11, 12 Truth from the earth shall spring, whilst heav'n shall streams of justice pour; And God, from whom all goodness flows, 13 Before him righteousness shall march, Whilst we his holy steps pursue,

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LXXXVII.

PSALM LXXXVIII.

thee, my God and Saviour, I

by day and night address my cry Touchsafe my mournful voice to hear, to my distress incline thine ear!!

3 For seas of trouble me invade,

my

soul draws nigh to death's cold shade; 4 Like one whose strength and hopes are fled, they number me among the dead.

5 Like those who, shrouded in the grave,
6 Cast off from thy sustaining care
7 Thy wrath has hard upon me lain,
Me all thy mountain waves have prest,
8 Remov'd from friends, I sigh alone
A visit will vouchsafe to me,"

from thee no more remembrance have; down to the confines of despair. afflicting me with restless pain: too weak, alas! to bear the least. in a loath'd dungeon laid, where none confin'd, past hopes of liberty. they waste, but still my griefs increase; with out-stretch'd hands invok'd thy aid.

9 My eyes from weeping never cease,
Yet daily, Lord, to thee I pray'd,
10 Wilt thou by miracle revive
From death restore, thy praise to sing,
11 Shall the mute grave thy love confess?
12 Thy truth and pow'r renown obtain,
13 To thee, O Lord, I cry, forlorn;
14 Why hast thou, Lord, my soul forsook,
15 Prevailing sorrows bear me down, which
Thy terrors past distract my mind,

the dead, whom thou forsook'st alive? whom thou from prison would'st net bring? a mould'ring tomb thy faithfulness? where darkness and oblivion reign? my pray'r prevents the early morn. nor once vouchsaf'd a gracious look? from my youth with me have grown; and fears of blacker days behind. thy terrors fill my soul with dread; and for a gen'ral deluge join'd. remov'd from sight, and out of call: dead, or at least to me expir'd.

16 Thy wrath hath burst upon my head,
17 Environ'd as with waves combin'd,
18 My lovers, friends, familiars, all
To dark oblivion all retir'd,

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HY mercies, Lord, shall be my song,
To ages yet unborn my tongue

LXXXIX.

2 I have affirm'd, and still maintain,
Thy truth, that does the heav'ns sustain,
3 Thus spak'st thou by the prophet's voice,
To him, iny servant and my choice,
4 While earth, and seas, and skies endure,
To them thy throne I will ensure;
5 For such stupendous truth and love
By choirs of angels sung above,
6 What seraph of celestial birth
Or who among the gods of earth
7 With rev'rence and religious dread
His fear thro' all their hearts should
8 Lord God of armies, who can boast
Of such a num'rous faithful host,
9 Thou dost the lawless sea control,
Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll;
10 Thon brak'st in pieces Rahab's pride,
Thy scatter'd foes have dearly tried
11 In thee the sov'reign right remains
The world, and all that it contains,
12 The poles on which the globe doth rest
Tabor and Hermon, east and west,
13 Thy arm is mighty, strong thy hand,
14 Possess'd of absolute command,
15 Happy, thrice happy, they who hear
Who may at festivals appear,

my song on them shall ever dwell;
thy never-failing truth shall tell.
thy mercy shall for ever last;
like them shall stand for ever fast.
With David I a league have made;
by solemn oath this grant convey'd:
thy seed shall in my sight remain;
they shall to endless ages reign.
both heav'n and earth just praises owe,
and by assembled saints below.
to vie with Israel's God shall dare?
with our Almighty Lord compare?

his saints should to his temple press;
spread, who his Almighty Name confess.
of strength or pow'r like thine renown'd?
as that which does thy throne surround.
and change the prospect of the deep;
thou mak'st the roaring billows sleep.
and didst oppressing pow'r disarm;
the force of thy resistless arm.
of earth and heav'n; thee, Lord, alone,
their maker and preserver own.
were form'd by thy creating voice;
in thy sustaining pow'r rejoice.
yet, Lord, thou dost with justice reign;
thou truth and mercy dust maintain.
thy sacred trumpet's joyful sound;
with thy most glorious presence crown'd.
who on thy sacred Name rely;
above their foes be rais'd on high.
whose conquests from thy favour spring;
and Israel's God our Israel's King.
A mighty champion I will send;
of one who shall the rest defend.
with holy oil anointed him;
and guard that gave the diadem.

