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. 116. Dilexi quoniam.
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I Love the Lord, that so lov'd mee,my voice, my praiers to heare:
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And in my daies will call, for heeto mee inclin'd his care.
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The pangs of death did wind about,and had beset mee round:
The straights of Hell had found me out,
distresse and griefe, I found.
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Upon the Lords Name then I call'd,and ecchoing did repeat:
Deliver thou my soule enthrall'd,
O Lord, I thee entreat.
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How gracious is the Lord, and just,our God is mercifull:
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The Lord the simple keeps, from dustmy ransom'd head did pull.
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Soule, to thy rest returne: for why?the Lord hath rendred thee,
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My soule from death, from teares mine eye,my feet from falling, free.
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My walkes before the Lord I makethe lands of them that live:
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I did beleeve, and therefore spake,for greatly did I grieve.
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I did, as feare and haste conceiv'd,“All men are lyars, say:
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For bounties from the Lord receiv'd,what gift shall I repay?
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Salvations cup will I up take,and on the Lords Name call:
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And of my vowes now payment make,before his people all.
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His gracious Saints the Lord beholds,his eyes high prize their daies:
Their death in deare account he holds,
and with revenge repaies.
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Sure, Lord, I am thy servant, oneredeem'd from hostile hands:
Thy servant I, thy hand-maids sonne,
thou hast unloos'd my bands.
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A sacrifice of praise to theemy thankfull heart shall frame:
My sacrifice, O Lord, shall be
to call upon thy Name.
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My vowes I to the Lord will pay,and put them off no more:
But on my hearts pure altar lay
his people all before.
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Lord, in thy houses courts let me,these vowes upon me bring;
O Salem, in the midst of thee
mine Halelu-jah sing.
Halelu-jah.
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