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WITH restless and ungovern'd rage

Why in such rash attempts engage, 2 The great in counsel and in might Against the Lord they all unite,

3 "Must we submit to their commands?" "No, let us break their slavish bands, 4 But God, who sits enthron'd on high, Does their conspiring strength defy,

5 Thick clouds of wrath divine shall break
And thus will he in thunder speak
6 "Though madly you dispute my will,
"Whose throne is fix'd on Sion's hill,

7 Attend, O earth, whilst I declare
"Thou art my Son, this day my heir
8 "Ask and receive thy full demands;

"The utmost limits of the lands

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9 "Thy threat'ning sceptre thou shalt shake, and crush them every where;

"As massy bars of iron break

10 Learn then, ye princes; and give ear, 11 Worship the Lord with holy fear;

12 Appease the Son with due respect,
Lest he revenge the bold neglect,
13 If but in part his anger rise,

Then blest are they whose hope relies

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the potter's brittle ware." ye judges of the earth; rejoice with awful mirth. your timely homage pay; incens'd by your delay. who can endure the flame? on his most holy Name.

III.

the troublers of my peace! so does their rage increase. and him whom I adore; shall rescue him no more. on thee my hopes rely; lift up my head on high. to God I made my pray'r, why should I now despair?

my sweet repose to take; through him in safety wake. my courage shall confound, that have beset me round.

7 Arise and save me, O my God, And scatter'd oft these foes to me, 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs, His blessing he extends to all

PSALM IV.

Lord, that art my righteous Judge,
Thou still redeem'st me from distress;

2 How long will ye, O sons of men,
How long your vain designs pursue,
3 Consider, that the righteous man
And when to him I make my pray'r,
4 Then stand in awe of his commands,
Commune in private with your hearts,
5 The place of other sacrifice
And let your hope, securely fix'd,
6 While worldly minds impatient grow
Still let the glories of thy face

7 So shall my heart o'erflow with joy, Than theirs, who stores of corn and wine 8 Then down in peace I'll lay my head, No other guard, O Lord, I crave,

PSALM V.

LORD, hear the voice of my complaint, accept my secret pray'r;

2 To thee alone, my King, my for help repair. 3 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear, and with the dawning day

To thee devoutly I'll look up,

4 For thou the wrongs that I sustain Who from thy sacred dwelling-place 5 Not long shall stubborn fools remain All such as act unrighteous things

6 The sland'ring tongue, O God of truth, Who hat'st alike the man in blood 7 But when thy boundless grace shall me On thee I'll fix my longing eyes, 8 Conduct me by thy righteous laws, Therefore, O Lord, make plain the way 9 Their mouth vents nothing but deceit, Their throat is a devouring grave,

10 By their own counsels let them fall, For they against thy righteous laws 11 But let all those who trust in thee Let them rejoice whom thou preserv'st, 12 To righteous men the righteous Lord And with his favour all his saints,

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PSALM

HY dreadful anger, Lord, restrain, Correct me not in thy fierce wrath, 2 Have mercy, Lord, for I grow faint, The anguish of my aching bones, 3 My tortur'd flesh distracts my mind, But, Lord, how long wilt thou delay 4 Thy wonted goodness, Lord, repeat, Lord, for thy wondrous mercy's sake 5 For after death no more can I No pris'ner of the silent grave

6 Quite tir'd with pain, with groaning faint, no hope of ease I see; The night, that quiets common griefs,

7 My beauty fades, my sight grows dim,

Old age o'ertakes me, whilst I think 8 Depart, ye wicked; in my wrongs For God, I find, accepts my tears,

who oft hast own'd my cause,
and to thy righteous laws.
he only can defend;
that on his pow'r depend.

to my complaint give ear:
have mercy, Lord, and hear.
to blot my fame devise?
and spread malicious lies?

is God's peculiar choice;
he always hears my voice.
flee ev'ry thing that's ill;
and bend them to his will.
let righteousness supply;
on God alone rely.
more prosp'rous times to see,
shine brightly, Lord, on me.
more lasting and more true,
successively renew.
and take my needful rest;
of thy defence possest.

to thee devoutly pray.

canst never, Lord, approve; all evil dost remove. unpunish'd in thy view; thy vengeance shall pursue. by thee shall be destroy'd, and in deceit employ'd. to thy lov'd courts restore, and humbly there adore. for watchful is my foe; wherein I ought to go. their heart is set on wrong; they flatter with their tongue. oppress'd with loads of sin; have harden'd rebels been. with shouts their joy proclaim; and all that love thy Name. his blessing will extend, as with a shield, defend.

