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. 85. Benedixisti Domine.
Ad Præstantem, filiis Choreh, Psalmus.
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Now art thou gracious Lord become,unto thy chosen Land:
Thou hast return'd thy Jacob home,
redeem'd from captive hand.
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Thy peoples faults hast thou forgiven,and covered all their sin:
Thy furious wrath away hast driven,
and call'd thine anger in.
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O God of our salvation, see,our former cares encrease:
Turne thou to us, turne us to thee,
thine indignation cease.
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For ever wilt thou be displeas'dwith us, and never end?
Wilt thou, thine anger un-appeas'd,
to Age and Age extend?
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Wilt thou not once returne againe,and us to life restore;
That we, thy peoples poore remaine,
may joy in thee therefore?
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Severely, Lord, as thou hast dealt,to us thy mercy shew:
Thy heavie hand, as we have felt,
thy saving health bestow.
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To heare what God the Lord will speake,with heed will I attend:
Whose promise he will never breake,
but with performance end.
For he will cause our pressures cease,
and comfort such as mourne;
And to his gracious Saints speake peace,
lest they to folly turne.
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His saving health, sure neere at hand,shall they that feare him win:
That glory may in-dwell our land,
inglorious made by sin.
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With Mercy, Truth in one did meet,and hands together strike;
Where Justice, Peace with kisse did greet,
and peace return'd the like.
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Truth, Heaven her place of birth forsooke,out of the earth shall spring;
And Justice downe from Heaven shall looke,
a heav'n on earth to bring.
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The Lord his goodnesse shall expresse,so shall our Land not cease;
The Lord with blessings us to blesse,
our Laud with fruits encrease.
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Before his face shall Justice goe,and in the way respect,
To put her order'd footsteps so,
as he shall them direct.
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