The works of Sir William Mure of Rowallan Edited with introduction, notes, and glossary by William Tough |
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My trust is in the Lord; vntoMy soule how say yee then
Flee to your mountaine, as a bird,
For (loe) vngodlie men
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Doe bend their bowes; vpon the stringTheir shafts they readie mak,
At such as vpright are in heart
Ayme, vnawars, to take.
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What can the righteous do, destroy'dIff the foundations bee?
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In temple of his holines,Jehouah, the most high,
Jehouah hath his throne in heaven,
What passeth hee espyes;
His eyelids try the sonns of man;
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The just Jehouah tryes.
But men perverse, and cruellie
Inclind, his soule disdaines.
Inclind, his soule disdaines.
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Vpon them snares, fire, brimstone, stormsMost terrible hee raines,
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Their cup's due portion. For the Lord
Most righteous, doth delight
In righteousnes; who righteous are
Find favour in his sight
Most righteous, doth delight
In righteousnes; who righteous are
Find favour in his sight
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