Epithalamium, or Solomons Song Together with the Songs of Moses, Exod. 15 & Deut. 32. ... Digested into a known and familiar meeter, by Samuel Slater |
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The SONG of DEBORAH,
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The SONG of DEBORAH,
Judges v.
2.
Praise ye the Lord, for that he didrevenge for Israel take,
When as the people of themselves
did willing offer make.
3.
Hear O ye kings, ye Princes eke,give ear unto this thing;
Even I will praise the Lord, yea I
to Israels God will sing.
4.
Lord when thou went'st from Seir & didstmarch out of Edoms field,
The earth did tremble, heaven drop,
the clouds did water yeild.
5.
The mountains frō before the Lordeven they on melting fell,
the God of Israel.
6.
In days of Shamgar, Anaths son,and eke in Jaels days
The common paths were left, & men
did travel in by-ways.
7.
They that in villages did dwell,they ceast in Israel,
Till I arose, I Deborah,
a mother in Israel.
8.
They chose new gods, and then withinthe gates did war appear:
Mongst forty thousand Israelites
was there a shield or spear?
9.
Towards Israels rulers is my heart,that did with free accord
Offer themselves among the flock,
for this bless ye the Lord.
10.
Ye that upon white asses ride,see that ye speak and talk;
Ye also that in judgement sit,
and by the way do walk.
11.
They that are freed from the noise shaland fear of Archers fierce,
Where they did draw their water,
Gods righteous acts rehearse.
The acts perform'd for Villagers,
in Israel that were;
Then shall the people of the Lord
within the gates appear.
12.
Awake, awake, O Deborah,I say awake, awake,
And to the uttering of a song
do thou thy self betake.
and now perform thy part,
Lead captive thy captivity,
Abinoams son that art.
13.
Then over Nobles of the folkhe made him rule to have,
That did remain, ore mighty ones
to me the rule he gave.
14.
Gaist Amaleck there was a rootof thee from Ephraim;
Among thy people after thee
O tribe of Benjamin.
And out of Machir governours
came down, and likewise men
From Zebulun, that handle well
the skilful writers pen.
15.
The princes eke of Issachar,with Deborah they were;
Even Issachar and Barak too,
with her they did appear.
Into the valley was he sent,
yea sent on foot, but lo
Reubens divisions they did cause
great thoughts of heart to grow.
16.
Why didst thou bide among the foldsthe bleating flocks to hear?
Reubens divisions they did cause
that great heart-searchings were
17.
Beyond the river Jordan, didGilead make his abode
And why did Dan remain within
his Ships that were at rode?
After continued on the shore,
the sea was at his side,
yea there he did abide.
18.
But Zebulun and Nephtaliwere people that did yeild
To run the hazard of their lives
even in the open field.
19.
Kings came, yea Canaans kings, & foughtin Tanaach, by the brook
And water of Megiddo: they
no gain of money took.
20.
They fought from heaven, yea the starsthat in their courses were,
Against the Captain Sisera
in sight they did appear.
21.
The ancient river Kishon, didthem sweep away and drown,
The river Kishon, thou my soul
their strength hath trodden down.
22.
Then did their horses fail them muchtheir hoofs in sunder brake,
By prancings of their mighty ones,
the prancings they did make.
23.
The Angel of the Lord thus said,let Meroz cursed be;
Yea the inhabitants thereof,
even bitterly curse ye.
Because they came not to the help
the help even of the Lord,
Against the mighty, yea because
they did not help afford.
24.
Blessed be Jael, Hebers wifethe Kenite, blessed she;
Yea more then other women, in
the tent shall blessed be.
25.
He asked water, and she didwith milk the man refresh;
She brought forth butter, wch she did
present in lordly dish.
26.
Then did she put her hand untothe nail which she had fet,
And to the workmans hammer she
her own right hand did set.
With hammer Sisera she smote,
his head she did remove,
When she had pierc'd his temples, &
through them the nail had drove
27.
And at her feet he bow'd himselfhe fell, and down did ly;
He bow'd, & fell, & when he bow'd,
he did ly down and dy.
28.
The mother of the Captain fromthe window cast her ey;
She looked through the lattess, and
after this sort did cry.
Why is it that his chariot is
so long upon the way?
Why is it that his Charet wheels
do make such long delay?
29.
The ladies wise that were wth herthus did they answer make;
Yea even from her self also
she did this answer take.
30.
Have they not sped, and have they notthe prey divided so?
That every man hath for his part
a damsel, one or two.
To Sisera a prey, which is
with divers colours laid;
of needle-work is made;
I say of divers colours, wrought
with needle on each side,
Meet for the necks of them that take
and do the spoyl divide
31.
So let thine enemies perish all,O Lord, but as for those
That love him, be they like the sun
when forth in might he goes.
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