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 7.

O Lord my God, I put my trust and rest only on thee; From all that me do persecute, save and deliver mee. [verse 2] Lest as a Lion he my soul tear and in pieces rend, While no deliverer can me from his fierce rage defend.

[verse 3] O Lord my God, if I have done this thing, which wrongfully They charge on me, or in mine hands be found iniquity; [verse 4] If I rewarded ill to him that was at peace with me, (Yea, I deliver'd him that was causlesse mine enemie;)

[verse 5] Then let my foe pursue my soul, and take it, let him thrust And tread my life to th'earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. [verse 6] For my foes rage lift up thy self, in wrath arise, O Lord; Wake for me to the judgement now commanded by thy Word.

[verse 7] Then shall th'assembly compasse thee, to praise thee publiquely; For their sakes, Lord, return, and take thy Judgement-seat on high, [verse 8] And thou that of the world art Judge, O Lord, now judge thou me According to my righteousnesse, and mine integritie.

The Second part.

[verse 9] O let the wickeds mischief cease, but stablish stedfastly The just man, O thou righteous God, that reins and hearts dost try. [verse 10] The mighty God he is my shield, from him defence I have, And he alone all those that are upright in heart doth save.

[verse 11] The mighty God for righteous men gives judgement righteously, But ev'ry day he threatneth sore such as walk wickedly. [verse 12] If he return not, and repent, the Lord his sword hath whet, And bent his bow, and on the string his arrows ready set.

[verse 13] And deadly weapons hath prepar'd, the wicked to destroy, And whet his shafts for those that his pursue and still annoy. [ 14]

Behold the wicked travails with painful iniquitie, Conceiving mischief, and at length he hath brought forth a lie.

[verse 15] He digg'd a ditch, and delv'd it deep, another there to take, But he himself is faln into the pit which he did make. [verse 16] The mischief which he labour'd in returns on his own head, On his own pate the violence comes down where it was bred.

[verse 17] For this will I give thanks to God that judgeth righteously, And in my song extol the name of God the Lord most high.