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 5.

GIve ear unto my words, O Lord, my meditation waigh; [verse 2] Attend to my loud cry, my King, my God, to thee I pray. [verse 3] My pray'r each morning I'le direct in order unto thee, And will look out, each morning, when I cry, thou hearest mee.

[verse 4] For thou art not a God that art pleas'd with iniquitie. Neither shall any evil thing sojourn at all with thee. [verse 5] Mad foolish men shall never stand before thine holy eye, But thou in heart dost hate all those that work iniquitie.

[verse 6] And thou shalt utterly destroy all those that utter lies; The man of blouds the Lord abhors, and such as frauds devise. [verse 7] But I in thy large mercies will within thine house appear, And in thine holy Temple thee will worship in thy fear.

[verse 8] Because mine enemies watch my steps, Lord, in thy truth lead me, And clear thy way before my face, lest I ensnared be. [verse 9] For there's no firmnesse in their mouth, within them mischief lies, Their throat's an open sepulcher, their tongue speaks flatteries.

[verse 10] Destroy them, Lord, and let them still fall by their own counsell; Cast them out in their many sins, against thee that rebell. [ 11]

As for all those that put their trust in thee, let them rejoice, And always in loud shouts for joy, let them lift up their voice.

Because thou sav'st and cover'st them, and those that love thy name, Continually let them likewise be joyful in the same. [verse 12] For thou, Lord, on the righteous wilt cause blessings to abound; And with thy favour as a shield thou wilt him compasse round.