Than when a year of glut Their stores 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 sleep; For thou alone dost keep Me safe where'er I lie : As in a rocky cell Thou, Lord, alone in safety mak'st me dwell. PSALM V. August 12, 1653. JEHOVAH, to my words give ear, 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' the morning I to thee with choice 40 Will rank my prayers, and watch till thou appear. In wickedness delight; Evil with thee no biding makes; Fools or mad men stand not within thy sight. Thou hat'st; and them unblest Thou wilt destroy that speak a lie ; The bloody and guileful man God doth detest. 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 L That do observe if I transgress; Set thy ways right before where my step goes. No word is firm or sooth; Their inside, troubles miserable; An open grave their throat, their tongue they smooth. God, find them guilty; let them fall By their own counsels quelled; Push them in their rebellions all Still on; for against thee they have rebelled. To bless the just man still: As with a shield thou wilt surround Him with thy lasting favour and good will. 30 40 PSALM VI. August 13, 1653. LORD, in thy anger do not reprehend me, And very weak and faint; heal and amend me: Are troubled; yea, my soul is troubled sore; Who in the grave can celebrate thy praise? Wearied I am with sighing out my days; Nightly my couch I make a kind of sea; VOL. I. R ΙΟ My bed I water with my tears; mine eye Through grief consumes, is waxen old and dark I' the midst of all mine enemies that mark. Depart, all ye that work iniquity, Depart from me; for the voice of my weeping The Lord hath heard; the Lord hath heard my prayer; My supplication with acceptance fair The Lord will own, and have me in his keeping. 20 Mine enemies shall all be blank, and dashed With much confusion; then, grown red with shame, They shall return in haste the way they came, And in a moment shall be quite abashed. PSALM VII. August 14, 1653. Upon the words of Chush the Benjamite against him. LORD, my God, to thee I fly; Lord, my God, if I have thought Let the enemy pursue my soul, My life down to the earth, and roll In the dust, and there outspread Rise, Jehovah, in thine ire; Of my foes that urge like fire ; So the assemblies of each nation Judge me, Lord; be judge in this. 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 20 30 40 T. 50 Already, and for him intended The tools of death that waits him near. (His arrows purposely made he He digg'd a pit, and delved it deep, His mischief, that due course doth keep, Of violence will undelayed Fall on his crown with ruin steep. Then will I Jehovah's praise 60 PSALM VIII. August 14, 1653. O JEHOVAH our Lord, how wondrous great The moon and stars, which thou so bright hast set |