hath ftrength declared. 
 
 The proud hath fcattered 
 In the imaginations, which 
 
 Their own vain hearts have bred. 
 
 The mighty low, as the bafe duft. 
 He from their thrones hath caft ; 
 
 And from the fame low ftate, the meek 
 In higheil glory piac'd. 
 
 The hungry he hath fill'd with good. 
 
 Out of his lib'ral {lores : 
 Bat fent the rich and fecming-fuU 
 
 Qmte empty from his doors. 
 
 His mercies he hath calfd to mind, 
 A.nd giv'n his Ifrel aid ; 
 
 As 
 
Nunc Dimittis, 373 
 
 As to our Fathers, jihraham^ 
 And his bkll feed he faid. 
 
 Nunc Dimutif. 
 
 LOrd, let thy fervant now in Peace 
 Unto the grave defcend ; 
 Since thine eternal Word is come 
 Unto thepromis'dend* 
 
 For, with joy-ravifh'd eyes, have I 
 
 Beheld thy faving Grace : 
 Which thou, in mercy, haft prepared 
 
 Before all peoples face. 
 
 Alight, the Gentiles to inlight. 
 
 That in dark error dwell : 
 The Glory of the happy Tribes 
 
 Of faithful 7/r^f/. 
 
 Gloria Patri, 
 
 GLory to God the Father be : 
 Glory to God the Son : 
 Glory to God the Holy Ghoft : 
 Aiyfterious three in one. 
 
 As at the firft it was, is now> 
 
 And fhall for ever be : 
 When this world ends, and the next world 
 
 Puts on Eternity, Jmen. Or 
 
374 Gloria Patri. 
 
 Or thuf, 
 
 TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghoft 
 Immortal Glory be ; 
 As was, is now, and iliall be ftill 
 To all Eternity. * 
 
 ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 TUe Second Vet [ions of the 3 , 2 ^ , 3 9> 1 2 5 , 
 and 128. Pfalms, may he Sung as the 
 100. Pfalm /;; the Common, and now ufed Ver- 
 fton: The 4, 12, 15", 46, loi, 113, 133, 
 and ij-o. Pfalms, ^^^^113. in the fame Ver- 
 fion ; All the refl according to the ordinary and 
 Coinmon Tunes ufed {for the fame kind of 
 ^Metre ) in,Farochial Churches. 
 
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 PSalm 3p. Second Verfion, verfe 8. for Freely, read 
 Truly. Pfalm 44. v, 3. far their puiflant, read their 
 own fuiffant. Pfalm 48. v. 2. for Sight, read She. Pfalm 
 74. V. 12. for break'ft, read hrak!fi. Pfalm lop.v. 15. foi* 
 be, read he. Pfalm 118. v. 5. for. Better to tiuft the Lord, 
 then all, read. Better it « to trufi the Lord. Pfalm 55. v. 7. 
 for Shelter, read Cot/<r«. Pfalm 50. v. ip. for fpeak'ft, read 
 ^(tk!fi' Ibid. V. ly. for flandreft, vezdJIatidWei% 
 
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