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Who did remove their troublous Aate according as they pray'd.

29 For with his word the Lord doth make the Aturdy ftorns to cease:

So that the waves from their great rage
are brought to reft and peace.

30 Then are they glad when reft is come,
which they fo much did crave:
And to the hav'n by him are brought,
which they fo feign would have.

The Fourth Part.

Let men therefore before the Lord
confefs his goodness then,
And thew the wonders that he doth
before the fons of men.

32 Let them in prefence of the folk
with praife extol his Name:
And where the elders ufe to fit
there let them do the fame.
33 The wilderness he often makes
with waters to abound:
And water-fprings he often turns
to dry and parched ground.

34 A fruitful land with pleatures deckt
full barren doth he make:

When on their fins that dwell therein
he doth just vengeance take.
35 Again the wilderness full rude
he maketh fruit to bear,
With pleasant fprings of water clear,
though none before were there.

36 Wherein fuch hungry fouls are fet
as he hath freely chofe:

That they a city may them build to dwell in fafe from foes.

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37 That they may fow their pleafant land
and vineyards alfo plant:

To yield them fruits of fuch increase
that they may have no want.
38 They multiply exceedingly,
the Lord doth blefs them fo:
Who alfo maketh the brute beafte

in numbers great to grow.

39 But when the faithful are brought low,
by the oppreffours ftout,
Diminishing through many plagues
that compafs them about:

40 Then doth he princes bring to fhame
which did them fore oppreis:
And likewife caufed them to err
when in the wilderness.

41 But yet the poor he raiseth up
out of his troubles deep:
And often doth his train augment
much like a flock of fheep.

42 The righteous fhall behold this fight,
and alfo much rejoyce:
Whereas the wicked and perverse
with grief Ahalt ftop their voice.
43 But who is wife that now full well
he may these things record?
For certainly fuch mall perceive
she kindness of the Lord.

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PSA L. CVIII. J. D
God, my heart prepared is

my tongue is likewife for
I will advance my voice in fong
2 Awake my viol and my harp
that I thy praik may fhow.
fweet melody to make:
And in the morning I my felf
right early will awake.

3 By me among the people, Lord;
All praifed fhalt thou be:
And I among the heathen folk
will praifes fing to thee.
4 Because thy mercy doth afcend
above the heav'ns most high:
Alfo thy truth doth reach the cloude
within the lofty sky.

Above the ftarry heavens high
exalt thy self, O God:
Difplay likewife upon the earth
thy glory all abroad.

6 That thy beloved alfo may
be fet at liberty,

Help, O my God, with thy right band
and hear me fpeedily.

7 God in his holiness hath spoke,
wherefore my joys abound,
Sichem I will divide and mete

the vale of Succoths ground.
8 And Gilead fhall be my own,
Manafies mine fhall be:

My head ftrength Ephraim, and law
fhall Judah give to me.

9 Moab my wafh-pot is, my fhooe
o'er Edom I will throw:
upon the land of Paletine
in triumph will I go.

10 Who to the city ftrong fhall be
leader and guide to me?
Alfo by whom to Edoms land
conveyed fhall I be?

IIIs it not thou, O Lord, who late
haft us forfaken quite:
And wilt not thou, Lord, alfo go.
forth with our hofts to fight?
12 Give us, O Lord, thy faving aid
when troubles do afiail:
For all the help of man is vain,

and can no whit avail.

13 Through God we fall do valiant add
and worthy of renown:
Be fhall fubdue our enemies,
yea, he shall tread them down.

PSA L. CIX. N.

N fpeechlefs filence do not hold,
O God, thy tongue always:
E'en thou, O Lord, because thou art
the God of all my praife.

2 The wicked and the guileful mouths;
on me difclofed be:

And they with falfe and lying tongue

have spoken unto me.

They did belet me round about with words of hateful fpite: Without all caufe of my defert against me they did fight.

4 For my good will they were my foes,
then I began to pray:

My good with ill, my friendliness
with hate they did repay.
Ser thou the wicked over him,
to have the upper hand:

At his right hand, Lord, fuffer thou
his hateful foe to ftand.

6 When he is judged, let him then condemned be therein:

And let the pray'r that he doth make be turned into fin.

Few be his days, his charge aИo let thou another take: His children let be fatherless,

his wife a widow make.
8 His off-fpring let be vagabonds,
and ever beg their bread:
In places defolate and wafte,
let them feek to be fed.
9 Let covetous extortioners
get all his goods in store:
And let the Aranger fpoil the fruit
of all his toil before.

10 Let there be none to pity him,
let there be none at all:
That on his children fatherlefs
will let their mercy fall.

The Second Part.

