A paraphrase upon the Psalms of David by George Sandys ; set to new tunes for private devotion and a thorough-base for voice or instrument by Henry Lawes ; and in this edition carefully revised and corrected from many errors which passed in former impressions by John Playford. Sandys, George, 1578-1644. 1676 Approx. 319 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 129 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A27888 Wing B2521A ESTC R11888 07874087 ocm 07874087 40240 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. 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And in this Edition carefully Revised and Corrected from many Errors which passed in former Impressions , By Iohn Playford . LONDON : Printed by W. Godbid , for Abel Roper , at the Sun against St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street , 1676. To the KING . OUr graver Muse from her long Dream awakes , Peneian Groves , and Cirrha's Caves forsakes : Inspir'd with Zeal , she climbs th' Aethereal hills Of Solyma , where bleeding Balm distills ; Where Trees of Life unfading Youth assure , And Living Waters all Diseases cure : Where the Sweet Singer , in coelestial Laies , Sung to his solemn Harp Iehovah's Praise . From that faln Temple , on her Wings she bears Those Heavenly Raptures to your sacred Ears : Not that her bare and humble Feet aspire To mount the Threshold of th'harmonious Quire ; But that at once she might Oblations bring To God ; and Tribute to a god-like King. And since no narrow Verse such Mysteries , Deep Sense , and high expressions could comprise ; Her labouring Wings a larger compass flie , And Poesie resolves with Poesie : Lest she , who in the Orient clearly rose , Should in your Western World obscurely close . To the QVEEN . O You , Who like a fruitful Vine , To this our Royal Cedar joyne : Since it were impious to divide , In such a Present , Hearts so ty'd ; Urania your chaste Ears invites To these her more sublime Delights . Then , with your zealous Lover , daign To enter Davids numerous Fane . Pure thoughts his Sacrifices are ; Sabaean Incense , fervent Prayer ; This holy Fire fell from the Skies ; The holy Water from his eyes . O should You with your Voice infuse Perfection , and create a Muse ! Though mean our Verse , such Excellence At once would ravish Soul and Sense : Delight in Heavenly Dwellers move ; And , since they cannot envy , Love : When they from this our Earthly Sphear Their own Coelestial Musick hear . To my Noble Friend , Mr. GEORGE SANDYS , Upon his Excellent Paraphrase on the PSALMS . HAd I no Blushes left , but were of Those , Who Praise in Verse , what they Despise in Prose : Had I this Vice from Vanity or Youth ; Yet such a Subject would have taught me Truth : Hence it were Banish'd , where of Flattery There is nor Vse , nor Possibility . Else thou hadst cause to fear , lest some might Raise An Argument against thee from my Praise . I therefore know , Thou canst expect from me But what I give , Historick Poetrie . Friendship for more could not a Pardon win ; Nor think I Numbers make a Lie no Sin. And need I say more than my Thoughts indite , Nothing were easier , than not to write . Which now were hard ; for wheresoe're I Raise My thoughts , thy several Pains extort my Praise . First , that which doth the Pyramids display : And in a work much lastinger than they , And more a wonder , scorns at large to show , What were Indifferent if True or No : Or from its lofty Flight , stoop to declare What All men might have known , had all been There . But by thy learned Industry and Art , To Those , who never from their Studies part , Doth each Lands , Laws , Belief , Beginning show ; Which of the Natives but the Curious know : Teaching the frailty of all Humane things ; How soon great Kingdoms fall , much sooner Kings ▪ Prepares our Souls , that Chance cannot direct A Machin at us , more than we expect . We know , That Town is but with Fishers Fraught , Where Theseus Govern'd , and where Plato Taught ▪ That Spring of Knowledge , to which Italy Ows all her Arts , and her Civility , In Vice and Barbarism supinely rowls ; Their Fortunes not more slavish than their Souls . Those Churches , which from the first Hereticks wan All the first Fields , or led ( at least ) the Van ; In whom those Notes , so much required , be ; Agreement , Miracles , Antiquitie : Which can a Never-broke Succession show From the Apostles down ; ( Here bragg'd of so : ) So best conf●●e Her most Immodest claim , Who scarce a Part , yet to be All doth aim ; Lie now distrest , between two Enemy-Powers , Whom the West damns , and whom the East devours . What State than Theirs can more Vnhappy be , Threatned with Hell , and sure of Poverty . The small Beginning of the Turkish Kings , And their large Growth , shew us that different Things May meet in One Third ; what most Disagree , May have some Likeness : For in this we see , A Mustard-seed may be resembled well To the Two Kingdoms , both of Heaven and Hell. Their Strength , and wants this work hath both unwound ; To teach how these d' increase , and that confound : Relates their Tenets ; scorning to dispute With Errors , which to tell , is to confute : Shews how even there , where Christ vouchsaf'd to Teach , Their Dervices dare an Impostor Preach . For whilst with private Quarrels we Decaid , We way for them , and Their Religion made : And can but Wishes now to Heaven prefer , May they gain Christ , or We his Sepulchre . Next Ovid calls me ; which though I admire , For Equalling the Authors quickning Fire , And his pure Phrase : yet More ; remembring It Was by a Mind so much distracted Writ : Bus'ness and War , Ill Midwives to produce The Happy Off-spring of so sweet a Muse : Whilst every unknown Face did Danger Threat ; For every Native there was twice a Gete . More ; when ( return'd ) thy Work review'd , expos'd What Pith before the hiding Bark inclos'd : And with it that Essay , which lets us see What by the Foot , what Hercules would be . All fitly offer'd to his Princely Hands ; By whose Protection Learning chiefly stands : Whose Virtue move more Pens , than his Power Swords ; And Theme to those , and Edge to these affords . Who could not be displeas'd that his great Fame , So pure a Muse , so loudly should proclaime : With his Queens praise in the same Model cast ; Which shall not less , than all their Annals , last . Yet , though we wonder at thy Charming Voice ; Perfection still was wanting in thy Choice : And of a Soul , which so much Power possest , That Choice is hardly Good , which is not Best . But though thy Muse were Ethnically Chast , When most Fault could be found ; yet now Thou hast Diverted to a Purer Path thy Quill ; And chang'd Parnassus Mount to Sions-Hill : So that blest David might almost Desire To hear his Harp thus Eccho'd by thy Lyre . Such Eloquence , that though it were abus'd , Could not but be ( though not Allow'd ) excus'd . Ioyn'd to a Work so choice , that though Ill-done , So Pious an Attempt Praise could not shun . How strangely doth it darkest Texts disclose , In Verses of such sweetness ; that even Those , From whom the unknown Tongue conceals the Sense , Even in the Sound , must find an Eloquence . For though the most bewitching Musick could Move Men , no more than Rocks ; thy Language would ▪ Those who make with their Curse , who spend their Brain , Their Time , and Art , in looser Verse , to gain Damnation , and a Mistress ; till they see How Constant that is , how Inconstant shee ; May from this great Example learn , to sway The Parts th' are Blest-with , some more Blessed way . Fate can against Thee but two Foes advance ; Sharp-sighted Envy , and Blind Ignorance : The first ( by Nature like a shadow , near To all great Acts ) I rather Hate than Fear : For them , ( since whatsoever most they Raise In Private , That they most in Throngs Dispraise ; And know the Ill they Act Condemn'd within ) Who envies Thee , may no man envy Him. The last I Fear not much , but Pity more : For though they cannot the least Fault explore ; Yet , if they might the high Tribunal Clime , To Them thy Excellence would be thy Crime : For Eloquence with things Prophane they joyn ; Nor count it fit to Mix with what 's Divine ; Like Art and Paintings laid upon a Face , Of it self sweet ; which more Deform than Grace , Yet , as the Church with Ornaments is Fraught , Why may not That be too , which There is Taught ? And sure that Vessel of Election , Paul , Who Judais'd with Jews , who All to All : So , to Gain some , would be ( at least ) Content , Some for the Curious should be Eloquent : For since the Way to Heaven is Rugged , who Would have the Way to that Way be so too ? Or thinks it fit , we should not Leave obtain , To learn with Pleasure , what we Act with Pain ? Since then Some stop , unless their Path be Even , Nor will be led by Soloecismes to Heaven ; And ( through a Habit scarce to be control'd ) Refuse a Cordial , when not brought in Gold ; Much like to them to that Disease Inur'd , Which can be no way , but by Musick cur'd ; I Ioy in Hope , that no small Piety Will in their Colder Hearts be Warm'd by Thee . For as none could more Harmony dispense ; So neither could thy flowing Eloquence So well in any Task be us'd , as this : To Sound His Praises forth , whose Gift it is . — Cui non certaverit ulla Aut tantum fluere , aut totidem durare per annos . Virg. Georg. 2. FALKLAND . An ODE to my worthy Kinsman , Mr. GEORGE SANDYS , Upon his excellent Paraphrase on the PSALMS . O Breath again ! that holy Lay Did convay , Unto my soul so sweet a Fire , I desire , That all my Senses charm'd to Ear , Should fix there . O might this sacred Anthem last , 'Till Time's past : Until we warble forth a higher , In the Quire Of Angels , till the Sphears keep time , To your Rime . Amphion did a City raise , By his Layes : The Stones did dance into a Wall , At his call . But your divinely-tuned Air Doth repair Ev'n Man himself , whose stony Heart , By this Art , Rebuildeth of its own accord , To the Lord , A Temple breathing holy Songs , In strange Tongues . You fit both Davids Lyre , and Notes , To our Throats . See , the green Willow now not wears , Of their Tears . The sadly silent Trophyes , we From the Tree , Take down the Hebrew Harps , and reach , In our speech , What ever we do hate , what fear , What love dear . Now in faint Accents praising God , For his Rod : Since that his punishing a Child , Must be stil'd A Blessing . But our thankful Layes Do his Praise Sound in the loudest Key , when e're He draws near In Mercy , not affrighting Power ; In that Hour , New Life approacheth : Then our Joy Doth employ Each Faculty , and Tune each Air To a Prayer . But by and by our Sins do cause A sad Pause . Our Hands lift-up , and cast-down Eyes , Our faint Cryes , Do in their sadly-pleasing Tones Speak our Mones . In stead of Harps we strike our Breasts : All the Rests Attend his Musick , are a Tear , Which Sighs bear , In their soft Language , up on high , To the Skie ; Whence God , delighted with our Grief , Sends Relief . Thus unto You we owe the Joys , The Sweet Noise Of our ravish'd Souls ; we borrow Hence our Sorrow ; Repentant Sorrow , which doth glad , Not make sad . We weep in your Lines , we rejoyce In your Voyce : Whose pleasing Language fans the Fire Of Desire , Which flames in Zeal , and calmly fashions All our Passions . Which you so sweetly have exprest , Some have guest , We Hallelu-jahs shall rehearse , In your Verse . Then be secure , your well-tun'd Breath Shall now out-live the Date of Death ; And when Fate pleases , you shall have Still-Musick in the silent Grave : You from Above shall hear each day One Dirge dispatch'd unto your Clay , These your own Anthems shall become Your lasting Epicedium . Dudly Digges . To the Reader . THe Paraphrase upon the Psalms , though he rank'd according to the Chronology , was f●● Writ and Published , and therefore , these Verses 〈◊〉 in time precede those that are fixt in the Front of 〈◊〉 Volume . A PARAPHRASE Upon the FIRST BOOK OF THE PSALMS of DAVID . PSALM I. THat Man is truly blest , who never strays By false advice , nor walks in Sinners ways ; Nor sits infected with their scornful pride , Who God contemn , and Pi-e-ty deride . But wholly fixeth his sincere delight On heav'nly Laws ; those studies day and night . He shall be like a Tree that spreads his Root By living Streams , producing timely Fruit : His Leaf shall never fall : the Lord shall bless All his indeavours with desir'd success . Men lost in Sin , unlike rewards shall find , Disperst like Chaff , before the furious Wind : Their guilt shall not that horrid day indure , Nor they approach th' Assemblies of the Pure : For God approves those ways the Righteous tread But Sinful Paths to ●ure Destruction lead . PSALM II. HOw are the Gentiles all on fire ! Wh●● rage they with vain menacings ; Earths haughty Potentates and Kings , 'Gainst God against his Christ conspire : Break we , say they , their fervile bands , And cast their cords from our free hands . But God from his Coelestial Throne Shall laugh , and their attempts deride ; Then high incenst , thus check their pride ; ●His Wrath in their confusion shown ) Loe , I my King have Crown'd , and will Inthrone on Sions sacred Hill. That great Decree I shall declare : For thus I heard Jehovah say ; Thou art my Son begot this day : Request , and I will grant thy Prayer ; Subject all Nations to thy Throne ; And make the Sea-bound Earth thine own . Thou shalt an Iron Scepter sway , Like earthen Vessels , break their Bones . Be wise , O you who sit on Thrones ; And Judges grave advice obey : With joyful Fear , O serve the Lord ; With trembling Joy embrace his Word . In due of Homage kiss the Son , Lest He his wrathful looks display ; And so you perish in the way , His anger newly but begun : Then blessed only are the Just , Who on th' Anointed fix their trust . PSALM III. MY God , how are my foes increast ! What multitudes against me rise ! Who say , gi●● we his Soul no rest ; Whom God forsakes , and Men despise . But thou art my Support , my Tower , My Safety , my choice Ornament . Before thy Throne my Prayers I pow'r , Heard from thy Sions high ascent . No fears affright my soft repose ; Thou my Night-watch , my Guard by Day : Not Miriads of Armed Foes , Nor Treasons secret hands dismay . Arise , O vindicate my Cause ! My Foes , whom wicked Hate provoke , Thou , Lord , hast smit their cankred Jaws , And all their Teeth asunder broke . Thou , Lord , the only Hope of those , Who thee with Holy Zeal adore ; Whose all-protecting Arms inclose Their Safety , who thy Aid implore . PSALM IV. THou Guardian of my Truth and me , That from these straits hast set me free , O hear my Pray'r ! Be I Thy Care ; For Mercy lives in Thee . You Sons of Men , how long will you Eclipse my Glory , and pursue Lov'd Vanities ; Delight in Lies , To Man , to God untrue ? Know , God my innocence hath blest , And will with soveraignty invest : His gentle Ear Prepar'd to hear My never vain request . Sin not , but fear ; surcease , and try Your Hearts , as on your Beds you lie : Pure gifts present With pure intent , And place your hopes on high . But Earthly Minds false Wealth admire , And toil with uncontrol'd desire . With clear aspect Thy Beams reflect , And Heavenly Thoughts inspire . O let my Joy , exempt from Fears , Their Joys transcend , when Autumn bears His pleasant Wines On clustred Vines , And Grain-replenish'd Ears . Now shall the peaceful hand of Sleep In heavenly Dew my senses steep ; Whom thy large wings , O King of Kings , In shades of Safety keep . PSALM V. TO hear me , Lord , be thou inclin'd ; My thoughts O ponder in thy mind : And let my cryes acceptance find . Thou hear'st my Morning Sacrifice : To thee , before the Day-Star Rise , My Pray'rs ascend , with stedfast eyes . Thou lov'st no vice ; none dwells with thee ; Nor glorious Fools thy Beauty see ; All Sin-defil'd detested be ●●ars shall sink beneath thy hate ; ●ho thirst for Blood , and weave deceit , ●hy Rage shall swiftly ruinate . I to thy Temple will repair , Since Infinite thy Mercies are ; And thee adore with Fear and Prayer . My God , conduct me by thy Grace ; For many have my Soul in chase . Set thy strait Paths before my Face . False are their Tongues , their Hearts are hollow , Like gaping sepulchres they swallow ; ●●wn , and betray even those they follow . With Vengeance girt these Rebels round ; In their own counsels them confound ; Since their Transgressions thus abound . Joy they with an exalted Voice , That trust in thee , who guard'st thy Choice : Let those who love thy Name rejoyce . Thy Blessings shall in show'rs descend ; Thy favour as a shield defend All those , who righteousness intend . PSALM VI. LOrd , thy deserved Wrath asswage ; Nor punish in thy burning Ire ; Let Mercy mitigate thy Rage ▪ Before my fainting Life expire . O heal ! my Bones with anguish ake ; My pensive Heart with sorrow worn . How long wilt thou my soul forsake ! O pity , and at length return ! O let thy Mercies comfort me , And thy afflicted Servant save ! Who will in death remember thee ? Or praise thee in the silent Grave ? Vext by insulting enemies , My Groans disturb the peaceful Night ; My Bed wash'd with my streaming Eyes : Through Grief grown old , and dim of sight . All you of wicked life depart ; The Lord my God hath heard my cry : He will recure my wounded Heart , And turn my Tears to tides of Joy. Who hate me , let dishonour wound , Let fear their guilty souls affright ; With shame their haughty looks confound , And let them vanish from my sight . PSALM VII . O Thou that art my Confidence , And strong Defence ; From those who my sad fall intend , Great God , defend : Lest Lion - like , if none controul , They tear my perse - cuted Soul. If I am guilty ; if there be Deceit in me ; If Ill I ever to my Friend Did but intend ; Or rather have not succour'd those Who were my undeserved foes : Let them my stained Soul pursue , With hate subdue ; Let their proud feet in Triumph tread Upon my head : My life out of her mansion thrust , And lay my Honour in the dust . Against my dreadful Enemies , Great God , arise . Just Judge , thy sleeping Wrath awake , And Vengeance take : Then all shall Thee adore alone . O King of Kings , ascend thy Throne ! Judge thou my Foes ; as I am free , So judge thou me : Declare thou my integrity ; For thou dost try The Heart and Reins ; The Just defend ; The Malice of the Wicked end . God is my Shield ; he help imparts To sincere hearts ; The Good Protects , but menaceth The Bad with Death ; Nor will , unless they change , relent : He whets his Sword , his Bow is bent . Dire Instruments prepared hath Of deadly Wrath : And will at those , who persecute , swift Arrows shoot : Who wicked thoughts conceiv'd ; now great With Mischief , travel ; hatch Deceit . Who digg'd a pit , first fell therein , Caught by his Sin ; On his own head his outrage shall Like ruins fall . But I , O thou eternal King , Will of thy Truth and Justice sing . PSALM VIII . LOrd , how Illustrious is thy Name ! Whose Pow'r both Heav'n and Earth proclame ! Thy Glory thou hast set on high , Above the Marble-arched Sky . The wonders of thy Power thou hast In Mouths of Babes and Sucklings plac'd : That so thou might'st thy Foes confound , And who in malice most abound . When I pure Heav'n , thy Fabrick , see , The Moon and Stars dispos'd by thee ; O what is Man , or his frail Race , That thou shouldst such a Shadow grace ! Next to thy Angels most renown'd ; With Majesty and Glory crown'd : The King of all thy Creatures made ; That all beneath his feet hath laid : All that on Dales or Mountains feed , That shady Woods or Deserts breed ; What in the Airy Region glide , Or through the rowling Ocean slide . Lord , how illustrious is thy Name ! Whose Pow'r both Heav'n and Earth proclame . PSALM IX . THee will I praise with Heart and Voice Thy wondrous Works aloud resound : In thee , O Lord , will I rejoyce ; Thy Name with Zealous Praises Crown'd . My Foes fell by inglorious flight , Before thy terrible Aspect : Thy powerful Hands support my Right ; Thou Judgement justly dost direct . The Proud are faln , the Heathen fly ; Oblivion shall their names Intomb : Destruction , O thou Enemy , Hath now reciev'd a final Doom . Thou Towns and Cities hast destroy'd ; Their memory with them decayes : But God for ever shall abide , And high his Throne of Justice raise . A righteous Scepter shall extend ; And Judgement distribute to all : He will oppressed Souls defend , That in the time of Trouble call . Who know thy Name in thee will trust ; Thou never wilt forsake thine Own. Praise Sions King , O praise the Just , And make his noble Actions known . Blood s●apes not his revenging Hand ; He vindicates the Poor mans Cause . Lord , my insulting Foes withstand , And draw me from Deaths greedy Jaws ; That I may in the Royal Gate Of Sions Daughter , raise my Voice ; Thy ample Praises celebrate , And in thy saving health rejoice . They ( faln into the Pit they made ) Are caught in Nets themselves prepar'd . The Lord his Judgements hath display'd : The Wicked in their works insnar'd : The Wicked down to Hell shall sink , And all that do the Lord disdain . But God will on the Needy think ; Nor shall the Poor expect in vain . Lord , let nor Man prevail ; arise ; Th' Insulting Heathen judge : O then Let trembling Fear their heart surprize ; That they may know they are but Men. PSALM X. WIthdraw not , O my God , my guide : In time of Trouble dost thou hide thy cheerful face ? Who want thy Grace , The poor pur - sue with cruel pride : O be they by their own In-ven-tions o-ver-thrown . The wicked boast of their success ; The covetous profanely bless , By Thee , O Lord , So much abhorr'd . Their pride will not thy pow'r confess ; Nor have thy favour sought , Or had of thee a thought . They in oppression take delight ; Thy Judgements far above their sight : Their enemies Scoff and despise : Who say in heart , No opposite Can us remove , nor shall Our greatness ever fall . Their mouths detested curses fill Fraud , mischief ; ever prone to ill : In secret they Lurk to betray ; The Innocent in corners kill : His eyes with fierce intent Upon the poor are bent . He like a Lion in his den , Awaits to catch oppressed men , Who unaware Light in his snare . His couched limbs contracts , that then With all his strength he may Rush on his wretched prey . His heart hath said , God hath forgot ; He hides his face ; he minds it not . Arise , O Lord , Draw thy just sword , Nor out of thy remembrance blot The poor and desolate : O shield them from his hate ! Why should the wicked God despise , And say he looks with careless eyes ? Their well seen spight Thou shalt requite . The poor , O Lord , on Thee relies ; Thou help'st the Fatherless , Whom cruel men oppress . A sunder break the arms of those , Who ill affect , and good oppose : Their crimes explore , Untill no more Lurk in their bosoms to disclose . Eternal King , thy Hand Hath chac'd them from thy Land. Lord , thou hast heard thy Servants prayer ; Thou wilt their humble hearts prepare : Thy gracious Ear Inclin'd to hear . The Fatherless , and worn with care Judge thou ; that Mortals may No more with outrage sway . PSALM XI . MY God , on Thee my hopes relie : Why say they to my troubled Soul , Arise , up to your Mountain flie ; Flie , quickly , like a chaced Fowl ? For loe , the Wicked bend their bows , Their arrows fit with secret Art ; That closely they may shoot at those , Who are upright and pure in heart . If their foundation be destroy'd , What can the Righteous build upon ? God in his Temple doth abide ; Heav'n is the Great Jehovah's Throne . His Eyes behold , his Eye-lids try The Sons of Men ; allows the best : But such as joy in cruelty The Lord doth from his Soul detest . Snares , horrid Tempest , Brimstone , Fire , ( Their portion ) on their heads shall light : Th' intirely Just affects th' Intire ; For ever precious in his sight . PSALM XII . HElp Lord , for Godly men decay ; From Mortals Faith , enforced , flies : And with their sins Companions , they , Talk of af - fected Vanities : Their flattering Tongues a - bound with Lies ; Their double Hearts bent to betray . God shall those flattering Lips confound , And Tongues which swell with proud Disdain : Whose boastings arrogantly sound ; Our Tongues the conquest shall obtain ; They are our own , who shall restrain ? Or to our Wills prescribe a bound ? But for th' Oppression of the Poor , And Wretches sighs which pierce the Skies , Who pity at his Throne implore , The Lord hath said , I will arise , And from their Foes , who them despise , Deliver all that me adore . Gods Word is pure ; as pure as Gold In melting Furnace seven times try'd : His Arms for ever shall infold All those , who in his truth abide . The wicked range on ev'ry side , When vitious men the Scepter hold . PSALM XIII . HOw long ! Lord , let me not for e-ver be forgot ! How long , my God , wilt thou Contract thy clouded brow ! How long in mind perplext Shall I be daily vext . How long shall he controul , Who persecutes my soul ! Consider , hear my cries ; Illuminate mine eyes ; Lest with exhausted breath I ever sleep in Death ; Lest my insulting Foe Boast in my overthrow ; And those who would destroy , In my subversion joy . But I , Thou ever Just , Will in thy Mercy trust ; And in thy saving Grace My constant Comfort place : My Songs shall sing thy Praise , That hast prolong'd my Dayes . PSALM XIV . THe fool hath said in his false heart ; God cares not what to Man succeeds . Abomi - nable are their deeds ; All Ill affects from Good depart . Jehovah Mans rebellious Race Beheld from his celestial Throne ; To see if there were any one That understood , or sought his Face . All from forsaken Truth are flown ; Corrupt in Body , such in Soul , Defil'd within , without as foul ; None Good indeavours , no , not One. Are all , that work Iniquity , By Ignorance so blindly led ? My People they devour like Bread ; Nor call on him who sits on high . Their Consciences with terrour quake ; Since God doth with the Just abide : For Poor mens Counsels they deride , Who him for their Protection take . O that unto thy Israel Salvation might from Sion Spring ! When God shall us from Bondage bring , No joy shall Iacob's joy excel . PSALM XV. WHo shall in thy Tent a — bide ? On thy Holy Hill reside ? He that 's Just and Innocent ; Tells the truth of his intent ; Slanders none with venomb'd Tongue ; Fears to do his Neighbour wrong ; Fosters not base Infamies ; Vice beholds with scornful Eyes ; Honours those who fear the Lord ; Keeps , though to his loss , his Word ; Takes no Bribes for wicked ends , Nor to Use his Money lends : Who by these directions guide Their pure steps , shall never slide . PSALM XVI . PReserve me , my undoubted Aid : To whom , thou , O my Soul , hast said , Thou art my God ; no good in me , Nor Merit can extend to Thee ; But to thy blessed Saints that dwell On Earth , whose Graces most excell : Those Ravish me with pure Delight . Their sorrows shall be infinite , Who other Gods with Gifts adore : Their bloody Off'rings I abhor ; Nor shall their Names my Lips profane . But God my Lot will still maintain : He is my Portion , he bestows The Cup that with his Bounty flows . I have a pleasant Seat obtain'd , A fair and large Possession gain'd . The Lord will I for ever praise , Whose Counsels have inform'd my Wayes : And my inflamed Zeal excite To serve him in the silent Night . He is my Object ; by his Hand Confirm'd , immoveable I stand . Joy hath my Heart and Tongue possest : My Flesh in constant Hope shall rest . Thou wilt not leave my Soul alone In Hell ; nor let thy Holy One Corruption see : But that High-way To Everlasting Life display . Thy Presence yields intire delight : At thy Right hand Joys infinite . PSALM XVII . LOrd , grant my just Request ; O hear my cry , And Pray'rs that lips , untoucht with guile unfold ! My Cause before thy High Tribunal try , And let thine Eyes my Righteousness behold . Thou prov'st my Heart even in the Nights recess , Like Mettal try'st me , yet no Dross hast found : ● am resolv'd , my Tongue shall not transgress ; But on thy Word will all my Actions ground . So shall I from the Paths of Tyrants fly : O , lest I slip , direct my Steps by Thine ! Thee invoke ; for Thou wilt hear my Cry : Thine Ear to my afflicted Voice incline . O shew thy wondrous Love ! Thou from their Fo● Preservest all that on thy Aid depend . Lord , as the Apple of the Eye inclose , And over me thy shady Wings extend . For Impious Men , and such as deadly hate My guiltless Soul , have compast me about ; Who swell with Pride , inclos'd with their own fa●● And words of contumely thunder out . Our traced steps intrap as in a Toil ; Low-couched on the Earth with flaming Eyes ; Like famish'd Lions eager of their Spoil , Or Lions Whelps ; close lurking to surprise . Arise ! prevent him , from his Glory hurl'd ; My pensive Soul , from the Devourer save : From men which are thy scourge , men of the wor●● Who in this Life alone their Portion have . Fill'd with thy secret Treasure , to their Race They their accumulated Riches leave : But I with Righteousness shall see thy Face ; And rising , in thy Image , joy receive . PSALM XVIII . MY Heart on Thee is fix'd , my Strength my Power , My stedfast Rock , my Fortress , my high Tower , My God , my Safety , and my Confidence , The Horn of my Salvation , my Defence . My Songs shall thy deserved Praise resound : For at my Prayers thou wilt my Foes confound . Sorrows of Death on every side assail'd , ●nd dreadful flouds of Impious Men prevail'd : ●●rrows of Hell my compast Soul dismay'd ; ●nd to intrap me , deadly Snares were layd . 