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.

Psalm 44.

O God, we with our ears have heard, our fathers us have told, What works thou in their days hast done, and in the times of old. [ 2]

How thou didst drive the Heathen out, and plant them in their land, Mad'st them take root, but didst afflict the Heathen with thine hand.

[verse 3] 'Twas not their sword that gate for them possession of the land, Nor did the strength of their own arm, save them from th'enemies hand: But thy right hand, thine arm, the light of thine own countenance, Because them out of thy free love, it pleas'd thee to advance.

[verse 4] 'Tis thou, O God, that art my King, command deliverances, For Jacob thine own people, now in time of this distress. [verse 5] Through thy pow'r will we now at once push down our enemies, Through thy name will we tread them down that up against us rise.

[verse 6] For neither shall my sword me save, nor trust I in my bow, [verse 7] Thou sav'st us from our foes, and them with shame dost overthrow. [verse 8] In God we all day long do boast, and ever praise thy name, [verse 9] But now thou hast us quite cast off, and hast put us to shame.

[verse 10] Thou with our armies goest not forth, but from our foes dost make Us fly, our haters do our goods spoil for themselves, and take. [verse 11] Amongst the Heathen thou dost us scatter, and give for meat [verse 12] Like sheep, and sell'st us for no price, nor wealth by us dost get.

The Second Part.

[verse 13] Unto our neighbours a reproach thou makest us to be, They mock us that dwell round about, to them a scorn are we. [verse 14] Yea, thou amongst the Heathen all, a by-word dost us make, The nations proudly in contempt their heads at us do shake.

[verse 15] Thus my confusion hast thou made before me still to be, Yea so, that daily shame of face doth wholly cover me. [verse 16] Ev'n for his voice that doth reproach, and utter blasphemy, Because of the avenger, and the cruel enemy.

[verse 17] For all this we forgat not thee, nor yet thy covenant brake, [ 18]

We turn'd not back our hearts from thee, nor did thy paths forsake. [verse 19] Though thou us brak'st in desolate places of Dragons fell, And didst us cover with the shade of dreadful death and hell.

[verse 20] If our Gods name we have forgot, or help of idols sought, [verse 21] Shall not God search this out, who knows the hearts most secret thought? [verse 22] Yea, all day long most cruelly, slain for thy name are we, As sheep that are for slaughter kept, so we accompted be.

[verse 23] But, Lord awake, why sleepest thou? arise, and us deliver, Stand up, and do not us forsake, nor cast us off for ever. [verse 24] Why doest thou hide thy face, and us in grief and sorrows leave? [verse 25] Our souls stoop to the dust, to th'earth our bellies fast do cleave.

[verse 26] Arise now, O thou gracious God, to us an helper be, We pray thee for thy mercies sake, redeem and set us free.