FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY sec 37SBI [G 7] [Same Title as G 3, but omitting " Second Edition."] Albany : Printed by Websters and Skinners. • 1817. 12mo. (It has the extract from the Minutes of the General As- sembly. The copyright notice 'is of a renewal in Dr. Dwight's name " in the fortieth year of the Independence,"' etc., of a book having the title as appearing on the title- nao'P nf tlii« ^rlifir»n X the i^ UtUll 193b PSALMS OF DAYIH^ IMITATED IS THE LAHGT7AGE OF THE NEW TEST&aiENT, AXD APPLIED TO THE CHRISTIAN USE AND WORSHIP. BY I. WATTS, B. B. A NEW EDITION, In which the Psalms omitted by Dr. Watts are versified, local Passages altered, and a Number of Psalms versified anew, in proper Metres. To the Psalms is added, A SELECTION OF HYMNS. BY TIMOTHY D WIGHT, D. D. PRESIDENT OF TALE COLLEGE. Approved and allowed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. ALBANY: PRINTED BY WEBSTERS AND SKINNERS. i8ir. [RENEWAL OF COPY-RIGHT.] AISTIIICT OP CONNECTICUT, 55. x N BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the fourth day of No- ( L. S. ) vember, in the fortieth year of the Independence of the United s^- <*s States, Timothy Dwight, of the said District, hath deposited in this Office the Title of a Book, the right whereof he claims as Author, in the words following-, to wit : " The Psalms of David, imitated in the language of the New Testa- ment, and applied to the Christian use and worship. By I. Watts, D. D. A new edition, in which the Psalms omitted by Dr. Watts are versified, local Passages altered, and a number of Psalms versified anew, in proper metres. To the Psalms is added a Selection of Hymns. By Timothy Dwight, D. D. President of Yale College. Approved and allowed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, enti- tled, "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the co- pies of maps, charts, and books, to the author and proprietor of such copies during the times therein mentioned." HENRY W. EDWARDS, Clerk of the District of Connecticut. A "true copy of record, examined and sealed by me, HENRY W. EDWARDS, Clerk of the District of Connecticut WHEREAS the Rev. Dr. Dwight was requested by the General Association of the state of Connecticut, that met on the third Tuesday of June, in the year of our Lord 1797, to revise Dr. Watts's im- itation of the Psalms of David, so as to accommodate them to the state of the American churches; and to supply the deficiency of those Psalms which Dr. Watts had omitted. And having undertaken this tervice, and made such alterations and additions, gave notice thereof to the Association, at their meeting- in the year 1799 ; and the Associ- ation wishing the advice and concurrence of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States in this important busi- ness; the subscribers were appointed by the above bodies, to meet, and examine such alterations and additions ; and accordingly met at Stamford, on the 10th day of June, 1800, and having carefully examin- ed them, approve and recommend said version, as thus altered and amended, to the use of the churches. JOHN RODGERS, JOSEPH STRONG, JOHN SM ALLEY, ASA HILLYEK, jun. CYPRIAN STRONG, JONATHAN FREEMAN, ISAAC LEWIS, Committee. WE also recommend to Dr. D-wight, to select such Hymns from Dr. TVatts, Dr. Doddridge, and others, and annex them to his addition of the Psalms, as shall furnish the churches with a more extensive system cf Psalmody. JOHN RODGERS, JOSEPH STRONG, JOHN SMALLEY, ASA HILLYER, Km. CYPRIAN STRONG, JONATHAN FREEMAN, ISAAC LEWIS. THE above is a true copy of the doings of the committee. Test. CYPRIAN STRONG, Scribe. EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, A. D. 1802. WHEREAS, the Rev. Doctor Timothy Dwight, by order of the General Association of Connecticut, has revised "the version of the Psalms made by Dr. Watts, and versified a number omitted by him, and has also made a selection of Hymns from various authors, which, together with the Psalms, were intended to furnish a system of Psalmody for the use of the churches and families; which system has been revised and recommended by a joint committee of the General Assembly and the General Association of Connecticut heretofore ap- pointed, as well as examined and approved by a committee of this As- sembly : the said system is hereby cheerfully allowed, in such congre- gations as may think it for edification to adopt and use the same. A. Ay ertis ement . AFTER the American Revolution, it became early the general wish of the churches and congregations in this country, that such passa- ges in Dr. Watts' version of the Psalms as were local, and inapplicable to our own circumstances, might be altered, and made to