〈◊〉 this Distress I cry'd , and call'd upon ●●e Lord , who heard me from his Holy Throne . ●●e trembling Earth in his fierce Anger strook ; ●●h ' unfixed roots of airy Mountains shook ; ●●oke from his Nostrils flew ; devouring Fire ●rake from his Mouth ; Coles kindled by his Ire . 〈◊〉 his Descent bow'd Heaven with Earth did meet , ●nd gloomy Darkness roll'd beneath his Feet , A Golden-winged Cherubin bestrid , And on the swiftly flying Tempest rid . He Darkness made his secret Cabinet ; Thick Fogs , and dropping Clouds about him set : The Beams of his bright Presence these expell ; Whence showers of burning coles and hailstones fell . From troubled Skies loud claps of Thunder brake ; In Hail and darting Flames th' Almighty spake : Whose Arrows my amazed Foes subdue ; And at their scattred Troops his Lightning threw . The Ocean could not his deep Bottom hide ; The World 's conceal'd Foundations were descri'd At thy rebuke , Jehovah ; at the blast Even of the breath which through thy Nostrils past . He with extended arms his Servants saves , And drew me sinking from th' inraged waves : From my proud foes by his assistance freed , Who swoln with hate , no less in strength exceed . Without his Aid , I in that stormy Day Of my affliction , had become their prey : Who from those straits of danger by his Might Enlarg'd my Soul ; for I was his delight . The Lord according to my innocence , And Justice , did his saving grace dispence . The narrow Path by him prescrib'd , I took ; Nor like the wicked , my Great God forsook . For all his Judgements were before mine eyes ; I with his statutes daily did advise , And ever walk'd before him , void of guile : No act or purpose did my soul defile . For this he recompenc'd my righteousness And crown'd my innocence with fair success . The merciful shall flourish in thy Grace ; Thy Righteousness the Righteous shall embrace : Thou to the Pure thy Purity wilt show ; And the perverse shall thy averseness know . For thou wilt thy afflicted People save ; The proud cast down , down to the greedy grave . Thou Lord wilt make my taper to shine bright , And clear my darkness with celestial Light. Through Thee I have against an Host prevail'd ; And by thy aid , a lofty Bulwark scal'd . Gods Path is perfect , all his Words are just ; A Shield to those that in his promise trust . What God is their in Heav'n or Earth but ours ! What Rock but He , against assailing Powers ! He breath'd new strength and courage in the day Of Battel , and securely cleer'd my way . He makes my feet outstrip the nimble Hind , Up to the Mountains , where I safety find . 'T is he that teacheth my weak hands to fight : A Bow of steel is broken by their might . Thou didst thy ample Shield before me set ; Thy Arm upheld , thy Favour made me great . The passage of my steps on ev'ry side , Thou hast inlarged , left my feet should slide . ●llowed , overtook ; nor made retreat , ●till victorious in my Foes defeat ; ● charg'd with wounds , that they no longer stood ; ●t at my feet lay bathed in their blood . ●ou arm'st me with prevailing Fortitude ▪ ●●d all that rose against me hast subdu'd : ●●eir stubborn necks subjected to my Will , ●●at I their blood , who hate my Soul , might spill . ●●ey cry'd aloud ; but found no succour near : ● thee , Jehovah ; but thou wouldst not hear . ●ounded them like dust , which Whirle-winds raise ▪ ●od under-foot as dirt in beaten wayes . ●om Popular Fury thou hast set me free ; ●mong the Heathen hast exalted me ; ●hom unknown Nations serve : as soon obey ●s hear of me ; and yield unto my sway . ●he Stranger-born , beset with horrour , fled ; ●nd in their close Retreats betray their dread . ● praise the living Lord , the Rock whereon ● build ; the God of my Salvation ! ●is he who rights my wrongs ; the People bends ●o my Subjection ; from my Foe defends . ●hou raisest me above their proud controul ; ●nd from the violent Marr hast freed my Soul. ●he Heathen shall admire my Thankfulness : My Songs shall thy immortal Praise express . A great and manifold Deliverance God gives his King : his mercy doth advance 〈◊〉 his Anointed ; and will show'r his Grace ●ternally on David and his Race . PSALM XIX . GOds Glory the vast Heav'ns proclame ; The Firmament , his mighty Frame . Day unto Day , and Night to Night The wonders of his Works recite . To these nor speech nor words belong , Yet understood without a Tongue . The Globe of Earth they compass round ; Through all the world disperse their sound . There is the Suns Pavillion set ; Who from his Rosie Cabinet , Like a fresh Bride-groom shews his face ; And as a Giant , runs his race . He riseth in the dawning East , And glides obliquely to the West : The World with his bright Rayes repleat ; All Creatures cherish'd by his heat . Gods Laws are perfect , and restore The Soul to life , even dead before . His Testimonies , firmly true , With Wisdom simple men indue . The Lords Commandments are upright , And Feast the Soul with sweet delight . His Precepts are all Puritie , Such as illuminate the Eye , The fear of God , soil'd with no stain , Shall everlastingly remain . Jehovah's Judgements are Divine ; With Judgement he doth Justice joine : Which men should more than Gold desire , Then heaps of Gold refin'd by Fire : More sweet than Honey of the Hive , Or Cels where Bees their Treasure slive . Thy Servant is inform'd from thence : They , their Observers recompence . Who knows what his Offences be ? From secret sins O cleanse thou me ! And from presumptuous Crimes restrain ; Nor let them in thy Servant reign : So shall I live in Innocence , Not spotted with that great Offence . My Fortress , my Deliverer ; O let the Prayers my Lips prefer , And Thoughts which from my Heart arise , Be acceptable in thine Eyes . PSALM XX. THe Lord in thy Adversity Regard thy cy ; Great Iacobs God with Safety arm , And shield from harm : Help from his Sanctuary send , And out of Sion thee defend . Thy Odors , which pure flames consume , Be his Perfume : May he accept thy Sacrifice , Fir'd from the Skies . For ever thy indeavours bless ; And crown thy Counsels with success . We will of thy Deliverance sing , Triumphant King : Our Ensigns in that pray'd●for Day With Joy display ; Even in the Name of God. O still May he thy just Desires fulfil ! Now know I his Anointed He Will hear , and free ; With saving Hand and Mighty Power , From his high Tower. These trust in Horse ; in Chariots those ; Our trust we in our God repose . Their wounded limbs with anguish bend , To Death descend : But we in fervour of the fight Have stood upright . O save us , Lord ; thy Suppliants hear : And in our aid , Great King , appear . PSALM XXI . LOrd , in thy Salvation , In the Strength which thou hast shown , Greatly shall the King rejoyce . How will Joy exalt his Voice ! Thou hast granted his request ; Of his Hearts desire possest ; Blest with Blessings manifold ; Crown'd with sparkling Gems and Gold. Praid-for Life thou granted hast ; Length of Days which never waste ; By thy Safe-guard glorious made ; With high Majesty array'd : Of resistless Pow'r possest ; By thy favours ever blest . Lo ! his Joys are infinite ; Joy reflected from thy sight : For the King in God did trust . Through the Mercy of the Just , He shall ever fixed stand . For thy Hand , thy own right Hand , Shall thy Enemies destroy , Who would in thy ruin joy . When thy Anger shall awake , Them a flaming Furnace make . God shall swallow in his Ire , And devour them all with fire . From the Earth destroy their Fruit ; Never let their Seed take root . Mischievous was their intent ; All their Thoughts against me bent ; Thoughts , which nothing could perform . Let thy Arrows , like a Storm , Put them to inglorious flight ; On their daunted faces light . Lord , aloft thy Triumphs raise , While we sing thy Power and Praise . PSALM XXII . MY God! O why hast thou forsook ! Why , O so far , withdrawn thine Aid ! Nor when I roared , pity took ! My God , by day to Thee I pray'd , And when Nights Curtains were display'd : Yet would'st not Thou vouchsafe a look . Yet thou art Holy ; thron'd on high ; The Israelites thy Praise resound . Our Fathers did on thee relye ; Their Faith with wreaths of Conquest crown'd They sought , and thy Deliverance found ; They trusted , and thy Truth did trie . But I , a worm , no man , am made The scorn of men ; despis'd by all : Who shake their Heads , make mouths , upbraid . Let God , say they , redeem from thrall , On whom thy Hopes so vainly call : Now let him his Beloved aid . Thou drew'st me from the Womb ; by Thee Confirmed at my Mothers breast : When born , Thou took'st the charge of me ; Even from my Birth , my God profest . O succour me with fear distrest ! Thou canst alone thy Servant free . Incensed Bulls about me stare ; Strong Bulls of Bashan girt me round : Who their inflamed mouths prepare , Like ravenous Lions , to confound . I 'm spilt like water on the ground ; And all my Bones disjointed are . My Heart like Wax within me thaws ; My vigour as a Pot-sheard dry'd : My thirsty Tongue cleaves to my jaws ; In dust of Death thou do'st me hide : Dogs compass me on ev'ry side ; And multitudes , who hate thy Laws . My Hands and Feet transfixed are ; Bones , to be told , with anguish waste : This seen with joy , my robes they share ; Lots on my seamless garment cast . My Strength , to my redemption haste ! Nor O be deaf to my sad prayer ! Let not the Sword thy Servant wound ; My Dearling from the Dog protect : From Lions that in rage abound ; From Unicorns guard thy Elect. I then my Brethren will direct ; Among the Saints thy Praise resound . O praise him you who fear the Lord ; You Sons of Iacob , God adore : Let Israels Seed his praise record ; For from their crys who help implore , His Face he hides not , nor the Poor In their Affliction hath abhorr'd . I in the great Assembly shall Declare his Works , which words exceed ; And pay my Vows before them all . The Meek abundantly shall feed ; The Faithful praise their Help at need , Nor by the stroke of Death shall fall . All who behold the Suns Up-rise , Shall God profess , and serve alone : And all the Heathen Families Shall cast themselves before his Throne ; Because the Kingdom is his own : For over all his Empire lies . Who in prosperity abound , Nor undeserved Honours gain ; Who poorly creep upon the ground , And scarce their needy lives sustain ; Shall eat , and to his easie reign Submit , with joys eternal crown'd . Their sanctifi'd Posteritie Shall ever celebrate his Name ; Adopted Sons of the most High : They shall his Righteousness proclame , And Works of everlasting fame , To their believing Progeny . PSALM XXIII . THe Lord my Shepherd , me his Sheep Will from consuming Famine keep . He fosters me in fragrant Meads , By softly-sliding waters leads ; My Soul refresh'd with pleasant juice : And lest they should his Name traduce , Then when I wander in the Maze Of tempting sin , informs my ways . No terrour can my courage quail , Though shaded in Deaths gloomy vail ; By thy Protection fortifi'd : Thy Staff my Stay , thy Rod my Guide . My Table thou hast furnished ; Powr'd pretious Odors on my head : My Mazer flows with pleasant Wine , While all my Foes with envy pine . Thy Mercy and Beneficence Shall ever joyn in my Defence ; Who in thy House will sacrifice , Till aged Time close up mine eyes . PSALM XXIV . THe round and many-peopled Earth , What from her womb extract their birth , And whom her foodful breast sustains , Are his , who high in glory raigns . The Land in moving Seas hath plac'd , By ever-toiling Floods imbrac'd . Who shall upon his Mountain rest ? Who in his Sanctuary feast ? Even he , whose hands are innocent ; His heart unsoil'd with foul intent ; Whom swoln Ambition , Avarice , Nor tempting Pleasures can intice : Who only their infection fears ; And never fraudulently swears : The Lord his Saviour him shall bless , And cloth him with his Righteousness . Such are of Iacobs Faithful Race , Who seek him , and shall find his Face . You lofty Gates , your Leaves display ▪ You everlasting Doors , give way ; The King of Glory comes . O sing His Praise ! Who is this glorious King ? The Lord in Strength , in Pow'r compleat ; The Lord in Battail more than great . You lofty Gates , your Leaves display ; You everlasting Doors give way ; The King of Glory comes . O sing His praise ! Who is this glorious King ? The Lord of Hosts , of Victory , Is King of glory ; thron'd on high . PSALM XXV . ON Thee with Confidence I call , To thee my troubled Soul erect : Lord , let not shame my look deject , Nor Malice triumph in my fall . Thy Servants save ; but those confound , Who Innocence with slander wound . In thy disclosed paths direct ; Thy Truth , that leading Star display : O my Redeemer ! every day My dangers thy relief expect . Think of thy Mercies shown of old ; Thy Mercies more than can be told . The sins of my unbridled Youth , Nor frail Transgressions call to mind : Let those that seek , thy Mercy find , Even for the honour of thy Truth . God , ever just and good , the way Of life will shew to such as stray . The Meek in righteousness shall guide ; To such his heavenly Will express ▪ Which shall with Truth and Mercy bless All such as in his Laws abide . My sins , so numerous and great O ●or thy honour , Lord , forget ! What 's he who fears The ever-Blest ? To him shall he his Paths disclose : His Soul refresh'd with calm repose ; The Land by his fair Race possest : To him his Counsels shall impart , And seal his Covenants in his heart . On thee with fixed Eyes I wait : My feet inlarge thou from their snares . O pitty me so worn with cares ; Despised , poor , and desolate ! The troubles of my mind increase ; Lord , from their galling yoke release ! Behold thou my affliction , The toil and straits , wherein I live ▪ My sins , so infinite , forgive . Behold my Foes , how potent grown ! How are they multiply'd of late , Who hate me with a deadly hate ! Deliver , O! from shame protect ; Since from my Faith I never swerve : Let Innocence and Truth preserve , Who constantly thy aid expect . Redeem thy chosen Israel , And sorrow from his brest expell . PSALM XXVI . LOrd , judge my cause : thy piercing Eye Beholds my Souls integritie . How can I fall ; When I , and all My hopes on thee relie ? Examine , try my reins and heart ; Thou , Mercies Source , my object art : Nor from thy Truth Have I in Youth , Or will in Age depart . Men sold to sin offend my sight ; I hate the two-tongu'd Hypocrite : Those who devise Malicious lies , And in their crimes delight . But will , with hands immaculate , And offerings , at thy Altar wait : Thy Praise disperse In grateful verse ; Thy Noble Acts relate . Thy House , in my esteem , excels : The Mansion where thy Glory dwells . My life O close Not up with those , Whose sin thy Grace expells ! Who guiltless blood with pleasure spill : Subverting bribes their right-hands fill ; Bold in offence . But Innocence And Truth shall guard me still . Redeem ; O with thy Grace sustain ! My feet now stand upon the plain . Thy Justice I Will magnifie , With those who fear thy Name . PSALM XXVII . GOd is my Saviour , my clear light : Who then can my repose affright ? Or what appear Worth such a fear , My life protected by his Might ? Vain hatred , vain their power , That would my life devour . These fell , when they against me fought : The Wicked suffer'd what they sought . Though troops of foes At once inclose , Of fear I would not lodge a thought : Should Armies compass me ; So confident in thee . One thing I have , and shall request ; That I may in thy Mansion rest , Till Death surprize My closing eyes : That they may on thy beauty feast ; That in thy Temple still I may enquire thy Will. When storms arise on ev'ry side , He will in his Pavillion hide : How ever great , In that retreat I shall conceal'd and safe abide . He , to resist their shock , Hath fixt me on a Rock . Now is my head advanc'd , renown'd Above my foes , who gird me round ; That in my Tent I may present My sacrifice with Trumpets sound : There I thy praise will sing , Set to a well-tun'd string . O hear thou my afflicted cry ; Extend thy pity , and reply . When thus the Lord In sweet accord ; Seek thou my Face with searching Eye . Directed by thy Grace , Lord , I will seek thy Face . Thy Face O therefore never hide ! Nor in thine anger turn aside From him that hath Serv'd thee with faith . Forsake me not , my ancient Guide ; So oft in dangers known : O leave me not alone . Although my Parents should forsake ; Yet , Lord , thou wouldst to Harbour take . O lest I stray , Teach me the Way , And in thy Precepts perfect make : Because my enemies Watch like so many Spies . Expose me not to their desire ; For lying witnesses conspire , Who in their breath Bear Wrath and Death . My Soul had sunk beneath their ire , But that I did relye On thy benignity . In hope to see ( within the Land Of those that live ) thy saving hand . He shall impart Strength to thy heart . Wait on the Lord , undaunted stand ; His heav'nly Will attend , Who timely aid will send . PSALM XXVIII . MY God , my Rock , regard my Crie ; Lest I unheard , like those that die , In shades of dark Oblivion lie . To my ascending Grief give ear , When I my hands devoutly rear Before thy Mercy-seat with fear . With wicked men mix not my Fate ; Nor drag me with the Reprobate , Who speak of Peace , but foster hate ▪ Such as their works , their dire intent , And practices to circumvent ; Such be their dreadful punishment . Since they will not thy Choice renown , But hate whom thou intend'st to crown ; O build not up , but pull them down ! He hears ! His Name be magnifi'd ! My Strength , secur'd on ev'ry side , ●ince all my hope on him rely'd . These Seas of Joy my Tears devour . My Songs shall celebrate thy Power , O thou that art to thine a Tower. O thou my strong Deliverance , Thy People , thine Inheritance , Bless , feed , preserve , and still advance . PSALM XXIX . YOu that are of Princely Birth , Praise the Lord of Heav'n and Earth ; Glory give , his Pow'r proclame ; Magnifie and praise his Name . Worship ; in the Beauty bless , Beauty of his Holiness . From a dark and show'ring Cloud , On the floods that roar aloud , Hark! his Voice with terrour breaks : God , our God in Thunder speaks . Powerful in his Voice on high , Full of Pow'r and Majestie : Lofty Cedars overthrown , Cedars of steep Libanon , Calf-like skipping on the ground . Libanon and Sirion bound , Like a youthful Unicorn , Lab'ring Clouds with Light'ning torn . At his Voice the Desert shakes ; Kadish , thy vast Desert quakes . Trembling Hindes then calve for fear ; Shady Forrests bare appear : His renown by ev'ry tongue Through his Holy Temple sung . He the raging Floods restrains : He a King for ever raigns . God his People shall increase , Arm with Strength , and bless with Peace . PSALM XXX . MY Verse shall in thy praises flow : Lord , thou hast rais'd my head on high ; Nor suffer'd the proud Enemy To triumph in my overthrow . I cry'd aloud ; thy Arm did save ; Thou drew'st me from the shades of Death , Repealing my exiled breath , When almost swallow'd by the Grave . You Saints of his , oh sing his praise ! Present your Vows unto the Lord ; His perfect Holiness record , Whose Wrath but for a Moment stays . His quick'ning Favour life bestows : Tears may continue for a night ; But Joy springs with the Morning Light ; Long-lasting Joys , soon-ending Woes . In my Prosperity I said , My feet shall ever fixt abide : I , by thy favour fortifi'd , Am like a stedfast Mountain made . But when thou hid'st thy cheerful Face ; How infinite my Troubles grew ! My cries then with my grief renew , Which thus implor'd thy saving Grace : What profit can my blood afford , When I shall to the Grave descend ? Can senseless Dust thy Praise extend ? Can Death thy living Truth record ? To my Complaints attentive be ; Thy Mercy in my aid advance : O perfect my Deliverance , That have no other Hope but Thee ! Thou , Lord , hast made th' Afflicted glad ; My Sorrow into Dancing turn'd : The Sack-cloth torn wherein I mourn'd , And me in Tyrian Purple clad : That so my Glory might proclame Thy Favours in a joyful Verse ; Uncessantly thy Praise rehearse , And magnifie thy sacred Name . PSALM XXXI . WHo trusts in Thee , O let not shame deject ! Thou ever Just , my chased Soul secure : Lord , lend a willing ear , with speed protect ; Be thou my Rock ; with thy strong Arm immure . My Rock , my Fortress , for thy Honour aid , And my ingaged feet from Danger guide : Pull from their subtil Snares in secret laid , O thou my only Strength so often try'd . To thy safe Hands my Spirit I commend , O my Redeemer , O thou God of Truth . Who Lies invent , or unto Idols bend , I have abhorr'd , but lov'd Thee from my Youth . I will rejoice , and in thy Mercy boast , That in his trouble wouldst thy Servant know : Deliver , when in expectation lost ; Nor yield him to the Triumph of his Foe . Now help the Comfortless : my Sight decays , My Spirits faint , my Flesh consumes with care : My Life is spent with grief , in sighs my Days ; My Strength through Sin dissolves , my Bones impare● To all my Foes I am become a scorn ; Nor least to those , who seem'd in love most near By all my late familiar Friends forlorn ; Who when they meet me , turn aside for fear . Forgot like those , who in the Grave abide , And , as a broken vessel , past repair : Traduc'd by many , ( fear on every side ) Who counsel take , and would my life insnare . But , Lord , my Hopes are on thee fixt : I said , Thou art my God ; my Days are in thy Hand ▪ Against my furious Foes oppose thy Aid ; And those , who persecute my Soul , withstand . O let thy Face upon thy Servant shine ; Save for thy Mercies sake ; from Shame de●end . Shame cover those who keep no Laws of thine ; And undeplored to the Grave descend . The lying lips in endless silence close , That with despite and pride traduce the Just. What Joy hast thou reserv'd ! what wrought for thos● ( In sight of all ) who fear , and in thee trust ! Those shalt Thou in thy secret Presence hide From their Oppressors violence and wrongs ; They in thy close Pavilion shall abide , Secured from the strife of envious Tongues . Blest he ! who in a walled City hath To me his wonderful Affection shown . I rashly said , I am the food of Wrath ; Cut off ; for ever from his Presence thrown . Yet thou , O ever blessed , heard'st my Prayer , When to thy Mercy I address my Cry. O love the living Lord , all you that are His chosen Saints , and on his Aid rely . For he the Faithful ever will preserve ; And render to the Proud their full deserts . Couragious be all you , who hope , and serve The Lord of Life , who will confirm your hearts . PSALM XXXII . BLest , O thrice blest is he , Whose Sins remitted be ; And whose Im-pi — e — ties God covers from his Eyes . To whom his Sins are not Imputed , as forgot : His Soul with guile unstain'd . While silent I remain'd , My bones consum'd away ; I roared all the day : For on me day and night Thy Hand did heavy light . My moisture dry'd throughout , Like to a Summers drought . I then my Sins confest , How far I had transgrest : When all I had reveal'd , Thy Hand my Pardon seal'd . For this , who Godly are Shall seek to Thee by Prayer ; Seek , when thou may'st be found ; In Deluges undrown'd . Thou art my safe Retreat , My Shield , when dangers threat ; Shalt my Deliverance With Songs of Joy advance . I will instruct , and show The way which thou shouldst goe ; The way to Pietie ; And guide thee with mine eye . Be not like Mule and Horse , Whose reason is their Force ; Whose mouth the Bit and Rein , Lest they rebel , restrain . Innumerable Woes The Wicked shall inclose : But those who God affect , His Mercy shall protect . O you , who are upright , In God your God delight : You Just , his blessed Choice , In Him with Songs rejoice . PSALM XXXIII . TO God , you Just , your Voices raise ; It you beseems to sing his Praise . O celebrate the King of kings On Instruments strung with ten Strings : To Harp and Lute new Dities sing : Sing loud with skillful fingering . His Words are crown'd by their event ; And all his Works are permanent . Justice and Judgement he affects : His Bounty upon all reflects . His Word the arched Heav'ns did frame ; His Breath , the Stars eternal Flame . He the collected Seas confines , And folds the Deep in Magazines . The Lord , O all you Nations , fear ; All whom the Earths round shoulders bear . He spake , 't was done as soon as said ; At his Commandment stedfast made . The People counsel take in vain ; Their Projects no success obtain . The Counsels of the Lord are sure ; His Purposes no Change indure . Blest they , whose God Jehovah is ; The Nation set apart for his . The Lord looks from the lofty Skies ; On careful Mortals casts his Eyes : The Lord looks from his Residence ; The Sons of men beholds from thence . He fashioned their hearts alone : To him their Thoughts and deeds are known . No King is saved by an Host ; No Giant in his strength should boast : There rests no Safety in a Horse ; None are deliver'd by his force . Gods eyes are ever on the Just , Who fear , and in his Mercy trust ; To free their Souls from swallowing Earth , And keep alive in time of Dearth . Our fervent Souls on God attend , Our help , who only can defend : In whom our Hearts exult for joy ; Because we on his Name rely . Great God to us propitious be , As we have fixt our Hopes on thee . PSALM XXXIV . THe Lord I will for ever bless ; My Tongue his praises shall profess , In him my Soul shall boast : The Meek shall hear the same , and joy : His Name , with me , O magnifie ; Extoll the Lord of Hosts . My Prayers ascending pierc'd his ear ; Who snatch'd me from those storms of fear . The Meek who God expect , Who flow to him like living Brooks , Shame never shall distain their looks , Nor with foul guilt infect . This Wretch in his adversity ( Then men shall say ) to God did cry , Whose Mercy him secur'd . The Angels of Jehovah those , Who fear him , with their Tents inclose , By Strength divine immur'd . How good our God , O taste and see ! Who trust in him thrice happy be ▪ You Saints , O fear him still : Such feel no want ; the Lions rore For hunger ; but who God implore , He shall with Plenty fill . Come children , with attention hear , I will instruct you in his fear . What man delights in life ? Seeks to live happily and long ? From evil guard thy wary Tongue ▪ Thy lips from fraud and strife ▪ Do good , and wicked deeds eschew ; Seek sacred Peace , her steps pursue . Gods Eyes are on the Just ; Their cries his open Ear attends : But on the Bad his wrath descends , Their Names reduc'd to dust . He hears the Righteous , and their cry ; ●reserv'd in their adversity : A broken heart affects , And Souls contrite which in Him trust . Great are the afflictions of the Just ; But He in all protects : Keeps every bone of theirs intire . The Wicked swallows in his Ire , And who the Righteous hate . The Lord his Servants shall redeem ; Those ever dear in his esteem , Who on his Promise wait . PSALM XXXV . LOrd , plead my cause against my foes ; With such as fight against me , fight : Arise , thy ample Shield oppose , And with thy Sword defend my right . Address thy Spear ; those in their way Encounter , who my Soul invade : To her O let thy Spirit say , I am thy God , and saving Aide . Let those , who my disgrace contrive , Hang down their heads , for flight design'd : Who seek my fall , let Angels drive Like Chaff befo●e the blustring wind . Obscure and slippery be their path ; Let winged Troops pursue their foil ; Since they for me with causeless wrath Have dig'd a pit , and pitch'd a Toil ; Let suddain ruin them destroy ; Mesht in the Nets themselves had laid : Then in the Lord my Soul shall joy , And glory in his timely Aid . My Bones shall say , O who like thee , That arm'st the Weak against the Strong ; That do'st the Poor and Needy free From outrage , and too powerful wrong ? False witnesses against me stood , Who unknown accusations brought : That Evil rendered for Good , And closely my confusion sought . I in their sickness did condole ; Unfainedly in Sack-cloth mourn'd : With fasting humbled my sad Soul , And often to my Prayers return'd : Him visited both Night and Day , As if an ancient Friend or Brother : In Black upon the Earth I lay , And wept as for my dying Mother . Yet these rejoyced in my woe , False Comforters about me croud ; And least I should their cunning know , They rent their Cloths , and cry'd aloud . Like Hypocrites at Feasts , they jeer ; Whose gnashing teeth their hate profess : O Lord , how long wilt thou forbear , And only look on my distress ? O save from those , who smile , and kill ; My Dearling from the Lions Jaws : I in the great Assembly will Then praise thy Name with full applause . Let not my causeless Enemies Rejoyce in my afflicted state : Nor wink at me with scornful eyes , Who swell with undeserved hate . Of Peace they speak not ; rather they The peaceable with fraud pursue : Who wry their mouths at me , and say , Ha , Ha! our eyes thy ruin view . This seen , O stand no longer mute ; Nor , Lord , desert my Innocence . Awake , arise : O prosecute My Cause , and plead in my Defence . With Justice Judge : nor let them say In triumph ; We our wish possess : Not in their mirthful hearts , Ha , Ha! W' have swallow'd him in his distress . Wrath and confusion seize on those , Who in my tribulation joy : Let them who glory in my woes , Be cloth'd with shame and infamy . Let those eternally rejoyce , Who favour and assist my right : For ever with exalted voice The goodness of our God recite . And say , O magnifie