II Let his pofterity be quite deftroy'd and never breed: Their name out-blotted in the age that after fha!! fucceed

12 Let not his father's wickednes from God's remembrance fall: And never let his mother's fin

be done away at all.

13 But in the prefence of the Lord,
let them for ever ftay:
That from the earth their memory
he may cut clean away.

14 Since mercy he forgot to fhew,
but did parfue with spite

The troubled man, and fought to Alay the wofu! hearted wight.

15 As he did curfing love, it fhall happen unto him fo:

And as he did not bleffing love, far from him it fhall go.

16 As he with curfing clad himfeif fo it like water fhall

Enter his bowels, and like oyl
into his, bones fhall fall.

17 As garment let it be to him,
to cover him withal.
And as a girdle wherewith he
always be girded hall.

18 Let this be the reward from God,
of him that is my foe
Yes, and of these that evil speak
against my foul aifo.

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19 But thou, O Lord, that art my God deal graciously with me: Deliver me, for thy Name's fake, for great thy mercies be. 20 Becaufe in depth of great diftrels I needy am and poor: Alfo within my pained breaft, my heart is wounded fore.

The Third Part.

21 Even fo do I depart away,
as doth declining fhade:
And as the grafhopper, fo I
am fhaken off and fade.

22 With faiting long from needful food,
my knees enfeebled are:
And all the fatnefs of my flesh
is gone with grief and care.
23 And I alfo a vile reproach
to them am made to be:
And they that did upon me ook,

did thake their heads at me: ...
24 Help me therefore, O God, I pray,
my aid and fuccour be:
According to thy mercies great,
fave and deliver me.

25 And they hall know thereby, that this is thy moft mighty hand:

And that 'tis thou that haft it done they well fall understand.

26 Although they curfe with fpite yet thou fhalt blefs with loving voice:

When they rife up, and come to fhame, thy fervant fhall rejoyce.

27 Let them with "thame be cloathed that are mine enemics:

And with confifion as a cloak

be covered likewife.

28 But greatly I will with my mouth
give thanks to the Lord:
And I among the mintitude
his praifes will record.

29 For he with help at his right hand
will ftand the poor man by,

To fave him from the man that would condemn his foul to die..

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PSAL. CX. N.

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He Lord did fay unto my Lord, fit thou on my right hand,, Till I have made thy foes a ftool whereon thy feet fhall ftand.

2 The Lord fhall out of Sion end
the fceptre of thy might:
Amisit thy mortal foes be thou
the ruler in their fight.

3 And in the day on which thy reign
and power they fhall fee
Then free-will-offerings fhall all
the people give to thee.

4 Yea, with an holy worshipping, then fhall they offer all:

Thy birth-dew is the dew that doth from womb of morning fall.

The Lord hath fworn, and never will repent what he doth fay: By th' order of Melchifedech, thou art a prieft alway.

6 The Lord thy God on thy right hand that ftandeth for thy ftay,

Shail wound for thee the ftately kings
in that his wrathful day.

7 The heathen he fhall judge and fill
the place with bodies dead:
And over divers countries fhall
in fender fimite the head.

8 And he thall drink out of the brook
that runneth in the way:
Wherefore he fhall lift up on high
his royal head that day.

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PSAL. CXI. N.

Ith heart I do accord
To praife and laud the Lord
In prefence of the juft.
For great his works are found,
To fearch them fuch are bound,
As do him love and truft.
2 His works are glorious,
And righteou'nefs to us,
It ever doth endure.

His wondrous works he would,
We still remember thould,
His mercy is full fure.

3 Such as to him bear love,
A portion fair above

He hath up for them laid,
For this they fhall well find,
He will have them in mind,
And keep them as he said.
4 For he did not difdain
His works to fhew them plain,
By lightnings and by thunders:
When he the heathens land
Did give into their hand,
Where they beheld his wonders.
Of all his works enfu'th
Both judgment, right and truth,
Whereto his ftatutes tend:
They are decreed ture,
For ever to endure,

On which we may depend.
6 Redemption he gave
His people for to fave,
It allo hath appear'd:
His promife doth not fail,
But evermore prevail,

His holy Name be fear'd.
7 Whofo with heart fall fain
Tre wifdom weld attain,
The Lord fear and obey.
Such as his laws do keep
Shall knowledge have full deep,
His praife fhall last alway.

PSA L. CXII. W. K.
The man is bleft that God doth fear.
"He man is bleft that God doth fear,
His feed on earth God will uprear,
And biefs fuch as from him proceed.

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His houfe with riches he will fill,
His righteoufhefs endure thall Aill.
2 Unto the righteous doth arife,
In trouble joy, in darknefs light:
Compallion great is in his eyes,
And mercy always in his fight.

