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. 127. Nisi Dominus.
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Psal. 127. Nisi Dominus.
Canticum Graduum Solomonis.
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Except the Lord the house doe build,vaine toile the builder takes:
Except the Lord the Citie shield,
in vaine the Warder wakes.
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As vaine it is, ye early rise,late houres of rest ye keep,
To eate the bread that sorrow buyes,
while his beloved sleep.
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Loe, children are an heritage,a gift the Lord bestowes:
Fruit that revives the fathers age,
rewards the mothers throwes.
4
The arrowes from the Mighties hand,with no such terrour goe,
As goe the sons of youth, to stand
against the fathers foe.
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Blest is the man, that of such shothath stor'd his quiver full;
Within the gate, their foes shall not
reproach upon them pull.
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