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. 73. Quàm bonus Deus.
Psalmus Asaphi.
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Yet God to Israel is good,affects the pure in heart!
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And I; my feet, but faltring stood,my steps were like to start.
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I envi'd follies proud commands,the wickeds peace I saw:
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For in their death there are no bands,but Lording-strength their Law.
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Tell them of troubles, where, or when,for care they keep no roome;
Nor are they plagu'd, like other men,
neere them no crosse may come.
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Of pride therefore a chaine hung downe,about their neckes they beare:
And violences guarded gowne,
the garment is they weare.
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Their fat-swolne eyes beare out so bold,in plenty share such part:
Their heaps no house enough to hold,
their happinesse no heart.
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Corrupt, in their licentious vaine,with their malicious tongue:
Oppression proudly they maintaine,
and highly boast of wrong.
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Their mouth against the heavens they vent,to brave, blaspheme, and fling,
Throughout the earth, till they have spent
their tongues envenom'd sting.
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His people therefore hither turne,and seeking like successe,
Of waters wrung from their full urne,
sucke up the bitternesse.
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Tush, how should God, that comes not nie,(say they) such trifles know:
Or how shall he, that is Most-Hie,
esteem of things so low?
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Loe, these the worlds ungodly guests,and there, these prosper best:
Loe, these are they, that wealth possesse;
Nay, are by wealth possest.
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Now surely I, on poore pretence,have cleans'd my heart in vaine;
And washt my hands in innocence,
with labour for my paine.
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And dieted I am all daywith plagues, for my repast;
And in the mornings, is my pay,
rebuke, to breake my fast.
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Thus, if I say, when I have said,How (faithlesse) I offend;
And of thy sons, the race up-brai'd,
and rashly reade their end?
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Then thought I how to cleere this doubt,to sound this depth againe;
But found it hard to find it out,
and in mine eyes a paine.
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Till to Gods holy House I went,and wisely did attend:
Of these men, there, and their extent,
I understood the end.
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Them, surely, hast thou set aloft,on high, but slipp'ry seats:
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but soon thy hand defeats.
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How suddenly left desolate,to ruine are they brought;
How soon consum'd is their estate,
with terrours over-wrought?
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As, on the wing of fancy flies,a dreame from one awake;
So, Lord, when up thou shalt arise,
despis'd their image make.
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My sowre-leav'nd heart did surely pant,my reines corrected mee:
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So brutish I, so ignorant,was, as the beasts, with thee.
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With thee, yet still did I abide,to thee, my right hand, cleave:
Me, with thy counsell shalt thou guide,
to glorie then receive.
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In Heaven, what one have I, but thee,to whom my hopes suspire:
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In earth, delights are none for mee,but thou, my lifes desire.
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My flesh and heart, consum'd at length,as now, assist me not:
But of my heart, the Rocke of strength,
for ever, God my lot.
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For loe, by thee be overthrowne,and perish shall each one,
That are to Idols of their owne,
from thee awhoring gone.
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As for my good, I hold it best,neere God to draw my care:
On God the Lord, my hopes to rest,
and all thy workes declare.
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