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. 135. Laudate nomen Domini.
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Psal. 135. Laudate nomen Domini.
Halelu-jah.
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Sing Halelu-jah, praise th' Eternals Name,Ye servants of the Lord, set forth his praise:
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That in the Lords House stand, his praise proclaime,In our Gods Houses Courts that spend your dayes.
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Praise Jah: The Lord is good, as then is meet,Sing Psalmes unto his Name, so pleasing sweet,
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For to himselfe the Lord hath Jacob chose,And his chiefe treasure Israel accounts.
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Great is the Lord, my knowledge can disclose:And that our Lord all other gods surmounts.
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What will the Lord have done: his will aloneIn Heav'ns, Earth, Seas, and all the Deeps is done.
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From earths extremes he makes the clouds ascend,His fires and waters on the aire he flings;
In lightning-shot, and show'rs of raine to spend,
The wind out of his treasuries he brings:
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And branded Egypt bare his furies note,Whose first-borne all, from man to beast he smote.
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His signes and wonders here and there he sent,Hard hearted Egypt, in the midst of thee,
On Pharaoh's head, and all his servants spent:
Yet who so blind, as they that would not see:
His signes and wonders, sent and spent in vaine,
Nor Pharaoh's nor his servants pride restraine.
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He smote great Nations mighty Kings he slew.11
As Heshbons Sehon, King of Amorites;And Ghog the King of Bashan overthrew,
With all the Kingdomes of the Cananites!
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And dispossest them of their land, to blesse,And give his people Israel to possesse.
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Thy Name, O Lord, is ever permanent,Thy memory, Lord, is to age and age:
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The Lord will judge his people, and repentTo execute the rigour of his rage:
His servants faults as ready to forbeare,
As to their foes in his revenge severe.
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The Heathens Idols silver are and gold,Worke of mans hand, their makers worth beneath;
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Mouthes, eyes, eares, noses, can their makers mold;17
But cannot make them speake, see, heare, nor breathe:18
Vaine Idoll-mongers, like your Idols just,That Idols make, or in made Idols trust.
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O blesse the Lord ye house of Israel,O blesse the Lord, ye house of Aarons line:
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O house of Levi, blesse the Lord: As wellWho feare the Lord, to blesse the Lord encline:
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From out of Sion his high praise record,Whose dwelling is in Salem: Praise the Lord.
Halelu-jah.
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