his Name , Who glories in his servants peace . My tongue his Justice shall proclame , Nor ever in his praises cease . PSALM XXXVI . WHen I the bold Transgressor see , My thoughts thus whisper unto me ; He never fear'd the Lord : He smooths himself in his own eyes , 'Till his secure impieties Become of all abhorr'd . Their words are vain , and full of guile : They Wisdom from their hearts exile ; Forsaken Virtue hate : Who mischief on their Beds contrive ; Through by-ways to bad ends arrive , And vices propagate . Thy Mercy , Lord , is thron'd on high ; And thy approv'd Fidelity The lofty Skie transcends : Thy Justice like a Mountain steep ; Thy Judgements an unfathom'd Deep ; Who man and beast defends . O Lord , how precious is thy Grace ! The sons of men , their comfort place , Beneath thy shady wings : They with thy Houshold dainties shall Be fully satisfi'd , and all Drink of thy pleasant Springs . For O! from thee the Fountain flows , Which endless Life on thine bestows ; Inlight'ned with thy Light. On such as know thee show'r thy Grace ; O let thy Justice those embrace , Who are in heart upright . Let not the feet of Pride defeat ; Nor such as are in mischief great My guiltless Soul surprize . The workers of iniquity Are faln like Meteors from the skie : Cast down , no more to rise . PSALM XXXVII . VEx not thy self at the impiety Of wicked men , nor their frail height envy . ●or they shall soon be mow'd , like Summers Hay ; And as the verdure of the Herb decay . ●rust thou in God ; do good , and long in peace Possess the Land ; refresh'd by her increase . Be he thy sole delight ; He shall inspire Thy raised thoughts , and grant thy hearts desire . Relye , and to his care thy ways commend , Who will produce them to a happy end . He shall thy Justice , like the Light display , And make thy Judgement as the Height of Day . Rest on the Lord , and patiently attend His Heavenly Will : nor let it thee offend , Because the wicked in their courses thrive ; And prosperously at their desires arrive . Abstain from anger , heady wrath eschew : Nor fret thou , lest ill Deeds ill Thoughts pursue . God will cut off the Bad , the Faithful bless ; Who shall the ever-fruitful Land possess . After a while th' Unjust shall cease to be ; Thou shalt his place consider , but not see . The Meek in heart shall reap the Lands increase , And solace in the multitude of Peace . Against the Godly wicked Men conspire , Gnash their malicious Teeth , and foam with ire ; But God shall laugh at their impiety ; Because he knows their Day of Doom is nigh . They draw their bloody Swords , their Bows are bent To kill the Needy , Poor , and Innocent . But their proud hearts shall perish by the stroke Of their own Steel , their Bow 's asunder broke ▪ That little which the Righteous hath , excells Th' abundant wealth , wherein the Wicked swells . For God the arms of violent Men will break : But shield the Righteous , and support the Weak ▪ His eyes behold the suff'rings of the Poor : Their firm possessions ever shall endure . They in the time of danger shall not dread ; But shall in Famin's rage be fill'd with Bread. When vitious men shall speedily decay : And those who slight Jehovah , melt away As fat of Lambs , which sacred Fires consume ; And forthwith vanish like the rising fume . The Wicked borrow , never to restore : The Just are gracious and relieve the Poor . Whom God shall bless , they shall the Land enjoy ▪ Whom God shall curse , them vengeance shall destro● The steps of Righteous men the Lord directs ; For He , even He , their ordred paths affects . Although they fall ; yet fall to rise again : For his His Care and powerful Hand sustain . I have been young , am old ; yet never saw The Just abandon'd ; nor those , who draw From him their birth , with beggery opprest . He lends in mercy , and his Seed are blest . Do good , shun evil , and remain unmov'd ; For Righteous Souls are of the Lord belov'd : His undeserted Saints protecting still ; Their Plants up-rooting , who transgress his Will. Just men inherit shall the promis'd Land ; And dwell therein , while Mountains stedfast stand The Righteous Soul of sacred Judgement speaks , And from his Lips a spring of Wisdom breaks . Gods Law is in his Heart ; his Light , his Guide ; Nor shall his Feet in slippery places slide . Men seek his blood ; but God defends : nor shall He by the sentence of the Wicked fall . Wait on the Lord , nor his straight paths transgress ; And evermore this pregnant Soil possess . But those who in iniquity delight , Shall be cut off , and perish in thy sight . The Wicked I have seen in wealth to flow , Exceed in power , and like a Laurel grow : Yet vanish hence , as he had never been ; I sought him , but he was not to be seen . Observe the perfect , and the pure of heart ; They die in peace , and happily depart . But the Ungodly are at once cut down , And perish without pity , or renown . The Lord is the salvation of the Just ; Their strength in trouble , since in him they trust : Will those assist , who on his aid depend ; Deliver , and from impious Foes defend . PSALM XXXVIII . NOT in thy wrath against me rise ; Nor in thy fury , Lord , chastise : Thy Arrows wound , Nail to the Ground , Thy hand upon me lies . No Limb from pain and anguish free ; Because I have incensed thee : Nor rest can take , My bones so ake ; Such sin abounds in me . Like Billows they my head transcend ; Beneath their heavy load I bend : My Ulcers swell , Corrupt , and smell ; Of Folly the sad end . Perplext in mind I pine away , And mourning waste the tedious day ; My Flesh no more Then all one Sore ; All parts at once decay . Much broken ; all my strength o're-thrown ; Through anguish of my Soul I groan . Lord , thou dost see My thoughts and me ▪ My Sighs to thee are known . My sad Heart pants , my nerves relent , My Sight grows dim ; and to augment My miseries , All my Allies And Friends themselves absent . Who seek my life , their Snares extend ; Their wicked thoughts on Mischief bend : Calumniate , And lye in wait To bring me to my end . But I as deaf to them appear , As mute , as if I tongueless were : My passion rul'd , Like one that could At all not speak nor hear . Because my hopes on thee relye : My God , I said , O hear my cry ; Lest they should boast , Who hate me most , And in my ruin joy . For O! I droop , with struggling spent : My thoughts are on my sorrows bent . My sins excess I will confess ; In show'rs of tears repent . My foes are full of strength and pride ; Who causeless hate , are multiply'd : Who good with ill Repay ; would kill , Because I just abide . Depart not , Lord ; O pitty take ! Nor me in my extreames forsake ! Salvation Is thine alone ; Hast to my succour make . PSALM XXXIX . I Said , I will my wayes observe , Lest I should swerve : With Bit and Reins my Tongue keep in , Too prone to Sin. Nor to their Calumnie reply , Who glory in Im - pi — e — ty . I , like a Statue , silent stood , Dumb even to good : My Sorrows boyling in my breast Exil'd my rest : But when my Heart incenst with wrong Grew hot , I gave my Grief a tongue . Of those few days I have to spend , And my last End , Inform me , Lord ; that I may so My Frailty know . My time is made short as a Span ; As nothing is the Age of man. Man nothing is but Vanitie , Though thron'd on high ; Walks like a shadow , and in vain Turmoils with pain : He heaps up wealth with wretched care , Yet knows not who shall prove his Heir . Lord ! what expect I ? thou the Scope Of all my Hope : Him from his loath'd Transgressions free , Who trusts in Thee : Nor O subject me to the Rule , And proud derision of a Fool ! With silence , since thy Will was such , I suffered much : O now forbear ! lest instant Death Force my faint breath . When thou dost with thy Rod chastise Offending man , his courage dies . His Beauty wasted , like a cloth Gnawn by the Moth : Himself a short-liv'd vanitie , And born to dye . Lord , to my Prayers incline thine Ear , And thy afflicted Servant hear . Nor these salt rivers of mine Eyes , My God , despise : A Stranger , as my Fathers were , I sojourn here . O let me gather strength , before I pass away , and be no more . PSALM XL. FOr God I patiently did look ; He to my crys inclin'd his Ear : And when invironed with fear , From that Abyss of horror took : Drew from the Mud , and on a Rock Establish'd , to indure the shock . Then did into my mouth convey Songs of his Praise , un-sung before . Many shall see , with fear adore ; And trusting in th' Almighty , say : Who on the Lord depend , are blest ; Who Liers , and the Proud detest . Many , and full of wonder , are The Works , O Lord , which Thou hast wrought : What Thou to raise our joyes hast thought , O who in order can declare ! 'T were lost endeavour to express Their number , that are numberless . Thou Gifts , nor Offerings dost desire : But pierced hast thy Servants ear : To Thee Oblations are not dear , Nor Sacrifice consum'd with fire . Then said I ; Lo , I come : thus it Is of me in Thy Volume writ . Thy Laws are written in my Heart : My Joy Thy Pleasure to fulfil . I in the great Assembly still Thy Righteousness to all impart . My lips are unrestrain'd by me , Which , Lord , is only known to Thee . Thy Justice I have not conceal'd Within the closure of my breast : But Thy Fidelity profest ; And saving health at large reveal'd : Amidst the Congregation Thy constant Truth and Mercy shown . Withdraw not , Lord , thy long'd for Aid ; With Truth and Mercy still inclose ; For O! innumerable woes On every side my Soul invade : So changed with Iniquities , That they ev'n blind my fearful eyes . In number they my hairs exceed ; My fainting heart pants in my breast : Be pleas'd to succour the Distrest ; And Lord deliver me with speed . Let shame at once confound them all , That seek my Soul , and plot my fall . Be they repulst with Infamy , Who persecute with deadly hate : Deservedly left desolate , Who Ha , Ha! in derision cry . Let all who seek thy Help , rejoyce , And praise Thee with a cheerful Voice . Let them , who thy Salvation love , Still say ; The Lord be magnifi'd ! Though I be poor , and cast aside ; Yet he regards me from above . My Safety , my Deliverer , No longer thy relief defer . PSALM XLI . WHo duly shall the Poor regard , Hath his Reward : The Lord in time of Trouble , shall Prevent his fall : He shall among the Living rest , And with the Earths increase be blest . Lord , render him not up to those , Who are his Foes : When he in sorrow languisheth , Near unto Death ; Let him by Thee be comforted , And in his Sickness make his bed . I said , O Lord , thy Mercy show , And Health bestow : For O! my Soul the lothsome stains Of Sin retains . My Foes have said , When shall he die , And yet out-live his Memory ? ●f any visit , they devise Deceitful Lies : Their hollow Hearts with Mischief load , Divulg'd abroad : Who hate me , whisper , and contrive , How they may swallow me alive . Behold , say they , this Punishment From Heav'n is sent : He from the bed whereon he lies , Shall never rise . Yea , even my Friend , my Confident , My Guest , his heel against me bent . But , Lord , thy Mercy I implore ; My Health restore : O raise me ! that forthwith I may Their Hate repay . ●n this thy Love thou dost express , That none triumph in my distress . For thou art of my Innocence The strong Defence . ● shall , inlighted by the Grace , Behold thy Face . ●ehovah , Israels God , be blest ; While Day and Night the World invest . Amen , Amen . A PARAPHRASE Upon the Second BOOK OF THE PSALMS of DAVID . PSALM XLII . LOrd ! as the Hart , imbost with heat , Braies after the cool Rivulet : So sighs my Soul for thee . My Soul thirsts for the living God : When shall I enter his Abode , And there his Beauty see ! Tears are my Food both Night and Day ; While , Where 's thy God ; they daily say . My Soul in plaints I shed ; When I remember , how in throngs We fill'd thy House with Praise and Songs ; How I their Dances led . My Soul , why art thou so deprest ! Why O thus troubled in my breast ! With Grief so overthrown ! With constant Hope on God await : ●yet his Name shall celebrate , For Mercy timely shown . My fainting Heart within me pants : My God , consider my Complaints ; My Songs shall praise thee still : Even from the Vale where Iordan flows ; Where Hermon his high Fore-head shows , From Mitsars humble Hill. Deeps unto Deeps inraged call , When thy dark Spouts of waters fall , And dreadful Tempest raves : For all thy Floods upon me burst , And billows after billows thrust To swallow in their Graves . But yet by Day the Lord will charge His ready Mercy to inlarge My Soul , surpris'd with cares : He gives my Songs their Argument ; God of my life , I will present By night to thee my prayers . And say ; My God , my Rock , O why Am I forgot , and mourning die , By Foes reduc'd to Dust ! Their words like weapons pierce my bones ; While still they Eccho to my Groans , Where is the Lord thy Trust ? My Soul , why art thou so deprest ! O why so troubled in my breast ! Sunk underneath thy Load ! With constant Hope on God await : For I his Name shall celebrate ; My Saviour , and my God. PSALM XLIII . MY God , thy Servant vindicate : O plead my Cause against their hate , Who seek my utter spoil ! Deliver from the Merciless , Who with bold Injuries oppress , And prosper in their guile . For of my Strength thou art the Lord. Why like to one by thee abhorr'd Dost thou my Soul expose ! Why wander I in black araid ! My body worn , my mind dismaid ! Pursu'd by cruel Foes ! Thy Favour and thy Truth extend ; Let them into my Soul descend , Conducted by their light ; Conducted to thy holy Hill , And House blest with thy Presence still ; There to injoy thy sight . Then will I to thy Altar bring An acceptable offering , That dost such Joys afford : There on a tuneful Instrument , With Songs that joyn in sweet consent , Thy sacred praise record . My Soul , why art thou so deprest ! Why O thus troubled in my breast ! Sunk underneath thy load ! With constant hope on God await ; For I his Name shall celebrate , My Saviour and my God. PSALM XLIV . LOrd ! we have heard our Fathers tell The Wonders wrought by thee of old , To them by their great Grandsires told ; How by thy Hand the Heathen fell ; Of fruitfull Canaan dispossest , And Israel planted in their room ; They perish'd by a fearful Doom , While ours in growth and strength increast . Not their own Swords that pleasant Land Did conquer , and their Foes eject ; Nor did their arms their lives protect : It was thy Arm and powerful Hand ; It was the Splendor of thy Face ; And by thy Favour they o're-came . My King , my God , O still the same ! Salvation send to Iacobs Race . For by thy Aid our Enemies Lay bleeding on the stained ground ; And in thy Name we did confound Who ever durst against us rise . Our Sword 's unable to defend ; We will not trust in our weak Bows . Thou , Lord , hast sav'd us from our Foes , And brought them to a shameful end . For this with praises we adore , And ever celebrate thy Name : But now Thou casts us off to shame , Nor lead'st our Armies as before . Our faces from our Foes reverst ; A Spoil to such as hunt for blood : Thou giv'st us up as Sheep for food , Among th' uncircumcis'd disperst . For nought thou dost thy People sell , Nor art inriched by their price ; Our Neighbours in our fall rejoice ; A Scorn to all that near us dwell . A By-word to the Heathen grown , Who shake their heads in our disgrace : My shame is still before my face ; My Eyes to Earth with blushes thrown . Sprung from the bold blasphemers taunts , And proud Avengers threatning look : Yet , Lord , we have not thee forsook , Nor falsify'd thy Covenants . Our hearts have not their Faith dissolv'd ; Our Steps the Path prescribed keep : Though Thou hast crusht us in the Deep , And with the shades of Death involv'd . ●or should we from the Lord depart , Or to strange Gods our hearts uprear ; O would not this to him appear , Who knows the Secrets of our Heart ? Yet for thy sake are daily slain ; For slaughter mark'd like butcher'd Sheep . Awake , O Lord , why dost thou sleep ? Rise , nor for ever Us disdain . O to thy Own at length return ! Why dost Thou hide thy chearful face ? With-drawing thy accustom'd Grace From such as in Affliction mourn ? For lo ! our Souls , are wrapt in dust ; Our bellies to the Centre cleave : O , for thy Mercies sake receive , And succour those who in Thee trust ! PSALM XLV . WIth heat divine inspir'd , I sing A Panegyrick to the King : High Raptures in a numerous stile I with a ready Pen compile . Much fairer than our Humane Race ; Whose lips like Fountains flow with Grace : For this the Lord thy Soul shall bless With everlasting Happiness . Gird , O most Mighty , on thy Thigh Thy Sword of Awe and Majestie : In triumph , arm'd with Truth , ride on ; By Clemency and Justice drawn . No mortal vigour shall withstand The fury of thy dreadful Hand . Thy piercing Arrows in the Kings Opposers hearts shall dye their wings . Thy Throne no wast of Time decays ; Thy Scepter sacred Justice sways . Thou Virtue lov'st ; but hast abhorr'd Deformed Vice : for this , the Lord Hath thee alone preferr'd , and shed The Oyl of Joy upon thy head . Thy Garments , which in Grace excell , Of Aloes , Myrrh , and Cassia smell ; Brought from the Ivory Palaces : Which more than other Odors please . Kings Daughters to augment thy State , Among thy noble Damfels wait . The Queen inthron'd on thy right hand , Adorn'd with Ophyr's golden Sand. Hark Daughter , and by me be taught ; Thy Countrey banish from thy thought , Thy House and Family forget , His Joy upon thy Beauty set . He is thy Lord ; O bow before , And him eternally adore ! The Daughters of Sea-circled Tyre Shall bring their Purple , and desire ( Even they whom Wealth and Honour grace ) To see the sweetness of thy Face . Her Mind all Beauties doth infold ; Her fair limbs clad in purfled Gold , She shall unto the King be brought , In Robes with Phrygian Needle wrought : While Virgins on her Train attend , Whose Faith and Friendship know no end : Whom they with joy shall lead along ; Eterniz'd in a Nuptial Song : And with renew'd Applauses bring Unto the Palace of the King. Thou in thy Royal Fathers place , Of Sons shalt see a numerous Race ; Who over all the Earth shall sway , While the cleer Sun directs the Day . My Song shall celebrate thy Name , And to the World divulge thy Fame . PSALM XLVI . GOd is our Refuge , our strong Tow'r ; Securing by his Mighty Pow'r , When Dangers threaten to devour . Thus Arm'd , no fears shall chill our blood ; Though Earth no longer stedfast stood , And shook her Hills into the flood . Although the troubled Ocean rise In foaming billows to the Skies ; And Mountains shake with horrid noise . Clear streams purl from a Crystal Spring , Which Gladness to Gods City bring , The Mansion of th' eternal King. He in her Centre takes his place : What Foe can her fair Towers deface , Protected by his early Grace ? Tumultuary Nations rose , And armed Troops our walls inclose ; But his fear'd Voice unnerv'd our Foes . The Lord of Hosts is on our side ; The God by Iacob magnifi'd ; Our Strength , on whom we have reli'd . Come , see the wonders he hath wrought ; Who hath to desolation brought Those Kingdoms , which our ruin fought . He makes destructive War surcease ; The Earth , deflowr'd of her Increase , Restores with universal Peace . He breaks their Bows , unarms their Quivers , The bloody Speer in pieces shivers , Their Chariots to the Flame delivers . Forbear , and know , that I the Lord Will by all Nations be ador'd ; Prais'd with unanimous accord . The Lord of Hosts is on our side ; The God by Iacob magnifi'd ; Our Strength , on whom we have reli'd . PSALM XLVII . LEt all in sweet accord Clap Hands , their Voices raise , In Honour of the Lord ; And loudly sing his praise : Who from a - bove , Dire Lightning flings : The King of kings , Of all that move . who le Nations of our Foes Beneath our Feet hath thrown : A fair Possession chose , For us that are his Own : The dignitie Of Israel ; Belov'd so well By the most High. In Triumph God ascends , With Trumpet shrill , and Shalmes ; Praise him , who his defends ; O praise our King with Psalms ! For God is King Of all the Earth ; With sacred Mirth His Praises sing . God o're the Heathen reigns ; Sits on his Holy Throne : All whom the Earth sustains , Shall worship him alone . His Shield extends In their Defence ; His Excellence All height transcends . PSALM XLVIII . THe Lord is most Majesticall ; Most highly to be prais'd by all , Within the City of our God , And Mansion blest by his abode . Fair Sion hath a pleasant Site ; Of Earth the Beauty and Delight : Upon the North-side bordering , The City of the Mighty King. God dwells within her lofty Towers ; Secur'd from all assailing Powers . Conspiring Kings her ruin sought ; Who armed Troops before her brought . At once they saw , admir'd , and fled ; Their hearts surpriz'd with sudden Dread . Such fear , such pangs possest our foes , As women suffer in their Throws . At thy command black Eurus rores , And spreads his wracks on Tharsian shores . We , what we heard our Fathers tell , Have seen , who in this City dwell ; The City of our God , which Hee Shall ever from destruction free . Thy Favours , Lord , with Thankfulness We in thy Temple still profess . As is thy Name , thou God of Might , So are thy Praises infinite ; And stretch to Earths remotest Bound : Thy Hand for Justice far renown'd . O Sion , Iudah's Diadem , You Daughters of Ierusalem , Unite your Joys , and glory in His Judgement , which your eyes have seen . Go walk the Round of Sion ; tell Her Towers ; observe her Bulwarks well : On her fair Buildings cast thine eye ; Declare it to Posteritie . For God will still our God remain , And us unto our Last sustain . PSALM XLIX . ALL you who dwell upon the foodful Earth ; Both Rich and Poor ; of base and noble birth ; Attend : my Tongue deep wisdom shall impart ; And knowledge from the fountain of my heart . I unto light dark Parables will bring , And to my solemn Harp Aenigmaes sing . In Misery and Age why should I fear , When Sin pursues my steps , and Death draws near ? O you , who Riches as your God adore , And glory in your scarce possessed Store : Who can redeem his Brother for one Day , Or to the Lord his high-prais'd Ransome pay ? ( For O , not all the Gold , which Streams conceal , Or Hills inclose , can banish'd Life repeal , ) That he might live unto Eternitie , Nor in the Earths corrupting Entrails lye . They see the Wise , and Fools , to Death descend , While others their congested treasures spend : Yet hoping to perpetuate their fame , Proud Structures raise , and call them by their name . But Man in honour is a Vanitie , That fleets away ; and as a Beast must die . In this vain course , they circularly move , And their Posterity their words approve . Death shall as Sheep devour them in the Dust ; Till that great Day subject them to the Just. Their Strength and Beauty shall to nothing wast : All naked , from their sumptuous Houses cast . But God shall from the greedy Sepulchre My Soul redeem , and to his Joys prefer . Despair not , when a man grows Opulent , And that the Glories of his House augment : For with his thread of Life his Riches end ; Nor shall his Honours with his Soul descend . Though here he live in luxury and ease ; And those are prais'd , who their own Genius please ; Yet as his Fathers , he shall set in Night ; Nor ever rise to see the cheerful Light. Man high in honour , whose ignoble breast No knowledge holds , shall perish like a beast . PSALM L. THe God of gods , Jehovah , shall convent All from the Orient to the Suns descent . From Sions Towers ( of Beauty the Divine And full Perfection ) shall his Glory shine . Nor silent comes : devouring flames before , And round about him horrid Tempests rore . The righteous Judge , to judge his People , shall High Heav'n and conscious Earth to witness call . Assemble all my Saints , who with one mind My Testaments with Sacrifice have sign'd . Then thund'ring Skie shall make his Justice known ; When he our God ascends his Judgements Throne . My People , hear ; Thy God , O Israel ! Will thee convince , and thy Transgressions tell . I blame not thy unfrequent Sacrifice , Nor fumes , which rarely from my Altars rise : I from thy Stall will take no well-fed Steer , Nor from thy Folds a Male-goat of that year : For all are Mine , that Woods or Deserts breed , And Herds which on a thousand mountains feed : ● know all Fowl , which Hill or Valleys yield , And number all the Cattel of the Field . Will I , if hungry , unto Thee complain , When all is Mine which Sea and Land contain ? Will I eat flesh of Bulls ? or canst thou think , That I the blood of shaggy Goats will drink ? A thankful heart upon my Altar lay ; And righteous Vows to high Jehovah pay . Then call on me in trouble ; I will raise Thy Soul from Death , and thou my Name shall praise . But O thou Hypocrite ! Dar'st thou explain My Law ; My Covenants with thy lips prophane ? That scorn'st instruction ; dost my Word despise ; Consent'st with Theeves , and hast adulterous eyes ? Deceit , and slander tip thy impious tongue : Thy brother woundst with Infamy and Wrong . Thus didst thou ; this did I with silence see , ●o as thou thought'st , that I was like to thee . ●ut I will thy Hypocrisie uncase ; And lay thy ugly crimes before thy face . Consider this , O you , who God neglect : ●est I destroy you , when none can protect . Who praise for Incense offer , honour Me ; And upright Souls shall my Salvation see . PSALM LI. LOrd , to a sinner Mercy show : Which since in Thee so infinite ; Let all thy streams of Mercy flow , And purifie me in thy sight . O wash thou my polluted Soul ! O clense me from my bloody Deed That to my self appears so foul ; And now in true Contrition bleed . My sins , unmask'd , before Thee lye ; Who have deserv'd thy wrath alone : Which I confess , to testifie Thy Truth , and make thy Justice known . In sin conceiv'd , brought forth in sin ; Sin suck'd I from my Mothers breast : Thou lov'st a heart sincere within , Where Wisdom is a constant guest . With Hysop purge , from blemish clear ; O wash , then falling Snow more white ! Lord , let me thy remission hear : The Bones , which thou hast broke , unite . Blot out my crimes ; O separate My trembling Guilt far from thy view ! A clean Heart in my breast create ; A Mind , to Thee confirm'd , renew . Nor cast me from thy Presence , Lord : Nor O thy holy Spirit withdraw ! But thy life-quick'ning Grace afford ; Inlarge my Will t' imbrace thy Law. Then Sinners I with heav'nly Food Will feed , directed in thy Wayes : O my Redeemer , clense from blood The Soul , that will thy Mercy praise . Give thou my Verse an argument ; And they thy Goodness shall resound . No Sacrifice will Thee content ; Nor Altars with Oblations crown'd . Else , I would Hecatombs impart : True sorrow is thy Sacrifice . A broken and a contrite Heart , My God , Thou never wilt despise . Thy Sion with accustom'd Grace ( Lest my foul crimes her shame procure ) In thy protecting Arms imbrace ; And fair Ierusalem immure . Then we , with due Solemnity , To Thee our grateful Vows will pay ; And Bulls , which never Yoke did try , Upon thy flaming Altar lay . PSALM LII . O Thou in Mischief great , Why boasts thou in deceit ? Gods greater Mercy will Protect his Servants still . Thy Tongue with fraud abounds , And like a Rasor wounds ; All evil dost affect ; All that is good neglect . Lies are thy low delight ; To Virtue opposite : Thy words with treachery The innocent destroy . God shall repay thy hate , Thy Structures ruinate ; And make thee curse thy birth : Then tear thee from the Earth . The Just thy fall shall see , Fear Him , and laugh at thee . Lo he , who God forsook , Nor for his refuge took ; Self-strength'ning with excess Of Wealth , and Wickedness . But I shall planted be , Like a green Olive-tree , In Gods own House ; and will Trust in His Mercies still . For this , I evermore Shall thy great Name adore : Thy Promises expect ; The joy of thy Elect. PSALM LIII . FOols , flattering their own vices , say Within their hearts ; God is a Name Devis'd to make the Strong obey ; To fetter Nature ; quench her flame : When all this Universal Frame The hands of potent Fortune sway . Secure and prosperous in ill , The fear and thought of God exile , To follow their rebellious will ; Think nothing that delights them vile : Their Souls with wicked thoughts defile ; And all their foul Desires fulfill . God from the Tow'r of Heav'n his Eyes On men , and their endeavours , threw : Not one beheld beneath the Skies , That sought him , or his Statutes knew : All Vice with winged Feet pursue ; But none forsaken Virtue prise . O deaf to good ! in knowledge blind ! By Sin through clouds of errour led ! Dull sensual Forms , without a Mind ! Not slow , though certain , Vengeance dread ! The Righteous they devour like bread ; All piety at once declin'd . These , idle terrours shall affright ; Their sleeps disturb'd by guilty fear . God shall their Bones asunder smite , Who impious Arms against him bear ; Nor they their Infamy out-wear ; Since despiseable in his sight . O that unto thy Israel The Day-star might from Sion spring ! And all the shades of Night expel ! When Thou shalt us from Bondage bring , How would we Lord thy Praises sing ! No joy shall Iacobs joy excell . PSALM LIV. LOrd , for thy Promise sake defend , And Thy All-saving Shield extend : O hear my cries , Which with wet Eyes And sighs to Thee ascend ! For cruel men my life pursue ; And who thy Statutes never knew . Suppress my Foes : O side with those , Who to my soul are