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 Sir John Denham (1668 ?), probably bearing in 
 mind his savage criticism of George Wither, wrote a 
 Psalter which was not published until long after his 
 death. He was better entitled to the praise of " fluent 
 sweetness " than Francis Rous. Here is a verse from 
 his Ps. cxlv. — 
 
 FROM THE LIBRARY OF 
 
 REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. 
 
 BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO 
 
 THE LIBRARY OF 
 
 PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 
 
 S«CtlQJil 
 
 William J. Campbell, 
 I BOOKSELLER, 
 1009 Walnut Street, 
 
 PHILADELPHIA. 
 
^o':p«^^^ 
 
 MAY 3 1933 
 
 VERS! 
 
 O F T H E 
 
 PSALMS 
 
 OF 
 
 D A V I D, 
 
 Fitted to the T u N E s Ufed 
 in CHURCHES. 
 
 By the Honourable 
 
 Sir JOHN DEN HAM, 
 Knight of the Bath 
 
 L N D Nj 
 
 Printed for J. Bo w ye r, at the Rofein Lt^ci^ate' 
 ftreet^ H. Clements at the Half- Moon in St. 
 Paulas Church-yard^ T. Va R N a M and J. O s b o r n 
 at the Oxford' Arms in Lombard- ftreet. 1 7 1 4. 
 
(iii) 
 
 T O 
 The Right Honourable 
 
 THE 
 
 Earl of D E R B Y, 
 
 Mr Lord, 
 
 Could not think my 
 felf free from the 
 Imputation of the 
 higheft Injuftice, if I had pre- 
 A 2 fix'd 
 
iv The Dedication. 
 
 fix'd any other Name to this 
 Dedication • to which Your 
 Lordfhip has the ftrongeft Ti- 
 tle, in Right of Your Excel- 
 lently Pious Confort, Grand- 
 Daughter of Sir J o H N D £ N- 
 HAM, and only Daughter of 
 Sir William Morley of 
 Halnakei\ defervedly memora- 
 ble for his fincere Affe^lion to 
 the Church of England, and 
 Loyalty to his Sovereign. Nor 
 could I have chofen a more 
 Worthy Patron for this laft 
 Performance of fo Celebrated 
 a Man, than Your Lordfliip, 
 whofe truly Honourable Fami- 
 ly is equally eminent both for 
 its Important Services to the 
 Crown, thro many Defcents, 
 
 and 
 
The Dedication. v 
 
 and for its Antiquity ; Your 
 Lordiliip being the Firft Earl 
 in the United Realm of Great 
 Britain. 
 
 The Fine Genius of Sir 
 John Denham, appears 
 every where in his former Wri- 
 tings ; yet in This, the Pro- 
 du6i of his Piety and retired 
 Years, He feems even to have 
 excell'd Himfelf 
 
 The Royal Author, indeed, 
 in the Original, fpeaks with 
 Infpired Eloquence, and in 
 fome of his Triumphal Hymns 
 with fuch Pomp of Figures, 
 Luxuriance of fuitable Meta- 
 phors, and fuch Heights of 
 A 5 Ima- 
 
vi The Dedication. 
 
 Imagery, as no other Part, 
 even of Sacred Writ, has e- 
 quall'd, and which no Tranfla- 
 tion can reach : Yet we may 
 obferve in the prefent Verfion, 
 a mod: devout Elevation of 
 Soul, and wonderful Energy 
 and Beauty of Expreflion. 
 How comprehenfive is our 
 Poet, even in a very little ? 
 And how, like the Character 
 of his own Thames, 
 
 Strong without Rage, 'without 
 overflowing Full ? 
 
 So that all his other Monu- 
 ments, rais'd by Verfe to per- 
 petuate his Memory, feem mere 
 A'^anity to This, and unworthy 
 
 to 
 
The Dedication. vii 
 
 to be compar'd with this Ex- 
 cellent Deiign, which is fitted 
 for the Service of the Church 
 of GOD. 
 
 Sir J o H N D E N H A M owns 
 he was provok'd to this At^ 
 tempt by the Imperfed;ions 
 of the Verfion then, and ftill 
 continued in Ufe, to the 
 Wonder of the Prefent Age, 
 fo knowing in Numbers, 
 and fo exquifitely refin'd in its 
 Tafte. 
 
 Your Lordfliip will be my 
 Voucher, how the Original 
 Copies of Sir J o h n D e n- 
 HAM came firft into my 
 hands, and that after they had 
 
 lain 
 
viii The Dedication. 
 
 lain a confiderable time with 
 the Right Reverend Father in 
 God, George Lord Bilhop 
 of Winton^ I return'd them to 
 Your Lordfhip's Family ; from 
 whom I received them again, 
 by my Honour'd Friend Wi l- 
 LIAM MoRLEY Efq; Bro- 
 ther to your Excellent Lady, 
 w^ith Commands to tranfcribe 
 them for the Prefs. And as I 
 readily engag'd in the Under- 
 taking, fo I was oblig'd to pro- 
 ceed in it with the utmoft Care, 
 becaufe of the numerous Inter- 
 linings which were made, in 
 a Hand not very eafy to be 
 read. 
 
 But 
 
The Dedication. ix 
 
 But that which more parti- 
 cularly moved me to finifli this 
 Work, was a fight of fome late 
 Tranflations of the Pfalms, 
 which I perceiv'd to fall as 
 ihort of Sir John D e n- 
 ham's Spirit, as they exceeded 
 him in Length. And when I 
 had writ out the whole, I 
 ofFer'd it to the Perufal of fe- 
 veral Eminent Judges ; among* 
 whom was that Great Orna- 
 ment of the Church of Eng- 
 land^ Dr. S H A R p E, the late 
 Archbilhop of Tork, who ap- 
 prov'd of it fo far, that he 
 often intimated his earneft De- 
 fire to fee it Publilh'd : Where- 
 fore, inflead of making any 
 
 Apo- 
 
X The Dedication. 
 
 Apology, I fliall only ask par- 
 don for not putting it fooner 
 in Print. 
 
 And thus, Mr Lord, This 
 long-conceal'd Manufcript, and 
 moft Excellent Piece of Di- 
 vine Poefy, comes abroad un- 
 der Your Lordfliip's Protec- 
 tion ; whofe Illuftrious Name 
 will moft effe(5lually recom- 
 mend it to the World for ge- 
 neral Ufe : And it is with the 
 utmoft Satisfaction and Plea- 
 furc I embrace this Occafion of 
 doing my felf the Honour of 
 Publilhing this Valuable Work 
 of Your Great Anceftor ; and 
 of declaring at the fame time, 
 
 with 
 
The Dedication. xi 
 
 with the Profoundeft Refpe6t, 
 how much I am. 
 
 My Lord, 
 
 Tour Lordjhip's mofi Obliged 
 
 Jnd mofi Obedient Servant. 
 
 Heighes Woodford 
 
( xiii ) 
 
 The PREFACE, 
 
 By Sir J o H N D e n h a m. 
 
 MY old Mafter r/rg-/7, when it 
 came firft into his thoughts 
 to write of high Things, 
 tells us that Jpollo the In- 
 fpirer of Poets puU'd him by the ear, 
 advifing him. That a Shepherd ought to 
 ^ mind his Sheep, and to fing only of low 
 and humble Things. My new Mafter 
 David (who at firft was a Shepherd, as 
 well as the other) fpeaks to the fame pur- 
 pofe, from a higher Spirit than Apollo Sy 
 in Pfalm CXXXI. Lord^ my Heart is not 
 haughty y nor mine Eyes lofty ^ neither do I ex" 
 i ercife my felf in great matters^ nor in things 
 which are too high for jne, Tho it may 
 feem thefe two Rules might have reafo- 
 nably prevented this bol^d Undertaking 5 
 a yet 
 
xiv The PREFACE. 
 
 yet fince I find that neither of thefe Au- 
 thors conftantly followed his own Dic- 
 tate 3 one of them proving the higheft 
 Poet that ever ^me produc'd, and the 
 other not only above him in That, but 
 in Prophecy above All others, before, ot 
 fince, till the Mejjiah^ who was to de- 
 fcend from Him, came into the World : 
 And fince the Examples that Great 
 Men fliew us, prevail more than the 
 Precepts which they give us,, this might 
 make fome excufe for my Prefiimp- 
 tion. Yet I was far from undertaking 
 this Work upon thefe, or any Sug- 
 geftion, or Inftigation of my own 5 
 being foUicited, and almofl; forc'd to it, 
 by many of my Learned Friends, both 
 of the Clergy and Laity, and fome of 
 them as well vers'd in the Art of Poefy 
 as in moft of the other Liberal Sciences. 
 Befide, this Work of mine is but a mere 
 Tranflation 5 and being fo, I durft not 
 add any new Ornamentals of my own to 
 fo rare and accomplifh'd a Piece, left I 
 fliou d be thought to pretend to the 
 iame Spirit with which the Divine Author 
 wrote. My chief Defign alfo has been 
 
 only 
 
The PREFACE. xv 
 
 only to make my Copy to come as 
 near theOriginal^ as the Change of Lan- 
 guage, Time, and Place cou'd admit, 
 without the lead Superfetation of my 
 own Fancy. 
 
 To this end I firft confulted with the 
 bed Commentators I cou d meet with 5 
 and of them all, I find my old Friend 
 Dr. Hanmioiid the beft : Next with the 
 three Paraphrafts, ^uchanarij Woodford^ and 
 Sandys. The firft is a moft Eloquent 
 Poet, and neareft the Antients of any 
 that I have feen, except that Great Or- 
 nament of the laft Age, Grotim. The 
 Stile of his Verfion is round and juft, 
 and always futed to his Subject 5 fo that 
 the Learned Pope Urban VIII. who was 
 likewife an Excellent Poet, faid of it, 
 
 . 'Twcis pity it was written by fo great a 
 
 Heretick^j for otherwife it fhoud haVe been 
 fu7ig in all Churches under his Authority. 
 
 As for Dr. Woodfordy I wifh he had 
 fav'd me this Labour : but his Verfe is 
 not for Singing, but Reading 5 and I 
 am forry he did not feparate his own 
 Conceptions from the Author's. If it 
 had ftood by it felf, or as a Comment 
 a z or 
 
xvi The PREFACE. 
 
 or Defcant, it wou d have been a very 
 fair Piece, having nothing heterogeneal 
 or incoherent with the Senfe of 'DaVid : 
 And had it only touched the Hem of the 
 Garment, it wou d have looked like the 
 well-fhadow'd Colours wrought about 
 the Church's Veft of Gold in the Canti^ 
 cles. There can be no Emulation be- 
 tween him and me 5 for where there is no 
 Refemblance, there is no Comparifon. 
 All the quarrel I have to him, is, fiift 
 that he did not, as I faid, fave me this 
 pains 5 and then, that by fome modeft 
 Expreflions in his Preface, he feems to in- 
 vite, or indeed to provoke me to a new 
 Attempt. But by the Pleafure of read- 
 ing his Paraphrafe, I was eafily and per- 
 fectly reconcird to his Preface 5 faving 
 that if I ftand accused of too bold an 
 Undertaking, I muft in part lay it to 
 his .charge. 
 
 ^■>iMt. Sandys ismore Mufical in fbme 
 refpeds than Dr. Woodford, but as fhort 
 of him in Depth, as he is in Length 5 
 fhorter than he in his Stanza's, but much 
 mdre lliorc in his Fancy, and more aHen 
 totheTe^^^' f^^ DxJVoodford s Length 
 ^ :. is 
 
The PREFACE. xvii 
 is only in order to Fluency and Roiind- 
 nefs of Expreflion, and the better to fit 
 his Paraphrafe for private Meditation 
 and Delight, which 1 wou'd not willing- 
 ly have loft. But Mr. Sandys's Brevity 
 makes him now and then irregular, ob- 
 fcure, and without that agreeable tafte 
 which becomes fo weighty an Argument. 
 
 For other Tranflations after the com- 
 mon Way and Meafures, I moft ap- 
 prove Mr. bartons of any that I have 
 feen 5 who being a great Hehrlcmiy 
 brings his Verfion very near the Origi- 
 nal : yet even he, as the reft of the 
 Tranflator§5 tho he has not paraphrased, 
 has us'd frequently the Figure ^eri^hra^ 
 fisy or Circumlocution 3 and either to 
 make the Rhime more eafy, or the Senfe 
 more plain, has made the whole Work 
 
 languifliing and enervous. King 
 
 James s Verfion I have not feen, nor 
 Sir Thilip Sydney s^ and I find the laft in 
 his Arcadia very unhappy in his Verfe. 
 
 It may not be amifs here to obferve, 
 
 there is another Fault into which moft 
 
 of our ordinary Tranflations run, vi:^. 
 
 That by making the Tranllation of al- 
 
 a 3 moft 
 
xviii The PREFACE. 
 
 mod every Pfalm run in the fame Mea- 
 fure, and confequently to be fung to 
 the fame Tiine^ they wholly miftake the 
 Defign of the firft chief Author, who 
 when he wrote Pfalms of Praife^Thankf- 
 giving, or Rejoicing, ufes fp rightly and 
 chearriil Airs, and the brighteft Images. 
 When he mourns for his Tranfgreflions, 
 and bewails his Afflictions, how fad 
 and dejeiled are even his Expreffions ! 
 And what a zealous, fervent, moving, 
 and reconciling Spirit runs thro all his 
 Penitentials ! 
 
 Thefe Decorums the larger Para- 
 phrafts (to do them right) have in a 
 great meafure obferv'd 5 and I fhou d 
 have foUow'd them clofer, had I oftner 
 us'd the Verfe of ten Syllables in thofe 
 high Raptures which fome of the Pfalms 
 prefent. But Verfe of this length being 
 uncapable to be ordinarily fung (tho 
 againft the Opinion of fome of my 
 Learned Judges) I made none of them 
 beyond eight Syllables, the Number of 
 the Hundredth Pfalm, the moft grave 
 and graceful of all our Tunes. 
 
 Tis 
 
The PREFACE. xix 
 
 "'TIS now high time to make fome 
 Apology for, or Reflexion rather upon 
 my felf, according to the old known Rule, 
 Qlii almn incu/atj ipfum fc tntuerl oportet. 
 And that which I fliall fay both ways, is 
 this : If many others had not given me 
 example, I had not err'd now. If (tho 
 not led by Example) I now err 5 as I 
 was not the firft, fo I fear I fliall not be 
 the laft 5 or rather hope I fliall not be 
 the laft, who fliall fet upon fo noble a 
 Work, as muft be own d the reftoring 
 the Royal Poet to his firft Dignity and 
 Honour. And truly I am fo far from 
 envying any Man, who may perform 
 better than my felf, that I fliall count 
 it my beft Defert, and the faireft Re-* 
 ward for what I have endeavour'd, to 
 have been the happy Occafion. Final- 
 ly, if I have committed an Error, there 
 are fo many Accefforys to it, that even 
 thofe, to whom I appealed as my Judges, 
 are in fome part as guilty as my felf. 
 For as I faid above, I made not this 
 Attempt ex niero motu^ but upon the In- 
 vitation, and almoft Importunity of my 
 moft Learned Friends. The Animad- 
 a 4. verfions 
 
XX The PREFACE. 
 
 verfions above made upon the Para* 
 phrafts and Tranflators, were not fo 
 much my Arguments as theirs. And 
 tho this may plead fome excufe for my 
 Errors^ I know not whether it will for 
 theirs 5 who having fo many among 
 themfelves much more able, notwich- 
 ftanding laid this burden upon my weak 
 flioulders. 
 
 But that which prevail'd moft with 
 me, was the Change which Age and 
 many Infirmitys had made in me : And 
 to encourage others to undertake it af- 
 ter me, I advife no Man to difliearten 
 himfelf by the Senfe of Age, or Decay 
 of Strength. For as Wit and Inven^ 
 tion are the proper Fruits of Youth, fo 
 Judgment and Experience are the Pro- 
 duct of Age 3 Qualifications confidera- 
 blymore important tofuch an Attempt 
 as this, than the other, which are fuffer'd 
 to range, for want of fuch a Moderator, 
 manytimcsfLirtherthan is either juft or 
 decent. For by Age, Wit and Inven- 
 tion, like Fruits, are brought to their 
 beft Perfection 5 and tho not fo fliarp 
 and quick, are render'd more mellow, 
 
 whole- 
 
The PREFACE. xxi' 
 
 wholefome, and agreeable. And that 
 I may not feem to maintain a Paradox, 
 I experimentally found (the exuberant 
 Excrefcences of Youth dropping off by 
 Maturity of Years) that it was much 
 lefs difficult to fupprefs the Ebullitions 
 of my Fancy, than I fear'd it wou d 
 have been 5 and from the fame Caufe 
 (being recovered from the youthful itch 
 of quaint Expreffions) I experienced 
 that a little Force ferv'd my turn, to 
 confine my felf to fuch a proper Plain- 
 nefs as might not be contemn d by the 
 Learned, yet underftood by the Vul- 
 gar: imitating the old Fable, of nei- 
 ther flying too near the Sun, left: I 
 burn my Wings 5 nor too near the Sea, 
 for fear of being plung'd headlong into it. 
 And herein I followed the Rule of that 
 excellent Judg Horace (at leaft endea- 
 voured it) not to be too fhort to avoid 
 Obfcurity, nor too prolix left: my Nerves 
 and Spirits fhou d fail. However, be- 
 lieving I cou d not ufe too much Cau- 
 tion in fuch an Affair, after the Child 
 was fo well grown, that the firft fond- 
 nefs was fallen ofFi I fent it forth to be 
 
 fed. 
 
xxii The PREFACE. 
 
 fed, falliion'd and educated by others. 
 He who took moft care of it, was the 
 Perfon moft proper to do it, the Right 
 Reverend Father in God, John Lord Bi- 
 lliop of Chejler 5 the fame Dr. WilkinSy 
 whom Dr. JVoodford mentions in his Pre- 
 face, as his Encourager, and with whom 
 I have had a long and moft friendly- 
 Acquaintance. A Perfon not only of 
 much, but of moft rcfin'd Learnings 
 and not only fo, but a Promoter and 
 Incourager of other learned Men to co- 
 operate with him, in redeeming this 
 learned Age, not only from its own De- 
 fe(5ls, but From thofe it had received and 
 contraded from its Anceftors. 
 
 Now amongft our many vulgar Er-- 
 rors, the obfoleteand unbecoming Drefs 
 wherein ourfinging Pfalms have fo long 
 been difguis'd, feem'd not the leaft to 
 this judicious Prelate. A Verfion which 
 in moft Places miftakes, in many con- 
 tradids the Senfe, in fome makes it none 
 at all, and throughout the whole emba- 
 fes and depraves the Splendor and Pu- 
 rity of the Original. And indeed tho 
 Zeal in the beginning of the Reforma- 
 tion, 
 
The PREFACE. xxiii 
 
 tion, and Ignorance of the Laws of 
 Numbers in that Age, may be pleaded 
 for bringing our ordinary finging Pfalms 
 into the Church, after the Example of 
 ' the Reformed of a Neighbour King- 
 dom : yet they cannot juftify the Con- 
 tinuance of them without Corre(5lion 
 and Amendment, in an Age fo clear- 
 fighted as the prefent, and to which it is 
 no fmall Scandal, that this moft fliin- 
 ing part of Divine Service fliou'd be ftill 
 eclips'd by the Darknefs wherewith that 
 firft Eflfay has obfcur'd it. It looks as 
 if Poefy were fo fatally divorc'd not on- 
 ly from good Senfe, btit from Divini- 
 ty (tho it was the firft Conveyer of it 
 to Mankind) that it were impoflible 
 they (liou d ever meet again. And I 
 cannot but mention with Honour my 
 Friend Mr. Cowley ^ who was the firft who 
 of late ofFer'd to redeem her from that 
 Slavery, wherein this dcprav'd Age has 
 proftituted her to all imaginable Un- 
 cleannefs. Dr. Woodford has happily fe- 
 conded him, and I hope I fliall not be 
 the laft, who fhall make it appear that 
 Devotion and Poefy are not utterly in- 
 con- 
 
xxiv The PREFACE, 
 confiftenr. It is well urg d by Mr. ©^;v 
 toHy in his Preface, out of Mdachiy if 
 ye ojfer the 'Blind for Sacrifice^ is it not 
 Evil ? Jnd if ye offer the Sick^ and the 
 Lame^ is it not alfo Evil ? Since the Ser- 
 vice of God is looked upon as a Burden, 
 and the Way to Heaven is truly faid 
 and found to be narrow and ftrait, it 
 were to be defir'd not only to make 
 this part of the Burden, which confifts 
 of Pfalmody, light, and this Path as 
 fmooth as we can 5 but if it were pof' 
 fible, inftead of painful, and fteep, and 
 rugged, to render iteafy and dehghtful. 
 One main reafon there is which I 
 think makes the Work neceflfary, which 
 yet I wou d not mention but that the 
 Cry of the Nation calls for it ; and it 
 is that Spirit of Profanenefs which is 
 gone out amongftus, in whom, if ever, 
 the Prophecys of St. Teter and St, Jude 
 are fulfil'd, That in the lafl Days Mockers 
 jhall arife ; a Profanenefs that was un- 
 known even to Heathens, the making 
 Sport with Scripture, and turning it into 
 Ridicule. This is ourUnhappinefs, and 
 many Scoffers to our Reproach are a- 
 
 mong 
 
The PREFACE. xxv 
 
 mong us 3 tho it were to be wifli'd, that 
 too fad occafion were not by fome a- 
 mong us given. For tho any Man, 
 who dares be fo bold, may with the 
 help of very little Wit fcofF at Religion 
 (as thebeft things may moft eafily be 
 abus'd) and tho fuch, who want not 
 (liame to do it, are yet further encou^ 
 rag'd by the Standers-by 3 yet I am a- 
 fraid the vulgar Tranflation of the 
 Pfalms, which we keep in ufe, may 
 have promoted this bold and moft pro- 
 fane Licentioufnefs. Dr. ^roivn might 
 have done well to place in the Cata- 
 logue of his vulgar Errors, the great 
 addiction which fome have to a Verfion 
 fb barbarous, and wherein is expos'd, I 
 fear, to contempt the moft noble and 
 higheft Part of Holy Scripture, the 
 Work of infpir'd Minds all of it, and 
 among all thefe of two the greateft in 
 their kind, Mojes and D^vi^ 3 one of 
 whom God calls his Friend, the other 
 the Man after his own Heart. 
 
 For the way of my Tranflation, I 
 have kept as near as poflTibly I cou'd to 
 the Letter, and never willingly vary'd 
 
 from 
 
xxvi The PREFACE, 
 
 from the Senfe^ iinlefs it be to make it 
 plainer to Englijh Ears than the Origi- 
 nal, which in my Opinion was ab- 
 folutely neceflary. For the Hebrew is 
 fo fliort and abftrufe a Language, that 
 manyfingle Words of it, to be rightly 
 underftood by us, muft be turn d into a 
 kind of Sentences. And to fhew that I 
 have no other Ambition thro the whole 
 "Undertaking, than the Service of God, 
 of this bleffed Church my Mother, and 
 of my Brethren its Members 5 if the 
 Plainnefs of my Verfe make it not def- 
 picable to High Underftandings, nor 
 the clofenefs or Senfe, uninteUigible to 
 meaner Capacitys j I have both attain d 
 my own end, and ferv'd that of Poefy, 
 T>eleEiare <sr Trodejfe^ to profit and de- 
 light. 
 
 I fhall fay no more for my felf, but 
 that if my Harp may in any degree 
 eccho and keep time to David'sy I {hall 
 think it both a good Service done to 
 him, thus to wipe off the Dirt thrown 
 upon him, and no ill Office done to this 
 learned Nation, to take away, tho it 
 be late, the Reproach which has wo 
 
 long 
 
The PREFACE. . xxvii 
 
 long lain upon it, of not having fooner 
 wip'd it off. And if I have any Ta- 
 lent of this kind, I am fure I cou'd not 
 do better than to imploy it to the Ho- 
 nour and Service of him who gave it 
 me. Having endeavoured fo to im- 
 ploy it, I fliall think my felf very hap- 
 py if I become ufeful and profitable to 
 others. For God made none of us to 
 ferve our felves only (tho the prefent 
 Pra6lice of the World runs that way) 
 but to be as ferviceable and beneficial to 
 the reft of Mankind as is poflible. It is 
 confeft moft of our natural Inclinations 
 are generally againft the Commands of 
 God 3 thefe therefore we are to corre6t : 
 but fome there are which are not, and 
 in thefe we cannot do any thing better 
 than to follow Nature, guided by our 
 Reafon. Of this latter fort is Poefy 5 
 and the IncHnation which I have to it, 
 came to me by Nature from my Infan- 
 cy, before Reafon cou'd direct : Yet as 
 I came early to it, fo I early laid it by 
 in purfuance of other IncHnations, it 
 may be lefs innocent. So that if in 
 my felf I make the Proverb good, Tl?at 
 
xxviii The PREFACE. 
 
 Ag^ does repuerafcerej and often relapfes into 
 the Inclinations of Youthy I fliall not re- 
 pent, if the end prove good. Nay, tho 
 I fail of my Expectation from others, 
 I will pleafe my felf with the good In- 
 tention which I have all along had to- 
 wards God, who accepts the Will for 
 the Deed. And as I hope he will take 
 it in part of repayment of that Talent 
 which I have fo long mifpent, fo I beg 
 that it may favourably be look'd upon 
 by Him to whofe Service it is devoted, 
 the World's Great Saviour,his only Son 5 
 and received as a Mite of that large 
 Debt which he has paid for me to his 
 Eternal Father. 
 
 The 
 
(O 
 
 The Firft Book of Psalms. 
 
 B 
 
 Psalm I. 
 
 LEST is the Man, who never treads 
 Thofe Paths, where evil Counfel leads ^ 
 In Sin's deep Ways nor ftanding fait. 
 Nor on high Seats,with Scorners plac'd. 
 
 2 But makes God's Law his whole Delight, 
 Kis Meditation Day and Night. 
 
 3 As Trees, when fet in even Ranks, 
 Where living Streams inrich their Banks j 
 
 Their Branches fwell'd with quickning Juice, 
 In feafon joyful Fruits produce \ 
 No Blafts the Bud, or Leaf impair : 
 So all his Adtions profp'rous are. 
 
 4 Thus fares not the Ungodly Man : 
 
 As Chaff from Corn the Wind does fan, 
 5^ Sinners, when Judgment is at hand, 
 Araongft the Righteous fhall not ftand. 
 
 B 6 The 
 
2 PSALM IL 
 
 6 The . Juft Man's Ways to God are known, 
 The Wicked perifh in their own. 
 
 P S A L M II, 
 
 1 1^ E Heathen, why with one accord 
 
 -*- Do you what's vain defign ? 
 
 2 Rulers in League againft the Lord, 
 
 And his Anointed joinj 
 
 3 Let's from their Bonds (fay they) get free. 
 
 Their Cords afunder torn. 
 
 4 But God, who them from Heaven does fee. 
 
 Their Folly laughs to fcorn. 
 
 5 Thus fpeaks he, when his Wrath, grown great. 
 
 With Horror them fliall fill : 
 
 6 In Sion yet my King I'll fet 
 
 Upon my Holy Hill. . 
 
 7 Then I of God's Decree muft fay. 
 
 What he declarM to me: 
 Hail, my Beloved Son, This Day 
 Have I begotten Thee ! 
 
 8 The Heathens Land at thy requeft. 
 
 By Right of Birth defcends 
 On Thee : Thy Realm fhall be increas'd 
 To Earth's remoteft Ends. 
 
 9 Thou them like Potter's Clay flialt break 
 
 With thy ftrong Iron Rod : 
 
 10 Then Kings and Judges, Wifdom feek, 
 
 1 1 And trembling worfhip God ! 
 
 12 Oh, 
 
PSALM lit. 
 
 12 Oh, kifs the Son, left from the Way 
 Your falling Him offends : 
 His Wrath but kindled, bleft are They 
 Whofe Truft on Him depends ! 
 
 Psalm III. 
 
 1 T O R D ! How the Number multiplies 
 ^ Of Thofe, who to afflid me rife ? 
 
 2 How many fay, that God my Lord 
 Will to my Soul no Aid afford ? 
 
 3 But Thou haft ftill my Head upheld -, 
 Thou art my Glory, and my Shield. 
 
 4 My Grys the Ears of God did fill. 
 Who heard me from his Holy Hill. 
 
 5 I laid me down, and fweetly flept ; 
 For me my God in fafety kept. 
 
 6 Nor fhall I fear ten thoufand Foes, 
 Who me on ev'ry fide inclofe. 
 
 7 Save me, my God *, my Lord, arife. 
 For Thou haft fmote my Enemys : 
 Their Jaws have felt thy mighty Stroke, 
 Which all their pois'nous Teeth has broke. 
 
 8 From God alone Salvation flows j 
 To Him their Blifs his People owes. 
 
 B 2 Psalm 
 
i PSJLM IV. 
 
 Psalm IV. 
 
 I /^ Lord my God ; the Righteoufnefs 
 ^^ I .have, I owe to Thee : 
 Thou haft enlarg'd me from Diftrefs 5 
 Lord hear and pity me ! 
 2^YeSonsof Men, how long will ye 
 My Glory turn to Shame ? 
 How long, in love with Vanity^ 
 Of Lyars bear the Name? 
 
 3 God for himfelf will fep'rate all 
 
 Who True and Righteous are : 
 
 Then know, when I on him do call. 
 
 The Lord will hear my Pray'r. 
 
 4 Oh, ftand 'm awe, and do not fin : 
 • When in thy Bed thou art. 
 
 In the deep fileftt Night, begin 
 To commune with thy Heart. 
 
 5 Confide in God, and to Him pay 
 
 OffVings of Righteoufnefs. 
 
 6 Many have faid, Oh where are they 
 
 Who us with Good can blefs ? 
 O Lord ! to us thy Favour fhow, 
 Difplay thy faving Light ; 
 
 7 Gladnefs (hall then my Heart o'erflow. 
 
 And fill with pure Delight, 
 
 More 
 
PSALM V. 5 
 
 More than when Corn and Wine increafe. 
 8 Our Beds he does inclofe 
 With fafety : I'll lie down in peace, 
 And take my fweet Repofe. 
 
 Psalm V. 
 
 1 T O R D ! weigh my Thoughts, a gentle Ear 
 •■-' To thefe my Meditations lend ! 
 
 2 My God ! my Supplications hear. 
 When to thy Throne my Crys afcend ! 
 
 3 My Pray'rs, before the morning Light, 
 Shall to thy Name direded be : 
 
 4 No Wickednefs endures thy fight. 
 Nor any Evil dwells with Thee. 
 
 5 The Fool before Thee (hall not ft^d. 
 Nor he, whofe Tongue a Lye Ihall forge : 
 
 6 Thou hat'ft the Evil-doing Hand, 
 Deceit and Blood fliall feel thy Scourge. 
 
 7 But me thy many Mercys move 
 Up to thy Temple to refort : 
 
 Then, fill'd with Fear, and Holy Love, 
 I'll worfhip in thy facred Court. 
 
 8 With Right'oufnefs make ftrait my Path, 
 Becaufe my Enemys are ftrong : 
 
 9 Neither their Heart nor Mouth have Faith, 
 Their Throat's a Grave, a Snare their Tongue. 
 
 B 3 10 By 
 
6 PSJLM VI. 
 
 10 By their own Counfels firft betray'd. 
 Let their Tranfgreflions them deftroy •, 
 With their huge heap of Sins o'er-laid : 
 
 1 1 Then Ihall the Righteous fhout for joy. 
 
 In Songs their Praife they fhall exprefs •, 
 Thy Favour flill on them defcends : 
 I z Th' Upright in Heart the Lord will blefs, 
 And like a faving Shield defends. 
 
 Psalm VI. 
 
 LORD! not in Wrath my Heart deje^, 
 X!nr in fhv Fnrv \r\p mrrpf): ' 
 
 ISIor in thy Fury me corred 
 
 2 Oh ! pity me, for I am weak. 
 
 And fear ray Bones fo bruis'd will breaks 
 
 3 How long, O Lord, fhall I be griev'd I 
 ISIor my tormented Soul reliev'd ? 
 
 4 Return, Return, and ne'er forfake 
 My Soul, for thy own Mercy's fake ! 
 
 5 Of Thee, when dead, no fenfe we have ; 
 For who can praife Thee in the Grave I 
 
 6 Tir'd with my mid-night Groans, I make 
 My Bed, with Tears^ a briny Lake^ 
 
 Where, in my ileep, I feem tp fwim ; 
 
 7 My Eyes with grief grow weak and dim. 
 S Away Profane ! The filent Crys 
 
 Of humble Tears, God ne'er denies. 
 
 9 Th^ 
 
PSALM VII. 
 
 9 The Lord my Supplication hears. 
 And to my Pray'rs inclines his Ears. 
 
 1 May all my Foes be troubled fore j 
 And loll in Ihame, return no more ! 
 
 Psalm VIL 
 
 1 /^ Lord my God, I truft in Thee *, 
 ^^ From Perfecutors refcue me ! 
 
 2 Like Lions they my SouL wouM tear 
 In pieces, when no Help is near. 
 
 3 My God, if I have fpoke what's ill. 
 Or wicked Deeds my Hands did fill ^ 
 
 4 If Evil I for Good repaid. 
 
 Or falfly have my Friend betray'd : 
 
 Nay, if I have not refcu'd thofe, 
 
 Who without caufe have prov'd my Foes ^ 
 
 5 Then let them make my Life their Prey, 
 And in the Dull my Honour lay. 
 
 6 Arife, OGod*, with thy juft Rage, 
 The Fury of my Foes afluage : 
 
 To thy eftablifh'd Judgment wake. 
 For thy Affembled People's fake : 
 
 7 Who, when they fee th^ Arm rais'd high. 
 Thy Sacred Name fhall magnify. 
 
 8 God, who Ihall judg the World, does fee 
 My Innocence, and fets me free. 
 
 B 4 9 Lord, 
 
8 PSJLM VIIL 
 
 9 Lord, pay th' Unjuft their Recompencc, 
 And to the Faithful give defence : 
 The Righteous Man God juftifies , 
 For ev'n the Heart and Reins he tries. 
 
 10 From God, I my Protedion have*. 
 He the Upright in Heart will fave. 
 
 1 1 If God the Juft in Judgment weigh. 
 He fmites the Wicked every day. 
 
 1 2 Unlefs they turn, his Sword he whets. 
 And on the String his Arrows fets , 
 
 13 Prepares all Inftruments of Death, 
 To ftop the Perfecutor's Breath. 
 
 14 Who firfl conceives, then big withSin, 
 In Travail bears a monftrous Twin ^ 
 Mifchief and Falfliood forth are brought : 
 
 1 5,16 But in the Pit himfelf had wrought, 
 1 7 He falls ^ while I to God will bring 
 My Pray'rs, and to his Name will fing. 
 
 Psalm VIIL 
 
 Lord, thy Excellence is known 
 Throughout the Earth's Extent^ 
 Thou fit'ft upon thy Glorious Throne, 
 Above the Firmament. 
 2 Babes newly born, who draw the Breafl, 
 With ilrength thy Pow'r proclaim : 
 So Thou the Rebel haft fuppreH:, 
 And doft th' Avenger tamee 
 
 3 When 
 
PSALM IX. 
 
 3 When to thy Glorious Works on high, 
 
 I raife my humble Thought ^ 
 The Sun, the Moon, the fpangled Sky, 
 All by Thy Finger wrought: 
 
 4 Alas ! what's Man, 1 then refled. 
 
 Or thofe who from him fpring. 
 That God fhou'd vifit, or refpe£t. 
 Or love fo low a thing ? 
 
 5 Next Angels, is his Glorious State ; 
 
 A Crown adorns his Brow : 
 
 6 All Things which elfe Thou didft create, 
 
 To his Subjedion bow : -mx jA 
 7,8 Their Wealth for Tribute, as his owik, 
 Air, Earth, and Sea prefent. 
 9 O Lord, Thy Excellence is known 
 Beyond the World's Extent. 
 
 Psalm IX. 
 
 1 I^LORD, my Heart fhall magnify, 
 ^^ My Voice thy Works proclaim : 
 
 2 The whole AfTembly, O molt High, 
 
 Shall praifc thy Glorious Name. 
 
 3 When by thy Prefence put to flight. 
 
 My Foes 1 did defeat j 
 
 4 My God, Thou didft maintain my Right 
 
 On thy High Judgment-Seat. 
 
 5 By thy Rebuke the Heathen ftand 
 
 To jull Deftrudion doom'd *, 
 
 6 In Duft the Citys of their Land, 
 
 And ev'n their Name's intomb'd. 
 
 7 But 
 
10 PSJLM IX. 
 
 7 But God for ever fhall endure, 
 
 His Judgment-Seat's preparM : 
 
 8 Mankind, his Sentence juft and pure, 
 
 Shall equally reward. 
 
 p The Lord the Troubled does relieve. 
 
 Gives Refuge to th' Opprefl ^ 
 xo And they who in his Name believe, 
 At length are furely blefl. 
 
 1 1 In Siort^ where the Lord does reft. 
 
 His mighty Works declare : 
 
 12 When after Blood he makes Inquefi:, 
 
 He hears our humble Prayer. 
 
 1 3 From Troubles, which, from thofe who hate 
 
 Thy Servant, I endure. 
 Free me ^ as once Thou from the Gate 
 Of Death didfi: me fecure : 
 
 14 That in the Gates of Sion Wc 
 
 Thy Praifes may refound. 
 And that we may her Daughters fee 
 With thy Salvation crown'd. 
 
 PartIL 
 
 15 Into the Pit the Heathen run, 
 
 Which their own Hands have wrought ^ 
 And in the Kets themfelves have fpun, 
 Their heedlefs Feet are caught. 
 
 16 The Lord's high Judgment is declared 
 
 By his own fix'd Decrees, 
 
 Whilfl the Ungodly is enfnar'd 
 
 In his own Pradices. 
 
 17 The 
 
PSALM yL. II 
 
 17 The Wicked, and who God defyM, 
 
 Have Hell their certain Lot ; 
 
 1 8 But when the Poor and Needy cry'd, 
 
 God never them forgot. 
 
 19 Rife, Lord, and to the Heathen (how 
 
 Thy mighty PowV ^ and then 
 
 20 Their Fears fhall teach them, only Thou 
 
 Art God, and they but Men. 
 
 Psalm X, 
 
 1 T O RD, why art Thou from us fo far^ 
 •■-/ While wc in great Afflidions are ? 
 
 2 Thy Face from us why doft Thou hide, 
 Chas'd by the Wicked's Rage and Pride? 
 
 Let them in thofe DefTgns be loft 
 
 3 Themfelves have laid, who vainly boaft 
 Their Heart's at Eafe, and filPd with Stores, 
 Yet covet more ^ which God abhors. 
 