Yea, pity moveth him to lend,
He doth with judgment things expend
3 And furely he fhall never fail,"
For in remembrance had is he:
Nor tidings ill his mind aflail,
Who in the Lord fure hope doth fee,
His heart is firm, his fear is part,
For he shall fe: his foes down caft.
4 He did well for the poor provide,
His righteo facfs doth till remain :
And his entace with praife abide,
Which wicked men behold with pain
Yea, gnath their teeth thereat fhall they
And to confume and melt away.

PSAL. CXIII. W. K.

E children which do ferve the Lord,
Fraile se his name with one accorde
Yea, bleed be always his Name,
Who from the rifing of the fun,
Till it return where it begun,

Is to be praifed with great fame.
The Lord all people doth furmount,
As for his glory we may count,

Above the heavens high to be.
With God the Lord who may compare,
Whofe dwellings in the heavens are?

of fich great power and force is he
2 He doth abafe himself we know,
Things to behold on earth below,

And alfo in the heav'n above.
The needy out of duft to draw,
Alfo the poor which help none faw,
His only mercy did him move.
And fo did fet him up on high,
With princes of great dignity,

That rule his people with great fame!
The barren he doth make to bear,
And with great joy her fruit to rear,
Therefore praife ye his holy Name.

PSA L. CXIV. W. W.

Hen Ifrael by God's command
from Pharaoh's land was bent
And Jacob's houfe the ftrangers left,
ant in the fame train went :
2 In Judah God his glory fhew'd,
his holiness moft bright:
So did the Ifraelites declare

his kingdom, power and might
3 The fea faw it, and fuddenly
as all amaz'd did die:
The roaring ftreams of Jordan's floud
gave back immediately.

4 As rams afraid, the mountains skipt,
their ftrength did them forlake:
And as the filly trembling lamba
their tops did beat and thase.

S What

$ What ailed thee, O fea, that thou, fo fuddenly didit die? Ye rolling waves of Jordans foud, why turn'd ye so swiftly? 6 Ye mountains, even as rams afraid, why did your frength fo fhake? Why did your tops as trembling lambs, quiver with fear and quake? 70 earth, cosfefs thy Soveraign Lord, and dread his mighty hand: Before the face of Jacob's God

fear ye both fea and land.

8 I mean the God, who from hard rocks caufeth Bouds to appear:

And from the ftony flint doth fend fountains of water clear.

PSAL. CXV. N.

Ot unto us, Lord, not to us,

Not but to thy Name give praife,

Both for thy mercy and thy truth
that are in thee always.

2 Why fhall the heathen (corners fay,
where is their God become?
Our God he is in heaven, and what
he will'd, that hath he done.
3 Their idols filver are and gold,
work of mens hands they be
They have a mouth, but do not fpeak,
and eyes but do not fee.

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4 And they have ears joyn'd to their heads but do not hear at all:

Nofes alfo they formed have, but not to fmell withall.

And hands they have, but handle not, and feet, but cannot walk:

A throat they have, yet through the fame, they do not fpeak or talk.

6 They and their makers are alike, and those whofe truft they be:

O Ifrael truit in the Lord,

thy help and fhield is he.

70 Aaron's houfe truft in the Lord, that ftill defendeth thee:

Ye that do fear him, trust in him,
your fure defence is he.

8 The Lord of us hath mindful been,
and will us bleis alfo :
On Ifr'el and on Aaron's houfe
his bleflings will bestow.

9 Them that be fearers of the Lord,
he fure will blefs them all:
Yea, he will biefs them ev'ry one,
even both the great and fmall.
BO To you alway the living Lord
will multiply his grace:
And alfo to the children that

fhall follow of your race.

11 Ye are the blefed of the Lord,
even of the Lord maft high:
Who both the heav'n and earth did make,
and fix immovably..

12 The beav'ns, above the higheft heav'n
belong unto the Lord:

The earth unto the fons of men he gave of free accord.

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PS AL. CXVI. N.

Love the Lord, because the voice
ll ever call on him, because
of my pray'r heard hath he:

he bow'd his ear to me.

2 Even when the fnares of cruel death
about befet me round:

When pains of hell me caught, and when
I wo and forrow found.

3 Upon the Name of God the Lord,
then did I call, and fay,
Deliver thou my foul, O Lord,
I do thee humbly pray.
4 The Lord is very merciful,
and juft he is alfo :

And in our God compaffion doth
most plentifully flow.

5 The Lord in fafety doth preferve
all thofe that fimple be.
was in woful mifery,

and he deliver'd me.