accord with those circumstances. In several succeeding instances such an altera- tion has been made. The General Association of this State,, however, thought proper, at their session in June, 1797, to request the subscri- ber to attempt the work anew. To this request they subjoined another, viz. that he would versify the Psalms omitted by Dr. Watts. At the same time, a number of the Clergy and Laity, of the first respectability, recommended, that an addition should be made to the number of Psalms, versified by Dr. Watts in proper metres, for the purpose of preventing a too frequent repetition of them in our worship. They al- so recommended, that a number of Hymns should be annexed to the Psalm Book, sufficient to complete a system of public Psalmody. In May, 1798, a motion was made in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, for accomplishing the same general purpose ; but the General Assembly being informed, that the business had been taken up by the General Association, concluded to postpone any further measures relative to it, until they should see the issue of the measures adopted in Connecticut. After this work was completed, a joint com- mittee was appointed to examine, on behalf of both these Ecclesiasti- cal bodies, the state and character of the work, and finally to approve or disapprove of it, as they should judge proper. Their decision the reader has already seen on a preceding page. With the requests and recommendations above mentioned 1 have en- deavoured to comply. Some account of what I have done is due to the public. In making such alterations in Dr. Watts' version, as respected objects merely local, I have in some instances applied the Psalm, or the pas- sage, to the Church at large, or to Christian nations generally ; and ill others, particularly to our own country. The latter I have done be- cause every nation like every individual, feeling its own concerns more than any other, will find various occasions of adapting its praise pecu- liarly to them. In altering such passages, as were defective, either in the language or the sentiment, I found, two objects claiming my attention — the errors of the press, and those of the writer. The reverence for Dr. Watts is in this country so great, that I shall not be surprised to find myself charged with want of modesty, for suggesting that he was the subject of su«h errors. l)i\ Watts was a man of great eminence for learning, wisdom, and piety ; and in useful- ness to mankind has had few equals. As a poet, in writing a flowing happy stanza, familiar without vulgarism, and elevated without affecta- tion or obscurity, he has perhaps never been excelled. The design of evangelizing the Psalms, (if I may be allowed the expression) was one of those happy thoughts, which rarely occur, and will give his version a decided superiority over every other, as a vehicle for the praise of A 2 ADVERTISEMENT. Christians. Still he was not distinguished as a correct writer, and must undoubtedly be charged with some of the errors found in his Psalm Book. A part of those only have I attempted to remove. I should have ventured farther, had I not been originally cautioned to make no alterations except those which should appear to be either absolutely necessary, or plainly important. In these alterations I have aimed to vary as little as might be from my original. As the editions of Dr. Watt's Psalms have been very numerous, both in Great Britain and America, many typographical errors have crept in- to the modem copies of that work. Those I have carefully endeavour- ed to correct. ■ In versifying the Psalms omitted by Dr. Watts, I have followed the free example, which he has set. When the reader is informed, that Dr. Watts was discouraged from attempting these, I am persuaded, that he will not think the latitude which I have. taken, unwarrantable. In adding to the number of Psalms, versified in several kinds of pro- per metres, I have generally selected those, which were of frequent use. As the design was to prevent the necessity of singing the exis- ting Psalms of this description, too often, such a selection became in- dispensible. I have not versified any in the metre of the old 50th, be- cause of the incumbrance of the chorus, nor any in that of the 113, be- cause I thought the number already sufficient. The Hymns I have selected from various writers with a design of ex- tending and completing a system of Psalmody. I do not flatter myself that a divine song will be found here, adapted to every religious sub- ject ; yetl hope there will be no important deficiency. Had I followed my own judgment only, the collection would have been somewhat lar- ger ; but I found several judicious divines of opinion