16 Thy saints shall always be o'erjoy'd,
And, in thy righteousness employ'd,
17 For in thy strength they shall advance,
18 The Lord of hosts is our defence,
19 Thus spak'st thou by the prophet's voice:
From Judah's tribe have I made choice
20 My servant David I have found,

21 Him shall the hand support that crown'd,

no son of strife shall him annoy; and them before his face destroy. his armies, in well-order'd ranks, to Tigris and Euphrates' banks. his God and rock of safety call; and earthly kings his subjects all. my cov❜nant make for ever fast : his throne, till heav'n dissolves, shall last.

22 No prince from him shall tribute force,
23 His spiteful foes I will disperse,
24 My truth and grace shall him sustain;
25 Shall conquer from the Tyrian main,
26 Me for his father he shall take,
27 Him I my first-born son will make,
28 To him my mercy I'll secure,
29 His seed for ever shall endure;

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30 But if his heirs my law forsake,
31 If they my righteous statutes break,
32 Their sins I'll visit with a rod,'
33 Yet will not cease to be their God,
34 My cov'nant I will ne'er revoke,
The thing that once my lips have spoke
35 Once have I sworn, but once for all,
That I my grant will ne'er recall,

36 Whose throne and race the constant sun
37 Of this my oath, thou conscious moon,
38 Such was thy gracious promise, Lord;
Thy own anointed hast abhorr'd,

39 Thou seemest to have render'd void
Thou hast his dignity destroy'd,
40 of strong holds thou hast him bereft,
41 His frontier coasts defenceless left,
42 His ruin does glad triumphs yield

and from my sacred precepts stray;
nor strictly my commands obey:
and for their folly make them smart;
nor from my truth, like them, depart
but in remembrance fast retain:
shall in eternal force remain.
and made my holiness the tie,
nor to my servant David lie.
shall, like his course, establish'd see;
in heav'n my faithful witness be.
but thou hast now our tribes forsook;
and turn'd on him thy wrathful look.
the cov'nant with thy servant made;
and in the dust his honour laid.
and brought his bulwarks to decay;
a publick scorn and common prey.
to foes advanc'd by thee to might;

43 Thou hast his conqu'ring sword unsteel'd, his valour turn'd to shameful flight. 44 His glory is to darkness fled, his throne is levell'd with the ground; drown'd. 45 His youth to wretched bondage led,

46 How long shall we thy absence mourn?
Shall thy consuming anger burn,
47 Consider, Lord, how short a space
No method to prolong the race,

with shame o'erwhelm'd and sorrow

wilt thou for ever, Lord, retire ? till that and we at once expire? thou dost for mortal life ordain; but loading it with grief and pain. death's strict unalterable doom?

the grave that must mankind entomb? grace, the oath to which thy truth did seal, the grant which time should ne'er repeal?

48 What man is he that can control
Or rescue from the grave his soul,
49 Lord, where's thy love, thy boundless
Consign'd to David and his race,
50 See how thy servants treated are
Which in my silent breast I bear
51 How they, reproaching thy great Name,
52 Yet thy just praises we'll proclaim,

with infamy, reproach, and spite; from nations of licentious might. have made thy servant's hope their jest, and ever sing, The Lord be blest. Amen, Amen.

PSALM XC.

