My Bed I water with my tears; mine Eie Depart from me, for the voice of my weeping The Lord hath heard, the Lord hath heard my prai'r My supplication with acceptance fair The Lord will own, and have me in his keeping. Mine enemies shall all be blank and dash't With much confusion; then grow red with shame, They shall return in hast the way they came And in a moment shall be quite abash't. 20 PSAL. VII. Aug. 14. 1653. Upon the words of Chush the Benjamite against him. LORD my God to thee I flie Lord my God if I have thought Be in my hands, if I have wrought Let th'enemy pursue my soul My life down to the earth and roul In the dust and there out spread ΙΟ Rise Jehovah in thine ire. So th' assemblies of each Nation All people from the worlds foundation. Judge me Lord, be judge in this Upon me: cause at length to cease And their power that do amiss. But the just establish fast, Since thou art the just God that tries God is a just Judge and severe, His Sword he whets, his Bow hath bended The tools of death, that waits him near. (His arrows purposely made he For them that persecute.) Behold He travels big with vanitie, As in a womb, and from that mould 50 40 30 20 He dig'd a pit, and delv'd it deep, His mischief that due course doth keep, Fall on his crown with ruine steep. Then will I Jehovah's praise PSAL. VIII. Aug. 14. 1653. O JEHOVAH Our Lord how wondrous great Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou 60 When I behold thy Heavens, thy Fingers art, And think'st upon him; or of man begot O're the works of thy hand thou mad'st him Lord, All Flocks, and Herds, by thy commanding word, Fowl of the Heavens, and Fish that through the wet O Jehovah our Lord how wondrous great 20 April, 1648. J. M. Nine of the Psalms done into Metre, wherein all but what is in a different Character, are the very words of the Text, translated from the Original. PSAL. LXXX. I THOU Shepherd that dost Israel keep Who leadest like a flock of sheep Thy loved Josephs seed, That sitt'st between the Cherubs bright Shine forth, and from thy cloud give light, 2 In Ephraims view and Benjamins, 3 Awake thy strength, come, and be seen To save us by thy might. Turn us again, thy grace divine To us O God vouchsafe; Cause thou thy face on us to shine And then we shall be safe. 4 Lord God of Hosts, how long wilt thou, Thy *smoaking wrath, and angry brow 5 Thou feed'st them with the bread of tears, And mak'st them* largely drink the tears 6 A strife thou mak'st us and a prey To every neighbour foe, * * * Gnorera. 10 * Gnashanta. * Shalish. * Among themselves they laugh, they play, Jilgnagu. 20 7 Return us, and thy grace divine, 8 A Vine from Egypt thou hast brought, And drov'st out Nations proud and haut 9 Thou did'st prepare for it a place And root it deep and fast And fill'd the land at last. 10 With her green shade that cover'd all, Her Bows as high as Cedars tall II Her branches on the western side And upward to that river wide 12 Why hast thou laid her Hedges low That all may pluck her, as they go, With rudest violence? 13 The tusked Boar out of the wood Up turns it by the roots, Wild Beasts there brouze, and make their food 14 Return now, God of Hosts, look down Behold us, but without a frown, And visit this thy Vine. 15 Visit this Vine, which thy right hand And the young branch, that for thy self 16 But now it is consum'd with fire, They perish at thy dreadfull ire, 17 Upon the man of thy right hand 30 40 50 60 70 |