Becaufe the way thy laws to know they enter not the trace. 156 Great are thy mercies, Lord, I grant, what tongue can them explain? According to thy judgments good, let me my life obtain. 157 Though many inen did'trouble me, and perfccute me fore: Yet from thy laws I never fhrunk, 159 Behold, how I do love thy lawa 160 Thy word from the beginning lath been ever true and jut: Thy righteous judgments ev'ry one always continue muit. The Twenty firit Part. SC HIN. 161 Princes have perfecuted me without a caufe, but faw It was in vain, for of thy word my heart did ftand in awe. 162 And furely of thy word I was more joyful and more glad, Than he that of rich spoils and great itore and plenty had. 163 But as for lyes and fallities, them I hate and deteft: Becaufe thy holy law I do above all things love beft. prey 164 Seven times a day I praife the Lord finging with heart and voice: Because thy righteous judgments do =greatly my heart rejoyce. 165 Great peace and reft fhall all fuch have as do thy ftatutes love: No danger fhall their quiet ftate impair or once remove. 166 My only health and comfort, Lord, I look for at thy hand: And therefore have I done those things 167 Thy laws have been my exercise, The Twenty Second Part. T A u. 169 O Lord, let my complaint and cry before thy face appear: And as thou haft me promife made 171 Then shall my lips thy praises speak, after mott ample fort: When thou thy statutes haft me taught, wherein tands my comfort. 172 My tongue fhail freely preach thy and evermore confefs, (word,. Thy famous acts and noble laws are truth and righteoufiefs. 173 Stretch out thy hand I thee beseech, and fpeedily me fave: For thy commandments to obferve chofen, O Lord, I have. 174 Of thee alone, Lord, I crave health, And in thy law to meditate 175 Grant me therefore long days to live And of thy judgments wonderful, 176 For I was loft and went aftray PSAL. CXX. T S. N trouble and in thrall And tongues of falle report. 2 What vantage or what thing Gett'it thou thus for to ting, Thou falfe and dattering liar? Which Kedar are by Name. Are put to open shame. And fet a quiet life: I PS AL. CXXI. W. W. Lift my eyes to Sion hill, And all things thercin name. 2 Thy foot from flip he will preferve Lo he that Ifrael doth conferve D The Lord thy keeper is alway, On thy right hand is he, A fhade to cover thee. The fun fhall not thee parch by day, Nor moon, fcarce half fo bright 4 Our minds are fill'd with great rebuke, the rich and worldly wife Do make of us their mocking stocks, PSAL. CXXIV. W. W. The Lord will keep thee from diftrefs N may fay, and that truly, And will thy life fure fave: Yea, thou fhilt alfo have, In all thy bufinefs good fuccefs, PSA L. CXXII. W. K. Did in heart rejoyce Thus, fpake the folk with amity. 2 Our feet that wandred wide, Shall in thy gates abide, O thou Jerufalem full fair, Which art fo feemly fet Much like a city neat, Whither the people do repair. 3 The tribes with one accord, To give thanks to the Lord, Are thither bent their way to take: So God before did tell That there his Ifrael If that the Lord had not our cause maintained: If that the Lord had not our right fuftain'd, When all the world against us furiously Made their uproars and faid we fhould all die 2 Then long ago they had devour'd us all, And (wallowed quick for ought that we could deem, Such was their rage, as we might well efteem. And as the flouds with mighty force do fall, So had they now our lives even brought to thrill, 3 The raging ftreams moft proud in roaring noise, Had long ago o'erwhelm'd us in the deep Praised be God, which doth us fafely keep Their prayers they should together make. From bloody teeth, 4 For there are thrones erect, And that for this refpect, To fet forth justice orderly: Which thrones right to maintain To David's house remain," His folk to judge with equity. To pray let us not cease For Jerufalem's peace, Thy friends God keep in amitys May evermore abide in thees PSA L. CXXII. T. S. and their most cruel voice; Which as a prey to eat us would rejoyce. 4-Even as a bird from fowlers gin or pen Escapes away, right fo it fares with us. Broke are the nets and we escaped thus. God that made heaven and earth is our help then, His Name hath fav'd us from these wicked men. PSA L. CXXV. W.K. Sssion mount thall firmly ftand, And be removed at no hand: The Lord will count them right andj uft So that they-fhall be fure, For ever to endure. Thou my in the heav'ns doft dwell, Jerufalem about co couge and great I lift eyes to thee: Even as a fervant lifteth his, his mafter's hand to fee. 2 As handmaids watch their miftrifs hand tome grace for to atchieve So we behold the Lord our God, till he do us forgive. 