Earth's utmost bounds: them fhalt thou bring full low
With Iron Scepter bruis'd, and them disperse
Like to a potter's vessel shiver'd so.

And now be wife at length ye Kings averse,
Be taught ye Judges of the Earth; with fear
Jehovah ferve, and let your joy converse
With trembling; kifs the Son left he appear
In anger, and ye perish in the way,

If once his wrath take fire like fuel fere,
Happy all those who have in him their stay.

L

PSAL. III. Aug. 9. 1653.

When he fled from Abfalom.

Ord, how many are my foes!
How many those

That in arms against me rise!

Many are they

That of my life diftruftfully thus fay,

No help for him in God there lies.

But thou Lord art my fhield, my glory,
Thee through my story

Th'exalter of my head I count ;

Aloud

Aloud I cry'd

Unto Jehovah, he full foon reply'd,
And heard me from his holy mount.
I lay and flept, I wak'd again,
For my fuftain

Was the Lord. Of many millions
The populous rout

I fear not, though incamping round about
They pitch againft me their Pavilions.

Rife, Lord, fave me my God, for thou
Haft fmote ere now

On the cheek-bone all my foes,

Of men abhorr'd

[Lord;

Haft broke the teeth. This help was from the

Thy bleffing on thy people flows.

A

PSAL. IV. Aug. 10. 1653.

Nfwer me when I call,

God of my righteousness,

In straights and in distress

Thou didst me difinthrall

And

And fet at large; now spare,

Now pity me, and hear my earnest pray'r.

Great ones, how long will ye

My glory have in scorn,

How long be thus forborn

Still to love vanity,

To love, to feek, to prize

Things falfe and vain, and nothing else but lyes?

Yet know the Lord hath chofe,

Chose to himself apart,

The good and meek of heart

(For whom to choose he knows)

Jehovah from on high

Will hear my voice what time to him I cry.

Be aw'd, and do not fin,

Speak to your hearts alone,
Upon your beds, each one,
And be at peace within.

Offer the offerings juft

Of righteoufnefs, and in Jehovah trust.

Many there be that fay,

Who yet will fhew us good?
Talking like this world's brood;

But, Lord, thus let me pray,

On us lift up the light,

Lift up the favour of thy countenance bright;

Into my heart more joy

And gladness thou hast put,

Than when a year of glut

Their ftores doth over-cloy,

And from their plenteous grounds

With vast increase their corn and wine abounds,

In peace at once will I

Both lay me down and fleep,

For thou alone doft keep

Me fafe where-e'er I lie;

As in a rocky Cell,

Thou Lord alone in safety mak'st me dwell.

PSAL. V. Aug. 12. 1653.

Ehovah to my words give ear,

J'

My meditation weigh,

The voice of my complaining hear

My King and God; for unto thee I pray.

Jehovah thou my early voice

Shalt in the morning hear,

I'th' morning I to thee with choice

Will rank my Prayers, and watch 'till thou appear.

For thou art not a God that takes

In wickedness delight,

Evil with thee no biding makes,

Fools or mad-men stand not within thy fight.

All workers of iniquity

Thou hat'ft; and them unbleft

Thou wilt destroy that speak a lye;

The bloody and guileful man God doth deteft. But I will in thy mercies dear,

Thy numerous mercies, go,

Into thy House; I in thy fear

Will towards thy Holy Temple worship low.
Lord lead me in thy righteousness,

Lead me because of those

That do obferve if I transgress;

Set thy ways right before, where my step goes. For in his faultring mouth unstable

No word is firm or footh;

Their infide, troubles miferable;

An open grave their throat,their tongue theysmooth.

God, find them guilty, let them fall

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