-PSALM II. [S. M.] Translated according to the divine pat tern, Acts iv. 24, &c. Christ dying, rising, interceding, and reigning. 1 [MAKER and sovereign Lord, Of heav'n, and earth, and seas, The things so long foretold By David are fulfill'd, When Jews and Gentiles join'd to slay 3 Why did the Gentiles rage, 4 Rulers and kings agree To form a vain design; 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne; PAUSE. 6 Now he's ascended high, And asks to rule the earth; 7 He asks, and God bestows 8 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod; 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne; • With trembling joy, ye people, bow To God's exalted Son.. 10 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place; PSALM II. [С. М.] 1 WHY did the nations join to slay 2 The Lord that sits above the skies, 3 "I call him my eternal Son, "And raise him from the dead: "I make my holy hill his throne, "And wide his kingdom spread. 4 "Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy, "The utmost heathen lands; "Thy rod of iron shall destroy 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, 6 With humble love address his throne, PSALM II. [L. M.] Christ's death, resurrection, and as- 1 WHY did the Jews proclaim their rage? 2 "Come, let us break his bands, they say; "This man shall never give us laws: And thus they cast his yoke away, And nail'd the monarch to the cross. 3 But God, who high in glory reigns, Laughs at theirpride, their ragecontrols; He'll vex their hearts with inward pains, And speak in thunder to their souls.. 4 "I will maintain the king I made "On Zion's everlasting hill, "My hand shall bring him from the dead, [still. "And he shall stand your Sov'reign 5 [His wond'rous rising from the earth Makes his eternal Godhead known: The Lord declares his heav'nly birth, "This day have I begot my Son. 6 "Ascend, my Son, to my right-hand, "There thou shalt ask, and I bestow "The utmost bounds of heathen lands; "To thee the northern isles shall bow.) 7 But nations that resist his grace, PAUSE. 3 But thou, my glory and my strength, 4 When our obedient hands have done Shalt on the tempter tread, Shalt silence all my threat'ning guilt, And raise my drooping head. 4 [I cry'd, and from his holy hill 5 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes, In spite of all my foes; I 'woke, and wonder'd at the grace What tho' the hosts of death and hell 7 Arise, O Lord, fulfil thy grace, 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs, PSALM HI. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8. [L. M.] A morning psalm. 1 O LORD, how many are my foes, 2 Tir'd with the burdens of the day, 3 Supported by thine heav'nly aid, 4 But God sustain'd me all the night; PSALM IV. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. [L. M.] Hearing of prayer; or, God our portion, and Christ our hope. 10 GOD of grace and righteousness, 2 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try A thousand works of righteousness, 5 Let the unthinking many say, 6 Then shall my chearful pow'rs rejoice, For the Lord's-day morning. 1 LORD, in the morning thou shalt hear 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone 4 But to thy house will I resort, 5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet 1 PAUSE. 6 My watchful enemies combine 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, • The men that love and fear thy name PSALM VI. [C. M.] 5 I feel my flesh so near the grave, 6 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul; PSALM VII. God's care of his people, and punishment 1 MY trust is in my heav'nly friend, Complaint in sickness; or diseases healed. 2 With insolence and fury they 1 IN anger, Lord, rebuke me not, Withdraw the dreadful storm; 2 My soul's bow'd down with heavycares, 3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days; 4 Shall I be still tormented more? 5 He hears when dust and ashes speak, 6 The virtue of his sov'reign word PSALM VI. [L.M.) Temptations in sickness overcome. 1 LORD, I can suffer thy rebukes, 2 Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows that I feel; My soul in pieces tear, 3 If I had e'er provok'd them first, 4 If there be malice hid in me, 5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand, PAUSE. 6 Let sinners and their wicked rage 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins 8 For me their malice digg'd a pit, 9 That cruel persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword; Awake my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. PSALM VIII. [S. M.] The wounds thy heavy hand hath made, God's sovereignty and goodness; and O let thy gentler touches heal! 3 See how I pass my weary days man's dominion over the creatures. In sighs and groans; and when 'tis 1 O LORD, our heav'nly king, night, My bed is water'd with my tears: My grief consumes and dims my sight. 4 Look how the pow'rs of nature mourn! 2 Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heav'ns they shine. When to thy works on high I raise my wond'ring eyes, And see the moon, complete in light, Adorn the darksome skies. i 19 Jesus, our Lord, how wond'rous great Is thine exalted name! The glories of thy heav'nly state s When I survey the stars, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worms? 4 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou should'st love him so ? Next to thine angels is he plac'd, And lord of all below. 5 Thine honours crown his head, 6 How rich thy bounties are! And wond'rous are thy ways: Of dust and worms thy pow'r can frame A monument of praise. 7 [Out of the mouths of babes And sucklings thou canst draw 8 O Lord, our heav'nly king, PSALM VIII. [С. М.] Christ's condescension and glorification; or, God made man. 1 O Lord, our Lord, how wond'rous great, Is thine exalted name! The glories of thy heav'nly state 2 When I behold thy works on high, 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, 4 That thine eternal son should bear 3 [Yet while he liv'd on earth unknown, 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet; 7 These lesser glories of the sun • Let him be crown'd with majesty, PSALM VIII. verse 1, 2. Paraphrased. PART 1. [L. M.] The Hosanna of the children; or, infants praising God. 1 ALMIGHTY Ruler of the skies, 2 To thee the voices of the young 4 Children amidst thy temple throng 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests PSALM VIII. verse 3, &c. Paraphrased. PART II. [L. M.] Adam and Christ, lords of the old and the new creation. first, 1 LORD, what was man, when made at 2 That thou should'st raise his nature so, 3 But, O! what brighter glories wait 4 See him below his angels made; 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all PSALM IX. PART I. Wrath & mercy from the judgment-seat. 2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace; 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove • The men that know thy name, will trust Sing praises to the righteous Lord, PSALM IX. verse 12. PART II. The wisdom and equity of providence. I WHEN the great judge, supreme and just, Shall once enquire for blood, 2 He from the dreadful gates of death • His fous shall fall, with heedless feet, That their own hands had spread. 4 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God, Are thy deep counsels known; When men of mischief are destroy'd The spare must be their own. PAUSE. 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell; 6 Tho'saints to sore distress are brought, 7 [Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat 8 Thy thunder shall affright the proud, PSALM X. Prayer heard, and saints saved; or, pride, atheism and oppression punished. For a humiliation-day. 1 WHY doth the Lord stand off so far? 5 Why do the men of malice rage, 6 But thou for ever art our Lord; 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, 8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, PSALM XI. God loves the righteous, and hates the wicked. 1 MY refuge is the God of love, Why do my foes insult and cry, "Fly like a timorous trembling dove, "To distant woods or mountains fly? 2 If government be all destroyed, (That firm foundation of our peace) And violence make justice void, Where shall the righteous scek redress? 3 The Bord in heav'n has fixt his throne, His eye surveys the world below; To him all mortal things are known, His eye-lids search our spirits thro'. 4 If he afflicts his saints so far To prove their love, and try their grace, What may the bold transgressors fear? His very soul abhors their ways. 5 On impious wretches he shall rain 6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are |