 4 His Countenance is rais'd fo high. 
 His foaring Thoughts ev'n God defy : 
 
 5 He thinks, as far remov'd he is 
 Prom God's regard, as God from his. 
 
 6 Puffs at his Foes, and fays, his State 
 Is fafc, above the Pow'r of Fate ; 
 
 7 His Mouth with Blafphemy is fill'd. 
 His Tongue in Lyes and Mifchief skill'd. 
 
 8 And 
 
«^ PSJLM X. 
 
 8 And as the watchful Lion lies 
 In Covert clofe, his Prey to feize, 
 
 p He in his lurking Places fits. 
 Till o'er the Poor he draws his Nets : 
 
 10 Puts on Humility's Difguife, 
 
 Till the Deceiv'd he can furprize ; 
 
 1 1 Thinks, of fuch things God takes no care, 
 Or they by Him forgotten are» 
 
 Part IL 
 
 12 Lift up thy Hand, O Lord, and rife ^ 
 To Thee for Aid the Humble crys. 
 
 13 The Wicked fay. Thou mindft not them v 
 And in thy Poor, they Thee contemn. 
 
 a 4 But Thou behold'fl their cruel Spite, 
 And all their Malice wilt requite. 
 To Thee the Poor flies in Diltrefs, . >: 
 AndThou wilt help the Fatherlefs. 
 
 1 5 Lord, fo deftroy this wicked Race, 
 That nor their Name remain, nor Place ! 
 
 1 6 The Heathen of the Land are flain. 
 But God eternally ftall reign. 
 
 17 Prepare our Hearts, and then thy Ear 
 Freely our humble Crys will hear : 
 
 18 Nor fhall the Orphans and Diftreft 
 By Earthly Man be more oppreft. 
 
 Psalm 
 
PSJLM XL Xlt I J 
 
 Psalm XI. 
 
 1 TpH O I on God alone rely^ 
 
 A He bids my Soul, like Birds, take Wing^ 
 Who chas'd unto the Mountains fly. 
 
 2 My Foes keen Shaft is onlhe String, 
 His Bow againft me he prepares. 
 That he may Ihoot me unawares. 
 
 3 If the Foundations are laid wafte, 
 
 Alas ! where fhall the Righteous lie ? 
 
 4 Tho God in his High Throne is plac'd. 
 
 The Sons of Men his Eyelids try. 
 
 5 The righteous Man he trys and proves. 
 But hates the Soul which Rapine loves. 
 
 Jii them, who Wickednefs purfue, 
 
 Snares, Fire and Brimftone are diftil'd^ 
 This horrid Portion is their Due, 
 
 And with thefc Dregs their Cup is fiU'd. 
 7 But Righteoufnefs is his Delight, 
 •His Face irradiates the Upright. 
 
 Psalm XII. 
 
 1 TTELP, Lord ^ for Godlinefs is loft, 
 ^ -^ And Faith from Earth departs •, 
 
 2 Men to their Neighbours falfly boaft. 
 
 Or lye with double Hearts. 
 
 .[. 3 But 
 
^,4 Psalm xiii^ 
 
 3 But Lips of Flattery God cuts off. 
 
 The Tongue of Pride he'l curb, 
 
 4 The. Tongue which at all Pow'r does fcof^ 
 
 What Tow*r Jhall us difturb ? 
 
 5 God, to relieve th' Oppreft, will rife-, 
 
 Tho now they figh and weep. 
 He their Defpifers Ihall defpife. 
 And them in Safety keep. 
 
 6 Than Silver, feven times purify'd 
 
 By Fire, his Word's more pure : 
 
 7 His Power the Juft from Spite and Pride 
 
 For ever fhall fecure. 
 
 8 Th' Ungodly Ihall on evVy fide 
 
 Run to and fro amaz'd *, 
 When thofe, whom they with Scora deride, 
 To Honour Ihall be rais'd. 
 
 Psalm XIII. 
 
 1 1171 LT Thou for ever. Lord, forfake, 
 
 " And hide thy Face from me? 
 
 2 I, whilft my Soul's Advice I take, 
 
 My Foes exalted fee. 
 Islew Sorrows daily feize my Hearty 
 Me in remembrance keep : 
 
 3 Thy Light to my weak Eyes impart. 
 
 Left I ia Death fliou'd fleep! 
 
 4 For 
 
PSJLM XIV. 15 
 
 4 For then my Foe will fay, 'tis he 
 
 Againft me has prevail'd ^ 
 And they, who trouble me, will be 
 O'erjoy'd when I'm aflaird, 
 
 5 I ftill God's Mercy truft •, my Heart 
 
 Shall in his Aid rejoice: 
 
 6 Lord, fince to me Thou bounteous art. 
 
 To Thee I'll raife my Voice. 
 
 Psalm XIV. 
 
 P E Fool has faid, and none but he, 
 In's Heart, that there's No Deity. 
 They are corrupt, and ev'ry one 
 Abominable Works hath done. 
 
 T 
 
 2 God from above Mankind did view^ 
 If any Him or fought, or knew : 
 
 3 All turn'd afide, are filthy grown *, 
 No Good they pradife, no not one. 
 
 4 Have ye no Knowledg of my PowV, 
 That you like Bread my Saints devour ? 
 On the Great God they never call, 
 
 5 Tho into horrid Fears they fall. 
 
 Becaufe the Lord fupports the Juft, 
 
 6 They mock the Poor, who in Him truft. 
 
 7 From Sion may Salvation come. 
 
 And Captives fetch'd, from Exile, home! 
 
 4- Then 
 
i6 FSALM^Y. xvr; 
 
 Then Jacobs Offspring fhall rejoice, 
 And Ifrael raife his ehearful Voice* 
 
 Psalm XV. 
 
 1 TTTTHO fhall afcend Thy Holy Hiil^ 
 
 ▼V Who in thy Tent abide ? 
 
 2 He who obeys Thy righteous Will, 
 
 Whofe Lips have never ly'd. 
 
 3 He who backbites not with his Tongue, 
 
 Nor does delight in Spoils 
 By falfe Reports who none does wrongs 
 
 4 Who does defpife the Vile ! 
 
 Bat thofe who honour God he loves •, 
 
 He ne'er his Oaths fufpends, 
 Tho what he fwears his Damage proves % 
 
 5 Kor for bafe Us'ry lends: 
 
 Who nor for Hire, or vile Rewards, 
 
 The Innocent betrays. 
 He who thefe Rules with Care regards, 
 
 A firm Foundation lays. 
 
 Psalm XVI. 
 
 1 /^ GOD, on whom my Soul does reH, 
 ^^ Defence to her afford ^ 
 
 2 She fays, that what's by her pofleft, 
 
 Is nothing to her Lord. 
 
 3 In what is Hers, to Saints who dwell 
 
 On Earth, flie yields a Right, 
 
 Such 
 
PSALM XVt i 17 
 
 Such as in Piety excel. 
 Are only her Delighto 
 
 4 Who after other Gods make haft. 
 
 Shall multiply their Woe : 
 Their Blood-crown'd Bowls away HI call. 
 Their Names I will not know. 
 
 5 The Lord is my Inheritance, 
 
 Who makes my Cup overflow •, 
 His Providence, not heedlefs Chance, 
 My happy Lot did throw. 
 
 <S Into a Place of gteat Delight, 
 Thy Line did me condud: 
 
 7 Thou giv'ft me Counfel in the Night \ 
 
 My Reins my Heart inftruft. 
 
 8 My God before my Eye does ftand i 
 
 Nor can I be deltroyM, 
 Whilft his AfTiftance is at hand : 
 
 9 For this my Heart's o'erjoy'd. 
 
 In Glorious Hope my Flefh fliall reft, 
 io My Soul not left in Hell : 
 
 Nor He, who with thy Unftion's bleft. 
 Shall in Corruption dwell. 
 1 1 Thy Hand the Path of Life ftiall Ihow, 
 Thy Prefence fills with Joy -, 
 All Pleafures at thy Right Hand flow, 
 Which Time ihall ne'er deftroy. 
 
 C PsAl^Ji 
 
it FSALM XVII. 
 
 Psalm XVII. 
 
 1 T ORD, let thy Ear attend my Crys, 
 •■-^ Which from unfeigning Lips arife ^j 
 
 2 By Thee my Sentence be declared. 
 For equal Things thy Eyes regard. 
 
 3 My Heart by Thee is tryM and weighM, 
 And all my nightly Thoughts furvey'd ^ / 
 Thou nothing there amifs Ihalt find. 
 Nor Ihall my Mouth bely my Mind. 
 
 4 Whatever Men do, rul'd by thy Word, 
 I the Deftroyer's Paths abhor'd. 
 
 5 In all my Paths be thou my Guide, 
 Then ihall my Footfteps never Hide.' 
 
 6 Lord, when I call, incline thy Ear ^ 
 Whene'er I fpeak, vouchfafe to hear; 
 
 7 Hold forth thy faving Hand to thofe. 
 Who truft in Thee againft their Foes. 
 
 8 Me, like thy tender Eye-ball, keep •, 
 Let thy Wing Ihade me when I fleep, 
 
 y Secure from my opprefling Foes, 
 Who like Beliegers me inclofe. 
 
 £0 Roll'd up in their own Fat they fwell. 
 And with their Lips proud things they tell ; 
 
 II Our 
 
PSALM Xvni. 19 
 
 11 Cur Steps they have encompafsM round. 
 Fixing their Eyes upon the Ground : 
 
 12 As Lions hunt, their Prey to catch. 
 
 For which their greedy Young Ones watch.' 
 
 13 Arifej defend my Soul, O Lord, 
 From wicked Men, who are thy Sword ^ 
 
 14 Who in this World take up their Reft, 
 And on thy hidden Treafures feaft: 
 Daughters and Sons, a numerous Train, 
 PofTefs their Riches, that remain* 
 
 15 But ftill this Hope abides with me. 
 In Right'oufnefs thy Face to fee^ 
 
 I fhall rejoice, when, wak'd from Reft, 
 Thy Likenefs is on me impreft. ' 
 
 Psalm XVIII. 
 
 1 'TTHEE will I love, O Lord moft High, 
 
 2 ■*• My Rock, my Fort, Defence and Power -, 
 The Strength on which my Hopes rely ^ 
 Horn of Salvation, and high Tow'r. 
 
 3 My God, thou haft deferv'd my Praife, 
 Who haft redeem'd me from my Foes: 
 
 4 Like fwelling Floods themfelves they raife. 
 And mc with thou&nd Fears inclofe. 
 
 C ^ 5 Sorrows 
 
20 PSALM XVIII. 
 
 5 Sorrows of Hell incompafs me. 
 
 And Death had laid out all her Snares \ 
 
 6 In my Diftrefs I call'd to Thee, 
 
 And Thou, O Lord, haft heard my PrayVs. 
 
 From his high Temple God did look. 
 When my loud Crys had reachM his Ear ; 
 
 7 Then the Earth's firm Foundation Ihook, 
 And trembling Hills confefs'd their Fear. 
 
 8 His Noftrils breath'd a fmoking Cloud, 
 His Mouth pour'd out a flaming Flood : 
 
 9 Defcending, the High Heav'ns he bow'd v 
 Under his Feet thick Darknefs ftood. 
 
 I o He on the Cherubim did ride, 
 
 And on the Wind's fwift Wings did fly \ 
 
 I I A dark Pavilion did him hide. 
 Of troubled Sea and clouded Sky. 
 
 12 Hailftones and Firebrands led the Van, 
 The Skys were then with Thunder rent ; 
 
 13 His Voice thro th'airy Region ran, 
 
 1 4. Whence he his flaming Arrows fent. 
 
 1 5 When routed with his Shafts they fled. 
 The Earth did her Foundations (hew ; 
 
 16 Nor cou'd the Rivers hide their Head, 
 Such Terror from his Noftrils flew. 
 
 4- Fart 
 
PSALM XVIII. 21 
 
 Part IT; 
 
 17 God from the Rage of fwelling Waves, 
 And from my powerful Enemy, 
 
 My Life from thofe who hate me faves. 
 And thofe who were too ftrong for me, 
 
 18 Their Speed did e'en my Fear prevent. 
 By him deliver'd from their Might : 
 
 19 Into a pleafant Land I'm fent, 
 Becaufe in me He took delight. 
 
 20 His Love was by his Juftice feen. 
 According to my Innocence : 
 
 My Heart was pure, my Hands were clean. 
 And equal was his Recompence. 
 
 21 For in his Ways I walk'd upright; 
 Kor wickedly did thence depart 9 
 
 32 His Judgments ftill were in my Sight, 
 Nor did 1 from his Precepts ftart. 
 
 23 That I might keep unftain'd, my own 
 Vain Inclinations 1 declin'd : 
 
 24 My Purity his Eyes have known. 
 And I a juft Reward fliall find. 
 
 25 Thy Mercy will it felf declare 
 
 To thofe, whofe Mercy Thou doft fee ; 
 
 C 3 26 Pcrfeft 
 
fi2 PSALM XVIIL 
 
 25 Perfea with thofe, who perfeft arc ; 
 To the Perverfe, perverfe wilt be. 
 
 27 Thou the Afflifted ftill wilt right; 
 Make humble, or pull down the Proud : 
 
 28 Thy Glory will my Taper light. 
 And all my Darknefs {hall uncloud* 
 
 29 I, by thy Aid, have won the Field, 
 And o'er the hoftile Trench have leapt : 
 
 30 God's Ways are try'd, his Word's a Shield 
 To thofe, who his Commands have kept. 
 
 31 For who is God except the Lord ? 
 And who a faving Rock but He ? 
 
 32 'Tis He who girds me with my Sword, 
 And clears my way to Viftory. 
 
 Part IIL 
 
 33 My Feet are fwifter than the Roe •, 
 
 I to high Place, and Pow'r am brought 2 
 
 34 My Arms can break an Iron Bow, 
 
 And He my Hands to fight has taught. 
 
 35 Thou gav'fl me, Lord, thy faving Shield*, 
 Thy Arm did me to Honour guide: 
 
 3<5 My Steps are by Thy Pow'r upheld, 
 So that my Feet fliall never Hide, 
 
 37 My 
 
PSALM XVIIL 2 J 
 
 37 My Foes I chas'd, and overtook. 
 Who after fome Refiftance fled ; 
 Nor till they fell did backward look, 
 
 38 And all beneath my feet lay dead, 
 
 39 With Strength I girded was from God, 
 To bring Deftrudlion on my Foes ; 
 
 40 Upon the Necks of thofe I trod, 
 Whofe Pride and Hate againft me rofe, 
 
 41 For Help to God in vain they cry. 
 For He delighted in their hurt : 
 
 42 Like Duft before the Wind they fly, 
 I call their Bodys out like dirt. 
 
 Part IV. 
 
 43 From Tumults, Strife, and Mutiny, 
 From pop'lar Rage He didmefave: 
 Kingdoms and Lands, unknown to me. 
 My God to my Subjedion gave. 
 
 44 Strangers have my Cominands obeyed. 
 As foon as they my Fame did hear : 
 
 45 They by degrees fhall fall and fade. 
 And in clofe Covert lurk for fear. 
 
 46 God ever lives, my Rock is ftrong. 
 To Heav'n fhall his Salvation rife ^ 
 
 47 He's th' Avenger of my Wrong, 
 'Tis he purfaes my Enemys. 
 
 C A 48 He 
 
24 FSALM XIX; 
 
 48 He all my Dangers does remove,' 
 Againfl: my Foes he gives defence : 
 By Him I ftand, advanced above 
 The Sons of Fraud and Violence. 
 
 49 ril praife the Lord for Conquefts won. 
 To praife him I'll the Heathen teach - 
 
 50 To his Anointed, and his Son, 
 He will eternal Blefiings reach. 
 
 Psalm XIX, 
 
 ^ 'T^HE Heavens above and Firmament, 
 -*- Their Maker's handy Works prefent, 
 Moll Glorious and Magnificent. 
 
 2 Succeflive Days and Nights to each, 
 
 3 Without the help of Thought or Speech, 
 Their High Creator's Wonders teach. 
 
 4 Their Sound the whole Earth does rehearfe. 
 His Knowledg does it felf difperfe 
 Throughout the boundlefs Univerfe. 
 
 There lie enthrones the Sun, whofe Face, 
 
 5 Like a frefhBridegroom's,(hines with Grace 5^ 
 Who like a Giant runs his Race. 
 
 6 HisProgrefs round the World extends j 
 And where his Courfe begins, it ends ^ 
 Which Light and Heat to all things lends. 
 
 7 God's perfed Law converts the Heart, 
 His Teftimonys never ftart, 
 
 They Wifdom to the Weak impart. 
 
 § The 
 
PSALM XX. 25 
 
 .8 The Statutes of the Lord are right. 
 Filling our Souls with great Delight ; 
 So pure, they blefs our Eyes with Light. 
 9 The Fear of God is clean and pure. 
 And fliall for ever fo endure \ 
 His Judgments Righteous, True, and Sure. 
 
 10 Gold not fo much commands our Wills % 
 ISIor Hony, which from Combs diftils. 
 With greater, or like Sweetnefs fills. 
 
 1 1 With Care thy Servants thefe regard ; 
 For if they keep them, the Reward 
 Is Great thy Bounty has prepared. 
 
 1 2 What Man his frequent Lapfes knows ? 
 Firft what he blufhes to difclofe ? 
 
 Then what from bold Prefumption grows ? 
 
 13 For he who lins againft hisSenfe, 
 Betraying his own Innocence, 
 
 Is guilty of the great Offence. 
 
 14 May what is fpoke or thought by me. 
 My Strength, and my Redeemer, be 
 Accepted and approv'd by Thee ! 
 
 Psalm XX. 
 
 i TN the fad Day of his Diftreis, 
 "*• O Lord accept our King's Addrefs ! 
 
 2 Thou, who art Jacobh God, be ours ^ 
 
 Help from above to Sion fend, 
 
 3 Who Thee with humble Vows attend, 
 Whilft Flame the Sacrifice devours. 
 
 4 Grant 
 
■^S PSJLM XXI. 
 
 4 Grant him, O Lord, his Heart's DcGrci 
 And make his Purpofes intire ! 
 
 5 That his Salvation may be known. 
 
 Our Standard in thy Name we'll plant ; 
 Thou, what we ask, wilt kindly grant, 
 
 6 And thy belov'd Anointed own. 
 
 Now are we fure th' Almighty hears. 
 His Hand in our defence appears. 
 
 7 In Horfe and Chariots fome confide. 
 
 But on Almighty God we call : 
 
 8 We ftand upright, they bow and fall ; 
 p For God our Pray'r has not deny'd. 
 
 Psalm XXL 
 
 1 ^ipHE King, whom thy Support has bleftj 
 
 J- Shall in thy faving Health rejoice : 
 
 2 Thou granteft him his Heart's Requeft, 
 And of his PrayV haft heard the Voice- 
 
 3 Thy Favours his Defire prevent, 
 
 A Crown of Gold his Head has gracd^ 
 
 4 He ask'd for Life, which Thou haft lent^ 
 A Life that fliall for ever laft. 
 
 5 In thy Salvation he fliall reft. 
 With Dignity and Honour clad ^ 
 
 6 By Thee he ftands for ever bleft. 
 Thy Favour ftill fhall make him glad. 
 
 7 Truftifig 
 
PSJLMXKll. 27 
 
 7 Trufting in God, the King (hall ftand, 
 FixM in a never-moving State. 
 
 8 Thy Foes by thy avenging Hand 
 
 Are foil'd, and Thou repay'ft their Hate. 
 
 9 Thy Wrath like a hot Oven glows ^ 
 Thy Fury like devouring Flame, 
 
 10 Their Stock and Fruit, which from it grows, 
 Deftroys, and ev'n their Place and Name. 
 
 1 1 Mifchief conceivM in their Intent, 
 To the full Birth they cannot bring 5 
 
 |i2 Againft their fice thy Bow is bent, 
 1 3 Therefore thy Fow'r with Praife we fmg. 
 
 Psalm XXII. 
 
 T Tiif Y God, why doll Thou me forfake? 
 XY-l ;^or on my Woes CompafTion take ? 
 Kor hear the mourning Cries I make ? 
 
 2 Tho Night and Day my Griefs I tell, 
 
 3 Thou heareft not j Thou who doft dwell 
 r th' Holy Place of IfraeL 
 
 4 Our Fathers put their Truft in Thee ; 
 
 5 From Bondage Thou didft fet them free, 
 And mad'ft 'em thy Salvation fee. 
 
 6 I, tho a Man, a Worm am made • 
 
 7 The Mockers me with Scorn invade. 
 And nodding at me, thus upbraid ; 
 
 8 Thoa 
 
^8 PSALM XXIL 
 
 8 Thou to God's Favour dofl: pretend ; 
 And Him we fliall believe thy Friend, 
 When thee, from us, he fliall defend. 
 
 9 When I was from the Womb releasM^ 
 
 10 And nourifh'd by my Mother's Brealt, 
 Thy Favour with my Strength increaft. 
 
 1 1 Lord, fet me free'from Pain and Care !• 
 
 12 On me the Bulls of Bajhan ftare, 
 
 1 3 And fierce like roaring Lions are. 
 
 14 Like Water, Blood my Veins forfakes ; 
 Grief, from my Joints, my Sinews ftiakes ^ 
 My Heart diiTolves like melted Wax. 
 
 15 My Vigour like a Potflierd's dry,. 
 Fix'd to my Jaws my Tongue does lie. 
 And I feel Death before I die. 
 
 16 Fierce Dogs and Wolves I ftand betwixt, 
 Men worfe than they with them are mix'd,^^ 
 My Hands and Feet they have transfix'd. 
 
 17 My Bones they count, and me deride^ 
 
 18 My feamlefs Robe they'i not divide. 
 But by the Lot the Prize decide. 
 
 19 Lord, know me in that dreadful Hour, 
 
 20 '^^^ nie abandon to their Pow'r, 
 ISJor let the Dogs my Fiefti devour ^ 
 
 21 Islor let me be by Lions torn, 
 Kor gor'd defencelefs by the Horn 
 Of the deItroyii>g Unicorn. 
 
 11 The 
 
PSALM XXII. 29 
 
 22 The Congregation ftiall record 
 
 Thy Praife *, thy Name (hall be ador'd 
 By all who love and fear the Lord. 
 
 23 Ye in whofe Heart his Fear does dwell ^ 
 His Praife, ye Sons of Jacobs tell, 
 
 And all ye Seed of Jfrael. 
 
 24 Th' Afflided he did not defpife. 
 
 Nor from their Sorrow turn his Eyes 5 
 His Ear was open to their Cries, 
 
 25 Th'Affembly fhall regard that Day, 
 And all who thy Commands obey. 
 When I my grateful Vows fhall pay- 
 
 26 The Meek ftiall on his Bleffings feaft. 
 And after God make fuch Inquelt, 
 
 2.7 As fliall be heard from Eaft to Weft. 
 
 Him all the Sons of Earth fliall own, 
 
 28 Acknowledging He rules alone ^ 
 
 And that from his, they hold their Throne. 
 
 29 All whom Earth feeds ftiall him adore. 
 Him all who die ftiall bow before 5 
 For none can his own Soul reftore. 
 
 30 Thefe things, their Voice, whom God does own, 
 
 3 1 Shall make to after Ages known, 
 For they by God's own Will were done. 
 
 Psalm 
 
JO PSJLM XXIIL xxi\r. 
 
 Psalm XXIIL 
 
 1 Ti>r Y Shepherd is the living Lord ^ 
 
 2 iVX To me my Food and Eafe 
 The rich luxuriant Fields afford ^ 
 
 The Streams my Thirft appeafej 
 
 3 My Soul reftor'd he'l gently lead 
 
 Into the Paths of Peace j 
 
 4 To walk in Shades among the Dead, 
 
 My Hopes, not Fears, increafe. 
 
 His Rod and Staff are ftill my Guide, 
 He ftands before my Foes : 
 
 5 For me a Feaft he does provide. 
 
 My fparkling Cup o'er-flows. 
 He withfweet Oil anoints my Headi 
 
 6 His Mercy, Grace, and Praife, 
 Have me into his Temple led. 
 
 Where I will end my Days. 
 
 Psalm XXIV. 
 
 1 r^OD form'd the World, the Earth is hi^, 
 ^J And fo are they for whom 'twas made j 
 
 2 For which i' th' infecure Abyfs 
 His Hand fecure Foundations laid. 
 
 3 Who on God's holy Mountain ftands? 
 Before hisPrefence who appears? 
 
 4 Ev'n he who has clean Heart and Hands ^ 
 Kor falfly, no nor vainly fwears. 
 
 5 He 
 
PSALM XXV. ji 
 
 5 He Blcflings from the Lord reccivesi 
 And God to him Salvation gives. 
 
 6 'Tis Jatob^s OfFspring, which implores 
 To view their God's immortal Face. 
 
 7 Stand open ye Eternal Doors, 
 To let the King of Glory pafs : 
 
 8 Who can the King of Glory be ? 
 The Lord of Hofts is only He. 
 
 9 Ye mighty Gates, lift up your Headsi 
 Your everlafting Leaves difplay; 
 
 His Hofts the God of Battel leads. 
 And thro thefe Gates will take his way. 
 lo Who can the King of Glory be ? 
 The Lord of Hofts is only He. 
 
 Psalm XXV. 
 
 1 npo Thee I lift my Soul ; on Theei' 
 
 2 -■- O Lord, my Truft I place : 
 Let not my Foes triumph o'er me. 
 
 Nor fill with Shame my Face. 
 
 3 Thy Servant let no Scorn attend ; 
 Be't theirs, who without Caufe offend ! 
 
 4 Shew me thy Ways, O Lord, and tcacb 
 
 Thy Paths of Truth to me ^ 
 
 5 To me thy high Salvation reach, 
 
 Who wait all day on Thee. 
 
 tf Thy 
 
^^ PSALM XXV. 
 
 6 Thy antient Kindnefs not forget^' 
 
 7 And Mercy to my youthful HeaU 
 
 With Mercy, for thy Goodnefs fake^ 
 O Lord remember me: 
 
 8 God's Uprightnefs Ihall Sinners make 
 
 His righteous Way to fee. 
 
 9 The Humble he in Judgment guides^ 
 
 10 And him who in his Law abides, 
 
 1 1 Lord, to my Sins, which are not few^ 
 
 Thy Pardon don't refufe: 
 
 12 To fuch as fear thee, thou wilt fliew 
 
 Such Ways as they fhall chufe. 
 
 13 His Soul in happy Peace fhall reft,' 
 His Seed with large FolTeflions blelt* 
 
 Part II. 
 
 14 To thofe whofe Hopes on God rely, 
 
 His Secrets he declares •, 
 
 15 Becaufe on him I fix my Eye, 
 
 He frees my Feet from Snares* 
 15 O pity my affliaed State, 
 For I am fad and defolate. ^ 
 
 17 The Troubles of my Heart grow large. 
 
 Me from Diftrefs relieve : 
 
 18 From my Afflidions me difcharge, 
 
 And all my Sins forglvcc 
 
 t^ Think 
 
PSJLM XXVL 55 
 
 ip Think on my Foes, who are not few, 
 And hie with cruel Hate purfue. 
 
 20 Raife up my Soul, deliver me 
 
 From Shame •, in Thee I truft : 
 
 21 Prefer ving my Integrity, 
 
 And doing what is juft. 
 
 God, my God, I wait on Thee ^ 
 
 22 Thy Jfrael from his Troubles free. 
 
 Psalm XXVI. 
 
 1 TU D G me, O Lord •, and let thy Eye 
 
 J Difcern my Heart's Integrity : 
 
 1 truft' in Thee, and cannot Hide *, 
 
 3 Thy Truth and Kindnefs is my Guide. 
 
 2 Examine both my Reins and Heart, 
 Which never from thy Ways depart", 
 
 4 I with vain Perfons never fat, 
 And all their vile AiTemblys hate. 
 
 5 With wicked Men Til not converfe. 
 Nor with th' Ungodly hold Commerce j 
 
 6 In Innocence I'll wafh my Hand, 
 And then before "thy Altar ftand. 
 
 7 My Thanks I'll publifh with my Voice, 
 And in thy wondrous Works rejoice : 
 
 8 Oh how I love that bleffed Place, 
 Thy Honour's Refidence does grace! 
 
 D. 9 When 
 
54 PSALM XXVII. 
 
 9 When dead, my Portion, Lord, remove 
 From thofe, who Sin and Bloodfhed tovc, 
 
 10 Who with one. hand have fpoil'd and killM, 
 And with falfe Bribes the other fill'd. 
 
 11 And, Lord, when thou haft ranfom'd mc 
 With Mercy, I will walk with Thee 
 
 12 In righteous Paths, and thy Great Name 
 With Honour in our Tribes proclaim* 
 
 Psalm XXVIL 
 
 1 A/f Y Life's Salvation, Strength and Light, 
 '*-^'^ Is God ^ what then can me afright? 
 
 All vain and idle Fears farewcl ! 
 
 2 When my proud Enemys had Pow'r, 
 And fell upon me to devour 
 
 And eat my Flelh, they ftumbling fell. 
 
 3 Againft me, tho an Holl in camp. 
 Yet fhall no Fear my Spirits damp ^ 
 
 This makes me confident and bold, 
 
 4 That I have Grace obtained of God j 
 In's Houfe to have my bleft Abode, 
 
 Where I his Glory fhall behold. 
 
 I in his Temple will inquire^ 
 Thither, when troubled, I'll retire. 
 
 5 Me in's Pavilion he will hide. 
 And in his Tabernacle lock j 
 Lifting me high upon a Rock, 
 
 6 Where I fliall all my Foes deride. 
 
 Then 
 
FSALM XXVIII. 35 
 
 Then I my Sacrifice will bring. 
 And the Almighty's Praifes fing 
 With Joy in his molt Holy Place.^ 
 
 7 Give ear to my affli(9:ed Cry, 
 With Pity to my Voice reply. 
 
 8 When Thou doft bid me feek thy FaceJ 
 
 I'll feek thy Face, my Heart reply'd, 
 
 9 If it from me thou doft not hide ^ 
 
 Nor ceafe to help me in thy Wrath,' 
 
 10 When me my Parents did forfake, 
 Into thy Care Thou didft me take : 
 
 1 1 Lord, therefore lead me in thy Path. 
 
 12 Defend me from my Enemys: 
 Falfe Witnefles againft me rife. 
 
 And fuch as breathe out Cruelty* 
 
 13 My Heart had funk, but that my Sight 
 Hopes to behold thy living Light, 
 
 14 On which our Strength and Truft .rely^ 
 
 Psalm XXVIII. 
 
 I TVyf Y Lord, my Rock, fee how I weep 9 
 lyX If Thou regardlefs Silence keep, 
 I in the Shades of Death fhall deep ! 
 a The Voice of my Afflidions hear. 
 When with devout and humble Fear 
 I at thy Oracle appear. 
 
 D 2 a Let 
 
S6 PSALM XXIX. 
 
 3 Let mc not, Lord, my Portion (hare 
 With thofe whofe Works deceitful are. 
 Who fpeak of Peace, but plot of War- 
 
 4 Do not thy juft Revenge fufpend ^ 
 On them the fame Deftruftion fend. 
 Which they for others did intend. 
 
 ' 5 Since they the Wonders Thou haft wrought, 
 And thy great Works have fet at nought. 
 Let them be to Confufion brought. 
 
 6 God to my Fray'rs his Ear did lend, 
 
 7 His mighty Shield did me defend, 
 
 My Fray'rs and Praife ihall him attend. 
 
 8 To thy b'elov'd Inheritance 
 Thou giv'ft a fafe Deliverance, 
 
 9 And their Salvation fhalt advance. 
 
 Psalm XXIX. 
 
 1 XZE Mighty, Strength and Glory raife 
 
 A To our Great God •, and give the Praife 
 
 2 Due to his Isame : your Verfe addrefs 
 To him in. beauteous HoUnefs. 
 
 3 His mighty Voice the Ocean hears. 
 The fwelling Waves his Thunder tears: 
 
 4 With Majefty and Pow'r he fpeaks, 
 
 5 And Lcb.vioii's tall Cedars breaks. 
 
 6 As 
 
PSALM XXX. ^7 
 
 <J As a young Unicorn docs prance, 
 So Lebanon and Sirion dance. 
 
 7 His Voice, dividing fiery Flakes, 
 
 8 The Wildernefs of Kadejli (hakes. 
 
 9 The Hinds bring forth their Young for fear. 
 His Voice does antient Forefts tear : 
 
 His high Renown, by every Tongue, 
 In his molt facred Choir is fung. 
 
 10 The raging Sea to Him fubmits, 
 On Seas th' Eternal Monarch fits. 
 
 1 1 God will his Peoples Strength increafe. 
 And blefs with' everlafting Peace. 
 
 Psalm XXX. 
 
 1 /^ Lord, thy Name Til magnify •, 
 ^^ My Head Thou haft exalted high, 
 And haft depreft my Enemy. 
 
 2 God to my Crys free Audience gave *, 
 
 3 He heal'd me, and from Death did fave 
 My Life, deliver'd from the Grave. 
 
 4 Ye Saints, in Songs his Praife exprefs *, 
 And with your mindful Hearts confefs 
 His evcrlafting Holinefs. 
 
 5 His Wrath does but a moment burn ^ 
 Life is his Gift : to thofe who mourn 
 By Night, Joy Ihall with Day return. 
 
 D 3 6 When 
 
^8 PSALM XXXL 
 
 6 When with thy Favours I was grac'd, 
 I then believ'd my Station fait, 
 
 7 As if upon a Mountain placM. 
 
 But when thy Face was turn'd afide. 
 Again my Troubles multiply'd, 
 
 8 And then to Thee, my God, I cry'd. 
 
 p If in the Pit I fall, what Good, 
 What Profit is there in my Blood ? 
 rth'dark thy Light's not underftood. 
 
 10 Thy Mercy to my Aid advance. 
 And perfed my Deliverance ^ 
 
 11 O make my languid Spirits dance ! 
 
 Quitting my Sackcloth, forth I came^ 
 
 12 In Purple clad : thy mighty Name 
 My Thanks for ever Ihall proclaim* 
 
 Psalm XXXL 
 
 1 T N Thee, my God, I put my truft : 
 * Deliver me, for Thou art jufl ; 
 
 No Shame my Face fhall hide. 
 
 2 Thou art my Shield, my Rock, my TowVi 
 
 3 Lead me with thy attractive Pow'r, 
 
 And make thy Name my Guide. 
 
 4 Let me not fall into their Net 
 Which fecretly for me is fet ! 
 
 May thy Strength fuccour me ! 
 
 ... * 
 
PSALM XXXI. 39 
 
 5 I to thy Hands my Soul commit. 
 For Thou from Death has ranfom'dit. 
 
 And Truth belongs to Thee. 
 
 6 Therefore I've hated thofe who ly'd ^ 
 And in the Truth, my God, confide : 
 
 7 Thy Mercys make me glad. 
 Thou me in my Diftrefs didft know. 
 And didfl; confider all my Woe, 
 
 When I was loft and fad. 
 
 8 Thou from my Foes didft me difcharge. 
 And fet my fetter'd Feet at large : 
 
 9 Let me thy Mercy taft! 
 
 My Eyes confum'dwith Tears and Grief, 
 My Heart and Soul without Relief, 
 
 10 My Sins my Strength did waft. 
 
 Difeafes had confum'd my Bones, 
 My Years 1 fpent in Sighs and Groans, 
 
 1 1 My Foe did fhake his Head : 
 
 My Friends amaz'd on me did look. 
 All my Acquaintance me forfook. 
 And thofe who faw me fled. 
 
 Part II. 
 
 12 As fome dead thing I was forgot. 
 And caft out like a broken Pot : 
 
 1 3 With Scorn and Scandals mixt, 
 
 D 4 Againft 
 
40 PSJLM XXXI; 
 
 ^ Againfl: mc they in Counfel fit, 
 Refolv'd to take my Life *, and yet 
 
 14 On God my Truft is fixt* 
 
 1 5 My Times, O Lord, are in thy Hand, 
 And thou their Force canft countermand, 
 
 Who make my Soul their Aim. 
 1(5 Difplay, OLord, thy glorious Face^ 
 
 And let thy Mercy me embrace, 
 .17 Or I fhall fall with Shame. 
 
 But caft that Shame on them, from me. 
 And let the Grave their Portion be : 
 r-8 Let Lyars lie in Dull, 
 
 Who with malicious Scorn and Pride 
 The Righteous fpitefuUy deride j 
 For Thou, O Lord, art juft. 
 
 19 Treafures of Goodnefs Thou doft ftore 
 For fuch as thy great Kame adore. 
 
 The Sons of Men fhall fee, 
 
 20 In thy own Prefence Thou doft hide, 
 
 Thofe whom Thou lov'ft, from Hate and Pride^ 
 And Strife of Tongues fet free. 
 
 ^i In a ftrong Place I have furvey'd 
 God's Mercy, tho I rafhly faid, 
 22 1 am cut off from Thee : 
 Yet when I cry, he gladly hears 
 The Voice of my repenting TearSj 
 And freely pardons me^ 
 
 , -'23 The 
 
P^JLM XXXIL 41 
 
 23 The Lord will all his Saints regard. 
 And with Difdain the Proud reward: 
 
 24 Then ftrong and valiant be. 
 
 Psalm XXXIf. 
 
 1 TT E's bleft, who tho he did tranfgrers, 
 •*-! God does his Sins forget '-, 
 
 2 To him imputes no Wickednefs, 
 
 ISIor to his Heart Deceit. 
 
 3 While filent, all my Bones grew old. 
 
 And then I roaring lay; 
 
 4 On all my moifture Drought took hold, 
 
 Afflidted Night and Day. 
 
 5 Then all my Failings I confefs'd. 
 
 My fecret Sins reyeal'd, 
 Acknowledging I had tranfgreft ; 
 And God my Pardon feal'd. 
 
 6 For this Ihall all the Righteous feek 
 
 Thee, where Thou may ft be found: 
 Kor fhall the fwelling Waters break 
 Their Bounds, nor Them furround. 
 
 7 Thou art, O Lord, my hiding Place, 
 
 From Woes haft refcu'd me : 
 With Songs of thy preferving Grace 
 I Ihall encompaft be. 
 
 8 " To Thee fhall my Inftrudions fhow 
 • " The Paths of Piety : 
 
 ^' And in the way where Thou fhalt go^ 
 t^ Va guide Thee with my Eye. 
 
 U9O 
 
42 PSALM XXXIII. 
 
 P O be not like the Horfe or Mule, 
 Of Underftanding weak : 
 Bridle and Bit their Mouth mufl: rule j 
 Or loos'd, on Thee they'l break. 
 TO Sorrows the Wicked Ihall confound; 
 But who on God confide. 
 With Joy and Mercy compaft round, 
 1 1 Shall fhout on ev'ry fide. 
 
 Psalm XXXIII. 
 
 1 "TTE Righteous, in the Lord delight,' 
 
 "*- For Praife becomes th' Upright. 
 
