The Psalmes of David The King And Prophet, And Of other holy Prophets, paraphas'd in English: Conferred with the Hebrew Veritie, set forth by B. Arias Montanus, together with the Latine, Greek Septuagint, and Chaldee Paraphrase. By R. B. [i.e. Richard Brathwait] |
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Psal. 103. Benedic anima.
Davidis.
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My soule, and every secret part,within my bodies frame,
To praise the Lord assist my heart,
to blesse his holy Name.
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To blesse the Lord, let nothing letmy soule thy ready way:
No benefit of his forget,
with praises to repay.
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Which pardoning all thy sins fore-past,wish thee in mercy deales;
To cure thy frailties doth fore-cast,
and all thy sicknesse heales.
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Which frees thy life from going downeinto corruptions Pit;
His Mercies and Compassions Crowne
upon thine head doth fit.
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With good things, to thy hearts desire,which satiates thy mouth;
And, Eagle-like, renewes the fire,
in embers of thy youth.
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To Justices the Lord gives light,he guides the ballance best;
And Judgements executes aright,
to all that are opprest.
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His waies he made to Moses knowne,the limits of his Law:
His wondrous actions, all his owne,
the sons of Israel saw.
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Compassion from the Lord doth flow,for clemencie none such;
Of suffrance long, to anger slow,
his tender mercy much.
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His censure checkes not each offence,he will not alwaies chide;
Nor keep his anger in suspense,
for ever to abide.
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He hath not, as our sins require,with us severely dealt;
Nor our iniquities like hire,
to our deserts have felt.
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But, as the Heavens unmeasur'd height,above the earth is hie;
Such is his Mercies matchlesse might,
to them that feare him, nie.
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As far as where the Sunne begins,to where he sets the day;
So farre hath he remov'd our sins,
and rid his wrath away.
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As with compassion on his sons,a fathers bowells melt;
So in the Lord compassion runs,
by them that feare him, felt.
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For to the mold he knowes we must,whereof our masse was made:
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our Harbinger, the spade.
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The daies of man, as of the grasse,attend the sithe of death:
As flower in field, his flower doth passe,
and withreth with a breath.
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A blast of wind upon it blew,and then it ceast to grow;
Then ceast to be, and where it grew,
the place no more did know.
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To them the Lord is ever kind,that to his feare doe cleave:
Them shall the childrens children find,
his Justice shall not leave.
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On them, that to his Covenant bindtheir hearts observance strait;
And his Commandments beare in mind
to practise, Mercies wait.
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The Lord hath firmly for his stallin Heav'ns prepar'd his Throne:
His Kingdomes Scepter over all
hath Soveraigntie alone.
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O ye his Angels, blesse the Lord,ye that in strength excell;
That doe his Word, and of his Word
attend the voices spell.
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Blesse ye the Lord, all ye his Hosts,his Armies at his will;
His Cursitors in all his coasts,
his pleasure to fulfill.
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All ye his workes, that where he reignes,all places may afford:
To blesse the Lord employ your paines,
my soule, blesse thou the Lord.
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