The Psalms of David in English Meter, Psalms · Psalm 60 – Psalm 67

The Psalms of David in English Meter · Psalms · Psalm 60 – Psalm 67

p. 112PSAL. LX.

LOrd, thou of late us off …ast cast, and scattered us abroad:

For thou with us displeased wast, returne to us, O God.

verse 2 Thy wrath did make the earth to quake, and it thine angerbrake;

Yet whole the breaches of it make, for it doth greatly shake.

verse 3 Thou with hard things affrightest thus the people that are thine;

And thou hast given unto us p. 113a drink of deadly wine.

verse 4 But yet to those that do thee feare, a banner thou didst send;

That it displaid might witnesse beare, thou dost the truth defend.

verse 5 That so those who to thee are deare delivered may be:

O save with thy right hand, and heare when I do pray to thee.

verse 6 God spake thus from his holy hill, my joy shall now be great;

Sichem in parts divide I will; and Succoths valley mete.

verse 7 Gilead I claime as mine by right, Manass…h mine shall be:

Ephraim is of my hea… the might, Judah gives lawes for me.

verse 8 Moab I for my wash-pot take, and Edom over thee

I cast my shoe, Philistia make a shout because of me.

verse 9 Into the City fortisi'd who will me safely bring?

Who into Edom will me guide, to enter conquering?

verse 10 Wilt not thou, Lord which heretofore hast seemed us to late.

Thou, Lord, who with our hosts no more hast marched forth of late.

verse 11 O give us help, most gracious Lord, from trouble set us free;

Because the help which men afford p. 114we find most vaine to be.

verse 12 And now through God incouraged we shall do valiantly:

For he our enemies down shall tread, and make them low to lye.

PSAL. LXI.

REgard (O Lord) for I complaine, and make my suit to thee;

Let not my praier ascend in vaine, but give an eare to me.

verse 2 From the earths end, and utmost part, cry will I unto thee;

When with the weight of grief my heart is overwhelm'd in me.

verse 3 Unto that …ock conduct me now, that higher is then I:

For my strong tower and fort wast thou against mine enemy.

verse 4 And in thy tabernacle still I gladly will abide:

Under thy wings I ever will my selfe in safety hide.

verse 5 For thou, O God, my vows didst hear, and of thy bounty free;

Thou giv'st with those thy Name that fear, an heritage to me.

verse 6 Daies added unto daies to see, thou to the King shalt give;

Like many generations be the yeares which he shall live.

verse 7 Before the Lord a dwelling place for ever he shall have:

p. 115Prepare thy mercy, truth, and grace, him to preserve and save.

So ever thankfully I will sing praises to thy Name;

…at all my vowes I may fulfill, and daily pay the same.

PSAL. LXII.

TRuly my soule doth wait upon the high and holy One;

…ecause all my salvation doth come from him alone.

He only is my rock and tower, my Saviour is he:

…e is my strength, and with no power I greatly mov'd shall be.

verse 3 To hurt a man why study ye? …e …hall be slaughtered all:

For as a rotten hedge ye be, and like a tottering wall.

verse 4 They plot th… servant down to presse, they do delight to l…e;

When with their mouth they seem to blesse, then curse they inwardly.

verse 5 But thou, my soule, still wait upon the Lord, and him attend;

Because my expectation doth all on him depend.

verse 6 He only is my rock and tower, my Saviour is he;

He is my strength, and by no power I now shall moved be.

p. 116verse 7 In God doth my salvation lie, my glory great is he:

My rock of strength, to God I flie when dangers threaten me.

verse 8 To make him still your trust and stay ye people all accord;

Poure out your hearts to him, and say, Our refuge is the Lord.

verse 9 The chiefe of men deceitfull are, in mean men is no weight:

With vanity do them compare, and they will prove more light.

verse 10 Trust not in wrong, & let not s…ealth make you unjust and vaine:

Set not your heart upon your wealth, when ye much riches gaine.

verse 11 God once did speak, …ea once againe, for twice heard have I this:

That power doth to God pertaine, and that all strength is his.

verse 12 And that high mercy, Lord, alone belongeth unto thee:

For thou shalt give to every one, as here his work shall be.