true ! With vengeance recompence their Hate , And in an instant ruinate . Then will I bring My Offering , And thy great Acts relate . Thy Name for ever praised be ; Who from those snares hast set me free : For loe , these eyes My Enemies Desir'd subversion see . PSALM LV. LOrd , to my Prayers incline thine Ear ; Th' afflicted hear : Nor be thou Deaf to my complaint ; For O I faint ! Regard the sighs , the groans , the cries , Which from my pensive Soul arise . Rais'd by the threatnings of my Foe , Which storm-like grow ; And by blood thirsty Violence ; Truth my offence : Who slander with their wounding Tongues , And press me unto Death with wrongs . My heart , a stranger unto rest , Throbs in my breast : The terrours of approaching Death Exhaust my breath . My sinews trembling Fear dissolves , And Horror all my Powers involves . O that with Dove-like wings I might Take my swift flight , To calm Retreats of rest , where I Conceal'd might lie ! Then would I find some Wilderness , Removed far from mans access . Then all these Tempests , which arise With hideous noise ; And with their dreadful Tumults make My Heart to quake ; I would , far swifter than the Wind , Or winged Lightnings leave behind . Lord , swallow those , who swell with pride ; Their Tongues divide : For Strife , and Violence , bent to kill , The City fill : Both Day and Night they walk the Round ; Rape , Mischief , Tears , within abound . Wild Outrages her streets profane , And boldly reign : Fraud lurking in her Palaces , Conspires with these . For I , had he his hate profest , Had shunn'd , or should his wrongs digest . But thou , my Friend , even of my Heart The better Part ; To so intire a union grown , As if but one : Gods House we daily visited , Both sweetly by one Counsel led . Let Death devour them ; let them dive To Hell alive . With mischief their proud roofs abound Their hearts unsound : But God my Soul shall dis-enthrall ; For I upon his Name will call . My Prayers shall with the Suns uprise , Ascend the Skies ; Renew'd , when he at Noon displays His fervent Rays ; When he behind the Earth descends , And Day , out-worn with labour , ends . My Cries shall penetrate the Sphears , And pierce his Ears . He shall my captive Soul release , And crown with Peace . For in the Fervor of the Fight , His Angels shall protect my Right . Th' Eternal Judge , Jehovah , shall Confound them all ; Who only change from bad to worse , Nor fear his Curse . Sweet Peace he violated hath , And broken his obliged Faith. His Words than Butter smoother farr ; His Thoughts of Warr : Words softer than the fluent Oil ; Yet bent to Spoil . But thou , my Soul , thy cares impose On God , who will redress thy woes . The Just he shall confirm with Joy ; Th' Unjust destroy . Those who in blood and fraud delight , Shall set in Night , Before their Noon of Life be past . But I on God my hopes have plac'd . PSALM LVI . O Lord , protect me by thy Power , From such as would my Life devour ; Who merciless Strive to oppress ; Nor grant me Truce one hour . That would devour me every Day , And make my chased Life their prey : Yet , Lord , will I On thee relie ; When Dangers most dismay . Thy Promise I will celebrate ; In constant hope thy Pleasure wait ; With patience bear Thy Stay ; nor fear Frail man , or his vain hate . My words and deeds they daily wrest , And in their thoughts my fall digest ; Unite in ill , And lurk to kill : My Feet can find no rest . O shall they with impunity ▪ Escape , and thus their sins enjoy ! Let Death thy rage Alone asswage ; Them in their guilt destroy . My Wand'rings thou hast numbered ; Even every Tear mine Eyes have shed Thy Vial holds : All in the Folds Of thy large Volume read . Assur'd , that when on God I call , My Foes shall by his Fury fall . His Promise I Will magnifie ; His Truth divulge to All. To him my ready Vows will pay ; My Vows of Thanks , both night and day : In whom I trust : Nor shall th' Unjust My stedfast Hopes dismay . For he hath snatch'd me from the Night Of Death , and kept my foot upright : That I may still Observe his Will , And see the cheerful Light. PSALM LVII . O Thou , from whom all Mercy springs , Compassionate my Sufferings ; And pity me , That trust in Thee ! O shelter with thy shady Wings , Until these storms of Woe Clear-up , or over-blow ! Thee I invoke , O thou Most High , Thou All-performer ! from the Skie Thy Angels send ; Let them defend My Soul from him that would destroy : O send thy Mercy down ; With Truth thy Promise crown ! For Salvage Lions girt me round , And they whose Malice knows no bound ; Their cruel Words More sharp than Swords ; Their Teeth like Spears and Arrows wound . To Heav'n thy Glory raise ; Let Earth resound thy Praise . They subtil snares prepared have , And bow'd my Souleven to the Grave : With wicked wit Have digg'd a pit , From which themselves they could not save ▪ But justly fell therein , Intrapt by their own Sin. My ravish'd Heart flames with desire ; I to the Musick of my Lyre , Eternal King , Thy Praise will sing . Awake my Glory ! Zeal inspire ! Awake my Harp and Lute , Nor in his Praise be mute ! To thee , before the Morning rise , My Lips their Calves shall sacrifice : Thy Mercy far The highest Star , Thy Truth transcends the lofty Skies . To Heaven thy Glory raise ; Let Earth resound thy Praise . PSALM LVIII . PErnicious Counsellors ! Give you Sincere advice ? to Justice true ? Or Virtue but in show pursue ? Your Hearts are still on Mischief bent ; Your Hands impure and violent ; Nor favour Truth , nor Wrong prevent . Even from the womb they blindly stray ; Born , and perverted in one day ; Lie , slander , flatter , and betray : Like Serpents , with black poyson swell ; And charm th' Inchanter ne're so well , More deaf than Asps , his Charms repel . Lord , slit their Tongues , before they speak ; Strike out their Teeth , which tear the Weak ; And the young Lions grinders break . As Sun-beat Snow , so let them thaw ; And when their weak'ned Bows they draw , Let their crack'd Arrows flie like straw . Let them like Snails consume away ; And as untimely Births decay , Which never saw the cheerful Day . Before their pots can feel the brier , God in the Whirl-wind of his Ire , Shall blast alive , and burn with fire . Sin with Revenge at length shall meet ; The Godly shall rejoyce to see 't ; And in their blood shall wash their feet . Then erring Mortals shall confess , There are Rewards for Righteousness , And Plagues for such as do transgress , PSALM LIX . LOrd , save me from mine Enemies ; From those , who thus against me rise , Like an incensed Flood : From those , who in Impietie Place their delight , and long to die Their hands in guiltless blood . Lo ! for my Soul they lie in wait : The Mighty joyn their power and hate , Without my blame or crime . Without my crime they weapons take ; And persecute my soul. Awake My God! assist in time . Great God of Hosts , of Israel , These all-oppressing Tyrants quest ; Nor be to Mercy won : At night their mischief they begin ; Incenst like snarling Dogs they grin , And through the City run . Behold ! they vomit bitter words ; Between their lips they brandish swords ; Yet say ; Can these be known ? But , Lord , thou shalt their threats deride ; The empty terrour of their pride And Malice , vainly shown . I and my strength are in thy Power . In thee I trust , my Shield ! my Tower ! Thy Mercy , Lord , how great ! My Foes subjectest to my will : Subdue , and scatter ; but not kill , Lest we thy Truth forget . O be they in their Pride surpris'd ! Even for the Lies they have devis'd , Their curses , and close Arts. Consume them , from the Land expel : To shew , God reigns in Israel , To Earths remotest parts . Hopeless let them return with Night , Like grinning Dogs bark , but not bite ; About the City rome : Pale , meager , and half famished ; Like vagabonds howl they for bread ; Without or food , or home . But I , before the Day-star spring , Will of thy Power and Mercy sing ; My safety in distress . Thou art my Rock , my strong Defence ; My living Verse thy Excellence And Bounty shall express . PSALM LX. CAst off , and scattered in thine Ire : Lord on our woes with pity look . The Lands inforc'd Foundations shook ; Whose yawning ruptures Sighs expire . O cure the Breaches Thou hast rent , And make Her firmly permanent ! Our Souls thou hast with sorrow fed ; And mad'st us drink of deadly Wine : Yet now thy Ensigns giv'st to Thine , Even when beset with trembling dread ; That we thy Banner may display , Whil'st Truth to Conquest makes our way O hear us , who thy Aid implore ; Lord , with thy own Right hand defend : To thy Beloved succour send . God by his Sanctity thus swore ; I Succoths Valley will divide ; In Shechems Spoils be magnifi'd . Mine Gilead is , Manasseh mine ; Ephraim my strength , in battel bold ; Thou Iudah shalt my Scepter hold : I will triumph on Palastine . Base servitude shall Moab waste ; O're Edom I my shooe will cast . Who will our forward Troops direct , To Rabbah strongly fortifi'd ? Or into sandy Edom guide ? Lord , wilt not thou , that did'st reject , Nor would'st before our Armies goe , Now lead our Host against the Foe ? O then , when Dangers most affright , Do thou our troubled Souls sustain ! For loe ! the help of Man is vain . Through Thee we valiantly shall fight : Our flying Foes thou shalt tread down ; And Thine with wreaths of Conquest crown . PSALM LXI . MY God , thy Servant hear ; O lend a willing ear ▪ In exile my sad heart , From Earths remotest part , O'rewhelm'd with Miseries , To Thee for succour cries . To that High Rock O lead , So far above my head ! That wert , and art my Tower , Against oppressing Power . For to thy sacred Court I ever shall resort ; Secure beneath thy wings , From all their menacings : Even Thou my suit hast sign'd ; A King by Thee design'd , To govern such as will Thy Holy Law fulfill . Whom Thou long life wilt give , His Ages shall out-live ; He Throne shall stand before Thy Face for evermore . Thy Mercy , Lord , extend ; Him for thy Truth defend . Then I in chearful Layes Will celebrate thy praise ; And to Thee every day My Vows devoutly pay . PSALM LXII . LOrd , thou art the only Scope Of my never-fainting Hope ; My Salvation , my Defence , Refuge of my Innocence : Thou the Rock I build upon , Not by man to be o're-thrown . How long will you machinate ! Persecute with causlels hate ! You shall like a tott'ring wall , Like a batter'd Bulwark , fall . All conspire to cast me down ; From my brows to tear my Crown : Full of fraud , they bless in show , When their Thoughts with curses flow . Yet my Soul on God attends ; All my Hope on him depends ; He the Rock I built upon , Not by man to be o're-thrown . He my Glory , he my Tower , Guards me by his saving Power . You , who are sincere and just , In the Lord for ever trust : Powr your Hearts before his Throne ; His , who can protect alone . All that are of high Descent , To the Poor and Indigent , Nothing are but Vanity ; Nothing but deceive and lye : Balanc'd , altogether they Lighter than a Vapour weigh . In Oppression trust thou not ; Nor in Wealth by Rapine got : If thy Riches multiply , See thou prize them not too high . God said once ; twice have I heard ; Power is his , by Him conferr'd : His is Mercy , He rewards , And , as we deserve , regards . PSALM LXIII . TO Thee , O God , my God , I pray , Before the dawning of the Day . My Soul and wasting flesh , With thirsty Ardor Thee desire , In Soils scorch'd with aethereal Fire , Whose draught no show'rs refresh : That in thy Sanctuary I May see thy Power and Majesty , Once more with ravish'd eyes : My lips shall celebrate thy Praise ; Thy Goodness , more than length of daies , Or life it self , I prise . Extoll'd while I have utterance : To Thee will I my Palmes advance ; That wilt with marrow feast . My Verse thy Wonders shall recite ; Remembred in the silent Night , As on my Bed I rest . Secur'd beneath thy shady Wing , I will in sacred Raptures sing ; And to thy Promise cleave . Thy Hand upholds ; but who with hate My Soul seek to precipitate Hells entrails shall receive . The raging Sword shall shed their blood ; A prey for Wolves ; for Foxes , food . Yet God his King shall bless ; And such as swear by his great Name : But those , whose Tongues the Just defame , Confusion shall suppress . PSALM LXIV . THou great Protector , hear my Cry ; Save from my dreadful Enemy : O vindicate From their close hate , Who for my Soul in ambush lie . From their blind Rage protect , Who Truth and Thee reject . Who whet their Tongues , more sharp than Swords , Their Arrows draw , even bitter words ; To wound th' Upright , With fierce delight , When Time to their desire accords : Then on a sudden shoot ; Nor fear divine pursuit . Confirm'd in skilful Malice ; they Conspire , their Nets in secret lay : And say ; What eye Can this descry ? First counsel take ; and then betray : On mischief set their hearts , Pursu'd by wicked Arts. But God shall let his Arrows flie ; Wound in the twinkling of an Eye : Each deadly stung By his own Tongue , Shall with that fatall Poison die . Who this behold , or hear , Shall tremble with cold fear . Men shall their Eyes with wonder raise , Rehearse his Deeds , and sing his Praise . Eternity Shall crown their Joy , Who walk in his prescribed ways . He to the Pure of Heart His Glory shall impart . PSALM LXV . DUe Honours , Lord , on Thee attend , Where Sions sacred Towers ascend : There thy devoted Israelites Shall pay their Vows , with solemn Rites . To Thee shall all Man-kind repair : Since thou vouchsaf'st to hear our Prayer . Our Sins thy Mercies expiate , When burthen'd with their loathed weight . Thrice happy he , of whom thou mak'st Thy Choice ; and to thy service tak'st ; That may within thy Courts reside ; There with thy Goodness satisfi'd ; And taste of that sincere Delight , Which never cloys the Appetite . From thee , O God , our Safety springs ; Thy Judgement threatens dreadful things . Their Hope , whom Soils remote sustain ; Who flote upon the toiling Main . Great is thy Power : propt by thy Hand , Cloud-touching Mountains stedfast stand . Thou with thy Scepter dost appease The roaring of the high-wrought Seas : And the tumultuary jarrs Of People breathing Blood and Warrs . Who dwell upon the Earth's Confines , They tremble at thy fearful Signs . Where first the Sun his beam displays ; And where he sets his golden Rayes , They triumph in the fruits of Peace ; Inriched by the Earth's increase . He Rain upon her Bosom pow'rs ; His swelling Clouds abound with Show'rs : And so prepares the lusty Soil To recompence the Reapers toil . Mellows the Glebe with fatning juyce , Whose furrows hopeful blades produce : With Plenty crowns the smiling Years , Shed from the influence of the Sphears : The Desert with sweet Claver fills ; And richly shades the joyful Hills . Flocks cover all the higher Plain : The rancker Vallies cloth'd with Grain . These in Abundance solacing , Without a tongue thy Praises sing . PSALM LXVI . HAppy Sons of Israel , Who in pleasant Canaan dwell , Fill the Air with shouts of Joy ; Shouts redoubled from the Skie . Sing the great Jehovah's Praise ; Trophees to his Glory raise : Say ; How wonderful thy Deeds ! Lord , thy Power all power exceeds ! Conquest on thy sword doth sit ; Trembling Foes through fear submit . Let the many-peopled Earth , All of high and humble birth , Worship our eternal King ; Hymns unto his honour sing . Come , and see what God hath wrought ; Terrible to humane thought . He the Billows did divide ; Wall'd with waves on either side , While we passed safe and dry : Then our souls were wrap'd with joy . Endless his Dominion ; All beholding from his Throne . Let not those , who hate us most ; Let not the Rebellious boast . Bless the Lord ; his Praise be sung , While an Ear can hear a Tongue . He our feet establisheth ; He our souls redeems from Death , Lord , as silver purifi'd , Thou hast with Affliction try'd : Thou hast driv'n into the net ; Burthens on our shoulders set : Trod on by their Horses hooves ; Theirs , whom Pity never moves . We through fire , with flames imbrac'd ; We through raging floods have pass'd : Yet by thy conducting hand , Brought into a wealthy Land. I will to thy House repair ; Worship , and thy Power declare : Off'rings on thy Altar lay ; All my vows devoutly pay , Utter'd with my heart and tongue , When opprest with powerful Wrong . Fatlings I will Sacrifice ; Incense in perfumes shall rise ; Bullocks , shaggy Goats and Rams Offer'd up in sacred flames . You , who great Jehovah fear , Come , O come , you blest , and hear What for me the Lord hath wrought , Then , when neer to ruin brought . Fervently to Him I cry'd ; I his Goodness magnifi'd . If I Vices should affect , Would not He my Prayers reject : But the Lord my Prayers hath heard , Which my tongue with tears preferr'd . Sour●e of Mercy , be Thou blest , That hast granted my Request . PSALM LXVII . LOrd , show'r on us thy Grace , Inrich with Gifts divine : Let thy illustrious Face Upon thy Servants shine : That all below The arched Skie , May Thee , and thy Salvation know . Let all thy Praise rehearse , With one united Voyce : Sing in melodious Verse ; Eternally rejoyce . Thy Power obey , Whose Justice shall Dispose of All ; All Scepters sway . Let all extol thy Worth : Then shall the smiling Earth Her pleasant fruits bring forth ; Nor ever mourn in Dearth . We who implore , Thy Blessings find ; And all Mankind With fear adore . PSALM LXVIII . LEt God , the God of Battail , rise ; And scatter his proud Enemies . O let them flee before his face , Like smoak , which driving tempests chace . As Wax dissolves with scorching Fire ; So perish in his burning Ire . But let the Just with joy abound : In joyful Songs his Praise resound : Who riding on the rowling Sphears , The Name of great Jehovah bears . Before his Face your joys express : A Father to the fatherless . He wipes the tears from Widows eyes ; The single Plants in Families ; Inlarging those who late were bound : While Rebels starve on thirsty Ground . When he our numerous Army led , And march'd through Deserts , full of dread ; Heaven melted , and Earths Centre shook , With his majestick Presence strook . When Israels God in Clouds came down , High Sinai bow'd his trembling Crown . He in th' approach of meager Dearth , With show'rs refresht the fainting Earth : Where his own Flock in safety fed ; The Needy unto plenty led . By Him we conquer : Virgins sing Our Victories , and Timbrels sing . He Kings with their vast Armies foils ; While women share their wealthy spoils . You who among the Pots have lain In Soot and Smoak , shall shine again ; Bright , as the silver-feather'd Dove , Whose wings with golden Splendor move . When he the Kings had overthrown , Our Land like snowy Salmon shone . Gods Mountain Bashans Mount transcends ; Though he his many Heads extends . Why boast you so , ye meaner Hills ? God with his Glory Sion fills : This his beloved Residence ; Nor ever will depart from hence . His Chariots twenty thousand were , Which Myriads of Angels bear ; He in the midst , as when he crown'd High Sinai's sanctified ground . Lord , Thou thy Self hast rais'd on high ; Thou captivat'st Captivity . Deck'd with the trophees of his Foes , The gifts receiv'd on his bestows : Reducing those who did rebell ; That both might in his Sion dwell . O praised be the God of gods , Who his with daily blessings loads : The God of our Salvation , On whom our hopes depend alone . The Controverse of Life and Death Is arbitrated by his Breath . He on their heads his Foes shall wound ; Their hairy scalps , whose sins abound , And in their trespasses proceed . Thus spake Jehovah ; Iacobs Seed I will from Bashan bring again , And through the bottom of the Main : That Dogs may lap their enemies blood ; And they wade through a crimson Flood . We in thy Sanctuary late , My God , my King , beheld thy State. The sacred Singers march'd before ; Who instruments of Musick bore , In order followed : Every Maid Upon her pleasant Timbrel plaid . His Praise in your Assemblies sing , You , who from Israels Fountain spring . Nor little Benjamin alone , But Iudah from his Mountain-throne ; The far removed Zebulun ; And Naphtali which borders on Old Iordan , where his stream dilates ; Joyn'd all their Powers and Potentates . For us his winged Souldiers fought : Lord , strengthen , what thy hand hath wrought . He that supports a Diadem , To Thee , divine Ierusalem , Shall in Devotion treasure bring , To build the Temple of his King. Break through their Pikes ; the multitude Of Bulls , with savage strength indu'd ; Till they with gifts sweet Peace invite : But scatter those , whom Wars delight . Far off from Sun-burnt Meroë , From falling Nilus ; from the Sea Which beats on the Aegyptian shore , Shall Princes come , and here adore . You Kingdoms , through the World renown'd , Sing to the Lord ; his praise resound : He who Heavens upper Heaven bestrides , And on her aged shoulders rides : Whose voice the Clouds asunder rends ; In Thunder terrible descends . O praise his Strength ; whose Majesty In Israel shines , his Power on high . He from his Sanctuary throws A trembling horror on his Foes : While us his Power and Strength invest ▪ O Israel , praise the Ever-blest . PSALM LXIX . LOrd , snatch me from the raging Floud ; Now in deep Eddies almost drown'd : That struggle in the yielding mud , There , where no bottom can be found : The rising waves my head surround , And with their terrors chill my Bloud . Tir'd with complaining ; hoarse , and sore ; Sight fails my long-expecting Eyes : My Hairs are not in number more Than my uninjur'd Enemies . The great in wrong against me rise ; I , what I never took , restore . My God , Thou know'st my Innocence : Let not the faithful blush for me , Traduc'd by slanderous Impudence ; Nor O! let those that call on Thee , Their shame in my Confusion see ; Since Thou art our profest Defence . For Thee I suffer Calumnies ; To Men become a general scorn ; Deserted by my near Allies ; By children of my Mother born : Through zeal unto thy Honour worn , While thy reproach upon me lies . I fasted , wept , in Sack-cloth mourn'd ; My anguish in my looks exprest : Yet this to my derision turn'd ; By Drunkards sung at every Feast : Even Judges at my sorrow jest ; My Innocence by slander spurn'd . Yet shall my Prayers and Sighs ascend Even in an acceptable hour . Thy Mercy , gracious Lord , extend ; And save by thy Almighty Power . Let not the swallowing mud devour : Preserve from such a shameful end . Deliver from th' insulting Foe ; My strugling Feet from sinking keep : Let not the Billows overflow , Nor Whirl-pits suck into their Deep . O pity Thou the Eyes that weep : And thy Transcendent Mercy show . Hear , and redeem without delay ; Nor in my trouble hide thy Face : Lest I become a wretched prey To such as have my Soul in chase . My shame , indignities , disgrace And all their crimes before Thee lay . Reproach my bleeding heart hath pierc'd : Was ever Sorrow half so great ! Compassion hath her Eyes averst ; My Grief no comfort could intreat : They gave me bitter Gall to eat ; And Vinegar to quench my Thirst. O be their board a snare to those ! Prosperity it self a Bait ! Their Eyes in clouds of darkness close ; And let them fall by their own weight : Pour on them thy Eternal hate ; With vengeance multiply their woes . In Ruins let their Houses lie ; None in their silent Tents be found ; That would , whom thou hast smit , destroy ; And wounded Souls with slander wound . Let their Iniquities abound , Nor ever in thy Mercy joy . Their names out of thy Volume blot ; Nor with the Just inthrone their Daies . Though poor ; to misery begot ; Yet Thou shalt my dejection raise : Then will I celebrate thy Praise : My thankful Heart no time shall spot . This will Jehovah more delight , Than Bulls prepar'd for Sacrifice : Their guilded Horns with Garlands dight . This shall the Meek with pleased Eyes Behold , and centuple their joys : Their Day shall never set in Night . For God the Poor regards , and those , Who for his sake affliction try . Round Earth , deep Seas , what Seas inclose ; You Orbs , that move so orderly ; Our great Jehovah magnify , Who crowns his Saints with sweet Repose . For God his Sion shall immure , And Iudah's Cities build again : Where they shall ever live secure ; A fair inheritance obtain : There shall their blessed Seed remain ; And safely that rich Soil manure . PSALM LXX . HAst , Lord ; from such as would devour , Defend by thy almighty Power : Delay not in so fear'd an Hour . But let confusion seize on those , Who seek my soul ; to shame expose : Be sudden in their overthrows . Let those with infamy return ; Dejected , and unpittyed , mourn ; Who laugh , and blast me with their scorn . Who love thy Name , with joy invest : Let them in shades of Safety feast ; And ever say , The Lord be blest . But I am poor , and full of need : Hast , Lord ; deliver me with speed ; Our Strength , our Help , from Thee proceed . PSALM LXXI . I To thy Wing for refuge flie ; Protect me from foul Infamie ; Lord , in thy Justice ●ave . Deliver from their treacherous Snares : O favourably hear my Prayers ; Snatch from the yawning Grave . Be thou my Fortress of Defence ; There let me fix my Residence . O Thou , my Rock ! my Tower ! Who hast thy Angels given in charge , That they thy Servants should inlarge From circumventing Power . Deliver from their cruel might , Whose wicked hands in blood delight : Lest I their pray become . Thou art my hope ; even from my Youth Have I rely'd upon thy Truth ; By Thee kept in the womb : From thence extracted by thy Care. Though , as a Prodigy they stare On me with wondring eyes ; Yet Thee , my strength , my Song shall praise , And to the Stars thy glory raise , While Suns shall set and rise . O cast not off , when full of days ; Forsake not , when my Strength decays : Watch'd by conspiring Foes . God hath abandon'd him , say they ; Now let us make his life our prey : Who shall our power oppose ? My God , close to thy servant stand , And help him with a speedy hand : Those in their pride confound , Who persecute my wretched Soul ; Let Death their impious rage controul , And with dishonour wound . But I will ever hope , and raise My Voice to multiply thy Praise ; Thy Righteousness display , Thy manifold Deliveries : Which O! no number can comprise ; Thus spend the harmless Day . I in thy Strength , though old and weak , Will walk , and of thy Justice speak ; Of thine , even thine alone . Thou hast inform'd me from my Youth : I , to this hour , with single Truth , Thy wondrous works have shown . Now in the Winter of my years ; When Time hath snow'd upon my hairs , Abandon not , O Lord ; Till I unto this Age proclame Thy Mighty Power ; in Songs the same Unto the next record . Thy Counsels depth our search exceeds : How admirable are thy Deeds ! O who is like to Thee ! Thou hast afflictions on me lain ; Yet shalt thou quicken me again , And from Earths entrails free ▪ Still thou my glory wilt increase , And comfort with the joys of Peace . I , in a living verse , Unto my warbling Harp will sing Thy praises , O eternal King ; Thy noble Acts rehearse . Unto my Voice , and Instrument Shall my exalted Soul consent ; By Thee redeem'd from Death : Thy Justice every Day proclame : That now hast cloth'd my Foes with Shame , Dispersed by thy breath . PSALM LXXII . He King , Jehovah , with thy Justice crown ; And in a God-like reign his Son renown . He shall with e — qui — ty thy People sway ; And Judgement in the scales of Justice weigh . Then little Hills shall riot with increase ; And Mountains flourish in the fruits of Peace . He shall the Poor from Violence protect ; Exalt the Humble , and the Proud deject . They , while the restless Sun directs the Year ; While Moons increase and wain , thy Name shall fear . He shall descend like plenty-dropping Showers , Which cloath the earth , and fill her lap with flowers . The Just shall flourish in his happy Dayes , And Peace abound , while Stars extend their Rayes . He shall from Sea to Sea inlarge his Reign ; From swift Euphrates to the farthest Main . The wild Inhabitants , that live by prey In scorched Deserts , shall his Rule obey . His Foes shall lick the Dust , rich with their Spoils . Kings of the Ocean , and Sea-grasped Isles , Shall orient Pearl , and sparkling Stones present ; Gold from the Sun-burnt Aethiopians sent . The swart Sabaeans and Panchaia's King , Shall Cas●ia , Myrrhe , and sacred Incense bring . All Kings shall homage to this King afford ; All Nations shall receive him for their Lord. He shall th' Oppressed hear , the Poor defend ; The Needy save , and such as have no friend : Redeem their Souls from Fraud , and Violence ; And shall with Blood revenge their Bloods expense . For this , he long and happily shall live : To him they shall the Gold of Sheba give . The People for their King shall hourly pray : His Praises sing , and bless him day by day . Rank crops of Corn shall on high Mountains grow , And shake like Cedars , when rough Tempests blow . The Citizens shall prosper and abound ; Like blades of Grass , which cloath the pregnant ground . His Name shall last to all Eternitie : Even while the Sun illuminates the Skie . All Nations shall in Him be blest : Him all The habitable Earth shall blessed call . O praised be our God! that King of kings , Who only can accomplish wondrous things ! For ever celebrate his glorious Name , And fill the World with his illustrious Fame . Amen , Amen . Here end the Prayers of David the Son of Jesse . A PARAPHRASE Upon the Third BOOK OF THE PSALMS of DAVID . PSALM LXXIII . THat Power