that it would be expedient to make it still less. To the Hymns selected I am persuaded there will be no objection. It cannot without weakness, be supposed, that what I have done will meet the universal approbation of those, for whose use this Psalm Book is intended. The introduction of a Psalm Book into the use of Church- es has ever been attended with difficulties. I have not satisfied my- self ; it ought, therefore, not to be expected, that I should satisfy oth- ers, whose judgment must doubtless be more impartial, and less biassed in my favor, than my own. I can only say, that I have intended well. No doctrine will, I believe, be found in the book, which is not ac- cordant with the general Protestant Orthodoxy. In this part of the performance I presume, therefore, I shall not be extensively censured. With respect to the rest, I leave it in the hands of the public with my sincere wish, and earnest prayer to God, that it may please him to make it a mean of assisting the praise, and promoting the edification and comfort of my fellow Christians. TIMOTHY DWIGHT. .Yew -Haven, fiugvst IS, 1800. JLf~#* THE PSALMS OF DAVID, Imitated in the Language of THE NEW TESTAMENT. PSALM 1. Common Metre. The way and end of the righteous and the wicked, 1 IDLEST is the man who shuns the place, ■*^ Where sinners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways ; And hates the scoffer's seat. 2 But in the statutes of the Lord, Has plac'd his chief delight; By day he reads, or hears the word, And meditates by night. [3 He, like a plant of generous kind, By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state.] 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair, Shall his profession shine ; While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine. 5 Not so the impious and unjust; What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff, before the storm. 6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Among the sons of grace ; 8 PSALM I. When Christ the Judge, at his right hand Appoints his saints a place. 7 His eye beholds the path they tread ; His heart approves it well : But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell. PSALM 1. Short Metre. The saint ha/i/iy9 the sinner miserable. 1 P1PHE man is ever blest -*- Who shuns the sinners' ways. Among their councils never stands. Nor takes the scorner's place ; 2 But makes the law of God His study and delight, Amid the labours of the day, And watches of the night. 3 He, like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root : Fresh as the leaf his name shall live : His works are heavenly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race, They no such blessings find : Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment-seat, Where all the saints at Christ's right hand In full assembly meet ? 6 He knows, and he approves The way the righteous go ; But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. PSALM I. II. PSALM I. Long Metre. The difference between the righteous and the wicked, 1 TrjTAPPY the man whose cautious feet -"- Shun the broad way that sinners go, Who hates the place where atheists meet; And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his morning light Among the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of night With pleasure pondering o'er his word. 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green ; And heaven will shine with kindest beams On every work his hands begin. 4 But sinners find their counsels crost ; As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race ; The dreadful Judge, with stern command, Divides him to a different place. 6 " Straight is the wdy my saints have trod, " I blest the path and drew it plain ; "But you would choose the crooked road, u And down it leads to endless pain." PSALM 2. Short Metre. Translated according to the divine pattern, Acts iv. 24, &c. Christ dying, rising, interceding, and reigning. 1 nyt AKER and sovereign Lord It J. Of heaven, and earth, and seas. 10 PSALM II. Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 2 The things* so long foretold By David, are fulfill'd, When Jews and Gentiles join'd to slay, Jesus, the holy child.] 3 Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews, with one accord Bend all their counsels to destroy Th' Anointed of the Lord % 4 Rulers and kings agree To form a vain design ; Against the Lord their powers unite, Against his Christ they join. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne ; He that hath rais'd him from the dead Hath own'd him for his Son. PAUSE. 6 Now he's ascended high, And asks to rule the earth ; The merit of his -blood he pleads, And pleads his heavenly birth. 