 2 Let Harps, and Pfalt'rys with their Strings 
 
 Salute the King of Kings : 
 
 3 Let him fuch Songs and Mufick hear. 
 
 As make your Skill appear. 
 
 4 He on what's jult his Word does found. 
 
 His Works with Truth are crown'd. 
 
 5 Moft juft and righteous is his Will, 
 
 The Earth his Bleflings fill. 
 
 6 His Breath the Hofts of Heaven has made. 
 
 His Word the Fabrick laid. 
 
 7 He, rolling in an heap, the Deeps, 
 
 As in a Storc-houfe keeps. 
 
 8 Then let all Nations ftand in awe. 
 
 And Earth obey his Law : 
 
 9 For by his Voice the Globe was calt, 
 
 And by his Word Hands faft. 
 
 lo The 
 
PSALM XXXIV. 45 
 
 10 The Heathen's Counfels are made void, 
 
 And their Deligns deftroyM j 
 
 1 1 But his Refolves unaltered ftand 
 
 To evVy Age and Land. 
 
 1 2 They're bleft, who Trufl: in Him repofe, 
 
 Thefe God Himfelf has chofe. 
 
 13 The Lord from Heav'n beheld the Earth, 
 
 14 And Man, who thence had Birth ; 
 
 1 5 Their Hearts He by one Model made. 
 
 And all their Thoughts furvey'd. 
 1 5 No King is fav'd by his own Hoit, 
 The Sons of Strength are loft : 
 
 17 In vain we truft the Speed or Force 
 
 Of the fierce Warlike Horfe. 
 
 18 God's equal Eye on them is fixt, " 
 
 Whofe Hopes with Fears are mixt ^ 
 
 19 He will their Souls from Death preferve. 
 
 In Dearth they Ihall not ftarve. 
 
 20 Waiting on God, we are upheld. 
 
 For He's our Help and Shield. 
 
 21 Their Hearts, who truft his Holy Name^ 
 
 Shall their loud Joys proclaim. 
 
 22 According to our Hope in Thee, 
 
 May we thy Mercy fee. 
 
 •T 
 
 Psalm XXXIV. 
 
 HE Lord I will for ever blefs. 
 My Tongue his Praifes Ihall exprefs. 
 My Soul his Glory boafts, 
 
 3 The 
 
44 PSALM XXX!V. 
 
 The Humble, who fliall this defcry, 
 ■ 3 His Name with me Ihall magnify. 
 And praife the Lord of Hofts. 
 
 4 I found the Lord, this ftop'd my Fears j 
 To them who feek him Light appears, 
 
 Nor Shame their Eyes dejedls. 
 
 5 Succour Divine- th'Afflided craves, 
 
 6 Which him from his Afflidion faves : 
 
 7 God's Angel him proteds. 
 
 8 His Bleflings we fliall fee and taft. 
 When on our God our Truft is plac'd : 
 
 9 Ye Saints obey his Will. 
 Then fear no want, thp Lions roar 
 
 I o For Hunger % thofe who God implore. 
 
 His lib'ral Hand fhall fill. 
 
 I I Come, Children, with Attention hear, 
 I will inftrudt you in his Fear. 
 
 !2 What Man delights in Life? 
 Seeks to live happily and long ? 
 
 1 3 From Evil let him guard his Tongue, 
 
 His Lips from Fraud and Strife. 
 
 14 Grow up in what is Good : and ceafe 
 From what is 111, inquire for Peace. 
 
 1 5 God's Eyes are on the Juft, 
 Their Cries his open Ear attends : 
 
 16 But on th' Unjuft his Wrath defcends. 
 
 Their Name's reduc'd to Duft. 
 
 17 The 
 
PSJLM XXXV. 4i 
 
 17 The Righteous, when they cry, he hears, 
 Delivers them from all their Fears, 
 
 And from Diftrefs relieves. 
 A broken Heart to him is dear, 
 
 18 To contrite Spirits he is near. 
 
 And his Salvation gives. 
 
 19 Tho with Affliftions wounded deep, 
 
 20 Their Bones from breaking He will keep •, 
 
 Death on his Foes fliall wait. 
 
 21 But He his Servants Souls redeems j 
 
 22 Thofe whom for Faithful He efteems. 
 
 Shall ne'er be defolate. 
 
 .Psalm XXXV. 
 
 O R D, plead my Caufe againft my Foes ^ 
 With fuch as fight againft me fight. 
 2 Arife, thy ample Shield oppofe, 
 And with thy Sword avenge my Right. 
 
 L 
 
 3 Draw forth thy Spear ) thofe in their way 
 Encounter, who my Soul invade. 
 
 To Her, Oh let thy Spirit fay, 
 I am thy God, and faving Aid. 
 
 4 Let thofe who my Difgrace contrive. 
 Hang down their Heads, for Flight defign'd. 
 
 5 Who feek my Fall, let Angels drive 
 Like Chaff before the bluftring Wind. . 
 
 6 Obfcure 
 
46 PSALM XXX\r, 
 
 6 Obfcure and flipp'ry be their Path, 
 Angels their flying Troops defeat: 
 
 7 Since they for me with caufelefs Wrath 
 Have dig'd a Pit, and Toiles have fet. 
 
 8 Let fudden Ruin them deftroy. 
 Caught in the Kets themfelves have laid. 
 
 9 Then in the Lord my Soul (hall joy. 
 And glory in his timely Aid. 
 
 10 My Bones fhall fay. Lord, who's like Thee; 
 That arm'ft the Weak againlt the Strong ? 
 Who doft the Poor and Keedy free 
 From Outrage, Fraud, and pow'rful Wrong. 
 
 PartIL 
 
 1 1 Falfe WitnefTes againft me ftood. 
 Who groundlefs Accufations brought: 
 
 12 Evil they did return for Good, 
 
 And ev'n my Soul's Confufion fought. 
 
 13 I in their Sicknefs did condole. 
 
 With Tears unfeign'd, in Sackcloth mournM ; 
 With fafting mortify'd my Soul, 
 And often to my Pray'rs return'd. 
 
 14 I paid my Vifits Night and Day, 
 As if we nearly were ally'd : 
 Mourning upon the Ground I lay. 
 And wept as when my Mother dy'd. 
 
 i^ Yet 
 
PSALM XXXV. 47 
 
 15 Yet they rejoic'd at all my Woe; 
 In Cojnpanys aflembled flood, 
 (Bafe Abjeds, whom I did not know ! ) 
 To tear me, and to fhed my Blood. 
 
 16 Like Hypocrites at Feafts they jeer. 
 Their gnalhing Teeth their Hate exprefs. 
 
 17 O Lord, how long wilt Thou forbear? 
 When wilt Thou look on my Diftrefs ? 
 
 Save me from thofe who fmite and kill. 
 Thy Darling fnatch from Lions Jaws : 
 
 18 I in the Great AfTembly will 
 Refound thy Name with loud Applaufe. 
 
 Part III. 
 
 19 Let not my caufelefs Enemys 
 Rejoice in my afflided State, 
 
 Nor wink at me with fcornful Eyes, 
 And fwell with undeferved Hate. 
 
 20 Of Peace they fpeak not, rather they 
 The Peaceable v/ith Fraud purfue ^ 
 
 21 Opentheir Mouths with Scorn, and fay. 
 Aha ! our Eyes his Ruin view. 
 
 22 This feen, O ftand not longer mute, 
 Nor Lord defert my Innocence: 
 
 23 Awake, arife, and profecute 
 
 24 I\ly Caufe, and judg in my Defence ; 
 
 25 Left 
 
48 PSALM XXXVL 
 
 25 Left they fliou'd in their Triumphs fay, 
 They their own Heart's Defire poflefs : 
 And in their Mirth exult, that they 
 Have me devoured in my Diftrefs. 
 
 26 Wrath and Confufion fall on thofe. 
 Who in my fad Affliftion joy : 
 And all who glory in my Woes, 
 May Shame and Infamy deftroy ! 
 
 27 Let thofe eternally rejoice, 
 Who favour and aflift my Right ^ 
 For ever with exalted VoicT-e, 
 The Goodnefs of our God recite! 
 
 And fay, O magnify his Name, 
 Who glories in his Servant's Peace ! 
 
 28 My Tongue his Juftice Ihall proclaim, 
 Nor ever from his Praifes ceafe. 
 
 Psalm XXXVL 
 
 1 VITHEN I the bold TranfgreiTor fee, 
 
 ^^ Then my own Heart thus whifpers me • 
 He never fear'd the Lord, 
 
 2 He fooths himfelf in his own Eyes, 
 Till his fecure Impietys 
 
 Are by Mankind abhor'd. 
 
 3 Their Words are vain and full of Guile, 
 They Wifdom from their Hearts exile, 
 
 Wifdom and Good refufe. 
 
 They 
 
PSJLM XXXVL 49 
 
 4 They Mifchief on their Beds contrive^ ^ 
 Thro by-ways to bad Ends arrive, 
 
 And what is vile they chufe. 
 
 5 Thy Mercy, Lord, is feated high. 
 Thy Faithfulnefs above the Sky : * 
 
 6 Thy Righteoufnefs extends 
 
 Above our Sight, like Mountains fteep ^ 
 Thy Judgment's an unfathom'd Deep, 
 Which Man and Be^ft defends. 
 
 7 O Lord, how precious is thy Grace ! 
 The Sons of Men their Comfort place 
 
 UAder thy Ihady Wings ^ 
 
 8 They with thy Houfhold Daintys fhall 
 Be fully fatisfy'd, and all 
 
 Drink of thy pleafant Springs. 
 
 9 From Thee the Living Fountain fiows^ 
 Which endlefs Life on Thine bellows^ 
 
 To whom thy Beams give Light. 
 
 10 On fuch as know Thee pour thy Grace , 
 With loving Kindnefs thofe embrace. 
 
 Who are in Heart upright. 
 
 1 1 Let not the Foot of Pride defeat j 
 Nor let the Hand, in Mifchief great, 
 
 Remove me from thy Eyes ! 
 1 1 The Workers of Iniquity 
 
 Caft down, in Defolation lie, \ 
 And never more Ihall rift3 
 
 E PsAlM 
 
^c>^ PSALM XXXVIL 
 
 Psalm XXXVIL 
 
 1 tTITH Y fhou'd the Wicked's Joy perplex ? 
 
 ▼V Or Thee his profp'rous Greatnefs vex ^ 
 
 2 He like the wither'd Herb Ihall pafs. 
 And be cut down like Summer-Grafs. 
 
 3 Truft: in the Lord, obferve his Will ; 
 This Crop fhall Thee with Plenty fill ; 
 
 4 And if thy Soul in hini delight, 
 He'll fatisfy her Appetite. 
 
 5 To Him thy Purpofes prefent, 
 Who gives 'em the defir'd Event. 
 
 6 Thy Righteoufnefs Ihall Ihine like Day^ 
 Thy Judgment like the Morning Ray. 
 
 7 With Patience wait on God ^ nor fret 
 Thyfelf, that Vice grows rich and great- 
 
 S From fudden Paflions ftand exempt, 
 For they to evil Adions tempt. 
 
 9 The Wicked does fb quickly pafs, 
 f o We neither fee the Time, nor Place. 
 i I His Place the Righteous fhall polTefs, 
 And there enjoy abundant Peace. 
 
 12 The Wicked with the Righteous clalh. 
 And their iharp Teeth againO: them gnafli : 
 
 13 But God does at their Follys fcofri 
 When his quick Vengeance takes them oif. 
 
 I . 14 Their 
 
PSALM XXXVII. 51 
 
 14 Their Swords are drawn, their Bows are bent ^ 
 All Art's to flay the Innocent. 
 
 1 5 Their Bows (hall break, their Hearts fhall feel 
 The Stroke of their own piercing SteeL 
 
 16 A little with the Juft goes well. 
 And fhall the Wicked's Wealth excel. 
 
 Part II. 
 
 1 7 God's Strengthjtheftrong ones Arms fhall break. 
 And his ri^ht Hand fupport the Weak. 
 
 iS TI?e Lord well knows the Upright's Days^ 
 His Heritage for ever flays. 
 
 ip They in ill times no Danger dread. 
 In Famiae they fhall want no Bread. 
 As Flames the Fat of Rams confume^ 
 
 10 The Wicked vanifh into Fume. 
 
 2 1 The Wicked borrows, and deceives ; 
 The Merciful both lends, and gives. 
 
 22 Th' Earth by the Juft fliall be enjoy'd. 
 While thence the Wicked are deftroy'd, 
 
 23 The juft Man^s Ways are ftraight and right^ 
 And in his Paths God takes delight. 
 
 24 When good Men fall, they rife again ; 
 For God's ftrong Hand does them fuftain. 
 
 2^ I have been young, and now am old^ 
 Yet neyer did the Jult behold, 
 
 E 2 KO; 
 
52 PSALM XXXVII. 
 
 No, nor his Race with Want oppreft ; 
 16 His Seed is by his Bounty blefl. 
 
 27 Fly from what's 111, what's Good approve -, 
 
 28 Then refl:, for God does Juftice love. 
 19 The righteous Man for ever lives, 
 
 The Wicked's Spoils God to him gives. 
 
 30 Wifdom the righteous Tongue imparts, 
 
 31 Becaufe God's Law has fill'd their Hearts, 
 They fhall not Hide or lofe their way, 
 
 32 While them the Wicked feek to flay. 
 
 33 God will redeem them from their Hand ; 
 Nor they, when judg'd, condemn'd fhall iland* 
 
 34 On God wait in his Way, and He 
 Will let thee their Deftrudion fee. 
 
 3 5 The Wicked I in Pow'r have feen. 
 Spread like a Laurel frefh and green : 
 
 36 He pad away, and came to nought ^ 
 Nor could I find his Place, tho fought. 
 
 37 The perfect Man I did attend. 
 
 Truth was his Way, and Peace his End : 
 
 38 But the Ungodly's overthrown. 
 
 In Root and Branch at once cut down. 
 
 39 God gives in time of trouble Strength, 
 Safety to Holy Men at length : 
 
 40 From wicked Men he faves the Juft, 
 Becaufe in Him they put their Truft. 
 
 Psalm 
 
•P 5 ^L3f XXXVIII. 5? 
 
 Psalm XXXVIII. 
 
 1 T ORD, not in Wrath againll ine rife, 
 •*-' Nor in thy Fury me chaftize I 
 
 2 Thy wounding Hand has me opprefi-, 
 Thy Arrows all my Bones have cleft, 
 
 3 No Soundnefs in my Flefh is left : 
 
 My guilty Soul can take no ReiT, 
 
 4\Above my Head my Crimes afcend. 
 
 Under their pond'rous Weight I bend, • 
 
 5 A putrid Stench corrupts my Wound ; 
 
 6 Me my own Folly has difeas'd ^ 
 Aloathfom Sore my Loins has feiz'd, 
 
 7 Kot any Part remaining found. 
 
 8 My Strength is loft, my Spirit's weak. 
 My Heart with raging Pains does break *, 
 
 9 Thou all my Sighs and Groans doft hean 
 
 10 My fetting Eyes have loft their Light, 
 My Sores my near Relations fright : 
 
 1 1 And all my Friends ftand off for fear. 
 
 . 12 Then my Deftroyers fpread their Net, 
 For Calumny and Milch ief fet. 
 
 All means they try my Days to end. 
 J35 H But I as unconcern'd appear, 
 
 As one who cou'd not fpeak, nor hear : 
 ^ 5 On Thee alone my Hopes dej-end,. 
 
 E 3 i<5 He:^r 
 
54 PSALM XXXI5t. 
 
 i6 Hear me, O Lord ^ for if I Aide, 
 My Fall will but increafe their Pride : 
 17, 1 8 My Sin and Griefs before Th,ee lay* 
 
 19 See how my Fpes continue ftrong, 
 Striving to multiply my Wrongs 
 
 20 And 111 for my Good-will repay. 
 
 They are declared my Enemys, 
 Only becaufe what's Good I prize. 
 
 21 Lord, me not utterly forfake ! 
 O (land not from me now too far ! 
 
 22 But fpeedy Help for me prepare. 
 
 And Praife for thy Salvation take. 
 
 Psalm XXXIX. 
 
 1 T To my Ways will take good heed, 
 A For fear my ilipp'ry Tongue 
 Shou'd a ftrong Bit and Bridle need, 
 
 Whiilt me the Wicked wrong. 
 
 2 Thqs I conftrain'd in filence flood, 
 
 Afraid of fpeaking 111 : 
 That I forbore ev'n fpeaking good, 
 
 3 Till Fire my Heart did fill. 
 
 Then Lord (faid I) I beg of Thee, 
 •4 My latter End to know j 
 The Islumber of my Days to me, 
 And all my Frailty fhoVT* 
 5 Our loiigeft Age is but a Span, 
 \Vhich nothing i? 19 Thee ) 
 
PSALM XXXIX. '5| 
 
 And in his befl Eftate, poor Man 
 Is empty Vanity, 
 
 6 He walks in a fantaftick Show, 
 
 His Bufinefs all is vain : 
 He heaps up Wealth, yet does not know 
 What Hand thofe Heaps fhall gain. 
 
 7 Now let me know the final Scope, 
 
 At which poor Mortals aim : 
 
 8 From my great Sins, 'tis all my Hope, 
 
 That Thou wilt me reclaim. 
 
 Yet why fliou'd I, a Mark expos'd 
 To Fools Derifion Hand? 
 P Not by my own (my Mouth was clos'd) 
 But thy immortal Hand. 
 
 10 O Lord, from me thy Strokes remove. 
 
 Left I by them Ihou'd die. 
 
 1 1 When thy Rebukes our Sins reprove^ 
 
 Man turns to Vanity. 
 
 12 Now, Lord, thy Audience don't defer. 
 
 But a poor Pilgrim hear i 
 
 1 am a wandring Sojourner, 
 
 As all my Fathers were. 
 
 1 3 Attend but ^ fhort fpace, till I 
 
 May gather Strength, before. 
 Like a thin Shadow, hence I fly, 
 And then appear no more. 
 
 E 4 Psalm 
 
%6 PSALM XL; 
 
 Psalm XL; 
 
 1 "IliriTH Patience waited I on God, 
 
 ^^ My Pray'r did his Acceptance meet j 
 
 2 He rais'd me from my dark abode, 
 And on a Rock has fixt my Feet. 
 
 3 With Songs and Praife he tun'd my Voice : 
 Many Ihall fee, and call them bleft, 
 
 4 Who in his faving H^lth rejoice. 
 Who Pride and lying Lips deteft. 
 
 '5 Lord, who thy Works has underftood ? 
 W^ho all thy Wonders can exprefs ? 
 Thy Ways and Ends to do us Good, 
 By our Accounts are numberlefs. 
 
 <5 Thou doft not Sacrifice defire. 
 For fo Thou haft inform'd my Ear ', 
 Kor Sin-Oblations burnt with Fire, 
 
 7 But I before Thee muft appear : 
 
 For as thy facred Rolls record, 
 
 8 To do thy Will is my Delight : 
 
 The great AfTembly knows, the Lord 
 Upon my Heart his Law did write. 
 
 9 Thy faving Help my Lips reveaW, 
 Which all the Congregation faw : 
 
 10 ]Sor was thy Righteoufnefs conceal'd, 
 j^x Therefore thy Merpys doa^t withdraw, 
 
 iz So 
 
 _J 
 
PSJLM XLT. :57 
 
 ,t2 So many Ills have me aflail'd, ; 
 
 More than my Hairs their Kumbers feem, 
 * For which my fainting Heart has fail'd *, 
 
 13 Hafte to my Help, my Soul redeem. 
 
 14 May they who for my Soul laid wait. 
 Their Faces in Confufion hide ! 
 
 15 Let them with Shame bedefolate. 
 Who me with Scorn and Scoffs deride. 
 
 15 Then fuch as thy Salvation love, 
 With Joy Ihall thy great Name adore* 
 
 17 Lord, don't thy faving Aid remove 
 From me, for I am weak and poor. 
 
 Psalm XLI. 
 
 1 TLTH-'s blell, nor Ihall in Danger fall, 
 •*- -*• Who does the Poor regard j 
 
 2 By God preferv'd, on Earth he Ihall 
 . Receive a large Reward. 
 
 His Enemys fhall ne'er prevail, 
 5 Nor fhall he Sicknefs dread : 
 If by Difeafe his Vigor fail, 
 The Lord will make his Bed. 
 
 4 My Soul with Mercy, Lord, reclaim,' 
 
 For I've offended Thee : 
 
 5 My Foe defires, my Days and Name 
 
 May both extinguifli'd be. 
 
 6 His 
 
^58 PSALM XLI. 
 
 6 His Tongue, when he but fees me, fwells 
 
 With vain and windy Talk : 
 The Mifchief he conceives, he tells 
 As he the Streets does walk. 
 
 7 With whifp'ring Tales themfelves they pleafe. 
 
 And fay, my Bones are fore 
 S With fuch a peftilent Difeafe, 
 
 That I fhall rife no more. 
 9 Nay, one who long had eat my Bread, 
 
 My Friend and Confident ; 
 Tho him I trufted, cloth'd, and fed, 
 
 His Heel againft me bent. 
 
 jc But, Lord, thy Mercy I implore. 
 
 That I may them repay : 
 ! I I know that Thou wilt me reftore, 
 
 Nor give my Foe the Day. 
 
 12 Then I before thy Face fliall dwell. 
 
 And on thy Care depend : 
 
 13 Bleft be the God of Ifrael^ 
 
 Till Time (hall have no End. 
 
 Amen* 
 
 "The End of the Firfi Pofk of F[4ms^ 
 
(S9) 
 
 The Second Book of Psalms, 
 
 A 
 
 Psalm XLII. 
 
 S the chas'd Hart pants for the Brook^ 
 My thirfty Soul does long and look 
 For Thee, O Lord, the living God : 
 When fhall I fee thy bleft Abode ! 
 
 3 Tears were my Food both Might and Pay : 
 Where's now thy God, the Wicked fay ? 
 
 4 When my fad Thought thefe things revolves^ 
 In Grief my melting Soul diflblyes. 
 
 I to thy Houfe had led the Throng, 
 To keep thy Feaft with Mirth and Song^ 
 
 5 My Soul, why art thou fo depreft. 
 And troubled, that thou canft not reft ? 
 
 Thy Hope and Truft in God repofe, 
 • And He'll his radiant Face difclofc. 
 
 6 On Him with grateful Joy I'll think,' 
 Oa Hfmon's Top, and J^rdan'^ Briftkt 
 
 7 Seas 
 
6o PSJLMXUII. 
 
 7 Seas meeting Seas their Billows roll, 
 And Waves of Sorrow drown my Soul. 
 
 8 His faving Kindnefs, near at hand. 
 As he appoints, by Day fhall ftand : 
 
 By Kight my Song (hall eafe my Cares, 
 And then I will addrefs my Pray'rs. 
 
 9 I'll fay, My God, my Rock, O why 
 Am I forgot, and mourning lie ? 
 
 10 Pierc'd with Reproach, as with a Sword, 
 The Scorners ask me, where'sthy Lord? 
 
 1 1 Sink not, my Soul, beneath this Load, 
 But thy Support exped from God ! 
 
 Psalm XLIII. 
 
 1 T ORD, be both Judg and Advocate 
 •■-' For me againlt th' Unjuft 
 
 2 And Fraudulent ! On Thee I wait. 
 
 And in thy Strength I truft. 
 Lord, why haft Thou abandon'd me. 
 
 And fill'd my Heart with Fear 
 Of my opprefiing Enemy ? 
 
 3 O let thy Light appear I 
 
 To me thy Tabernacle fliow. 
 The Mountain of thy Choice : 
 
 4 Then to thy Altar I Ihall go. 
 
 And raife my cheerful Voice 
 
 The^ 
 
PSALM XLIV. 6i 
 
 Thee on my well-tun'd Harp I'll praife. 
 5 My Soul defpair no more ! 
 
 Let Hope thy drooping Courage raife, 
 God will thy Health reftore. 
 
 Psalm XLIV. 
 
 1 npO us our Fathers Fathers told 
 
 JL Thy Wonders, and thy Works of old ^ 
 
 2 Thy Mighty Power the Heathen chas'd. 
 And in their Tents thy People plac'd. 
 
 3SIot our own Sword, our Foes did rout^ 
 But thy juft Vengeance caft them out. 
 
 3 Thy Hand, not ours, our Triumph wrought^ 
 And us to their Pofleflions brought. 
 
 He favours us •, our God, our King 
 if To Jacob will Deliv'rance bring. 
 
 5 Thy Name fhall all our Foes confound. 
 And make us tread them on the Ground. 
 
 6 Yet in my Bow no Trufl^ I have ; 
 Nor that my Sword my Life will fave. 
 
 7 Thou from our Foes didft us defend. 
 And broughtft them to a Ihameful end. 
 
 
 8 For thisour Praifeon Thee does wait. 
 
 All Day thy Pow'r we'll celebrate, 
 p But Thou no longer lead'ft our Hoft, 
 
 And we in Infamy are loft ^ 
 
 lo Froift 
 
6z. PSJLM XLIV. 
 
 10 Fromthofe who hate us turning back, 
 Whilft they our Citys fpoil and fack- 
 
 P A R T 11. 
 
 J I Like Sheep for Slaughter we are fold, 
 12 And yet for us no Price is told. 
 15 Our Neighbours with Reproach abound. 
 And us with Scorn and Shame furround. 
 
 ;t4 Our Mifery their Sport they make^ 
 Their Heads in mere Deriiion fhake. 
 
 15 Before me my ConfuTion lies. 
 With Shame I hide my Face and Eyes. 
 
 1 6 From our Avenger and our Foe, ^ "^ 
 Loud Blafphemys and Slanders flow. 
 
 17 Tho us thefe Mifchiefs overtake. 
 Yet we our Cov'narit never brake : 
 
 18 Nor did our Hearts revolt from thine. 
 Nor from thy Paths our Steps decline : 
 
 ip Tho we with Dragons drew our Breath, 
 Inviro'A'd with th^hades of Death. 
 
 20 Had we forgot thy Name, O Lord ? 
 Or Idols in thy ftead ador'd ? 
 
 21 Can open Fadts be hid from Thee, 
 Who our moft fecret Thoughts doft fee ? 
 
 22 We to our Martyrdom are led, 
 L i^e Sheep for Shambles only feds 
 
 ' ^ " 23 Awake, 
 
PSALM XLV. 5} 
 
 23 Awake, O Lord •, why doft Thou flcep^ 
 Why us at fuch a Diftance keep ? 
 
 24 Thou from our Griefs thy Face dolt turn; 
 VVhilft in the Duft our Spirits mourn : 
 
 25 Our Limbs to Earth, their Mother, ckave j 
 
 26 O let thy Mercys us relieve ! 
 
 Psalm XLV. 
 
 1 Tl^Y Heart indites a pleafant things 
 -LVl A matter, which concerns the King, 
 To light my ready Pen fhall bring. 
 
 2 The Sons of Men Thou doft out-fliine. 
 Thy Lips ftill flow with Grace Divine, 
 And everlafting' Blifs is thine. 
 
 3 Gird Thou, moft Mighty, on thy Thigh 
 The Sword of Pow'r and Majefty • 
 
 4 Then, wing'd with Truth and Meeknefs, fly. 
 
 With Terror thy right Hand fhall rife, 
 
 5 And thro their Hearts thy Arrow flies. 
 Who are declar'd thy Enemys. 
 
 ^ Thy Throne Eternity fhall date, 
 • Juftice fhall on thy Scepter wait, 
 7 Which Virtue loves, and Sin does hate. 
 God the chief Place to thee allows, 
 From Him the Oil of Gladnefs flows. 
 With which his Hand aaoinjs thy Brows. 
 
 8 All 
 
64 FSALM XLV. 
 
 8 All the fweet Gums the Sun has bred, 
 Whofe Scent perfumes hi? Eaftern Bed, 
 Shall on thy Royal Robes be fhed. 
 
 9 Daughters of Kings thy Handmaids were; 
 But when the Queen her felf drew near. 
 The Mines of Op^/r feem'd t* appear. 
 
 10 Daughter, forget thy aged Sire, 
 And from thy Native Soil retire ^ 
 
 11 The King thy Beauty will admire. 
 
 Hear Him, who is thy Lord and Friend:' 
 
 12 Rich Prefents 73'r^ to thee (hall lend, 
 And Kings thy Favour fhall attend. 
 
 1 3 Tho with pure Gold her Garment fliin'di 
 
 14 And all her Arts the Keedle join'd. 
 Her higheft Beauty is her Mind. 
 
 The King with Joy will entertain 
 The Beauteous Virgins of her Train^ 
 
 1 5 Who in his Palace fhall remain. 
 
 16 Inilead of Fathers thou fhalt fee 
 So great a Race defcend from Thee, 
 The whole World fliall their Portion be; 
 
 Who never fhall forget thy Name. 
 
 17 For ever thy Immortal Fame 
 All Generations fhall proclaim- 
 
 Psalm 
 
PSJLM XLVr. 65 
 
 Psalm XLVI. 
 
 f ^^OD is our Strength, and Refuge near^ 
 ^J* In troublous Times we need not fear : 
 
 2 Tho Earth Ihou'd fhake, and to the Maia 
 Torn Mountains back return again- 
 
 3 Tho Sea its Waves fo high fhou'd rear. 
 That Earth might a new Deluge fear : 
 
 4 Yet a fweet River calmly glides. 
 To glad the Place where God abides. 
 
 5 God in the midft of it does make 
 His Manfion, which (hall never fhake ^ 
 His Hand the firm Foundations laid. 
 Yet did the Heathen it invade. 
 
 6 But foon their Rage his Vengeance felt. 
 His mighty Voice the Earth did melt. 
 
 7 The God of Jacob is our Aid, 
 
 8 Whofe Hofts thefe Devaftations made. 
 
 9 In order to eftablifli Peace, 
 
 And that the Storms of War may ceafe ; 
 The Spear, the Bow, the Arrows broke. 
 And the burnt Chariots turn'd to Smoke« 
 
 10 Be ftill ! That I am God alone. 
 Among the Heathen fhall be known ^ 
 The Earth fhall magnify my Pow'r. 
 
 11 The Lord of Hofts Ihall be our TowV. 
 
 F Psalm 
 
^4 PSALM XLVII. XLVIIL 
 
 Psalm XLVII. 
 
 1 /^ Clap your Hands with one accord T'^ 
 ^-^ Praifc with melodious Notes the Lord ! 
 
 2 With Terror He the World commands. 
 
 3 He only gives us Victory, 
 Under our Feet the Nations lie. 
 
 And Ifracl Ihall divide their Lands. 
 
 4 "Jacob He loves, and will advance. 
 And fet out his Inheritance. 
 
 5 Afcending He in Triumph fits: 
 
 With Trumpets to our King rejoice, 
 
 6 With Underftanding raife your Voice *, 
 
 7 To his Commands the World fubmits. 
 
 S Exalted on his facred Throne, 
 
 He o'er the Heathen reigns alone : 
 § And now the Peoples Leaders yield, 
 
 With thofe of Ahraham\ God to join ^ 
 Whofe Glory rais'd on high does fhine. 
 And guards the World as vvith a Shield. 
 
 Psalm XLVIII. 
 
 > dT^REAT is our God, and greatly prais'd, 
 vJ where He his facred Manfidn rais'd; 
 
 2 The Place is SMs beauteous Hill, 
 JVhich with Delight the World does fill, 
 
 Ml 
 
PSALM XLVIIt 6j 
 
 Adjoining to its Northern fide, 
 The Royal City is defcry'd, 
 
 3 Whofe Tow'rs and Bulwarks God did guard, 
 
 4 When War confederate Kings declar'd. 
 
 Their guilty Hearts with Fear did quake, 
 
 5 Trembling they did the Siege forfake ^ 
 Like Women feizM with fudden Fear, 
 When once they feel their Pangs are near : 
 
 6 As when the Eaflern Wind does roar,, 
 And dafhes Wrecks on "farfm Shoar. 
 
 7 In Salem when the Lord appear'd. 
 We faw his Face, his Voice we heard : 
 
 8 That He his City wou'd proteft. 
 We on thy Kindnefs did refled. 
 
 5) When to thy Temple we repair'd. 
 By us thy Glory was declar'd. 
 
 To the World's end, at thy right Hand 
 Eternal Righteoufnefs does ftand. 
 
 I o Let Judah^s Daughters tune their Voice^ 
 
 And Sion in thy Pow'r rejoice ! 
 
 I I Walking about the facred Mount, 
 12 Her Palaces and Tow'rs we'l count. 
 
 Our Childrens Children this fhall fee,' 
 J 3 And God till Death our Guide fliall be. 
 
^S PSJLM XLIX. 
 
 Psalm XLIX. 
 
 1 ITE Rich and Poor, ye High and Low, 
 
 2 -*- Attend, whilft I God's Wifdom ihow ^ 
 
 3 The Meditations of my Heart 
 Sound Underftanding ftiall impart. 
 
 '4 Infpir'd, I'll Parables unfold ; 
 
 5 My Harp fi-iall tell dark things of old. 
 The Evil Day why fhou'd I dread. 
 When Sin upon my Heels will tread ? 
 
 6 They who their boafted Wealth efteem^ 
 
 7 Cannot their Brother's Life redeem j 
 Nor to the Grave a Ranfom pay : 
 
 8 Who thither go, there ever ftay. 
 
 9 Both Wife and Fools one Fate attends, 
 10 Tho neither know to whom defcends 
 
 Their Wealth ; both think their lafting Race 
 Shall ftill enjoy their Dwelling-place. 
 
 . i I They, to perpetuate dying Fame, 
 . To their PofTeflions give their Name. 
 22 Fond Man in Honour cannot reft. 
 Mult die and perifti like a. Beaft. 
 
 f 3 Tho their own Folly them betrays. 
 Their Oif-fpring yet their Adions praifc. 
 
 14 As Sheep t' appeafe our Hunger bleed. 
 So Death and Hell upon them feed. 
 
 The 
 
PSALM U 6g 
 
 The Right'ous their Pofleflions gains, 
 Whilft in the Grave their Pride remains. 
 1 5 But fav'd by God's redeeming Pow'r, 
 Our Souls the Earth fhall not devour. 
 
 i6 Envy not therefore thofe wlio Gain 
 And Honour feek, and both obtain \ 
 
 1 7 When them the hungry Pit receives. 
 Then Wealth and Honour take their leaves* 
 
 18 Tho their own Wifdom they admir'd, 
 And flatt'ring Tongues with them confpir'd : 
 
 19 To their Fore-fathers they (hall be 
 Gather'd, and Light no more fhall fee. 
 
 20 For Man in Honour, not pofieft 
 Of Underftanding, dies a Bealt. 
 
 Psalm L. 
 
 ? pROM the Sun's Rife, to his Defcent, 
 •■' God's Summons thro the World was fent^ 
 
 2 In perfedl Glory He appear'd 
 From Sion j fhining thence, was fear'd. 
 
 3 Before "Him flew devouring Flame, 
 Around Him roaring Tempefls came. 
 
 4 Heav'n at his Word to Earth dcfcends. 
 His Judgments the whole World attends* 
 
 5 He bids his Saints his Seat furround, 
 • By Sacrifice and Covenant bound. 
 
 F 3 6 The 
 
70 PSALM L; 
 
 6 The Heaven his Righteoufnefs makes knowHs 
 For God himfelf is Judg alone. 
 
 7 My People, when I fpeak, give ear. 
 When againft you 1 witnefs bear : 
 I, Ifraely am thy God, ev'n Thine ; 
 O that thou always hadil been mine ! 
 
 8 For Sacrifice I do not call, 
 
 9 Kor Goats, nor Bullocks from the Stall : 
 to For mine are all the Beafts that breed 
 
 On Hills, and in the Foreft feed ', 
 
 \i I The Fowls which o'er the Mountains foar^ 
 The Cattel which the Deferts ftore, 
 
 'E2 Whatever Land or Sea contain: 
 Shall I of Hunger then complain ? 
 
 ti3 Goats Blood for Drink I do not need, 
 ISIor on the Flefh of Bulls will feed. 
 
 ;i:4 To me with your Thank-offerings bow, 
 And at my Altars pay your Vow. 
 
 :j5 Call in thy Trouble, I will raife 
 
 Thy Soul, and thou my Kame Ihalt praife» 
 
 %6 But wicked Wretch! How canft thou dare 
 My i^ame profane, or Law declare ? 
 
 17 With Thee my Statutes bear no weight, 
 And my Inftrudions tliou dofl hate. 
 
 sS Thou faw'fb a Thief, and took'ft his part,^ 
 Aii4 Sharer with Adult'rers art. 
 
PSJLM Ll; fi 
 
 T 9 To Evil thou thy Mouth doll give, 
 Thy Tongue ferves only to deceive. 
 
 20 Thou thy own Mother's Son dolt wrong^ 
 With a moft falfe and fland'rous Tongue* 
 
 11 When this I faw, and fiicnce kept. 
 
 Thou thought'll: that I like thee hadflept J 
 But I v^ill fet before thine Eyes, 
 In order, thy Impietys, 
 
 22 All you who God forget, may fear 
 You'l fal]^ becaufe no Help is near. 
 
 ;^3 The Man whofe Heart is flill upright. 
 With Praife fhall fee my faving Light, 
 
 Psalm LL 
 
 I A Ccording to thy wonted Love, 
 -^ O may thy tender Mercy jnove ! 
 And from thy Eyes my Sins remove! 
 
 % O, may my Show'rs of Tears, like Rain^ 
 Wa(h from my Soul this bloody Stain, 
 
 3 Which Itill before pe does remain! 
 
 4 Tve fin'd againfl th^, Lord, alone. 
 And in thy Sight this Mifchief done: 
 Thy Juftice I fp well have known. 
 
 That 1 for Blood deferve jiiy doom; 
 
 5 Into the World, ev'n from the Womb^ 
 A loathfom Sinner 1 did come, 
 
 F 4 ^ Maii'> 
 
72 PSALM LI; 
 
 6 Man's inward Truth is thy Delight, 
 This makes me underftand aright. 
 Lord, let my Soul as Snow be white ! 
 
 7 With Hyfop waih, and heal my Wound ^ 
 Then ihall my broken Bones be found, 
 
 8 My Heart with Gladnefs Ihall abound. 
 
 9 Keep not my Grimes, Lord, in thy View , 
 
 I o For a falfe Heart create a true, 
 
 And fo my blafted Soul renew. 
 
 I I Isor from thy Holy Prefence drive, 
 Nor of thy Spirit me deprive ! 
 But with thy Corpforts me revive. 
 
 12 
 
 13 To Sinners I'll Repentance preach. 
 And to thy Ways Converfion teach, 
 
 34 Lord, me of Murder don't impeach ! 
 
 From Thee, my God, my Help does fpring^ 
 Thy Righteoufnefs (hall tune my String, 
 
 3 5 And then my Mouth thy Praife (hall fing. 
 