PSAL. LXIII.

O God, my God, thou only art a spring of li…e to me;

And early I for thee will seek, my soule doth thirst for thee.

And in this barren wi…nesse, where waters there are none:

My flesh doth greatly long for thee, for thee I wish alone.

p. 117verse 2 That now thy glory and thy power, I with delight may see:

As in thy house I heretofore have seen and worship't thee.

verse 3 Because thy merciemercy to thy Saints doth life it selfe excell;

Therefore my lips shall thankfully thy glorious praises tell.

verse 4 Thus will I blesse thee while I live, and ever give thee praise;

And in thy Name lift up my hands in praier all my daies.

verse 5 Even as with marrow and with fat, my soule shall filled be:

Also my mouth with joyfull lips shall praises sing to thee.

verse 6 When thee I musing on my bed remember with delight;

And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night.

verse 7 Because my helper thou hast been, and me preservest still;

In the safe shadow of thy wings, therefore rejoyce I will.

verse 8 My longing soule doth follow hard, and closely cleave to thee;

And thou againe with thy right hand in love upholdest me.

verse 9 But to the grave they shall descend that would my ruine see:

The sword shall slay them, and a prey to Foxes they shall be.

p. 118verse 10 Yet shall the King in God rejoyc… and all those glory shall

That worship him, but stopt shallbe the mouth of liars all.

PSAL. LXIIII.

O Lord, unto my voice give eare, when I to thee do pray;

And sa…e preserve my soule from fe… of …oes that would me ….

verse 2 From secret plots of wicked soes, hi…e and deliver me;

And from the rising up of those that evill workers be.

verse 3 Who do their tongues with mal… w… and m…ke them cut like swords;

And in whose bowes are …owes se…, even sharp and bitte… words.

verse 4 That so they may shoot secretly at him that is upright:

At him they do shoot suddenly, and do not fear… thy sight.

verse 5 In ill themselves … fortifi…, and when their s…res to lay

They talk together privil…, Who doth us se… ▪ they say.

verse 6 They search for mischiefe, yea for it a perfect search they make▪

From the … depth and inmost wi… each one his plots doth take.

verse 7 But at them shall God… arrow …, their craft he shall confound:

For wi…h his arrow suddenly p. 119these plotters he shall wound.

verse 8 Yea, their own tongues these men shall make towork their owne decay:

All that them see shall them forsake, and swif…ly flie away.

verse 9 For on all men a feare shall fall, Gods works they shall declare:

For wisely they consider shall, that these his doings are.

verse 10 The righteous shall be gl…d, and trust in God, and in his might:

And glory gr…atly shall the just in heart, that are upright.

PSAL. LXV.

ON thee, Lord, who dost Sion save, praise waits in Sion hill:

And all the vowes which made they have to thee they shall fulfill.

verse 2 There is no other God, by whom a praier heard may be:

Therefore all flesh shall humbly come in praier unto thee.

verse 3 Iniquities I do confesse pr…vailed over me;

Yet from sins great and numberlesse we shall b… purg'd by thee.

verse 4 Blest are thy chosen, whom thy grace plants in thy courts with thee;

With goodnesse of thy holy place and house they fill'd shall be.

verse 5 By dreadfull things thou righteously wilt answer us, O God:

p. 120On whom all the earths ends rely, and the seas far abroad.

verse 6 The mountains that excell in heigh… his strength hath stablished;

As with a girdle, so with might he is encompassed.

verse 7 The swelling seas thou dost asswage and mak'st their streames full still:

Thou dost restraine the peoples rage, and …ul'st them at thy will.

verse 8 Thy tokens the earths ends shall see and seeing feare they shall:

The rising Sun sings praise to thee, and when he downe doth fall.

verse 9 The earth thou visit'st boing dry, and watrest with thy springs;

And so enrich't abundantly by thee much fruit it brings.

