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.

Psal. 139.

O Lord, thou hast me searcht and known. [verse 2] Thou know'st my sitting down, And mine uprising, yea, my thoughts far off to thee are known. [verse 3] My paths thou compassest about, thou seest when down I lie, And art with all my works and ways acquainted perfectly.

[verse 4] No word is in my tongue, O Lord, but it is known to thee, [verse 5] Thou me behind beset'st, before thou lay'st thy hand on mee. [verse 6] So great a depth of knowledge is too wonderful for me, It is so high that it by me cannot attained be.

[verse 7] From thy all-seeing Spirit to go, what place seek out shall I? And from thy presence to remove, Lord, whither should I fly? [verse 8] To heaven if I mount up aloft, lo, thou art present there, In hell if I do make my bed, behold, there thou art neer.

[verse 9] Yea, let me take the morning wings and in an instant fly, And sojourn in th'earths utmost parts which in the sea do ly, [verse 10] Yet there to lead and order me thine hand stretcht out shall be, And even there shall thy right hand soar, and take hold on me.

[verse 11] Or if I say the darkness shall me cover from thy sight, Then unto thee the darkest night about me shall be light. [verse 12] Yea, darkness hideth not from thee, but night as day is bright, Before thy peircing eyes alike both darkness are and light.

The Second Part.

[verse 13] My reins, and my most inward parts possessed are by thee, When I was in my mothers womb there hast thou covered me. [verse 14] Thee will I praise, for fearfully and strangely made I am, Thy works are marvellous, my soul right well doth know the same.

[verse 15] My substance was not hid from thee, form'd in a secret place,

And in the low dark parts of th'earth beneath I fashion'd was. [verse 16] Thine eyes my shapeless substance saw, and written in thy book Were all my parts, though yet not made, which after fashion took.

[verse 17] How precious and how rare, O God, are all thy thoughts to me? Yea, how great is the sum of them, if they accompted be? [verse 18] If I should reckon them, the sum above the sand vvould be, Each morning when I do awake, my thoughts are still with thee.

[verse 19] The wicked and ungodly men, Lord, surely thou wilt slay, Therefore far off ye bloudy men, depart from me away. [verse 20] They speak against thee wickedly words of scorn and disdain, Thy enemies blasphemously do take thy name in vain.

[verse 21] Hate I not them, Lord, who do thee hate as thine enemies? Am I not s•••••• gr••••ved at those that up against me rise? [verse 22] I hate them ••••ch a perfect hate, I count them as my foes. [ 23]

Search me, O Lord, and know my heart, my thoughts try and disclose.

[verse 24] Consider, Lord, if wicked way in me there any be, And in thine everlasting way direct and lead thou me.