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. 72. Deus, Judicium.
Solomoni.
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O God, give Judgement to the King,thy Judgements depths to sound;
And to the Kings son, Knowledge bring,
where Justice may be found.
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So, he that gives the life to Lawes,an upright hand shall beare:
With Justice judge the peoples cause,
the poore, with Judgement, heare.
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The Mountaines, that in height excell,shall bring the people peace;
The lesser Hills, that lower dwell,
by Justice shall encrease.
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Him, for their Judge the poore shall have,to crush the fraudulent:
The sons of needy-soules to save,
suppresse the violent.
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And they with feare shall thee adore,when daies and nights are none;
When Sun and Moon shall shine no more,
when Ages all are gone.
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He shall come downe, like soaking showers,in fleece-shorne medow mowne;
Embroid'ring earth with fruits and flowers,
on Summers mantle growne.
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The Just shall flourish in his daies,and multitude of peace;
Untill the Moones extinguisht raies,
shall change, to change, and cease.
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The utmost shoare, from sea to sea,shall be his Empires bound;
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as farre as earth hath ground.
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The Ethiopian Sun-burnt Crust,shall (bow'd before him) kneele:
His enemies shall licke the dust,
that scatt'reth from his heele.
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With presents, and with precious things,from Tharshish, and the Isles;
From Sheba, and from Seba, Kings,
shall measure worlds of miles.
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All Kings (before whom subjects kneele)kneele downe, and serve him shall:
All Nations, his dread Scepter feele,
and downe before him fall.
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For he that heares him, shall redeemethe needy, when he cries:
The poore un-heeded soule esteem,
and him that helplesse lies.
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The simple he (with want, that strive)shall mercifully spare:
Preserve the needy-soules alive,
and for their safetie care.
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Their soule from rapine he shall free,whom fraud or force betray:
And precious in his eies shall be
the bloud that they shall pay.
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And he shall live, and Sheba's gold,to him shall men commend;
And praiers for him continuall hold,
to praise him all day spend.
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A shocke of corne the Hills shall make,the Citie shall abound;
Whose fruit, like Lebanon shall shake,
and spring, as grasse on ground.
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His Name (the Son) when Sun shall rest,shine fresh for ever shall:
Yea, in his Name (and call him blest)
be blest shall Nations all.
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To God the Lord, the God in whomthe sonnes of Israel live:
From whom alone all wonders come,
to him all blessings give.
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Be ever blest his glorious Name,and by the sons of men,
Let with his glory, earths whole frame
be fill'd, Amen, Amen.
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For Solomon his sonne to sing,this Psalme his father penn'd;
So Davids praiers here did the King,
the sonne of Jishai, end.
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