PSALM VIIL AUG. 14, 1653. O JEHOVAH Our Lord, how wonderous great Out of the tender mouths of latest birth. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou When I behold thy Heavens, thy finger's art, And think'st upon him; or of man begot, That him thou visit'st, and of him art found? Scarce to be less than Gods, thou madest his lot, With honour and with state thou hast him crown'd. O'er the works of thy hand thou madest him Lord, All flocks, and herds, by thy commanding word, Fowls of the Heavens, and fish that through the wet APRIL, 1648. J. M. Nine of the Psalms done into metre, wherein all, but what is within inverted commas, 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 sitest between the Cherubs bright, Shine forth, and from thy cloud give light, 2 In Ephraim's view and Benjamin's, Awake thy strength, come, and 'be seen 3 Turn us again, thy grace divine To us,' O God, vouchsafe;' 4 Lord God of Hosts, how long wilt thou, 5 Thou feed'st them with the bread of tears, 6 A strife thou makest us and a prey' Among themselves they laugh, they play, 7 Return us, and thy grace divine,' 8 A vine from Egypt thou hast brought, And drov'st out nations, proud and haught,' To plant this lovely' vine. 9 Thou didst prepare for it a place, And root it deep and fast, 10 With her 'green' shade that cover'd' all,' The hills were overspread,' Her boughs as high as' cedars tall 11 Her branches on the western side' And upward' to that river 'wide' 12 Why hast thou laid her hedges low, That all may pluck her, as they go, 13 Thetusked' boar out of the wood Wild beasts there browse, and make their food Her grapes and tender shoots.' 14 Return now, God of Hosts, look down From Heaven, thy seat divine, 15 Visit this vine, which thy right hand And the young branch, that for thyself 16 But now it is consumed with fire, 17 Upon the man of thy right hand 18 So shall we not go back from thee 19 Return us, and thy grace divine,' PSALM LXXXI. 1 To God our strength sing loud, and clear,' Sing loud to God 'our King,' To Jacob's God, 'that all may hear,' 2 Prepare a hymn, prepare a song, 3 Blow, 'as is wont,' in the new moon 4 This was a statute' given of old ' A law of Jacob's God, ' to hold, 5 This he a testimony ordain'd 6 From burden, and from slavish toil,' His hands from pots, and miry soil,' 7 When trouble did thee sore assail, I answer'd thee in thunder deep, 8 Hear, O my people, hearken well,' 9 Throughout the land of thy abode 10 I am the Lord thy God which brought Thee out of Egypt land; Ask large enough, and I, 'besought,' 11 And yet my people would not hear And Israel, whom I lov'd so dear,' 12 Then did I leave them to their will, 13 O, that my people would be wise, 14 Then would I soon bring down their foes, 'That now so proudly rise,' And turn my hand against all those, 15 Who hate the Lord should then be fain To' bow to him and bend; But they, his people, should remain,' 16 And he would feed them from the shock' With flower of finest wheat, And satisfy them from the rock PSALM LXXXII. 1 GOD in the great assembly stands 2 How long will ye pervert the right 3 Regard the weak and fatherless, 4 Defend the poor and desolate, 5 They know not, nor will understand, The earth's foundations all are mov'd |