7 He asks, and God bestows A large inheritance ; — Far as the world's remotest ends His kingdom shall advance. 8 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod ; He'll vindicate those honours well Which he receiv'd from God. PSALM II. 11 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne ; With trembling joy, ye people, bow To God's exalted Son. 10 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place ; Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace.] PSALM 2. Common Metre. 1 *^^HY did the nations join to slay ^ * The Lord's anointed Son ? Why did they cast his laws away, And tread his gospel down ? 2 The Lord that sits above the skies, Derides their rage below, He speaks with vengeance in his eyes, And strikes their spirits through. 3 " I call him my eternal Son, " And raise him from the dead ; " I make my holy hill his throne, " And wide his kingdom spread. 4 iC Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy " The utmost heathen lands : " Thy rod of iron shall destroy " the rebel that withstands." 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Obey th' anointed Lord, Adore the King of heavenly birthy And tremble at his word. 6 With humble love address his throne. For if he frown, ye die ; Those are secure, and those alone, Who on his grace rely. 12 PSALM II. PSALM 2. Long Metre. Christ's deathy resurrection and ascension. 1 "W^THY did the Jews proclaim their rage? ▼ * The Romans why their swords employ ? Against the Lord their powers engage His dear Anointed to destroy ? 2 " Come, let us break his bands," they say, " This man shall never gives us laws ;" And thus they cast his yoke away, And nail'd their Monarch to the cross. 3 But God, who high in glory reigns, Laughs at their pride, their rage controls ; He'll vex their hearts with inward pains, And speak in thunder to their souls. 4 "I will maintain the King I made " OnZion's everlasting hill ; fC My hand shall bring him from the dead, " And he shall stand your Sovereign still." 5 [His wondrous rising from the earth Makes his eternal Godhead known ; The Lord declares his heavenly birth ; " This day have I begot my Son." 6 " Ascend, my Son, to my right hand ; " There thou shalt ask, and I bestow " The utmost bounds of heathen land ; " To thee the northern isles shall bow."] 7 But nations that resist his grace Shall fall beneath his iron stroke ; His rod shall crush his foes with ease ; As potter's earthen work is broke. PAUSE. 8 Now, ye that sit on earthly thrones, Be wise, and serve the Lord, the Lamb ; PSALM III. 13 Now at his feet submit your crowns, Rejoice and tremble at his name. 9 With humble love address the Son, Lest he grow angry, and ye die ; His wrath will burn to worlds unknown, If ye provoke his jealousy. 10 His storms shall drive you quick to hell ; He is a God, and ye but dust : Happy the souls that know him well, And make his grace their only trust. PSALM 3. Common Metre. Doubts and fears suppreat ; or, God our defence from sin and satan. 1 1Y/J Y God, how many are my fears ! XVJL How fast my foes increase ! Conspiring my eternal death, They break my1 present peace. 2 The lying tempter would persuade, There's no relief in heaven ; And all my swelling sins appear Too big to be forgiven. 8 But thou, my glory and my strength 5 Shalt on the tempter tread, Shalt silence all my threat'ning guilt. And raise my drooping head. 4 [I cried, and from his holy hill He bow'd a listening ear ; Icall'd my Father and my God, And he subdu'd mv fear. 5 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes, In spite of all my foes ; B 14 PSALM HI. I woke, and wonder'd at the grace, That guarded my repose.] 6 What tho' the hosts of death and hell All arm'd against me stood, Terrors no more shall shake my soul ; My refuge is my God. 7 Arise, O Lord, fulfil thy grace, While I thy glory sing : My God hath broke the serpent's teeth, And death hath lost his sting. 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs ; His arm alone can save ; Blessings attend thy people here, And reach beyond the grave. PSALM 3. 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 8. Long Metre. A Morning Psalm, 1 £\ LORD, how many are my foes, ^-^ In this weak state of flesh and blood I My peace they daily discompose, But my defence and hope is God. 2 Tir'd with the burdens of the day, To thee I rais'd an evening cry ; Thou heard'st when I began to pray, And thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thy heavenly aid 1 laid me down, and slept secure : Not death should make mv heart afraid, Though I should wake and rise no more. 4 But God sustain'd me all the night ; Salvation doth to God belong ; He rais'd my head to see the light, And make his praise my morning song. PSALM IV. 15 rSALM 4. 