PSAL. CIII. A Psalm of David. (Book 103)
O thou my soul, blesse God, the Lord,
and all that in me is
Be stirred up his holy Name
to magnifie and blesse.
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The Psalms of David in meeter: newly translated, and diligently compared with the originall text, and former translations, more plaine, smooth, and agreeable to the text, then any heretofore. ; Allowed by the authority of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and appointed to be sung in congregations and families.
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- The Psalms of David in meeter: newly translated, and diligently compared with the originall text, and former translations, more plaine, smooth, and agreeable to the text, then any heretofore. ; Allowed by the authority of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and appointed to be sung in congregations and families.
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"The Psalms of David in meeter: newly translated, and diligently compared with the originall text, and former translations, more plaine, smooth, and agreeable to the text, then any heretofore. ; Allowed by the authority of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and appointed to be sung in congregations and families." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A76561.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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Blesse, O my soul, the Lord, thy God,Line 2
and not forgetfull be
Of all his gracious benefites
he hath bestow'd on thee.
All thine iniquities who dothLine 3
most graciously forgive:
Who thy diseases all and pains
doth heal, and thee relieve.
Who doth redeem thy life, that thouLine 4
to death may not go down:
Who thee with loving kindnesse doth
and tender mercies crown.
Who with abundance of good thingsLine 5
doth satisfie thy mouth:
So that, ev'n as the Eagles age,
renewed is thy youth.
God righteous judgement executesLine 6
for all oppressed ones.
His way to Moses, he his actsLine 7
made known to Israels sons.
Lord our God is mercifull,Line 8
and he is gracious,
Long suffering, and slow to wrath,
in mercy plenteous.
He will not chide continually,Line 9
nor keep his anger still.
With us he dealt not as we sin'd,Line 10
nor did require our ill.
For as the heaven in its heightLine 11
the earth surmounteth far,
So great to those that do him fear,
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his tender mercies are.
As far as East is distant fromLine 12
the VVest, so far hath He
From us removed, in His love,
all our iniquitie.
Such pity as a father hathLine 13
unto his children dear,
Like pity shews the Lord to such
as worship Him in fear.
For He remembers, we are dust,Line 14
and He our frame well knows.
Frail man, his dayes are like the grasse,Line 15
as flowr in field he grows.
For over it the winde doth passe,Line 16
and it away is gone,
And of the place where once it was
it shall no more be known.
But unto them, that do Him fear,Line 17
Gods mercy never ends;
And to their childrens children still
His righteousnesse extends:
To such as keep, his covenant,Line 18
and mindfull are alway
Of His most just commandements,
that they may them obey.
The Lord prepared hath His ThroneLine 19
in heavens firm to stand:
And every thing that being hath
His Kingdom doth command.
O ye his Angels, that excellLine 20
in strength, blesse ye the Lord,
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Ye who obey what he commands,
and hearken to his word.
O blesse, and magnifie the Lord,Line 21
ye glorious hosts of his,
Ye ministers, that do fulfill
what e're his pleasure is.
O blesse the Lord, all ye his works,Line 22
wherewith the world is stor'd
In his dominions every-where:
my soul blesse thou the Lord.