The Book of Psalms in metre close and proper to the Hebrew, smooth and pleasant for the metre, plain and easie for the tunes : with musical notes, arguments, annotations, and index : fitted for the ready use and understanding of all good Christians.

PSAL. CIX.

To new staffe tune.

David fearfully cursing Judas with a pro∣pheticall spirit, leaves a dreadfull exam∣ple to deter all false hypocrites and furious persecutors.

O God my praise, my just cause plead: [verse 2] The lewd deceitfull throng Their mouths have open'd, and inveigh'd Against me with false tongue. [verse 3] VVith words of spight And causless fight They compass me about: [verse 4] Even for my love My foes they prove, But I ply pray'rs devout▪

[verse 5] Much hate for love to me they show,* 1.1 And ill for good reward: [verse 6] Some wicked man set ore my so To be a Master hard.* 1.2 Let Satan stand At his right hand, [verse 7] VVhen judgement shall begin, Appoint that he Condemned be, And turn his pray'r to sin. [verse 8] His office let another take,* 1.3 Cut short his treach'rous life: [verse 9] His children wretched orphans make, VVith widowhood vex his wife. [verse 10] Let's children fly Continually Abroad, as vagrants base. And begging fed Seek out their bread In ev'ry desolate place. [verse 11] Let merciless extortioners Catch all he hath away: And let some greedy foreiners, Of's labours make a prey. [verse 12] Stir up no friend That may extend Relief in his distress: And let there no Man favour show Unto his fatherless.

2. Part.

Argument,

as before.

[verse 13] CUt off the race that from him breeds, With everlasting shame: And in the age that next succeeds, Extinguish quite his Name. [verse 14] Let's fathers fau't To mind be brought, Before the Lord for ever. His mothers crime By length of time Let be extinguisht never. [verse 15] Let them be had continually Before the Lord in mind: To cut from earth the memory That's left of them behind. [verse 16] Who mercy so Forgot to show, The poor and needy still VVith fresh pursuits He persecutes The broken heart to kill. [verse 17] As he lov'd cursing him requite,* 1.4 Let it come to him so: As blessing did not him delight, So let it from him go. [verse 18] Him cursing had As garments clad, His cursing let recoil: Let it like drink In's bowels sink, And soke his bones like oil. [verse 19] Let it be to him as the skirt That covers him alway:

And like the girdle that is girt About him every day: [verse 20] Let God dispence This recompence Mine en'mies to controul: That are incenst To speak agenst Mine inoffensive soul.

3. Part.

Argument.

Complaints and prayers of the poor and per∣secuted.

[verse 21] O God the Lord do thou for me, Even for thy Names dear sake: Because right good thy mercies be, My freedom undertake. [verse 22] For I indeed Do stand in need, VVith mis'ry sore distrest: My grieved heart With wounds doth smart, And bleeds within my brest. [verse 23] I'm gone like Suns declining shade, Like wandring locust toss'd: [verse 24] My knees through fasting weak are made, My flesh her fat hath lost. [verse 25] Yea I became To them a shame, On me they gaze and stare: Their heads they nod, [verse 26] Help Lord my God, Me by thy mercies spare. [verse 27] That they may know this is thy hand,

That thou hast done the deed: [verse 28] And when they curse, do thou cōmand A blessing to succeed. Them when they rise,* 1.5 Let shame surprise, But make thy servant glad: [verse 29] With shame be those That are my foes, And self-confusion clad. O let their mantle be of shame: [verse 30] But greatly shall my tongue Give God due praise, and sing his fame The multitude among. [verse 31] For he shall stand At his right hand,* 1.6 And for his sake controul The doom of them, That would condem The poor mans harmless soul.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Let the De∣vill be ready to tempt him to sin.
• * 1.2

  Some under∣stand, Let all his actions be cross as hindred by Satan, i. e. an adversa∣ry.
• * 1.3

  Turn his a∣pologie and plea at judgement against him∣self.
• * 1.4

  Lov'd to be in an unrege∣nerate state, subject to the curse, and ca∣red not for the blessings of the Go∣spel.
• * 1.5

  Rise to at∣tempt any wicked act.
• * 1.6

  Stand up a neer helper to the poor and persecu∣ted.