Psa. 68.
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To the cheef Musitian a Psalme or song of David.
It is a Prophecie of Christ Heb. 4. 8. Herein, by allusion
to some passages in the olde Testament, many Evangelical
mysteries are shaddowed out (to witt) the Resurrection,
Ascention, sending of the holy-ghost,
Callinge of the Gentiles, &c. It is vsefull to commemorate
those mysteries, &c.
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Let God arise, & all his Foes affright,
Let those that hate him, be despers'd & flie;
Let Sinners, passe like smoke out of his sight,
And melt like wax which in the fire doth lie.
But, from the Iust, let him expel their sadnes,
And make them glad in him, with perfect gladnes.
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Oh! prais Gods name, who rides above the sphears
His Name Eternal in your Songs commend;
For, in his holy-place, he still appeares
The Orphanes Father, & the widdowes freind.
He captives frees, he strangers entertaineth,
And for the proud, a fruitles land ordaineth.
3
Whē thou didst, Lord, thy peoples passage make
(And, waies, for thē through deserts vast prepare)
At sight of thee, both heav'n & earth did shake;
Yea, Sinai shook, when Isr'els God was there.
Thou gav'st thy flock, sweet raines as need required
And, mad'st thē strōg whē they were weak & tired.
4
There dwelleth now, thy Congregation, Lord,
Where, for the pore thy goodnes roō had made:
Whē thou thy self hadst first proclaim'd the word
Great Armies, thē, of Preachers, there they had.
Kings troupes did flie, & shee the spoile divided,
Who came not forth, but, in her tent resided.
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Ye shal be made (tho lodg'd with pots ye were)
As fair as doves, with gold & silver wings,
As white, as snowe in Salmon did appeare,
When there, the Lord dispersed mighty Kings.
Like Bashan hill, God's holy mountaine sheweth,
And, Bashan-like, all other hills or'e veweth.
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This hill is God's, & hee inhabits here;
Then why insult yee soe, yee meaner hills?
God's charrets, twice ten thousand Angells are,
And, he, by them, in holy Sinai dwells.
Ascending high, ev'n thraldome, he enthralled,
And bought vs guifts, whē we his foes were called.
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Thus God hath done, that he might dwel in vs.
Oh! let this God, our saviour, blessed be;
For, with good things, he dailie lodeth vs,
And, God of Life, & Lord of death is hee.
He breaks the heads of those, that him receive not
And wounds the crown of him, that sinning leavs not,
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From Bashan, & the Deeps I wil (saith God)
Bring back my Folk as once frō thēce they came
That thou maist wash thy feet, in thy foes bloud,
And, that thy dogs, may come & lick the same:
For, they, oh God my king! thy goengs heeded;
They saw, how in thy house, thou hast proceeded.
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The singers first, the minstrells next had place,
With whom, the maids, on timbrels plaieng wēt:
And then, the Choire of Isr'els blessed race,
Did all in one, to praise the Lord, concent.
There went young Beniamin's, & Iudah's Guiders,
And Zabulon's, & Nepthalies Providers.
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Oh Lord! whoe bid'st that we should courage take
Cōfirm thi work which thou for vs hast wrought;
At Salem then, (and, for thy Temple sake)
To thee by kings, shal guifts of price be brouht.
Their brutish troupes, that armes do love to carrie
Rebuke, disperse, & make them tributarie,
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Then, Egipts kings will seek vnto the Lord,
And Chush will then, to God advance her hands.
His praise therfore, yee kingdomes all record,
And, sing aloud his praises, all yee Lands.
For, whē he rides, the sphears his horse he maketh
And lo, his voice is thunder when he speaketh.
12
All powre & praise, ascribe to God alone,
For, his renowne is through all Isr'ell spread:
God is in heav'n, the great Almighty-one,
And, in his holy-place, is full of dread.
His peoples powre, by God is much encreased
(By Isr'els God) let him therefore be blessed,
