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A16675	The Psalmes of David the king and prophet and of other holy prophets, paraphas'd [sic] in English: conferred with the Hebrew veritie, set forth by B. Arias Montanus, together with the Latine, Greek Septuagint, and Chaldee paraphrase. By R.B.; Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Brathwait.	Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1638 (1638)	STC 3581; ESTC S106129	119,467	378

discern'd What Judgements of thy Justice are when I have truly learn'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 8 All my observance will I make thy Statutes how to keep O doe not utterly forsake thy wandring pasture-sheep BETH 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 BY what meanes may a young best be sure to cleanse his way But on thy sayes to set his rest thy Word his warrant lay 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Before all search with all my heart as I have sought for thee So from thy Precepts pathes depart and wander let not mee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 Bound and laid up my heart within thy sayings have I hid Against thee that I might not sin nor doe as they forbid 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 Beyond our blessings highest reach O Lord thou blessed art O teach me what thy Statutes teach their pathes to me impart 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5 By utt'rance have my lips not spar'd their loudest notes to straine The Judgements of thy mouth declar'd made all their sentence plaine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 6 Bent on thy Testimonies way much more did I rejoyce Than they in store that riches lay the pride of all their choice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 Before all studies early late by setting all essayes Thy Precepts will I meditate and well respect thy waies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 8 But in thy Statutes no delight where else my heart to set Because thy Sayes are so upright them shall I not forget GIMEL 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 GIve to thy servant this reward this favour me afford That living though beset so hard I may observe thy Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Growne darke of sight my vaile withdraw the mysteries unfold That these mine eies may of thy Law the wondrous things behold 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 Great stranger I and wanting light on earth in darknesse stray Hide not thy Precepts from my sight the LYRE to lead my way 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 Ground is my soule and broken small enflam'd is my desire At all times mine affections all thy Judgements set on fire 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5 Given up the proud dost thou forsake whom though thy checke deferre The curse at length shall overtake that from thy Precepts erre 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 6 Growne in reproach upon me crept ●eld in contempt to be Thy Testimonies having kept O keep these shames from me 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 Great Princes sate and fram'd their stile some fault with me to find But on thy Statutes all the while thy servant sets his mind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 8 Good cause no other joy invites my better-settled care Thy Testimonies my delights my men of counsell are DALETH 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 DOwne cast and cleaving to the dust my soule drawes neere the death According as thy Word is just revive my dying breath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Declar'd my waies to thee I have and answer had of thee Instruction only this I crave thy Statutes teach thou mee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 Direct me how to understand what way thy Precepts hold My Meditations of thy hand the wonders shall unfold 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 Dejected soule so much I grieve mine eies drop showres of raine According to thy Word relieve and raise me up againe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5 Deceits false way from me withdraw put lying waies away And graciously give me thy Law to be my faithfull stay 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 6 Disposer of my feet the way of faithfulnesse I chose Thy Judgements I before me lay and for my guides propose 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 Drawne from thy Testimonies now whereto I cleave so fast I cannot shrinke upon my brow Lord let not shame be cast 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 Directly in the way will I of thy Commandments runne Mine heart when thou shalt amplifie till grace the Goale have wonne HE. