Psa. 135.
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Halelujah. It exhorts to praise God, in regard. of his
greatnes; for our election; for his omnipotency, Mercy, Iustice,
eternitie; & because other Gods are but ridiculous fictions,
&c. To this end, wee (who are mistically the
Sonns of Aron & Levy) should sing it &c.
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Oh all yee servants of the Lord,
His Name with praise confesse;
Ev'n you, that of our God the Lord,
The house & Courts possesse.
Oh praise God's Name; for, sweet it is,
To sing of his renowne.
For, Iacob, he hath chose for his,
And Isr'el, for his owne.
2
God is, (I knowe) a powrfull-one;
He doth all Gods excell;
In heav'n, his pleasure he hath done;
In earth, in sea, in hell.
He maketh vapours to arise,
Ev'n from Earth's farthest ends:
And, he out of his Treasuries,
Winde, raine, & lighting, sends.
3
The first-borne, through the Egiptian coast,
Of man, & beast he slewe.
And, on king Pharoh, & his hoast,
Rare wonders, hee did shewe.
Great kings & kingdomes, downe he brought.
Ev'n Sehon, Heshbon's king,
And, Og, of Bashan; yea, to nought
All Can'an's Realmes, did bring.
4
Then, for his Isr'els heritage
Their lands, he did bestowe:
For which, hee's fam'd, from age to age,
And, still shall famous growe.
When he to judge them doth appeare,
His people, shall be sav'd:
But, heathen God's, man's makings were,
Of gold & silver grav'd.
5
Their carved mouthes are speachles found,
Their eyes, no light cann see:
Though they have eares, they heare no sound;
Their throates, quite breathles be.
Much like to these, their Makers are;
And they, that serve them, toe.
The Lord, therefore, let Isr'el fear;
And. so, let Aron doe.
6
The Lord, let Levie's houshould blesse;
In Syon, let all them
Who fear the Lord, the Lord confesse
That keeps Ierusalem.
Haleluiah.