of powers , who Israel protects , The Pure of heart eternally affects . Yet I began to stagger in my Faith ; My Feet almost had swerved from his Path , When I the Fool beheld with envious eyes ; Saw prosperous Vice to Wealth and Honour rise . Their Thread of Life is close and firmly spun ; Whom feeble Age , and pale Diseases shun . They , while we suffer , surfeit in content ; As if alone exempt from punishment . Pride hangs like precious Chains about their necks ; And Violence in robes of Purple decks . Their swoln eyes shine with uncontroll'd excess ; Who more , than what their hearts can wish , possess . Even glory in their foul Impiety ; And speak like Thunder from the troubled Sky . Dire Blasphemies against high Heaven they cast ; The suffering Earth their Pride and Slander blast . The Good not seldom through their Scandal stray , And prest with Miseries , in Passion say ; O how can we the Lord All-seeing call ! Or think he cares what unto men befall ! When lo ! the Wicked with success are crown'd , And in the pleasures of this world abound . I to no end have purg'd my heart of stain ; In Innocence have cleans'd my hands in vain ; That thus with daily punishments am worn , And still chastised with the rising Morn . If I gave words unto such thoughts as these , I should th' assemblies of thy Saints displease : For then , what were it to be just , or good ? My Soul this secret never understood ; Till I into thy Sanctuary came , And there beheld their Honour end in Shame . Thou hast on slippery hights their greatness plac'd ; Down Head-long from their Noon of glory cast . How are they unto Desolation brought ! Consumed in the moment of a thought ! Such as a pleasant dream when Sleep forsakes Our flattered sense ; so , when thy Wrath awakes , Thou in thy dreadful fury shalt destroy Their empty and Imaginary joy . These former thoughts did my weak Soul molest ; So ignorant ; so vain ; so like a beast . Yet I by thy Divine supportance stand : Thou held'st me up by thy Almighty hand . Thou by thy counsel shalt direct my waies ; And after to eternal Glory raise . For whom have I but Thee in Heaven above ? Or what on Earth can my Affections move ? My Thoughts and Flesh are frail : yet Lord , thou art My Portion , and the Vigour of my Heart . Who thee abandon , shall to Death descend ; And they whose knees to cursed Idols bend . I as my duty , will to God repair ; On Him rely , and his great Acts declare . PSALM LXXIV . LOrd ; why hast Thou abandoned ! O why for ever ! shall thine Ire Consume , like a devouring Fire , The Sheep which in thy pastures fed ! O think of those , who were thy own ; By Thee of old from bondage brought : Th' Inheritance which thou hast bought , And Sion thy affected Throne . Come , O come quickly , and survey What spoil the barbarous Foe hath made . Lo ! all in heaps of ruins laid ; Thy Temple their accursed prey . Like Lions , with sharp Famine whet , They in thy Sanctuary roar ; All purple in thy Peoples gore ; And there their conquering Ensigns set . It was esteem'd a great renown With Ax to square the Mountain Okes : Now they demolish with their strokes , And hew the carved Fabrick down . Who lo ! with all-infolding flame , The beauty of the Earth devour : Profanely prostrate on the floor That Temple sacred to thy Name . Now ( said they ) with a sudden hand , Give we a general End to all . By Fire the holy structures fall , Through this depopulated Land. No Miracles amaze our Foes ; There are no Prophets to divine , That might our miseries decline ; None know the period of our woes . Ah! how long shall our Enemies Exult , and glory in our shame ! How long shall they Blaspheme thy Name , Great God , and thy slow Wrath despise ! Thy hand out of thy Bosome draw ; Nor longer thy Revenge with-hold : My God , thou wast our King : The old Amazed World thy Wonders saw . Thou struck'st the Erythaean waves , When Seas from Seas in tumult fled ; Brak'st the Aegyptian Dragons head , And mad'st the joyning Floods their Graves . That great Leviathan of Nile , To Beasts and Serpents , which possess The dry and foodless Wilderness , By Thee delivered for a Spoil . Thou clav'st the Rock , from whose green wound The thirst expelling Fountain brake : Thou mad'st the heady Streams forsake Their Chanels , and become dry ground . The cheerful Day , Night cloth'd in shade ; The Moon and radient Sun are Thine : Thy Bounds the swelling Seas confine ; Summer and Winter by Thee made . Great God of gods , forget not those Who Thee reproachfully despise . Remember , Lord , the Blasphemies , Cast on thee by our frantick Foes . O! to the wicked Multitude Surrender not thy Turtle-dove : Nor from thy tender care remove The Poor , by powerful Wrong pursu'd . Thy Cov'nant , bound by Oath , maintain : For Darkness over-spreads the Face Of all the Land ; in every place Destruction , Rape , and Slaughter reign . Let not th' opprest return with shame ; But crown thee with deserv'd applause : O patronize thy proper Cause : Remember , Fools revile thy Name . O let their Sorrows never cease , Who blast Thee with their Calumnies . The tumults of their Pride , who rise Against Thee , every day increase . PSALM LXXV . THy Praises ; O eternal King , Our Souls in sacred Verse will sing . The wonders of thy Works declare Thy Presence in thy Power and Care. When I shall wear the Hebrew Crown , High Justice shall my Reign renown . The Land with weak'ning Discord rent , The People without Government , Faint and dissolve . Her Pillars I Support , her Breaches fortifie . Proud Man , I said , renounce thy Pride ; Thou Fool , thy Folly cast aside . Do not so high your Horns erect ; Nor bellow , as with yoak uncheckt . Preferment from the Orient , Nor from the Evening-Suns Descent , Nor Desert comes : God guides our Fates ; He raiseth , and He ruinates . A cup of red and mingled Wine He poureth out to me and mine : But every Rebel in the Land Shall drink the Dregs , squeez'd by his Hand ▪ His noble Acts I will relate ; The God of Iacob celebrate ; Suppress the Wicked , and their wayes ; The Just to Wealth and Honour raise . PSALM LXXVI . GOd in Iudah is renown'd ; Salem with his Temple crown'd : He in sacred Sion dwells ; Israel his wonders tells . He their flying Ensigns tears ; Shivers the Assyrian Spears . He their Swords , Shields , Arrows , broke ; Kill'd , subdu'd , without a stroke . Thou more excellent than they , That on Iuries Mountains prey : Who the Great in battel foil'd ; Of their lives and honours spoil'd . Not the Mighty could withstand , Nor so much as find a hand . Princes , by thy only Breath , With the Vulgar , sleep in Death . Terrible unto thy Foes : O , who can thy Wrath oppose ! When as they thy Thunder hear , Mortals stand amaz'd , and fear : When from thy eternal Rest Thou descend'st , to save th' Opprest . Malice but it self betrayes ; And converts into thy praise . Future rage thou shalt restrain , Making their indeavours vain . Iacobs Seed , with one accord , Pay your Vows unto the Lord. Holy Levites , Offerings bring ; Of his glorious Conquest sing . He , who Princes overthrows , O , how fearful to his Foes ! PSALM LXXVII . TO God I cry'd ; He heard my cries : Again , when plung'd in miseries , Renew'd with raised hands and eyes . My festred wounds ran all the Night ; No comfort could my Soul invite To relish long out-worn delight . I call'd upon the Ever-blest : And yet my troubles still increast ; Almost to Death by sorrow prest . Thou keep'st my galled eyes awake : Words fail my grief ; sighs only spake , Which from my panting bosome brake . Then did my Memory unfold The wonders , which thou wrought'st of old , By our admiring Fathers told . The Songs , which in the Night I sung ; When deeply by affliction stung : These thoughts thus mov'd my desperate tongue ; Wilt thou for ever , Lord , forsake ! Nor pity on th' afflicted take ! O shall thy mercy never wake ! Wilt thou thy promise falsifie ! Must I in thy displeasure die ! Shall Grace before thy Fury flie ! This said ; I thus my Passions checkt : His changes on their ends reflect , To punish and restore th' Elect. His great Deliverance shall dwell In my Remembrance ; I will tell What in our Fathers days befell . His counsels from our reach are set ; Hid in his sacred Cabinet . What God like ours ! so Good ! so Great ! Who wonders can effect alone ; His Peoples great Redemption ; To Iacob's Seed , and Ioseph's known . The yielding Floods confess thy Might ; The Deeps were troubled at thy Sight ; And Seas recoil'd in their affright . The Clouds in storms of rain descend ; The Air thy hideous Fragors rend ; Thy arrows dreadful flames extend . Thy Thunders rorings rake the Skies ; Thy fatal Light'ning swiftly flies ; Earth trembles in her agonies . Thy Ways even through the Billows lye : The Floods then left their Chanels dry ; No Mortal can thy steps descry . Like Flocks through Wilderness of Sand , Thou led'st us to this pleasant Land ; By Moses and by Aarons hand . PSALM LXXVIII . MY People , hear my Words ; I will unfold Dark Oracles , and Wonders done of old ; By our great Ancestors both heard and known , Successively unto their Children shown ; Which we will to Posterity relate ; That People , yet unknown , may celebrate Gods Power , his Praise , and glorious Acts : since He Will 's this Tradition by Divine Decree ; Until one Day shall give the World an end : That all their hopes might on his Help depend . Nor ever let his noble Actions sleep In dark oblivion , but his Statutes keep . Unlike their rebel Sires , a stubborn Race ; Who fell from God , nor sought his slighted Grace . The Ephraimites , though expert in their Bows , Though arm'd , ignobly fled before their Foes : Who vainly brake the Cov'nant of their God ; Nor in the ways of his prescription trod , Forgot his famous Acts , his Wonders shown In Zoan ; and the Plains by Nile o'reflown . He brought them through the bowels of the Flood ; The parted Waves like solid Mountains stood . By day with leading Clouds affords a shade ; By night a flaming Pyramis displaid . Hard Rocks , He in the thirsty Deserts , clave , And drink out of their stony Entrails gave : Even from their barren sides the waters gusht , And down in rivers through the vallies rusht . Yet still they sinn'd , and meat to satisfie Their Lust demand , provoking the most High. Blaspheming thus ; Can God our wants redress ? A Table furnish in the Wilderness ? Though from the cloven Rocks fresh Currents drill , Can he give Bread ? with Flesh the hungry fill ? Thus tempted by their hourly murmurings , He to his long retarded Wrath gives wings : Their infidelity inrag'd the Just , That would not to his sure Protection trust . Who all the Curtains of the Skies withdrew , And made the clouds resolve into a dew . With Manna , Food of Angels , Mortals fed ; And fill'd with plenty of caelestial Bread. Then caus'd the early Eastern winds to rise , And bad the dropping South obscure the Skies : Whence show'rs of Quails descend ; as thick as sand On Sea-wash'd shores , or dust on Sun-dry'd Land ▪ Which fell among their Tents : They their delights Injoy , and feast their deadly appetites . For lo ! while they those fatal Dainties chew , And their inordinate Desires pursue ; The Wrath of God surpriz'd them , and cut down The choice of all ; even those of most renown . Nor , by their own mis-haps admonished , Would they his Works believe , or Judgments dread . So he their spirits quench'd with daily fears ; In Vanity and Toil consum'd their years . But when by Slaughter wasted , the forlorn Return'd , and sought Him in the early Morn : They then confest , and said ; Thou art our Tower , Our Strength ; alone protectest by thy Power . Yet their slie Tongues did but their Souls disguise ; Full of deluding flatteries and lies . Their faithless hearts revolted from his Will ; Nor ever would his just Commands fulfill . How oft would He , whose Mercy hath no bound , Their pardon sign ! nor in their Sins confound ! How oft did He his burning wrath asswage ! How oft divert the fury of his Rage ! Consider'd them as flesh , in frailty born ; A passing Wind , that never can return . Yet still would they his sacred Laws transgress ; Provok'd him in th' unpeopled Wilderness : Confin'd the Holy One of Israel ; Against their Saviour frantickly rebel : Forgetful of his Power , nor ever thought Of that great day , when from long bondage brought . His dreadful Miracles to Aegypt known , And Wonders in the Field of Zoan shown . The River chang'd into a Sea of Blood ; Men faint for thirst , t' avoid th' infected Flood . Huge swarms of unknown Flies display their wings , Which wound to death with their invenom'd stings . Loath'd Frogs even in their Palaces abound ; And with their filthy slime pollute the ground . Their early Fruits the Caterpillers spoil : And Grashoppers devour the Plow-mans toil . Long Vines with storms their dangling burdens lost : The broad-leav'd Sycamores destroy'd with frost . Their Flocks beat down with Hail-stones , breathless lie : Their Cattel by the stroke of Thunder die . The Vengeance of his Wrath all forms of woes , More Plagues , then could be fear'd , upon them throws Whom evil Angels to their sins betray . He to the Torrent of his Wrath gave way ; Nor would with man or sinless beasts dispense ; ●hot by the Arrows of his Pestilence . ●ew all the flower of Youth ; their First-born Sons ; There where old Nilus in seven chanels runs . But like a flock of Sheep his People led ; Safe and secure through Deserts , full of dread : Even through unfathom'd Deeps : which part and close Their tumbling waves to swallow their proud Foes . Then brought them to his consecrated Land ; Even to his Mountain purchas'd by his Hand . Cast out the Giant-like Inhabitants ; And in their rooms the Tribes of Israel plants . Yet they ( O most ingrateful ! ) falsifie Their vows , and still exasperate the most High : Who in their faithless Fathers traces goe ; And start aside ; like a deceitful Bow. Their Altars on the tops of Mountains blaze , While they their hands to cursed Idols raise . These objects fuel to his wrath afford : Whose Soul revolted Israel abhor'd . The ancient Seat of Shiloh then forsook ; Nor longer would that hated Mansion brook . His Ark even to Captivity declin'd ; His Strength and Glory to the Foe resign'd : And yielded up his People to the Rage Of barbarous swords ; nor would his wrath asswage . Devouring flames their able Youth confound ; Nor are their Maids with Nuptial Garlands crown'd . Their Mitred Priests in heat of Battel fall ; No Widows weeping at their Funeral . Then as a Giant , folded in the Charms Of Wine and Sleep , starts up and cries , To arms : So rous'd , his Foes behind , Jehovah wounds ; And with Eternal Infamy confounds : Yet would in Iosephs Tents no longer dwell ; Nor Ephraim chose , who from his Cov'nant fell : But Iudah's Mountain for his Seat elects ; And sacred Sion , which he most affects . There our great God his glorious Temple plac'd , Firm as the Centre , never to be ras'd . And from the bleating Flocks his David cho●e , When he attended on the yeaning Ews ; And rais'd him to a Throne , that he might feed His people ; Israel's selected Seed . Who fed them faithfully ; and all the Land Directed with a just and equal hand . PSALM LXXIX . THe Gentiles waste thy Canaan , Lord , With Fire and Sword. Thy holy Temple they prophane ; With Slaughter stain . Beneath her ruins Salem groans ; Now nothing but a heap of Stones . The dead no Funeral pomp attends , Nor weeping friends : Their carkases our barbarous Foes To Beasts expose : The ravenous Wolves become their tomb Or else the greedy Vultures womb . With blood of Saints , the Streams grow red , Like Watershed : Thy People now a general Reproach to all . The Syrian , and base Edomite Deride , and in our woes delight . How long , Lord , shall thy jealous ire Devour like Fire ! Thy Anger , in a dreadful show'r Of vengeance , pow'r On those , who know not thy great Name : And think thy Worship but a shame . For they have laid our Country waste : Our Cities ras't . Lord , O remember not the crimes Of former times ! But for thy tender mercy save Our souls ; now humbled to the grave . Lord , for the glory of thy Name , Redeem from shame . O purge us , and propitious be ! From thraldom free . Why should the Heathen thus blaspheme , And say , Your God is but a Dream ! Against them let thy Vengeance rise ; Before our eyes : And for our blood , shed by their guilt , Let theirs be spilt . O hear the sighing Prisoners cry ! And save , whom they have doom'd to die . Our spiteful Neighbours , Lord , deride Thee , in their pride . With seven-fold vengeance recompense Their insolence . So we , thy flock , our God will praise ; And to the Stars thy Glory raise . PSALM LXXX . THou Shepherd of thy Israel , That , Flock-like , leadest Iosephs Race : Who 'twixt the Cherubims dost dwell , O hear ! shew thy inlightning Face . Exalt thy saving power before Manasseh , Ephraim , Benjamin : O from Captivity restore ! And let thy beams upon us shine . Great God of Battail , wilt thou still Be angry , and our prayers despise ? Bread , steep'd in tears , our stomachs fill ; We drink the rivers of our eyes . Our scoffing Neighbours fall at strife Among themselves , to share our right : Great God , restore the dead to life ; And comfort by the quick'ning light . This Vine , from Aegypt brought , ( the Foe Expel'd ) was planted by thy hand : Thou gav'st it room and strength to grow , Untill her branches fill'd the Land. The Mountains took a shade from these , Which like a grove of Cedars stood : Extending to the Tyrian Seas , And to Euphrates rowling Flood . O why hast thou her Fences ras't ? Whilst every Stragler pulls her Fruit : The browsing Heard her branches waste ; And salvage Boars plow-up her root . Great God , return ; this trampled Vine From Heaven behold with mild aspect : Once planted by that Hand of thine ; The branches of thy own Elect. Which now cut down , wild Flames devour ; Through thy fierce wrath to ruin brought : Protect thy People by thy Power ; And perfect what thy self hath wrought . Reviv'd , we will thy Name adore ; Nor ever from thy Pleasure swerve . O from Captivity restore , And by thy powerful grace preserve ! PSALM LXXXI . TO God our Strength your voices raise : In sacred numbers sing his praise . The warbling Lute , sweet Viol bring , And solemn Harp : loud Timbrels ring . The new Moon seen , shrill Trumpets sound ; Your sacred Feasts with Triumph crown'd . These Rites our God established , When Israel He from Aegypt led : Their necks with Yokes of bondage wrung ; Inured to an unknown tongue . Your burdens I have cast away , Said he , and cleans'd your hands from clay : Then sav'd , when in your fears you cry'd ; And from the thundring Cloud reply'd . I try'd you ; heard your murmurings , At Meribah's admired Springs . You Sons of Israel , give ear ; I will instruct you , would you hear . Beware ; no foreign gods adore ; Nor their adulterate Powers implore . I Thee alone brought from the Land Of Bondage , with a mighty Hand . I know , and will supply thy need ; When naked , cloath ; when hungry , feed . Yet would not they my Counsel brook ; But desperately their God forsook : Whom I unto their lusts resign'd , And errors of their wandring Mind . O that they had my voice obey'd , Nor from the paths of Virtue straid ! Then Victory their brows had crown'd : Their slaughter'd Foes had spread the ground : Then had I made their enemy Submit , and at their mercy lye : Themselves blest with eternal Peace ; Inriched with the Earths increase : With flour of Wheat , and Honey fill'd , From breaches of the Rock distill'd . PSALM LXXXII . GOd sits upon the Throne of Kings , And Judges unto judgement brings : Why then so long Maintain you wrong , And favour Lawless things ? Defend the Poor , the Fatherless ; Their crying injuries redress : And vindicate The Desolate , Whom wicked men oppress . For they of Knowledge have no Light , Nor Will to know ; but walk in Night . Earths Bases fail ; No Laws prevail ; Scarce one in heart upright . Though Gods , and Sons of the most High ; Yet you , like common men , shall die ; Like Princes fall . Great God , judge all The Earth , thy Monarchy . PSALM LXXXIII . LOrd , sit not still , as deaf unto our cries : For lo ! our Enemies in tumults rise . Even those , who thy Omnipotence deny , And hate thy Name , advance their Crests on high : Dark counsels take , and secretly contrive Their slaughter , whom thy Mercy keeps alive . Come , say they , let us with incessant strokes , Hew down this Nation , like a grove of Okes , Till they no longer be ; and Israel die Both in his Race , and ruin'd Memory . They all , in one confederacy , have made A solemn League ; supply'd with foreign aid . Fierce Idumaeans , who in Nomades stray , And shaggy Ismaelites , that live by prey ; Th' incestuous Race , that border on the Lake Of salt Asphalthis : Savage Thieves , who take Their name from servile Hagar ; they , who dwell In Gebal ; Ammonites , who Peace expell ; Stern Palaestines ; and wild Amalekites ; False Tyrians ; Ashur with Lots Sons unites . Let them like Midian fall , by mutual wounds ; Like Siscra ; fall like Iabin , on the bounds Of Endor , where swift Kison takes his birth ; Who lay like Dung upon the fa●ned Earth : Like Zeb , and Orebs Princes ; made a prey For Wolves : like Zeba and proud Za●muna : Who said , let us these Israelites destroy , And all the Cities of their God enjoy . O let them , like a wheel be hurried round ; Like chaff , which whirlwinds ravish from the ground ; As Woods grown dry with age , imbrac'd with fire , Whose flames above the singed Hills aspire : So in the Tempest of thy Wrath pursue ; And with thy Storms thy trembling Foes subdue . O fill their hearts with grief ; their looks with shame ; Till they invoke thy late blasphemed Name . Confound them with eternal Infamie ; That they , through anguish of their Souls , may die . That men Jehovah's Wonders may rehearse ; The great Commander of this Universe . PSALM LXXXIV . O How amiable are Thy Aboads , great God of War ! How I languish through restraint ! How my longing Spirits faint ! Lord , for thee I daily crie ; I● thy absence hourly die . Sparrows there their young ones rear ; And the Summers Harbinger By thy Altar builds her nest , Where they take their envy'd rest . O my King ! O thou most High ! Arbiter of Victorie ! Happy men ! who spend their Days In thy Courts ; there sing thy Praise ! Happy ! who on Thee depend ! Thine their Way , and thou their End. Who through Baca travelling , Make that thirsty Vale a Spring ; Or soft Show'rs from Clouds destill , And their empty Cisterns fill : Fresh in strength , their course pursue , Till they thee in Sion view . Lord of Hosts , incline thine Ear. O thou God of Iacob hear ! Thou our Rock , extend thy Grace ; Look on thy Anointed's Face . One Day in thy Courts alone . Far exceeds a Million . Let me be contemn'd and poor ; In thy Temple keep a Door : Then with wicked men possess All that they call Happiness . O thou Shield of our Defence ! O thou Sun , whose influence Sweetly glides into our Hearts ! Thou , who all to thine imparts ! Happy ! O thrice happy he , Who alone depends on Thee ! PSALM LXXXV . AT length thou hast thy Mercy shown ; Drawn from the Babylonian yoke ; Our Sins remov'd , which did provoke Thy Wrath ; even that now overblown . Great God , our ruin'd State restore ; And let thy Anger flame no more . O shall it like a Comet reign ! Extending to the yet unborn ! Wilt thou not quicken the forlorn ; That thine in Thee may joy again ! O show'r thy Mercy from above ; Preserve , and fix us in thy love ! I will the Voice of God attend , Who to his People speaks of Peace . Such as in Sanctity increase ; Nor to their Sins again descend : These soon with Freedom shall be blest , That Glory may our Land invest . Those Dayes shall consummate our Bliss : Sweet Clemency with Truth shall meet ; High Justice gentle Peace shall greet , Saluting with a holy Kiss : For Truth shall from the Earth arise , And Righteousness look from the Skies . Then shall Jehovah distribute His Blessings with a liberal Hand : The rich , and ever grateful Land Abundantly produce her fruit . For Justice shall before him go , And her fair steps to Mortals show . PSALM LXXXVI . MY God , thy Suppliant hear ; Afford a gentle Ear : For I am comfortless , And labour in distress . My righteous Soul relieve , So ready to forgive . Thy Servant , Lord , defend ; Whose hopes on Thee depend . Me from the Grave restore , Who daily Thee implore : From wasting Sorrow free The Heart long vow'd to Thee . For thou art God alone , To tender pity prone , Propitious unto all , Who on thy Mercy call . O hear my fervent prayer , And take me to thy care : Then ready to be found , When troubles most abound . What God , like Thee , O Lord , Of all by men ador'd ! Or underneath the Sun , Such miracles hath done . Zeal shall all hearts inflame T' adore and praise thy Name . For thou art God alone ; Thy Power in Wonders shown . Direct me in thy Way ; So shall I never stray . My thoughts from Tempests clear ; United in thy Fear . My Soul shall celebrate Thy Praise ; thy Power relate , That hast advanc'd my head , And rais'd me from the Dead . The Proud against me rise , And pow'rful Enemies ( All Rebells to thy Will ) My guiltless blood would spill . But , O thou King of kings , From Thee sweet Mercy springs ; Still gracious , slow to wrath ; True to thy Servants Faith. Lord , for thy Mercies sake , Into thy Bosome take : Thy Hand-maids Son O save From the devouring Grave ! Some happy Sign expose To my ashamed Foes ; That they thy Hate may see To them ; thy Love to me . PSALM LXXXVII . THe Lord hath with his Temple crown'd Moriah , by his Choice renown'd . Not all the Tents of Israel , Or Mountains which in height excel , He so affects , or celebrates , As lofty Sions stately Gates . Ierusalem , thou Throne of Kings , Of Thee they utter glorious things . Not by Iudea's narrow bounds Prescrib'd ; the Land which Nile surrounds , Great Babylon , proud Palaestine , Rich Tyre , which circling Seas confine ; And black-brow'd Aethiopians , Shall yield thee Citizens and Sons . All sorts of People , foreign-bred , As Natives there indenized ; In Sion , built by immortal Hands : Firm as the Mountain where it stands . The Lord in his eternal Scroll , Shall these , as Citizens , inroll . Their Musick shall the Affections raise , And Songs sung in Jehovah's praise ; Whose Blessings on this City shall , Like Streams from Heavenly Fountains , fall . PSALM LXXXVIII . MY Saviour ! both by night and day To Thee I pray . O let my Cries transcend the Sphears , And pierce thy Ears ! Lest Sorrow stop my fainting breath ; Now near the Jaws of greedy Death . My light extinguish'd , numbered Among the Dead : Like men in battail slain ; the womb Of Earth their Tomb : Forgotten , as if never known ; By thy tempestuous Wrath o're thrown . By Thee lodg'd in the lower Deeps , Where Horrour keeps ; In Dungeons , where no Sun displaies His cheerful Raies . Crush'd by thy Wrath ; on me thy Waves Rush , like so many rolling Graves . My old Familiars , now my Foes , Deride my Woes . My House becomes my Goal ; where I In Fetters lie . Blind with my tears ; with crying hoarse ; Hands rais'd in vain ; a walking Coarse . Wilt thou to those thy Wonders show , Who sleep below ? The Dead from their cold Mansions raise , To sing thy Praise ? Shall Mercy find us in the Grave ? Or wilt thou in Destruction save ? Wilt thou thy Wonders bring to light , In Deaths long Night ? Or shall thy Justice there be shown , Where none are known ? I have , and still to Thee will pray ; Before the Sun restore the Day . O , why hast thou withdrawn thy Grace , And hid thy Face ; From me , who from my Infancy But daily die ? Whilst I thy Terrours undergo ; Distracted by these storms of woe , Thy Anger , like a Gulph , devours My trembling Powers : With troops of Terrours circled round ; In Sorrow drown'd ; Depriv'd of those , that lov'd me most ; To all in dark oblivion lost . PSALM LXXXIX . OUr grateful Songs , O thou eternal King , Shall ever of thy boundless Mercies sing : And thy unalterable Truth rehearse To after Ages , in a living verse . For what is by thy Clemency decreed , Shall orderly , and faithfully succeed : Even like those never resting Orbs above , Which on firm hinges circularly move . Thus God unto his servant David swore ; This Cov'nant made : I will for evermore Thy seed establish , and thy Throne sustain ; Whilst Seas shall flow , or Moons increase , and wain . The heavenly Hierarchy thy Truth shall praise ; The Saints below thy glorious Wonders blaze . For who is like our God above the Clouds ! Or who so great , whom humane frailty shrowds ! He to his Angels terrible appears ; And daunts the Tyrants of the Earth with fears . Great God! how great , when dreadful Armies joyn ! What God so strong ! what Faith so firm as thine ! Thy Bounds the Billows of the Sea restrain ; Thou calm'st the tumults of th' incensed Main . Proud Rahab , like a Coarse , with blood imbru'd ; Hew'n down : the strong with greater strength subdu'd . Thine are the Heavens ; those Lamps which guild the Skies ; Round earth , broad ●eas , and all which they comprise . Thou mad'st the Southern and the Northern Pole , Whereon the Orbs coelestial swiftly rowl . Hermon invested with the Morning Raies , And Tabor with the Evenings , sing thy praise . Thy Arm excells in Strength : thy hands sustain The World they made : And guide it with a rein . Justice with Judgement joyn'd , thy Throne uphold : Mercy and Truth thy sacred brows infold . Thrice happy they , who , when the Trumpet