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. 25. Ad te, Domine.
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Psal. 25. Ad te, Domine.
Davidis Acrostichon.
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As, Lord, to thee I lift my soule,Because I trust in thee,
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nor foes insult on mee.
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Give not their hopes, that thee attend,to take a shamefull staine:
Let shame confound them that offend,
and have no cause to faigne.
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Direct mee, Lord, thy waies to know,thy pathes to mee make plaine:
Within thy bounds my steps bestow,
and teach mee to containe.
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How in thy truth to tread impart,and make mee learne the way:
For of my health the God thou art,
whom I attend all day.
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Zeale of thy kind compassions mind,remember, Lord, that care:
Thy tender mercies make mee find,
for they for ever are.
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Hold, on my youthfull faults forepast,remember not to take;
Of mercie mind how much thou hast,
Lord, for thy goodnesse sake.
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The Lord is good and righteous ey'd,transgressors to instruct:
The sinners therefore will he guide,
and in their way conduct.
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In judgement just to tread upright,the humble he will stay:
And where they wander, wanting light,
will learne the meeke his way.
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Continuall are the Lords pathes castin Truths and Mercies mold;
To such as keep his Covenant fast,
his Testimonies hold.
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Lord, to thy Names great power herein,let mee my pardon owe:
And on the greatnesse of my sin
thy greater mercie shew.
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Make known the man with mind entire,that feares the Lord: the way
That he shall choose he will inspire,
and learne him how to lay.
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Now (goodnesse gotten to his hand)his soule in good shall dwell:
His seed inherit shall the land,
that to his fathers fell.
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Secret that from the Lord descends,doe they that feare him find:
To such his Covenant he commends,
and makes them know his mind.
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On Jah-the-Lord mine eies are setcontinually to looke:
To bring my feet out of the net,
whose hand hath undertooke.
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Prevent mee, and with gracious lookethy face on mee reflect:
Whom solitary, poore, forsooke,
(discomforts all) deject.
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The sorrowes of my heart enlarg'd,my less'ned heart oppresse:
O set mee from these toiles discharg'd,
and free mee from distresse.
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Remorse on mine afflictions cast,regard how much I grieve:
Make even for all my faults fore-past,
and all my sinnes forgive.
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Regard my foes insatiate,what multitudes they lead,
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against my harmlesse head.
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Sustaine my helplesse soule alive,and safe deliver mee;
But let not shame my fall contrive,
because I trust in thee.
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True perfectnesse and right let dwellwith mee, that wait on thee:
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Preserve, O God, thine Israelfrom all his troubles free.
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