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

PSAL. VII.

OLord my God, I put my trust and confidence in thee: From all that do me persecute save, and deliver me. [verse 2] Lest like a Lion he me teare, and rend in pieces small, Whil'st there is none to succour me, and rid me out of thrall.

[verse 3] O Lord my God, if I have done the thing that is not right: Or else if I be found in fault, or guilty in thy sight: [verse 4] If evill I unto my friend for good rewarded have; (Yea even the man that caussesse was mine enemy, I did save.)

[verse 5] Let foes pursue, and take my soule, and tread downe violently My life on earth, and in the dust mine honour make to lye. [verse 6] Arise, O Lord, in wrath arise, mine enemies rage restra•…•…ne; Awake, according to thy word, my judgement to maintaine.

[verse 7] The people in the assembly then about shall compasse thee; Thou therefore for their sakes returne, and high exalted be. [verse 8] And thou that art of all men Judge, now, Lord, me judge, and trie; According to my righteousnesse, and mine integritie.

The second part.

[verse 9] O let the sinners mischiefe end, but stablish stedfastly The righteous man, O righteous God, who reines and hearts dost try. [verse 10] God is the shield on which I trust, from him defence I have; For those that are upright in heart he mightily doth save.

[verse 11] God doth the righteous judge, on him in love he stripes doth lay; But he with him that wi•…•…ed is is angry every day. [verse 12] Except the sinner do repent, God, even as he would smite, Doth whet his sword, and bend his bow, and will against him fight.

[verse 13] He sits the instruments of death, sharp arrowes forth he drawes, For those that do me persecute, and hate without a cause. [verse 14] Mine enemy in travell is of some ungodly thought; And mischiefe he conceived hath, and forth a lie hath brought.

[verse 15] He made a ditch, and digg'd it deep, another there to take; But he is fall'n into the ditch, which he himselfe did make. [verse 16] Thus wrong returneth to the hurt of him in whom it bred: And all the mischiefe that he wrought, shall fall upon his head.

[verse 17] For this will I give thanks to God that judgeth righteously; And with my song will praise the Name of him that is most Hie.