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 HOw teach me Lord thy Statutes way the way to apprehend That make it all my care I may to keep it to the end 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Hide not my understandings light that I may keep thy Law From all delights shall this delight mine hearts observance draw 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 How I may tread thy Precepts path instruct me in the way For pleasure else mine heart none hath no joy but there to stay 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 Hold in my heart enclin'd to heed thy Testimonies will And not on Avarice to feed still fed yet famish't still 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5 Hence hence mine eies frō pleasures hook un-tempted turne away Lest after vanitie they looke revive me in thy way 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 6 Here let thy Word performance beare to me thy servant past On whom devoted to thy feare thy promis'd favour cast 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 Hold off reproach which in my way I am afraid hath stood For say what sinfull tongues can say yet are thy Judgements good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 8 How to observe thy Precepts bounds loe my delights aspire As Justice now in thee abounds O quicken my desire VAV 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 WIth thy kind Mercy come to mee and be propitious Lord O make me thy Salvation see according to thy Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 What else to answer shall I have to mouthes that me upbraid But that my trust which they deprave upon thy Word is laid 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 Withdraw not from my mouth this scope the Word of Truth to urge Because thy Judgements are my hope thy Truths contemners scourge 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 Unto for ever in thy Law my life then will I spend And till this breath I cease to draw my service never end 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5 Within a spacious roome forth brought shall I be walking found Because thy Precepts I have sought whereon my steps to ground 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 6 Were Kings in presence I would speake thy Testimonies praise Nor shame to say Yeeld Kingdomes weake stoop Scepters to his Sayes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 With thy Commandments my delight shall all delights above Stand best delighted in my sight sole objects of my love 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Up-lifted palmes will I out-stretch thy Precepts to embrace And on thy Statutes what they ●each my meditation place ZAIN 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 SUre promise to thy servant past as stedfast beare in mind That where my hopes thou settled hast performance I may ●ind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Sound comfort yet in this I take afflicted when I see All other succours me forsake thy saying quickens mee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 Scorne did the proud and much deride this serious course of mine Yet from thy Precepts for their pride my feet did not decline 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 Such Judgements hast thou done of old as when I call to mind My courage Lord

food of grace ●nd all that downe to dust descend shall bowe before his face The Potentate the poore that eate shall life by eating have With him whose soules unquickned heat is yeelding to the grave 30 A seed of theirs there shall succeed his service to embrace Which to the Lord shall be decreed and reckoned for a race 31 When they shall come his righteousnesse then shall their tongues declare To people after-borne expresse that these his doings are PSAL. 23. Dominus regit Psalmus D●vidis MY Shepheard is the Lord whose care provides mee fold and food Whose goodnesse plenteous and to spare supplies my want of good 2 In pastures green he makes mee lye and softly lodge my side He leads mee forth where pleasantly the streames of stillnesse glide 3 He doth returne my soule againe and for his owne Names sake Conducts mee through the beaten plaine that Justice treads to make 4 Walk't I the shady Vale of death none evill would I feare Thy rod thy staffe relieve my breath for thou art with mee there 5 My table spread dost thou appoint in presence of my foes My head with oile thou dost annoint my chalice over-flowes 6 With goodnesse sure shall mercie give an eye to all my waies And in the Lords house shall I live beyond the length of daies PSAL. 24. Domini est terra Psalmus Davidis THe earth with all those mynes unfound within her wombe that swell Is all the Lords the Worlds great round and they that therein dwell 2 He founded it upon the seas and shor'd them under ground Establish't fast the solid Leas the liquid flouds to bound 3 The Hill of JAH who shall ascend so high to set his feet Who in his holy place attend for such a service meet 4 He that cleane palmes pure heart hath borne his soule to vanitie ●th not up-lifted hath not sworne an oath deceitfully 5 He from the Lord on him bestow'd a blessing shall receive ●nd justice shall the mighty God of his salvation give 6 Of them that seeke him this the race this Jacobs Israel ●f them that strive to seeke thy face this Jacobs Peniel Selah 7 Lift up your heads ye doores be rais'd