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. 89. Misericordias Domini.
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Psal. 89. Misericordias Domini.
Maschil, Etan Esraitæ.
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The tender mercies of the Lordshall ever be my song;
So shall my mouth thy truths record,
to age and age prolong.
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For mercy shall be built (I said)eternall to endure:
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then Heav'n, thy truth more sure.
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The Covenant with thy chosen strooke,shall in my mind be borne:
The oath, which I to David tooke,
to him my servant sworne.
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For ever, of thy seed to reigne,will I establish one;
To Age and Age that shall remaine,
will I build up thy Throne.
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In speechlesse speech the Heav'ns, O Lord,thy wondrous workes confesse;
The Saints Assemblies, of thy Word
declare the faithfulnesse.
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For who in Heav'ns high Mansionsmay with the Lord compare?
Or who among the mighties sons,
can equall lordship share?
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God is exceeding dreadfull, wherehis Saints their secret hold;
And round about him full of feare,
all-over to behold.
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Lord God of Hosts, All-powerfull Lord,what power is like to thine?
The splendour of whose faithfull Word,
doth round about thee shine.
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Thou rul'st the swelling of the Seas,proud billowes of the Maine;
Their waves high-rising to appease,
and still their stormes againe.
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The Pharian Rahab didst thou smite,as one that wounded lies:
Thou scatt'redst with thine arme of might
thy mighty enemies.
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Thine are the Heav'ns, the earth is thine,the world thy Word did found;
And all within the vast Machine,
the plenty of this Round.
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Thee, North and South, Creatour call,to sing thy Name they run:
From Westerne Tabors shady fall,
from Chermons rising Sun.
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Thou hast a Mighty Armes command,extended farre and nie:
Of strength resistlesse is thy hand,
and thy right hand is hie.
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With Justice Judgement, Bases stand,supporters of thy Throne;
And Truth with Mercy, hand in hand,
before thy face are gone.
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O people blest, that know arightthe Trumpets joyfull sound;
Still walking in thy faces light,
shall they, O Lord, be found.
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For in thy Name shall they delight,all day remembring thee;
And in thy Justice made upright,
shall they exalted be.
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The glory of their strength thou art,to us thy favour borne,
Shall be the strengthner of our heart,
up-lifter of our Horne.
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Suffice it, that the Lord alonein our defence we bring:
Our shield is of the Holy One
of Israel, our King.
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In Vision, to thy Holy One,then spake thy Spirit, and said,
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on one, made Mighty, laid.
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One of the people, rais'd to leadmy flocke, did I appoint,
My servant David, and his head,
my holy oile annoint.
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With whom my hand shall be so strong,that strengthned with my arme,
Him, nor exacting foe shall wrong,
nor sonne of evill harme.
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And his distressors, from his face,with strokes will I beat downe;
And give my plague a lighting place
upon his haters crowne.
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My faithfulnesse shall be the same,with him my mercy rest;
His Horne shall flourish in my Name,
with high-exalted crest.
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From shore to shore, from land to land,enrich't with unbought goods,
I in the sea will set his hand,
his right hand in the floods.
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Himselfe the issue of my stocke,my sonne, and me he shall,
My father thou, my God, the Rocke
of my salvation call.
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And him the first-borne will I give,the Kings of earth above;
With him my love shall ever live,
my Covenant faithfull prove.
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And in their changes to succeed,when times and times are done;
For ever will I set his seed,
as daies of Heav'n his Throne.
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But if my Law his sons forsake,my Judgements walke beside;
Profane my Statutes, faile to take
my Precepts for their guide.
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To visit their misdeeds will Ithen with the rod begin;
Lay stripes on their iniquitie,
and scourge them for their sin.
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My mercy yet shall no repeale,to part from him prevaile;
Nor I with him will falsly deale,
against my faith, nor faile.
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My covenant shall no change profane,what league my lips did tye:
My Holinesse once swore in vaine,
if I to David lye.
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His seed shall ever be: His Thronebefore me shall appeare,
Like Heav'ns bright paire, the Sun, the Moone,
that faithfull witnesse beare.
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But thine Annointed left forsooke,thy wrath hath beaten downe;
The Covenant of thy servant broke,
profan'd on earth his Crowne.
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His hedges all hath overthrowne,wide open flung his folds,
Where any fort of his was knowne,
to ruine brought his holds.
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All passengers of him make prey,to neighbours neerer home
An object, he of scorne and play
a loud reproach become.
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His foes right hand hast thou up-set,his hands successe to crosse:
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their laughter made his losse.
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His swords keen edge didst thou abate,his hand in battell bound;
Hast made to cease his glories date,
and throwne his throne to ground.
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His daies of youth hast thou made short,cut off before they came:
Un-ripened reapt, but to abort,
and wrapt him up with shame.
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For ever, Lord, and no returne,how long thy selfe absent?
How long wilt thou thy wrath shall burne,
like fire, and not relent?
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Remember, O, how swift my time,how short my ages span?
In vaine, why all the sons of slime,
hast thou created man?
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What strong man lives, and sees not death,or who his soule shall save;
And stop the hand that stops his breath,
the hand of Hell, the Grave?
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Where, Lord, where are those loves of old,thy former favours borne,
So long forborne, so quencht, so cold,
thy faith to David sworne?
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Remember, Lord, thy servants shames,what foule reproach they heare;
How many (all great peoples) blames,
I in my bosome beare.
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Wherewith thy foes, Lord, have reproach't,wherewith reproach't they have:
Of thine Annointed scandals broach't,
the footsteps to deprave.
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among the sons of men:
Blest be the Lord for evermore,
Amen (say we) Amen.
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