The Psalms of David in Meter, Metrical Psalter · Psalm 5 – Psalm 17

The Psalms of David in Meter · Metrical Psalter · Psalm 5 – Psalm 17

PSAL. V.

GIve ear unto my words O Lord,

my meditation weigh,

verse 2 Hear thou my cry my King my God

for I to thee will pray.

verse 3 Thou in the morning ſhalt my voice

Lord heare by thy goodwill;

At morning to thee will I pray

and look up to thee ſtill.

verse 4 For thou art not a God that pleaſd

with wickedneſſe can'ſt be,

Nor yet evill at any time,

ſhall dwell at all with thee.

verse 5 The fooliſh people in thy ſight

ſtand ſtedfaſt never ſhall,

The workers of iniquitie,

thou ſurelie hateſt all.

verse 6 Them that are leeſing giv'n to ſpeak

thou wilt deſtroy therefore,

The bloody and deceitfull man

God alwayes will abhorre.

verse 7 But in thy mercies multitude

come to thy houſe I will,

Thy Temple towards in thy feare

I will thee worſhip ſtill.

verse 8 O Lord God, in thy righteouſneſſe

me lead now I thee pray:

Becauſe of foes; before my face

make thou now ſtraight thy way.

verse 9 For in their mouth no treuth there is

their inward's alwayes ill,

Their throat's an open ſepulchre

their tongues do flatter ſtill.

verse 10 O God, who ever righteous art

deſtroy them great and ſmall:

Let them with ſhame & grief of heart

by their own counſels fall.

Caſt them out in the multitude

of their tranſgreſſions hie,

For in great wickedneſſe they have

rebelled againſt thee.

verse 11 But let all thoſe that put their truſt

in thee rejoice alway,

Let them for joy in every part,

moſt gladly ſhout for ay.

Becauſe that thou them by thy hand

defendeſt as they ſee.

Let them alſo that love thy name

be joyfull ſtill in thee.

verse 12 For thou, O Lord, the righteous man

wilt bleſſe both in and out,

With favour thou as with a ſhield,

wilt compaſſe him about.

PSALME VI.

O Lord, while thou in anger art,

me then rebuke thou not;

Nor yet me chaſten for my ſins,

in thy diſpleaſure hote.

verse 2 Have mercy upon me O LORD,

for I am weake truelie;

O LORD me heale, for all my bones

with paine ſtill vexed be.

verse 3 My ſoul alſo in trouble great

is all my foes among,

Sore vexed ev'n continually,

but thou, O LORD, how long?

verse 4 Returne, O LORD, deliver now

my ſoul diſtreſſde and weak,

Oh, ſave me by thy mighty hand,

even for thy mercies ſake.

verse 5 For of thee in the place of death

there no remembrance be;

Who lying dead within the grave,

ſhall thanks give unto thee?

verse 6 I wearied with my groning am,

all night I fill'd with fears

Do make my bed to ſwim: my couch

I water with my teares.

verse 7 Mine eye conſumed is becauſe

of grief and many woes;

It in this caſe ſtill waxeth old

becauſe of all my foes.

verse 8 Depart from me ye wicked all

that worke iniquity.

For the LORD o… my weepping now

hath heard the voice and cry.

verse 9 The LORD my ſupplication now

hath heard as I did crave,

The LORD the prayer that I make

will lovingly receive.

verse 10 Let all mine enmies be aſham'd

and vexed ſore by thee,

Let them returne, and ſuddenly

aſhamed alſo be.

PSAL. VII.

O Lord my God moſt gracious ſtill,

I put my truſt in thee,

From all them that me perſecute

ſave and deliver me.

verse 2 Leſt like a Lion he my ſoule

teare, and in pieces ſmall

It rent, while to deliver me

there is none found at all.

verse 3 O LORD my GOD if any way

this hath been done by me,

Or if at all within my hands,

iniquity there be.

verse 4 If him that was at peace with me,

I ill rewarded ſo,

Yea, I have him deliv'red that

is without cauſe my ſo.

verse 5 Let th'enmie ſtill purſue my ſoul

and take it, let him thruſt

My life down on the earth, and lay

mine honour in the duſt.

verse 6 Riſe, Lord, in wrath, lift up thy ſelf

my foes rage to withſtand,

Awake to judgement, that for me

thou wiſely didſt command.

verse 7 The peoples congregation ſo

about thee compaſſe ſhall;

