The psalter, or, Psalms of David paraphras'd in verse set to new tunes and so design'd that by two tunes onely the whole number of psalms (four onely excepted) may be sung, one of which tunes is already known (being the usual tune of the C. psalm) : the other tunes onely are new, but any one of them being learnt all the other psalms may be sung by that one onely tune : as on the contrary any one psalm may be sung by all the new tunes, so that a greater facility for those who are less able to sing, or a greater variety for those who are more able, cannot reasonably be desired or afforded / by Richard Goodridge.

Psalm CVI.

Confitemini Domino.

[verse 1] O Bless our God! because our God is Good; Because his Mercies have no Period. [verse 2] But who can speak enough his Acts? How great! How good! when they in All are infinite. [verse 3] Happy the Just who still work Righteousness; Offring pure Souls, cleans'd and prepar'd for Bliss. [verses 4-5] With those thy Favours which extended be To thy belov'd Ones, Lord! remember Me. O visit me with thy Salvation That I may see Israels Redemption! That Both joyn'd, They with Me, and I with Them May joy one Joy in thy Jerusalem. [verse 6] Such as our Fathers were, Such, Lord! are We; A Race of Sinners, their true Progeny. [verse 7] When freed from th' Bondage Aegypt held them in, Th' ungrateful Multitude ev'n then did sin:

Sinn'd on the Bounds of Aegypt; whilst they stood By the next wonder, the miraculous Flood. [verse 8] Yet then he helpt them, that he might make known His Power in their full Redemption. He spake— The Sea rose high on either side,Line 9, 10, 11 And op'ned the deepe valley of its Bed: The Host descended the dread way, which gave Them, Safety; but th' Aegyptians a Grave

[verse 12] Then they believ'd again, and Then, sung high His Glory in the Red-Sea's victory. [verses 13-14]

But soon forg at his works; and to fulfill Their Lust, call'd for another Miracle. [verse 15] He gave't, but with it, gave a deadly Gust, And took their Lives the price of their dear Lust. [verse 16] Gainst Moses, then, and Aaron murmured, Envying those Guides by whom their God them led.

[verse 17] Earth cleft; and having Nathan swallowd down, Coverd Abiram's Congregation. [verse 18] Then swift destruction on the Remnant came, Rapt by the Torrent of an angry flame. [verses 19-20] At Horeb, they out sinn'd Themselves; for there The ransom'd Israelite turn'd Idolater. Worshipt an Image; th' Image of a Beast; A God, in Hay, and plenteous Fodder blest.

[verse 21] Forgat, renounc'd, the true, the living God, The God who sav'd Them from th' Aegyptian Rod. [verse 22] Forgat, what th' Red-Sea's Coast, what Aegypt tells, Aegypt, the dreadful Scene of Miracles. [verse 23] And now Th' had been destroy'd; But Moses stood Twixt them and vengeance, and turn'd back the Flood. [verses 24-25] Then, they contemn'd the Land, the Promis'd Land; Murmur'd, and hearkned not to God's Command.

[verses 26-27] Wherefore he sware, that Race should ne'er possess His Canaan, but fall in th' Wilderness. [verse 28] Then, they serv'd Baal; and eat the Sacrifice Offer'd to th' Dead, serv'd whom, and how they pleas'd. This call'd a Plague; but from it they were freedLine 29, 30, 31 By Phineas's still celebrated Deed. [verses 32-33] Then sinn'd at Meribah; where Moses spake Unfitly, and was punish'd for their sake.

[verse 34] They brake the Covenants upon which he gave Canaan to them, and did the Heathen save. Mingled with them; and by their customs led,Line 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 Deserted God, and to the Devil fled: Learnt their abominabel Rites; and threw Their Babes to Devils, whom ith' fire they slew. Accursed Gods! Accursed Sacrifice! To whom, th' unpittied, flaming Infant dyes.

Thus, by their own Inventions led away, From their first God, their first love, went astray. And leaving Him, his Israel were no more, But Canaan was the Canaan 'twas before, God loath'd them then; left them ith' Enemies power,Line 40, 41, 42 To whose Religion they were slaves before. He oft deliver'd them, they as oft did sin,Line 43, 44, 45 Snares of their own Opinions held them in:

These bound them Captive; yet when they did cry He heard, and straight his Covenant was nigh; And God repented. O the unknown Love! The placable, the facile wraths above! [verse 46] He tenderly beheld them; swag'd their woes; Slackned their Chain by th' Pity of their Foes [verse 47] Save us Dear Lord! gather thy Remnant in; That thy Redeem'd may their Redemption sing.

[verse 48] Bless'd ever, O for ever blessed be The God of Israel to Eternity! Let Israel, and all the world, joyn in An endless, universal praise! Amen.

Hallelujah.