NUN The fourteenth part.
[verse 105] Thy heavenly Word is to my feet
a lamp that shineth bright,
Davids Psalms in metre. Agreeable to the Hebrew, to be sung in usuall tunes. To he [sic] benefit of the churches of Christ. / By the Reverend Mr. John White minister of Gods Word in Dorchester.
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- Davids Psalms in metre. Agreeable to the Hebrew, to be sung in usuall tunes. To he [sic] benefit of the churches of Christ. / By the Reverend Mr. John White minister of Gods Word in Dorchester.
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- London, :: Printed by S. Griffin for J. Rothwel, at the Fountain and Bear in Goldsmiths row in Cheapside.,
- 1655.
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"Davids Psalms in metre. Agreeable to the Hebrew, to be sung in usuall tunes. To he [sic] benefit of the churches of Christ. / By the Reverend Mr. John White minister of Gods Word in Dorchester." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A76568.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.
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And to direct me in my path,
it shineth as a light.
[verse 106] I in my heart have vow'd and sworn
and it perform I will,
That I will keep thy judgements just,
and strive them to fulfill.
[verse 107] I am afflicted verie much,
quicken thou me, O Lord,
And in thy goodness raise me up,
according to thy Word.
[verse 108] The offerings which with voice to thee
O Lord, I freely give,
Accept, and teach me how I may
after thy judgements live.
[verse 109] My soul is ever in my hand,
great dangers me beset,
Yet in my greatest troubles I
thy law do not forget.
[verse 110] Although the wicked men for me
a snare did closely laie,
Yet from thy precepts would I not
for danger go astraie.
[verse 111] Thy laws as mine inheritance
I have esteem'd to be
For ever, for they of mine heart
the joy are unto me.
[verse 112] Assisted by thy grace I do
mine heart incline and bend,
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Thy statutes alwaies to perform,
and shall do to the end.