Return thou for their ſakes therefore

on high ſet over all.

verse 8 The Lord ſhall all the people judge,

O Lord, als judge thou me;

According to my righteouſneſſe,

and mine integritie.

verse 9 Oh, let the wickeds malice end,

but ſtabliſh ſtedfaſtly

The juſt man; for the righteous GOD

the hearts and reins doth try.

verse 10 In all my troubles my defence

of GOD is in each part,

Which ſaveth by his mighty hand

the man upright in heart.

verse 11 GOD judgeth in his mercy great

the righteous men alway,

And God with thoſe that wicked are

is angry every day.

verse 12 If ſurely he turne not again,

his ſword then whet he will;

He hath his bow in anger bent,

and ready made it ſtill.

verse 13 He hath aſo prepar'd for him

the inſtruments of death,

Againſt the perſecutors he

his arrows ordain'd hath.

verse 14 Behold, he with iniquitie

doth travell as in birth,

And hath conceived a miſchief,

and falſehood hath brought foorth

verse 15 He made a pit and digged it

the righteous there to take,

And he into the ditch is fall'n,

which he himſelf did make.

verse 16 His miſchief all moſt ſurely ſhall

return on his own head,

His violent dealing ſhall come downe

on his own pate with ſpeed.

verse 17 According to his righteouſneſſe,

now praiſe the LORD I will:

And to the name of GOD moſt high,

I will ſing praiſes ſtill.

PSAL. VIII.

O Lord, our Lord, how excellent

is in the earth thy name

Who haſt thy glory ſet above

the bright heavens faireſt frame.

verse 2 Out of the mouth of ſuckling babes

thou haſt ordained ſtrength,

Becauſe of foes that thou mightſt ſtill

th'avenging fo at length.

verse 3 When I the heav'ns conſider well

thy fingers works that be,

The Moon, and likewiſe all the Stars,

that were ordain'd by thee.

verse 4 What is poor man that thou of him

ſhould'ſt thus ſo mindfull be?

Or what the ſon of man that thou

him viſits with thine eye?

verse 5 For even a little lower him

then Angels thou haſt made,

With glory, and with honour als

thou crowned haſt his head.

verse 6 Thou mad'ſt him have dominion ov'r

the great works of thine hand,

Under his feet thou haſt all things

put both of ſea and land.

verse 7 All ſheep to him obedience give,

and oxen ſervice yeeld,

Yea, which is more him ſtill obey

the beaſts of all the field.

verse 8 The foules of th'air, and of the ſea

the fiſhes more or leſſe,

And whatſoever of the ſeas

ſtill through the paths do paſſe.

verse 9 O Lord, our Lord thoſe mighty wor…

do high extoll thy fame,

How excellent in all the earth

is thy moſt glorious name?

PSAL. IX.

WIth my whole hart I wil, O Lord

thee praiſe for ever ſtill:

Thy works that are all marveilous,

ſhew foorth I alwayes will.

verse 2 I ſurely alwayes will be glade,

and als rejoice in thee,

I will ſing praiſe unto thy name,

O thou who art moſt Hie.

verse 3 When all mine en'mies quickly a…

turn'd back for their offence

They ſhal down fall; and periſh all

at thy divine Preſence.

verse 4 For wel my right and cauſe thou haſt

maintain'd even in our ſight,

Thou as a King ſat'ſt on the Throne,

there alwayes judging right.

verse 5 The heathen thou rebuked haſt

the wicked thou with ſhame

Deſtroyed haſt, for ever thou

haſt quite put out their name.

verse 6 O en'mie, come deſtructions are

to end perpetuall;

Thou cities raz'd; periſh'd with them

is their memoriall.

verse 7 But God the Lord, moſt righteous ſhal

for ever ſtill endure,

With equity he hath prepar'd

his throne for judgement ſure,

verse 8 And he this world all wel ſhal judge

in perfect righteouſneſſe,

He als ſhall to the people give

judgement in uprightneſſe.

verse 9 The LORD will be a ſure refuge

for thoſe whom men oppreſſe,

He a refuge will be in times

of trouble and diſtreſſe.

verse 10 And they that know thy bleſſe nam…

will put their truſt in thee,

For thou haſt not forſaken them

that ſeek ſincerely thee.

verse 11 To GOD that doth in Sion dwel…

ſing praiſes every where:

