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. 52. Quid gloriaris?
Ad Præstantem, Maschil Davidis. Cùm veniret Doeg Idumæus, & nunciaret Sauli, ac diceret illi, Venit David in domum Achimelec.
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Why dost thou, Tyrant, mischiefe boast,how much thou canst procure?
Gods mercy (doe thy worst and most)
doth daily yet endure.
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Thy tongue of evill doth entreat,which forth thy falshood puts:
As thou with doing of deceit,
so sharp no razor cuts.
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At evill more than good to reach,thy earnest love is bent;
And then on Justice is thy speech,
on falshood rather spent.
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To speake all words that may devoure,thy lewd desire doth long,
To swallow up, where thou hast power,
O thou deceitfull tongue.
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For ever thee shall God destroy,and from thy dwelling place,
From where the living land enjoy,
rend and root out thy race.
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And this the Just shall also see,and seeing this shall feare;
And laugh to scorne the Brave, whom he
thus brought to nought shall heare.
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Behold the strong, that of his state,not God the strength did seat:
Whose trust was in his riches rate,
in evill only great.
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I, alwaies like an Olive green,my growth of daies to spend:
Shall in the House of God be seen,
whose mercy I attend.
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Thy deeds my praises shall proclaimein publike evermore:
And patiently expect thy Name
so good, thy Saints before.
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