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. 55. Exaudi Deus.
Ad Præstantem, in Neghinoth, Maschil Davidis.
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Unto my praier, O God, give eare,that where thou art in place,
My supplication may come there,
and thou not hide thy face.
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Intend, and answer my complaint,with straining up my voice:
In these extremes of woe that faint,
and make a troubled noise.
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The enemies reproaches ring,the wicked raise debate:
Iniquitie on me they bring,
and wroth the hand of hate.
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My heart within me troubled sore,is rack't to sorrowes height:
Than death it selfe, deaths terrours more
oppresse me with their weight.
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Upon me feare and trembling fell,and over me at last,
(My sorrowes best befitting cell)
a covering, horrour cast.
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O, had I of a Dove (said I)the wing, to waft my brest,
I then from these assaults would flie,
and find some seat of rest.
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Hence would I get me farre (behold)and in the Deserts bide,
Where I could seaze some safer hold,
my harmlesse head to hide.
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Hence would I hasten mine escape,and (horrour left behind)
Exchange my shelter and my shape,
to shun the stormy wind.
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Their discord-tongues, O Lord, divide,by swallowing up their life:
For in the Citie have I spi'd,
that rapine reignes and strife.
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Upon the walls thereof they goe,in compasse day and night,
And in the midst thereof by woe,
stands mischiefe arm'd with might.
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Within her, who there walkes awhile,but wickednesse he meets:
Dissembling mates, deceit and guile,
depart not from her streets.
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For, not my soe was my disgrace,his blow I could have borne:
From open hate have hid my face,
had he heav'd up his horne.
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But it was thou, that went'st aside,didst (faithlesse) faith pretend:
O man, my other halfe, my guide,
mine owne familiar friend.
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Our Counsell sweetly did consent,conceiv'd on either part:
As brethren to Gods House we went,
as in two breasts one heart.
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Let hasty death upon them throng,and send them quicke to Hell:
For evills are their roofes among,
within them where they dwell.
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But I will call on God, and soonthe Lord will safety send:
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while he my cry intend.
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He hath redeem'd my soule in peace,from battels doubtfull feare:
Against me, as they did increase,
so with me many were.
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Yea, God shall heare, and hold them low,he that of old abode:
For changelesse, but to worse they grow,
and why? they feare not God.
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Against the heads, with him at peacehe hath sent forth his hand;
And (faithlesse) having no release,
profan'd his Covenants band.
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His mouth more smooth than butter, words,but in his heart made warre;
More soft than oile, than speares, darts, swords,
words wounding deeper farre.
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Upon the Lord thy burthen cast,and he shall nourish thee;
And give the Just to stand so fast,
that mov'd they never be.
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The wicked, thou, O God, shalt flinginto corruptions pit:
Where they untimely perishing,
beyond all time shall sit.
Men stain'd with blouds, and fraudulent,
ripe age shall never see:
Nor live out halfe their daies well-spent;
but I will trust in thee.
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