eternall gates gives way That enter highly to be prais'd the King of Glorie may 8 Who is the King of Glorie this whose praises spread so farre The strong and mighty Lord it is the mighty Lord of warre 9 Lift up your heads ye doores be rais'd eternall gates give way That enter highly to be prais'd the King of Glorie may 10 Who is the King of Glorie this of whom our praises sing The Mighty Lord of hosts it is of GLORIE he is King Selah PSAL. 25. Ad te Domin● Davidis Acrostichon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 AS Lord to thee I lift my soule 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Because I trust in thee My God Let not confusion foule nor foes insult on mee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3 Give not their hopes that thee attend to take a shamefull staine Let shame confound them that offend and have no cause to faigne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 Direct mee Lord thy waies to know thy pathes to mee make plaine Within thy bounds my steps bestow and teach mee to containe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5 How in thy truth to tread impart and make mee learne the way For of my health the God thou art 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whom I attend all day 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 6 Zeale of thy kind compassions mind remember Lord that care Thy tender mercies ma●e mee find for they for ever are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 7 Hold on my youthfull faults forepast remember not to take Of mercie mind how much thou hast Lord for thy goodnesse sake 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 8 The Lord is good and righteous ey'd transgressors to instruct The sinners therefore will he guide and in their way conduct 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In judgement just to tread upright the humble he will stay And where they wander wanting light will learne the meeke his way 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 10 Continuall are the Lords pathes cast in Truths and Mercies mold To such as keep his Covenant fast his Testimonies hold 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 11 Lord to thy Names great power herein let mee my pardon owe And on the greatnesse of my sin thy greater mercie shew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 12 Make known the man with mind entire that feares the Lord the way That he shall choose he will inspire and learne him how to lay 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 13 Now goodnesse gotten to his hand his soule in good shall dwell His seed inherit shall the land that to his fathers fell 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 14 Secret that from the Lord descends doe they that feare him find To such his Covenant he commends and makes them know his mind 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 15 On Jah-the-Lord mine eies are set continually to looke To bring my feet out of the net whose hand hath undertooke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 16 Prevent mee and with gracious looke thy face on mee reflect Whom solitary poore forsooke discomforts all deject 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 17 The sorrowes of my heart enlarg'd my less'ned heart oppresse O set mee from these toiles discharg'd and free mee from distresse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 18 Remorse on mine afflictions cast regard how much I grieve Make even for all my faults fore-past and all my sinnes forgive 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 19 Regard my foes insatiate what multitudes they lead That beare a heart-infected hate against my harmlesse head 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 20 Sustaine my helplesse soule alive and safe deliver mee But let not shame my fall contrive because I trust in thee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 21 True perfectnesse and right let dwell with mee that wait on thee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 22 Preserve O God thine Israel from all his troubles free PSAL. 26. Iudica me Domine Davidis JUdge mee O Lord I walke the way that perfectnesse doth guide My trust upon the Lord I lay and therefore shall not slide 2 Examine Lord what I have been sound what I ever did Search out my reines what there uncleane my heart what there lies hid 3 Thy mercie is before mine eyes thy truth my walkes repeat 4 I sit not downe with men of lyes nor enter with deceit 5 The evill doers I eschew their Synagogue I hate Nor have I with the wicked crew in their Assembly sate 6 My hands Lord wash't in innocence thine Altar compast round 7 With thankfull voice will I commence thy wonders all to sound 8 The habitation of thy House have I O Lord lov'd well The place where thou art glorious the house where I would dwell 9 O gather not my soule to rest where sinners soules abide And on my life lay no inquest where men of blouds are tri'd 10 Whose hands accomplish wicked drifts which mischiefes head contrives And their right hand

