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. 19. Cœli enarrant.
Victori, Psalmus David.
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The glorie of the God of Heaven,the Heav'ns of God declare:
The Firmament firme proofe hath given,
his handy-worke they are.
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Day unto day delivereth speechin times alternate lines;
And night to night doth knowledge teach,
whose light in darknesse shines.
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No speech, no language like their owne,to make their meaning found:
Their voicelesse voice all eares have knowne,
all heard their soundlesse sound.
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Through all the earth their line is runne,their words the world about:
A Tabernacle for the Sunne
in them hath he set out.
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Which, like a Bride groome, brightly clad,leaves his retiring place;
And Giant-like, with gesture glad,
sets forth to runne his race.
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His beames from Heavens, each Signe & Sydetheir oblique round repeat;
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from his life-breathing heat.
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Much more the Law of Jah is pure,the soule re-purifies
Of Jah the Testimonie sure,
and makes the simple wise.
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The Statutes of the Lord upright,the heart with joy suffice:
The Lords Commandment pure, gives light
to soule-dark-sighted eies.
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The reverend feare of Jah from stainestands chaste, and cleane for ever:
Of Jah the Judgements truth containe,
just are they altogether.
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To be desired more than gold,than much fine gold they are:
No honey-drops the combe can hold,
for sweetnesse may compare.
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Moreover, is thy servant taughtby their admonishing,
Observing them, but as they ought,
how much reward they bring.
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His errours who so wisely heeds,to understand them all?
O cleanse mee from my close misdeeds,
my secret faults let fall.
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And let thy servants pride-swolne sinnes33
Thus innocence perfection wins,
made cleane from much offence.
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What I by word of mouth record,or meditate in mind:
My Rocke and my Redeemer, Lord,
with thee let favour find.
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