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. 34. Benedicam Domino.
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Psal. 34. Benedicam Domino.
Davidis, cùm mutavit sensum suum ante Abimelech, & relegavit eum, & abiit. Acrostichon.
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All times to blesse the Lord, will Ioccasions all prevent;
And make my mouth continually
his praises instrument.
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Be thou, O Lord, my soules sole choice,my glories soveraigne head:
The meeke shall heare it and rejoyce,
by my example led.
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Greatly extoll the Lord with mee.such praise together frame,
As with his greatnesse may agree,
to magnifie his Name.
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Desirous that the Lord should heare,I sought him, and he heard,
And sent mee out of all my feare
deliverance un-deferr'd.
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Him to behold, to him they flow'd,his light did them inflame:
Upon their faces fell no cloud,
no blush, the brand of shame.
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Zealous, this poore man cri'd and crav'dso loud, for some redresse,
That soon the Lord him heard and sav'd,
from all his deep distresse.
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Hovering about them, in pitch't field.JAH'S Angel spreads his wings:
To them that feare him, for a shield
to them releasement brings.
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Taste but how good the Lord, and see:what blessings downe he sends:
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whose trust on him attends!
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In feare, ye Saints, that serve the Lord,to serve him set your mind:
All plenty doth his feare afford,
no want his fearers find.
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Courageous Lions hunger-pin'd,how poorly seeke they food!
But they that seeke the Lord shall find
no want, shall want no good.
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Learne, sons, come listen unto mee,my doctrine with you beare:
Your faithfull teacher will I be,
how ye the Lord shall feare.
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Man, who art thou, that wouldst live long,and see good dayes the while?
No evill-teller, keep thy tongue,
thy lips from speaking guile.
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Shun evills out-side-falsers face,the in-side-foule eschew:
Occasion to doe good embrace,
seeke peace, her steps pursue.
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His eares as to the Just to heed,so bends the Lord his eies:
His eyes observers of their need,
his eares to heare their cries.
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Put against them that evill doe,firme sets the Lord his face,
That out may their memoriall goe,
cut off from earth their race.
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True sorrowes guests, the poore they cry,the Lord their crying heares:
His aide to them doth he apply,
and all their troubles cleeres.
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Care-broken hearts to them that have,the Lord is ever neere;
And he the contrite spirit will save,
his care with comfort cheere.
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Redundant evills many fall,and on the Just encrease:
Yet soon delivered from them all,
the Lord will him release.
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Summ'd up, he safeguards every bone,their number and their state,
That broken of them goes not one
to deaths returnlesse gate.
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The passage home shall mischiefe thrust,the wicked man to slay:
Just hand on them that hate the Just,
a guilty death shall lay.
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His servants soule the Lord redeemes,so deare to him esteem'd:
And none, whose trust of him esteemes,
as guilty shall be deem'd.
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