 J 6 Burnt-Off'rings God does now defpife, 
 A Spirit with Contrition tries j 
 
 17 A broken Heart's thy Sacrifice. 
 
 1 8 Now, Lord, the Tpw'rs of Slon raife. 
 Repair Jerufalem^ Decays: 
 
 19 Then Thee with Sacrifice of Praife 
 And Righteoufnefs we Ihall invoke 5 
 Young Bulls which never felt the Yoke, 
 Shall on thy flaming Altar fmoke. 
 
 P's A L H 
 
FSALM LII, LTII. 7? 
 
 Psalm LII^ 
 
 1 /^F Mifchief, tho the Tyrant boaft, 
 ^^ God's lafting Goodnefs can't be loft j 
 
 2 Their Tongues are like a Razor fet. 
 Which Malice and Deceit do whet, 
 
 3 Mifchief they more than Virtue prize, 
 To faithful Truth preferring Lyes. 
 
 4 Falfe Tongues in cruel Words delight j 
 
 5 But God on them returns tlieir Spite^ 
 
 Them from the Land of Light deftpys, 
 
 6 The Righteous, this beholding, joys. 
 
 7 Lo ! This is he who God defy'd. 
 
 On his own Wealth and Strength rely'd. 
 
 8 Vv^hilft I fhan in God's Temple be 
 Fre(h, like a fruitful Olive-Tiee, 
 
 9 And there with Joy fliall end my Days, 
 Singing thy Mercy and thy Praife : 
 
 }o There on thy Holy Name I'll wait. 
 Which Saints fpr ever celebrate. 
 
 Psalm OIL 
 
 I nPH E Fool has faid, and none but hci 
 -■• In's Heart, That there's no Deity. 
 Corrupt and odious they are grown; 
 What's Good they know not, no not One. 
 
 2 God 
 
74 PSJLM UV. 
 
 2 God from above Mankind did vicw^ i 
 If any him e'er fought, or knew: 
 
 3 But ev'ry one had backward ilid 9 
 No Good they either thought, or did. 
 
 4 Have they no Knowledg of my Pow'r, 
 That they my Saints like Bread devour ? 
 .They feek not God ^ but lo ! their Fears 
 
 5 Fall on them, when no Caufe appears. 
 
 Scatter'd abroad their Bones are found. 
 Who againft thee incamp'd around. 
 
 6 Lord, might thy faving Health return 
 To thofe, who in Afflidion mourn ^ 
 
 Then JacoFs Off-fpring fhall rejoice. 
 And Ifrael raife his chearful Voice ! 
 
 Psalm LIV. 
 
 I Ti/ll^ iet thy Name and Strength defend, 
 z Xt-I. o Lord ! and hear thofe Grys, 
 Which from my Lips to Heaven afcend« 
 S Againft me Strangers rife; 
 Oppreflbrs have my Ruin fought. 
 Who have not Thee within their Thought. 
 
 4 My Soul by Thee fupported flood, 
 
 5 Thy Hand my Foes fhall flay: 
 
 ^ To Thee, O Lord, becaufe 'tisgoodj 
 My Sacrifice Til pay, 
 
 g For 
 
PSALM LV. f^ 
 
 7 For I am freed from all my Woes,^ 
 And I have triumph'd o'er my Foes- 
 
 Psalm LV. 
 
 I T O R P, hear me ; and with tender Care 
 ' 2 •*-' Confider me, when with my Pray'r 
 Anguilh and Tears united are. 
 
 3 Thy Enemys loud Threats I fear, 
 Th' Ungodly in full Bands appear. 
 Malice and Violence draw near, ; 
 
 4 My Heart the Senfe of Pain does wound. 
 Terrors of Death my Life furround, 
 
 5 And trembling Horrors me confound. 
 
 6 This makes me cry, O that I might 
 With Dove-like Wings, convey'd by Flighti 
 
 7 In the vaft Wildernefs alight \ . 
 
 S From Tempefts there my felf Td hide. 
 
 y Thofe Tongues, O Lord, falfe Tongues divide, 
 
 Where Violence and Fraud abide. 
 10 Where Day with ISIight inMifchief me^t,] 
 } I Malice and Guile each other greet. 
 And Wickednefs crouds ev'ry Street; 
 
 J 2 If a Foe's Slander had me torn. 
 Or me the Proud had laught to fcorn, 
 Th' Affront I had efcap'd, or born- . 
 15 But Thou, my Friend, haft me betray'd,' 
 
 Whom I my Counfellor had made, 
 14 Who to th€ fame God with mepray'd; 
 
 }$ But 
 
7^ PSALM LVI. 
 
 "1 5 But Darknefs foon fhall feal their Eyes, 
 1 5 Aad fudden Death fhall them furprize, 
 
 Whofe wicked Plots my Fall devife. 
 1 7 God fhall be Night and Day ador'd 
 By me, and his Defence implor'd, 
 i8 Who heard, and Peace to me reftor'd. 
 
 ip Tho Troops combined againft me were, 
 God againft them my Crys did hear, 
 Becaufe they had forgot his .Fear. 
 
 20 Peace before God and Men was fworn ^ 
 But they their Oaths and Cov'nants fcorn, 
 
 21 And foon to open War return. 
 
 22 Smoother than Butter were their Words, 
 Ko greater Softnefs Oil affords, 
 
 Yet were their Hearts more fharp than Swords. 
 
 23 Upon the Lord thy Burden cafl. 
 He ivill fupport and hold Thee fall, 
 Nor fliall the Righteous be difplac'd, 
 
 24 The Wicked God's juft Vengeance flays, 
 Kor fhall he number half his Days, 
 
 25 Whilft I my King for ever praife. 
 
 Psalm LVI. 
 
 1 A G A I N S T my Foes, O Lord, moft High, 
 •^ To Thee for my Defence I fly ; 
 
 z They by a ftrong opprefling Pow'r, 
 With Multitucjes wou'd me devour. 
 
 3 I, 
 
PSJLM LVtr. 77 
 
 3 1, when difmay'd, trufl: in thy Arm, 
 And then from Fiefh 1 fear no harm ; 
 
 4 My Words to a wrong Senfe they bend, 
 
 5 And Mifchief in their Thoughts intend. 
 
 6 Hiding themfelvcs, my Steps they mark. 
 And wou'd deftroy me in the Dark : 
 
 7 Shall* they efcape ? O let thy Wrath 
 Purfue them in their fecret Path ! 
 
 8 Thou all my wandring Steps haft told. 
 My Tears are in thy Book enroll'd : 
 
 9 And when to Thee my God I call, 
 My Enemies, or fly, or fall. 
 
 10 God's Word I will forever praife, 
 
 11 And Trophys to his Conqueft raife ^ 
 ri The Vows I made to him I'll pay, 
 
 Kor fear what Man can do or fay. 
 
 1 3 He from the Grave my Soul recals y 
 Thou wilt preferve my Feet from Falls, 
 In God's ftrait Path to walk upright. 
 When I Ihall fee his faving Light. 
 
 PSAI^M LVII. 
 
 i TJXTEND, OLord, thy Clemency, 
 ■'-' To him whofe Truft in Thee is plac'd : 
 Under thy (had'wing Wings I'll ly, 
 Till thefe Calamitys are paft. 
 
 2 To 
 
^g PSALM LVII. 
 
 2 To the molt High my Crys afcend ^ 
 To God, who will my Caufe defend. 
 
 3 From Heav'n he'l refcue me from thofe. 
 
 Who with Reproach on me wou'd prey : 
 
 4 Mercy and Truth my Soul inclofe 
 
 From Lions, and Men worfe than they, 
 
 5 WhofeTeeth areSpears^whofe woundingWords 
 Are Darts, their Tongues more fharp than 
 
 (Swords, 
 
 6 Lord, raife thy felf above the Skys! 
 
 Thy Glory 'bove the Earth Ihall fit : 
 Whilft my poor Soul dejeded lies. 
 
 For which my Foes have dig'd a Pit. 
 While for my Feet a Ket's prepared. 
 Their own are in the fame infnar'd. 
 
 7 And now, O Lord, my Heart is fixt, 
 
 Fixt that it may declare thy Praife : 
 
 8 Our Harps with Lutes in Confort mixt. 
 
 Our wakeful Voice fhall early raife : 
 P That we to Tliee our Thanks may bring. 
 And Praife among the Kations fing. 
 
 10 Our God, whofe Mercys are fo great. 
 
 That the high Heav'ns with them are ftor'd, 
 Above the Clouds has plac'd the Seat 
 Of his high Truth : Whilft thou, O Lord, 
 
 1 1 Doft place thy felf above the Skys, 
 Thy Glory o'er the W;orld ftall rife. 
 
 PSALU^ 
 
 I 
 
Psalm LVIII. 
 
 1 T7E Sons of Men, do you purfue 
 
 J- What's right? and are your Judgments'true? 
 
 2 No: In your Hearts Corruption dwells, 
 Your Hands foul Violence have weighM : 
 
 3 The Wicked from the Womb hath ftrayM, 
 
 And Lyes ev'n in his Cradle tells« 
 
 4 Like Serpents they their Poifon bear. 
 And like deaf Adders ftop their Ear ; 
 
 5 Nor them the skilful Charmer awes, 
 Becaufe they will not hear the Charm : 
 
 6 But, Lord, the Lions Jaws difarm. 
 
 And let them melt, as Water thaws ! 
 
 7 May they in vain their Arrows fhoot, ' 
 Confume like Snails, like th' unripe Fruit 
 
 Of Women, dead before 'tis born : 
 
 8 E'er Pots the boiling Heat can draw 
 From Fire of Thorns, as Sores kept raw. 
 
 Let them be vext with Shame and Scorn. 
 
 9 God with a Whirlwind them deftroys : 
 10 The Juft (hall in their Fall rejoice, 
 
 And dip his Footfteps in their Blood. 
 } I Then all who fhall thy Vengeance fee. 
 Shall own the Judg, that God is He 
 Who will reward the Juft and Good. 
 
8a PSALM LIX. 
 
 iPsALM LIX.' 
 
 1 T ORD, faveme from my Enemy s! 
 ^ Proteft me from the PowV 
 
 2 Of Sinners, who againft me rife. 
 
 And wou'd my Soul devour. 
 
 3 'Tis for my Soul in wait they lie. 
 
 In Arms the Mighty are ^ 
 
 4 Yet not for my Iniquity 
 
 Againft me they prepare. 
 
 5 V'ifit the Heathen ; Lord, to me 
 
 Thy glorious Aid extend j 
 Kor Mercy fhow to thofe who Thee 
 Malicioufly offend. 
 
 6 The City they by Kight furround. 
 
 Like Dogs they howl and bark j 
 
 7 Between their Lips iharp Swords are found. 
 
 Who us (fay they) can mark ? 
 
 S But Thou the Heathen Ihalt deride. 
 Thou art my Strength and Shield^ 
 
 9 Still on thy Mercy I rely'd. 
 Thy Hand has me upheld. 
 
 10 :^ow have I compaft my Defire, 
 
 Tho I my Foes defeat; 
 
 1 1 They (hall not die, but hence retire. 
 
 Left we ihou'd Thee forget. 
 
 1 2 Lord, fcatter and difperfe them all, 
 Becaufe their Lips have ly'd j 
 
 By; 
 
pSJLM LX. St 
 
 By their own Curfes let them fall^ 
 And perifh in their Pride. 
 
 13 Let thy confuming Fury tell. 
 
 How far thy Pow'r extends, 
 Kot only to thy Ifrael^ 
 But tlie World's utriioft Ends. 
 
 14 Then let them wander in the dark^ 
 
 Around the Gity cry 1, 
 
 1 5 As Dogs for Hunger howl and bark^ 
 
 Till they of Famine die. 
 
 16 Before the Day thy mighty Pow'r 
 
 My early Voice ftiall fing: 
 
 17 Thou in my Trouble art my Tow'r, 
 
 And dofl Redemption bring. 
 
 Psalm LX* 
 
 1 V\7^ under thy Difpleafure mourn, 
 
 ^ Caft out, difperft ^ but, Lord, return* 
 
 2 The Earth with many Breaches quakes i 
 Heal them, for fhe for Terror ihakes. 
 
 3 Under thy heavy Hand we fink. 
 And bitter Cups of Sorrow drink : 
 
 4 Yet Thou at laft haft fent us Aid, 
 Thy Truth her Banner has difplay'd. 
 
 5 That thy Beloved fafe may ftand. 
 Heard and deliver'd by thy Hand ^ 
 
 6 God by his Holinefs did fwear, 
 Kow Ihall my Pov;V with Joy appear. 
 
 G Succoth 
 
82 PSJLM LXI. 
 
 Succoth and Skhem with a Line 
 7 I'll meafure, GikaA (liall be mine : 
 Manaffeh alfo me fliall know ^ 
 In Efhraim I my Strength will fhow» 
 
 Judah my Lawgiver fhall be ^ 
 Fhilifiia^ be thou glad of me. 
 S ^/<3^^ the Work of Slaves fhall do, 
 O'er Edom I will caft my Shoe. 
 
 9 Who guides me to the well-fenc'd Town, 
 That I may rafe her Bulwarks down. 
 
 10 Are we abandon'd to our Foe, 
 Kor wilt thou with our Armys go ? 
 
 1 1 Lord help us, for Man's Help is " vain, 
 
 12 Thy Arm our Courage mult fuftain. 
 
 Psalm LXI. 
 
 1 T ORD, may thy Ears my Pray'r attend ^ 
 
 2 '■-' O hear my Crys from the World's End! 
 place me upon the Rock fo high. 
 
 That I fcarce reach it with my Eye. 
 
 3 Againft my Enemy thy Pow'r 
 
 Has been my Shelter and my Tow'r, 
 
 4 My happy Manfion \ there I'll keep, 
 And cover'd with thy Wings will ileep. 
 
 5 God to my PrayV his Ear inclin'd, 
 And my Inheritance alligu'd. 
 
 9 My 
 
PSJLM LXll. 8^ 
 
 6 My Life and Throne fhall be fecure, 
 And to all Ages Ihall endure* 
 
 7 With Truth and Mercy me prefer ve, 
 And I fhall Thee for ever ferve* 
 
 8 My folemn Vows to Thee I'll pay^ 
 Andfing thy Praifes l>Jight and Day* 
 
 Psalm LXIL 
 
 1 'TpRULY on God my Soul depends^. 
 
 -*• For his Salvation flie attends. 
 
 2 My Station fixt upon his Love, 
 From that firm Rock fhall ne'er remove, 
 
 3 How long willye imagine Lyes, 
 And Mifchief in your Hearts devife? 
 Down to Deftrudion you fhall fall. 
 Like an old Fence, or batter'd WalL 
 
 4 Confulting for fome falfe Pretence, 
 To undermine his Providence*, 
 Whilft BlefTings from their Lips diftil^ 
 Curfes their Hearts and Bowels filL 
 
 5 My Soul, to God thy Hopes ered j 
 
 6 Salvation from that Rock exped : 
 
 7 Adhere to him with Confidence, 
 
 8 Who is thy Refuge and Defence* 
 
 P The People are mere Vanity, 
 And their Superiors but a Lye t 
 
 G % When 
 
^4 PSALM LXIII. 
 
 When in an equal Ballance laid. 
 By Vanity it felf out-weigh'd. 
 
 10 By Rapine don't thy Wealth increafe, 
 Nor let Pow'r tempt thee to oppfefs ! 
 Kor thee let growing Heaps incline 
 
 To be their Slave, but make them thine* 
 
 1 1 Thrice have I heard from God's own Word, 
 That Pow'r flows only from the Lord : 
 Mercy with Juftice Thou haft join'd. 
 With both to recompenfe Mankind. 
 
 12 
 
 Psalm LXIII. 
 
 1 TJ^ARLY to Thee my Soul her fir ft 
 •*-^ Oblation brings, for Thee I thirft. 
 
 2 As the dry Furrow for the Shower, 
 So longs my Soul to fee thy Power : 
 
 3 Which in thy Temple once beheld. 
 All Pleafures of my Life excel'd. 
 
 4 My Life, which fhall thy Name attend. 
 With joyful Praifes I lliall end. 
 
 5 And, as v/ith Marrow fatisfy'd. 
 
 So are my Lips with Fraife o'er-joy'd. 
 
 6 When iilent Kight my Thoughts fets free 
 I'rom Cares of Day, they wait on Thee. 
 
 7 Secur'd by Thee with Joy I fmg, 
 
 ' O'er-fhadow'd by thy faving Wing. 
 
 8 My 
 
FSJLM LXIV. 8$ 
 
 8 My Soul to her Defender flies, 
 From thofe who fain wou'd her furprize. 
 
 9. Thou in Earth's Entrails them (halt lay, 
 
 10 Or to the Foxes make a Prey. 
 
 I r The King is bled, with thofe who fwear 
 By thy great Name with awful Fear : 
 But they who love falfe Oaths and Lyes, 
 Vengeance fhall clofe their Lips and Eyes. 
 
 Psalm LXIV. 
 
 1 T ORD, to my Pray'r incline thy Ears, 
 •f-' And fet me free from Foes and Fears, 
 
 2 Hide me from their Confpiracys, 
 Who with feditious Plots wou'd rife. 
 
 (Swords, 
 
 3 Their (harp-edg'd Tongues they whet like 
 And Ihoot like Arrows bitter Words ; 
 
 4 The Jult they aim at in the dark. 
 With Secrecy to hit the Mark. 
 
 5 Clofe Snares they privately contrive. 
 And Courage to each other give j 
 Bcafting, what Eye- can us deted ? 
 
 6 Well-fludy'd Mifchief they projed, 
 
 A Watch with Diligence they keep, 
 Their Lips lock'd up, their Counfels deep \ 
 
 7 But when the Lord lets fly his Darts, 
 {ie never miflcs wicked Hearts, 
 
 G 3 8" Then 
 
Z6 PSALM LXV. 
 
 8 Then their own Tongues themfelves accufe. 
 And their ow^n Fear their Flight purfues. 
 
 9 Our long Experience fliall declare 
 
 God's Works, which great and dreadf.'l are. 
 10 The Righteous fhall rejoice, the Jalt 
 In Heart, (hall in his Mercy truft. . 
 
 Psalm LXV. 
 
 I T^HE Lord is waited on with Praife, 
 
 -*- His Vows in Sion Ifrel pays, 
 % Whilft He to me inclines his Ear. 
 
 To Thee, O Lord, all Flefh draws nigh -, 
 5 Nor ihall my great Iniquity 
 
 Prevail, becaufe thy Mercy's near, 
 
 4 Bleft is the Man^who to his Courts, 
 Invited by the Lord, reforts *, 
 
 Thy beauteous Dwelling he admires, 
 
 5 Terrors from Thee, and Wonders flow. 
 In Thee their Confidence to fliow *, 
 
 Wide Sea with the Earth's Ends confpires- 
 
 6 Incompaft by thy powerful Handy 
 High Mountains on firm Bafes Hand. 
 
 7 The Ocean's Voice by Thee allay'd. 
 Thou didft the roaring Storms alTwage, 
 And the mad People's louder Rage: 
 
 8 The World thy Tokens have difmay'd. 
 
 Th'Out- 
 
PSALM LXVI. 87 
 
 Th' Outgoings of the Day and Kight, 
 Made by thy PowV, give Man delight. 
 P Tliou vifiteft the Earth with Showers. 
 God's Streams, with Riches fill'd, adorn 
 The Hills with Herbs, the Vales with Corn ; 
 Both Man and Beaft's fupply'd with Stores. 
 
 10 Thy Drops the Ridges of the Hills, 
 Thy Dew the thirfty Furitows fills: 
 
 1 1 Thus foften'd they receive the Plough. 
 Then thou doft blefs their plenteous Crop, 
 
 12 And allthry Paths with Fatnefs drop, 
 
 And ev'n the .Defer ts fruitful grow. 
 
 The little Hills with Fruit are glad, 
 
 1 3 The Vallys are with Failures clad. 
 
 The Folds and Lawns with Flocks abound : 
 For Pleafure, Food, and Raiment made ^ 
 All in their native Pride array'd, 
 
 MakeHeav'n with their loud Shouts refound* 
 
 Psalm LXVL 
 
 1 npHE Glory of the Lord proclaim, 
 
 J- Ye Nations all record his Fame, 
 
 2 And pay jail Honour to his Kame. 
 
 3 Say then, How terrible art thou ! 
 Thy mighty Hand does overthrow 
 Thy Foes, who at thy Footfcool bow. 
 
 G 4 4 With 
 
88 PSALM LXIII. 
 
 4 With Worfhip fhall the Earth declare. 
 In Songs, how high, how great, how rare 
 
 5 Tow'rds Man thy wondrous Doings are. 
 
 6 He for his People did divide 
 Seas into Hills on either fide ^ 
 
 Thro thefe with Joy his Hoft did guide. 
 
 7 His Power on Earth ftands uncontrol'd. 
 His Eyes do all the World behold •, 
 Then let not Rebels grow too bold. 
 
 8 The Lord be hleft ; and let his Ear 
 The Praifes of our Voices hear, 
 
 9 Who from the Grave our Lives does rear. 
 
 Our fteddy Feet fliall never Aide ; 
 Like Silver he our Hearts has try'd, 
 lo Which by the Fire is purify'd. 
 
 Part IL 
 
 IT Afniifting Snares our Loins embrac'd ^ 
 
 12 Thro Fire and Water we have paft. 
 Yet in a blefTed Seat are plac'd. 
 
 13 Gifts on thy Altar fliall be laid; 
 Thofe folemn Vows fnall then be paid, 
 
 1 4 Which we in our Diftrefles made. 
 
 15 Rams, Bullocks, Goats I'll facrifice. 
 Sweet Inccufe with their Smoke ihall rife ^ 
 
 16 God's Fear fhall ftand before our Eyes. 
 
 17 When 
 
PSJLM LXVII, LXVIir. 89 
 
 1 7 When with our Prayers we him befoiight. 
 He for our Souls great Wonders wrought : 
 
 18 But if we fin, he hears us not. 
 
 19 God heard and granted our Requeflr, 
 May his great Name be ever bleft ! 
 
 20 And on us may his Mercy reft ! 
 
 Psalm LXVII. 
 
 1 T ORD, let us fee thy Light Divine, 
 ■■-' Where Mercys with thy Bounty join : 
 
 2 Thy faving Wealth to Nations ihow, 
 
 3 That all the Earth thy Ways may know. 
 
 Then all the People Thee fhall praife, 
 
 4 To Thee they Ihall their Voices raife. 
 
 5 Then fhall the Nations fing with Mirth, 
 Becaufe thy Juftice rules the Earth. 
 
 6' Then her Increafe the Earth fhall yield, 
 And with thy Bounty we be fill'd ^ 
 And as thy Bleffings to the End 
 Of things, fo fhall thy Fear extend. 
 
 7 Then all the People Thee Ihall praife, 
 And to thy Name their Voices raife. 
 
 Psalm LXVIIL 
 
 > T ET God, the Lord of Hofls, arife, 
 
 •■-' And fcatter all his Enemys, 
 2 As Smoke before the Tempelt flies* 
 
 As 
 
9© PSALM LXVIII. 
 
 As Wax difTolves before the Fire, 
 So fliall the Wicked Man expire^ 
 
 3 The Righteous then fiiall God admire: 
 
 O let your Songs be loud and high, 
 
 4 Jehovah's Name to magnify. 
 When he upon the Clouds (hall fly. 
 
 5 A Father to the Fatherlefs ; 
 
 The Widow's Tears find free Accefs 
 To him who dwells in Holinefs. 
 
 6 The Captives he relieves from Bands, 
 Plants the Diftreft in fruitful Lands, 
 And Rebels on the barren Sands. 
 
 7 When thou thy I^eople didft precede. 
 And them thro the wide Defert lead, 
 
 8 The Earth and Heav'n both fliook for dread. 
 
 Mount Sinai did for Terror quake, 
 
 9 Streams from th' ^therial Cifterns brake. 
 Whence Jfrael did Refrefhment take. 
 
 10 The Hungry He with Plenty ftor'd*. 
 The Lord himfelf gave out the Word, 
 Which all the Hearers did record. 
 
 Part II. 
 
 1 1 Kings with their Armys fled away, 
 Whillt Women did divide the Prey, 
 
 12 Amongit the Pots tho Jfrael lay. 
 
 13 He 
 
PSALM LXVm. 91 
 
 1 3 He like a 3^ove exulting fprings. 
 When Sunbeams gild his Silver Wings, 
 
 14 When for our fake God fcatter'd Kings. 
 
 Like Snow that doth on Salmon lie, 
 God's Mountain is exalted high, 
 
 1 5 And like proud Bnfljan braves the Sky. 
 1 5 Why do ye leap, yc lefler Hills ? 
 
 To this his Promife God fulfils. 
 And here his Glorious Grace diftils. 
 
 17 His Chariots twenty thoufand ftrong, 
 Thefe God in Simi dwells among 
 His Angels, which in Legions throng. 
 
 18 He feated in his Throne of State, 
 Captivity does captivate ; 
 
 Ev'n Rebels on his Triumph wait. 
 
 Part III. 
 
 19 Kow bleffed be the God of Gods, 
 Who us with daily BlefTmgs loads ; 
 Salvation dwells in his Abodes. 
 
 20 His Pleafure Life and Death attends ^ 
 
 21 His hairy Scalp, who him offends. 
 
 Is wounded, and to Death defcends. 
 
 22 God faid. My People thro the Main 
 From Baflian I will bring again. 
 Then (hall their Enemys be flain. 
 
 23 Jfrad 
 
92 PSALM LXVIIL ' 
 
 23 Jfr^d fliall wafli his Feet in Blood, 
 His Dogs fhall lap the Purple Flood : 
 
 24 The Paths of God we underftood. 
 
 25 When we into his Temple paft. 
 Wherein his facred Ark was plac'd, 
 Loud Inftruments the Triumph grac'd. 
 
 They led the Van who loudly fing. 
 Next they that touch'd the well-tunMString ^ 
 And Virgins did their Cymbals ring. 
 
 Part IV, 
 
 26 when ye have fill'd his blefl: Abode, 
 Thofc who from Jacahh Fountain flowM, 
 Shall worlhip the Almighty God. 
 
 27 Thither young Benjami-a is gone. 
 With Napthali and Zchulon^ 
 Where Judah fits upon the Throne. 
 
 28 There God Ihall his own Tribes command j 
 Their Princes all before him ftand, 
 
 To fubdivide the promis'd Land. 
 
 29 At Salem foreign Kings fhall meet. 
 With their rich Prefents Thee fhall greet. 
 And lay their Scepters at thy Feet. 
 
 Part V. 
 
 50 Thy Hand the Spearmen fhall defeat. 
 The Balls that roar, and Calves that bleat. 
 Till they with Gifts for Pardon treat. 
 
 31 Deftroy 
 
PSALM LXIX. 9J 
 
 31 Deftroy them who ia Battel fland. 
 Till the black Ethiops Sunburnt Land, 
 And Egypt ftretch their Captive Hand. 
 
 32 Ye Princes who on Earth abide, 
 Let God by you be magnify'd, 
 
 33 Who on the Heav'n of Heav'ns docs ride* 
 
 34 From thence his Thunder's Voice he fendS) 
 To the Eartli's Bounds his Pow'r extends. 
 On his alone your Strength depends. 
 
 35 Terrors about his Manfion flame j 
 Then ready Help to Ifracl came. 
 
 Who therefore praife his Glorious Name. 
 
 Psalm LXIX. 
 
 1 T O R D, fave me from the raging Flood, 
 
 2 ^ My Soul flicks faft in loathfom Mud : 
 Whillt I to thee lament and cry, 
 
 3 My Eyes are dim, my Throat is dry. 
 
 4 To that great Number which purfue 
 Me without Caufe, my Hairs are few : 
 Tho what I took not, I reftore, 
 
 Yet wrongfully they call for more. 
 
 5 Thou, Lord, my Weaknefles doft fee, 
 Nor arc my Follys hid from thee: 
 
 '6 Yet let not thofc that fear thy Name, 
 For my Offences fuffer ftame. 
 
 7 I 
 
94 PSALM LXIX. 
 
 7 I for thy fake have born Bifgrace, 
 Shame covered my dejefted Face : 
 
 8 I a mere Stranger to my Home, 
 And to my Brethren am become. 
 
 9 The foul Afperfions fall on me 
 
 Of thofe who caft Reproach on thee : 
 
 10 Zeal for thy Houfe has eat me up^ 
 Fafting, with Tears I fill my Cwp. 
 
 11 1 for my Veft have Sackcloth v^rorn, 
 Was mock'd and made a common Scorn % 
 
 12 The People to revile me throng. 
 And I became the Drunkard's Song. 
 
 / P A R T IL 
 
 13 Lord, when to thee my PrayVs afcend. 
 To me thy gracious Audience lend: 
 Let thy great Mercy me revive. 
 And to my Soul Salvation give. 
 
 14 Me from the fwelling Billows fave, 
 Nor let the Mud become my Grave: 
 
 15 Whilll me the Torrent overflows, 
 The Pit her Mouth will on me clofc. 
 
 1(5 Relieve me with thy wonted Grace, 
 Kor from my Troubles hide thy Face : 
 
 17 Lord, to my Soul with fpeed draw near, 
 
 18 That her Redemption may appear. 
 
 ^ 15? My 
 
PSALM LXIX. 95 
 
 19 My Shame and my Reproach thou know'ft. 
 Of which my Foes before thee boaft ^ 
 
 20 And when my breaking Heart did look 
 For Pity, me my Friends forfook. 
 
 21 They gave me Gall inftead of Meat, 
 And Vinegar to quench my Heat : 
 
 22 Let their own Table be their Snare, 
 To furfeit with delicious Fare. 
 
 23 Their Eyes let Darknefs overfhade. 
 And horrid Pains their Loins invade : 
 
 24 On them thy Indignation pour. 
 And in thy Fury them devour. 
 
 25 Deftroy their Dwellings, and let none 
 Survive, who may their Lofs bemoan. 
 
 Part III. 
 
 16 When me f6r Sin God's Juflice fmites. 
 Their, Anger then with his unites. 
 
 27 May to themfelves their Sins come home ! 
 Mor to thy Prcfence let .them come! 
 
 28 Them from among the Righteous blot, 
 And from the Living let them rot : 
 
 29 But me, tho fad and needy, raife 
 
 30 From Death, that 1 thy Name may praife- 
 
 31 This Gift thy Altar more adorns. 
 
 Than Bullocks with their Hoofs and Horns : 
 
 32 This 
 
96 PSALM LXX. 
 
 32 This Spe(9:acle to humble Hearts, 
 Delight and heavenly Joy imparts. 
 
 33 God hears the Keedy when he erys, 
 Nor does the Captives Pray'rs defpife. 
 
 34 Let Heav'n, Earth, Sea, with one accord, 
 Worfhip and praife th' Almighty Lord. 
 
 35 Jerufalem he will rebuild. 
 
 Which with new Dwellers (hall be fillM: 
 35 And Jacobs Seed, who love and fear 
 His Name, fhall live for ever there. 
 
 Psalm LXX. 
 
 1 T O R D, do not thy Afliftance flack ! 
 
 2 •■-' Let them with Shame expire, 
 
 3 Who feek my Soul ^ and turn them back. 
 
 Who for my Blood confpire. 
 Let them who made me for their Scorn, 
 Receive from thee the fame return. 
 
 4 With Joy and Gladnefs them repay^ 
 
 Who 'n fearch of thee abide *, 
 Let thofe that love Salvation fay^ 
 God's Name be magnify'd. 
 
 5 Thy Succour my Diftrefles need ; 
 Lord, my Redemption fend with fpeed* 
 
 Ps A lM^ 
 
PSJLM LXXIV 97 
 
 Psalm LXXL 
 
 f TN Thee, O Lord, I fix my Trufi; 
 •* Then let me not be laid in Dult : 
 
 2 Incline thy gentle Ear to me. 
 And let thy Juftice fct me free. 
 
 3 Be thou my Throne, my Rock, my Forti 
 To which I fafely may refort ^ 
 
 4 Then fhall my Soul in Safety ftand 
 From the unjuft and bloody Hand* 
 
 5 Thou art my Hope 5, my early Youth 
 From Infancy admirM thy Truths 
 
 6 God in the Womb of me took charge^ 
 And from that Prifon did enlargeo 
 
 7 Thou art my Refuge: while Men gale 
 
 8 On me^ thy Name my Lips Ihall praife^ 
 
 9 Lord, therefore calt me not away. 
 When Age my Spirits (hall decay*. 
 
 10 See, againft me my Foes combine^ 
 And in their fecret Counfcls join z 
 
 1 1 Let us deftroy him now, they faid 5, 
 in vain from God he feeks his Aid; 
 
 s 2 Lord, from my Succour be not far ! 
 Thofe who againft my Soul make war^' 
 
 H S3 C0115 
 
9? PSALM LXXL 
 
 1 3 Confound j and fnch as feek my End j 
 Let Scorn and Infamy attend ! 
 
 14 My Praife (hall with my Hopes increafe, 
 
 15 My Mouth fhall fhew thy Righteoufneft 7 
 Thy Wonders to the World I'll teach, 
 Tho I their Numbers cannot reach. 
 
 16 Toothers, ftrengthen'd by the Lord, 
 His Righteoufncfs I will record. 
 
 1 7 Thy wondrous Works my Youth did know, 
 Which to the World my Age does fliow. 
 
 18 Now I am old, forfake me not. 
 
 Left thy great Works fhou'd be forgot ; 
 Which, if I future things difcern. 
 Ages unborn from ours (hall learn. 
 
 J 9 How clear thy Righteoufnefs does Ihine ! 
 
 "What Power, my God, can equal thine ? 
 20 My Griefs were many, great and fore ^ 
 Yet me to Health thou didft reftore. 
 
 2.1 My Life is from the Grave releas'd. 
 
 My Strength and Joy are both increased : 
 
 22 For this laft Wonder on me fhown, 
 
 My Thanks fliall make the former known* 
 
 23 My Soul redeemed has taught my Tongue 
 To fmg an everlafting Song : 
 
 For thou my Foes haft overthrown. 
 And for thy Chofen me dolt own. 
 
 Psalm 
 
PSALM LXXII. 99 
 
 Psalm LXXII. 
 
 I jT O R D, let the King thy Judgments fliarei 
 
 •■-' And to his Son thy Wifdom give j 
 1 That under his judicious Care, 
 The People happily may live : ' 
 
 3 Then from the Mountains Peace (hall flow. 
 And Plenty from the Hills below. 
 
 4 The Low don^t his Ptotedion want. 
 
 With Judgment he the Poor fecures 2 
 
 5 God their Oppreflbrs (hall fupplant ^ 
 
 Thy Fear as Sun and Moon endures* 
 
 6 He as the Dew on Grafs diftils, 
 
 As Rain the Earth with Riches fills* 
 
 7 The Righteous fhall abound in Peace, 
 
 Until the Moon her Motion ends^ 
 
 8 His large Dominions (hall increafe. 
 
 As far as Sea or Land extends i 
 
 9 In him the Wildemefs fhall truft. 
 And all his Foes (hall lick the Duft* 
 
 to Sheha ^TiASebay with the King 
 
 Of th' Iflands and Arabian Shore i 
 
 1 1 All Princes (hall their Prefents bring, 
 
 And the whole World this Prince adore i 
 
 12 TotheDiftreft his Aid appears^ 
 And when the Wretched cry, he hears. 
 
 n t t3 The 
 
100 PSALM LXXII. 
 
 13 The Needy he not only loves. 
 
 But fhews to them his faving Light % 
 
 14 From Fraud and Force he them removes. 
 
 Their Blood is precious in his Sight, 
 
 1 5 To him who fhall for ever live. 
 Their Gold fhall the Sabearts give. 
 
 He firfb our fervent Prayers Ihall hear. 
 And then our everlafting Praife ^ 
 
 16 The Mountains Corn and Tre^sihall bear, 
 
 Such as proud Lihams does raife : 
 And his lov'd City he fhall blefs 
 With ever-flourifhing Increafe. 
 
 17 HisblefTed Name fhall Time outlive. 
 
 His Glory fhall outfhine the Sun ^ 
 
 18 Then Ifrad Praife to him fhall give, 
 
 For all the Wonders he has done: 
 
 19 And all Mankind his Fame rehearfe, 
 Whofe Glory fills the Univerfe. 
 
 The End of the Semid Book of Pfalms. 
 
( lOI ) 
 
 The Third Book of Psalms, 
 
 Psalm LXXIIL 
 
 I /^ ■ ^OJfrael^ iure, our God is kind, 
 
 I Chiefly to fuch whofe Hearts are pure: 
 «2. M Yet from his Path I had declin'd. 
 
 And found my Steps were unfecure; 
 
 3 Obferving with an envious Eye, 
 When wicked Men grow rich and high. 
 
 4 They vigorous are with youthful Health, 
 
 From Danger and from De^th reprieved *, 
 Live at their Eafe, abound with Wealth, 
 
 5 Kor are like their poor Neighbors gricv'd : 
 Girded with Chains of Pride they are^ 
 
 6 And Robes of Violence do wear. . 
 
 7 Their Eyes with pamper'd Fatnefs fwell. 
 
 They fwim and leap in Blcafure's Stream ^ 
 
 8 Their Bcafls of Vice to others tell. 
 
 And braving God himfelf, blafpheme : 
 
 9 Infpir'd from Hell, 'gainit Heaven they talk^ 
 And thro the World their Maxims walk. 
 
 H 3 10 Theft 
 
102 PSALM LXXIIL 
 
 10 Thcfe Arts the People to 'em draw. 
 
 Their Cups arc full, the Liquor ftrong ; 
 
 11 As if God neither heard nor faw, 
 
 Kor fuch low Cares to him belong: 
 
 12 Such are th'Ungodly, yet in Peace 
 They live, and in their Wealth increafe* 
 
 1 3 Then I in vain have cleans'd my Heart, 
 
 And wafh'd in Innocence my Hands ^ 
 
 14 For all the Day I feel the Smart, 
 
 My Soul each Morning chaften'd ftands •, 
 
 15 Till I almoft became like them : 
 But then thy Children I condemn. 
 
 i6 This Secret long I fought to know. 
 But 'twas (alas ! ) too high for me -, 
 
 17 Till to thy Temple I did go. 
 
 And now their fatal End I fee : 
 
 18 In flippery Stations they are plac'd. 
 And thence into Deftrudion caft. 
 
 19 How fwiftly does their Vengeance fly! 
 
 They in a moment's Space are flain ^ 
 
 20 In fuch a fearful State they die, 
 
 That not their Image -does remain ; 
 And they to us no other fecm. 
 Than, to a Man awak'd, his Dream. 
 
 %i How did it ftrike my foolifh Heart! 
 22 I like a Bealt confus'd did Hand, 
 
 23 Till 
 
PSALM LXXIV. loj 
 
 23 Till I defcry'd the better part. 
 
 Supported by thy gracious Hand: 
 
 24 With me thy Counfels fhall abide. 
 And to Eternal Glory guide. 
 
 25 What can the Jieav'ns to Thee compare. 
 
 Or Earth, if thou fliouldfl: thence depart ? 
 z6 My Heart and Flefh both languid are. 
 