6 And now my foul, fince thou art fafe,
return unto thy reft:

For largely, unto thee the Lord
his bounty hath expreft.

Because thou haft delivered
my foul from deadly thrall!

My moistned eyes from mournful team,
my fliding feet from fall:

8 Before the Lord I ia the land
of life will walk therefore.
I did believe, therefore I fpake,
but I was troubled fore.

The Second Part.
9 I faid in my diftrefs and fear,
that all men liars be:

What shall I pay the Lord for all

his benefits to me?

10 The wholfome cup of faving health,
I thankfully will take:
And on the Name of God will call,
when I my prayers do make.
11 I to the Lord will pay my vows
with joy and great delight:
Now at this very prefent time.
in all his peoples fight..

#2 Right dear and precious in his fight
he always doth esteem
The death of all his holy Ones,
whatever men do deem.

13 Thy fervant, Lord, thy fervant, lo;
I do my felf confefs,

Son of thy handmaid, thou haft broke the bonds of iny diftrefs.

14 Therefore I'll offer up to thee

facrifice of praife

And

And I will call upon the Name

of God the Lord always.

15 I to the Lord will pay my vows with joy and great delight:

Now at this very prefent time

in all his peoples fight.

But through the Lord I found fuch help
as did them vanquifh all.

12 The Lord is my defence and Arength,
my joy, my mirth, and fong:
And is become for me indeed
a Saviour great and throng.

16 Yea, in the courts of God's own boute, 13 The right hand of the Lord our God

and in the midit of thee, thou Jerufalem: Therefore the Lord our God praise ye.

PSAL. CXVI. N.

All ye nations of the world, praife ye the Lord always: And all ye people every where fet forth his noble praife. 2 For great his kindness is to us, his truth doth not decay: Wherefore praife ye the Lord our God, praife ye the Lord alway.

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PSAL. CXVIII. N.

Give ye thanks to God the Lord, for very kind is he: Because his mercy doth endure unto eternity.

Let Ifrael confefs that his mercy doth ever dure.

Let Aaron's houfe likewife confefs, his mercy is moft fure.

Let all that fear the Lord our God, ev'n now confefs and fay, The mercy of the Lord our God, endureth ftill alway.

In trouble and in heaviness sunto the Lord I cry'd: Who lovingly heard me at large, my fuit was not deny'd.

The Lord himself is or my fide, I will not ftand in doubt: or fear what man can do to me, when God ftands me about.

The Lord doth take my part with them that help to fuccour me: herefore I fhall fee my define ироя му слету.

Better it is to twist in God, than in mans mortal feed: Or to put conndence in kings or princes in our need. 3 All nations have inclofed me, and comoaffed me round: But in the Name of God fhall I my enemies confound.

They kept me in on ev'ry fide, and did me quite furround: ut in the Lord's moft mighty Name 1 caft them to the ground. 10 They came about me all like bees, but in the Lord's great Name quench'd their thorns that were on fire, and did deftroy the fame.

The Second Part.

They did with force thruft fore at me that indeed might fall

doth bring to pafs great things
He caufeth voice of joy and health
in righteous mens dwellings.

14 The right hand of the Lord doth bring
moft mighty things to pafs:
His hand hath the preeminence,

his force is as it was.

15 I fhall not die, but ever live
to utter and declare,

The mighty power of the Lord,
his works and what they are.
16 The Lord himself hath chaftened,
and hath corrected me:

But not me given over yet
to death, as you may fee.
17 Set open unto me the gates
of truth and righteoufnels:
That I may enter into them
his praife for to exprefs.

18 This is the gate of God the Lord,
which open fhall be fet:

That good and righteous men always
may enter into it.

The Third Part.

19 I will give thanks to thee, O Lord;
and ever will praise thee:
Who haft me heard, and art become
a Saviour unto me.

20 The ftone which formerly among
the builders was refus'd,
Is now become the corner-ftone,
and chiefly to be us❜d.

21 This was the mighty work of God;
it was the Lord's own falt:
And it is wondrous to behold

that great and noble at.
22 This is the joyful day indeed,
which God himself hath wrought:
Let us be glad and joy therein,

in heart, in mind, and thought.
23. Now help us, Lord, and profper us
we wish with one accord:
Bleffed is he that comes to us

in the Name of the Lord.

24 God is the Lord that fhews us light bind ye therefore with cord,

Your facrifice to the altar,

and give thanks to the Lord.
25 Thou art my God, I will confels,
and render thanks to thee:
Thou art my God, and I will praife,
thy mercy towards me.

26 O give ye thanks to God the Lord
for very kind is he :
Because his mercy doth endure,
unto eremity.

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