Lord, the saviour and defence
From age to age thou still hast been
2 Before thou brought'st the mountains forth,
Thou always wert the mighty God,
3 Thou turnest man, O Lord, to dust,
And when thou speak'st the word, Return,
4 For in thy sight a thousand years
Or like a watch in dead of night,

5 Thou sweep'st us off as with a flood,
At first we grow like grass that feels
6 But howsoever fresh and fair
'Tis all cut down and wither'd quite
7,8 We by thine anger are consum'd,
Our publick crimes and secret sins
9 Beneath thy anger's sad effects
Our unregarded years break off'

of us thy chosen race,
our sure abiding-place.

or th' earth and world didst frame, and ever art the same.

of which he first was made;
'tis instantly obey'd.
are like a day that's past,
whose hours unminded waste.
we vanish hence like dreams;
the sun's reviving beams:
its morning beauty shows;
before the ev'ning close.
and by thy wrathi dismay'd:
before thy sight are laid.
our drooping days we spend;
like tales that quickly end.

10 Our term of time is seventy years,
But if, with more than common strength,
Yet then our boasted strength decays,
So soon the slender thread is cut,

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11 But who thy anger's dread effects
And yet thy wrath does fall or rise,
12 So teach us, Lord, th' uncertain sum
That to true wisdom all our hearts
13 0 to thy servants, Lord, return,
As we of our misdeeds, do thou
14 To satisfy and cheer our souls
That we may all our days to come
15 Let happy times, with large amends,
Or equal at the least the term

16 To all thy servants, Lord, let this
And to our offspring yet unborn
17 Let thy bright rays upon us shine;
The glorious work we have in hand

an age that few survive;
to eighty we arrive;
to sorrow turn'd, and pain:
and we no more remain.

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does, as he ought, revere?
as more or less we fear.
of our short days to mind,
may ever be inclin'd.
and speedily relent!
of our just doom repent.
thy early mercy send;
in joy and comfort spend.
dry up our former tears,
of our afflicted years.

thy wondrous work be known,
thy glorious pow'r be shown.
give thou our work success:
do thou vouchsafe to bless.

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shall under th' Almighty's shade

Secure and undisturb'd abide.

and cover thy unguarded head; His truth shall be thy strong defence.

5 No terrors that surprise by night

Nor deadly shafts 6 Nor plague of unknown rise, that kills

shall thy undaunted courage fright, that fly by day;

in darkness, nor infectious ills That in the hottest season slay.

7 A thousand at thy side shall die,

at thy right hand ten thousand lie, While thy firm health untouch'd remains; the wicked's dismal tragedy,

8 Thou only shalt look on and see

And count the sinner's mournful gains.

9 Because, with well-plac'd confidence,

thou mak'st the Lord thy sure defence,

And on the Highest dost rely;

10 Therefore no ill shall thee befall,

nor to thy healthful dwelling shall Any infectious plague draw nigh.

11 For he, throughout thy happy days, to keep thee safe in all thy ways

Shall give his angels strict commands;

[thy feet,

12 And they, lest thou should'st chance to meet with some rough stone to wound

Shall bear thee safely in their hands.

13 Dragons and asps, that thirst for blood, and lions roaring for their food,

Beneath his conqu'ring feet shall lie;

14 Because he lov'd and honour'd me, therefore, says God, I'll set him free, And fix his glorious throne on high.

15 He'll call; I'll answer, when he calls, Increase his honour 16 And when with undisturb'd content

and rescue him when ill befalls; and his wealth.

his long and happy life is spent, His end I'll crown with saving health.

PSALM

XCII.

good and pleasant must it be

to thank the Lord most high;

Hand with repeated hymns of praise his Name to magnify!

2 With every morning's early dawn'
And of his constant truth each night
3 To ten-string'd instruments we'll sing,
And to the harp with solemn sounds,
4 For thro' thy wondrous works, O Lord,
The thoughts of them shall make me glad,

his goodness to relate;
the glad effects repeat!
with tuneful psalt'ries join'd;
for sacred use design'd.
thou mak'st my heart rejoice;
and shout with cheerful voice.

PSALM XCIII.

W 'The ions strongly laid, and the vast fabrick still sustain

ITH glory clad, with strength array'd, the Lord, that o'er all nature reigns,

which shall no change or period see! art God from all eternity."

and toss the troubled waves on high; and make the angry sea comply. and they that in thy house would dwell, must still in holiness excel.

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