1,2, 3, 5, 6, 7. Long Metre. Hearing of prayer ,* or, God our portion^ and Christ cur hope. 1 dT\ GOD of grace and righteousness, ^-^ Hear and attend when I complain ; Thou hast enlarg'd me in distress, Bow down a gracious ear again. 2 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try To turn my glory into shame : How long will scoffers love to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name ! 3 Know that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside ; He hears the cry of penitents, For the dear sake of Christ that died. 4 "When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness ; We put our trust in God alone, And glory in his pardoning grace. 5 Let the unthinking many say, " Who will bestow some earthly good ?" But, Lord, thy light and love we pray ; Our souls desire this heavenly food. 6 Then shall my cheerful powers rejoice At grace and favors so divine ; Nor will I change my happy choice For all their corn, and all their wine. PSALM 4. 3, 4, 5, 8. Common Metre. An Evening Psalm. 1 TT ORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray ; ■" I am for ever thine : 16 PSALM V. 1 fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, 5Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 8 I pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God ! my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus, with my thoughts compos'd to peace, Til give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. PSALM 5. Common Metre. For the Lord's Day Morning. 1 IT ORD, in the morning, thou shalt hear -■Ld My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye ; 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints ; Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God, before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. PSALM VL 17 5 Oh may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ! Make ev'ry path of duty straight, And plain before my face. PAUSE. 6 My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray ; They flatter with a base design, To make my soul their prey. 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, And all his plots destroy ; While those that in thy mercy trust For ever shout for joy. 8 The men that love and fear thy name Shall see their hopes fulfill'd ; The mighty God will compass them With favor as a shield. PSALM 6. Common Metre. Comfilaint in sickness ; or, diseases healed, 1 TN anger, Lord, rebuke me not, -*- Withdraw the dreadful storm ; Nor let thy fury grow so hot, Against a feeble worm. 2 My soul's bow'd down with heavy cares ; My flesh with pain opprest ; My couch is witness to my tears ; My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days ; I waste the night with cries, Counting the minutes as they pass, Till the slow morning rise. B 2 18 PSALM VI. 4 Shall I be still afflicted more ? Mine eyes consunVd with grief? How long, my God, how long before Thy hand affords relief? 5 He hears when dust and ashes speak, He pities all our groans ; He saves us for his mercy's sake, And heals our broken bones. 6 The virtue of his sovereign word Restores our fainting breath ; For silent graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. PSx\LM 6. Long Metre. Temfitations in sickness overcome. 1 TT ORD, I can suffer thy rebukes, ■" When thou with kindness doth chastise But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, Oh, let it not against me rise ! 2 Pity my languishing estate ; And ease the sorrows that I feel : The wounds, thy heavy hand hath made, Oh, let thy gentler touches heal ! ~3 See how I pass my weary days, In sighs and groans ; and when 'tis night, My bed is watered with my tears ; My grief consumes and dims my sight. 4 Look, how the powers of nature mourn ! How long, Almighty God, how long ? When shall thine hour of grace return ? When shall I make thy grace my song ? 5 I feel my flesh so near the grave, My thoughts are tempted to despair ; PSALM VII. 19 But graves can never praise the Lord, For all is dust and silence there. 6 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul, And all despairing thoughts, depart ; My God, who hears my humble moan, Will ease my flesh and cheer my heart, PSALM T. Common Metre. God's care of his fieofile^ and punishment of fiersecutors. 1 1^/f Y trust is in my heavenly Friend ; Iyjl jyjy hope in thee, my God : Rise, and my helpless life defend From those that seek my blood. 2 With insolence and fury they My soul in pieces tear ; As hungry lions rend the prey When no deliverer's near. 3 If I indulge in thoughts unjust, And wish and seek their woe, Then let them tread my life to dust, And lay mine honor low, 4 If there were malice hid in me; I know thy piercing eyes ; I should not dare appeal to thee, Nor ask my God to rise. 5 Arise my God, lift up thy hand, Their pride and power control : Awake to judgment, and command Deliverance to my soul. PAUSE. 