Psalm 33

To God, you Just, your Voices raise;
It you beseemes to sing his Praise.
O celebrate the King of kings
On Instruments strung with ten Strings:
To Harp and Lute new Dities sing;
Sing loud with skilful fingering.
His Words are crown'd by their event;
And all his Works are permanent.
Justice and Judgement he affects:
His Bountie upon all reflects.
His Word the arched Heavens did frame;
His Breath, the Starres eternall Flame.
He the collected Seas confines,
And folds the Deepe in Magazines.
The Lord, O all you Nations, feare;
All whom the Earths round shoulders beare.
He spake, 'twas done as soone as said;
At his Commandment stedfast made.
The People counsell take in vaine;
Their Projects no successe obtaine.
The Counsels of the Lord are sure;
His Purposes no Change indure.
Blest they, whose God Jehovah is;
The Nation set apart for his.
The Lord looks from the lofty Skis;
On carefull Mortals casts his Eyes;
The Lord looks from his Residence;
The Sonnes of men beholds from thence.
He fashioned their hearts alone:
To him their Thoughts and deeds are knowne.
No King is saved by an Host;
No Giant in his strength should boast:
There rests no Safetie in a Horse;
None are delivered by his force.
Gods eyes are ever on the Just,
Who feare, and in his Mercie trust;
To free their Soules from swallowing Earth,
And keepe alive in time of Dearth.
Our fervent Soules on God attend,
Our helpe, who onely can defend:
In whom our Hearts exult for joy;
Because we on his Name relie.
Great God to us propitious be,
As we have fixt our Hopes on thee.