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. 141. Ad te, Domine.
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Psal. 141. Ad te, Domine.
Psalmus Davidis.
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To this complaint, O Lord, of mine,thy speedy help apply:
Thine eare unto my voice encline,
when unto thee I cry.
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As incense, let my praier be sent,and right before thee rise;
Let mine up-lifted palmes present
an evening sacrifice.
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Set, Lord, a watch my mouth before,my wandring tongue to tie;
And of my lips keep fast the doore,
whence words have wings to flie.
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To evill further not my heart,pretences to pretend:
Their dainties let me eate no part,
whom wicked deeds commend.
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But smite me, let the Just in love,his hand up-lifted lights;
Compassions his reprovings prove,
his Mawle in mercy smites.
Such balme (none such the wicked powre)
shall never breake mine head:
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my praier for them shall plead.
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Their Judges, though by hands of rockes,lie fell'd beneath our feet,
To heare my sayings, swarme by flockes,
for they are pleasing sweet.
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Our scattred bones together put,the mouth of Hell receives,
As stone on earth from Quarry cut,
as chips the cleaver cleaves.
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But unto thee, O God the Lord,mine eyes attendant looke,
When help thou wilt my hopes afford,
leave not my soule forsooke.
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Preserve me from the handed-snare,which they for me have laid,
And grins, for which their wicked care,
with cost and paine hath paid.
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But let the wicked downe be cast,his toile his taker be:
While I, together over-past,
his fall, my safety see.
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