The Psalms of David set forth in English meeter set forth by Francis Rous...

PSAL. CXLV.

THee will I laud, my God and King, and blesse thy Name alwaies: [verse 2] Thee will I blesse each day, and will thy Name for ever praise. [verse 3] Great is the Lord, most worthy praise, his greatnesse none can reach: [verse 4] One race shall to another praise thy workes, and wonders teach.

[verse 5] I of thy glorious majestie the honour will record; And meditate upon thy workes most wonderfull, O Lord. [verse 6] Men of thine acts the might shall shew, thine acts that dreadfull are; And I thy glory to advance, thy greatnesse will declare.

[verse 7] The memory of thy goodnesse great men largely shall expresse; With songs of praise they shall extoll thy perfect righteousnesse. [verse 8] The Lord is very gracious, in him compassions flow; In mercy he is very great, and is to anger slow.

[verse 9] Good unto all, and over all his workes his mercies be; [verse 10] Therfore just praises shall thy works returne, O Lord, to thee. [verse 11] Thy Saints shall blesse thee, and they shall thy Kingdomes glory shew: [verse 12] And shew thy power, that sons of men thy mighty acts may know.

[verse 13] And may thy Kingdomes majestie and glory understand: Thy Kingdome, Lord, a Kingdome is that shall for ever stand. [verse 14] And thy dominion through each age endures without decay: The Lord upholdeth them that fall, their sliding he doth stay.

The second part.

[verse 15] The eies of all do wait on thee, thou dost them all relieve; And thou to each sufficient food in season due dost give. [verse 16] Thy hand thou openest liberally, and then thy bounty gives Enough to satisfie the need of every thing that lives.

[verse 17] The Lord is just in all his waies, his workes are holy all: [verse 18] Neere all he is that call on him, in truth that on him call. [verse 19] And the desires he will fulfill of those that do him feare: Yea, he will surely save them all, for he their cry doth heare.

[verse 20] The Lord all those preserveth safe, that love him with their heart; But he all them that wicked are will utterly subvert. [verse 21] My mouth the praises of the Lord right gladly shall expresse: Yèa, let all flesh his holy Name for ever praise and blesse.