6 [Let sinners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the dust ; 20 PSALM VIII. Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just ? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins ; He will defend th' upright ; His sharpest arrows he ordains Against the sons of spite. 8 For me their malice dug a pit ; But there themselves are cast : My God makes all their mischief light On their own heads at last.] 9 That cruel persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword : Awake, my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. PSALM 8. Short Metre. God's sovereignty and goodness ; and man's dominion over the creatures. 1 £jT& LORD, our heavenly King, ^-^ Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wondering eyes, And see the moon complete in light, Adorn the darksome skies : 3 When I survey the stars And all their shining forms ; Lord, what is man ! that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worms ? 4 Lord, what is worthless man ! That thou should'st love him so? Next to thine angels he is plac'd, And lord of all below. PSALM VIII. 21 5 Thine honours crown his head, While beasts like slaves obey, And birds that cut the air with wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 6 How rich thy bounties are ! How wondrous are thy ways ! Of dust and worms thy power can frame, A monument of praise. 7 Out of the mouth of babes And sucklings thou canst draw Surprising honours to thy name, And strike the world with awe. 8 O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread ; And o'er the heavens they shine. PSALM 8. Common Metre. Chrises condescension and glorification ; or, God made man, 1 dr& LORD, our Lord, how wondrous great ^* Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state, Let men and babes proclaim. 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light : 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou should'st visit him with grace, And love his nature so : 4 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, 22 PSALM VIII. Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm ! 5 [Yet while he liv'd on earth unknown, And men would not adore, Th' obedient seas and fishes own His Godhead and his power. 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet, And fish at his command, Brought their large shoals to Peter's net, And tribute to his hand. 7 These humbler glories of the Son, Shone through the fleshly cloud ; Now we behold him on his throne, And men confess him God.] 8 Let him be crown'd with majesty, Who bow'd his head to death ; And be his honours sounded high, By all things that have breath. 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state, Let the whole earth proclaim. PSALM 8. Ver. 1, 2, Paraphrased. First Part Long Metre. The hosannah of the children ; or, infants firaising God. 1 A LMIGHTY Ruler of the skies ! -A Thro' the wide earth thy name is spread, And thine eternal glories rise, O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. 2 To thee the voices of the young A monument of honour raise ; PSALM VIII. 23 And babes with uninstructed tongue Declare the wonders of thy praise. 8 Thy power assists their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground; To still the bold blasphemer's rage, And all their polities confound. 4 Children amid thy temple throng To see their great Redeemer's face ; - The Son of David is their song, And young hosannas fill the place. 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests In vain their impious cavils bring : Revenge sits silent in their breasts, While Jewish babes proclaim their King. PSALM 8. Ver. 3, 8fc. Paraphrased. Second Part Long" Metre. Adam and Christy lords of the old and new creation. 1 ~W ORD, what was man when made at first; -" Adam, the offspring of the dust, That thou should set him and his race But just below an angel's place ? 2 That thou should'st raise his nature so, And make him lord of all below, Make every beast and bird submit, And lay the fishes at his feet ? 3 But O ! what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state ! What honours shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born ! 4 See him below his angels made ; See him in dust among the dead, 24 PSALM IX. To save a ruin'd world from sin : Yet he shall reign with power divine." 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The miseries that attend the fall, New made, and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. PSALM 9. First Part Common Metre. Wrath and mercy from the judgment-seat. 1 "^STITH my whole heart I'll raise my song, ▼ * Thy wonders I'll proclaim, Thou, the great Judge of right and wrong, Wilt putf my foes to shame. 