 But Thou my lafting Portion art. 
 Let me, my God, by thee ftand faft. 
 For all my Truft in thee is plac'd. 
 
 27 Who other Gods for thee miftake. 
 
 Thy Honour they adulterate ^ 
 Whoe'er thy Worlhip do forfake. 
 Shall their fad Doom participate- 
 
 28 To God my Truft I will draw near. 
 And in his Courts with Praife appear* 
 
 Psalm LXXIV. 
 
 1 T O R D, why doft thou from us retire, 
 ^ Why does thy Anger fmoke like Fire ? 
 
 2 Thou art our Shepherd, we thy Fold, 
 Thy Flock which thou haft bought of old. 
 
 Thy Lot which from our Fathers fell. 
 The facred Hill where thou doft dwell. 
 
 3 Lift up thy Feet, and bring to nought 
 VVhat Sinners in thy Houfe have wronghtJ 
 
 H 4 4 They 
 
i64 PSALM LXXIV; 
 
 4 They in th' Aflembly roar with Scorn; 
 Before them are their Enfigns born : 
 
 5 That Architea, who firit did build 
 The Fabrick, in his Art was skill'd. 
 
 6 But with th^ Ax and Hammer's Stroke, 
 All the carv'd Figures they have broke ; 
 
 7 The Habitation of thy Kame, 
 Thy Sanftuary, falls by Flame* 
 
 S They boaft, the Synagogues of the Land, 
 33emoli(h'd once, no more fhall ftand : 
 
 S We fee no Signs, no Prophet dwells' 
 Amongft us, who our State foretells. 
 
 [lo How long fhall the proud Foe blafpheme? 
 
 When wilt thou us from Shame redeem ? 
 •I I Let thy revenging Hand appear. 
 
 And ftrike into thy Foes our Fear. 
 
 11 The Lord, who was of old my King, 
 Salvation to the Earth does bring : 
 
 13 Thy mighty Pow'r did part the Flood, 
 And ftain'd it with the Dragon's Blood. 
 
 14 Leviathan's divided Head 
 
 Thy People in the Defart fed '-, 
 55 When thoa the Fountains didft divide. 
 The deepeft Rivers foon were dry'd. 
 
 16 Thine 
 
PSJLM ULXV. 105 
 
 16 Thine is the Day, and thine the Night; 
 From Thee the Sun derives his Light : 
 
 17 Thy Hand did the Earth's Bounds defign. 
 The Seafons of the Year are thine. 
 
 1 8 Yet ftill thy Foes reproach thy Name, 
 And Fools their Blafphemys proclaim: 
 
 19 O give not up thy Turtle Dove, 
 
 Nor from the Poor thy Help remove ! 
 
 23 The Cruel in dark Regions plant : 
 Forget not. Lord, thy Covenant ! 
 
 21 Let not the Simple fuffer Shame! 
 
 And may the Needy praife thy Name! 
 
 22 Plead thy own Caufe, O Lord, and rife ; 
 Thee with Reproach the Fool defys : 
 
 23 Loud are the Outcrys of thy Foes, 
 Still higher their Prefumption grows. 
 
 Psalm LXXV. 
 
 1 TXT'^ thank thee that thy Name is near, 
 
 ^^ Which thy great Wonders make appear : 
 
 2 When I the Congregation call, 
 rU equally be )uft to All. 
 
 3 The Earth it felf wouM fall I fear, 
 Wer't not that I the Pillars bear : 
 
 4 Let not the ftifT-neck'd raife fohigh 
 
 5 Their Hornj nor Fools deal fooliflilyJ 
 
 6 Promo- 
 
te6 PSALM LXXVI. 
 
 6 Promotion comes not from the Eaft, 
 Nor from the South, nor from the Welt ; 
 
 7 God is the Judg, who raifcs one. 
 When he has caft another down. 
 
 8 A Chalice in th' Almighty's Hand, 
 
 Full of red Wine well mixt, does ftand % 
 The Dregs, which to the Bottom fmk, 
 Th' Ungodly fliall wring out, and drink. 
 
 9 The God of Jacob I will praife. 
 And with my Voice his Glory raife : 
 
 10 The Wicked's Horn caft down (hall lie. 
 The Juft^s Ihall be exalted high. 
 
 Psalm LXXVL 
 
 1 TN Judah is Jehovah known, 
 
 * His Name is great in Jfrael : 
 
 2 At Salem is his Royal Throne, 
 And in Mount Sioti he does dwell. 
 
 3 He brake the Arrows and the Bow, 
 
 The Shield, and Sword-, and won the Day: 
 
 4 His mighty Ads more Honour (how. 
 And far excel the Hills of Prey. 
 
 5 None of the Valiant now remain. 
 They flcep in everlafting Night-, 
 The Mighty and the Strong are flain. 
 Nor can they raifc their Hands to fightJ 
 
 6 The 
 
PSALM LXXVIf. 107 
 
 6 The Horfeman^and the Chariot fiys. 
 At thy Rebuke pofleft with Fear^ 
 
 7 For when thy flaming Wrath does rife, 
 Who in thy Prefence can appear ? 
 
 /8 When Earth from Heav'n thy Judgment hearSj 
 With Fear amaz'd (he ftill does ftand; 
 
 p God on his Judgment-Seat appears. 
 To fave the Humble of the Land. 
 
 10 Man's Fury in thy Praife fliall end. 
 When on it thy Reftraint is laid: 
 
 1 1 Then with your Prefents God attend. 
 And let your folemn Vows be paid. 
 
 Him all the Nations ought to fear, 
 
 12 Who pulls down Tyrants in their Pride; 
 And when his Terror does appear, 
 
 No Princes can its force abide. 
 
 Psalm LXXVII. 
 
 A Tl^'Y Crys to God I did prefent, 
 
 -^^^ To him when griev'd I toDk my Flight ; 
 
 2 To me bis gracious Ear he lent. 
 My painful Sore ran all the Night. 
 
 3 My weary'd Soul found no Rcpofe, 
 Complaints did all my Spirits break; 
 
 4 Short Slumber did my Eyelids clofe ; 
 And when I wakM, I cou'd not fpeak. 
 
 Si 
 
io8 PSALM LXXVII. 
 
 5 I thought upon the Days of old, 
 
 6 My Song by Night I call'd to mind ; 
 And Counfels with my Heart did hold. 
 Which way I might fome Comfort find. 
 
 7 Will God for ever me rejeft? 
 Thofe Favours loft which 1 enjoy'd t 
 
 8 Will not his Mercy me protect ? 
 Are all his Promifes made void? 
 
 9 His antient Kindnefs he withdraws. 
 And fhall his Love in Anger die ? 
 
 10 I faid, my Weaknefs wastheCaufe, 
 When I remembred the moft Pigh. 
 
 11 His Miracles I will relate, 
 
 In his moft facred Paths I'll walk j 
 
 1 2 Of his great Wonders meditate. 
 And of his mighty Aftions talk. 
 
 Part II. ^ 
 
 1 3 The Paths wherein the Lord has trod. 
 In his ble(t Sancfluary are *, 
 
 14 What wondrous Works are done by God, 
 He to his People will declare. 
 
 15 Old yacoh\ Race, and Jofephh Sons 
 Are all redeem'd by his high Hand , 
 
 16 The Sea from his fear'd Prefencc runs. 
 And all the Deeps did wond'ring ftand. 
 
 17 The 
 
PSALM LXXVIIL 109 
 
 1 7 TheClouds pour'd down greatStreanis ; theSkys 
 Refoundwg^ thy keen Arrows fent ; 
 
 18 ThroHeav'n thy roaring Thunder flys, 
 The trembling Earth thy Lightnings rent. 
 
 ip God the Sea's untracM Paths does tread. 
 What Man his Ways can underftand ? 
 
 20 His People like a Flock he led 
 By Mofesj and by Aarori% Hand. 
 
 Psalm LXXVllL 
 
 1 T\yl"Y People, give attentive Ear, 
 
 IVX When you my Law and Precepts hear : 
 
 2 My Mouth (hall Parables relate, 
 Myfterious Triiths of antient date^ 
 
 3 Which to our Fathers were reveal'd, 
 
 4 isior from their Sons by them concealed ; 
 That to all Ages may be known 
 
 The wondrous Works our God has done.. 
 
 5 A Teftimony which mull Hand 
 He gave to "Jacah^ with Command, 
 This to his Progeny to fhow, 
 
 5 That the Unborn his Law might know. 
 
 7 That they their Hopes on God might fet. 
 Nor ever his Commands forget ; 
 
 8 Nor, as their ftubborn Fathers were,' 
 Bold and rebellious fliou'd appear* 
 
 Whofe 
 
no PSALM LXXVIII. 
 
 Whofe Hearts wou'd not his Law obeyi 
 But from his Spirit went aftray ; 
 9 Flying like EfhraMs fearful Band, 
 Who armM, the Battel durft not ftand. 
 
 10 God's Covenant they valuM not, 
 
 11 His Wonders and his Works forgot; 
 
 12 Which their old Fathers had beheld. 
 In Egyjt^ and in Zom\ Field. 
 
 13 The Sea, divided by his Hand, 
 
 Like Mountains on each Side did ftand -, 
 
 14 By Day a Cloud did guide, by Night 
 A fiery Pillar gave them Light. 
 
 15 Then from the wounded Rock diftil'd 
 A Riv'let, which the Valleys fiU'd ; 
 
 16 And with its pleafant Streams afluag'd 
 That Thirft, which in their Bowels ragU 
 
 17 Yet quencht not their feditious Fire, 
 They in the Defart ftill confpire, 
 
 18 And with Temptation God defy, 
 Their glutt'nous Luft to fatisfy. 
 
 19 Why does he not a Table fet 
 
 Tth' Wildernefs, and give us Meat ? 
 
 ^o With Streams he douM our Thirft refrelh^ 
 But Hunger calls for Bread and Flelh* 
 
PSALM LXXVni. Ill 
 
 Part II; 
 
 2 1 God hearing this, grew angry, fince 
 
 His Wonders cou'd not them convince : 
 Fire, againft Jacob kindled, flamM ^ 
 And Plagues on Ifrael were proclaim'd^ 
 
 22 Becaufe they did not God believe. 
 Nor his Salvation wou'd receive *, 
 
 23 Tho Clouds for Guides he did command^ 
 And Heav'ns wide Doors did open Hand* 
 
 24 When lufcious Manna was diftil'd, 
 
 25 And Man with Angels Food was fiU'd ; 
 
 Z6 His Pow'r did raife South- Wind andfiaft. 
 And to the full he did them fcaft. 
 
 27 Like the Sea's Sand came Fowl, like Duft 
 Flefh on them fell to glut their Luft : 
 
 2S This quite throughout the Camp was found, 
 And all their Manfions did furround. 
 
 29 Thus they their own Defire enjoy'd ^ 
 
 30 But whilft their Souls with Flefh they cloyM, 
 
 3 1 The Wrath of God upon them fell. 
 And fmote the Chiefs of IfraeU 
 
 32 Yet to their former Sins they cleave. 
 Nor vv'ou'd his wondrous Works conceive: 
 
 33 Th^re*^ 
 
112 PSALM LXXVIIL 
 
 33 Therefore their Days they vainly fpent^ 
 ' Grief to confume their Years was fent. 
 
 34 When they were plaguM, on God they thought^. 
 And him with new Addrefles fought •, 
 
 35 Remembring his redeeming Pow'r, 
 The Rock of their Defence and Tow'r. 
 
 35 Their Lips but fiatterM the molt High, 
 With their diflembling Tongues they lye j 
 
 37 Truth their unliable Hearts did want, 
 Regardlefs of his Covenant. 
 
 Part III. 
 
 38 But his Companion ftill forgave. 
 And them from Ruin ftill did fave % 
 
 39 Oft of his Anger he repents. 
 
 And his confuming Wrath relents s 
 
 Remembring that frail Human Kind 
 Paffes away, as does the Wind. 
 
 40 Yet ftill to Mutiny they fell, O 
 Still in the Defart did rebel, ^- 
 
 41 And griev'd the God of Ifrael ; 
 
 i 
 
 42 That God, whofe PowY had fet them free 
 From their Egyptian Slavery. 
 
 43 His Signs and Wonders fet at nought. 
 In Zoan's Fields, and Egypt wrought. 
 All that he did they foon forgot. 
 
 ^ 44 How 
 
PSJLM LXXVllL nj 
 
 44 How all their Streams to Blood were turn'd, 
 Whilft with hot Thirft their Intrails burn'd j 
 
 45 Strange Flys,Frogs, Lice, their Flefh did eat, 
 ^6 Locufts and Graflioppers their Wheat. 
 
 47 The Froft their Mulberrys annoy'd. 
 And Hail their fruitful Vines deftroy'd • 
 
 48 Stones fell among their Flocks like Hail, 
 And Thunderbolts their Herds aflaiL 
 
 49 God their great Torments to augment, 
 Amongft them evil Angels fent, 
 
 50 Arm'd with Difeafes peftilent. 
 
 5 1 Then the Firft-born of Egy^t fell. 
 All who in Tents of Ham did dwell. 
 
 52 But God for his own Flock provides, 
 As Sheep them thro the Defart guides: 
 
 53 For them the Deeps divided flood. 
 But on their Foes unite their Flood. 
 
 54 God leads them to that happy Land, 
 Purchased with his Almighty Hand ^ 
 
 Si The Heathen from their Dwellings chas'd. 
 And Jfrael in their Country plac'd : 
 
 Where with a Line to every Tribe, 
 He a PoflefTion did defcribe. 
 
 55 Yet Hill the Laws of God they broke, 
 And with new Lufts his Wrath provoke : 
 
 I S7 Aaing 
 
114 PSALM LXXVIII. 
 
 57 Ading again their Father's Part, 
 Like a deceitful Bow they ftart : 
 
 $8 In their High Places Altars made. 
 And to their graven Idols pray'd. 
 
 Part IV. 
 
 59 Thus they provok'd their jealous Lord 
 To Anger, till he them abhor'dj 
 
 60 Abandoning that facredTent, 
 Which he in Shilo did frequent. 
 
 6 1 So that his Ark he did forego. 
 And left his Glory to his Foe: 
 
 6i Gave up his People to the Sword, 
 His own Inheritance abhor'dl 
 
 63 The young Men to the Fire were led. 
 And Virgins knew no Bridal Bed : 
 
 64 The Sword of Life the Priefts deprived. 
 Nor Widows to lament furviv'd. 
 
 65 God, like a Giant rous'd from Sleep, 
 Whom Fumes of Wine a Pris'ner keep^ 
 
 66 His Foes i'th' hinder Parts did wound. 
 And with eternal Shame confound. 
 
 (^7 Yet wou'd he not chufe Evhraim^s Tribe, 
 He Jofcph's Offspring did profcribe ^ 
 
 68 But Judah'sTribQ he then approved. 
 And chofe Mount Sion which he lov'd. 
 
 -i- 69 There 
 
PSALM LXXIX. 1,5 
 
 ^y There he his Sanduary placed, 
 
 Which like the Earth fhou'd ever laft. 
 
 70 Then from the Care of teeming Ewes, 
 His Servant David he did chufe ; 
 
 71 Who laid afide his Shepherd's Hook, 
 And from God's Hand a Scepter took ; 
 God to a Crown did him advance. 
 To feed his own Inheritance. 
 
 72 Them with Integrity he fed. 
 And them with skilful Conduft led. 
 
 Psalm LXXIX. 
 
 i 'T^H E Heathen, Lord, thy Land invade, 
 -*• Thy Holy Temple wafte is laid ^ 
 Jerufalemh a Heap of Stones, 
 
 2 And all thy Servants Flelh and Bones 
 
 A Prey to Fowl and Beafts become, 
 
 3 While none furvive their Dead t'intomb ; 
 Their Blood's like Water fpilt, whilft all 
 Our Foes with Scorn upon us fall. 
 
 4 And ev'n our Neighbours us deride. 
 
 5 How long, Lord, Ihall thy Wrath abide ? 
 How long thy jealous Anger flame 
 
 6 On thofe who never heard thy Name ? 
 
 7 Thy Vengeance on the Heathen pour. 
 Who Jacob and thy Flock devour. 
 
 I 2 8 O 
 
ii5 PSALM LXXX. 
 
 8 OLord, don't ourpaft Sins refent! 
 From new, in Mercy, us prevent. 
 
 9 God of Salvation, thofe reftore 
 
 From Sin, who thy great Name adore : 
 10 Let not the Heathen vainly boaft. 
 That I/r^e/'s Tribes their God have loft. 
 
 If thou revenge thy Servant's Blood, 
 Thy Foes fhall own thee Jutland Good. 
 I ! Lord, hear the fighing Captives Cry, 
 Theirs who appointed are to die ! 
 
 12 Let the Reproach they caft on Thee, 
 Sev'n times increas'd their Portion be ! 
 
 13 Then, Lord, thy Flock (hall fpend their Days 
 With Thanks, in fetting forth thy Praife. 
 
 Psalm LXXX. 
 
 i /^ R E A T Shepherd of thy Ifrad! 
 ^^ Who Jofefh like a Flock doft guide, 
 Between the Cherubims doft dwell, 
 
 2 Stir up thy wondrous Strength *, nor hide, 
 
 O Lord, from Benjamin thy Face, 
 Nor from thy Servant Jofeph's Race. 
 
 3 Turft Hi^ and caufe thy Face to flnne^ 
 O Lord^ and then we JJjail be thine* 
 
 4 How long (hall thy Difpleafure laft. 
 Why from our Pray V doft turn thy Ears ? 
 
 4- 5 We 
 
PSALM LXXX. 117 
 
 5 We in our Bread Affliftion tafl:. 
 
 And with our Drink we mix our Tears : 
 
 6 'Twixt Strife and Envy we are torn. 
 And us our Neighbours laugh to fcorn. 
 
 7 Turn -usj and caufe thy Face to jhitte^ 
 O Lordj and then we Jljall be thine^ 
 
 8 A Vine from Egypt thou didft take. 
 In Canaan planted by thy Hand ^ 
 
 9 Room for her fpreading Branch didft make. 
 And her ripe Clufters fill'd the Land. 
 
 10 Her Shadow veil'd the Hills, her Hpad 
 Tall as a goodly Cedar fpread: 
 Then let thy glorious Prefence Jhiney 
 To fave and to reftore thy Vine* 
 
 1 1 Her Branches to the Sea were grown. 
 Her Leaves did fhade the Rivers Brink.- 
 
 1 2 Why are her Fences broken down ? 
 Strangers her Clufters prefs and drink : 
 
 13 Boars from the Foreft tear her Roots, 
 The favage Beafts devour her Fruits. 
 
 ^4 O let thy gloriom Prefence Jhinej 
 To fave and to refiore thy Vine, 
 
 I S Thy Hand this Vineyard did enclofe, 
 
 Which for thy Service fenc'd did ftand ^ 
 i<5 With thy Rebuke confound not thofe, 
 I" Whom thou haft plac'd at thy right Hand. 
 
 I 3 18 Then 
 
ii8 PSALM LXXXL 
 
 1 8 Then (hall we not go back from Thee, 
 
 But quickned, thy Adorers be. 
 ip Titrn us^ and caufe thy Face to flnne^ 
 
 O Lord^ and then we Jhall be thine. 
 
 Psalm LXXXL 
 
 1 T^O God our Strength your Voices raife, 
 
 2 -*- Compofe a Pfalm to iing his Praife j 
 The warbling Lute, fweet Viol bring. 
 The folemn Harp, and Cymbal ring, 
 
 3 The New Moon feen, flirill Trumpets found y 
 Your facred Feafts with Triumphs crown'd. 
 
 4 Thefe Rites in Ifrael God decreed. 
 When them from Pondage he had freed. 
 
 5 When he redeem'd them by his Hand, 
 From both an unknown Tongue and Land ; 
 
 6 Your Burdens I have caft away. 
 
 Says God, and cleans'd your Hands from Clay. 
 
 7 To you, when in your Fears you cry'd, 
 I from the thundring Cloud reply'd : 
 I faw and heard your Murmurings 
 At Meribas diftaftful Springs. 
 
 8 Ye Sons of Ifmely now give ear •, 
 
 I will inftrud, if you will hear: 
 p Ko Idols, no f^lfe Gods adore, 
 Islor their miltaken Power implore, 
 
 10 'Twas 
 
PSALM LXXXII. 1 19 
 
 to 'Twas I who brought thee from the Land 
 Of Egyft^ with a mighty Hand j 
 lam thy Lord, then open wide 
 Thy Mouth, thou fhalt be fatisfy'd. 
 
 1 1 Yet to my Voice they hearkned not, 
 And^ Ifrael foon their God forgot : 
 
 12 When to their Lufts by me refign'd. 
 To Error they again declin'd. 
 
 13 Othat my People had obey'd 
 
 My Voice ! nor from my Paths had ftray'd \ 
 
 14 I foon for them my Hand had rear'd. 
 And their Defender had appeared. 
 
 15 Then had I made their Enemy 
 Submit,^ and at their Mercy lie : 
 Bleft had they been with lafting Peace^ 
 
 ^6 And happy in the Earth's Increafe ^ 
 With Flour of Wheat and Honey fill'd^ 
 Which from the hollow Rock diftil'd. 
 
 Psalm LXXXII. 
 
 1 /^OD fits above the Thrones of Kings, 
 ^^ The Gods his Judgments bind : 
 
 2 How long (hall wicked Men in things 
 
 Unjuft, Acceptance find! 
 
 3 Defend the Poor and Fatherlefs, 
 
 And the Afflidcd feed*: 
 
 I 4 4 Let 
 
126 PSALM LXXXIIl 
 
 4 Let thofe, who fufFer fad Diftrefs, 
 
 Be from OpprelTion freed. 
 
 5 They will not know nor underftand, 
 
 Dark Clouds their Day overtake •, 
 The firm Foundations of the Land, 
 With great Diforder fliake. 
 
 6 The Mighty once I Gods did call, 
 
 And Sons of the moft High, 
 
 7 Till I beheld how Princes fall. 
 
 And like the Vulgar die. 
 
 8 And now, O Lord, thy Self advance. 
 
 And make thy Judgments known ! 
 The Earth is thy Inheritance, 
 And all the World thy own. 
 
 Psalm LXXXIIl. 
 
 1 /^ Lord, no longer hold thy Peace, 
 ^^ Nor ftill in Silence lie! 
 
 2 Behold thy Enemys increafe. 
 
 And lift their Heads on high. 
 
 3 They fit in Council to find out 
 . Thy fecret ones, and boaft 
 
 4 That Ifrael^s Forces they fliall rout, 
 
 Their Kame and Race be loft. 
 
 5 Each Hand to this Defign confents, 
 
 Againft Thee all combine: 
 
 6 Fier 
 
PS^rAf LXXXIII. 121 
 
 6 Fierce Edom in his wandring Tents, 
 
 And Ifijmaelh thievifh Linfe* ' 
 
 7 The Hagarens and Aioahites^ 
 
 ' With Amorites confpirev 
 Gebal and the Amalehtes^ ' 
 With thofe of faithkfs Tyr€> 
 
 8 Kext our old I^oes of Paleftine^ 
 
 With whom th' Ajfyrims plot, 
 Join'd with the misbegotten Line 
 Of old inceftuous Lot, 
 
 9 The Fate of Jahin^ Sifera^ 
 
 And Midian them purfue! 
 
 10 Whom, where the Streams of Kijon ftray, 
 
 Our Troops at Endor flew. 
 
 11 Slay them as Ze^^, Zdmmna', 
 
 And Zeeh^ with Or^^ fell, 
 
 12 Who proudly faid, We'l takeaway 
 
 The Houfe where God does dwell. 
 
 13 Lord, make them like a turning Wheel, 
 
 As Chaff before the Wind ! 
 
 14 As Woods which Flames confuming feel. 
 
 And leave no Trace behind. 
 
 1 s So let thy Wrath like Fire increafe ! 
 
 So them confound with Shame ! 
 16 Kor let the raging Tempefl ceafe, 
 
 Till they confefs thy Name! 
 37 O may they all Confufion fee, 
 
 And in Deftruftion fall! 
 
 «8 Until 
 
ii^t PSJLM LXXXIV. 
 
 28 Until the World convinced fhall be. 
 That GOD is Lord of all. 
 
 Psalm LXXXIV. 
 
 1 1^ Lord, How beauteous are thy Courts! 
 
 2 ^^ Thither my longing Soulreforts-, 
 Fainting to fee that bleft Abode, 
 Wherein refides th' Almighty God. 
 
 3 The Sparrow finds a Place to reft ^ 
 The untun'd Swallow builds her Keft : 
 Within thy Walls their Young they breed. 
 And them before thy Altar feed. 
 
 4 How bleft are they who there may dwell. 
 Thy Wdnders, and thy Works to tell ! 
 
 5 How bleft are they, whofe Strength abides 
 In God! forthefe He fafely guides. 
 
 6 Thefe in the thirfty Vales are filFd 
 
 With Springs, or Show'rs from Clouds diftird* 
 
 7 Paffing along from Strength to Strength, 
 Till they Mount Sion reach at length. 
 
 8 The God of Jacob lends his Ear, 
 
 The Lord of Hofts my Pray'r will hear. 
 
 9 Thou art my Shield j and. Lord, thy Grace 
 Inlightens thy Anointed's Face. 
 
 10 One Day which in thy Courts 1 fpend, 
 A thoufand others does tranfcend. 
 
 Thy 
 
PS^LM LXXXV- 12} 
 
 Thy Temple-Gates Pll rather keepi 
 Than in the Tents of Princes fleep. 
 
 1 1 God like a Shield giVes ftrong Defence : 
 And as the Sun, v^hofe Influence 
 Breeds all things for our Good; fohe, 
 
 12 O God, is bjeft, who trufts in Thee| 
 
 Psalm LXXXV. 
 
 1 T ORD! Thou haft; moft indulgent been, 
 •■-/ And Jacob haft redeem'd from Chains : 
 
 2 Our Failings are no longer feen, 
 
 3 And nothing of our Sin remains. 
 
 4 Turn us, that Thou from Wrath mayft turn, 
 Nor let thy Anger ever burn, 
 
 5 Shall our Defpair for ever live ? 
 And fliall we no CefTation fee ? 
 
 6 Lord, let thy Spirit us revive ! 
 So fliall our Souls rejoice in Thee. 
 
 7 May thy clear Streams of Mercy flow ; 
 And thy Salvation to us fliow, 
 
 ■ .r 
 
 8 I, what the Lord fliall rpeak, will hear; 
 Thy Voice of Peace thy Saints attend i 
 
 9 Believing thy Salvation near. 
 The People fliall their Follys end. 
 
 xo Mercy and Truth together ftand, 
 ]ufl:ice and Peace walk hand in band* 
 
 II Then 
 
194 PSALM LXXXVl. 
 
 11 Then Righteournefs from Earth (hall rife,' 
 
 And Truth from Heav'n fliall be dillird ; 
 
 12 Plenty God's libVal Hand fupplys. 
 
 And Earth a glad Increafe fhall yield. 
 
 13 Before Thee Righteoufnefs (hall go. 
 And thy Example to us fliow. 
 
 Psalm LXXXVL 
 
 J *TpHY Ear to thy poor Suppliant bow^ 
 
 2 •*- And his untainted Soul defend : 
 To him thy high Salvation fliow. 
 
 For all his Hopes on Thee depend. 
 
 3 I for thy Mercy raife my Voice, 
 
 4 O may thy Servant's Soul rejoice ! 
 
 5 Thou, Lord, art ready to forgive. 
 
 Thy boundlefs Mercy knows no end -, 
 
 6 My Supplications, Lord, receive, 
 
 7 When troubled I (hall Thee attend. 
 
 8 Like Thee no other Gods there are. 
 Nor can their Works with thine compare. 
 
 9 All Nations, which Thou didit create. 
 
 Behold the Wonders Thou bait done ^ 
 Thy mighty Name (hall celebrate, 
 
 10 Confe(nng Thou art God alone. 
 
 1 1 Teach me, O Lord, to walk upright, 
 And to l^hy.Fc^r my Heart unite ! 
 
 12 For 
 
PSALM LXXXVli:^ ilj 
 
 SI Forever, Lord, my thankful Heart 
 Thy Name (hall glorify and praife; 
 
 13 Thou fo great Mercy didft impart. 
 
 My Soul from lowed Hell to ralfe* 
 
 14 Yet Pride and Force againft mc rife. 
 And God is not before their Eyes- 
 
 15 Early and near thy Mercys are, 
 
 Tliy Anger and Revenge come late 5 
 96 Thy Handmaid's Son with Strength repair. 
 
 That thofe who him deride and hate, 
 1 7 The Tokens of thy Love may fee, 
 How Thou doft help and comfort mto 
 
 Psalm LXXXVIL 
 
 1 CION's Foundations God has bleft, 
 
 2 ^ Loves That of all his Dwellings b^lt 
 
 3 We high and glorious things record 
 . Of Thee, the City of the Lord. 
 
 4 Let Babylon with Raab join. 
 Tyre, Ethiope^ and Paleftine ; 
 All their Inhabitants ihall hear. 
 
 And tell who had his Birth-place there., 
 
 5 Sion by the Almighty Hands 
 
 Of God himfelf eftablifh'd ftands- 
 
 6 Under his Hand it refts decreed. 
 
 That MAN of Men Ihou'd thence proceed. 
 
 7 Our Songs loud Muiick fhall attend, 
 When Divine Springs ihall thence defcend. 
 
 FSAtM 
 
Mi6 PSALM LXXXVIIL 
 
 PsAXM LXXXVIII. 
 
 1 /^ God of my Salvation! Thee 
 ^^ I feek both Kight and Day, 
 
 2 Let not my Crys rejeded be. 
 
 Bat hear me when I pray : 
 S Left when thy Terrors ftop my Breath, 
 I fall into the Jaws of Death. 
 
 4 I among thofe receive my Lot, 
 
 Who jfink into the Deep: 
 
 5 With fuch as God remembers not, 
 
 I in Oblivion deep, 
 ^ Caft out into a Sea of Woe, 
 
 7 Where me the fwelling Waves overflow* 
 
 8 Me my Acquaintance hate and fcorn. 
 
 My Houfe becomes my Jail : 
 P And my dim Eyes with weeping mourn. 
 When I my Sins bewail. 
 
 10 Wilt Thou fuch Wonders work, to raile 
 Man from the dead to fing thy Praife ! 
 
 1 1 Who can thy Wonders underftand. 
 
 That in the Grave remains ? 
 
 12 Who Thee remember in the Larid, 
 
 Where dark Oblivion reigns? 
 
 13 To Thee my early Crys I fent. 
 My Vows the Morning did prevent. 
 
 14 Why 
 
PSALM LXXXIX. 127 
 
 14 Why, Lord, haft Thou my Soul raft out ? 
 
 And turnMfrom me thy Eye? 
 
 1 5 Death compafles my Youth about. 
 
 And I diftrafted die. 
 1 5 Thy Terrors cut me off with Woes, 
 My Soul thy Fury overthrows- 
 
 17 They daily like a fwelling Flood 
 Againft me did appear. 
 And in a Croud together ftood. 
 While not a Friend came near* . 
 28 All my Companions ftand afar^ 
 My Lovers loft in Darknefs are- 
 
 Psalm LXXXIX- 
 
 1 pROM Age to Age I will record 
 -■- The Truth and Mercy of the Lord. 
 
 2 His Faithfulnefs as firmly ftands. 
 As Heaven eftablifhM by his Hands. 
 
 3 A Covenant He with David made. 
 And to his Chofen, fwearing, faid : 
 
 4 Thy Off-lpring fliall be bleft, thy Throne 
 Shall ftand for %y^ like my own. 
 
 5 Angels thy heavenly Wonders Ihow, 
 Thy Saints declare thy Works below. 
 
 6 Celeftial PowVs thy Subjefts are. 
 Then what can Earth to Thee compare ? 
 
 7 With 
 
m8 BS ALM LXXXIX. 
 
 7 With Reverence all bis Saints appear. 
 And round hira ftand with awful Fear. 
 
 8 The Lord of Hofls with Strength abounds. 
 And Faithfulnefs his Throne furrounds. 
 
 9 Thy Breath with Rage the Sea does fill. 
 And at thy Word the Storms are ftill. 
 
 10 Thy Voice, like Death, has Rahab broke. 
 Thy Foes lie fcatterM by thy Stroke. 
 
 1 1 Thy Bounty Heaven and Earth did found. 
 From whence with Fulnefs they abound. 
 
 12 The North sitid South thy Hand did frame. 
 Tabor and Hcrmon praife thy Name. 
 
 13 Thy mighty Arm in Strength excels. 
 And Valour in thy right Hand dwells. 
 
 P A R T IL 
 
 14 Thy Throne is fixt on Judgment's Bafe, 
 And Mercy ftands before thy Face. 
 
 15 Thrice happy they, thy Voice who hear, 
 And by thy Law their Courfes fteer ! 
 
 16 Exalted in thy Rigfiteftifnefs^ 
 
 They to thy Name their Prayer addrefs x 
 
 17 Their Strength is by thy Glory born. 
 Thy Favour Ihall exalt their Horn, 
 
 18 We fafe in thy Proteftion dwell. 
 Thou Holy One of JfraeU 
 
 jp 'Twas 
 
P5^LAI LXXXIX. 129 
 
 IP *Twas God, who in a Vifion faid, 
 I on the Mighty Help have laid* 
 
 20 David my Servant firft 1 chofe. 
 His Head my facred Oil overflows. 
 
 11 Firmly fupported by my Hand, 
 
 His Strength fhall conquer and command. 
 
 22 His Enemy Ihall ne'er prevail; 
 The Sons of Wickednefs fhall fail, 
 
 23 Caft down before his Face : and all 
 Who hate him, by my Plagues Ihall fall. 
 
 24 Mercy and Faithfulnefs his Ways 
 
 ShaU point, my Kame his Horn Ihall raife. 
 
 25 He o'er the Sea (hall ftretch his Hand, 
 And mighty Rivers (hall command. 
 
 z6 Me for his Father he Ihall own, 
 His faving Rock ^ for he's my Son^ 
 
 27 The Firft-born of my heavenly Race: 
 Above all Empires is his Place. 
 
 28 With him my Cov'nant fhall ftand fait, 
 My Mercy Ihall for ever lalt* 
 
 29 His Seed for ever fhall endure. 
 
 His Throne as Heaven it felf fecure. 
 
 30 But if his Sons forfake my Law, 
 And their Obedience fhall withdraw ; 
 
 31 If from my Ways and Rules they ftray. 
 And my Commandments difobey j 
 
 K ii Their 
 
I JO PSALM LXXXIX, 
 
 32 Their Sins I'll vifit with a Rod, 
 Their Backs (hall feel the Stripes of God: 
 
 33 Yet Ihall they not to Ruin fall, 
 My Word I never will recall. 
 
 34 My Covenant I will never break, 
 Kor vvhatfoe'er my Lips did fpeak. 
 
 35 By my own Holinefs have I 
 Once fworn, nor will to David lyej 
 
 36 The Throne of his Eternal Line, 
 For ever like the Sun (hall fhine : 
 
 37 Fixt like the Moon in Heaven, and there 
 A faithful Witnefs fhall appear. 
 
 Part III. 
 
 3S This was thy Cov'nant feal'd to me ; 
 When Ihall it, Lord, accomplifh'd be ? 
 
 39 Thou halt eaft thy Anointed down. 
 Haft broken and abas'd his Crown. 
 
 40 Thy Anger has laid v/afte his Wall j 
 All his ftrong Holds to Ruin fall. 
 
 41 The Strangers on his Rights incroach. 
 And all his Neighbours Him reproach. 
 
 42. Thy Hand upholds th' infulting Foes, 
 Who boaft and triumph in his Woes. 
 
 43 His blunted Sword deceives his Hand ; 
 The furious Charge He cannot Hand. 
 
 4- 44 His 
 
 J 
 
PSALM LXXXIX, iji 
 
 44 His Glory's vanifh'd, his Renown 
 
 Is laid in Dull, his Throne caft down. 
 
 45 His vigorous Youth and hopeful Race 
 End, and Confufion fills his Face. 
 
 45 How long wilt Thou from us retire. 
 And let thy Anger burn like Fire? 
 
 47 Remember, Lord, how vain is Man, 
 How few his Hours, how fhort his Span ! 
 
 48 Short from his Cradle to his Grave, 
 For who from thence himfelf can fave ? 
 
 49 How is thy Tendernefs decay'd ? 
 Where are thy Vows to David made ? 
 
 50 For He's become the People's Scorn, 
 With Laughter and Reproaches torn. 
 
 5 1 Thefe Scorns if thy Anointed bear^ 
 They lefs his Foes than thine appear. 
 But bleft for ever be thy Name, 
 And may all Nations fay the fame ! 
 
 The End of the Third Book of PfMms. 
 K 2 
 
( n* ) 
 
 The Fourth Book of Psalms. 
 
 Psalm XC 
 
 THOU thro all Ages art our God ; 
 In Thee was our fecur« Abode, 
 Before thyCompafs drew the Earth, 
 
 Or thence the Mountains took their 
 
 (Birth, 
 
 Yet Man, who to Deftruftion falls. 
 Thy Voice into the World recalls. 
 A thoufand Years are to thy Sight 
 Like a paft Day, or ending Night. 
 
 Loft in a fwift impetuous Stream, 
 We feem but like a waking Dream. 
 The Flow'r that with the Sun did rife, 
 r th' Evening hangs the Head, and dies* 
 
 So caft into confuming Fire, 
 
 in thy fierce Anger we expire. 
 
 Our Davkncfs yielding to thy Light, • 
 
 Our Secrets can't efcape thy Sight, 
 
 9 We 
 
PSALM XCI. i?j 
 
 9 Wc all our Days in Sorrow fpend *, 
 Andasa Tale that's told, they end. 
 
 10 Seventy coxnpleats the Age of Man -^ 
 Eighty but ftretchcs out his Span^ 
 
 And who beyond that meafure ftrains, 
 Upon the Rack iprolongs his Pains. 
 
 11 Who knows thy Anger's Power ? or who 
 Pays thy juft Wrath the Fear that's due? 
 
 1 1 When once we're taught to count our Days^ 
 Our Hearts with Wifdom we (hall raifc. 
 
 13 Return, OLord-, Lo ! we repent: 
 Ofreffus from Sin's PunifhmentJ 
 
 14 BleftGod, thy Sun of Mercy raile. 
 And give us bright and happy Days ! 
 
 1 5 Meafure the Years which make us glad. 
 Equal with thoie which made us fad. 
 
