Jehovah thou my early voice

Shalt in the morning hear,

I'th' morning I to thee with choice

Will rank my Prayers, and watch till thou appear.

For thou art not a God that takes

In wickedness delight,

Evil with thee no biding makes,

Fools or mad men stand not within thy fight,

All workers of iniquity

Thou hat'st, and them unblest

Thou wilt destroy that speak a ly;

The bloody and guileful man God doth deteft.

But I will in thy mercies dear

Thy numerous mercies go

Into thy House; I in thy fear

Will towards thy Holy Temple worship low;

Lord lead me in thy righteousness,

Lead me because of those

That do observe if I tranfgrefs,

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Set thy ways right before, where my step goes.

For in his faltring mouth unstable

No word is firm or footh

Their infide, troubles miferable;

An open grave their throat,their tongue they smooth;

God, find them guilty, let them fall

By their own counsels quell'd;

Push them in their rebellions all

Still on; for against thee they have rebell'd,
Then all who trust in thee shall bring

Their joy, while thou from blame

Defend'st them, they shall ever fing
And shall triumph in thee, who love thy name.

For thou Jehovah wilt be found

To bless the just man still,

As with a fhield thou wilt furround

Him with thy lasting favour and good will,

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PSAL. VI. Aug. 13, 1653.

Ord in thine anger do not reprefiend me,

Nor in thy hot displeasure me correct s Pity me, Lord, for I am much deject,

Am very weak and faint, heal and amend me,

For

For all my bones, that even with anguish ake,
Are troubled, yea my Soul is troubled fore,
And thou, O Lord, how long? turn Lord,reftore
My foul, O fave me for thy goodness fake:
For in death no remembrance is of thee;

Who in the grave can celebrate thy praise?
Wearied I am with fighing out my days,
Nightly my Couch I make a kind of Sea;
My Bed I water with my tears, mine Eye
Through grief confumes, is waxen old and dark
I'th' midft of all mine enemies that mark.

Depart from me, for the voice of my weeping

The Lord hath heard, the Lord hath heard my My fupplication with acceptance fair, [pray'r, The Lord will own, and have me in his keeping. Mine enemies fhall all be blank and dash'd

With much confusion; then grow red with shame, They shall return in hafte the way they came, And in a moment shall be quite abash'd.

PSALM VII. Aug 14, 1653.

Upon the words of Chufh the Benjamite against

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him.

Ord my God to thee I flie,

Save me and fecure me under

Thy protection while I cry,
Left as a Lion (and no wonder)
He hafte to tear my Soul afunder,
Tearing and no rescue nigh,

Lord my God if I have thought
Or done this, if wickedness

Be in my hands, if I have wrought
Ill to him that meant me peace,
Or to him have render'd lefs,

And not free'd my foe for naught;

Let th' Enemy purfue my Soul
And overtake it, let him tread

My life down to the earth, and roul

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In the dust my Glory dead,

In the duft and there out spread.

Lodge it with dishonour foul.

Rife Jehovah in thine ire,
Rouze thy felf amidst the rage
Of my foes that urge like fire;
And wake for me, their fury affwage;
Judgment here thou didst ingage
And command which I defire.

So th' affemblies of each Nation
Will furround thee, seeking right,
Thence to thy glorious habitation
Return on high, and in their fight.
Jehovah judgeth most upright

All people from the world's foundation.

Judge me Lord, be judge in this
According to my righteousness

And the innocence which is

Upon me: caufe at length to cease

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