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The Psalmes Of David In Meeter

Newly translated, and diligently compared with the Originall Text, and former Translations: More plaine, smooth, and agreeable to the Text, then any heretofore. Allowed by the Authority of the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and appointed to be sung in Congregations and Families [by Francis Rous]

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PSAL. XVII.

[1]

Lord, hear the right, attend my cry,

unto my pray'r give heed,
That doth not in hyprocrisie
from feigned lips proceed.

2

And from before thy presence forth

my sentence do thou send:
Toward these things that equal are,
do thou thine eyes intend.

3

Thou prov'dst mine heart, thou visitdst me,

by night thou didst me try,
Yet nothing foūdst, for that my mouth
shal not sin purpos'd I.

4

As for mens works, I by the word

that from thy lips doth flow
Did me preserve out of the paths
wherein destroyers go.

5

Hold up my goings, Lord: me guide

in those thy paths divine,
So that my footsteps may not slide
out of these wayes of thine.

6

I called have on thee, O God,

because thou wilt me hear:
That thou may'st hearken to my speech,
to me incline thine ear.

7

Thy wondrous loving kindnes show

thou that by thy right hand
Sav'st them that in thee trust, from those,
that up against them stand.

8

As th'apple of the eye me keep;

in thy wings shade me close,

9

From lewd oppressours, compassing

me round, as deadly foes.

10

In their own fat they are inclos'd:

their mouth speaks loftily.

11

Our steps they compast; & to ground

down bowing set their eye.

12

He like unto a lion is,

that's greedy of his prey,
Or lion young, which lurking doth
in secret places stay.

13

Arise, and disappoint my foe,

and cast him down, O Lord:
My soul save from the wicked man,
the man which is thy sword.

14

From men which are thy hand, O Lord,

from wordly men, me save,
Which onely in this present life
their part and portion have:
Whose belly with thy treasure hid
thou fill'st, they children have
In plentie, of their goods the rest
they to their children leave.

15

But as for me, I thine own face

in righteousnesse will see:
And with thy likenesse, when I wake,
I satisfi'd shal be.