VI.

and spare a wretch forlorn;
too heavy to be borne.
unable to endure

which thou alone canst cure.
and fills my soul with grief;
to grant me thy relief?
and case my troubled soul;
vouchsafe to make me whole.
thy glorious acts proclaim;
can magnify thy Name.

is spent in tears by me.

my eyes with weakness close; on my insulting foes.

ye shall no more rejoice; and listens to my voice.

9,10 He hears and grants my humble pray'r; and they that wish my fall, Shall blush and rage to see that God

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PSALM

Lord my God, since I have plac'd
From all my persecutors' rage
2 To save me from my threat'ning foe,
Lest, like a savage lion, he
3,4 If I am guilty, or did e'er
Nay, if I have not spar'd his life,
5 Let then to persecuting foes
Let them to earth tread down my life,
6 Arise, and let thine anger, Lord,
Exalt thyself above my foes,
Awake, awake, in my behalf,
Which thou hast righteously ordain'd
7 So to thy throne adoring crowds
O therefore for their sakes resume
8 Impartial Judge of all the world,
According to my just deserts,

9 Let wicked arts and wicked men
But guard the just, thou God, to whom
10, 11 God me protects, nor only me,
And daily lays up wrath for those

12 If they persist, he whets his sword,
13 E'en now, with swift destruction wing'd,
14 The plots are fruitless, which my foe
15 The pit he digg'd for me has prov'd
16 On his own head his spite returns,
On him the violence is fall'n

17 Therefore will I the righteous ways
I'll sing the praise of God most high,

PSALM

protects me from them all.

VII.

my trust alone in thee,
do thou deliver me.
Lord, interpose thy pow'r;
my helpless soul devour.
against his peace combine;
who sought unjustly mine;
my soul become a prey;
in dust my honour lay.
in my defence engage;
and their insulting rage:
the judgment to dispense,
for injur'd innocence.

shall still for justice fly;
thy judgment-seat on high.
I trust my cause to thee;
so let thy sentence be.
together be o'erthrown;
the hearts of both are known.
but all of upright heart;
who from his laws depart.
his bow stands ready bent;
his pointed shafts are sent.
unjustly did conceive;
his own untimely grave.
whilst I from harm am free;
which he design'd for me.
of Providence proclaim;
and celebrate his Name.

VIII.

within this earthly frame,

Thou, to whom all creatures bow
Thou
Thro' all the world how great art thou ! how glorious is thy Name!

In heav'n thy wondrous acts are sung,
2 And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue

Thro' thee the weak confound the strong,
And so thou quell'st the wicked throng,

3 When heav'n, thy beauteous work on high, employs my wond'ring sight;

nor fully reckon'd there;

thy boundless praise declare:

and crush their haughty foes; that thee and thine oppose.

The moon that nightly rules the sky,

with stars of feebler light;

4 What's man, say I, that, Lord, thou lov'st to keep him in thy mind?

Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st

5 Him next in pow'r thou didst create

to them so wondrous kind?
to thy celestial train;

6 Ordain'd with dignity and state

o'er all thy works to reign.

7 They jointly own his pow'rful sway;

the beasts that prey or graze; the fish that cuts the seas. within this earthly frame, how glorious is thy Name!

8 The bird that wings its airy way;

9 O thou, to whom all creatures bow

Through all the world how great art thou!

PSALM

10 praise, O Lord,

IX.

will my heart prepare;

Telebrate the world thy works, thy wondroust preba declare.