Among the people of the earth,

his doings now declare.

verse 12 When he ſtrict inquiſition

to make for blood is ſet

He thinks on them; the humbles cry

he never doth forget

verse 13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD,

weigh how my hater hath

Me troubled ſore, thou that me lift

up from the gates of death.

verse 14 That ſtill in Sions daughters gate

thy praiſe ſhew forth I may;

In thy ſalvation of great price

I will rejoice alway.

verse 15 The heathen all in their own pit

ſunk down are at the laſt,

…n the ſame net which they did hide

their own foot's taken faſt.

verse 16 By judgement which he executes,

the LORD is known in this,

Ev'n in the works of his own hands

the wicked ſnared is.

verse 17 The wicked ſhall be into hell

ev'n turned from his ſeat,

And all the nations that the LORD

unthankfully forget.

verse 18 For the needy not ſurely ſhall

forgotten be alway,

The expectation of the poor

not periſh ſhall for ay.

verse 19 Ariſe, O Lord, and let not man

prevail by his great might,

Let all the heathen people now

be judged in thy ſight▪

verse 20 O Lord almighty in great fear

put thou them very low,

That ſo themſelves to be but men

the Nations all may know.

PSAL. X.

WHy in thine anger fierce, O Lor…

thus ſtandeſt thou afar?

Why hideſt thou thyſelf from us

when times of troubles are?

verse 2 The wicked in his pride the poor

doth perſecute greatlie,

In plots which they imagin'd have

let them all taken be.

verse 3 For of his hearts deſire alwayes

the wicked man doth boaſt,

And bleſſeth als the covetous man

whom GOD abhorreth moſt.

verse 4 Throgh the pride of his countenant

the wicked great or ſmall

Will not ſeek GOD; in all his though

the LORD is not at all.

verse 5 His wayes alwayes moſt grievous a…

thy judgements where he goes

Are far above out of his ſight,

he puffs at all his foes.

verse 6 He hath ſaid in his fooliſh heart,

I ſhall not moved be,

For I ſhall never in this life

be in adverſitie.

verse 7 Great curſing, and deceit, and fraud

his wicked mouth do fill,

Under his tongue miſchief alwayes

and vanitie are ſtill.

verse 8 He lurking ſits in villages,

in ſecret places he

Kills th'innocent, he'gainſt the poor

his eyes ſets privilie.

verse 9 Hee in his den lies lion like,

in waite he lyes ſecret:

To catch the poore, he him doth catch

when drawn into his net.

verse 10 With great deceit he croucheth down,

himſelf he humbleth all,

That by his ſtrong ones at the laſt

the poor may ſurely fall.

verse 11 He fooliſh hath ſaid in his heart▪

God hath moſt certainlie

Forgotten all; he hides his face,

he will it never ſee.

verse 12 Ariſe, O Lord, make haſt, O GO…

lift up thy mightie hand,

Forget not in thine anger great

the humble of the land.

verse 13 Wherfore doth wicked man in ſpi…

GOD to contemne deſire?

He hath ſaid in his fooliſh heart,

thou wilt it not require.

verse 14 Thou haſt it all moſt clearly ſeen

for thou miſchief and ſpite

Beholdeſt, thou it with thy hand

in juſtice wilt requite:

The poor alwayes himſelf to thee

commits in his diſtreſſe;

Thou art alwayes the helper of

thoſe that be fatherleſſe.

verse 15 The arme of ill and wicked me

break thou in pieces ſmall,

And ſeek out all his wickedneſſe,

till thou finde none at all.

verse 16 The LORD for ever and for ay▪

is King for to command,

The heathen now are periſh'd all

out of his holy land.

verse 17 LORD, of the humble the deſire

thou haſt heard with thine ear,

The wilt prepare their hearts, & thou

wilt cauſe thine ear to hear.

verse 18 That ſo thou may moſt rightly judge

the poor and fatherleſſe,

That men who mighty are on earth

may no more them oppreſſe.

PSAL. XI.

