Rise, Jehovah, in thine ire, So the assemblies of each nation All people from the world's foundation. Judge me, Lord; be judge in this Upon me: cause at length to cease And their power that do amiss. But the just establish fast, Since thou art the just God, that tries My defence, and in him lies, God is a just judge and severe, His sword he whets, his bow hath bended The tools of death, that waits him near. (His arrows purposely made he He digg'd a pit, and delv'd it deep, His mischief, that due course doth keep, Of violence will, undelay'd, Fall on his crown with ruin steep. Then will I Jehovah's praise, PSALM VIII Aug. 14. 1653. O JEHOVAH Our Lord, how wonderous great So as above the heavens thy praise to set Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou Hast founded strength, because of all thy foes, To stint the enemy, and slack the avenger's brow, That bends his rage thy Providence to oppose. When I behold thy heavens, thy fingers' art, set In the pure firmament; then saith my heart, And think'st upon him; or of man begot, That him thou visit'st, and of him art found! Scarce to be less than God's thou mad'st his lot, With honour and with state thou hast him crown'd. O'er the works of thy hand thou mad'st him Lord, Fowl of the heavens, and fish that through the wet Sea-paths in shoals do slide, and know no dearth, O Jehovah our Lord, how wonderous great And glorious is thy Name through all the earth! April, 1648. J. M. Nine of the Psalms done into metre, wherein all, but what is in a different character, are the very words of the text, translated from the original. PSALM LXXX. 1. THOU Shepherd, that dost Israel keep Give ear in time of need? Who leadest like a flock of sheep Thy loved Joseph's seed; That sitt'st between the Cherubs bright, Between their wings out-spread; Shine forth, and from thy cloud give light, 2. In Ephraim's view and Benjamin's, And in Manasse's sight, Awake thy strength, come, and be seen 3. Turn us again, thy grace divine To us, O God, vouchsafe ; |