3.0 grant to us compaffion, Lord, and mercy in thy Gght: For we are fil'd and overcome With hatred and difight. do clofe, So will the Lord do unto thofe 4 But as for fuch as turn atide For evermore fall dwell. Another of the fame by W. W. Tulpen the Lord our God only, And dee to him for their defence rom this time forth world without end. eft they alfo from God fhould ftray, again his Sion had forth brought, om bondage great, And alfo fervitude extream: work was fuch is did furmount mans heart and thought: that we were But much more we, and therefore can confefs no lefs Wherefore to joy we have good caufe as we begun O Lord, go forth, thou canft our bondage end: Who to defarts dolt flowing rivers fend. 3 Full true it is, that they which tow in tears indeed, A time will come when they shall reap in mirth and joy, They went and wept in bearing of their precious feed, For that their foes full oftentimes did them annoy: But their return they joyfully fhall fee, Their fheaves bring home and not impaired be. PSA L. CXXVII. W. W. Except the Lord the houfe doth make And thereunto doth fet his hand, For God doth multiply to thee The blefling of posterity. 4 And when the children come to age, So that a fhaft fhot with courage, Such one fhall never quake or fhiver, PSA L. CXXVIII. T. S. much like to them that ufe to dream. Beled art thou that feareft God, r mouths were all with laughter filled then, o our tongues did fhew us joyful men. The heathen folk were forced then to confefs, w that the Lord Qt them also great things had done. and walkeft in his 2 Like fruitful vines on thy houfe fide Thy children and like ölive pla 3 Thus art thou bleft that feareft God, D& The Ft they, now Ifrael may fay, me from my youth afail'd: Oft they affail'd ine from my youth yet never have prevail'd." 2 upon my back the plowers plow'd, and furrows long did caft: The righteous Lord hath cut the cords of wicked men at last. 3 They that hate me fhall be afham'd Nor paffers by pray God on them L PSA L. CXXX. W. W. Ord, unto thee I make my moan, when dangers me opprefs: I call, I figh, complain and groan truiting to find releafe. 2 Hearken (O Lord) to my request, And let thine ears, O Lord, be preft 4 But thou art merciful and free, In God the Lord I put my truft, my foul waits on his will: His promife is for ever juft, and I hope therein ftill. 6 My foul to God hath great regard, Wishing for him alway, Much more than they that watch and ward to fec the dawning day. O Ifrael truft in the Lord with him there mercy is, And he doth plenteoutly afford redemption unto his.. Even he it is that Ifr'el fhall, through his abundant grace, Redeem from his offences all, and wholly them deface. PSA L. CXXXI. N. Lord, I am not puft in mind, I have no fcornful eye: I do not exercife my felf int things that be too high. 2 But as a child that weaned is, even from his mothers breaft: So have I (Lord) behav'd my self, in filence and in rest. 3 0 Ifrael, truft in the Lord, PSA L. CXXXII. N. Rhow unto thee he fwore, And vow'd a vow to Jacob's God, 2 I will not come within my house, 3 Till I have found out for the Lord, 4 We heard of it at Ephrata, there did we hear this found: Before his footftool to fall down, Thou and the ark of thy great Atrength, the prefence of thy grace. Let all thy priefts be cloathed, Lord, with truth and righteousness: Let all thy faints with fongs of praise, their joyfulness exprefs. 8 And for thy fervant David's fake, The Second Part. 9 The Lord to David fwore in truth, 10 And if thy fons my laws will keep, upon thy princely throne. 11 The Lord himself hath Sion chofe I love and like it well. 12 And I will blefs with great increafe her victuals ev'ry where: And alio fatisrie with bread the needy that be there 13. With my falvation I will cloath 14 There will I furely make the horn For there I have ordain'd for him a lantern bright and good. 15 As for his foes, I will them cloath with fhame for evermore: ut I will caufe his crown to fhine more fresh than heretofore. PSA L. CXXXIII. W. W. Ο What a happy thing it is and joyful for to fee, Prethren to dwell together in friendship and unity. It's like the precious ointment that was pour'd on Aaron's head: Which from his beard down to the skirts of his rich garments spread. 3And as the lower ground doth drink the dew of Hermon hill, Land Sion with his filver drops the fields with fruit doth fill, E'en fo the Lord doth pour on them his bleflings manifold, thofe hearts and minds fincerely do this knot faft keep and hold. PSA L. CXXXIV. W. W. Ehold, and have regard, ye fervants of the Lord, Tho is his houfe by night do watch praife him with one accord.. Lift up your hands on high unto his holy place, nd give the Lord his praises due, his benefits embrace. For why the Lord our God who heav'n and earth did frame, oth Sion blefs and will preferve for evermore the fame. PSA L. CXXXV. N. Praise the Lord, praife ve dis Name praife him ftill all ye that be is a good and pleasant thing For why? the Lord hath Jacob chofe 5 For this I know, and am right fure, 6 For whatfoever pleafed him 8 He finote the firit-born of each thing He fpared there no thing living 9 He did likewife fhew wonders great on his levere fervants, 10 He fmote then many nations, and The Second Part. 13 Thy Name fhall ftill endure, and thy Throughout all generations that 14 The Lord moft furely will avenge 15 The idols of the heathen which the work even of mens hands. 17 har erefore all they are like to them, that do fet forth: D3 |