I In the LORD do put my truſt,

how to my ſoul, ſay yee,

Unto your mountain as a bird

ſee that ye ſwiftly flee?

verse 2 For lo, the wicked bend their bow,

their arrow als with art

They fit, for privily to ſhoot

at the upright in heart.

verse 3 If the moſt ſtrong foundations▪

of my ſubſiſting …o

Both ſhaken and deſtroyed be,

what can the righteous do?

verse 4 GOD in his holy Temple is,

the LORDS Throne is in heaven

His eyes behold, his eye-lids try

the children of all men.

verse 5 The Lord alwayes the righteous

but wicked men and ill,

And him that loveth violence

his ſoul hates ever ſtill.

verse 6 Upon the wicked, ſnares, and f…

and brimſtone raine he ſhall,

And tempeſt fierce; this of theire

ſhall be the portion all.

verse 7 For the moſt righteous LORD

in righteouſneſſe delight,

His countenance moſt joyfully

beholdeth the upright.

PSALME XII.

HElp Lord for that the godly man

doth ceaſe to be for ay,

For from among mens children all

the faithfull fail alway.

verse 2 Each one doth with his neighbour ſpeak

great words of vanitie,

They ſpeak even with a double heart,

and lips that flattring be.

verse 3 The Lord all lips ſhall quite cut off,

that flattring favour ſeek,

And als the tongue that proud things ſtill

preſumptuouſly doth ſpeak.

verse 4 Who have ſaid, with our tongues we will

prevail even thus and thus,

Our lips moſt ſurely are our own;

who is LORD over us?

verse 5 For the oppreſſion of the poor

and ſighs of needy ſtill

I'le riſe ſaith God; from him that puffs

him ſafely ſet I will.

verse 6 The words of God are words moſt pure,

as ſilver that is try'd

In a furnace that is of earth,

ev'n ſev'n times purify'd.

verse 7 Thou ſhalt, O LORD, by thy gre… mig…

them ſafely keep together;

Thou from this generation all

ſhalt them preſerve for ever.

verse 8 The moſt profane and wicked me

now walk on every ſide,

When vileſt men in honour great

exalted ſtill abide.

PSAL. XIII.

HOw long wilt thou forget me Lor…

for ever ſhall this be?

How long wilt thou thus in thy wra…

ſtill hide thy face from me?

verse 2 How long ſhall I take counſell in

my ſoul and dayly be

In ſorrow? how long ſhall my foe

exalted be ov'r me?

verse 3 Conſider now, O Lord, my God

and hear well what I ſay,

Lighten mine eyes leſt that I ſleep

the ſleep of death alway.

Left that mine enmie boaſt and ſay,

I have prevail'd him o're,

…nd theſe that trouble me rejoice,

when I am moved ſore.

verse 5 But I have ever truſted in

thy merciemercy, as my choiſe,

My heart in thy ſalvation ſhall

for evermore rejoice.

verse 6 I will now ſing unto the Lord,

becauſe that gracious he,

Moſt bountifully in my life

hath ever dealt with me,

PSAL. XIV.

THe fool hath ſaid within his heart,

there is no GOD at all,

They are corrupt, they work miſchief,

none doth good, great or ſmall.

verse 2 The Lord look'd down from heaven upon

mens children in each part,

To ſee if any underſtood;

and ſought God with their heart.

verse 3 They altogether filthie are,

they all aſide are gone,

There is none that doth good at all,

yea truelie no not one.

verse 4 Have workers of iniquitie

no knowledge ſound at all,

Who eat my people up as bread,

and on the LORD not call?

verse 5 There were they alwaies h great fea…

for GOD who is moſt hie:

Is in the generation ſtill,

of thoſe that righteous be.

verse 6 In your great pride ye ſhamed hav…

the counſell of the poor,

Becauſe the Lord in his diſtreſſe

is his refuge moſt ſure.

verse 7 O that the great ſalvation,

of Iſrael …ound about:

Were by the Lords almighty hand,

of Sion now come out.

When of his people back the LORD,

brings the captivitie,

Then Jacob greatlie ſhall rejoice,

and Iſrael glad ſhall be.

PSALME XV.

LOrd who within thy Tabernacle

abide ſhall ever ſtill?

Who bleſſed ſhall for ever dwell

in thy moſt holy hill?

verse 2 He that ſtill walketh uprightly,

and als in ev'ry part

Works righteouſnes, & ſpeaks the truth

as it is in his heart.

verse 3 He that backbites not with his tongue

nor doth his neighbour ill,

Nor 'gainſt his neighbour a reproch

to take up hath a will.

verse 4 In whoſe eyes is a perſon vile

contemn'd; but God who feare

He honours; and not changeth, though

to his own hurt he ſweare.