Gods river doth▪ it overflow, whose waters plen…eous are:

When for it thou provid…st so, their corne thou dost prepare.

verse 10 By thee the ridges moisture take, and furrowes settled be:

W…th showers thou it soft dost m…ke, the spring is blest by thee.

verse 11 Thus thou the yeare most liberally dost with thy goodnesse crowne;

And thus on us abundant…y thy paths drop fatnesse downe.

verse 12 They drop upon the pastures wide, that do in desar…s lye:

p. 121The little hills on every si le rejoyce right pleasantly.

verse 13 With flocks the pastures clothed be, the vale… with corne …re clad;

… now they thout and sing to thee, f…r thou hast made them glad.

PSAL. LXV….

… men on earth, in God rejoyce, with praise s…t for…h his Name;

…oll both with your heart and voice h…s glory, and h…s same.

How wonderfull O Lord, say ye, in … thy works thou art?

… enemies shall bow down to thee, tho…gh with a saining heart.

T… earth throughout shall worship thee, … earths … Lord and King;

… thy Name shall praised be, … pr…se to thee shall sing.

All men come forth, behold and see what things the Lord hath wrought;

…k well the wondrous works that he for man to passe hath brought.

The sea to dry land turned he, they through the floud did passe;

… they past, and there in thee, Lord, great their gladnesse was.

… rule… for ever by his might, his … all Nations see:

… not those that against t…ee sight, in pride exalted be.

p. 122verse 8 O all ye people, blesse our God, and let the cheerfull voice

Of his due praise be heard abroad, in him with thanks rejoyce.

verse 9 For he our soule in life doth hold; and of his grace and love

Suffers not dangers manifold our feet away to move.

verse 10 For thou, O Lord, hast proved us, and as with burning heat

Men trie their silver, thou hast thus tri'd us with sorrowes great.

verse 11 Thou hast us brought into the net, where we entangled were;

Upon our loines affliction great thou didst us make to bear.

verse 12 Over our heads fierce men to ride were for our triall sent;

And we distrest on every side, through fire and water went.

Yet when we were abased thus, and hopelesse seem'd our case;

Then, ev'n then, forth thou broughtest … into a wealthy place.

The second part.

verse 13 Unto thy house resort will I to off… and to pray;

And the…e I will my selfe apply my vowe, to thee to pay.

verse 14 Th… vowes that with my mouth spak… in all my griefe and smart:

The vowes (I say) which I did make in sorrow of my heart.

p. 123verse 15 Incense of rams and fatlings I will offer unto thee;

And goats with bullocks thankfully by me shall offered be.

verse 16 Come neere, and …earken every one, whose soule the Lord doth feare;

And what he for my soule hath done, you now from me shall heare.

verse 17 To him in my adversitie I with my mouth did crie;

And with my tongue I the most Hie with praise did magnifie.

verse 18 I also watch't, lest any way my heart might sin regard:

For then I knew, when I did pray, my prai'r would not be heard.

verse 19 But God hath heard me verily, and he did well attend

Unto my praiers, voice, and crie, which did to him ascend.

verse 20 And blessed be the Lord, for he turnes not my praier away;

Nor doth his mercy turne from me, for which to him I pray.

PSAL. LXVII.

HAve mercy on us, Lord, and grant to us thy grace;

To shew to us do thou accord the brightnesse of thy face.

verse 2 That all the earth may know the way that leads to thee:

And all the Nations here below thy saving health may see.

p. 124verse 3 Let all the world, O God, give praise unto thy Name:

O let the people all abroad extoll and la…d the same.

verse 4 Throughout the world so wide, let all rejoyce with mirth:

For thou with truth and right dost guide the Nations of the earth.

verse 5 Let all the world, O God, give praise unto thy Name:

O let the people all abroa… ex…oll an… land the same.

verse 6 Then shall the eart… increase, great store o… fr… shall fall;

And then our God, the God of peace, shall greatly blesse us all.

verse 7 Yea, God shall blesse us all, who praise him with our hearts;

And men him feare, and worship shall in the earths utmost parts.