Offer the offerings just

Of righteousness, and in Jehovah trust. Many there be that say

Who yet will show us good?

Talking like this world's brood;

But, Lord, thus let me pray,

On us lift up the light

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Lift up the favor of thy count'nance bright. 30 Into my heart more joy

And gladness thou haft put,

Than when a year of glut

Thou Lord alone in fafety mak'st me dwell.

PSAL. V. Aug. 12. 1653.

EHOVAH to my words give ear,

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My meditation weigh,

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The voice of my complaining hear

My King and God; for unto thee I pray.

Jehovah thou my early voice

Shalt in the morning hear,

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I'th' morning I to thee with choice

Will rank my pray'rs, 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'ft; and them unbleft

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 tow'rds thy holy temple worship low.
Lord lead me in thy righteousness,

Lead me because of thofe

That do obferve if I transgress,

Set thy ways right before, where my step goes.
For in his faltring mouth unstable

No word is firm or smooth;

Their infide, troubles miferable;

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An open grave their throat, theirtongue they fmooth.

God, find them guilty, let them fall

By their own counfels quell'd;

Push them in their rebellions all

Still on; for against thee they have rebell❜d.
Then all who truft in thee shall bring

Their joy, while thou from blame

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Defend'ft them, they fhall ever sing

And shall triumph in thee, who love thy name. For thou Jehovah wilt be found

To blefs the juft man ftill,

As with a fhield thou wilt furround

Him with thy lafling favor and good will.
PSA L. VI. Aug. 13. 1653.

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ORD in thine anger do not reprehend me,
Nor in thy hot difpleasure me correct;

Pity me, Lord, for I am much deject,

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Am very weak and faint; heal and amend me :
For all my bones, that ev'n with anguish ake, 5
Are troubled, yea my foul is troubled fore,
And thou, O Lord, how long? turn Lord, restore
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? 10
Wearied I am with fighing out my days,

Nightly my couch I make a kind of fea;
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. 15
Depart all
ye that work iniquity,
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. 20

Mine enemies fhall all be blank and dafh'd

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

PSAL. VII. Aug. 14. 1653.

Upon the words of Chush the Benjamite against him.

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ORD my God to thee I fly,

Save me and fecure me under

Thy protection while I cry,
Left as a lion (and no wonder)
He haste to tear my foul asunder,
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 nought;

Let th' enemy pursue my foul

Rife Jehovah in thine ire,

Rouse thyself amidst the rage

Of my foes that urge like fire;

And wake for me, their fury' affwage;
Judgment here thou didft engage

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

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All people from the world's foundation.

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Judge me Lord, be judge in this

According to my righteousness,

And the innocence which is

cause at length to cease

Upon me