calls , Throng to thy celebrated Festivalls ! They of thy Beauty shall injoy the sight , And guide their Feet by that informing light : Thy Name shall daily in their mouths be found ; And in thy Justice shall their Joys abound . Our Ornament in Peace , our Strength in Wars ; Thy Favour shall exalt us to the Stars . Thou , Holy One of Israel , our King ; Thou , our defence ; secure beneath thy Wing . Thus spake Jehovah by his Prophets voice ; Of strenuous David have I made my choice , ( On that Heroe powr'd my Sacred Oyl ) To guide my People , and preserve from spoil . ● will support him with my powerful Arm ; No ●oe shall tribute force : nor Treason harm : His enemies before his Face shall flie , And those , who hate his Soul , by slaughter die . Our Truth and Clemency shall crown his Daies , And to the Firmament his Glory raise . He , ●rom the Billows of the Tyrian Main , To swift Euphrates shall extend his Reign . Who in his oft renew'd Devotions shall , ●e Father , God , and great Protector call . My Favorite he shall be , and my First birth ; Rais'd above all the Princes of the Earth . My Mercy him for ever shall preserve : And from my Promise I will never swerve . His Seed shall alwaies reign ; his Throne shall last , While days have light , and nights their shadows cast . If they my Judgements slight , forsake my Law , My Rites neglect , and from my Rule withdraw ; Then I with whips will their offences scourge , With labour , misery , and sorrows urge : Yet will not utterly my King forsake ; My Vow infringe , or alter what I spake . I by my Sanctity to David sware , That he , and his should never want an Heir , To sway the Hebrew Scepter , while the Sun His usual Race should through the Zodiack run ; While Men , the Moon and radiant Stars should see , The faithful witnesses of my Decree . But thou art angry with thy own Elect , And dost thy late affected King reject ; Infringe the Cov'nant to thy Servant sworn ; Thou from his Brows his Diadem hast torn , Cast down the Rampier , which his strength renown'd And all his Bulwarks levell'd with the ground : Whom now his Neighbours scorn ; a common prey , And spoil to all that travail by the way . Thou addest strength and courage to his Foes , Who now rejoyce and triumph in his woes ; Rebatest his sharp Sword , unnerv'st his might , And mak'st him shrink in fervour of the fight : His splendor hast Eclipsed ; his renown In ruins buried , and his Throne cast down : His Youth consumed with untimely Age ; Mark'd out for shame ; the object of thy Rage . How long shall he in thy displeasure mourn ! Still shall thy Anger like a Furnace burn ! O call to mind the shortness of my daies ; That dream of Man , which like a Flow'r decays . Who lives , that can the stroke of Death defend ; Or shall not to the silent Grave descend ? Where is thy ancient Love ! thy plighted Troth , Confirm'd to David by a solemn Oath ! Remember the Reproaches I have born ; Those of the Mighty ; and their bitter scorn : Traduced ; by thy enemies abhorr'd . Yet , O my pensive Soul , praise thou the Lord. Amen , Amen . A PARAPHRASE Upon the Fourth BOOK OF THE PSALMS of DAVID . PSALM XC . O Thou the Father of us all , Our refuge from th' Originall ; That wert our God , before The a●ry Mountains had their birth , Or Fabrick of the peopled Earth ; And art for evermore . But frail man , daily dying , must ▪ At thy Command return to Dust : Or should he Ages last ; Ten thousand years are in thy sight But like a quadrant of the Night , Or as a Day that 's past . He by thy Torrent swept from hence ; An empty Dream , which mocks the Sense , And from the Phansie flies : Such as the beauty of the Rose , Which in the dewy Morning blows , Then hangs the head and dies . Through daily anguish we expire : Thy anger a consuming Fire , To our offences due . Our sins ( although by Night conceal'd , By shame , and fear ) are all reveal'd , And naked to thy view . Thus in thy wrath our years we spend ; And like a sad discourse they end , Nor but to seventy last : Or if to eighty they arrive , We then with Age , and Sickness strive ; Cut off with winged hast . Who knows the terror of thy wrath , Or to thy dreadful anger hath Proportion'd his due fear ? Teach us to number our frail Daies , That we our hearts to Thee may raise , And wisely sin forbear . Lord , O how long ! at length relent ! And of our miseries repent ; Thy Early Mercy shew : That we may unknown comfort taste : For those long daies in sorrow past , As long of joy bestow . The works of thy accustom'd Grace Shew to thy Servants : on their Race Thy chearful beams reflect , O let on us thy Beauty shine ! Bless our attempts with aid divine , And by thy Hand direct . PSALM XCI . WHo makes th' Almighty his retreat , Shall rest beneath his shady Wings ; Free from th' oppression of the Great , The rage of War , or wrath of Kings . Free from the cunning Fowlers train ; The tainted airs infectious breath : His Truth in perils shall sustain , And shield thee from the stroke of Death . No terrors shall thy sleeps affright ; Nor deadly flying Arrows slay : Nor Pestilence devour by Night , Or Slaughter massacre by Day . A thousand and ten thousand shall Sink on thy Right hand and thy Left : Yet thou secure shall see their fall ; By vengeance , of their lives bereft . ●●nce God thou hast thy Refuge made , And do'st to him thy Vows direct ; No evil shall thy strength invade , Nor wasting plagues thy roof-infect . Thee shall his Angels safely guide ; Upheld by winged Legions , Lest thou at any time shouldst slide . And dash thy Foot against the Stones . Thou on the Basilisk shalt tread ; The Mountain Lion boldly meet , And trample on the Dragons Head ; The Leopard prostrate at thy Feet . Since he hath fix'd his love on me , Saith God , and walked in my wayes ; I will his Soul from danger free , And from the reach of Envy raise . To him I his desires will give ; From danger guard ; in honour place : He long , long happily shall live , And flourish in my saving Grace . PSALM XCII . THou , who art inthron'd above ; Thou , by whom we live , and move ; O how sweet , how excellent , Is 't with tongue and hearts consent , Thankful hearts and joyful tongues , To renown thy Name in Songs ! When the Morning paints the Skies , When the sparkling Stars arise ; Thy high favours to rehearse , Thy firm faith , in grateful Verse . Take the Lute , and Violin ; Let the solemn Harp begin ; Instruments strung with ten strings ; While the Silver Cimbal rings . From thy Works my joy proceeds : How I triumph in thy Deeds ! Who thy Wonders can express ! All thy Thoughts are fathomless ; Hid from Men in Knowledge blind ; Hid from Fools to Vice inclin'd . Who that Tyrant Sin obey ; Though they spring like Flowers in May ; Parch'd with Heat , and nipt with Frost , Soon shall fade , for ever lost . Lord , thou art most Great , most High ; Such from all Eternitie . Perish shall thy Enemies , Rebels that against thee rise . All , who in their Sins delight , Shall be scatter'd by thy Might . But thou shalt exalt my Horn , Like a youthful Unicorn ; Fresh and fragrant Odors shed On thy crowned Prophets head . I shall see my Foes defeat , Shortly hear of their retreat : But the Just like Palms shall flourish , Which the Plains of Iudah nourish : Like tall Cedars mounted on Cloud ascending Lebanon . Plants set in thy Court , below Spread their roots , and upwards grow ; Fruit in their Old-age shall bring ; Ever fat and flourishing . This Gods Justice celebrates ; He , my Rock , Injustice hates . PSALM XCIII . NOw great Jehovah reigns , With Majesty aray'd ; His Power all powers restraines , By men and gods obey'd . The round Earth hung In liquid Air ; Establish'd there But by his Tongue . Thy Throne more old than Time , And after , as before . The Floods in billows clime , And foming loudly rore . With horrid Noise The Ocean raves , And breaks his Waves Against the Skies . But thou more to be fear'd , More terrible than these : Thy Voice in Thunder heard ; Thy Nod rebukes the Seas . Thee Truth renowns ; Pure Sanctity Eternally Thy Temple crowns . PSALM XCIV . GReat God of Hosts , revenge our Wrong On those , who are in Mischief strong . Upon thy Foes Inflict our woes : For Vengeance doth to Thee belong . Judge of the World , prevent The Proud and Insolent . How long shall they the Just oppress , And triumph in their Wickedness ! How long supplant ! Ah! how long vaunt , And glory in their dire success ! Thy Saints asunder break , Insulting o're the Weak ! Who Strangers , and poor Widows kill ; The blood of wretched Orphans spill : And say , Can he Or hear , or see ? Doth God regard what 's good or ill ? Brute Beasts , without a mind ! O Fools in knowledge blind ! Shall not th' Almighty see and hear , Who form'd the Eye , and fram'd the Ear ? Who Nations slew , Not punish you ? Who taught , not know ? to him appear Dark Counsels , secret Fires , Vain Hopes , and vast Desires ▪ But O! thrice blessed he , whom God Chastiseth with his gentle Rod ; Informs , and aws By sacred Laws . In storms brought to a safe aboad : While the Unrighteous shall By winged Vengeance fall . For he will not forsake th' Elect ; Nor who adore his Name reject : But Judgement then Shall turn again To Justice , and her Throne Erect : Who are in Heart upright Shall follow that clear Light. What mortal will th' Afflicted aid ? Defend when impious Foes invade ? Lord , hadst not thou , My Soul e're now In silent shades of Death had laid : For he my Out-cries heard ; And from the Centre rear'd . When Grief my labouring Soul confounds ; Thou powrest Balm into her wounds . Shall Tyranny With thee comply ? Who Mischief for a Law propounds ? Who swarm to circumvent , And doom the Innocent . But thou , O Lord , art my Defence , My Refuge , and my Recompence . The Vicious shall By Vices fall ; By their own Sins be swept from hence . God shall cut off their breath , And give them up to Death . PSALM XCV . COme Sing the great Jehovah's Praise , Whose Mercies have prolong'd our Dayes ; Sing with a joyful voyce . With bending Knees , and raised Eyes Adore your God : O sacrifice ; In sacred Hymns rejoyce . Great is the God of our Defence , Transcending all in eminence : His Hand the Earth sustains ; The Depths , the lofty Mountains made ; The Land and liquid Plains displaid , And curbs them with his Reins . O come , before his Foot-stool fall , Our only God , who form'd us all ; Through Storms of danger led . He is our Shepherd , we his Sheep ; His Hands from Wolves and Rapine keep , In pleasant Pastures fed . The Voice of God thus spake this Day ; Repine not as at Meribah , As in the Wilderness : Where your Fore-fathers tempted me ; Who did my Works of Wonder see , And to their shame confess . When vex'd for forty years , I said ; This People in their hearts have stray'd ; Rebellious to command : To whom I in my Anger swore , That Death should seise on them , before They knew this pleasant Land. PSALM XCVI . NEw composed Ditties sing To our Everlasting King : You , all you of Humane birth , Fed and nourish'd by the Earth , Celebrate Jehovah's Praise , Daily his Deliveries blase . His Glory let the Gentiles know ; To the World his wonders show . O how gracious ! O how great ! Earth his Foot-stool , Heaven his Seat. To be fear'd and honour'd more Than those gods , whom Fools adore ; Idols by their Servants made : But our God the Heavens display'd . Honour , Beauty , Power Divine , In his Sanctuary shine . All , who by his Favour live , Glory to Jehovah give ; Glory due unto his Name , And his Mighty Deeds proclame . Offerings on his Altar lay ; There your Vows devoutly pay . In his beauteous Holiness To the Lord your Prayer address . All , whom Earths round shoulders bear , Serve the Lord with Joy and Fear . Tell Mankind , Jehovah reigns : He shall bind the world in Chains , So as it shall never slide ; And with sacred Justice guide . Let the smiling Heavens rejoyce ; Joyful Earth exalt her Voice : Let the dancing Billows rore ; Ecchoes answer from the Shore : Fields their flowry Mantles shake ; All shall in their Joy partake : While the Woods Musicians sing To the ever-youthful Spring . Fill his Courts with sacred Mirth ; He , He comes to judge the Earth . Justly He the World shall sway , And his Truth to men display . PSALM XCVII . O Earth ! joy in Jehovah's Reign ; You numerous Isles , clasp'd by the Main . Him rolling Clouds and Shades infold . Judgement and Truth his Throne uphold . Who fiery Darts before him throws ; With winged flames consumes his Foes . His Lightning made a day of night ; Earth trembled at so fear'd a sight . The Mountains at his Presence sweat , Like pliant Wax dissolv'd with Heat ; At his Descension from the Skie , Who rules the Worlds great Monarchie . The Heavens declare his Righteousness ; His Glory wondering men confess . Let those with shame to Hell descend , Whose Knees to cursed Idols bend ; Whose rocks for Deities implore : O all you gods , our God adore . Rejoycing Sion heard her King : Her Daughters of his Judgements sing . Thou art exalted above all Mankind , and Pow'rs Angelicall . Those Saints thy shady Wings protect , Who Sin abhor , and thee affect . For thou hast sown the Seeds of Light , And joy , which shall invest th' Upright . You Just , your joyful Hearts elate ; His blest Memorial celebrate . PSALM XCVIII . SIng to the King of kings , Sing in unusual Laies ; That hath wrought wondrous things , His Conquest crown with Praise : Whose Arms alone , And sacred Hands , Their impious Bands Have overthrown . He ●ustice brings to light ; His saving Truth extends , Even in the Gentiles sight , To Earths remotest Ends. His Heavenly Grace At full display'd , And promise made To Iacobs Race . Let all that dwell on Earth Their high Affections raise , With universal Mirth , And loudly sing his Praise : To Musick joyn The warbling Voice , Let all rejoyce With Joy divine . The sprightly Trumpet sound ; The shrill-voic'd Cornet bring● Let all with Joy abound Before the Lord our King. Rore out you Seas , You spangled Skies , All you comprise , Rejoyce with these . Floods clap your thronging waves , You Hills exalt your mirth : He , who his People saves , Now comes to judge the Earth : The round World shall With Justice trie ; His Equitie Dispenst to all . PSALM XCIX . LEt our Foes with terrour quake ; Let the Earths Foundations shake : Now the Lord his Reign begins , Thron'd between the Cherubins . O how great in Sions Towers ! High above all Mortal Powers . Great and terrible his Name : Since so holy , praise the same . Judgement his great Power affects ; Yet by Equity directs . These celestial Twins imbrace ; These reflect on Iacobs Race . O how holy ! above all Honour ; at his Foot-stool fall , Moses ; Aaron heretofore Among those who Mitres wore : Samuel by Vow desir'd , Among those who were inspir'd . These to him their Prayers preferr'd , These by him as soon were heard . These his Statutes rarely brake : Unto these th' Almighty spake In the Pillar of a Cloud : To his Service ever vow'd . He did their Petitions hear , Merciful , and yet severe . The Holy on his Holy Hill Glorifie , and worship still . PSALM C. ALL from the Suns uprise , Unto his Setting Raies , Resound in Jubilees The great Jehovah's Praise . Him serve alone ; In triumph bring Your Gifts , and sing Before his Throne . Man drew from Man his Birth , But God his noble Frame Built of the ruddy Earth , Fill'd with caelestial Flame . His Sons we are ; Sheep by him led , Preserv'd , and fed With tender care . O , to his Portals press In your divine resorts : With Thanks his Power profess , And praise him in his Courts . How good ! how pure ! His Mercies last : His Promise past For ever sure . PSALM CI. OF Justice I and Mercy sing , Which , Lord , from thee , their Fountain spring ; The Graces that adorn a King. Grave Wisdom shall my steps direct , No Vice my heart nor Roof infect . When wilt thou visit thine Elect ! No pleasure shall mine eyes misguide : Who from the Tract of Virtue slide , Just Hate shall from my Soul divide . Who mischief in their Hearts contrive , Delight in Wrong , in Factions strive , I from my peaceful Court will drive . Who hath his Friend with Slander strook , I will cut off ; nor ever brook A proud Heart , and a haughty Look . Mine Eyes the Faithful shall observe ; Those in my Family shall serve , Who never from pure Virtue swerve . But who are exercis'd in Guile , Whose Tongues malicious Lies defile , I from my Presence will exile . And all the Wicked in the Land Will cut off with a timely Hand ; Nor shall they in Gods City stand . PSALM CII . ACcept my Prayers , nor to the Cry Of my Afflictions stop thine Ear : Lord , in the time of Misery And sad restraint serene appear : The Sighings of my Spirit hear ; And when I call , with speed reply . As Smoak , so fleets my Soul away ; My marrow dry'd , as Hearths with heat : My heart struck down , like withered Hay ; Through Sorrow I forsake my meat , While meagre cares my Liver eat : The clinging Skin my Bones display . Like Desert-haunting Pelicans ; In Cities not less desolate : Like Screech-Owls , who with ominous strains Disturb the Night , and day-light hate : A Sparrow , which hath lost his Mate , And on a Pinacle complains . Reviling Foes my Honour blast , And frantick men my ruin swear . For Bread , I roll'd-on ashes tast ; Each drop I drink mixt with a tear . For , Lord , O who thy Wrath can bear , Thou raisest , and dost head-long cast . My Dayes short , as the Evening shade ; As Morning dew consume away : As G●ass cut down with Sithes , I fade , Or like a flower crop'd yesterday : But , Lord , thou suffer'st no decay : Thy Promises shall never vade . For thou shalt from thy Rest arise , ( Since now th' appointed time draws near ) And look on Sions miseries , Her Walls and batter'd Buildings rear ; Whose ruins to thy Saints are dear ; For they her Dust as sacred prise . Thy Name then shall the Gentiles praise ; All Kings thy Honour celebrate : For when the Lord shall Sion raise , His Glory shall ascend in State : So prone to hear the Desolate , And succour them in all assaies . Unto eternal Memory Our Histories shall this record ; And all that are created by His pow'rful Hand , shall fear the Lord , Who doth such Grace to his afford , And on the Earth looks from on high ; To hear the pensive Captives grone ; The Sons of Death by him unbound : His Name again in Sion known , That Salem may his Praise resound : When in his Service all the Round Of Earth shall there be joyn'd in one . Yet , Lord , amidst these Hopes thou hast Consum'd my strength , abridg'd my years : Before my Noon of Life be past Let me not die thus drown'd in tears . Time wasts not thee , which all out-wears ; Thy happy Daies for ever last . Thou mad'st the Earth , thou didst display The Heavens in various motion roll'd : These and their Glories shall decay ; But thou shalt thy existence hold : They like a Garment shall grow old , And in their changes pass away . But thou art still the same : before The World , and after shalt remain . You blessed Souls , who God adore , With Patient Hope your harms sustain : For you shall prosper in his Reign And yours , subsist for evermore . PSALM CIII . MY Soul , and all my Faculties Jehovah praise ; sing till the Skies Re-eccho his ascending Fame : My Soul , O celebrate his Name ! Nor ever let the memory Of his surpassing Favours die . He gently pardons our misdeeds , And cures the Wounds which inward bleeds . Hath from the Chains of Death unbound ; With Clemency and Mercy crown'd . With Food our Hunger he subdues : And Eagle-like our Youth renues . His Justice he extends to all ; Oppressors by his Vengeance fall . His sacred Paths to Moses shown ; His Miracles to Israel known : From Him the Springs of Mercy flow ; Swift to forgive , to anger slow . For he will not for ever chide ; Nor constant to his Wrath abide : But mildly from his Rage relents , And shortens our due Punishments . For as the Heavens in amplitude Exceed the Centre they include : So ample is his Clemency To all who on his Grace rely . As far as the bright Orient Is distant from the Suns Descent ; So far he sets from his Aspect Their Guilt , who him with fear affect . And as a Father to his Child , So soft , so quickly reconcil'd . He knows the Fabrick of us all ; That dust is our Original . Man flourisheth like Grass , a Flower That blows and withers in an hour : By scorching heat , by blasting Wind Deflower'd , and leaves no print behind . But his firm Mercy shall imbrace His Saints for ever , and their Race : Those who his equal Laws fulfill , Remember , and perform his Will. In Heaven the great Jehovah reigns , And governs all that Earth contains : You Angels , who in strength exceed , Who him obey with winged speed ; You ordred Hosts of radiant Stars ; O you his flaming Ministers ; All , whom his Wisdom did create ; Through his large Empire celebrate His glorious Name with sweet accord : Joyn thou , my Soul , to praise the Lord. PSALM CIV . MY ravish'd Soul , great God , thy praises sings ; Whom Glory circles with her radiant Wings , And Majesty invests : then Day more bright ; Cloth'd with the beams of new-created Light. He , like an all-infolding Canopy , Fram'd the vast concave of the spangled Skie : And in the Air-imbraced Waters set The Basis of his hanging Cabinet . Who on the Clouds , as on a Chariot , rides ; And with a reign the flying Tempest guides . Bright Angels his attendant Spirits made ; By flame-dispersing Seraphims obey'd . The ever-fixed Earth cloth'd with the Flood ; In whose calm bosome unseen Mountains stood ; At his rebuke it shrunk with suddain dread , And from his voices Thunder swiftly fled . Then Hills their late concealed Heads extend , And sinking Vallies to their Feet descend . The trembling Waters through their bottoms wind , Till they the Sea , their Nurse and Mother , find . He to the swelling Waves prescribes a bound , Lest Earth again should by their rage be drown'd . Springs through the pleasant Medows pour their drills , Which Snake-like glide between the bordring Hills ; Till they to Rivers grow ; where beasts of prey Their thirst asswage , and such as man obey . In neighbouring Groves the Ayr 's Musicians sing , And with their Musick entertain the Spring . He from coelestial Casement showers distills , And with renew'd increase his Creatures fills . He makes the food-full Earth her fruit produce ; For Cattel Grass , and Herbs for humane use . The spreading Vine long purple clusters bears , Whose juyce the hearts of pensive Mortals chears : Fat Olives smooth our brows with suppling Oyl ; And strengthning Corn rewards the Reapers toil . His Fruit affording trees with sap abound . The Lord hath Lebanon with Cedars crown'd : They to the warbling Birds a shelter yield , And wandring Storks in lofty Fir-trees build . Wild Goats to craggy Cliffs for refuge flie ; And Conies in the Rocks dark entrails lie . He guides the changing Moons alternate face : The Suns diurnal and his annual Race . 'T was he that made the all-informing Light ; And with dark shadows cloaths the aged Night . Then Beasts of prey break from their Mountain Caves ; The roaring Lion pinch'd with hunger craves Food from his hand . But when Heavens greatest Fire Obscures the Stars , they to their Dens retire . Men with the Morning rise , to labour prest ; Toil all the Day , at Night return to rest . Great God! how manifold , how infinite Are all thy Works ! with what a clear fore-sight Didst thou create and multiply their birth ! Thy riches fill the far extended Earth . The ample Sea ; in whose unfathom'd Deep Innumerable sorts of Creatures creep : Bright scaled Fishes in her Entrails glide , And high-built Ships upon her bosome ride : About whose sides the crooked Dolphin plays , And monstrous Whales huge spouts of water raise . All on the Land , or in the Ocean bred , On Thee depend ; in their due season fed . They gather what thy bounteous Hands bestow , And in the Summer of thy Favour grow . When thou contract'st thy clouded Brows , they mourn ; And dying , to their former dust return . Again created by thy quickning breath , To re-supply the Massacres of Death . No Tract of Time his Glory shall destroy : He in th' Obedience of his Works shall joy : But when their wild revolts his Wrath provoke , Earth trembles , and the airy Mountains smoke . I all my life will my Creator praise ; And to his Service dedicate my Daies . May he accept the Musick of my Voice , While I with sacred Harmony rejoyce . Hence you profane , who in your Sins delight ; God shall extirp , and cast you from his Sight . My Soul , bless thou this all-commanding King : You Saints and Angels , Hallelujah sing . PSALM CV . TO God , O pay your vows ; invoke his Name , And to the World his noble Acts proclame ! O sing his praises in immortal Verse , And his stupendious Miracles rehearse ! You Saints , rejoyce , and glory in his Grace ; His power adore ; for ever seek his Face . Old Abrahams Seed , you Sons of the Elect ; You Israelites ; O you , who God affect , Report the Wonders by his finger wrought , When in your cause th' inferiour creatures fought . Jehovah rules the many-peopled Earth ; His judgement known to all of humane birth . He never will forget his Promise past ; His Covenants inviolable last , Which he to faithful Abraham made before , And after to the holy Isaac swore : To Iacob sign'd , confirm'd to Israel ; That their large Off-spring should in Canaan dwell . When they , but few in number , wandered In unknown Regions , and their Cattel fed : He did their lives from violence protect , And for their sakes even mighty Princes checkt . Touch not , said he , my Anointed ; fear to wrong Those sacred Prophets , who to Me belong . When raging Famine in these Climates reign'd , He broke the Staff of Bread , which life sustain'd : But Ioseph sent before them ; sold to save His Brethren , by whose envy made a slave . There for th' Accusers guilt in prison thrown ; With galling fetters bound , for crimes unknown ; Try'd with affliction , at the time decreed , At once by Pharoah both advanc'd and freed . He of his Houshold gave him the command , And made him Ruler over all his Land : His Princes to his government Subjects . The prudent Youth grave Senators directs . Then aged Iacob into Egypt came , And sojourn'd in the fruitful Fields of Ham. God in that Land his people multiply'd ; Their Foes , which now their greater strength envy'd , Hate what they fear ; he alienates their hearts , To seek their ruin by deceitful Arts. Then Moses on a sacred Embassie And Aaron sent ; th' Elect of the most High. There wrought his dreadful Wonders ; from the Isle Of Sea-girt Pharo's , to the Falls of Nile . He bade Cimmerian darkness dim the Day : Th' assembled Vapours his commands obey . He their seven chanell'd Waters turn'd to Blood ; The Fishes strangled in their native Flood . Frogs from the slimy Earth in Millions spring ; And skip about the Chambers of the King. All parts with swarms of noisome Flies abound : And Lice , like quickned dust , crawl on the ground . He storms of killing Hail , for Showers , bestows ; And from the breaking clouds his lightning throws : Blasts all the Vines , and Fig-trees in the Land ; The Woods , with Tempests torn , or naked stand . Innumerable Locusts these succeed ; And Caterpillars on their leavings feed : They bite the tender Herb , the bud , and flower ; And all the verdure of the Earth Devour . Their Strength ( the First-born ) slew : which fill'd their ears With Female screeches , and their hearts with fears . Then He the Hebrews out of Goshen brought , In able health , with Gold and Silver fraught . Th' Inhabitants , whose tears augment the Nile , At their departure Joy , and Fear exile . A Cloud to shade them from the Sun was spread ; And Nightly by a flaming Pillar led . At their request he sends them showers of Quails ; And Bread from Heaven , like Coriander , hails ▪ Cleaves the hard Rocks , from whence a Fountain flows , And unknown Rivers to those Deserts shows : For he his sacred Promise call'd to mind , To Abraham his Friend and Servant sign'd . Thus he his People brought from servitude , Whose long-felt miseries in joy conclude . From hence the Heathen by our Weapons chac'd ; And us his sons in their possessions plac'd : That from his Statutes we might never swerve . O praise the Lord , and him devoutly serve ! PSALM CVI. WIth grateful hearts Jehovahs praise resound ; In goodness great ; whose Mercy hath no bound . What Language can express his mighty deeds , Or utter his due praise , which words exceeds ! Thrice blessed they , who his commands observe , Nor ever from the tract of Justice swerve . Great God , O with benevolent aspect ( Even with the love thou bear'st to thine Elect ) Behold and succour ; That my ravish'd Eyes May see a period of their miseries , Who Thee adore : that I may give a voice To thy great Acts , and in their joy rejoyce . We as our Fathers , have thy Grace exil'd ; Revolted , and our Souls with Sin defil'd . They , of thy Miracles in Egypt wrought So full of Fear and Wonder , never thought ; Thy Mercies , than their hairs in number , more : But murmur'd on the Erythraean Shore . Yet for his Honour sav'd them from the Foe , That all the World his wondrous Power might know . There the commanded Sea asunder rent , While Israel through his dusty Chanel went ▪ Whom He from Phaeroah and his Army saves ; The swift-returning Floods their fatal Graves . Then they his Word believ'd , and sung his Praise ; Yet soon forgot : and wandred from his Waies . Who long for flesh to pamper their excess ; And tempt him in the barren Wilderness . He grants their wish , and with a Flight of Fowls , Sent