 1 5 Thy Wonders to thy Servants fhow. 
 And let their Sons thy Glory know, 
 
 1 7 May that on us its Beams refleft. 
 And with its Light our Ways direft- 
 
 Psalm XCL 
 
 1 lliTHO to God's facred Place refort, 
 
 ^ Them the Almighty's Wings o'erfhadc: 
 
 2 He is their Refuge, and their Fort, 
 
 Their God, oa whom their Tr»ft is laid. 
 K 3 3 Deli- 
 
'jj4 PSJLM XCL 
 
 3 Deliver^ from the Fowler's Snare, 
 Their Lives the noifom Plague (hall fparc.^ 
 
 4 With his foft Feathers overfpred. 
 
 Under a Buckler fafely lie: 
 
 5 Nor the Night's difmal Terrors dread. 
 
 Nor th' Arrow, which by Day does ffy. 
 
 6 Nor Plagues by Night that walk the Round, 
 Nor thofe of Noon-tide them fliall wound. 
 
 7 Thoufands (hall fall at thy right Hand, 
 
 Whilft Thou from Dangers flialt be free : 
 
 8 As a Spedator Thou (halt ftand, 
 
 And the Reward of Sinners fee. 
 
 9 Since God thy Refuge is become. 
 His Habitation is thy Home. 
 
 10 No ill Event fliall thee Invade, 
 
 No noifom Plague thy Houfe infeft : 
 
 1 1 His Angels God thy Guard has made. 
 
 Who thee in all thy Ways proteft. 
 
 12 On Thee his Minifters attend, 
 Nor fliall a Stone thy Foot offend. 
 
 13 Thou on the Bafilisk fhalt tread, 
 
 The Lion and the Dragon tame : 
 
 14 From Danger God preferves thy Head, 
 
 For thou haft lov'd and fear'd his Name. 
 
 1 5 Safe and in Honour flialt thou live, 
 
 16 And my Salvation flialt receive. 
 
 Psalm 
 
PSALM XCII. 135 
 
 Psalm XCII: 
 
 1 >Tp I S good, our Thanks to God to bring, 
 
 -»- And Praifes to his Name to fing. 
 
 2 Bis Love the Morning fliall recite. 
 His Faithfulnefs the fearful Night. 
 
 3 All Arts which Mufick can invent. 
 Harp, Pfaltry, ten*ftringM Inftrument, 
 His folemn Praifes ihajl refound j 
 
 4 Whofe Works with Joy my Head have crown'd* 
 
 5 How great the Works which God has wrought ? 
 And how profound his fecret Thought ! 
 
 6 Fools to this Knowledg can't afcend, 
 Nor brutifli Man this comprehend. 
 
 7 When Sin like Grafs grows ftrong and high, 
 'Tis certain then the Harveft's nigh. 
 
 S God ever fits on high, and all 
 p His wicked Foes difperft Ihall fall. 
 
 10 Anointed with frefh Oil, my Horn 
 Is ftrong, like that o'th'Unicorn» 
 
 1 1 My Foes (hall fall before my Eyes, 
 My Ear fhall hear their dying Crys. 
 
 12 The Righteous like a Palm are grown,' 
 Like Cedars fpread on Lebanon ^ 
 
 X 3 Whom God in his own Courts docs plant^ 
 14 They neither Fruit nor Bloffomswant. 
 
 K4 IS Thus 
 
i}6 PSJLM XCIILXCIV. 
 
 1 5 Thus is our God for ever juft. 
 Firm as a Rock, when him we truft« 
 
 Psalm XCIII. 
 
 c /*^0D cloth'd in his Majeftick Robe, 
 vJ His mighty Scepter bears 
 Over the new created Globe ; 
 And girt with Strength appears. 
 
 2 His Throne, than Time it felf *s more bid, 
 
 3^ Aloud the Ocean roars ^ 
 Its Billows to the Skies are roll'd, 
 
 4 Yet God has fix'd its Shores. 
 
 His Voice exceeds the Ocean^ far. 
 When Waves their Rage proclaim: 
 
 5 Secure his Tellimonys are. 
 
 And Holy is his Kame. 
 
 Psalm XCIV, 
 
 t /^ God, to whom Revenge belongs, 
 ^^ Arife and vindicate our Wrongs ! 
 
 2 Let not the World's great Judg retard 
 His Jullice, but the Proud reward. 
 
 3 How long ihall they their Power podefs. 
 And triumph in their Wickednefs ? 
 
 4 Their Hands ftill execute thofe Wrongs, 
 They threaten with their boafting Tongues. 
 
 Sin 
 
PSJLM XCIV. §37 
 
 $ In pieces, wHh their Pride and Rage, 
 They brea^jind tiar thy Heritage. 
 
 6 The Widow's Blood the Strangers fpill. 
 And the forfakcn Orphan kill. 
 
 7 They fay, God will not this difcern, 
 Nor do fuch Trifles Him concern. 
 
 8 Now underftand, thou brutifh Man ^ 
 Ye Fools, confider if you can. 
 
 9 Think ye that He nor fees, nor hears. 
 Who gave to Man both Eyes and Ears? 
 
 10 To Him, who Heathens has chaftis'd. 
 Think ye that ye can walk difguis'd ? 
 
 How can Man think God nothing knows. 
 From whom all Human Knowledg flows? 
 
 1 1 Fond Man ! fo much he knows of Thee, 
 He knows Thou art mere Vanity. 
 
 1 2 He's blefl whom God's Chaftifements awe. 
 And make him recoiled his Law. 
 
 13 The Pit fliall for the Wicked gape. 
 When He all Danger fhall efcape. 
 
 14 The Lord his People will proted. 
 Nor his Inheritance rejeftt 
 
 15 Juftice to Righteoufnefs is due, 
 Th' upright in Heart Ihall that purfuc. 
 
 1^ Who will ftand up for me, and rife 
 'Gainft thofe who work Iniquitys? 
 
 •17 My 
 
ij8 PSALM XCV. 
 
 1 7 My God has mc in Safety kcpt'j 
 If not, I had in filenceflept, 
 
 1 8 And when I faid my Feet did flidci 
 JehovaVs Mercy me did guidcc 
 
 ip When my high Thoughts to Thee take flight. 
 Thy Comforts, Lord, are my Delight. 
 
 20 Sure not with Thine, that Throne has flood. 
 Which Mifchief by a Law makes good. 
 
 21 The righteous Soul they circumvent. 
 And doom to Death the Innocent. 
 
 22 But Thou, Lord, art my ftrong Support^ 
 My Rock, my Refuge, and my Fort : 
 
 23 Whilft they by thy juft Hand Ih^ll die. 
 Loft in their own Iniquity. 
 
 Psalm XCV, 
 
 1 /^OMEletus fing "JehovaVsV^dXk^ 
 ^^-^ And in his Name rejoice: 
 
 2 To our Salvation's Rock we'll raife^ 
 
 In facred Hymns, our Voice. 
 
 3 The Lord all other Gods excels. 
 
 His Hand the World fuftains: 
 
 4 He o'er the Hills and Vallys dwells, 
 
 5 And o'er the liquid Plains. 
 
 6 The Lord with bended Knees adore. 
 
 He only is our God : 
 
 7 We are his Flock, hisPafture's Store, 
 
 Conduced by his Rod. 
 
 8 Then 
 
PSALM XCVI. IJ9 
 
 8 Then let your Hearts, when He fliall call. 
 
 From Hardnefs be exempt j 
 Mor like your Sires i'th' Defart fall. 
 When they their God did tempt. 
 
 9 His Works they faw, approved, belicv'J^ 
 
 10 Yet Him for forty Years 
 This wicked Generation griev'd. 
 
 And turn'd away their Ears. 
 His Laws they wou'd not underftand: 
 
 11 -In Wrath he did proteft, 
 
 By this vile Race the promised Land 
 Shou'd never be pofTeft. 
 
 Psalm XCVI. 
 
 1 T7E who from Earth, your Mother, fpring, 
 
 -*• New Songs to your Creator fing ! 
 
 2 His high Salvation, Day to Day, 
 His Kame and Honour fliall difplay, 
 
 3 His Wonders to the People fliow ! 
 His Glory let the Heathen know ! 
 
 4 The Lord is great, and greatly prais'd. 
 His Pow'r above all Gods is rais'd. 
 
 5 Thefe but from Men their Being take j 
 Our God did Man and Angels make. 
 
 6 Pow'r, Honour, Majefty Divine, 
 In his pure SanSuary fhine, 
 
 7 Throt 
 
140 PSALM XCVII. 
 
 7 Thro all the Earth let evVy Tribe 
 Glory and Strength to God afcribe ! 
 
 8 His Honour and his Wonders fing. 
 And to his Courts their OfF'rings bring ! 
 
 9 In pure and beauteous Holinefs, 
 Let all the World his Fear exprefs. 
 
 10 May to the Heathen this be known, 
 That the Almighty reigns alone. 
 
 Kor fliall the Earth's Foundations move. 
 Till they his righteous Judgments prove. 
 
 1 1 Then Heaven and Earth fliall both rejoice. 
 And th' Ocean join its roaring Voice. 
 
 1 2 Then ev'ry Fruit (hall joyful be. 
 Fruits of the Field, and of the Tree- 
 
 1 3 His Judgments to all Nations come. 
 Who from his Mouth receive their Doom. 
 
 Psalm XCVII. 
 
 1 TpHE Lord does reign, let Earth advance 
 
 J" His Praife, let all the Iflands dance ! 
 
 2 A cloudy Mantle Him furrounds: 
 With Righteoufnefs and Light Divine, 
 His Throne and high Pavilion fliine. 
 
 3 Fore-running Fire his Foes confounds. 
 
 4 His Lightnings to the World gave Light, 
 Earth favv and trembled at the Sight. 
 
 5 Hills 
 
PSALM XCVIIL 141 
 
 5 Hills melt like Wax, like Snow they thaw. 
 When God's bright Prefence guilds the Air, 
 
 6 The Skys his Righteoufnefs declare : 
 
 And all the Earth his Glory faw. 
 
 7 Confounded may they be who call 
 On Idols, or before them fall ; 
 
 All Gods on Earth before him bow* 
 S Judah rejoicM when God was heard. 
 And Sion leap'd when He appeared. 
 For they his righteous Judgments know. 
 
 p Above the Earth are his Abodes 9 
 Rais*d above all created Gods, 
 
 I o Who love his Name, all Sins rejeft : 
 
 Their Souls in Glory (hall appear. 
 And He their Lives and Fortunes here 
 Shall from the wicked Hand proted. 
 
 I I His Light is for tbe Righteous Town, 
 Gladnefs the upright Heart (hall crown. 
 
 Bring your Thank-ofFerings to tte Lord, 
 iz Your Joy in chearfiil Songs exprefs : 
 His everlafting Holinefs 
 Stin in your Memory record. 
 
 Psalm XCYIII. 
 
 T 
 
 O God our Lord renew your Song, 
 His Hand has Wonders wrought: 
 Triumphal Crowns to Him belong, 
 When with his Foes he fought^ 
 
 a The 
 
142 PSALM XCIX. 
 
 2 The Light of his Salvation round 
 
 To Heathen Lands extends : 
 
 3 His Mercy Jacob's Race has found. 
 
 And the World's utmoft Ends. 
 
 4 To God, ye Nations of the Earth, 
 
 With thankful Hearts rejoice; 
 
 5 And to the Lord youa: Joy and Mirth 
 
 Exprefs with Harp and Voice. 
 
 6 Your Cornets and your Trumpets found j 
 
 7 And let the Ocean roar. 
 
 And from its clafliing Waves rebound 
 God's Wonders to the Shore* 
 
 8 Floods clap your Hands with loud Accord , 
 
 Ye Mountains dance for Mirth j 
 P When ye behold the righteous Lord 
 Defcend to judg the Earth. 
 
 ^"■■''PSALM XCIX. 
 
 1 ^TpHE Lord does reign, the People quake, 
 
 -*- Gf Cherubs He his Throne does make, 
 While the Earth's firm Foundations fliakc. 
 
 2 In Sion is his facred Seat, 
 
 He above Earth fits High and Great, 
 His Voice his Terrors does repeat. 
 
 3 In Juftice is his chief Delight, 
 
 4 Judgment with Strength he does unite, 
 To Jacob's Seed difpenfing Right. 
 
 S Kneel 
 
PSALM C 14J 
 
 5 Kneel at the Footftool of his Throne, 
 For He's the High and Holy One, 
 
 6 To Mfffes and to jiarvn known : 
 
 Samuel next them invok'd his Name. 
 
 7 His Pillar, form'd of Clouds and Flame, 
 Appeared, from whence his Precepts came. 
 
 His Teftaments they did believe. 
 Obedient to his Voice did live, 
 
 8 And He their Errors did forgive. 
 
 Yet their Inventions He abhor'd. 
 
 9 Exalted be our mighty Lord, 
 And on his facred Mount ador'd ! 
 
 P s A L M Co 
 
 1 \TE Nations of the Earth rejoice, 
 
 -*- When ye to God your felves prefent ; 
 
 2 And make your glad harmonious Voice 
 Of his high Praife the Inftrument. 
 
 3 He is our God ; for Man, 'tis fure. 
 Made not himfelf : we are his Sheep ; 
 His Flock with Care he does fccure, 
 In guarded Folds and Fields does keep, 
 
 4 Then to his Gates with Thanks refort. 
 And in his Courts attend with Praife : 
 Your Thankfulnefs to Him report, 
 And to his Name your Trophys raife. 
 
 5 The 
 
144 PSALM CI. 
 
 5 The Goodnefs of our God proclaim^ 
 Whofe Mercy fliali for ever laft : 
 His Truth, from Age to Age the lame. 
 Shall fo remain when Time is paft. 
 
 P S A L M Cl. 
 
 1 T ORD, inmy Song, thy Mercy fwcet 
 •"-^ Shall thy feverer Jufticemeet^ 
 
 2 In Wifdom's Paths HI guide my Feet* 
 
 When God is pleasM to come to me. 
 Towards him my Heart Ihall perfeS be, 
 i My Eye no wicked thing fllall fee. 
 
 Their ASions I abhor who ftart 
 
 4 Afide •, from me a froward Heart, 
 And a vile Pcrfon ihall depart, 
 
 5 The Man that flanders privately. 
 And him that bears his Soul too high, 
 And the proud-hearted I defy. 
 
 ^ They, whom my Eye Ihall faithful fee, 
 And perfect, (hall my Servants be. 
 And in the Land fliall dwell with me. 
 
 7 But they who can deceive and lye. 
 With th' Impious from my Sight fhall fly, 
 
 8 And from God's City banifh'd die. 
 
PSJLM CIL 145 
 
 Psalm CII. 
 
 1 f^ Lord, receive my doleful Crys ! 
 ^^ Nor turn thy Face away : 
 
 2 But look upon my Miferys, 
 
 And hear me when I pray.' 
 When in my Grief I Thee invoke. 
 Make me a ' quick return : 
 
 3 For all my Days confume in Smoke, 
 
 My Bones to Alhes burn. 
 
 '4 My Heart like withered Grafs feems dead. 
 My Voice is loft in Groans: 
 My Flefh confum'd for want of Bread, 
 
 5 And I can count my Bones. 
 
 6 So walks the Pelican diftreft. 
 
 The Bird of Kight fo fhrieks: 
 
 7 So the fad Sparrow from his Keft, 
 
 His loft Compai;iion feeks. 
 
 8 All Day my Foe renews his Threat, 
 
 Againft my Life he fwears : 
 
 9 Afhes inftead of Bread I eat. 
 
 And mix my Drink with Tears.' 
 
 10 Only in Wrath Thou didft me raife, 
 
 To throw me down again ^ 
 
 1 1 I like a Shadow end my Days, 
 
 Like Grafs that thirfts for Rain* 
 
 L 12 Att 
 
S46 PSALM CIi: 
 
 12 All Ages Thee, O Lord, fhall knovrj 
 
 And ne'er thy ISJame forget; 
 
 13 Thy Mercy to thy Sion Ihow, 
 
 For Thou the Time haft fet. 
 
 14 Thy Servants love her very Duft^ 
 
 Her Ruins they deplore : 
 
 1 5 The Heathen then in God (hall trufti 
 
 And Kings fhall Him adore. 
 
 1 5 When Sion from theDuft fliallrilei 
 
 Thy Glory fhall appear : 
 17 Then fhalt Thou not our Prayers defpife. 
 
 But our Complaints fhalt hear. 
 s8 This after- Ages fhall record 
 
 To Nations yet unborn : 
 i^ How from high Heaven to Earth, our Lord 
 
 His glorious Eye did turn ", 
 
 10 To hear the fetter'd Captive's Prayer^ 
 And Him from Death redeem i* 
 
 2! His Name to worfhip, and declare 
 In high, Jerufalem. ' 
 
 22 But when their folemn Vows to pay, 
 
 Th' AfTembly did appear ^ 
 
 23 My Strength was broken in the way^ 
 
 My Days contraded were. 
 
 24. My Life, faidi, Lord, do not end. 
 E'er half my Days are pafl : 
 Thy Years for evermore extend. 
 Beyond all Time th^y laft. 
 
 2$ The 
 
PSALM OIL 147 
 
 25 The Earth's Foundation Thou didft lay. 
 
 Thou didft the Skys unfold. 
 
 26 Thou (halt endure *, they wear away. 
 
 And grow, like Garments, old. 
 
 Tho like a Vefture thfey are changed, 
 
 27 God ftill the fame fhall be. 
 
 28 Thy Children fhall not be eftrang'd, 
 
 But ftill confirm'd by Thee. 
 
 « 
 
 Psalm Ctll. 
 
 t,2 A/TY Soul, with all thy Facuitys 
 
 "*- '^^ Rejoice, and magnify the Lord ; 
 
 3 Thine, and my Body's Maladys, 
 
 His healing Hand to Health reftor'd. 
 
 4 He has redeem'd me from the Dead, 
 His Love and Mercy crown'd my Head. 
 
 5 His Daintys fute our Appetites, 
 
 Our Youth, as th' Eagle's, he renews : . 
 ^ He the Opprefs'd with Juftice rights, 
 Th' Opprefibr his Kevenge purfues. 
 
 7 His Ways to Mofes once were fhown. 
 His mighty Afts to Ifrad known* 
 
 8 His plenteous Mercys long abide, 
 
 And his Ihort Anger he retards: 
 
 9 ISJor docs he always frown or chide, 
 t o Nor like our Sins are our Rewards. 
 
 \ I As far as Heaven o'er Earth extends. 
 So far his Grace our Crimes tranfcends. 
 
 La 12 As # 
 
148 PSALM CIV. 
 
 12 As far from us has he remov'd 
 
 Our pardon'd Sins, as Eaft from Weft. 
 
 13 As Children by their Father lovM ^ 
 
 So they who fear his Name are bleft. 
 
 14 For He our Frailty knows, who muft 
 Return, from whence we came, to Duft.' 
 
 1 5 Man's Days are like a FlowV or Grafs, 
 
 Which fmitten by the Wafting Wind, 
 
 16 Within an hour to nothing pafs, 
 
 Neither the Thing or Place we find. 
 cy But all his Children, and their Race, 
 His lafting Mercy Ihall embrace. 
 
 18 For fuch as have obey'd his Will, 
 
 Celeftial Thrones He does prepare : 
 P9 Angels, who his Commands fulfil, 
 
 20 Ye heavenly Hofts his Praife declare. 
 
 21 Let all his Works his Power exprefs, 
 
 22 And Thou, my Soul, thy Maker blefs. 
 
 Psalm CIV. 
 
 1 TVyf Y Soul, thy great Creator praife, 
 -LVi When cloth'd in his celeftial Rays : 
 He in full Majefty appears, 
 
 And like a Robe his Glory wears. 
 
 2 The Skys are for his Curtains fpread, 
 
 3 Th' unfathom'd Deep he makes his Bed. 
 The Clouds are his triumphant Char, 
 The Winds his fleeing Gourfers are. 
 
 4. 4 Angels 
 
PSALM CIV. 149 
 
 4 Angels whom his own Breath iiitpires. 
 His Minifters, are flaming Fires. 
 
 5 The Earth's Foundations by his Hand 
 Are pois'd, and Ihall for ever ftand : 
 
 6 ClothM and invefted with the Flood, 
 Which once above the Mountains flood 5 
 
 7 But frighted by his Thunder fled, 
 Confin'd to its appointed Bed. 
 
 8 And now thofe proud impetuous Waves,' 
 Ev'n from themfelves receive their Graves 2 
 
 9 Kor uncontrol'd can pafs their Bound, 
 But in their Channels walk their round. 
 
 10 Yet them fome fecret Veins convey 
 
 To Hills, from whence thro Vales they ftray. 
 
 1 1 Tame Heifers there their Thirft allay. 
 And for the Stream wild Afles bray. 
 
 12 From pleafant Trees, which fhade the Brink, 
 The wing'd Muficians 'light to drink. 
 
 Part 11. 
 
 13 God from his cloudy Ciftern pours 
 
 On the parch'd Earth inriching ShowVs.^ 
 
 14 His Dew defcending on the Hills, 
 Both Man and Beaft with Plenty fills. 
 
 1 5 To chear our Hearts he gives us Wine \ 
 And Oil to make our Faces fliine. 
 
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150 PSJLM GIV. 
 
 To make us ftrong, he gives us Bread ; 
 i6 The Trees with pregnant Juice are fed. 
 
 17 To Birds, tall Cedars Shelter yield. 
 Where their high Marriage-Beds they build •, 
 
 18 The Stork on Firs ; on Mountains dwells 
 The Goat, there Coneys make their Cells. 
 
 i.p He fets the Sun his double Race, 
 
 And gives the Moon her changing Face : 
 
 20 And when thick Darknefs veils" the Day, 
 Wild Beafts the Forefl: range for Prey. 
 
 21 Lions their Young then lead abroad. 
 And roaring ask their Meat from God 5, 
 
 22 But when the Morning Sun does rife. 
 The Savage Beaft to Covert fiys. 
 
 23 Then Man to his Day-Labour goes. 
 And in the Evening takes repofe. 
 
 24 Ho^^'ftrange thy Works! how great thy Skill ? 
 Both which the Earth with Riches filL 
 
 Z$ They fill the vaft unfa thom^d Deep, 
 
 Kumberlefs Things there fwim.and creep ; 
 Still wandring in the Paths below, 
 
 26 Whilll Ships the fwelling Surface pbugh. " 
 'Tis there the vail Leviathan 
 
 _ Ills paftinie takes in fpite of Man. 
 
 Par^, 
 
PSALM Cir- IS! 
 
 Part III. 
 
 27 All thefe with Expeftation ftand, 
 • Attending thy moft liberal Hand : 
 ^a8 From which they all receive fuch Food, 
 As both to Thee and Them feems Good. 
 
 ip But when thy Face is hid, they mourn ^ 
 And dying, to their Dufl: return. 
 
 30 Thy Spirit the difpeopled Earth 
 Fills with a new created Birth, 
 
 3 1 God's Glory Ihall for ever lafl:. 
 With' his own Joy his Works are grac'd. 
 
 "52 The Earth ftands trembling at thy Stroke, 
 And at thy Touch the Mountains fmoke. 
 
 33 Thy Praifes {hall my Breath employ^ 
 Till it expire in endlefs Joy. 
 
 34 My Meditations will prove fweet. 
 If they thy kind Acceptance meet. 
 
 35 Then fhall confuming Sinners fade 
 
 To Dull, from whence they firft were made : 
 But I (hall to my Lord and King 
 Eternal Hallelujahs fing. 
 
 L 4 P S A L U 
 
i5« PSALM CV; 
 
 Psalm CV. 
 
 1 ^ I VE Thanks to God, invoke his Name; 
 ^^ To all the WorM his Deeds proclaim. 
 
 2 To praife his Wonders, Songs invent. 
 Worthy that noble Argument. 
 
 3 With joyful Hearts the Lord adorei 
 
 4 And feek his Face for evermore, 
 
 5 Admire the Works his Hand did make,' 
 The Laws and Judgments which he fpake ^ 
 
 6 Ye whofe Defcent from Abraham flows. 
 Ye Sons of Jacob whom he chofe. * 
 
 7 He is the Lord our God, whofe Law 
 And Judgments keep the World in awe* 
 
 8 With them he did a Covenant draw, 
 
 9 And fixM an everlafling Law : 
 
 10 He faid. Their Seed he wou'd advance 
 
 1 1 To Canaan^ their Inheritance. 
 
 11 When they but few in number were, 
 
 1 3 Both Sojourners and Strangers there : 
 
 14 Yet them from Wrongs he did proted, 
 And for their fake great Monarchs checkt, 
 
 1 5 Said he, My Prophets I'll afTure, 
 And my Anointed make fecure. 
 
 Part 
 
TSALM CVl 15} 
 
 Part II. 
 
 16 Then Famine in that Climate reign'd. 
 That Staff he broke which Life fuftain'd.' 
 
 17 ^ovf'Jofefh did his Brethren fave, 
 Whofe Envy fold him for a Slave. 
 
 18 But when his Feet with Chains were lame,; 
 
 19 To Him God's Word, to try him, came. 
 
 20 And at the Hour that was decreed, 
 U^ by the King's Comni^nd was freed : 
 
 21 Who trufts Him with Affairs of State, 
 Lord of his Houfe does him create. 
 
 22 At his Command great Princes rife. 
 And his Youth makes the Aged wife. 
 
 23 His Father then to Egyft came. 
 And fojourn'd in the Land of jFfam. 
 
 24 His SQtd in Strength and Number grows^ 
 Till they in both exceed their Foes : 
 
 2$ Whofe Hearts now turn'd, God's People hate. 
 And for his Servants lie in wait. 
 
 Part III. 
 
 26 Then his Vicegerent Mofes rofe, 
 AndMronyNhom th' Almighty chofe : 
 
 27 They came with greater Wonders arm'd. 
 Than thofe which Egypt had alarm'd. 
 
 28 They 
 
1^4 PSJLM CV. 
 
 iS They fumraon Night to conquer Day^ 
 And their Commands the Clouds obeyJ 
 
 ?9 The Fifh amaz'd now fwim in Blood, 
 An4 with their own increased the Flood, 
 
 30 Frogs from foul flime in millions fpiringi 
 Who dance and croak before the King. 
 
 31 Then the corrupted Air fupplys 
 Kumberlefs Troops of Lice and Files. 
 
 32 Heaven for clear Light thick Lightning pours J 
 And flaughtring Hail for quickning Show'rs, 
 
 33 Fig-Trees and Vines are kill'd withFrofl:, 
 Their Fruits by Blafts and Tempefts loft, 
 
 34 And what the Frofts and Tempefts fpare, 
 Locuftsand Caterpillars Ihare^ 
 
 35 The tender Grafs, the Herb, the FlowVg 
 All Earth's Produdions they devour. 
 
 Part IV. 
 
 ^6 The Plague their Chiefs and Firft-born kill'd. 
 And Ifrad with their Gold was fill'd. 
 
 37 Then loaden with Egyptian Wealth, 
 They all depart in perfedt Health, 
 
 38 Egypt's Remains themfelves did plcaie. 
 Delivered from fuch Guells as thefe. 
 
 39 O're them by Day a Cloud was fpread. 
 By Night a fiery Pillar led. 
 
 40 1<lOW 
 
PSALM CVL f5| 
 
 40 Now at their Call come Show'rs of Qtiails, 
 And Heaven the Bread of Angels hails. 
 
 ^i When v/ith a Stroke the Rock he crulh'd. 
 Out of the Wound a River gufh'd. 
 
 42 Then God his Covenant call'd tomind^ 
 Which he long fince to Ahrham fign'd. 
 
 43 Deliver'd thus from Servitude, 
 
 In Reft t&ir Travels they conclude, 
 
 44 And having all their Foes deftroy'd. 
 Their Labours and their Lands enjoy'd. 
 
 45 Then praife and magnify the Lord, 
 And in your Hearts his Laws record. 
 
 Psalm CVI, 
 
 1 'liriTH grateful Hearts Jehovah praife^ 
 
 '^y , Whofe Mercy knows no bound : 
 
 2 His Afts to their juft height to raife. 
 
 What Language can be found ? 
 
 3 Them will our God for everblefs. 
 
 Who his Commands obey : 
 Who from the Paths of Righteoufnefs 
 By no Tranfgreffion ftray. 
 
 \ 4 With that kind Eye on me look down. 
 Which on th' Eleft does ihine : 
 5 To me make thy Salvation known ; 
 Let me, like them, be thine. 
 
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1^6 PSALM CVL 
 
 6 We like our Fathers have rebel'd. 
 
 Who all thy Works forgot : 
 
 7 Wonders in Egypt they beheld. 
 
 And then regarded not. 
 
 S At the Red Sea they Toon tranfgreft. 
 
 This for their Way was dry'd : 
 P They walk'd as thro the Wildernefs^ 
 
 10 And their proud Foes defy'd. 
 
 1 1 But the returning Floods involved 
 
 The King, and all his Train. 
 Now they to turn to God refolv'd, 
 
 13 But ftrait revolt again. 
 
 Part If. 
 
 14 They lulling in the Wildernefs, 
 
 To tempt their Maker fwerv'd. 
 
 15 God fiU'd their Bodys 'to excefs. 
 
 While their faint Souls were ftarv'd. 
 
 16 Murm'ring at Mofes high (Commands, 
 
 And Aaron % prieftly Power, 
 
 17 Proud Dathan and ^fc/VWs Bands, 
 
 Earth's greedy Jaws devour. 
 
 18 Thefe Rebels a dellroying Storm 
 
 Of Fire to Afhes turn'd : 
 
 19 For they a Calf of Gold did form, 
 
 And to it Incenfe burn'd. 
 
 20 Inftead of God they did adore 
 
 An Ox, that Hay does eat. 
 
 21 Their 
 
PSALM CVI. 157 
 
 21 Their God and Saviour mind no more, 
 
 But all his Works forget •, 
 
 22 The Miracles in Egyp wrought; ' 
 
 Which the Red Sea had feen. 
 
 23 To Ruin thus they had been brought,' 
 
 But Mofes went between ; 
 God^^s Chofen in the Breach did ftand. 
 And them from Death reprieved : 
 
 24 Yet they defpis'd the promis'd Land, 
 
 Kor what He faid believ'da 
 
 PartIIL 
 
 25 While murmuring in their Tents they ftand. 
 
 Nor God's ftrid Precept heed; 
 16 He raisM up his deftroying Hand 
 
 27 OVe them and all their Seed: 
 
 That thro ftrange Lands they Ihould be led. 
 And in the Defart fall. 
 
 28 Yet bloody Off'rings of the Dead 
 
 They ate, and worlhip'd Bad. 
 
 29 God's Anger their DeGgns provoke, 
 33 But zealous Thineas pray'd ; 
 
 The raging Plague's devouring Stroke 
 
 His Execution ftay'd. 
 With the Offenders Blood his Sword 
 Did expiate their Crimes: 
 31 His Holy Zeal we muft record 
 To all fucceeding Times^ 
 
 32 At 
 
i$8 PSALM Gvr; 
 
 32 At Meribah they God defy'd 9 
 
 Who Mofes^ for their fake. 
 To fee the promis'd Land, deny'dj 
 
 33 For the rafh Words he fpake. 
 
 34 The Nations they wou'd not deftroyi 
 
 As God's Command had fix'd y 
 55 But with them did their Lults enjoy^ 
 And with the Heathen mixt* • 
 
 Part IV. 
 
 35 Before the Gentile Gods they flood. 
 
 And Nature's Dilates broke : 
 
 37 Whilit with their Sons and Daughters Blood 
 
 The Devils Altars fmoke. 
 
 38 While thus the Land with Mood they ftairii 
 
 Blood of the Innocent ; 
 
 39 After their own Inventions vain j 
 
 They all a whoring went. 
 
 40 Then the fierce Anger of the Lord 
 
 Did againll Ijrael flame j 
 
 41 His People, when he them abhorM, 
 
 The Heathens Slaves became. 
 
 42 By their infulting Foes opprefsM, 
 
 Their ItifT Necks wear the Yoke ; 
 
 43 Tho God had oft the Slaves released, 
 
 Yet Him they ftill provoke. 
 
 44 But when Affliftion made them mourn^ 
 
 And Sorrow brought them low ^ 
 
 45 He 
 
PSALM CVL i0 
 
 '45 He to his Mercy did return; 
 
 And caird to mind his Vow. 
 '4a God thofe, who fetter'dthem inChain^i 
 
 To pity did reclaim : 
 
 47 He rally'd our difperft Remains,' 
 
 That we might praife his Kame; 
 
 48 Let tts his Grace and Power Divine^ 
 
 From Age to Age record : 
 And all our Hallelujahs join. 
 To magnify the Lord. 
 
 The End of the Fourth Book of Pfdms. 
 
( 1^0 ) 
 
 The Fifth Book of Psalms. 
 
 T 
 
 Psalm CVIL 
 
 O God yourThanksand Praifes give; 
 For by his Mercy, from the Hands 
 Of cruel Foes redeem'd, you live, 
 Affembrd from remoteft Lands. 
 
 3 From North and South, from Eaft and Welt^ 
 Thro the vaft Wildernefs they ftray : 
 
 4 And found no Manfion where to reft, 
 
 5 Nor Thirft or Hunger cou'd allay. 
 
 6 To God in their Diftrefs they bow'd, 
 
 W ho then their wandring Steps did guide s 
 
 7 And to the weary kindly fhow'd 
 A City, where they fhou'd abide. 
 
 8 that our Praife coiid equal he^ 
 To all the Mercys God has Jhown! 
 An^ all the wondrous Works which Ue^ 
 For us J and for our Sons has done I 
 
 9 Their 
 
PSALM CVIL i6t 
 
 5) Their longing Soul no more complains, 
 Their Hunger finds a full Supply : 
 
 10 Thofe are fet free, who bound in Chains, 
 In the dark Shades of Death did lie. 
 
 11 Yet they hisCounfels did contemn, 
 Againft his jult Commands rebel : 
 
 11 To Sorrow he did them condemn. 
 
 Till they, where none cou'd help them, felJj 
 
 i 3 Diftreft, to God again they feek. 
 
 Who from Deftrudion them did fave : 
 
 14 Their Chains he did afunder break. 
 And kept them from the hungry Grave; 
 
 I 5 that our Troiife might equal b^ 
 To all the Wonders God has fhown^ 
 To all the mighty Worh which He 
 For m^ and for eur Sons has done ! 
 
 16 He the ftrong brazen Gates did tear. 
 And Iron Bars in pieces rent ; 
 
 17 Yet Fools in Folly perfevere. 
 And will not of their Crimes repent. 
 
 18 The Gates of Death vfere open'd wide^ 
 And they their wonted Food abhor'd : 
 
 19 Yet when to God the Lord they cry'd. 
 He fav'd them with his healing Word. 
 
 zo Them from their Sorrows he did raife, 
 ^ And from their near Deltrudion fpare : 
 
 M 21 Then 
 
i62 PSALM CVIL 
 
 21 Then facrifice to him your Praifc, 
 And all his mighty Works declare* 
 
 22 O that your Pralfe may eejud be 
 To all the Mercys he has Jhowftj 
 
 To all the wondrous Works which He 
 For you-, and for your Sons has done t 
 
 23 Ships thro the raging Billows fly. 
 Where Men expofe their Lives for Gain ; 
 
 24 There God's great Wonders they defcry, 
 Whofe Hand condufts them thro the MaiiK 
 
 25 When God fends forth th' impetuous Gale, 
 Seas to the Sky like Mountains fwell : 
 
 26 Th' afrighted Sailors Spirits fail, 
 Expeding their Defcent to Hell. 
 
 27 On rolling Decks they reel and fall. 
 Like Men oppreft with Drunkennefs: 
 
 28 But when to God for Help they call. 
 He foon relieves them from Diftrefs. 
 
 2p Then with the Storm their Terrors ceafe, 
 And Seas with Seas no longer ftrive : 
 
 30 Securely in the Calms of Peace, 
 They in their happy Port arrive. 
 
 31 O that our Tralfe might equal he 
 ' To all the Mercys Cod has fjowfJ, 
 
 To all the wondrous Works which He 
 for Hs^ and for our Sons has ione ! 
 
 .J, 32 The 
 
PSALM CVII. i6i 
 
 31 The full AfTembly God fhall praife. 
 The Elders ihall his Power confefs : 
 
 33 He the Earth's Thirft with Streams allays, 
 And fruitful makes the Wilderncfs. 
 
 34 But when the Owner's Sins abound, 
 Drought and fait Barrennefs invade 
 
 35 Their Furrows *, then their fertile Ground 
 A watry Wildernefs is made. 
 
 3^ Yet there again forthofewho want. 
 The Lord an Habitation builds : 
 
 37 Where they fhall joyful Vineyards plant. 
 And reap glad Harvefts from their Fields. 
 
 38 Their Childrens Children fhall increafe, 
 Islor Manor Beafl Difeafe fhall know : 
 
 3P But if they fin, their Growth fhall ceafe. 
 And Punifhment fhall bring them low. 
 
 40 Princes caft out with Scorn, fhall feek 
 Their Manfion in the Wildernefs: 
 
 41 God to their Place fhall raife the Meek, 
 And as his Flock their Off-fpring blcfso 
 
 42 This Truth the Juft with Joy fhall find. 
 Iniquity her Mouth fhall clofe : 
 
 43 Thefe things they all fhall bear in mind, 
 On whom the heavenly Wifdom flows. 
 
 M 2 
 
1 64 PSALM CVIIL 
 
 O that our Praife might equal he 
 To all the Mercys God has jhowrij 
 To all the wondrous Works which He 
 For us^ and for our Sons has dons ! 
 
 Psalm CVIIL ' 
 
 X T ORD, on thy. Praife my Heart is fixt 
 
 2 •*-' Our Harps with Pfalterys are mixt. 
 Before the dawning Light fhall fpring. 
 With Glory I thy Praife will fing : 
 
 3 The Voice ihall be fo round and clear., 
 That all the World the Sound ihall hear. 
 
 4 Above the Heaven thy Mercy flys. 
 
 Thy Truth on Earth does reach the Skys^ 
 
 5 O'er both thy Glory does difperfe 
 Its Beams, and fills the Univerfe ^ 
 
 6 That thy Belov'd fecure may ftand, 
 Anfwer'd and fav'd by thy right Hand. 
 
 7 God by his Holinefs did fwear. 
 Now Ihail my Power with Joy appear : 
 Siiccoth and Sichem with a Line 
 
 8 ru meafure j Gllead fliall be mine. 
 
 Manajfeh alfo Me fhsU know. 
 In Ephraim I my Strength will fliow : 
 And Judah fhall pronounce my Law, 
 My Triumphs Fdefiine Jhall awe. 
 
 ^ Moab 
 
PSALM CIX. i55 
 
 9 Moah the Work of Slaves fliall do. 
 O'er Edomh Head I'll caft my Shoe. 
 ^o Who guides me to her guarded Town, 
 That I may pluck her Bulwarks down ? 
 
 li Are we abandon'd to our Foe? 
 Nor wilt Thou with our Armys go ? 
 
 12 Lord help us, for Man's Help is vain ^ 
 
 13 Thy Arm our Courage mufl: fultain« 
 
 Psalm CIX. 
 
