Poems upon several occasions (1673) | ||
PSAL. LXXXVI.
1
Thy gracious ear, O Lord, encline,O hear me I thee pray,
For I am poor, and almost pine
with need, and sad decay.
2
Preserve my soul, for I have trodThy waies, and love the just,
Save thou thy servant O my God
Who still in thee doth trust.
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3
Pitty me Lord for daily theeI call;
4
O make rejoyceThy Servants Soul; for Lord to thee
I lift my soul and voice,
5
For thou art good, thou Lord art proneTo pardon, thou to all
Art full of mercy, thou alone
To them that on thee call.
6
Unto my supplication Lordgive ear, and to the crie
Of my incessant praiers afford
Thy hearing graciously.
7
I in the day of my distressWill call on thee for aid;
For thou wilt grant me free access
And answer, what I pray'd.
8
Like thee among the gods is noneO Lord, nor any works
Of all that other gods have done
Like to thy glorious works.
9
The Nations all whom thou hast madeShall come, and all shall frame
To bow them low before thee Lord,
And glorifie thy name.
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10
For great thou art, and wonders greatBy thy strong hand are done,
Thou in thy everlasting Seat
Remainest God alone.
11
Teach me O Lord thy way most right,I in thy truth will bide,
To fear thy name my heart unite
So shall it never slide
12
Thee will I praise O Lord my GodThee honour, and adore
With my whole heart, and blaze abroad
Thy name for ever more.
13
For great thy mercy is toward me,And thou hast free'd my Soul
Eev'n from the lowest Hell set free
From deepest darkness foul.
14
O God the proud against me riseAnd violent men are met
To seek my life, and in their eyes
No fear of thee have set.
15
But thou Lord art the God most mildReadiest thy grace to shew,
Slow to be angry, and art stil'd
Most mercifull, most true.
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16
O turn to me thy face at length,And me have mercy on,
Unto thy servant give thy strength,
And save thy hand-maids Son.
17
Some sign of good to me afford,And let my foes then see
And be asham'd, because thou Lord
Do'st help and comfort me.
Poems upon several occasions (1673) | ||