meager Death into their hungry Souls . They , Moses gentle Government oppose ; And envy Aaron , whom the Lord had chose . The yawning Earth then in her silent womb Did Dathan and Abirams Troops intomb . A swiftly-spreading Fire among them burns , And tho●e Conspirators to Ashes turns . Yet they , the slaves of Sin , in Horeb made A Calf of Gold , and to an Idol pray'd . The Lord , their Glory , thus exchanged they For th' Image of a Beast that feeds on Hey : Forgot their Saviour , all his Wonders shown In Zoan , and the Plains by Nile o're-flown ; The Wonders acted by his pow'rful Hand ; Where the Red-Sea obey'd his stern Command . God hath pronounc'd their ruin : Moses then , His Servant Moses , and the best of Men , Stood in the Breach , which their Rebellion made ; And by his Prayer the hand of Vengeance staid . Yea they this fruitful Paradise despis'd , Nor his so-oft-confirmed Promise priz'd : But mutined against their faithful Guide , And basely wish'd , they had in Aegypt dy'd . For this , the Lord advanc'd his dreadful Hand , To overthrow them on th' Arabian Sand ; To scatter their rebellious Seed among Their Foes ; expos'd to poverty and Wrong . Besides ; Baal-Peor they ador'd , and fed On Sacrifices offer'd to the Dead . Thus their Impieties the Lord incense , Who smote them with devouring Pestilence . But when with noble anger Phineas slew The bold Offenders , He his Plagues with-drew . This was reputed for a righteous Deed , Which should for ever consecrate his Seed . So they at Meribah his Anger mov'd ; The sacred Prophet for their sakes reprov'd : Their Cries his Saint-like sufferance provoke ; Who rashly in his Souls distemper spoke , Nor ever entred the affected Land. They , still rebellious to divine Command , Preserv'd those Nations by his Wrath subdu'd ; Mixt with the Heathen , and their Sins pursu'd . Their cursed Idols serve with Rites profane , ( Snares to their Soul ) and from no Crime abstain . Their Sons and Virgin daughters sacrifice To Devils ; and look on with tearless eyes . Defil'd the Land with innocent blood , which sprung From their own loins , on flaming Altars flung . Unto adulterate Deities they pray'd , And worshipped those Gods their hands had made . These crying Sins exasperate the Lord ; Who now his own Inheritance abhorr'd : Given up unto the Heathen for a Prey ; Slaves to their Foes ; who hate them most , obey . Deliver'd oft ; as oft his Wrath provoke , And with increasing Sins renew their Yoke . Yet he compassionates their miseries , And with soft pity hears their mournful Cries : His former Promise calls to mind , relents ; And in his Mercy , of his Wrath repents . In salvage Hearts unknown Compassion bred , By whom but lately into thraldome led . Great God of gods , thy Votaries protect , And from among the Barbarous recollect : That we to Thee may dedicate our Daies , And joyntly triumph in thy glorious Praise . Blest , O for ever blest , be Israels King : All you his People , Halelujah sing . Amen , Amen . A PARAPHRASE Upon the Fifth BOOK OF THE PSALMS of DAVID . PSALM CVII . EXtoll , and our good God adore , Whose Sea of Mercy hath no Shore . O you by Tyrants late opprest , Now from your servile Yokes releast ; Praise him , who your Redemption wrought , And home from barbarous Nations brought . From where the Morn her Wings displays ; From where the Evening crowns the Dayes ; Beneath the burning Zone , and near The Influence of the freezing Bear. They in unpeopled Deserts straid ; The Heavens their Roof , the Clouds their shade : Their Souls with thirst and hunger faint ; None by , to pity their Complaint : When to the Lord their God they cry'd , His Mercy their extreams suppli'd . He led them through the Wilderness , And gave them Cities to possess . O you , his Goodness celebrate ! His Acts to all the World relate ! For he in foodless Deserts fed The Hungry with coelestial Bread. From wondring Rocks new Currents roul , To satisfie the thirsty Soul. Those Rebels , who his Counsel slight , Imprison'd in the shades of Night ; Horrors of Guilt their Souls surprise : When humbled with their miseries , They to the Lord addrest their Prayers ; His Mercy comforts their Despairs , From Darkness draws , dissolves their Grieves ; And from Deaths Jaws preserves their lives . O you his Goodness celebrate ! His Acts to all the World relate ? He breaks Steel-bars , and Gates of Brass , To force a way for His to pass . Those Fools , whom pleasing Sins intice , Are punish'd by their darling Vice. Their Souls all sorts of Food distast : Whom Troops of pale Diseases waste . When they to God direct their Prayers , His Mercy comforts their Despairs . His Word restores them from their Graves , And from a dreadful Ruin saves . O you his Goodness celebrate ! His Acts to all the World relate ! Due Praises to his Altar bring , And of your great Redemption sing . Who sail upon the toiling Main , And traffick in pursuit of Gain , To such his Power is not unknown , Nor wonders in the Ocean shown . At his Command black Tempests rise ; Then mount they to the troubled Skies , Thence sinking to the Depths below . The Ship Hulls as the Billows flow ; And all Aboard at every seel , Like Drunkards on the Hatches reel . When they to God direct their Prayers , His Mercy comforts their Despairs . Forthwith the bitter Storms asswage , And foming Seas suppress their Rage : Then , singing , with a prosperous Gale , To their desired Harbour sail . O you his Goodness celebrate ! His Acts to all the World relate ! His Fame in your Assemblies raise , And in the sacred Senate praise . He Rivers turns t' a Wilderness ; ●prings dry'd up by the Suns access . To scourge their Sins , he makes the Soil Ungrateful to the Owners toil : Turns sandy Deserts into Pools , And parched Earth with Fountains cools : There plants his hungry Colonies , Where strongly-fenced Cities rise : The Fields their yellow Mantles wear , And spreading Vines full clusters bear . They infinitely multiply : Their Heards of no diseases die . ●ut when their Sins his Wrath incense , Then Famine , War , and Pestilence , Their miserable Lives devour : Their Princes he deprives of Power , Who in the Path-less Wilderness Conceal'd themselves from Mans access . The Poor he raiseth from the ground ; Their Families like flocks abound . The Just shall this with Joy behold ; Th' Unjust with fear and shame controll'd . The Wise these Changes will record , That they may know and serve the Lord. PSALM CVIII . MY Thoughts the Lord their Object make ; Before the ruddy Morning spring , My Glory of his Praise shall sing : Awake , my Lute ; my Harp , awake ; While I to all the World rehearse His praises in a living Verse . Thy Mercy ( O how great ! ) extends Above the Starry Firmament ; Still unto tender pity bent : Thy Truth the soaring clouds transcends . Thy Head above the Heavens erect ; Thy Glory on the Earth reflect . O hear us , who thy aid implore ; And with thy own Right hand defend : To thy Beloved Succour send . God by his Sanctity thus swore ; I S●●coths Valley will divide : In Sichems Spoils be magnifi'd . Manasseh , Gilead , both are mine : Ephraim my Strength , in Battail bold . Thou Iudah , shalt my Scepter hold . ● will triumph o're Palaestine . Base Servitude shall Moab waste . O're Edom I my Shooe will cast . Who will our forward Troops direct To Rabbah strongly fortifi'd ? Or into sandy Edom guide ? Lord , wilt not thou , that didst reject , Nor wouldst before our Armies goe , Now lead our Host against the Foe ? When Death and Horrour most affright , Do thou our troubled Souls sustain . For O , the help of Man is vain ! Lead ; and we valiantly shall fight . Thy Feet our Foes shall trample down ; Thy Hands our Brows with Conquest crown . PSALM CIX . MY God , my Glory , leave not in Distress ; Nor let prevailing fraud the truth oppress . They who delight in subtilties and wrongs , Afflict me with the poison of their tongues , With Slander and Detraction gird me round , And would , without a Cause , my life confound . Good turns with evil proudly recompence , And Love with Hate ; my Merit , my offence . But I in these Extremes to thee repair , And pour out my perplexed Soul in Prayer . Subject him to a Tyrants stern command ; Subverting Satan place at his Right hand ; Found guilty , when arraign'd : in that fear'd time Let his rejected Prayers augment his Crime . May he by violence untimely dye , And let another his Command supply . Let his distressed Widow weep in vain ; His wretched Orphans to deaf Ears complain . Let them the wandring Paths of Exile tread , And in unpeopled Deserts seek their bread . Let griping Usurers divide his spoil ; And Strangers reap the harvest of his toil . In his long misery may he find no Friend ; None to his Race so much as Pity lend . Let his Posterity be overthrown ; Their Names to the succeeding Age unknown . Let not the Lord his Fathers Sins forget ; His Mothers Infamy before him set . O let them be the Object of his Eye , Till he out-root their hated Memory : That to the wretched would no Mercy show ; But cruelly pursu'd his Overthrow . Laid Trains to kill the Broken and Contrite . On his own head let his dire Curses light . He hated Blessing ; never be he blest : Let cursing like a Robe his Loins invest ; And like a fatal Girdle gird him round ; As he with Execrations did abound . Let them like Water in his Bowels boil , And eat into his Bones like burning Oyl . Thus let the Lord reward my Enemies , Who seek to blast me with malicious lies . But , Lord , in my deliverance proclame Thy Mercy , for the honour of thy Name . For I am poor , with misery opprest ; My wounded heart bleeds in my panting brest . I like the Evening shadow am declin'd , And like the Locust , toss'd with every wind . My feeble Knees beneath their burden bend ; My Flesh with fasting falls , my Bones ascend . Reproach hath seiz'd on me ; my Foes revile ; And in derision , shake their heads , and smile . My God , O snatch me from the swallowing grave ! Thy servant with accustom'd Mercy save : That they may know it was thy powerful Hand ; And how I by divine Supportance stand . Still may they vainly curse whom thou dost bless ; And pine with envy at my good success . Let them be cloth'd with shame : O be their own Confusion on them like a Mantle thrown . But I thy praise will duly celebrate ; And to the multitude thy Deeds relate : That hast th' afflicted Soul from sorrow freed , And from their snares who had his death decreed . PSALM CX . THe Lord unto my Lord thus spake , Sit at my right hand , till I make A Foot-stool of thy Foes . He will thy Rod from Sion send , Unto whose Power all powers shall bend , That dare thy Rule oppose . Thy People willingly shall pay Their vows in that triumphant Day , With their united Powers : Aray'd in Ephods ; nor so few As are those Pearls of Morning-dew , Which hang on Herbs and Flowers . He swore , who never Oath did break , Of th' order of Melchisedeck , That thou a Priest should'st raign : Even while the Sun disperst his Light ; While Moons shall rule th' alternate Night , Or Stars their course maintain . God , in that Day at thy right hand , Their Blood , who Tyrant-like command , Shall in his fury spill . He , in his Justice shall confound The Heathen , and the purple ground With heaps of slaughter fill . Who over many Nations sway , And only their own Wills obey , Shall sink beneath his rage . Then shall this all-subduing King With Water of the Crystal spring His burning thirst asswage . PSALM CXI . MY Soul the honour of our King , Shall in the great Assembly sing . Great are the wonders He hath shown ; With joy by their admirers known . His glorious deeds all praise transcend ; His equal Justice knows no end . Left in eternal Monuments ; Whose Mercy Death and Hell prevents : Feeds those who fear his Name , and will His Promise faithfully fulfill . Who planted with a powerful Hand His People in this pleasant Land. Just Judgement executes ; directs By sacred Laws ; and Truth affects . These fretting Time shall never waste ; But squar'd by Justice ever last . His Word to us confirm'd by deed ; So often from oppression freed . His Name is terrible to all : His fear is the Original Of Wisdom ; and they only wise Who make his Laws their Exercise . His praise , while men have memory , And power of speech , shall never dye . PSALM CXII . Hallelu-jah . THat man is blest who fears the Lord , And cheerfully obeys his Word . His Seed shall flourish on the Earth ; Their Off-spring happy from their birth . His House with riches shall abound : His truth with endless honour crown'd . To him in darkness light ascends : Mild , gracious , just in all his ends . His bounty for the poor provides : Discretion all his actions guides . No violence shall cast him down ; No time deface his just renown ; Nor rumours shake his confidence : The Lord his Hope , and strong Defence : Confirm'd in fearless fortitude , Till he have all his Foes subdu'd . He the necessitated feeds . The honour of his vertuous Deeds Shall live in sacred memory ; His Glories shall ascend on high . Th' unjust inrag'd their teeth shall grinde , And languish with the grief of minde : Pale envy shall their flesh consume , And all their hopes convert to fume . PSALM CXIII . Hallelu-jah . O You , who serve the living Lord , Due praises to his Name afford : Now and for ever celebrate ; Let all his noble Acts relate . Even from the purple Morn's uprise , To where the Evening flecks the Skies . All power to his Dominion bends : His Glory the bright Stars transcends . What God can be compar'd with ours ? Who Thron'd in Heavens superiour towers Submits himself to guide and move All that is done in Heaven above : And from that height vouchsafes to throw His eyes on us , who creep below . The poor he raiseth from the Dust : Even from the Dunghill lifts the Just ; Whom he to height of honour brings , And sets him in the Thrones of Kings . He fructifies the barren Womb ; The Childless , Mothers now become . Hallelu-jah . PSALM CXIV . WHen Israel left th' Egyptian Land , Freed from a tyrannous command ; God his own People sanctifi'd , And he himself became their Guide . Th' amazed Seas , this seeing , fled ; And Iordan shrunk into his Head : The cloudy Mountains skipt like Rams ; The little Hills like frisking Lambs . Recoyling Seas , what caus'd your dread ? Why Iordan , shrunk'st thou to the Head ? Why , Mountains , did you skip like Rains ? And why you little Hills , like Lambs ? Earth , tremble thou before his Face ; Before the God of Iacobs Race ; Who turn'd hard Rocks into a Lake ; When Springs from flinty intrails brake ▪ PSALM CXV . WE nothing can of merit clame : Not for our sakes thy aid afford ; But for the honour of thy Name , Thy Mercy , and unfailing Word . Why should th' insulting Heathen cry ; Where 's now the God they vainly praise ? Our Lord inthron'd above the Skie , All underneath at pleasure swaies . Their Gods but Gold and Silver be , Made by a frail Artificer : For they have eyes , that cannot see ; Dumb mouths and ears , that cannot hear . Fools on their Altars incense throw , Who nothing smell ; their Feet are bound , Nor have they power to move or goe : Their throats give passage to no sound . Their hands can neither give nor take ; Unapt to punish or defend : As senseless they who Idols make , Or to their carved Statues bend . Your hopes on God , O Israel , place ; He is your Help , and strong Defence : Be he , you Priests of Aarons Race , The object of your confidence . In him , all you that fear him , trust ; He shall protect you in distress . The Lord is of his Promise just , And will his faithful Servants bless : The House of chosen Israel , And Aarons holy Family : The poor , and who in power excel ; That love , and on his aid rely . They shall a mighty People grow ; Their Children happy from their birth : He will increase of gifts bestow , Whose hands created Heaven and Earth . He in the Heaven of Heavens resides , And over all his Creatures reigns : Among the sons of men divides The Earth , and all that Earth contains . Who sleep within the vaults of Death , No Offerings to his Altars bring : O praise his Name , while we have breath ; And loudly Halelu-jah sing . PSALM CXVI . MY Soul intirely shall affect The Lord , whose ears my grones respect In misery He heard thy cry ; To him thy Prayers direct . Sorrows of Death my Soul assail'd ; The greedy jaws of Hell prevail'd : Deprest with grief , When all relief , And humane pity fail'd ; I cry'd ; My God , O look on me ; Thou ever Just , th' afflicted free . O from the Grave Thy Servant save ; For mercy lives in thee . The Innocent , and long distrest ; The humble mind by wrongs opprest ; Thy Favour still Preserves from ill : My Soul then take thy rest . God staid my feet , and dry'd my tears ; Redeem'd from Death , and deadly fears : That still I might Walk in his sight , And number many years . Thus with a firm belief I pray'd : Yet in extreams of trouble said ; All on the Earth Of mortal birth , Even all of Lies are made . What shall I unto God restore For all his Mercies ? Fall before His holy Throne , And him alone With sacred Rites adore . I will perform my Vows this day , Where they frequent , who God obey . Right precious is The Death of His : He sees , and will repay . Lord , I am thine , thy Hand-maids Seed : By Thee from raging Tyrants freed . My Prayers shall rise In Sacrifice ; My thanks thy Altar feed . I will perform my Vows this day , Where they frequent who God obey : Even in his Court ; Within thy Fort , Renowned Solyma . PSALM CXVII . YOu Nations of the Earth , Our great Preserver praise . All you of humane birth , To Heaven his Glory raise : Whose Mercy hath No end , nor bound : His Promise crown'd With constant Faith. PSALM CXVIII . PRaise our good God , that King of kings , From whom eternal Mercy springs . Let Israel , let Aarons Race , Let all that flourish in his Grace , Confess , that from the King of kings Eternity of Mercy springs . He in my trouble heard my Prayers , And freed me from their deadly snares : He fights my Battails ; then how can ● fear the Power of feeble Man ? Assists my Friends ; my Enemies Shall with their slaughter feast mine eyes . Far better to have Confidence ●n God , than trust to mans Defence : On him much safer to relie , Than on the strength of Monarchy . The Nations all at once assail'd ; But by his Aid my Sword prevail'd . Their Armies had beset me round ; ● with their Bodies strew'd the ground . Though they like Bees about me swarm ; His holy Name and pow'rful Arm Shall soon consume their numerous powers , As Fire the crackling Thorn devours . Mad men ! his Fall you seek in vain , Whom great Jehovah's Hands sustain . He is my Strength ; his Praise my Song : By him preserv'd from powerful Wrong . Our Tents with publick Joy shall ring : The Just of their Deliverance sing . He with his own Right hand hath fought ; His own Right hand hath Wonders wrought . ● shall not dye , but live to praise The Lord , who hath prolong'd my Daies . He with his Scourge my Sin corrects ; ●et from the Darts of Death protects . You to his Service sanctifi'd , The Temple Doors set open wide ; That I may enter in his Name , And celebrate his glorious Fame . Those are the Doors , at which all they Shall enter , who his Will obey . His Praise with Hymns immortallize ! My Saviour , who hath heard my Cries . That Stone the Builders from them cast ; Is highest on the corner plac't . God hath reveal'd these Mysteries , So full of Wonder , to our Eyes . This is his Day ; a Day of Joy ; Of everlasting Memory . Great God of gods , thy King protect ; Propitious prove to thy Elect. O blest be he , whom God shall send ! We , who within his Courts attend , You from his Sanctuary bless ; And daily pray for your success . God , even the Lord , hath shed his light Into our Souls , and clear'd our sight . Bind to the Altars horns , a Lamb , New-weaned from the bleating Dam. Thou art my God ; my Songs shall praise , And to the Stars thy Glory raise . Praise our good God , The King of kings ; From whom eternal Mercy springs . PSALM CXIX . ALEPH. BLest are the Undefil'd , who God obey ; Seek with their hearts , nor from his Precepts stray . No tempting Vice shall those from Virtue draw , Who with unfainting Zeal observe his Law. ●●rd , by thy sacred Rule my steps direct . ●hose shall not blush who thy Commands affect . ●y Justice learnt , my Soul shall sing thy Praise . ●●rsake me not , O guide me in thy Waies ! BETH . ●●ung man , thy Actions by his Precepts guide : ●●om these let not thy zealous Servant slide . ●y Word , writ in my heart , shall curb my Will. 〈◊〉 teach me how I may thy Laws fulfill ! ●●ose , by thy Tongue pronounc'd , I will unfold . ●●y Testaments by me more pris'd than Gold. 〈◊〉 these I meditate , admire ; there set ●●y Souls delight : these never will forget . GIMEL . ● let me live t' observe thy Laws : mine Eyes ●uminate to view those Mysteries . ●e , a poor Pilgrim , with thy Truth inspire : ●t whom my Soul even fainteth with desire . ●e Proud is curst , who from thy Precepts straies . ●ess , and preserve my Soul , which these obeies . 〈◊〉 hate of Princes from thy Law deters : ●y Study , my Delight , my Counsellers . DALETH . ●y down-cast Soul , as thou hast promis'd , raise . ●ou know'st my Thoughts ; direct me in thy waies . form , and I thy Wonders will profess . strengthen me , that labour in Distress ! ●ew thy clear Paths , false Errors mist remov'd . ●ave thy chosen Truth and Judgements lov'd . To these I cleave : O shield me from Disgrace . Inlarge my heart to run that heavenly race . HE. Teach thou , and I thy Statutes will observe : Nor from that sacred Knowledge ever swerve . My Soul to those delightful Paths confine : From Avarice purge , and to thy Laws incline . Divert from vain desires , my darkness clear : Confirm the Soul devoted to thy Fear . Free from fear'd shame : thy Judgements are uprigh● O quicken me , who in thy Word delight . VAV . His Soul protect , who on thy Word relies ; And silence my reproachful Enemies . O thou my Hope , in me thy Truth preserve : So I thy Laws for ever shall observe ; Will freely walk in thy affected way : Will boldly before Kings thy Truth display . For in thy Statutes I my comfort place ; Those study , love , and with my Soul imbrace . ZAIN . Think of thy Promise , which my Hopes hath fed , All storms appeas'd , and rais'd me from the Dead . Nor for proud scoffs have I thy Laws declin'd : Confirm'd , when I thy Judgements call to mind . They , who thy Laws desert , incense my rage : Sung in the mansion of my Pilgrimage . Thy Name , great God , I prais'd , when others slept This comfort had , since I thy Statutes kept . CHETH . ●ou art my Portion : I will thee adore , ●●y Laws observe , and promis'd Grace implore . ●y Actions by thy sacred Rules direct ; ●nd thy Commands with forward Zeal effect . ●he Wicked rob ; but I thy Statutes prise : ●t Midnight to applaud thy Justice rise . Who fear and keep thy Laws , such are my Friends . ●truct ; thy Mercy through the World extends . TETH . ●hou to thy Servant hast perform'd thy Word : Discerning knowledge to his Faith afford . ●hou Sea of Goodness , that my Soul conforms Into thy Statutes , by Afflictions storms . ●he Proud , fat at the Heart , base Slanders raise : ●ut I will trust in thy affected Waies . ●e blest Affliction to thy Courts hath brought . ●hy Laws more pris'd than Ships with treasure fraught . IOD . ●nform me , my Creator , in thy Laws ; That thine may see thy Observer with applause . Thou ever just , in favour dost correct . With promis'd Mercy comfort thine Elect. That I may live , who in thy Precepts joy ; Those keep : the Proud , who causless hate , destroy . Who fear and know thy Laws , to me unite : O , lest I perish , guide me by their light ! CAPH . With Expectation faint , and blind ; yet still My Soul expects . Thy Promise , Lord , fulfill . I , though a bladder , on thy Word depend . Confound my Foes : when shall my Sorrows end ! The Proud have pitch'd their toils ; infring'd thy Laws : O sacred Justice , snatch me from their jaws . They had almost devour'd ; but I affect Thy Precepts : quicken , and by those direct . LAMED . Thy faithful Promises are fixt above ; Firm as the Poles , or Earth ; which never move : By thy eternal Ordinance dispos'd . Thy Laws my Life ; else Grief my eyes had clos'd Nor will I these forget ; by these renew'd . Thy chosen save , who hath thy Truth pursu'd . The Wicked chase my Soul , which thee obeys . Thy Word shall last , when Heaven and Earth decays . MEM. O how I love thy Laws ! those exercise ! By them made wiser than my Enemies . More than my Teachers know , more than the Old : With Virtue these inflame , from Vice with-hold . That they may guide me , I have cleans'd my Heart And from thy Preceps never will depart : Then Hermons Honey to my taste more sweet . By-ways I hate ; by thine become discreet . NVN. ●hy Word , my Light ; a Lamp to guide my way . ● sware t' observe thy Truth , and will not stray . ●ly wounded Soul with promis'd mercy heal : ●ccept my offerings , and thy Will reveal . ●lthough inclos'd with Death ; though Foes have laid ●nares for my Soul ; yet have I thee obey'd . My comforts , my eternal Heritage . O may I keep them , till I die through age . SAMECH . ● love thy Law ; my hate to sin is great : O thou my hope , my Shield , my safe retreat ! My Will shall thine obey . Hence you prophane . Lord , save my Soul , nor let me hope in vain . Uphold ; and I thy Justice shall applaud . Thou hast intrap'd thy Foes in their own fraud ; Cast out like Dross . My heart affects thy path , Yet trembles with the horror of thy wrath . AIN . O leave me not to my outragious Foes : Nor to their scorn my righteous Soul expose . Mine Eyes even fail , while I thy aid expect . Be merciful , and in thy Wayes direct . Inlarge my mind , thy Wayes to understand : 'T is time ; for they infringe thy just Command , Which more than Gold ; than Gold refin'd I prise ; In all upright . But hate deceitful lies . PE. Thy Word , the Gate of Life , even Babes inspires With Knowledge : this my obsequious Soul admires : This I with thirsty appetite devour . Thy streams of Mercy on thy Servant pour . Compose my steps : so shall not sin subject , Nor man oppress : for I thy Laws affect . Shine on my Soul ; thy Statutes teach : mine Eyes Shed show'rs of tears , when men thy Laws despise . TSADDI . As Thou thy Self , so all thy Laws are just : Faithful to those , who in thy Promise trust . Zeal hath consum'd me , for my Foes neglect Of thy pure Laws , which I in heart affect . Those to observe , though mean and scorn'd , intend . Truth crowns thy Word ; thy Justice without end . These in my grief , and trouble comfort give . Inform with Knowledge , that my Soul may live . COPH. O hear my cries ! preserve his life , who will Thy Laws obey , and just Commands fulfill . My Eyes out-watch the Night ; my cries prevent The early Morn , in due Devotion spent . Hear , and revive ; thy Justice execute On lawless men : preserve from their pursuit . Thy oft-tri'd Mercy ever is at hand . Thy Judgements on eternal Bases stand . RESCH. Behold my sorrows ; patronize my cause . Thy Word perform to him , that keeps thy Laws . Death shall devour , who thy Commands neglect . Thou , great in Mercy , my sought life protect . In all extreams I have thy Will observ'd : Griev'd , when Transgressors from thy Statutes swerv'd . To me , who love thy Laws , thy Grace extend : Thy Truth began with Time , and knows no end . SCHIN . Tyrants oppress ; thy Word restrains my Mind : Wherein I joy , like those who Treasure find . Fraud I abhor ; inamour'd on thy Waies . Seven times a Day my Lips thy Justice praise . Who love thy Laws , sweet Peace , and Safety bless . In Thee I hope , nor thy just Will transgress . Thy Word observe : thy Statutes I affect ; Which through these humane Seas my course direct . TAV . Accept my Prayers : with Knowledge , Lord , indue ; From Death redeem ; since to thy Promise true . Thy Statutes taught , I will thy Praise resound . Thy Word extol , and Laws with Justice crown'd . These are my choice : uphold with thy right Hand ; Who feed on Hope , and joy in thy Command . Prolong my life , that I thy Praise may sing . Lord , thy stray'd Sheep back to thy Pasture bring . PSALM CXX . DIstrest , and in my mind dismay'd , When destitute of humane aid , To Thee successfully I pray'd . Lord , shield me from the Fraudulent ; From those that are on malice bent ; Who envious Calumnies invent . O thou false tongue , steep'd in the gall Of Serpents ! what reward , for all Thy mischief , shall to thee befall ! Like Arrows shot from Parthian strings , Fir'd Juniper , and Scorpions stings ; Such art thou , O thou worst of things ! Wo's me , that I from Israel Exiled , must in Mesech dwell ; And in the Tents of Ismael ! O how long shall I live with those , Whose savage minds sweet Peace oppose ; Where Fury by disswasion grows : PSALM CXXI . TO the Hills thine Eyes erect , Help from those alone expect . He who Heaven and Earth hath made , Shall from Sion send thee aid . God thy ever-watchful Guide , Will not suffer thee to slide . He , even he , who Israel keeps , Never slumbers , never sleeps . He , thy Guard , with Wings display'd , Shall refresh Thee in their Shade : Suns shall not with heat infect , But their temperate beams reflect : Nor unwholsom Serene shall From the Moons moist influence fall . When thou travel'st on the way , When at home thou spend'st the Day , When sweet Peace thy life delights , When imbroyl'd in bloody Fights , God shall all thy steps attend , Now , and evermore defend . PSALM CXXII . O Happy Summons ! to the Court And Temple of