 1 /'*^0D of my Praife, don't filent be, 
 ^^ When wicked Mouths are open'd wide : 
 
 2 With lying Tongues they (lander me, 
 Inclos'd with Hate on every fide. 
 
 3 They without Caufe againft me fight, 
 
 4 And me, becaufe I pray, they fcorn : 
 
 5 My Good with Evil they requite. 
 And Hatred for my Love return. 
 
 6 Some cruel Man, at whofe right Hand 
 Satan may ftand, rule over them ! 
 
 7 And when they fhall in Judgmont Hand, 
 Let thy juft Sentence them condemn! 
 
 ^ Their very Prayers (hall Sin become. 
 S Few Days, and wretched may they fee ! 
 9 Then fliall Supplanters take their room. 
 Their Wives diftrefl:, and Widows be. 
 
 M 3 10 Their 
 
xS6 PSJLM CIX. 
 
 10 Their Children in the Wildernefs 
 Shall beg their Bread ^ of all their Toil 
 The Fruits a Stranger (hall poflefs ; . 
 
 IT Th' Extortioner their Goods fhall fpoil. 
 
 12 Ko Man CompafTion fhall extend, 
 Kone pity their abandoned Race. 
 
 1 3 Their Generation thus fliall end. 
 
 That none fliall know their Name or Place. 
 
 14* On God's Account fhall flill remain 
 Their Fathers Sins, by Men forgot : • 
 
 15 Nor their ungodly Mothers Stain, 
 Shall God from his Memorials blot. 
 
 But from Earth's Face by him purfu'd. 
 Shall they and all their Seed depart ^ 
 
 16 Who to the Poor no Mercy fhew'd. 
 But fought to flay the broken Heart. 
 
 1 7 Curfing they lov'd^ but BlefHng loath'd ; 
 Therefore my Bleffings ne'er fhall know : 
 
 18 The Curfe wherewith they fhall be cloth'd. 
 Like Streams fhall thro tfieir Bowels flow* 
 
 19 Like flaming Oil their Bones fhall burn, 
 Curfes like Girdles bind their Waft : 
 
 20 This Mcafure to my Foes return, 
 Who on my Soul Reproaches cafl. 
 
 21 But for the Honour of thy Name, 
 Lord let thy Mercy come with Speed : 
 
 22 Free 
 
PSJLM ex. 167 
 
 11 Free mc from Poverty and Shame, 
 For which my wounded Heart does bleed, 
 
 23 I like a Shadow am, that's paft. 
 Or Locuft toft about with Wind • 
 
 24 My Knees grow weak, becaufe I fall. 
 And all my FleJh and Strength's declinM^ 
 
 25 I a Reproach to them was made. 
 When they at me their Heads did fhakc i 
 
 25 My Lord, my God, O fend me Aid, 
 And fave me for thy Mercy's fake ! 
 
 27 Then ihall they know 'twas done by Thee,' 
 When by their Curfes I am bleft. 
 
 28 Lord, mark my Foes with Infamy; 
 
 29 And piay Confufion them infeft! 
 
 30 Then in th' AfTembly 1 will ftand. 
 And fmg thy Praifc, whilft I enjoy 
 
 31 Th' Affiftance of thy faving Hand, 
 From thofe who wou'd my Soul deftroy. 
 
 Psalm CX. 
 
 X ^HUS to my Lord th' Almighty fpake^ 
 
 -l Sit on my right Hand till I make 
 2 Thy Foes thy Footftool ; then the Wand 
 Of Sicns 3trength (hall fill thy Hand« 
 
 M 4 This 
 
i68 PSJL3d CXly 
 
 This like a Scepter thou fhalt fway : 
 
 3 Thy Power the Nations fhall obey. 
 Thy Beauty from the Morning's Womb, 
 With Dew of Holinefs ihall come. 
 
 4 God fwore, his Oath He will not break, 
 Of th' Order of Melchifedec 
 
 A Prieft for ever Thou flialtftand •, 
 
 5 Princes fhall fall by thy right Hand. 
 
 6 God's Juftice fhall the Heathen wound. 
 Their Carcafes fhall foil the Ground. 
 
 7 The Living Brook thy Thirit allays. 
 And God thy Head on high fhall raife. 
 
 PSA 
 
 L M 
 
 CXI. 
 
 I p R A I S E ye the Lord •, my Voice his Praife 
 *- Shall in the great Aflembly raife : 
 
 ^ They who delight in them, have fought 
 To know the Wonders God has wrought. 
 
 3 Glory and Honour them attend. 
 And like his Goodnefs never end. 
 
 4 His Juftice thro the World extends, 
 And yet his Mercy That tranfcends. 
 
 5 He, mindful of his Covenant,. 
 Ne'er lets the Men that fear him want. 
 
 6 He, as his Word did him engage, 
 Gives them the Heathens Heritage. 
 
 7 Judg- 
 
PSALM CXIL x69_ 
 
 7 Judgment and Truth his Works fecure, 
 All his Commands are firm and fure j 
 
 8 Wrought by his true and upright Hand, 
 For evermore, unmov'd, theyftand. 
 
 9 His Cov'nant made with JacoFs Seed, 
 Ifrael from Egypt'*s Bondage freed. 
 Holy and Rev'rend Him we call ; 
 
 10 His Fear's the high Original, 
 
 From whence the Springs of Wifdom rife ^ 
 Which Knowledg only makes us wife. 
 
 Psalm CXIL 
 
 I npHAT Man is blefl: who fears the Lord^ 
 
 -*- And with Delight obeys his Word, 
 Z His Seed on Earth fhall be increased 
 In Might, his Generation bleft. 
 
 3 His Houfe with Riches (hall abound. 
 With Righteoufnefs for ever crOwn'd. 
 
 4 Thro Darknefs he Ihall fee the Light, 
 Becaufc his Ways are juft and right. 
 
 5 He with Compaflion gives and lends, 
 Difcretion all his Works attends. 
 
 6 His Houfe and Race lliatl ever laft, 
 ^ So fixt they ne'er Ihall be difplac'd. 
 
 7 Ko evil Tidings make him ftart, 
 For He on God has fixt bis Heart : 
 
 8 Nor 
 
I70 PSALM CXIII. 
 
 8 Nor Ihall he from his Foes retire; 
 But have on them his own Delire. 
 
 9 Difperfing to the Poor he gives. 
 His Righteoufiiefs for ever lives j 
 Honour his Horn (hall highly raife. 
 
 lo On Him with Grief the Wicked gaze ; 
 Gnafliing their Teeth they fliall expire, 
 And perilh in their own Defire. 
 
 Psalm CXIII. 
 
 1 TTE Servants of the Lord, proclaim 
 -*- His Praife, and magnify his Name. 
 
 2 Blefs him as far as Time extends, 
 
 3 Or Sun his Courfe begins, or ends. 
 
 4 His Throne all other Thrones excels, 
 
 5 Above the Heavens his Glory dwells. 
 
 6 Yet He Humility puts on. 
 
 To mark what Heaven and Earth have done. 
 
 7 He from the Duft the Poor fets high. 
 And from the Dunghil hears their Cry : 
 
 8 The Humble to Promotion brings, 
 And fets them in tbe Rank of Kings- 
 
 9 He quickens the unfruitful Womb, 
 From whence a joyful Race fliall come. 
 
 Ps A t M 
 
PSALM CXIV. CXV. 171 
 
 Psalm CXIV. 
 
 1 \T7HEN Jfrael Egypt's Fetters brake, 
 
 " AndJacoh'sHonfc^ from thofe who fpake 
 A Tongue unknown, fecurely went 5 
 
 2 Then God in Judah pitch'd his Tent : • 
 
 There did his Sanftuary ftand, 
 And Jfrael was Jehovahh Land. 
 
 3 When the Se^ ftw their March, it fled. 
 And frighted Jordan hid his Head. 
 
 4 Then did the Mountains leap like Rams, 
 And lefler Hills like little Lambs. 
 
 5 What aird the Sea, that fwiftly fled ? 
 And why did Jordan hide his Head ? 
 
 6 Why did the Mountains leap like Rams ? 
 And little Hillocks skip like Lambs? 
 
 7 Tremble and fear, both Sea and Land, 
 When Jacobh God Ihall raife his Hand. 
 
 8 The flinty Rock his Stroke once felt, 
 Into a liquid Lake did melt. 
 
 FSALM CXV. 
 
 1 Y\7E itothing. Lord, t'ourfelvcsaflign-, 
 
 ^ Mercy aind Truth are only thin^. 
 
 2 Why fay the Heathen, Where's your God? 
 
 3 Above the Skys is his Abode, 
 
 ' ' ' Upon 
 
172 TSJLM CXV, 
 
 Upon his Will depends the State M 
 
 4 Of Things: but IVl en their God create 
 
 5 Of Gold and Silver ^ Eyes and Ears 
 
 6 He has, but neither fees, nor heafs. 
 
 7 Gods, whofe clos'd Months nor cat, nor talk^ 
 Their Hands and Feet nor work, nor walk *, 
 Kor have their Noftrils Breath or Scent *, 
 
 8 And fuch are they who them invent : 
 
 They're worfe whofe Hopes on them'rely^ 
 
 9 O Ifraelj truft in God moft high ! 
 
 10 Mron OR him his Hopes Ihall build ^ 
 
 1 1 And He fhall be our Strength and Shield. 
 
 12 His Care of us He will exprefs •, 
 Aaronh and Ifrael\ Houfe he'l blefs. 
 
 13 Who fear the Lord, both Great and Small^ 
 He certainly will blefs them ail. 
 
 14 All Bleflings they and theirs partake, 
 
 1 5 From God, who Heaven and Earth did make'. • 
 
 16 He Heaven his facred Manfion made. 
 His Earth to th' Sons of Men convey'd, 
 
 J 7 Kone of the Dead to God, nor they 
 Who deep in filence, Thanks can pay | 
 
 18 But we, who fhall for ever live. 
 Eternal Praife to Him will give- 
 
 ? SAL hi 
 
PSALM CXVI. 17 J 
 
 Psalm CXVL 
 
 I T Love the Lord, for me He hears, 
 -■• And to my Voice inclines his Ears : 
 z My Supplications Ihall attend 
 - MyGodj until my Days fhallend* 
 
 3 Death's Sorrows did my Soul enfold. 
 The Pains of Hell on me took hold. 
 When in Diftrefs I was enthral'd, 
 
 4 Then on the Kame of God I call'd. 
 
 Deliver, Lord, my Soul, I cry'd ! 
 
 5 Grace, Mercy, Truth with Thee abide, 
 
 6 His Love the Humble will advance : 
 He gave my Soul Deliverance. 
 
 7 And now, my Soul, return to Reft, 
 For thee God's Bounty has releas'd : 
 
 8 He fet me free from Death and Fears, 
 My Feet from Falls, my Eyes from Tears. 
 
 y I in the Land of Life fnall walk, 
 
 Tho Anguifli made me raflily talk : 
 10 I, as I then believ'd, did fwear 
 ii In haft, That all Men Lyarswere. 
 
 12 Lord, what Return can I Thee make 
 
 13 For all thy Bleffings? I will take 
 The Cup of Bleffing ^ to Thee pray j 
 
 24 And in th' AITembly's ^ight will pay 
 
 16 My 
 
174 PSALM CXVII. CXVIII. 
 
 15 My folemn Vows. When Saints Ihall die. 
 Their Blood is precious in God's Eye. 
 
 16 Thy Servant, and thy Handmaid's Son 
 Am I, whofe Bands Thou haft undone. 
 
 17 The folemn Vows which I have made, 
 
 18 Before thy People (hall be paid: 
 
 19 In God's high Courts I'll render them 
 1' th' midft of Thee, Jerufalem. 
 
 Psalm CXVII. 
 
 I np O God let all the Nations raife 
 
 -■- Theic chearful Voice, and ling his Praife. 
 
 1 His Mercy and his Love are fure. 
 His Truth for ever fhall endure. 
 His Kindnefs to us we'll record. 
 And will for ever praife the Lord. 
 
 Psalm CXVm. 
 
 1 /^IVE Thanks to God, for He is Good, 
 ^^ His Mercys have for ever ftood. 
 
 2 Let Ifrael fay, with Aaronh Seed, 
 
 3 His Mercys ihall all Time exceed. 
 
 4 Let all who fear his Name declare, 
 His Mercys everlafting are. 
 
 5 AtmyRequeft He me difcharg'd 
 From Bondage, and my Feet enlarg'd. 
 
 6 When 
 
PSALMCKVm. 175 
 
 6 When on my fide He dees appear^ 
 What Man can do, I need not fear: 
 
 7 And when his Strength to mine He join^^ 
 On all my Foes Tve my Defigns. 
 
 8 Let God, not Man, thy Hopes fiiftain ; 
 
 9 To his the Strength of Kings is vain. 
 
 10 Tho me all Nations compafs round, 
 I, in his Name, Ihall them confound. 
 
 1 1 ,Tho they like Swarms of Bees confplr'd 
 Againft me ^ yet as Thorns, when fir'd, 
 
 s2 Quench'd in a moment lofe their Flame, 
 They fell, deftroy'd by God's great Name. 
 
 13 In vain at me with Violence 
 
 They thrufl:, for God was my Defence. 
 
 14 The Lord is now my Help and Song, 
 And his Salvation makes me ftrong. 
 
 15 The JuR: triumphantly fliall flng 
 
 The Pow'r and Strength of God our King. 
 16. The Lord's Right Hand's exalted high. 
 The Lord's Right Hand does valiantly. 
 
 Part II. 
 
 17 I fhall not die, but live to fing 
 
 The Triumphs of the Lord our King, 
 
 18 For tho his Chaftifements were fore, 
 Yet me from Death he did reftore. 
 
 1} Open 
 
176 F5^IMCXVIIL 
 
 ip Open to me the Temple's Gate, 
 That 1 his Name may celebrate. 
 
 20 The Juft fhall enter here, and bring 
 To God a pious Offering. 
 
 21 ril praifethe Lord, for now I know 
 From Him fhall my Salvation flow." 
 
 22 The Fabrick by that Stone is born, 
 WJhich the firft Architeds did fcorn. 
 
 23 This Corner-Stone his Hand has placM, . 
 And with myflerious Figures grac'd : . 
 
 24 This Day the Lord, by his own Choice, 
 Has made, which makes the World rejoice." 
 
 25 Lord, let us thy Salvation fee^ 
 Profperity we beg from Thee. 
 
 26 How blefl is He, who in the Name 
 Of God, and from his Manfion came. 
 
 27 The Lord's clear Light on us has fliin'd^ 
 The Sacrifice with Cords we'll bind 
 
 To th' Altar's Horns, where it fhall flame ^ 
 And there we will exalt his Name. 
 
 28 Our Thanks thy Goodnefs fhall declare, 
 
 29 And Mercys, which eternal are. 
 
 PsAtM 
 
fSJLM CXIX. 177 
 
 FSALM CXIX. 
 
 A L E P H. 
 
 2 T> LEST are the Undefird, for they 
 •*-^ Have made the Law of God their Way. 
 
 z Bleftare the Men whenever depart. 
 But keep his Statutes with their Heart ^ 
 
 3 Who walk his Ways without Offence, 
 
 4 And keep his Laws with Diligence. 
 
 5 O ! cou'd I by thy Rules direft 
 
 6 My Paths, no Shame fhou'd me dejea. 
 
 7 rn praife Thee with an upright Mind, 
 When, feeking, I thy Judgments find* 
 
 S When I my Guide thy Statutes make, 
 O Lord, thy Servant ne'er forfake ! 
 
 Beth. 
 
 ^ How fliaQ I cleanfe my Ways of Youth ? 
 I'll fearch thy Word to find the Truth. 
 to And having fought it, let my Heart 
 1^0 more from thy Commands depart ! 
 
 1 1 There treafur'd up thy Word has becnj 
 That againft Thee I might not fin. 
 
 12 And when to me thy Judgments arc 
 
 1 3 Reveal'd, my Lips Ihall thea declare. 
 
 If 14 Whes 
 
178 PSALM cxix: 
 
 14 When I am oncepofTefl; of them, 
 All other Treafures I'll contemn. 
 
 1 5 Thy Ways before my Eyes TU fet^ 
 1(5 Left 1 thy Precepts fhou'd forget. 
 
 G I M E L. 
 
 J 7 Thy Bounty, Lord, to me afford! 
 That living I may keep thy Word : 
 
 18 And give me fuch enlighten'd Eyes, 
 As may difcern thy Myfterys. 
 
 19 To me, who like a Pilgrim range. 
 Lord, let not thy Commands be ftrange ! 
 
 20 For them my Soul does long and thirft j ' 
 
 2 1 The Proud Thou haft rebuk'd and curft, 
 
 22 Becaufe they err. From me remove 
 Contempt, for I thy Statutes love : 
 
 23 To them for Couftfel I retire, 
 
 24 When Kijigs againft my Life confpire. 
 
 Daleth. ,^ 
 
 25 My Soul, which to the Duft does cleave. 
 Shall from thy Word new Life receive. 
 
 26 To Thee my Ways I did reveal j 
 Do not from me thy Laws conceaL 
 
 27 When taught, thy Wonders Pll exprefs^ 
 My Soul is funk in Heavinefs. 
 
 28 Lord, 
 
PSJLM CXIX; 179 
 
 28 Lord, by thy Precepts quicken me, 
 
 29 And from the Ways of Lyars free. 
 
 30 Thy Ways, thy Truth, thy Works, thylSIame 
 
 3 1 I feek j Lord, put me not to Shame. 
 
 32 From thy Commands HI not depart, 
 When Thou wilt pleafe t' inlarge my Heart. 
 
 He. 
 
 33 If Thou to me thy Statutes fhew, 
 I to the end will them purfue. 
 
 34 The Knowledg of thy Laws impart 
 To me, and they fhall guide my Heart. 
 
 35 In thy Commandments fet me right, 
 In them I place my whole Delight. 
 
 35 I love thy Laws *, let not their Price 
 Grow Icfs by fordid Avarice. 
 
 37 My Eyes from Vanity fecure, 
 
 38 Then Ihall thy Word to me ftand fure : 
 
 39 And from Reproaches fet me clear. 
 Who am devoted to thy Fear. 
 
 40 After thy Righteoufnefs I long : 
 Lord, may thy Mercy make me ftrong ! 
 
 Vau. 
 
 41 Thy faving Mercy, Lord, afford 
 To me, according to thy Word. 
 
 42 And when I may on that rely, 
 I to my Foes fhall make Reply. 
 
 ]SI 2 43 Grant 
 
i8o PSALM CXIX. 
 
 43 Grant that from Truth I may not fwerve^ 
 
 44 For all thy Judgments I obferve : 
 
 45 Then I at Liberty will walk, 
 
 45 And, free from Shame, to Kings will talk* 
 
 47 Thy Teftimonys I'll declare. 
 
 For my Delight thy Precepts are. 
 
 48 My Hands on thy Commands fliall wait^ 
 And on thy Laws I'll meditate. 
 
 2a 
 
 IN. 
 
 4P O Lord, thy Promife ne'er forget. 
 Whereon thy Servant's Hopes arefet* 
 
 50 Thy Word has kept my Soul alive, 
 And from Deftrudioa did revive. 
 
 5 1 The Proud4fi Scorn and Lyes arc join'd. 
 Yet have not 1 thy Laws declined. 
 
 52 Their old Remembrance made me ftrong, 
 
 53 And when a Pilgrim, were my Song. 
 
 54 Horror confumes my Heart, becaufe 
 My Enemys forfake thy Laws 9 
 
 55 Which I remember when I flcep, 
 55 Becaufe I wou'd thy Statutes keep* 
 
 Cheth. 
 
 57 Since Thou, OLord, my Portion art, 
 I cannot from thy Word depart. 
 
 58 With 
 
PSALM CXIX; i8i 
 
 58 With Tears thy Mercy I iraplor'd. 
 According to thy faithful Word. 
 
 59 When 1 my Wandrings call'd to mind) 
 Refolv'd again thy Ways to find -, 
 
 60 Thy Laws I halted to obey, 
 
 61 Tho me the Wicked made their Prey. 
 
 61 My Midnight Vows Til make ^ Who Jhce 
 63 Adore, ihall my Companions be. 
 54 The Earth, O Lord, thy Mercys fill ^ 
 Then teach me to obferve thy Will. 
 
 T E T H. 
 
 ^5 Thou with thy Servant, O my Lord, 
 Dealft well, according to thy Word. 
 
 <S6 Judgment and Knowledg to me give^ 
 For thy Commandments I believco 
 
 Lord, I believe ! believing, melt : 
 57 Till thy affliaing Hand I felt, 
 
 I vainly from thy Precepts ftray'd^ 
 6% But fince have faithfully obey'd. 
 
 69 Yetthofe, whofeHeartsarefwerd with Pride, 
 
 70 And fat as Greafe, have me bely'd ^ 
 Yet have I not thy Laws tranfgreft : 
 
 71 By fuffVing, Lord, I have been bleft. 
 
 72 This made me on thy Word take hold. 
 Dearer to me than purelt Gold. 
 
i82 PSALM CXIX. 
 
 JOD. 
 
 73 Since I was fafhion'd by thy Hand, 
 Make me thy Statutes underftand. 
 
 74 By thofe who fear Thee I fhall be 
 Accepted, when I truft in Thee. 
 
 75 I flood convince, and knew thy Law 
 Was juft, when I Afflidion faw. 
 
 76 Now, Lord, to me fuch Comfort give, 
 
 77 That by thy Mercys I may live. 
 
 78 Great Pleafilre from thy Law I felt ; 
 But let the Proud be fham'd, who dealt 
 With me perverfly without Caufe, 
 While I Itill meditate thy Laws. 
 
 79 Let thofe who fear Thee, own my Caufe, 
 Thofe who have known thy righteous Law?, 
 
 80 When in thy Word my Heart is found, 
 js^othing fhall e'er my Hope confound. 
 
 Caph. 
 
 Si My Soul, which knows and feels its want. 
 
 Does after thy Salvation pant. 
 $2 Thy Word for Tears my Eyes can't fee ; 
 
 When wilt Thou come and comfort me? 
 
 83 Tho like a Bladder dryM by Fire, 
 1 to obfervc thy Laws afpire : 
 
 84 How many Days, O Loixi, are paft. 
 And yet my Perfecutions laft ! 
 
 85 Pits 
 
PSJLM CXIX. 183 
 
 85 Pits arc dig'd for me by the Proud, 
 Which is not by thy Law allow'd. 
 
 26 Tho thy Commands are juft and true. 
 Yet wrongfully they me purfiie. 
 
 87 I, tho confum'd on Earth, by Thee 
 
 88 QuickenM, thy Love and Grace fhall fec^ 
 
 Lamed. 
 
 89 Thy WordinHeav'n, Lord, flands fecure^ 
 po Thy Faithfulnefs abides as furc 
 
 As Earth's Foundation ^ by thy Hand 
 pi Eftablifh'd, it ihall ever ftand. 
 
 92 Me my Affliftions had deftroy'd, 
 But I thy Law's Support enjoyM. 
 
 93 Thy Precepts 1 will not forget, 
 
 94 For they have me in Safety fet. 
 
 95 The Wicked had prepared my Grave, 
 But me thy Teftimonys fave. 
 
 p6 All things their Imperfedtions fhare, 
 But thy Commands moft perfed are. 
 
 Mem, 
 
 97 Thy Laws, O Lord, are my Delight, 
 My Meditation Day and Kight *, 
 
 98 Becaufe I never them forfake. 
 Me wifer than my Foes they make. 
 
 M 4 99 They 
 
i84 PSALM aarX: 
 
 99 They to fuch Knowledg me condu^^ 
 That I my Teachers can inftrudi. 
 
 100 My Underftanding's rais'd fo high. 
 The Aged know much lefs than I. 
 
 1 01 For Thou to me thy Ways haft taught, 
 
 102 Becaufe I have thy Judgments fought. 
 
 1 03 Thy Word my Tafte with Swetlnefs fills> 
 Such as from Honey-Combs diftils, 
 
 104 Thence Underftanding I receive. 
 And all falfe Ways I hate and leave* 
 
 Nun. 
 
 105 Thy Word illuminates my Path: 
 
 106 I fwore, nor will I break my Faith^ 
 That all thy Statutes I wouM keep, 
 
 •107 Tho my affliaing Wounds are deep. 
 
 108 Me with thy quickning Voice revive, 
 My Free-win OfF'rings, Lord, receive : 
 
 lop My Soul is always in my Hand, 
 Yetl forget not thy Commando 
 
 110 For me the Wicked Snares have laid. 
 Yet from thy Paths I have not ftray'd. 
 
 1 1 1 Thy Teftament on me defcends. 
 An Heritage which never ends : 
 
 112 This has my joyful Heart inclinM, 
 Ever to bear thy Laws in mind. 
 
 Sameck« 
 
TSJLM CXIX. iS| 
 
 SAMEClf. 
 
 115 Vaia Thoughts I utterly detefl:. 
 For on my Heart thy Law -s impreft. 
 
 114 Thou art my hiding Place, my Shield 5 
 Thy Word has all my Hopes upheld, 
 
 'i 1 5 Ye Wicked, from my Sight away. 
 For I will God's Commands obey. 
 
 116 Tome thy faving Hand extend. 
 Left I in Shame my Hopes fliouM end, 
 
 1 17 Tm fafe when Thou dofl: me fupport^ 
 And to thy Statutes Til refort, 
 
 I ! 8 Deceivers in their Frauds at lalt 
 
 119 Are feiz'd, and out, likeDrofs, arecaft.' 
 
 1 20 Lord, in thy Statutes I delight. 
 And yet thy Judgments me afright- 
 
 A IN. 
 
 121 Tho Judgment I with Juftice ufe, 
 Y^t the Oppreflbr me purfues. 
 
 122 Thy Servant from the Proiid proteft j 
 
 1 23 Thy Grace my failing Eyes expeft. 
 
 1 24 Thy Mercy to thy Servant reach. 
 And Him thy Statutes always teacl^J 
 
 1 25 Give me a Heart to underftand. 
 
 To know, and follow thy Comciandf 
 
 125 'Tk 
 
m PSALM CXIX. 
 
 126 'Tis Time for Thee to plead thy Caufe, 
 When Men, O Lord, make void thy Laws^ 
 
 127 But I like Gold thy Statutes prize, 
 
 128 And therefore hate Deceit and Lyes. 
 
 Pe. 
 
 129 God's Teftimonys wondrous are. 
 Therefore to them, my Soul, repair. 
 
 130 Their Entrance to the Blind gives Light % 
 O what is then their inward Sight ! 
 
 131 Lo! thro my^Jaws, my panting Tongue 
 Does for thy righteous Statutes long. • 
 
 132 Lord, let thy Mercy be the fame 
 To me, as thofe who fear thy Kame. 
 
 133 Order my Steps, that I maybe 
 
 1 34 From Sin and Man's Oppreffion free. 
 Then thy Commandments I fhall learn, 
 
 J 35 And thy bright Face with Joy difcern 
 
 1 36 Rivers of Tears my Eyes overflow, 
 Becaufe thy Law Men will not know. 
 
 TsADDI. 
 
 137 Truth in thy Judgments, thy Commands, 
 
 138 And all thy Teftimonys ftands. 
 
 139 With Zeal I am confum'd, becaufe 
 My Enemys forget thy Laws,. 
 
 140 But 
 
PSJLM CXIX. 187 
 
 140 But (ince thy Word is pure and bright, 
 It is thy Servant's chief Delight. 
 
 141 Tho low, forfaken, and defpis'd, 
 
 142 Still thy high Precepts I havepriz'd. 
 
 143 Yet tho thy Laws are juft and true, 
 Horror and Anguifh me purfue. 
 
 144 To me right Underftanding give. 
 That I in Righteoufnefs may live. • 
 
 K O P H. 
 
 145 with my whole Heart to Thee I cry'd, 
 I45 That in thy Laws 1 might abide. 
 
 147 My Eyes, which are not clos'd byKight, 
 
 148 With Tears prevent the Morning-Light, 
 
 Still meditating on thy Word. 
 
 149 In Kindnefs hear my Voice, O Lord. 
 According to thy Judgment give 
 Thy Anfwer, and my Soul (hall live. 
 
 150 Near me the Sons of Mifchief are. 
 Who from thy righteous Law fland far. 
 
 151 But Thou, O Lord-, art near, and we 
 The Truth of all thy Precepts fee: 
 
 1 52 Thefe Thou didft give to Ages paft, 
 Ordaining they Ihou'd ever lalto 
 
 Resh. 
 
iSS PSALM CXIX. 
 
 R £ 8 H. 
 
 153 Lord, fined don't forget thy Laws, 
 
 1 54 Not only judg, but plead my Caufe. 
 
 155 Salvation is from them removed. 
 Who nor thy Statutes knew, nor lov'd. 
 
 a 55 Gr^at are thy tender Mercys, Lord ; 
 Heal me according to thy Word. 
 
 157 My Enemys are numberlefs; 
 
 Thy Law, not I, but they tranfgrefs, 
 
 1 58 Since they thy Word have not believed, | 
 For their Tranfgreffions I am griev'd* 
 
 159 Thy Teftimonys I approve,' 
 Let me behold thy faving Love ! 
 
 160 Thy Judgment's in all Ages fure. 
 Thy Word for ever fliall endurct 
 
 SCHIN. 
 
 1 61 Princes aflault ^lo without Gaufe^ 
 Put my aw'd Heart obeys thy Laws.' 
 
 1 52 ^hefe, as great Spoils with Joy furprize^ 
 
 153 Tranfport my Soul, which naufeates Lycs^ 
 
 t54 1 lov^ thy Law'-, feven times a Day 
 My Praife I to thy Judgments pay. 
 
 165 Thofe who obferve them, Peace attends ; 
 No Danger their Weft State offends. 
 
 ^66 Liyin| 
 
tSALM CXX. 189 
 
 \t6 Living as thy Commands direft, ^ 
 
 Salvation I with Hope expea. 
 167 My Soul thy Laws has kept and lovM, 
 i<58 And hopes her Ways Thou haft approv'di 
 
 Tau, 
 
 169 Give Audience to my Crys, O Lord, 
 That I may underftand thy Word. 
 
 170 May my Requefts accepted be! 
 Then ihall thy Promife fet me free* 
 
 171 My Lips thy Praifes fliall record. 
 When Thou haft taught my Soul thy Word* 
 
 172 My Tongue thy Statutes Ihall exprefs. 
 For thy Comniands are Righteoufnefs. 
 
 173 May thy Hand help and make me ftron^! 
 
 174 I ftill for thy Salvation long. 
 
 •175 I'll praife Thee while my Soul fhall live^ 
 To her thy Judgments Life Ihall give. 
 
 476 Lord, feck me! tholikefome loft Sheep 
 Tve ftray'd, for thy Commands Til keep. 
 
 Psalm CXX. 
 
 1 117 HEN in my fad Diftrcfs 1 cryM 
 ▼ ▼ To God, my Prayer was not deny'd. 
 
 2 O Lord, preferve me from the Wrongs 
 Of lying Lips, aaid trcach'roft.$ Tongues. 
 
 ? Lordt 
 
J90 PSALM CXXI.CXXII. 
 
 3 Lord, give them tli^ir Defert and Hire, 
 
 4 Sharp Arrows and confuming Fire. 
 
 5 Oh! vfhy ihovi'd I'm Me fech dwell. 
 And in the Tents of Ijhmael ? 
 
 6 When I feek Peace, they are fo far 
 
 7 From this, they all declare for War. 
 
 Psalm CXXI. 
 
 1 npo thofe bleft Hills my Eyes I'll raife, 
 
 -■- From whence the Lord my Help conveys: 
 
 2 From that Hand my Redemption came. 
 Which both the Heaven and Earth did frame. 
 
 3 My Hiding Feet from Falls he keeps; 
 That God, who guards me, never ileeps. 
 
 4 Who Ifrael guards, awake docs ftand ^ 
 
 5 The Lord's thy Shade on thy Right Hand. 
 
 6 Thee nor the Sun by Day fhall fmite, 
 Nor Thee the Moon (hall blaft by Night. 
 
 7 Both going out, and coming in. 
 
 The Lord (hall Thee preferve from Sin : 
 
 8 From this time forth, for ever He 
 The Guardian of thy Soul fhall be. 
 
 Psalm CXXII. 
 
 1 T ORD, when I was defir'd topafs 
 ^ Into thy Houfe, how pleas'd I was ! 
 
 2 JerufdemI within thy Gate, 
 
 Oh facred Place ! our Feet fhall wait. 
 
 3 Thy 
 
PSALMCXXllh r9t 
 
 3 Thy Fabrick's Figure's fo exad. 
 Within it felf it ftands compaft* 
 
 4 Thither all IfraeCs Tribes are gone. 
 
 The Tribes which God himfelf does own : 
 
 His Teftimonys to record. 
 
 And pay their Duty to their Lord. 
 
 5 On feveral Thrones the Priiices fat ; 
 Thefewere for Juftice, thofe for State. 
 
 O pray for our Jemfalem f 
 Whoe'er blefs her, God blefTes them* 
 May Peace thy happy Walls pofTefs, 
 And Plenty crown thy Palaces ! 
 
 8 For their own fake, I hope, in Thee 
 My Friends and Brethren Peace (hall feCo 
 
 9 Since God in Thee vouchfafes to dwell, 
 rU feek thy. Good, O Ifraei. 
 
 Psalm CXXIII. 
 
 1 T Wait on God, who dwells on high: 
 
 2 -*■ As Servants their Lord's Hand attend, 
 As Hand-maids watch their Miftrefs Eye, 
 So on thy Mercys I depend. 
 
 3 O pity me ! for in Contempt 
 
 4 And Scorn my Soul dejeded lies : 
 And thofe who are from Law exempt, 
 With Pride my low Eftate defpife. 
 
 4* ^*s -I L M 
 
192 PSALM CXXI7- 
 
 Psalm CXXIV. 
 
 1 TTADnotthe Lord ftood on our fidei 
 •*— I May joyful Ifrael fay, 
 
 2 When us our numerous Foes defy'd 5 
 
 3 Their Troops had won the Day : 
 
 4 We had been fwallowM by the Waves, 
 
 5 The Deeps had been our Graves. 
 
 C The Lord be prais'd, who made our way : 
 As Nets for Birds are fpread, 
 
 7 We from our Foes, defign'd fot Prey^ 
 
 Their Snare difcovcr'd, fkd. 
 
 8 Thy Name, O Lord, did bring us Aid, 
 
 Who Heaven and Earth haft made. 
 
 Another Metre. 
 
 1 TTAD not the Lord maintained our fide, 
 •TX With Joy might Ifrad cry j 
 
 2 When us our Enemys defy'd. 
 
 Had not the Lord ftood by : 
 S We had been fwallow'd quick, their Blood 
 Such Flames of Rage did warm : 
 
 4 Owx Souls oVewhelm'd with th* roaring Floodj 
 
 5 Had perifti'd in the Storm. 
 
 6 Bleft be the Lord, who wou'd not let 
 
 Our Lives become their Prey: 
 
 7 As Birds, which from the Fowler^s Net 
 
 Efcapiiig, jHy away. 
 
 My 
 
PSJLM CXXV. CXXVI. 19 J 
 
 My Soul thro their diforder'd Bands, 
 Has made a fairEfcape. 
 8 Our Help is from the Lord, whofe Hands 
 Gave Heaven and Earth their Shape. 
 
 Psalm CXXV. 
 
 S Sion firmly keep§ her ground. 
 As Hills Jerufdem furround: 
 So God for ever will enclofe 
 Such as in Him their Truft repofe. 
 
 ;A 
 
 3 The Wicked's Rod not long fhall reft 
 On Lots by righteous Men pofTeft : 
 Left tempted thus, the Juft Ihou'd be 
 Their Partners in Iniquity. 
 
 4 Thy Blefllng therefore, Lord, impart. 
 To fuch who are upright in Heart ; 
 
 5 Whilftthofe, who having loft their Way, 
 Afide in crooked By-paths ftray. 
 
 With wicked Workers they fhall dwell, 
 But Peace fhall be on IfraeL 
 
 Psalm CXXVL 
 
 1 "YTTHEN God from Bondage did redeem 
 
 ^^ Sion^ we look'd like them that dream. 
 
 2 Then was our Mouths with Laughter fill'd. 
 And joyful Soogs our Tongues did yield. 
 
 O 3 The 
 
194 PSALM CXXVII. 
 
 3 The Heathen then admiring flood. 
 To fee our God fo great, fo good. 
 
 4 Turn back our Bondage, as before 
 Thou didft the Sea on Egyft\ Shore. 
 
 5 They who in Tears their Seed fhall fow. 
 With Gladneft ihall their Harveft mow c 
 
 6 Seed, which the Dew of Heaven receives, 
 The Reaper fills with joyful Sheaves. 
 
 Psalm CXXVII. 
 
 1 T\)f'AlSI a new Babel does ereft, 
 XVJ. wiiere God is not the Architeift. 
 In vain the Watchman breaks hi^ Sleep, 
 Unlefs the Lord the City ke^p. 
 
 2 In vain we rife before the Light, 
 And lofe the foft Repofe of ISIight : 
 Fed with the Bread of Care we live. 
 But God to His fweet Reft does give. 
 
 3 He fends his Bleflings from above. 
 On thechaft Fruits of Nuptial Love: 
 
 4 Like Arrows from a Giant's Bow, 
 Sons fhall deftroy their Father's Foe. 
 
 5 Whofe Quiver can fuch Shafts fupply, 
 May in the Gate his Foe defy. 
 
 V S khlL 
 
PSALM CXXVIII. CXXIX. 195 
 
 Psalm CXXVIIL 
 
 1 "DLEST is the Man who God does fear, 
 -O ^nd ill his Ways his Courfe does fteer : 
 
 2 He with Content fhall fafely eat 
 The Fruits of his induftrious Sweat. 
 
 3 His Wife a fruitful Vine fhall be y 
 Like Plants of the fair Olive-Tree, 
 Children his Table fhall furround : 
 
 4 Who fears God thus, with Blifs is crqwn'd, 
 
 5 Bled out of Sion he fhall be. 
 Good in Jerufalem fhall fee ^ 
 
 6 To Childrens Children fhall increafe, 
 And Ifrael fhall behold in Peace. 
 
 Psalm CXXIX, 
 
 1 T TOW oft e'en from my Youth have they 
 •TJ. Afflided me ? may Ifrael fay : 
 
 2 And with their bold Attempts aflail'd 
 My Infancy, yet not prevailed ? 
 
 3 And as the Plough the Earth has torn. 
 Long Furrows on my Back have worn ? 
 
 4 Yet me my God did not forfake, 
 But all their Cords afunder brake. 
 
 5 May they the fame Confulion find. 
 Which they for Sion had defign'd ! 
 
 O i ^ Wi- 
 
196 PSJLM CXX5t. CXXXI. 
 
 6 Wither'd, before the Harvelt falls. 
 As Corn on Houfes Tops or Walls : 
 
 7 Which, if the Reaper binds in Sheaves, 
 His Hand the empty Ear deceives. 
 
 8 No Lookers on their Labour biefs, 
 Kor fay, God fend you good Succefs. 
 
 ^ Psalm CXXX. 
 
