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The Psalmes Of David In Meeter

Newly translated, and diligently compared with the Originall Text, and former Translations: More plaine, smooth, and agreeable to the Text, then any heretofore. Allowed by the Authority of the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and appointed to be sung in Congregations and Families [by Francis Rous]

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PSAL. XLIV.

[1]

O God, we with our ears have heard,

our fathers have us told,
What works thou in their dayes hadst done,
ev'n in the dayes of old.

2

Thy hand did drive the Heathen out,

and plant them in their place;
Thou didst afflict the nations,
but them thou didst encrease.

3

For neither got their sword the land

nor did their arm them save:
But thy right hand, arm, countenance;
for, thou them favour gave.

4

Thou art my King: for Jacob, Lord

deliverances command

5

Through thee, we shall push down our foes

that do against us stand:
We through thy Name, shall tread down those
that risen against us have.

6

For in my bow I shal not trust,

nor shall my sword me save.

7

But, from our foes thou hast us sav'd

our haters put to shame.

8

In God we all the day do boast,

and ever praise thy Name.

9

But now we are cast off by thee,

and us thou purst to shame;
And, when our armies do go forth,
thou go'st not with the same.

10

Thou mak'st us from the enemie,

faint-hearted, to turn back:
And they, who hate us, for themselves
our spoils away do take.

11

Like sheep for meat thou gavest us:

'mong Heathen cast we be.

12

Thou didst for nought thy people sell,

their price enrich'd not thee.

13

Thou mak'st us a reproach to be

unto our neighbours near;
Derision, and a scorn to them
that round about us are.

14

A by-word also thou dost us

among the Heathen make:
The people, in contempt and spite,
at us their heads do shake.

15

Before me my confusion

continually abides;
And, of my bashfull countenance,
the shame me ever hides.

16

For voice of him that doth reproach,

and speaketh blasphemie:
By reason of th'avenging foe,
and cruell enemie.

17

All this is come on us; yet we.

have not forgotten thee,
Nor falsely in thy Covenant
behav'd our selves have we.

18

Back from thy way our heart not turn'd:

our steps no straying made:

19

Though us thou breakst in dragons place,

& coverest with deaths shade

20

If we Gods Name forgot, or streacht:

to a strange god our hands:

21

Shal not God search this out? for he

hearts secrets understands.

22

Yea, for thy sake, we're kill'd all day

counted as slaughter sheep.

23

Rise, Lord, cast us not ever off,

awake, why dost thou sleep

24

O wherefore hidest thou thy face?

forgetst our case distrest,

25

And our oppression? For our soul

is to the dust down prest;
Our belly also on the earth,
fast cleaving, hold doth take.

26

Rise for our help, and us redeem,

ev'n for thy mercies sake,