2 The thought of them shall to my soul
Whilst to thy Name, O thou most High,
3 Thou mad'st my haughty foes to turn
Struck with thy presence, down they fell,
4 Against insulting foes advanc'd,
My right asserting from thy throne,
5 The insolence of heathen pride
Their wicked offspring quite destroy'd,
6 Mistaken foes! your haughty threats
Our city stands, which you design'd

exalted pleasure bring;
triumphant praise I sing.

their backs in shameful flight;
they perish'd at thy sight.
thou didst my cause maintain;
where truth and justice reign.
thou hast reduc'd to shame;
and blotted out their name.
are to a period come;
to make our common tomb.

7, 8 The Lord for ever lives, who has
Impartial justice to dispense;
9 God is a constant sure defence

As troubles rise, his needful aids

10 All those who have his goodness prov'd
Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man
11 Sing praises, therefore, to the Lord,
Proclaim his deeds, till all the world

his righteous throne prepar'd,
to punish or reward.
against oppressing rage;
in our behalf engage.

will in his truth confide;
that on his help relied.
from Sion, his abode;
confess no other God.

The Second Part.

12 When he inquiry makes for blood, The injur'd humble man's complaint 13 Take pity on my troubles, Lord, Thou, that hast rescu'd me so oft

14 In Sion then I'll sing thy praise,
And with loud shouts of grateful joy
15 Deep in the pit they digg'd for me
Their guilty feet to their own snare

16 Thus, by the just returns he makes,
While wicked men by their own plots
17 No single sinner shall escape
Nor nation from his just revenge

18 His suff'ring saints, when most distrest,
Their expectations shall be crown'd,
19 Arise, O Lord, assert thy pow'r,
Descend to judgment, and pronounce
20 Strike terror through the nations round,
They to each other and themselves

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he calls the poor to mind;
relief from him shall find.
which spiteful foes create,
from death's devouring gate.
to all that love thy Name;
thy saving pow'r proclaim.
the heathen pride is laid;
insensibly betray'd.

the mighty Lord is known;
are shamefully o'erthrown.
by privacy obscur'd;
by numbers be secur'd.
he ne'er forgets to aid;
though for a time delay'd.
and let not man o'ercome;
the guilty heathen's doom.
till, by consenting fear,
but mortal men appear.

PSALM X.

HY presence why withdraw'st thou,
When dismal times of deep distress
2 The wicked, swell'd with lawless pride,
O let them fall by those designs

Lord? why hid'st thou now thy face,
call for thy wonted grace?
have made the poor their prey;
which they for others lay.
their thriving crimes attend;
perversely they commend.
their haughty pride disdains;
no thought of God remains.
and all their foes they slight;
are far above their sight.
shall unmolested be;
from all misfortune free.
with curses fill'd and lies;
they study to disguise.
and all their art employ,
to rifle and destroy.

3 For straight they triumph, if success
And sordid wretches, whom God hates,
4 To own a pow'r above themselves
And therefore in their stubborn mind

5 Oppressive methods they pursue,
Because thy judgments, unobserv'd,
6 They fondly think their prosp'rous state
They think their vain designs shall thrive,
7 Vain and deceitful is their speech,
By which the mischief of their heart
8 Near publick roads they lie conceal'd,
The innocent and poor at once

9 Not lions, couching in their, dens,
With greater cunning, or express

surprise their heedless prey more savage rage than they.

10 Sometimes they act the harmless man, and modest looks they wear; That, so deceiv'd, the poor may less

The Second

11 For God, they think, no notice takes
He never minds the suff"ring poor,
12 But thou, O Lord, at length arise;
And, by the greatness of thy pow'r,
13 No longer let the wicked vaunt,
"Tush, God regards not what we do;
14 But sure thou seest, and all their deeds
The orphan, therefore, and the poor
15 Defenceless let the wicked fall.
Confound, O God, their dark designs,
16 Assert thy just dominion, Lord,
Thou, who the heathen didst expel

their sudden onset fear.