And he that ſweareth faithfully,

in matters great or ſmall

Though to his own hurt, yet for this

he changeth not at all.

verse 5 He that his money not at all

puts out to uſurie,

Nor takes reward againſt the juſt,

ſuch ſhall not moved be.

PSAL. XVI.

PReſerve me by thy mighty hand,

O GOD, who art moſt juſt,

For in thee, who doſt never fail,

I ſtill do put my ttuſt.

verse 2 Unto the LORD, O thou my ſoul

haſt ſaid, moſt certainlie

Thou art my Lord, my goodneſſe her

extendeth not to thee.

verse 3 But unto them that on the earth

dear Saints are in thy ſight,

And to them that are Excellent,

in whom's all my delight.

verse 4 Their ſorrows greatly here ſhall be

even multipli'd at laſt,

Who ſtill after another god

moſt fooliſhlie make haſt:

Their drink offrings of blood will I

not offer great or ſmall,

Nor yet will I take up their names

into my lips at all.

verse 5 Of mine inheritance the LORD

is the rich portion ſtill,

And of my cup thou doſt maintaine

my lot, by thy good will.

verse 6 In pleaſant places are the lines

now fallen unto me,

Yea, I a goodly heritage

already have from thee.

verse 7 I'le bleſſe Lord, who unto me

hath given his counſell right,

My reins me alſo do inſtruct

in ſeaſons of the night.

verse 8 I have alwayes before me ſet

the LORD that is moſt Hie;

Becauſe he is at my right hand,

I ſhall not moved be,

verse 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and als

my glory alwayes bleſt

Rejoiceth much: my fleſh alſo

in hope ſhall ſafely reſt.

verse 10 For thou my ſoul wilt not in hell

leave there alwayes to be,

Nor ſuffer thine own holy One

corruption for to ſee.

verse 11 Thou wilt me ſhew the path of life;

in thy preſence full ſtore

Of joy is; at thy right hand are

pleaſures for evermore.

PSAL. XVII.

ATtend unto my cry O LORD,

and hear the right from me,

My prayer now hear that go'th not o…

of lips that famed be.

verse 2 Let my ſentence from thy preſence

come foorth my cauſe to clear,

Let als thine eyes behold the things

that equall ſtill are heer.

verse 3 Thou narrowly haſt prov'd mine ha…

which ſtill is in thy ſight,

And viſited haſt alſo me

in darkneſſe of the night▪

Thou haſt me tri'd; nothing thou ſha…

find in me more or leſſe,

I purpoſde am even that my mouth

in no way ſhall tranſgreſſe.

verse 4 Concerning works of wicked men,

by the word taught by thee,

From paths of the deſtroyer I

have kept me carefullie.

verse 5 My goings alwayes in thy paths

in mercy ſtill hold up,

That my footſteps in all thy wayes

directed may not ſlip.

verse 6 I called have on thee, O GOD,

for ſure thou wilt me hear:

O hear my ſpeach, and unto me

incline thy gracious ear.

verse 7 Thy marv'lous loving kindneſſe ſhew

thou that by thy right hand

Sav'ſt them that put their truſt in thee

from thoſe that them gainſtand.

verse 8 O keep me, Lord, now and protect

as th'apple of the eye,

Under the ſhaddow of thy wings

moſt cloſelie hide thou me.

verse 9 From wicked men who ever ſtill

me to oppreſſe are ſtout,

Even from my deadly en'mies all

who compaſſe me about.

verse 10 Incloſed they are alwayes in

their own fat at their will,

They with their mouth great ſwellin… word

with boaſt ſpeak proudly ſtill.

verse 11 Thoſe men have us now in our ſtep

compaſſed with deceit,

And craftilie they bowing down

their eyes on earth have ſet.

verse 12 Like as a cruell Lion that

is greedy of his prey,

And a young Lion lurking which

in places hid doth ſtay.

verse 13 Quicklie ariſe, him diſappoint,

and caſt him down, O LORD,

My ſoul now from the wicked ſave,

which ſurely is thy ſword.

verse 14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD,

from men whoſe daylie ſtrife

Is for this world, which only have

their portion in this life,

Whoſe bellie with thy treaſure hid

thou filleſt of the beſt:

They full of children, to their babes

leave of their wealth the reſt.

verse 15 As for me, I in righteouſneſſe

thy face will ſurely ſee,

With thy likeneſſe when I awake

I ſatisfi'd ſhall be.