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] |
 |
| I. |
Psal. 12. Salvum me fac.
|
 | II. |
| III. |
| IIII. |
| V. |
 | The Psalmes of David |  |
Psal. 12. Salvum me fac.
Ad Præstantem, super Octavam. Psalmus David.
1
Save, Lord, for godly men are gone,and goodnesse none that mind:
Of Adams sonne a faithfull one
example rare to find.
2
With faign'd discourse, and fawning style,each one his neighbour holds:
But of his flatt'ring lips, the guile
in heart and heart he molds.
3
All flatt'ring lips, of fraud the trainethe Lord cut off betimes;
And tongue that strikes no lower straine,
but lofty language chimes.
4
Our tongue (say they) shall sure prevaile,these lips of ours must walke;
Our lips their Masters must not faile:
what Lord shall taxe our talke?
18
5
Now for the needy soules reprize,and poore mans groaning cares,
Up will I, saith the Lord, arise,
and save him from these snares.
6
Thy words, O Lord, are words as pureas silver seven times tri'd
In Test of ashes, by the cure
of fire repurifi'd.
7
Thou shalt, O Lord, preserve the flockeof thy selected sheep;
And ever from this wicked stocke
the soule that serves thee keep.
8
The wicked compasse every coast,their quarter keeps no bounds:
While Adams sonnes are valew'd most,
where vilenesse most abounds.
| The Psalmes of David | |