Psalm 105

O Give ye thanks unto the Lord,
and call upon his name,
Among his people shew his works,
and spread abroad his fame.
O sing ye unto him, sing psalms
unto him joyfully,
Talk ye of all the wondrous works
wrought by his hand most high.

Glory ye in his holy name,
rejoice with one accord,
Let all the hearts of them rejoice
that truly seek the Lord.
Seek ye the Lord, seek ye the Ark
of his strength, and his face
Seek always that, yea seek I say,
his favour and his grace.

The wondrous works that he hath done
keep still in mindful heart,
Let not the judgements of his mouth
out of your mind depart.
Ye that of faithful Abraham
his Covenant are the seed,
Ye his elect the children that
of Jacob do proceed.

Because he and he only is
to us our Lord and God,
His judgements manifested are
in all the earth abroad.
His Covenant he did ever mind,
the word which by him was
To thousand generations
commanded was to pass.

Which Covenant he established
with faithful Abraham,
And unto Isaak by his oath
he did renue the same.
And unto Jacob for a Law
he made it firm and sure,
A Covenant to Israel
which ever should endure.

The Second Part.

To them he said, I unto thee
the Land of Canaan give,
The lot of your inheritance
where you and yours may live.
Although their number at that time
did very small appeare,
And in the Land wherein they liv'd,
they then but strangers were.

When they went on from land to land
without a sure abode,
And wandred from one kingdome to
another all abroad.
Yet all this while he suffered not
them any wrong to take,
But great and mighty Kings he oft
rebuked for their sake.

Saying unto them, Touch not those
that mine anointed be,
And to the Prophets do no harm
that doe belong to me.
When for a famine he did call
upon the Land, that day
When he did wholly break of bread,
the onely staff and stay;

He sent before them Joseph, who
was for a servant sold,
Whose feet they hurt with fetters, he
was laid in irons cold.
Until the Word went out at last
to give him liberty,
The Word that from the Lord went out
did him in prison try.

Then sent the King, and from his bonds
to loose him did agree,
The Ruler of the people gave
command to set him free.
And he of his own house did him
the sole Commander make,
And of all his possessions
made him the charge to take.

That he might order by his word
the Princes of the Land,
And teach all his great Senators
wisdome to understand.
And while those years of famine were
to Egypt Israel came,
And Jacob as a sojourner
liv'd in the Land of Ham.

The third part.

For all that did he mightily
increase his people there,
That stronger then their enemies
they by his blessings were,
Then did he turn their heart to hate
his people vehemently,
And ev'n with those his servants dear
to deal in subtilty.

He then his servant Moses sent
unto King Pharaoh,
And with them Aaron whom he chose
to let his people goe.
They shewed his commanded signs
amongst them powerfully,
And with their wonders they the land
of Him did terrifie.

Thick darknesse upon them he sent,
which dark did make the day,
And his command and pow'rful Word
his creatures did obey.
He turn'd their waters into bloud,
and all their fish did slay.
Their land brought frogs abundantly
ev'n where King Pharaoh lay.

He spake, and at his voice there came
great swarms of noisome flies,
And all the quarters of their land
were fill'd with crawling lice.
In stead of milde and gentle rain,
upon them hail he sent,
And with the hail, affrighting flames
of fire consuming went.

He smote the Vines and Fig-trees all
which in the land did grow,
Yea all the Trees within their Coasts
did break and overthrow.
He gave command, and at his Word
the Locust swarmed there,
And wasting Caterpillars came,
which without number were.

The Fourth Part.

And they did eat up all the herb
in their kind speedily.
And all the fruits upon the ground
devoured utterly.
The first-begotten in their land
by death he took away,
Even the beginning of their strength,
suddenly in that day.

With store of gold and silver he
made them from thence to passe,
And amongst all their Tribes throughout
no feeble person was.
All Egypt was exceeding glad
when they did thence depart,
For then a dreadful fear of them
did fall upon their heart.

By day he for a covering spread
a cloud, and in the night
To guide them rightly in their way
by fire he gave them light.
They asked, and he brought the quails
to them abundantly,
And with the bread of heav'n he did
their hunger satisfie.

He opened them the stony rock,
and waters gushed out
Within the dry and parched ground
like rivers round about
Thus dealt he for his promise sake,
which he remembred still,
And Abraham who him did serve
according to his will.

His people thus with joy and mirth
he forth from bondage brought,
His chosen he made glad with all
the works which he had wrought.
To them the land possessed by
the Heathen, then he gave,
That of the peoples labours they
th'inheritance might have.

That they his statutes might observe,
and guided by his Word,
Might walk in all his holy laws;
blesse ye the living Lord.