2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace ; My God prepares his throne To judge the world in righteousness, And make his vengeance known. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor opprest ; To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. 4 The men that know thy name will trust In thine abundant grace : And thou shp.lt ne'er forsake the just, Who humbly seek thy face. 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill ; Who executes his threat'ning word, And doth his grace fulfil. PSALM 9. Ver. 12. Second Part. Common Metre. 1 "^STHEN the great Judge, supreme and just ▼ V Shall once enquire for blood : PSALM IX. 25 The humble souls, that mourn in dust, Shall find a faithful God. 2 He from the dreadful gates of death Doth his own children raise : In Zion's gates with cheerful breath They sing their Father's praise. 3 His foes shall fall with heedless feet Into the pit they made ; And sinners perish in the net. That their own hands have spread. 4 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God, Are thy deep counsels known : When men of mischief are destroy'd The snare must be their own. PAUSE. 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell ; Thy wrath devour the lands, That dare forget thee, or rebel Against thy known commands. G Though saints to sore distress are brought, And wait and long complain ; Their cries shall never be forgot, Nor shall their hopes be vain. 7 Rise, Great Redeemer, from thy seat, To judge and save the poor : Let nations tremble at thy feet ; And men prevail no more. 8 Thy thunder shall affright the proud, And put their hearts to pain ; Make them confess that thou art God, And they but feeble men. C 26 PSALM X. PSALM 10. Common Metre. Prayer heard) and saints saved ; or, pride, atheism, and ofi/iression furnished. For a Humiliation Day. 1 "^)|^HY doth the Lord stand off so far? * * And why conceal his face ; When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress ? 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy power1? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And still thy saints devour ? 3 They put thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor ; They boast, in their exalted height, That thev shall fall no more. «/ 4 Arise, O God ! lift up thy hand ; Attend our humble cry ; No enemy shall dare to stand, When God ascends on high. PAUSE. o Why do the men of malice rage, And say with foolish pride, " The God of heaven will ne'er engage " To fight on Zion's side." 6 But thou for ever art our Lord ; And powerful is thy hand, As when the heathen felt thy sword, And perish'd from thy land. 7 God will prepare our hearts to pray, And bow bis ear to hear ; He marks whate'er his children say, And puts the world in fear- PSALM XI. 2T S Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, No more despise the just ; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust. PSALM 11. Long Metre. God loves the righteous, and hates the wicked. 1 "E/jjT Y refuge is the God of love ; iS-fl- Why do my foes insult and cry, " Fly, like a tim'rous trembling dove, " To distant woods or mountains fly." 2 If government be all destroy'd, (That firm foundation of our peace :) And violence make justice void ; Where shall the righteous seek redress? 3 The Lord in heaven hath fix'd his throne ; His eye surveys the world below ; To him all mortal things are known ; His eye-lids search our spirits through. 4 If he afflicts his saints so far, To prove their love, and try their grace ; What must the bold transgressors fear ? His very soul abhors their ways. 5 On impious wretches he shall rain Tempests of brimstone, fire and death ; Such as he kindied on the plain Of Sodom, with his angry breath. 6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are sincere ; And with a gracious eye beholds The men that his own image bear. 28 PSALM XII. PSALM 12. Long Metre. The saint's safety and hope in evil times ; or, sins of the tongue comfitained of j viz. blasphemy, falsehood^ &c. 1 W ORD, if thou dost not soon appear, ■" Virtue and truth will fly away : A faithful man amongst us here, Will scarce be found if thou delay. 2 The whole discourse, when neighbours meet, Is fill'd with trifles loose and vain ; Their lips are flattery and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But lips, that with deceit abound, Shall not maintain their triumph long ; The God of vengeance will confound The flattering and blaspheming tongue. 4 " Yet shall our words be free," they cry : u Our tongue shall be controll'd by none ;