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. 10. Ut quid Domine. |
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Psal. 10. Ut quid Domine.
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Why standst thou, Lord, so farre aside,when dangers draw so neere?
Thy helpfull face why dost thou hide,
when troublous times appeare?
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The wicked in his heat of pridepursues the heart-lesse poore:
In those selfe-toiles let them be ti'd,
by them contriv'd before.
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The wicked boasts his soules desiresbeyond his wisht successe:
The covetous, what he admires,
blasphemes the Lord to blesse.
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On God (so proud the wicked is)he takes no care to call:
Nor God in any plot of his
hath any place at all.
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His travell all times well succeeds,thy Judgements, where he goes,
Above his sight he never heeds,
but puffes at all his foes.
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For in his hearts consent, he said,'Mov'd shall I never be.
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my fall no age shall see.
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His mouth is full with curses arm'd,deceit and guile among:
Iniquitie and mischiefe swarm'd,
hive underneath his tongue.
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In villages to stands he gets,there close in ambush lies:
The innocent and poore besets,
and murthers when he spies.
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In secret, he from sight of menlies waiting, neere the way;
And Lion-like lurkes in his den,
to snatch the poore for prey.
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The poore into his net he drawes,till he hath caught him thrall;
Stoops low, into his powerfull pawes
that poore by flockes may fall.
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In heart he saies (tongue durst not say)“All this hath God forgot;
Or heedlesse hides his face away
for ever, sees it not.
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Arise, Lord God, lift up thy handfor them, that help implore,
Without thy strength too weake to stand,
be mindfull of the poore.
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Why hath the wicked heart a tongue,though words for feare retire;
To speake in spitefull thoughts? “This wrong
thou God wilt not enquire.
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Thou seest, for wrong and wickednesse,thine eye and hand perceive:
He dresse, the poore and fatherlesse
to thee their helper leave.
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Of wicked and malicious menbreake thou the harmfull arme:
Seeke out his wickednesse, and then
find neither arme nor harme.
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The Lord is King and Governour,for ever and beyond:
The Heath'n opposers of his power
are perisht from the land.
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The meek-afflicted soules desirethou Lord, art pleas'd to heare;
Their heart confirm'd dost thou inspire,
attentive mak'st thine eare.
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To judge the pupill and the poore,that sorry man may find
His daunting threats to be no more
but earth, and empty wind.
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