 1 /^ UT of the Deep to Thee I cry ^ 
 
 2 ^^ Lord, let thy Ear my Voice attend. 
 
 3 If thy fevere all-fearching Eye 
 
 Shou'd mark how often we offend, 
 Who at thy Bar wou'd dare t' appear ? 
 
 4 But Mercy Thou haft join'd with Fear. 
 
 5 My Soul has waited on thy W^ord, 
 
 ^ More than the Watchman for the Sun: 
 7 Let Ifrael truft in God their Lord, 
 
 From whom fuch Streams of Mercy run, 
 S As fhall redeem his Ifrael 
 From all his Sins, from Death and Hell. 
 
 Psalm CXXXI. 
 
 1 '^EITHER my Heart, O Lord, nor Eye, 
 -L^ Aifecls or aims at things too high : 
 
 2 Meekly have I my felf demean'd, 
 I'm quiet like a Child that's wean'd. 
 
 3 Let IfraeCs Hopes on Thee depend, 
 OLord, till Time it felf fhall end. 
 
 4- Psalm 
 
PSALM CXXXIL 197 
 
 Psalm CXXXIL 
 
 1 T ORD, David's Troubles call to mind, 
 
 2 -"-^ Who with a Vow himfelf did bind, 
 
 3 Not in his Houfe to take Repofe, 
 
 4 Nor in his Bed his Eye-lids clofe; 
 
 5 Till he fhou'd find a fair Abode, 
 Worthy of JacoFs mighty God. 
 
 6 Thy Ark at Ephrata onc^ flood. 
 Now in the Field, now in the Wood. 
 
 7 But in thy Tabernacle now. 
 Before thy Foot-ftool we will bow : 
 
 8 On Slon's Hill thy Ark fhall reft, 
 
 A Place with thy own Prefence bleft. 
 
 p Thy Priefts with Right'oufnefs are clad. 
 And thy triumphing Saints are glad. 
 
 I o For thy Anointed David's fake, 
 
 I I Perform the Oath thy felf did make ; 
 
 That Thou on Judahh Throne wou'dft place 
 A long SuccefTion of his Race : 
 
 12 That they, obferving thy Command, 
 Their Throne, like thine, Ihou'd ever ftand. 
 
 13 Sion's the Manfion I have chofe, 
 
 1 4 Wherein my felf I will repofe : 
 
 1 5 My Blefling fhall her Stores fupply. 
 Her Poor for Bread fhall never cry. 
 
 O 3 i^ Her 
 
198 PSJLM cxxxiir. CXXXIV. 
 
 16 Her Priefts fliall my Salvation bring. 
 The Quire of Saints my Glory fing. 
 
 17 There I'll exalt King David*s Horn, 
 And with my Oil his Lamp fhall burn: 
 
 18 HisEnemys with Shame o'erthrown. 
 Triumphant Wreaths his Head fhall crown.. 
 
 Psalm CXXXIIL 
 
 1 TIEHOLD the chief of Man's Delights, 
 '^ Where Brethren mutual Love unites 1 
 
 2 Sweet as the Ointment which was fhed 
 By Sacred Hands on Aaroris Head , 
 
 When from his Face and Beard it fell. 
 Of rich Perfume his Garments fmell, 
 
 3 Frefh as the Dew which on the Hills, 
 5/^»and Hermon^ God diftils. 
 
 In which Celeftial Drops defcend 
 Bleflings, and Life which never end. 
 
 Psalm CXXXIV. 
 
 1 'TpO Heaven your glad Devotion fend, 
 
 A Who in God's Houfe by ISJight attend. 
 
 2 With lifted Hands your Songs addrefs : 
 On Him with your high Praifes wait, 
 
 3 Who did both Heaven and Earth create *, 
 
 And you from Sion he will blefs. 
 
 Psalm 
 
PSALM CXXXV- 199 
 
 Psalm CXXXV. 
 
 1 /^ Praife the Lord •, Praife to his Name 
 ^^ Ye Servants of the Lord proclaim ! 
 
 2 You who inhabit his Abode, 
 
 And ftand within the Courts of God^ 
 
 3 Praife ye the Lord, hisGoodnefs ling: 
 Praife is to Heaven a pleafing Thing. 
 
 4 Jacob he chofe ; and IfraeCs Race 
 In his own Treafury did place. 
 
 5 You know the Lord's Almighty Powers •, 
 Above all other Gods is ours. 
 
 6 He ads, whatever Him does pleafe. 
 In Heaven, in Earth, in deepeft Seas. 
 
 7 He calls up Vapours from the Earth, 
 His Lightnings to the Rain give Birth.' 
 When from his Treafures Blafts he brought, 
 
 8 £fy/>f'sFirft-born, Man, Beaft, he fmote. 
 
 9 Pharaohj and his unnumbered Hoft, 
 Were by his Signs and Wonders loft. 
 
 10 Great Princes, Sihon tW Amorite^ 
 
 1 1 Og-, Bajhans King, the Lord did fmite^ 
 
 12 Then all the Realms of Canaan fell 
 An Heritage to Ifrael. 
 
 O4 13 God's 
 
^oo rSJLM cxxxv. 
 
 1 3 God's glorious Islame we will adore. 
 Till Time it felf Ihall be nq more. 
 
 14 When God as Judg himfelf prefents. 
 His Anger to his own relents. 
 
 1 5 The Heathen Idols, which, of Gold 
 And Silver, Men for Gods do mold ^ 
 
 16 Tho they have Mouths, and Eye, and E^U 
 
 17 Can neither fpeak, nor fee, nor hear ^ 
 Islor do their Noftrils draw the Air : 
 
 18 Their Makers too like them fliall fare ; 
 
 Both fhall alike diflblve to Duft, 
 And fo fhall all who in them truft. 
 
 19 Blefs God, O Houfe of Ifraety 
 AH you that in Mount Slon dwell. 
 
 20 Blefllngs let Aaron s Houfe afcribe 
 
 To God ! And blefs him Levih Tribe ! 
 .. O blefs the Lord all who him fear, 
 
 21 Blefiings from Sion let him hear ! 
 Praife thou the Lord, O Ifrael^ 
 The Lord who does in Salem dwell ! 
 
 Psalm. 
 
PSJLM CXXXVI. aoi 
 
 PSALU CXXXVI. 
 
 1 /"^IVE Thanks to God, the Holy On€; 
 
 2 ^^ Give Thanks to God whp reigns alone : 
 His Mercy is for ever furcj 
 
 And fijall from Age to Age endure* 
 
 3 Give Thanks to God, of Kings the Ring, 
 
 4 From whom great Wonders only fpring : 
 His Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 
 And Jhall from Age to Age endure* 
 
 5 The Heav'ns his Pow'r and Wifdom made j 
 
 6 Out of the Deep the Earth he weigh'd. 
 His Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 
 And jhall from Age to Age endure* 
 
 7 He form'd the Sun, whofe Beams furvey 
 
 8 The World *, and did create the Day : 
 His Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 
 And fi>ail from ^ge to Age endure* 
 
 p The Moon, with her attending Train 
 Of meaner Lights, o'er Might to reign. 
 His Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 And fiall from Age to Age endure* 
 
 io He the Firftborn of Egyft fmote, 
 1 1 And from among them Ifrael brought 
 
 Hts 
 
262 PSJLM CXXXVI. 
 
 Uli Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 
 Jind Jhall fiom Age to Age endure^ 
 
 12 By his ftrong Arm and mighty Hand,' 
 
 13 The Waves like Walls divided ftand: 
 His Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 
 And jhall fiom Age to Age endure^ 
 
 14 Jfrael paft fafe on the firm Ground, 
 
 1 5 While Pharaoh and his Hofts were drown'd ; 
 His Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 
 And JhaU fiom Age to Age endure > 
 
 16 God thro the Defart Ifrael led ; 
 
 17 18 Kings, whooppos'd them, fell, or fled; 
 His Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 And jhall fiom Age to Age endure. 
 
 19 He Slhon King of th' Amor it es^ 
 
 20 And Og the King of Bajhan fmites : 
 His Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 
 And Jhall fiom Age to Age endure* 
 
 2t Their Heritage to Ifrad^ 
 
 22 As their own Patrimony, fell : 
 His Mercy is for ever fure-, 
 
 And jhall fiom Age te Age endure- 
 
 23 When we were loft in low Efteem, 
 -^4 His faving Hand did us redeem : 
 
 His 
 
PSJLM CXXXVII. 205 
 
 His Mercy is for ever furcj 
 
 And Jhall from Age to Age endure* 
 
 25 All Creatures on his Bounty live. 
 Therefore to Him all Praifes give: 
 His Mercy is for ever fure^ 
 And fhall from jige to Age endure^ 
 
 16 Give Thanks to God the Holy One, 
 To God who reigns in Heaven alone : 
 His Mercy is for ever fure. 
 And fhall from Age to Age endure. 
 
 Psalm CXXXVII. 
 
 1 T17H E N on Euphrates Banks we fate, 
 
 ^^ Deploring Sionh doleful State ^ 
 
 2 Our Harps, to which* we lately fang. 
 Mute as our felves, on Willows hang. 
 
 3 Our Sadnefs thus our Spoiler jeers: 
 
 *' Change into Mirth your Sighs and Tears y 
 " And give us with your Hands and Tongues, 
 " One of your pleafant Hebrew Songs." 
 
 4 Oh! how can we our Airs compofe. 
 And fing of God amongft his Foes ! 
 
 5 When 1 forget his Sacred Hill, 
 
 May my right Hand forget her Skill ! 
 
 6 When 
 
204 PSJLMCXXXVllh 
 
 6 When I fhall thy Remembrance leave. 
 
 My Tongue to her dry Roof ftall cleave •, 
 All other Joys I fhall contemn. 
 Calling to mind Jerufdem. 
 
 7 Remember Edom\ Childrens Pride, 
 Who in the Sack of Sdem cry'd : 
 *' Salem zndi her Foundations rafe, 
 
 '^ That none may know her i^ame or Place*" 
 
 8 Daughter of Babel^ whofe high TowVs 
 Shall fliortly lie as low as ours \ 
 Happy who fhall to Thee repay 
 
 Thofe Meafures Thou to Us didft weigh ! 
 p Happy who breaks thy Childrens Bones, 
 Dalhing their Brains againft the Stones. 
 
 Psalm GXXXVIII. 
 
 1 npHY mighty Name, O Lord, before 
 
 A All other Gods, 1 will implore ! 
 
 2 And waiting at thy Temple-Door, 
 
 rUpraife thy Name, thy Truth, thy Love, 
 Which in the higheft Orb, above 
 All that thou halt created, move. 
 
 3 When my Soul cry'd, thy Love appearM j 
 
 4 Thou by All Princes fhalt be fear'd. 
 For they thy mighty Voice have heard. 
 
 5 They from thy Word fhall learn thy Ways, 
 And in thy Houfe thy Name fhall praife, 
 
 -^ Who High thy felf, the Low doft vaife ! 
 
 On 
 
'X 
 
 PSJLM CXXXIX. 205 
 
 ' On Pride his fcornful Frowns God throws. 
 
 7 When Trouble did my Soul enclofe. 
 His Hand redeemed me from my Foes. 
 
 8 His faithful Mercy perfed makes. 
 What by his Word he undertakes ; 
 Jsor, whom his Hands have made, forfakcs* 
 
 Psalm CXXXIX. 
 
 ORD^thou my Ways haft fearcht and known, 
 ' My Rifmg up, my Sitting down ; 
 
 3 To thee are my Conceptions brought. 
 E'er they are form'd into a Thought. 
 
 4 My idle Words thou doft condemn. 
 Before my Lips have faihion'd them 5 
 
 5 On every Part thy Hand's impos'd *, 
 Behind, before, has me inclos'd. 
 
 6 Such Knowledg is for me too High y 
 
 7 From thee O whither (hall I fly ! 
 
 8 If up to Heaven, Thou there doft dwell -, 
 And if my Bed 1 lay inr Hell, 
 
 I fliou'd not fcape thy piercing Eye. 
 
 9 If on the Morning's Wings I fly, 
 
 jOy th' Ocean's untrac'd Paths fhou'd tread; 
 
 10 With thy right Hand I fhou'd be led. 
 
 11 If I my Head in Kigbt involve. 
 
 Thy Light the Darkncfs wou'd dilTolv^ ; 
 
 12 Ev'n 
 
2o6 PSALM CXXXIX. 
 
 12 Ev'n Day and Night are but one Name, 
 For both to Thee appear the fame. 
 
 13 Nor Reins nor Heart cou'd Thee efcape. 
 Thou in the Womhumy Form didft Ibape j 
 
 14 So marveloufly I was made, . 
 E'en of my felf I ftand afraid. 
 
 For this, my Soul, which knows fo well 
 Thy wondrous Works, thy Praife Ihall tell. 
 
 1 5 My Subftanc^ was by Thee furvey'd, • 
 When it was firft in fecret made. 
 
 16 Thy Hand did free, with curious Art, 
 From Imperfedion every Part ; 
 
 And evVy Member, which had yet 
 No Being, in thy Book was writ. 
 
 At laft, to (hew whofe Hand it was, 
 GODftampt HIS Image on the Mafs. 
 
 1 7 O how thy Thoughts my Soul delight ! 
 The Summ of them is Infinite. 
 
 When I to number them wouM tr^ 
 I find they all Accounts outvy ^ 
 
 18 I fooner might the Sands explore. 
 That lie upon the Ocean's Shore : 
 
 Yet they my early Tho'ughts imploy. 
 
 19 Lord, Thou the Wicked wiltdeftroy^ 
 
 20 Such as blafpheme, and thirft for Blood, 
 And thofe whofe Counfels thine withltood. 
 
 21 I 
 
PSALM CXL. 207 
 
 21 I hated to the laft degree 
 
 22 All thofe, O God, who hated Thee. 
 
 23 Search all my Thoughts •, and if they ftray 
 
 24 From Thee, be Thou their Guide and Way. 
 
 Psalm CXL. 
 
 1 T ORD, me from Violence proted, 
 ■L/ And fave me from the evil Sed, 
 
 2 Who Mifchief in their Hearts projed* 
 
 They on continual Wars are fet, 
 
 3 Like Adders their (harp Tongues they whet; 
 The Proud for me have fpread their Net, 
 
 They wou'd enfnare me as they go. 
 
 4 Lord, fave me from my cruel Fo€, 
 
 5 Who wou'd my Footfteps overthrow:. 
 
 6 Nor my Petitions, Lord, forget : 
 
 7 When in the Field my Foes I met, ^ 
 Thy Helmet on my Head was fet. 
 
 8 Lord, if they compafs their Delire 
 
 On me, 'gainft Thee they will confpirc y 
 
 9 But let them feel confuming Fire! 
 
 I o May thofe, who Snares for me have laid, 
 
 By their own Counfels be betray'd. 
 And to the Pits, they dig, convey'd I 
 
 Thence may they never rife again ! 
 
 I I The Evil-fpeaker's Tongue reflrain, 
 Nor give to Violence the Rein. 
 
 •I 12 God 
 
2o8 PSALM CXLT. 
 
 12 God the Afflifted will reftore^ 
 The righteoQs Man fhall ftand before 
 
 1 3 His Face, and He will feed the Poor. 
 
 Psalm CXLI. 
 
 1 TT o R D, when I cry, make haft to hear, 
 L' And to my Voice incline thy Ear : 
 
 2 So ftiall my Prayer like Incenfe rife. 
 My high-rais'd Hands as Sacrifice. 
 
 3 Lord, fet upon my Mouth a Guard, 
 And let its double Door be barr'd. 
 
 4 Let not my Heart to Sin incline, 
 l^or let my Hand in Mifchief join. 
 
 The Sinner's Daintys Til not fhare : 
 
 5 The jufl: Man's Strokes I'll meekly bear*, 
 Tho fharply he my Crimes reprove, 
 riltakeit as a Mark of Love: 
 
 This like a precious Ointment fhed. 
 Will never bruife but heal my Head : 
 And if I find him in Difbrefs, 
 My Thanks and Prayers fhall himreleafe. 
 
 6 His Judges in a Stony Place 
 Falling, my Counfels fhall embrace. 
 
 7 Our fcatter'd Bones, like Wood that's cleft, 
 At the Grave's Mouth expos'd are left. 
 
 8 To 
 
PSJLM CXLlt kqg 
 
 8 To Thee my Eyes, Lord, I dired. 
 From Thee alone Relief exped : 
 To Thee my Soul prefents her Suit 5, 
 Lord, do not leave her deftitute. 
 
 9 O keep me from the treacherous Snare, 
 Which bloody Hands for me prepare ! 
 
 J o May their own Nets themfelves intrap. 
 While by thy Favour I efcape. 
 
 Psalm CXLII, 
 
 i 'Tp O God with Sighs and Tears I pray'd^ 
 
 J- Cry'd to him for Relief, 
 2 And hunible Supplication made. 
 
 To reprefent my Grief. 
 $ My Soul was overwhelm'd with Woe, 
 
 But Thou my Paths didfl; know : 
 
 For in the way thro which I palt, 
 A private Snare was laid. 
 
 4 Amongfl: my Friends my Eyes I call, 
 
 Yet ftill I wanted Aid j 
 They all on me like Strangers flare, 
 Iblov of my Soul take care, 
 
 5 Then thus I cry'd, Thou Lord doft know 
 
 My Refuge is from Thee ^ 
 
 6 My Enemys have brought me low, 
 
 And are too ftrong for me^ 
 
 P ,7 The 
 
210*' PSALM CXUII. 
 
 7 The Righteous, if Thou me reftore^ 
 Thy Bounty will adore. 
 
 Psalm CXLIII: 
 
 1 T ORD, to myCrys give free Accefs j 
 •'-' O hear me in thy Faithfulnefs ! 
 
 2 Lord, judg me not ^ for in thy Eye, 
 What Man himfelf can juftify ? 
 
 3 My Enemys "my Soul furround. 
 And hope to ftrike me to the Ground : 
 To horrid Darknefs I am led. 
 
 Like Men for many Ages dead. 
 
 '4 My Spirits fink beneath the Weighty 
 
 My languid Heart is defolate. 
 5 The Days of old I recoiled. 
 
 And on thy wondrous Works refled. 
 
 ' 6 Thy Grace my fainting Soul implores. 
 As the dry Furrow thirlts for Show*rs. 
 
 7 Lord, fpeedily thy Face unveil. 
 
 And hear me, for my Strength does fail. 
 
 Like his, who to the Pit defcends. 
 
 8 My early Voice, thy Ear attends : 
 
 For fear my .v ndringSoul fhou'd ftray. 
 Lord, be her Guide in all her way. 
 
 9 To 
 
PSALMCXUV. 211 
 
 p To Thee her Refuge fhe does fly. 
 
 To fave her from the Enemy. 
 ID Teach me thy Will, and let thy Hand 
 Condud me to the Living Land. 
 
 II Quicken my Soul, on Thee Ihe waits 
 
 To be deliver'd from her Straits : 
 li Lord, for thy Mercy's fake deftroy 
 
 Thofe who my Sorrow make their Joy. 
 
 Psalm CXLIV. 
 
 1 ^"^OD is my Rock, myTow'r, my Shield ^ 
 ^^ He taught my Hands the Sword to wield, 
 
 2 And I, fupported by his Power, 
 Go forth the Nations Conqueror. 
 
 3 O what is Man, to Thee compar'd, 
 That Thou bis Offspring doft regard ! 
 
 4 Man of mere Vanity is made. 
 His Days fooa vanilh like a Shade. 
 
 5 Defcend, and make the xMountalns fmoke, 
 And tremble at thy Thunder's Stroke. 
 
 6 Lord,thy wing'd Lightnings round thee throw^ 
 And with thy Darts confound thy Foe« 
 
 7 Stretch from above thy Hand, and fave 
 Thy Servantfrom the fwelling Wave j 
 
 8 From the flraDgeChildrensRage,wbofeTongues 
 Arearm'd with Lyes,their Hands with Wrongs- 
 
 P 2 Part 
 
212 PSJ LM CXLV. 
 
 Part II; 
 
 9 New Anthems then I will invent. 
 Set to a ten-llring'd Inftrument. 
 
 10 God from the Sword delivers Kings, 
 And faving Health to Davtd brings. 
 
 11 Save me from Tongnes which Lyes defile. 
 From Hands of Violence and Guile. 
 
 1 2 Then fhall our Sons fpread like the Vine, 
 Daughters like polifh'd Marble fliine. 
 
 13 Our Fields with joyful Fruits (hall fpring. 
 Our Flocks ten thoufand young fhall bring ^ 
 
 14 Our Oxen be for Labocr ftrong, 
 
 No Tumults in our Streets Ihall throng. 
 
 1 5 Such Eleflings fhall defcend on thofe 
 Whom God has for his People chofe. 
 
 Psalm CXLV. 
 
 1 f\ LORD, my God, my Songs to Thee 
 ^^ Shall, like Thy felf, immortal be ! 
 
 2 For ever V\\ thy Praife exprefs, 
 And every Day thy Name will blefs. 
 
 3 Great is the Lord, his Praife no Bounds 
 Confine, no Line his Greatnefs founds. 
 
 4 That Generation which fucceeds, 
 Shall learn from this thy mighty Deeds. 
 
 -1- S The 
 
PSJLMCXLV. 21 J 
 
 5 The Honour of thy Majefty 
 
 6 I'll fing, how wonderful ! how high ! 
 
 7 The meafurei> of thy Grace who know ? 
 
 8 Thy Mercy's fwift, thy Anger flow. 
 
 9 O'er all, God's Guardian Mercy Hands, 
 His Bounty falls from equal Hands. 
 
 lo His wondrous Power his Works proclaim, 
 For which the Saints (hall blefs his Name. 
 
 Part II. 
 
 I i God's Majefty, his Power, the State 
 
 12 Of his Dominion, Saints relate^ 
 So large, fo lafting, fo renown'd, 
 
 13 As neither Place nor Time fliall bound.' 
 
 14 Thy Hand fupports the drooping Head j 
 Has rais'd the Low, the Hungry fed. 
 
 1 5 The whole Creation, Men and Be^fts, 
 
 16 Attending Thee^ thy Bounty feafts, 
 
 1 7 Juftice and Truth thy Ways fecure ^ 
 And, like Thy felf, thy Works are pure. 
 
 1 8 To them that pray the Lord is near, 
 To all who pray and are fincere. 
 
 19 Their Suits he grants, their Wants fupplys, 
 And faves them when he hears their Crys. 
 
 20 All thi? the righteous Man enjoys, 
 But the Ungodly God deftroys, 
 
 P 3 21 My„ 
 
214 PSJLM CXLVT. 
 
 21 My Lips his Praifes fhall proclaim. 
 And all who live fhall blefs his Name. 
 
 Psalm CXLVI. 
 
 1 TV/fY Soul to God, her Lord and King, 
 
 2 -LVl whilft fhe has Life, fhall fing •, 
 
 3 ThyTrufl:, in none of Human Race, 
 
 Islo not in Princes place. 
 
 4 For when thefe fhall to Dull retire, 
 
 Their Thoughts with them expire : 
 
 5 But he whofe Hope on God does reft. 
 
 Shall be for ever bleft. 
 
 6 God is by Heaven and Earth ador'd, 
 
 Becaufe he keeps his Word : 
 
 7 His iMercy fliil relieves th' Opprefl, 
 
 And does the Hungry feafl. 
 
 8 He to the Blind reilores his Eyes, 
 
 The Captive's Bands unties: 
 
 9 The Poor he raifes from the Dult, 
 
 And ever loves the Jufl : 
 
 He Strangers, Widows, Fatherlefs, 
 
 Redeems from fad Diftrefs-, 
 Bat Sinners, in their Ways o'erthrown. 
 He will turn upfide down. 
 10 Li Sion God will ftill remain. 
 And there for ever reign : 
 Praife him who does in Slon dwell, 
 And all his Wondeis teH. 
 
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PSJLMCXLYU. 2if 
 
 Psalm CXLVII. 
 
 1 ITriTH decent Joys let us declare 
 
 W God's Praifes^ and his Wonders tell 5 
 
 2 Who Stones Breaches will repair. 
 
 And gather fcatter'd Jfrael- 
 
 3 His Hand the broken Heart makes found. 
 His Hand binds up the bleeding Wound. 
 
 '4 The Number of the Stars He counts. 
 And gives a Name to every Light -, 
 
 5 His Power all other Power furmounts. 
 His Knowledg too is Infinite : 
 
 4 The Meek with Honour He has crown'd. 
 And thrown the Haughty to the Ground. 
 
 7 To God let your Thankfgivings rife. 
 
 And with your Harps exprefs your Mirth ? 
 
 8 He covers with thick Clouds the Skys, 
 
 From whence his Show'rsinrich the Earth; 
 
 9 And the high Mountains Tops, tMnvcft 
 With Grafs, for Food to every Beafl:. 
 
 The hungry Ravens God does feed ; 
 io He values not the pamper'd Horfe, 
 
 Who runs his Courfe with wondrous Speed :, ■ 
 Nor is he pleas'd with Human Force : 
 11 But his Delight is in the Juft, 
 
 Ja thofe who in his Mercy truit. 
 
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 12 Jerufalem with Ptaife fhall wait. 
 
 And Sion ihall her Joys exprefs ; 
 
 13 God with his Strength defends her Gat^, 
 
 And all that in her dwell does blefs ^ 
 
 14 Reftores her Peace : fhe with the Breads 
 Made of the fineft Flow'r, is fed. || 
 
 1 5 The Earth of his Command is full. 
 
 His Word with Expedition flies : 
 
 1 6 His Snow the Mountains clothes like Wool,' 
 
 His Froft like fcatter'd Alhes lies ^ 
 
 17 His Ice the Streams together holds. 
 Who can refifl: his piercing Colds ? 
 
 18 When his refrefhing Gales appear, 
 
 Th'imprifon'd Streams with Freedom flow \ 
 
 19 His Judgments Ifrael fhall hear^ 
 
 And Jacob Ihall his Statutes knoWt 
 • Kot thus with other Lands he deals. 
 But from their Eyes his Light conceals^ 
 
 Psalm CXLVIIL 
 
 1 YN the Third Heaven, to God their King, 
 
 2 -■■ Legions of Angels Praifes iing : 
 
 3 His Sacred Hoft his 2SJame declares, 
 The Sun, the Moon, the lefTer Stars. 
 
 4 Ye highell Orbs his Praife prefent \ 
 Ye Floods, above the Firmament, 
 
 % His Power and Honour celebrate. 
 Who you from nothing did create •, 
 
 6 When 
 
PSALM CXUX iif 
 
 ^ When his Creation he approv'd^ 
 He faid, you never fliou'd be mov'd.' 
 
 7 Let the Sea praife him with the Earth, 
 And all that from their Wombs take Birth ! 
 
 8 Thunder and Lightning, Hail and Snow; 
 The Storms that fall, and Winds that blow, 
 
 9 Ye lefler Hills, ye Mountains high. 
 Ye Cedars which approach the Sky i 
 
 lo Fruit-bearing Trees, Bulls, Horfes, Sheep,' 
 The Birds that fly, and Worms that creep ; 
 
 % I Princes who keep the World in Awe, 
 And Judges w ho declare the Law ; 
 
 12 Their Maker let both Sexes praife. 
 Whom Youth confirms, and Age decays. 
 
 13 God's Name all other Names excels. 
 He above Earth, above Heav'n dwells. 
 
 14 He his own Ifraers Horn, has rais'd. 
 And therefore by his Saints is prais'd. 
 
 Psalm CXLIX. 
 
 I X/E Saints, in your Affemblys raifc 
 
 -*• Your Voice to God, new Songs to fing ^ 
 
 1 Let Jfrael his Creator praife. 
 And Sion magnify her Ring. 
 
 3 Withchearful Timbrels let them dance. 
 And with their Harps his Praife advance, 
 
 4 God's 
 
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 4 God's People are his Joy, the Meek 
 With his Salvation ihall be crown'd : 
 
 ^ Then let his Saints his Favour feek. 
 And on their Beds his Name refound. 
 
 6 Their Mouths fnall with his Praife be fill'd, 
 Their Hands a two-edg'd Sword Ihall wield, 
 
 7 The Heathen Nations to confound. 
 
 In Chaiiis he leads their Captive Kings ^ 
 
 8 Their Lords in Iron Fetters bound. 
 
 Before his Judgment-Seat he brings. 
 
 9 Such Honour, in his Sacred Word, 
 God gives his Saints. Praife ye the Lord^- 
 
 Psalm CL. 
 
 1 f^ O D's Honour in his Temple raife 
 ^J- To th' vaulted Sky, where high he dwells' 
 
 2 Proportion to his Works your Praife, 
 Molt praifing where he molt excels, 
 
 3 With Trumpets Sound his Praife advance. 
 Your great and lefFer Cymbals ring : 
 
 4 To Harp, to Lute, to Viols dance ; 
 let all who breathe his Praifes fing. 
 
 HALLELVJAH. 
 
 All Glory to God. 
 
 tk End of the f/almu 
 
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219 
 
 A Table to find any Pfalm, 
 knowing its Beginning. 
 
 Pfalm 
 
 According to thy wonted Love ■' < • 51 
 jigainft my Foes^ O Lord^ mofi High 5 (J 
 As Sion firmly keep her ground — —125 
 As the chas d Hart pants for the / 
 
 Brook— . — 1 j'42 
 
 Behold the chief of May^s Delights^ . 133 
 
 Bltft are the Vndefifd^ for they i ip 
 
 Blest is the Man^ who never treads ■■ ■ i 
 
 Blift is the Man who God does fear-— -1 28 
 
 Come letm fmg Jehovah'i Tratfe — « p^ 
 
 Early to Thee my Soul her firfir — ._« ^5 
 
 Extend^ O Lordy thy Clemency — ■ ^'y 
 
 From Age to Age' I will record ' -^ ~ 89 
 
 From the Suns Rife to his Defcent ^o 
 
 Give Thanks to God^ invoke his Name ■io<^ 
 
 Give Thanks to God^ for he is Good » ■ — ~ 1 1 8 
 
 Give Thank f to God^ the Holy One — — r_.i^5 
 
 God clothed in his Majeflick Robe- - po 
 
 God form'd the World^ the Earth is his'-^'' 24 
 
 God is my Rock^ myTow\^ my Shield---^ 144 
 
 God is our Strength^ and Refuge near ■ — ■ ±6 
 
 God of my Praife^ don^t filent he 1 09 
 
 Jiuod fits above the Thrones of Kings ^ 82 
 
 God^s 
 
fi2o A T AB LE. 
 
 Co^s Honour in his Temfle raife 7~ .i-^- 
 
 Great u our God^ and greatly praised — -* ^ 48 
 
 Great Shepherd of thy Ifrael '■ — , , .^^ go 
 
 Had not the Lord flood on our fide - ,. , - , j 24 
 
 He^s hie ft ^ nor fhall in Danger fall ^-^-^.^.^ . 41 
 
 He^s hi eft J who tho he dtd tranfgrefs ^-~.- 32 
 
 Help^ Lord^ for Godlinefs is loft - - . I2 
 
 How oft e^ en from my Touth have they —129 
 
 Hove the Lor dy for me he hears n , 1 15 
 
 Jn Judah Vi Jehovah known ^75 
 
 In the fad Day of his Diflrefs ■■ . ■ > . 20 
 
 Jn the third Heav''n to God their .Kin(r * -, i^g 
 
 In thee J my God^ I put my Truft qi 
 
 In thee ^ O Lord^ I fix my Truft* , ^i 
 
 I to my Ways will take good heed 3p 
 
 I wait on Gjdy who dwells on high' -123 
 
 Jndgme^ O Lordj and let thy Eye ^ 26 
 
 Let Gody the Lord of Hofts^ arife— • > . ^8 
 
 Lordy he both Judg and Advocate 43 
 
 Lord^ DavidV Troubles call to mind _i32 
 
 Lordy do not thy Ajfiftance flack • ^70 
 
 Lordy hear me y and with tender Care — r^ 
 
 Lord^ how the Number multiplies ^ ^ 3 
 
 Lordy in my Song^ thy Mercy fweet - > ^- iqi 
 
 Lordy let the King thy Judgments fhare » . '72 
 
 Lord^ let thy Ear attend my Crys ■ . . i^j 
 
 Lord^ Irr m fee thy Light Divine' ■ . 61 
 
 Lord J may thy Ears my fray'r attend- 6\ 
 
 Lcrd^ m? from Violence proteEh' — . .140 
 
 Lord^ not ir? Wr^th my Heart dejeEt — — ,^ (j 
 
 Lord^ not in Wrath again fl me rife i— — 38 
 
 Lord^ on thy Fraife my Heart is flxt .- 1 08 
 
 Lordy plead my Caufe again fl my Foes . 3^ 
 
 Lord-) fave me fro ::7 my Enemy s ~^~^^. — ,^..«« ^p 
 
 Lord^ fave me from the raging Flood 69 
 
 Lordy thouhaflmofl indulgent been — ~ . 85 
 
 Lord^ thou my Ways hafl fearch'd and known — -139 
 
 Lord^ 
 
A TABLE. 221 
 
 Lord^ to my Cry s give free ace efs * ''mZm.^1^^ 
 
 Lord;, to my Vrafr incline thy Ears 64 
 
 Lord^ weigh my Thought s^ a gentle £^r— — . 5 
 
 Lord^ whenlcryy make hafie to hear »I4I 
 
 Lord^ when I was defir^d to pafs — 122 
 
 Lord^ why art thou from m Jo far < lO 
 
 Lord^ why dofi thou from ns retire .—— , q^ 
 
 Man a wfip Babel does ereB > f ■■ « ^—127 
 
 Afe let thy Name and Strength defend p 54 
 
 My Cry 5 to God I did frefent-^- ■ ■ 77 
 
 My God J why dofl thou me forfake^ 22 
 
 My Heart indites a pleafant thing * 45 
 
 My Lifers Salvation^ Strength^ and Light '-^ • 27 
 
 My Lordy my Rock^ fee how I weep — 28 
 
 My People^ give attentive Ear '^ ^ ^ • . .. . ■ 78 
 
 My Shepherd is the living. Lord — .^— — 23 
 
 My Soul ^ thy great Creator praife 104 
 
 My Soul to God her Lord and King - — . 1 45 
 
 My Soul ^ with all thy Faculty s*' 103 
 
 Neither my Hearty O ^Lord^ nor Eye' «I3I 
 
 O clap your Hands with one accord ^— , ^y 
 
 Of Mifchief^ tho the Tyrant boaft ■ ■ ' 52 
 
 O God of my Salvation ! Thee ■ ' 88 
 
 OGod^ on whom my Soul does refi . 1 5 
 
 O God., to whom Revenge belongs ^- 94 
 
 O Lord., how beauteous are thy Courts < 84 
 
 O Lord my God., Ltrufl in thee — — • 7 
 
 O Lord my God^ the Right eoufnefs" ■ — h 4 
 
 O Lord my God^ my Songs to thee •. — 145 
 
 O Lord J my Heart jh all magnify _«-— -^— — -* 9 
 
 O Lord., no longer hold thy peace • — — 83 
 
 O Lord., receive my doleful Crys — • 10^ 
 
 O Lord^ thy Excellence ts known- 8 
 
 O Lord., thy Name Vll magnify .^ — — — - 30 
 
 O praife the Lord \ Fraife to his Name 1 35 
 
 Out of the Deep to thee I cry — 7-130 
 
 Praife ye the Lord^ my Foice his Praife ^^^^ 1 1 1 
 
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1222 A T A B L E. 
 
 Sion'j Foundations God has blefi^ ■ ^ >^ • 87 
 
 That Man is hlefi who fears the Lord-^-^" — . 112 
 
 71?^ Fool has faid^ and none hut he* . 14 
 
 The Fool has faid^ and none hut he 53 
 
 The Glory of the Lord proclaim > , t 66 
 
 The Heathen-i Lord^ thy Land invade—^"^' 79 
 
 The Heavens above and Firmament*' ■ > 19 
 
 The King^ whom thy Sufport has blefi 21 
 
 The Lord does reign ^ let Earth advance' ■ ■ 97 
 
 The Lord does reign^ the People qualie — ^9 
 
 The Lord I will for ever hlefs' ■■ > 34 
 
 The Lord is waited on with Praife - — 65 
 
 Thee will I love^ O Lord mofl high — '• — ■ * 18 
 
 Tho I on God alone rely ■ ■* " ■ n 
 
 Thou thro all j4ges art our God- — 90 
 
 Thti^ to my Lord th^ Almighty fpake ■' 1 1 o 
 
 Thy Ear to thy poor Suppliant bow " •<• ■■ 85 
 
 Thy mighty Name ^ O Lord^ before — 13S 
 
 ^Tis good our Thanh to God to brings 92 
 
 To God let aR the Nations raife — * 1 17 
 
 To God our Lord renew your Song' ■ 98 
 
 To God our Strength your Voices raife' • •* 81 
 
 To God with Sighs and Tears I prayed ^ 142 
 
 To God your Thanh and Praifes give 107 
 
 To Heaven your glad Devotion fend 134 
 
 To Ifrael, fure^ our God is hnd- --— • 73 
 
 To thee 111 ft my Soul ^ on thee ' — 25 
 
 To thofe hie f Hills my Eyes V II raife 1 21 
 
 To us our Fathers Fathers told • 44 
 
 Truly on God my Soul depends 52 
 
 We nothings Lord^ r' our felves ajjign—' ■- 1 1 5 
 
 We thank thee that thy Name is near 75 
 
 We under thy Difpleafure mourn — " 60 
 
 When God from Bondage did redeem 125 
 
 When I the bold Tranfgrejfor fee 3<^ 
 
 When in my fad Diftrefs I cryd — — 1 20 
 
 When Ifracl Egypt'/ Fetters brake--^ — 1 14 
 
 When 
 
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 When on Euphrates j3af2h we fat 
 Who jhall afcend thy holy HiU-^ 
 
 Who to GoJUs f acred Flace refort 
 Why jhou^d the Wicked^ s Joy perflexi 
 Wilt thoi^ for ever^ Lord^ forfake 
 With decent Joys let us declare 
 
 Wifh^ grateful Hearts Jehovah fraife 
 With Patience waited J on God^' 
 Te Heathen J why with one Accord 
 
 Te Mighty J Strength and Glory raife 
 Te Nations of the Earth rejoice 
 
 Te Rich and Poor^ ye High and Low^ .- 
 
 Te Right eom in the Lord delig-ht ■ 
 Te Saints J in your AJfemhlys ^raife 
 Te Servants of the Lord^ proclaim^ 
 Te Sons of Men^ do you furfue 
 
 Te who from Earth^, your Mother^ faring 
 
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