the Lord resort . Ierusalem , our Feet shall tread Within thy Walls : O thou the Head Of all the Earth and Iudah's Throne ; Three Cities strongly joyn'd in one ! The Tribes in throngs to Thee ascend ; The Tribes which on the Lord depend : Fat Offerings to his Altar bring , And his immortal Praises sing . There shall he his Tribunal place , The Judgement-feat of Davids Race . Your joys shall with your days increase , Who love and pray for Salems Peace . May Peace within thy Walls abound ; Thy Palaces with joy resound : Even for my Friends and Kindreds sake , May never War thy Bulwarks shake : Even for the hope of Israel , And House , where God vouchsafes to dwell . PSALM CXXIII . THou mover of the rolling Sphears , I through the Glasses of my Tears , To Thee my Eyes erect : As Servants mark their Masters hands : As Maids their Mistresses commands , And liberty expect : So we , deprest by enemies , And growing troubles , fix our Eyes On God , who sits on High : Till he in mercy shall descend To give our miseries an end , And turn our tears to joy . O save us , Lord , by all forlorn ; The subject of contempt and scorn . Defend us from their pride , Who live in fluency and ease ; Who with our woes their malice please , And miseries deride . PSALM CXXIV . BUt that God fought for us , may Israel say ; But that God fought for us , in that sad Day ; When men inflam'd with wrath ; against us rose : We had alive been swallowed by our Foes : Then had we sunk beneath the roaring Waves , And in their horrid entrails found our graves : Then had their violence , like torrents pour'd From melting Hills , our wretched lives devour'd . O blest be God! who hath not given our blood ▪ To quench their thirst , nor made our flesh their food . Our Souls , like Birds , have scap'd the Fowlers Net ; The snares are broke , which for our lives were set . Our only confidence is in his Name , Who made the Earth , and Heavens immortal frame . PSALM CXXV . THey , who the Lord their Fortress make , Shall like the Towers of Sion rise ; Which dreadful Earth-quakes never shake , Nor raging tumults of the skies . Lo ! as the Hills of Solyma Divine Ierusalem enclose : So shall his Angels in the Day Of danger , shield them from their Foes . The Wicked shall not long subject Their holy Race ; lest through despair They should the Laws of God neglect , And be as their Commanders are . Lord , to the Good be good ; the Just Protect : Their punishments increase , Who follow their rebellious lust : But crown thy Israel with Peace . PSALM CXXVI . WHen God had our deliverance wrought , And Sion out of Bondage brought ; It seem'd to us a Dream ; who were Distracted between Hope and Fear . Then sacred Joy fill'd every Breast : In flowing Mirth , and Songs exprest . The wondring Heathen oft would say ; How good ! how great a God have they ! Great things for us the Lord hath wrought ; Above the reach of humane thought : We therefore will his praises sing . The Remnant , Lord , from Bondage bring ; As Rivers through the parched Sand , Or show'rs which fall on thirsty land . Who sow in Tears , shall reap in Joy. We after long Captivity , Unto our native Soil retire ; The scope and crown of our desire . PSALM CXXVII . UNless the Lord the house sustain , They build in vain ; In vain they watch , unless the Lord The City guard . In vain you rise before the Light , And break the slumbers of the Night . In vain the bread of sorrow eat , Got by your sweat ; Unless the Lord with good success Your labours bless : For he all good on his bestows , And crowns their eyes with sweet repose . Increasing sons , his Heritage , Renew their age ; The pledges of their fruitful love , Given from above : As formidable to the Foe , As Arrows from a Giants bow . He is belov'd of God , and blest Above the rest ; Whose Quivers with such Shafts abound ; By men renown'd : Nor shall his adversary dread ; When they at the Tribunal plead . PSALM CXXVIII . HAppy he , who God obeys , Nor from his direction strayes : Thou shalt of thy labours feed ; All shall to thy wish succeed : Like a fair and fruitful Vine , By thy House , thy Wife shall joyn : Sons , obedient to command , Shall about thy Table stand ; Like green plants of Olives , set By the moistning rivulet . He who fears the Power above , Thus shall prosper in his love . God shall thee from Sion bless ; Thou shalt joy in the success Which the Lord will Salem give , While thou hast a day to live : Thou shalt see our Israels peace , And thy childrens large increase . PSALM CXXIX . OFt from my early youth have they Afflicted me , may Israel say : Oft from my early youth assail'd ; As oft have their endeavours fail'd . My back with long deep furrows wound ; As Plow-shares ear the patient ground . The ever Just hath broke their bands , And sav'd me from their cruel hands ▪ Let Sions Foes with infamy Be clothed , and untimely dye . Be they like Corn on Houses tops , Which Reapers sickle never crops , Nor Binder in his bosome bears : But withers still before it ears . No Travailer their labours bless , Nor say , We wish you good success . PSALM CXXX . OUt of the horrour of the Deep , Where fear and sorrow never sleep , To the my cries In sighs arise : Lord from despair thy servant keep : O lend a gracious ear , And my petitions hear . For if thou should'st our sins observe : And punish us , as we deserve : Not one of all But then must fall ; Since all from their obedience swerve : Yet art not thou severe , That we thy Name might fear . Thy Mercies our misdeeds transcend : My hopes upon thy Truth depend : Disconsolate On thee I waite ; As weary Centinels attend The chearful Morns uprise With long-expecting eyes . O you that are of Iacobs Race , ●n him your Hopes , and Comforts place ; His praises sing ; The living Spring Of Mercy and redundant Grace : For he will Israel Redeem from Sin and Hell. PSALM CXXXI . THou Lord my witness art ; I am not proud of heart ; Nor look with lofty eyes ; None envy , nor despise ; Nor to vain pomp apply My thoughts , nor sore too high : But in behaviour mild ; And as a tender child , Wean'd from his Mothers breast , On thee alone I rest . O Israel , adore The Lord for evermore : Be He the only scope Of thy unfainting hope . PSALM CXXXII . REmember David , Lord ; remember Thou His Troubles ; thy Redemptions ; and the Vow He to the mighty God of Iacob made ; Bound by an Oath ; and in these words convey'd : No Roof shall cover me , nor sweet repose Refresh my Limbs , or sleep my eye-lids close , 'Till I have found a place for his abode ; Even for the Temple of the living God. The Ark , we heard , in Ephrata long stood ; And found it in the valley cloth'd with Wood. We will into thy Tabernacle go , And there our selves before thy Foot-stool throw . Ascend to thy eternal Rest at length ; ●hou , and the Ark of thy admired strength . ● let thy Priests be cloth'd with sanctity , ●nd all thy Saints sing with triumphant joy : ●or Davids sake , receive into thy Grace : ●rom thy Anointed never turn thy Face . ●or thus thou swor'st who never wilt forget ; ●hy Son shall long possess thy royal Seat : ●nd if thy Children my commands ob●erve , ●or from the rules of my prescription swerve ; ●heir Off-spring shall the Hebrew Scepter sway , ●ven while the Sun illuminates the Day . ●or Sion I have chosen ; Sion great 〈◊〉 my affections ; my eternal Seat. ● will abundantly increase her store ; And with the flow'r of Wheat sustain her poor : Her Priests shall blessings to her People bring ; Her joyful Saints in sacred measures sing . There shall the Horn of David freshly sprout ; Their lamp of glory never shall burn out : His Diadem shall flourish on his head : But Nets of shame his Foes shall over-spread . PSALM CXXXIII . O Blest estate ! blest from above ! When Brethren joyn in mutual love . 'T is like the precious Odors shed On consecrated Aarons head : Which trickled from his Beard and Breast , Down to the borders of his Vest. T is like the pearls of Dew that drop On Hermons ever-fragrant top : Or which the smiling Heavens distill On happy Sions sacred Hill. For God hath there his favours plac't , And joy , which shall for ever last . PSALM CXXXIV . YOu , who the Lord adore , And at his Altar wait ; Who keep your watch before The threshold of his Gate ; His praises sing By silent Night , Till cheerful light In th' Orient spring . Your hands devoutly raise To his divine Recess ; The Worlds Creator praise , And thus the People bless ; The God of Love , From Sions Towers , To you and yours Propitious prove . PSALM CXXXV . O You , who Ephods wear and Incense fling On sacred flames ; Jehovah's praises sing . You , who his Temple guard , O celebrate His glorious Name ; his noble Acts relate . How great a joy with such sincere delight To crown the Day , and entertain the Night ! For Israel is his choice ; and Iacobs Race ●is treasure , and the object of his Grace . 〈◊〉 power how infinite ! how much before ●hose mortal gods , whom frantick men adore ! ●ll on his Will depend ; all Homage owe , 〈◊〉 Heaven , in Earth , and in the Depths below . ●t his command exhaled Vapors rise , ●nd in condensed clouds obscure the Skies . ●rom thence , in show'rs He horrid Lightning flings ; And from their Caves the strugling Tempests brings . He the first-born of Men and Cattle slew ; ●resh streams of blood the Towns and Plains imbrew . Th' Inhabitants that drink of Nilus flood , At his confounding Wonders trembling stood . Great Princes , who excell'd in fortitude , And mighty Nations by his power subdu'd . Strong Sihon , whom the Amorites obey'd ; And strenuous Og , who Bashans Scepter sway'd ; With all the Kingdoms of the Canaanites , Who to the Conquerours resign their rights : To whom he their dismantled Cities grants , And in those fruitful fields his Hebrews plants . Thy Name shall last unto Eternity ; And thy immortal Fame shall never dye . Thou dost thy Servant pardon and protect ; Advance the Humble , and the Proud deject . Those helpless gods , ador'd in foreign Lands , Are Gold and Silver ; wrought by humane hands : Blind Eyes have they , deaf Ears , still silent Tongues ▪ Nor breath exhale from their unactive Lungs . Who made , resemble them ; and such are those , Who in such senseless stocks their hopes repose . O praise the Lord , you who from Israel spring ; His Praises , O you Sons of Aaron , sing : You of the House of Levi praise his Name : All you who God adore , his Praise proclaime . From Sion praise the only Good and Great ; Who in Ierusalem hath fixt his Seat. PSALM CXXXVI . THe Bounty of Jehovah praise : This God of gods all Scepters sways . Thanks to the Lord of lords afford ; And his amazing Wonders blaze : For from the King of kings E-ter-nal Mercy springs . Him praise , who fram'd the arched Sky ; Those Orbs that move so orderly . Firm Earth above , The Floods that move Display'd , and rais'd the Hills on high . For from the King of kings Eternal Mercy springs . Who Sun and Moon inform'd with Light , To guide the Day , and rule the Night : The fixed Stars , And Wanderers Created by divine fore-sight . For from the King of kings Eternal Mercy springs . The first-born of Aegyptians slew ; Whose wounds the thirsty Earth imbrew : And from that Land , With powerful hand , Th' oppressed sons of Iacob drew . For from the King of kings Eternal Mercy springs . The parted Seas before them fled , Who in their empty chanels tread : The joyning waves , Aegyptian graves : And his through food-less Deserts led . For from the King of kings Eternal mercy springs . Who numerous Armies put to flight , And mighty Princes slew in fight : Og prostrate laid , Who Bashan swai'd ; And Sihon the crown'd Amorite . For from the King of kings Eternal Mercy springs . By his strong hand those Giants fell ; And gave their Lands to Israel : Confirm'd by deed Unto their Seed : Who in their conquer'd Cities dwell . For from the King of kings Eternal Mercy springs . Remembred us in our distress ; And freed from those , who did oppress . He food doth give To all that live . The God of Heaven , O Israel , bless . For from the King of kings Eternal Mercy springs . PSALM CXXXVII . AS on Euphrates shady banks we lay , And there , O Sion , to thy Ashes pay Our funeral tears : our silent Harps , unstrung . And unregarded , on the Willows hung . Lo , they who had thy desolation wrought , And captiv'd Iudah unto Babel brought , Deride the tears which from our Sorrows spring ; And say in scorn , A Song of Sion sing . Shall we prophane our Harps at their command ? Or holy Hymns sing in a forrein Land ? O Solyma ! thou that art now become A heap of stones , and to thy self a Tomb ! When I forget thee , my dear Mother , let My fingers their melodious skill forget : When I a joy disjoyn'd from thine , receive ; Then may my tongue unto my palate cleave . Remember Edom , Lord ; their cruel pride , Who in the Sack of wretched Salem cry'd ; Down with their Buildings , rase them to the ground , Nor let one Stone be on another found . Thou Babylon , whose Towers now touch the Skye , That shortly shalt as low in ruins lye ; O happy ! O thrice happy they , who shall With equal cruelty revenge our fall ! That dash thy Childrens brains against the stones : And without pity hear their dying groans . PSALM CXXXVIII . MY Soul , applaud our glorious King ; Before the Gods his praises sing : His Mercy an eternal Spring . For this , on consecrated ground Will I adore ; thy Truth resound ; Thy Word above all Names renown'd . Thou heard'st me , when to thee I cry'd ; When Danger charg'd on every side ; By thee confirm'd and fortifi'd . All those , who awful Scepters bear , When they of thy Performance hear , Shall worship thee with reverent fear . They shall his Truth and Mercy praise , Who all the World with ●ustice swaies ; Whose Wonders Adoration raise . Although inthron'd above the Skies , He on the lowly casts his eyes , But doth the Insolent despise . Though storms of Troubles me inclose ; Yet thou shalt save me from my Foes , And raise me in their overthrows . For God his Promise will effect ; The Faithful faithfully protect ; Nor ever his own Choice reject . PSALM CXXXIX . THou know'st me , O thou only Wise ; Seest when I sit , and when I rise ; Can'st my concealed thoughts disclose ; Observ'st my Labours and Repose ; Know'st all my Counsels , all my Deeds , Each word which from my Tongue proceeds : Behind , before , by thee inclos'd ; Thy Hand on every part impos'd . Such knowledge my capacity Transcends ; so wonderful , so high ! O which way shall I take my flight ? Or where conceal me from thy sight ? Ascend I Heaven ; Heaven is thy Throne : Dive I to Hell ; there art thou known . Should I the Mornings wings obtain , And flie beyond th' Hesperian Main ; Thy powerful Arm would reach me there , Reduce , and curb me with thy fear . Were I involv'd in shades of Night ; That Darkness would convert to Light. What Clouds can from discovery free ! What Night , wherein thou canst not see ! The Night would shine likes Dayes clear flame ; Darkness and Light , to Thee the same . Thou sift'st my reins , even thoughts to come : Thou cloth'dst me in my Mothers womb . Great God , that hast so strangely rais'd This Fabrick , be thou ever prais'd . O full of Admiration Are these thy Works ! to me well-known . My Bones were to thy view displaid , When I in secret shades was made ; When wrought by thee with curious art , As in the Earths inferiour part . On me , an Embryon , didst thou look : My members written in thy Book Before they were : which perfect grew In time , and open to the view . Thy Counsels admirable are ; And yet as infinite as rare . O could I number them , far more Than Sands upon the murmuring shore ! When I awake , thy Works again My thoughts with wonder entertain . The Wicked thou wilt surely kill . Hence you , who blood with pleasure spill . Their tongues thy Majesty profane ; They take thy sacred Name in vain . Lord , hate not I thy Enemies ? And grieve , when they against thee rise ? I hate them with a perfect hate ; And , as my Foes , would ruinate . Search and explore my heart : O try My thoughts , and their Integrity . Behold , if I from Virtue stray : And lead in thy eternal Way . PSALM CXL . LOrd , save me from the Violent ; From him who takes delight in ill : Whose heart Deceit and Mischief fill ; On bloody War and Outrage bent . Their wounding Tongues , like Serpents whet ; Poyson of Asps their Lips inclose . O save from fierce and Wicked Foes ; Who toils , to overthrow me , set ! The Proud have hid their cords and snares ; Spread all their Nets ; their Gins have laid . To God , Thou art my God , I said ; O gently hear thy Suppliant's prayers . My strong Preserver in the fight , As with a Helm , my head defends . Let not the Wicked gain their ends ; Lord , lest their pride rise with their might . Themselves let their own Slanders wound : Destroy Him who their fury leads . Let burning coals fall on their heads ; And quenchless flames imbrace them round . Cast them into the Depths below ; From thence , O never let them rise ! Let Death the Slanderer surprise ; And Mischief salvage Wrath o'rethrow . God to th' Afflicted aid will give ; The Poor defend from Death and Shame . The Just shall celebrate thy Name ; And ever in thy Presence live . PSALM CXLI . TO Thee I cry ; Lord , hear my cries ; O come with speed unto my aid : Let my sad Prayers before Thee rise , Like Incense on the Altar laid ; Or as when I , with hands displaid , Present my Evening Sacrifice . Before my mouth a Guardian set ; My Lips with barrs of Silence close . O let me not thy Laws forget ; And wickedly combine with those , Who Thee , and all that 's good , oppose ; Nor of their deadly Dainties eat . But let the Just wound and reprove ; Such stripes and checks , an argument Of their sincere and prudent love ; Like Odours of a fragrant Scent , Pour'd on my head , no breaches rent . My prayers shall for their safety move . Mongst Rocks their Chiefs in ambush lye , Yet have my suff'rings understood . Our severed bones are scattered by The mouths of graves , like clefts of Wood. Lord , save from those , that hunt for blood : On Thee with faith I cast mine eye . O from their Machinations free , That would my guiltless Soul betray ; From those who in my wrongs agree , And for my life their engins lay . May they by their own craft decay ; But let me thy Salvation see . PSALM CXLII . WIth sighs and cries to God I praid ; To him my supplication made ; Pour'd out my tears , My cares and fears ; My wrongs before him laid . My fainting spirits almost spent : He knew the path in which I went. Yet in my way Their snares they lay , With merciless intent . My Eyes I round about me throw ; None see , that will th' Oppressed know ; No refuge left ; Of hope bereft ; Vain pity none bestow . Then unto God I cry'd , and said , Thou art my Hope , and only Aid , The Portion I build upon , While with frail flesh araid . O Sourse of Mercy , hear my cry , Lest I with wasting sorrow die : Shield from my foes , Who now inclose ; Since of more strength than I. My Soul out of this Prison bring , That I may praise thee , O my King. Who trust in thee , Shall compass me , And of thy Bounty sing . PSALM CXLIII . LOrd , to my cries afford an ear , Th' afflicted hear ; According to thy Equity , And Truth reply ; Nor prove severe : for in thy sight None living shall be found upright . The Foe my Soul besiegeth round , Strikes to the ground : In darkness hath inveloped , Like men long dead : My mind with sorrow overthrown ; My heart within me stupid grown . I call to mind those ancient Daies Fill'd with thy praise : Thy Works alone possess my thought , With wonder wrought . To thee I stretch my zealous Hand ; Desir'd like rain by thirsty land . Approach with speed ; my Spirits fail ; Thy Face unveil : Least I forthwith grow like to those , Whom graves inclose . O let me of thy Mercy hear , Before the morning Sun appear . My God , thou art the only scope Of all my hope : O shew me thy prescribed way , Lest I should stray . For to thy Throne I raise mine eyes ; My Soul , and all my faculties . Save from my Foes : to Thee loe I For refuge flie : Inform me , that I may fulfill Thy sacred Will. My God , let thy good Spirit lead , That in thy paths my Feet may tread . O for thy Honour quicken me , Who trust in Thee : Out of these Straights , for Justice sake , Thy Servant take . In mercy cut thou off my Foes , Whose hate hath multiply'd my woes . PSALM CXLIV . THe Lord , my Strength , be only prais'd ; The Lord , who hath my courage rais'd : In doubtful Battle given me might , And skill how to direct , and fight . My Fautor , Fortress , high-built Tower ; My Rock , Redeemer , Shield and Power ; My only Confidence ; who still ●ubjects my People to my will. Lord , what is Man , or his frail Race , That thou should'st such a vapour grace ! Man nothing is but vanity ; A shadow swiftly gliding by . Great God , stoop from the bending Skies , The Mountains touch , and Clouds shall rise ; ●rom thence thy winged Lightning throw ; Rout and confound the flying Foe ; Stretch down thy hand , which only saves , And snatch me from the furious Waves . Free from rebellious Enemies , ●●ur'd to perjuries and lies : Their Hands defil'd with fraud and wrong . Then will I in a new-made Song , Unto the softly-warbling string , Of thy Illustrious Praises sing . Thou Kings preserv'st ; hast me preserv'd ; Even David , who thy Will observ'd ; ●ree from rebellious Enemies , Inur'd to perjuries and lies : Foul deeds their violent hands defile ; Hands prone to treachery and guile : That in their Youth our Sons may grow Like Lawrel Groves ; our Daughters show Like polish'd pillars deck'd with Gold ; Which high and Royal roofs uphold : Our Magazines abound with Grain , Provision of all sorts contain : Increasing Flocks our Pastures fill , And well-fed Steers the Fallows till ; That no incursions Peace affright ; No Armies joyn in dreadful fight ; No daring Foe our Walls invest , Nor fearful shrieks disturb our rest . Blest People ! who in this estate Injoy your selves without debate ! And happy , O thrice happy they , Who for their God , the Lord obey ! PSALM CXLV . I Still will of thy Glory sing ; Thy Name extoll , my God , my King. No day shall pass without thy praise ; Prais'd while the Sun his Beams displays . Great is the Lord , whose praise exceeds : Inscrutable are all his Deeds . One Age shall to another tell Thy Works , which so in power excell . The Beauty of thy Excellence , And Oracles intrance my Sense . Men shall thy dreadful Acts relate ; My Verse thy Greatness celebrate ; To memory thy Favours bring , And of thy noble Justice sing . For in Thee Grace and Pity live ; To anger slow , swift to forgive . All on thy Goodness , Lord , depend : Thy Mercies all thy Works transcend ; Even all thy Works shall praise thy Name ; Thy Saints shall celebrate the same : Of thy far-spreading Empire speak ; Thy Power , to which all Powers are weak : To make thy Acts to Mortals known , And glory of thy awfull Throne . Thy Kingdom never shall have end : Thy Rule beyond Times flight extend . The Lord shall those , who fall , sustain ; And Souls dejected raise again . All seek from Thee their livelyhood ; Thou in due season giv'st them food : Thy liberal Hand , Men , Birds , and Beasts , Even all that live , with plenty feasts . The Lord is Just in all his Waies , Who Mercy in his Works displaies ; ●s present by his power with all , Who on his Name sincerely call : For he will their desires effect ; Regard their cries ; from Foes protect . Who love Him , Safety shall enjoy : The Lord the Wicked will destroy . My Tongue his Goodness shall proclame . Man-kind , for ever praise his Name . PSALM CXLVI . Hallelu-jah . O My Soul , praise thou the Lord : Whilst thou liv'st , his praise record . Whilst I am , eternal King , I will of thy praises sing . O , no hope in Princes place ; Trust in none of humane race ; Who can give no help at all , Nor prevent his proper fall . When his parting breath expires , He again to Earth retires . Ev'n in that uncertain day All his thoughts with him decay . Happy he , whom God protects ; He , on whom his Grace reflects . Happy he , who plants his trust On the only Good and Just. He who Heavens bl●w Arch display'd ; He who Earths Foundation laid ; Spread the Land-imbracing Main ; Made what ever all contain : True to what his Word profest ; He revengeth the opprest ; Hungry Souls with food sustains , And unbinds the Prisoners chains : To the blind restores his sight ; Rears , who fall by wicked might . Righteousness his Soul affects . Friendless Strangers he protects , Widdows , and the Fatherless ; Those confounds who these oppress . Zion , God , thy God shall raign , While the Poles their Orbs sustain . Hallelu-jah . PSALM CXLVII . JEhovah praise with one consent . How comely ! sweet ! how excellent , To sing our great Creators praise ! Whose hands late ruin'd Salem raise , Collecting scattered Israel , That they in their own Towns may dwell : He cures the sorrows of our minds ; Our wounds imbalms , and softly binds . He numbers Heavens bright-sparkling Flames , And calls them by their several Names . Great is our God , and great in might ; His Knowledge O most infinite ! The Humble unto Thrones erects ; The Insolent to Earth dejects . Present your thanks to our great King ; On solemn Harps his Praises sing ; Who Heaven with gloomy Vapors hides , And timely Rain for Earth provides . With grass he clothes the pregnant Hills , And hungry beasts with Herbage fills . He feeds the Ravens croaking brood , ( Left by the Old ) that cry for food . He cares not for the strength of Horse , Nor mans strong limbs , and matchless force : But those affects , who in his Path Their feet direct with constant Faith. O Solyma , Jehovah praise ; To God thy Voice , O Sion , raise : Who hath thy City fortify'd ▪ Thy streets with Citizens supply'd : Firm peace in all thy borders set , And fed thee with the flower of Wheat . He sends forth his Commands , which flie More swift than Lightning through the Skie : The Snow-like Wool on Mountains spreads ; And hoary Frosts like Ashes sheds ; While solid Floods their course refrain , What Mortal can his cold sustain ? At his Command , by Wind and Sun Dissolv'd th' unfetter'd Rivers run . His Laws to Iacob he hath shown ; His Judgements are to Israel known . Not so with other Nations deals , From whom his Statutes he conceals . PSALM CXLVIII . Hallelu-jah . YOu , who dwell the Skies , Free from humane miseries ; You whom highest Heaven imbowers , Praise the Lord with all your powers . Angels , your clear Voices raise ; Him you Heavenly Armies praise : Sun , and Moon with borrow'd light ; All you sparkling Eyes of Night : Waters hanging in the air ; Heaven of Heavens his Praise declare . His deserved Praise record ; His , who made you by his Word ; Made you evermore to last , Set your bounds not to be past . Let the Earth his Praise resound : Monstrous Whales , and Seas profound ; Vapors , Lightning , Hail , and Snow ; Storms , which when he bids them , blow : Flowry Hills , and Mountains high ; Cedars , neighbours to the Skie ; Trees that fruit in season yield ; All the Cattle of the Field ; Salvage beasts ; all creeping things ; All that cut the Air with wings . You who awful Scepters sway ; You inured to obey ; Princes , Judges of the Earth ; All of high and humble birth ; Youths , and Virgins , flourishing In the beauty of your spring : You who bow with Ages weight ; You , who were but born of late : Praise his Name with one consent : O how great ! how excellent ! Than the Earth profounder far ; Higher than the highest star . He will his to honour raise . You his Saints , resound his Praise ; You who are of Iacobs Race , And united to his Grace . Hallelu-jah . PSALM CXLIX . TO the God , whom we adore , Sing a Song unsung before : His immortal Praise rehearse , Where his Holy Saints converse . Israel , O thou his Choice , In thy Makers Praise rejoyce : Zions Sons , rejoyce , and sing To the Honour of your King. In the Dance his Praise resound ; Strike the Harp , let Timbrels sound . God in Goodness infinite , In his People takes delight . God with safety will adorn Those , whom men afflict with scorn . Let his Saints in glory joy ; Sing as in their Beds they lye : Highly praise the living Lord ; Arm'd with their two-edged Sword , All the Heathen to confound ; And the Nations bordering round ; Binding all their Kings with cords ; Fettring their captived Lords : That they in divine pursuit , May his Judgements execute ; As 't is writ , such Honour shall Unto all his Saints befall . Hallelu-jah . PSALM CL. Hallelu-jah . PRaise the Lord inthron'd on high ; Praise him in his Sanctity ; Praise him for his mighty Deeds ; Praise him who in Power exceeds ; Praise with Trumpets , pierce the Skies ; Praise with Harps and Psalteries ; Praise with Timbrels , Organs , Flutes ; Praise with Violins , and Lutes ; Praise , with silver Cymbals sing ; Praise on those which loudly ring . Angels , ●ll of humane birth , Praise the Lord of Heaven and Earth . Hallelu-jah . FINIS . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A27888-e720 His Travels , wherin he relates the History of the Pyramids . Athens . Greece . Eastern Churches . Of Doctrine . Of Persons . As Antiock . Turks . Priests . Ovids Metamorphosis . Commentar . Virg. A●● . lib. 1. Panegyrick . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Tarantula Notes for div A27888-e3720 Cantus . Bassus . Cantus . Bassus . Cantus . Bassus . Cantus . Bassus . Cantus . Bassus . As the 3 d. Cantus . Bassus . Part 2. Cantus . Bassus . Cantus . Bassus . Cantus . Bassus . Part 2. 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