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. 16. Conserva me.
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Psal. 16. Conserva me.
Michtam Davidis.
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On thee my safeties hope is staidO God, preserve thou me:
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Thou Lord, my Lord (my soule hath said)My good is not to thee.
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Upon the Saints on earth that dwell,22
Soules, that in serving God excell,
set is my sole delight.
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Their sorrowes shall be multipli'd,that after off-gods runne;
That other god have deifi'd,
and left thy dues undone.
Of bloud the offerings they propine,
I will not once partake,
Nor of their names these lips of mine
shall ever mention make.
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The Lord is of mine heritagethe portion, of my cup
The over-flowing beverage;
my lot thou holdest up.
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Within a faire and pleasant land,the lines for mee are laid:
A goodly heritage in hand,
I hold to mee convai'd.
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Thankes to the Lord will I returnefor his advertisement,
Whose fire within my reines doth burne,
with nightly chastisement.
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The Lord before mee alwaies setmy object un-reprov'd;
On my right hand so him I get,
I shall not be remov'd.
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My heart therefore thus heartned, sungfor joy within my brest:
Glad was the glory of my tongue,
“My flesh in hope shall rest.
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Nor wilt thou leave my soule in hell,nor give thy Holy One,
Where death, and shades of darknesse dwell,
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The path of life thou mak'st mee know,full joyes before thy face:
From whence perpetuall pleasures flow,
thy right hand is the place.
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