Part.

of their unrighteous deeds;
nor their oppression heeds.
stretch forth thy mighty arm;
defend the poor from harm.

and proudly boasting say,
he never will repay.
impartially dost try;
on thee for aid rely.

of all their strength bereft;
till no remains are left.
which shall for ever stand;
from this thy chosen land.

17 Thou dost the humble suppliants hear
Thou first prepar'st their hearts to pray,
18 Thou in thy righteous judgment weigh'st
That so the tyrants of the earth

PSALM

SINCE I have plac'd my trust in God,

Why should I, like a tim'rous bird,

2 Behold, the wicked bend their bow,
Lurking in ambush to destroy

3 When once the firm assurance fails
'Tis time for innocence to fly
4 The Lord hath both a temple here,
Whence he surveys the sons of men,
5 If God the righteous, whom he loves,
What must the sons of violence,
6 Snares, fire, and brimstone on their heads
This dreadful mixture his revenge

7 The righteous Lord will righteous deeds
And to the upright man disclose

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PSALM

INCE godly inen decay, O Lord,
For scarce these wretched times afford

2 One neighbour now can scarce believe
With flatt'ring lips they all deceive,
3 But lips that with deceit abound
God's righteous vengeance will confound
4 In vain those foolish boasters say,
"With doubtful words we will betray,
5 For God, who hears the suff'ring poor,
Will soon arise and give them rest,
6 The word of God shall still abide,
As is the silver, sev'n times tried,
7 The promise of his aiding grace
His servants from this faithless race
8 Then shall the wicked be perplex'd,
When those, whom they despis'd and vex'd,

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that to thy throne repair;
and then accept'st their pray'r.
the fatherless and poor;
may persecute no more.

XI.

a refuge always nigh,
to distant mountains fly?
and ready fix their dart;
the man of upright heart.
which publick faith imparts,
from such deceitful arts.
and righteous throne above;
and how their counsels move.

for trial does correct;
whom he abhors, expect?
shall in one tempest show'r;
into their cup shall pour.
with signal favour grace;
the brightness of his face.

XII.

do thou my cause defend;
one just and faithful friend.
what t'other doth impart:
and with a double heart.

can never prosper long;
the proud blaspheming tongue.
"Our tongues are sure our own;
and be controll'd by none."

and their oppression knows,
in spite of all their foes.
and void of faishood be,
from drossy mixture free.
shall reach the purpos'd end;
he ever shall defend.
nor know which way to fly;
shall be advanc'd on high.

PSALM XIII.

OW long wilt thou forget me, Lord? must I for ever mourn?
How long wilt thou withdraw from me, oh! never to return?
2 How long shall anxious thoughts my soul, and grief my heart oppress ?
How long my enemies insult,

3 O hear, and to my longing eyes
And suddenly, or I shall sleep
4 Restore me, lest they proudly boast
Permit not them that vex my soul

5 Since I have always plac'd my trust
Thy saving health will come, and then
6 Then shall my song, with praise inspir'd,
Who to thy servant in distress

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PSALM

URE wicked fools must needs suppose Corrupt and lewd their practice grows, 2 The Lord look'd down from heav'n's high To see if any own'd his pow'r,

and I have no redress?

restore thy wonted light;
in everlasting night.

'twas their own strength o'ercame;
to triumph in my shame.

beneath thy mercy's wing,
my heart with joy shall spring:
to thee, my God, ascend;

such bounty didst extend.

XIV.

that God is nothing but
no breast is warm'd with holy flame.
tow'r, and all the sons of men did view
if any truth or justice knew.

3 But all, he saw, were gone aside,
None took religion for their guide,
4 But can these workers of deceit
That they like bread my people eat,
5 How will they tremble then for fear,
For to the righteous God is near,

a name;

all were degen'rate grown and base;
not one of all the sinful race.
be all so dull and senseless grown;
and God's almighty pow'r disown?.

when his just wrath shall them o'ertake;
and never will their cause forsake.

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