Purcell's text
13 Lord, who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse thou me from my secret faults.
14 Keep thy servant me from my secret faults. Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me:
and so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the great offence.
15 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be always acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.


Psalm 32
1 Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven and whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 For while I held my tongue, my bones consumed away through my daily complaining.
4 For thy hand is heavy upon me, and my moisture is like the drought in summer.
5 I will acknowledge my sin unto thee, and my unrighteousness have I not hid. I said I will confess my sin unto thee, and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin.
6 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer to thee in a time when thou mayest be found.
7 Thou are a place to hide me in, thou shalt preserve me from trouble, thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.
10 Great plagues remain for the ungodly, but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side.
11 Be glad o ye righteous and rejoice in the Lord all ye that are true in heart. Halleluya.


Psalm 89
2 My song shall be alway of the lovingkindness of the Lord; with my mouth will I ever be showing forth thy truth from one generation to another.
6 O Lord, the very heav'ns shall praise thy wondrous works, and thy truth in the congregation of the saints.
7 For who is he among the clouds that shall be compar'd unto the Lord? And what is he among the gods that shall be like unto the Lord?
8 God is very greatly to be fear'd in the council of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are round about him. Alleluia.
9 O Lord God of hosts, who is like unto thee? Thy truth, most mighty Lord, is on ev'ry side.
10 Thou rulest the raging of the sea; thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise.
14 Thou hast a might arm; strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
15 Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat; mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Alleluia. 


1    O sing unto the Lord a new song.  Alleluja.   
2   Sing unto the Lord and praise his name; 
3   Declare his honour unto the heathen,
6   Glory and worship are before him;
4   The Lord is great and cannot worthily be praised;
5   As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols;
9   O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;
10  Tell it out among the heathen that Lord is King,
and that it is he who hath made the round world 
so it cannot be moved;
 
O  sing unto the Lord all the whole earth.  Alleluja.
Be telling of his salvation from day to day.
And his wonders unto all the people.
Pow'r and honour are in his sanctuary.
He is more to be feared than all gods.
But it is the Lord that made the heav'ns.
Let the whole earth stand in awe of him.


He shall judge the people righteously.  Alleluja.

Psalm 99
1 The Lord is king, be the people never so impatient; he sitteth between the cherubims, be the earth never so unquiet.
2 The Lord is great in Sion, and high above all people.
3 They shall give thanks unto thy name, which is great, wonderful and holy.
5 "O magnify the Lord our God, and fall down before his foot stool, for he is holy!"


Purcell's text 
Lord, not to us, but to thy name we give the praise we owe;
to thy free goodness and thy truth, whence all blessings flow.

King James translation 
1 O praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise him all ye people.  
2 For his merciful kindness is ever more & more towards us;  
& the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.