of Hosts accurs'd be all as one 26 What honour shall my Combate gaine with Shepherd Rivall shar'd Of thee when men shall say though slaine yet this was he that dar'd 27 The only man of all his Host so often urg'd thereto What none durst doe who durst doe most that undertooke to doe 28 That dar'd with one that did excell encounter hand to hand In which encounter though he fell he fell where none durst stand 29 Thy glory will be easie bought a deathlesse victorie With me sit match but to be thought though purchas 't with to die 30 Give me a man my equall match where like proportion lies With Flies men may not Eagles catch and Eagles catch no Flies 31 Ye Reeds of Judah raise high wind and Trumpet loud of warre But we by proofe asunder find your sound and substance farre 32 Why Race of leaves why shades on wall why should your female feare Since ●all ye must refuse to fall by great Pelesheths speare 33 By us to have been overcome what losse shall ye sustaine Sometime to have been lost to some hath prov'd the loosers gaine 34 Yeeld us your Lords and home returne possesse your daies in peace With sword incense not fire to burne thy Braves Ben-Jesse cease 35 Five thousand shekels weight of brasse my coat of Maile out-weighes Six hundred iron shekels masse upon my speare-pile playes 36 Beneath this weight thou scarce canst stand scarce this bare burthen beare But much more heavie my right hand dye ere thou feele for feare 37 Adde then my Helm Sword Shield Lance a second load alone Too bigge for thee but to advance Brat with thy feeble bone 38 Thou hast three brethren arm'd in field were all your strength in one All foure could not one Anak yeeld to combat me alone 39 More blest hadst thou abode at home and serv'd thy fathers slaves Than Wretch with me to cope have come as to a dogge with staves 40 In scorne my sword is stain'd with none before my wroth be whet Now scorne and anger joyne in one what rage shall both beget 41 Thy bowels and white-marrow'd bones shall therefore wild beasts eate Thy braines beat out with bats and stones shall be the Vultures meat 42 ¶ What help I had no reaching dart no tackling but a thong A sling my weapon but a heart above all weapon strong 43 Thy railing challenge speakes thee base in termes blasphemous flung Nor suits it with a souldiers grace to be so ranke of tongue 44 A Lions head Foole can out-beard an host of heartlesse Hinds The greatest men is often heard beare not the greatest minds 45 Thy Helme and Target trust thou not with those unwieldy thighes The compleat-arm'd Rhinocerot looke where he falls he lies 46 Thine Armours load but laggs faint heart for flight the more unfit The bigger man thou art thou art the bigger marke to hit 47 Thou hast not soule enough to cramme that Carricks every chinke The hugest Hulke that ever swamme a small sprung leake may sinke 48 When Aire and Water fall to myre the purest from to fall The soule of Elements the fire is spher'd above them all 49 No sparke of that Ethereall flame inspir'd thine earth-borne birth As from the earth thy Chaos came thou hast a soule of earth 50 As earth thy mother groan'd in paine when she thy burthen gave Thy breath between thy teeth constraine and groaning gnaw thy grave 51 But most to make thy quarrell good must grounded cause be given Thy vantage is but flesh and bloud mine is the hand of Heaven 52 What fury forc't thee on these pikes forlorne attempt to give At Heaven who strikes himselfe he strikes and hath not long to live 53 Of five I chose one pibble round that levell flew as li●e And in his fore-head sunke a wound Thou hast it Philistine 54 Now for mine owne I can thee claime To Ida's faire-ey'd Swaine The Delian gave not so good aime when Thetis son was slaine 55 God even our God of Mighties most whom thou revild'st this day By me the meanest of his Host hath sent thee death for pay 56 His sword then drew I from his side and groveling on the land As he the living God defi'd at once with either hand 57 His head I from his shoulders strooke there our Colossus fell So this reproach Ben-Jesse tooke from honour'd Israel 58 Thou Vale of Elah saw'st this fight that cost Goliaths head Thou Vale of Elah saw'st this flight when lost Pelesheth fled 59 Ye neighbour Groves and ecchoing Trees heard Gath on Dagon call Proud Ashteroth beneath our knees saw Ekrons Idols fall 60 For joy let Judah shout to God while Gath and Ekron howle My soule a valiant march hath trod a valiant march my soule Finis Libri quinti. Praise to the God of Heaven Be given by mee a Worme That Davids numbers in this forme To mee a Worme hath given R.B. FINIS Ben. Ar. Montan. Poëtica sine dubio est Psalmorum in Fonte compositio D. J. Rainold Oxon. Poëtica sine dubio sic omnibus virtutibus tam modulatè consonantibus omnibus partibus tam egregiè consentientibus luminibus omnibus tam excellenter refulgentibus enitescens ut nihil veritati lenitate nihil gravitati amoenitate nihil Majestati festivitate nihil Dignitati jucunditate nihil Magnitudini concinnitate nihil denique Divinitati humanitate detrahitur MEMORIAE Reverendssi. P. Honoratissi. D. L. Andrewes nuper D. Episc. Winton Dom. Tutoris mei Colendissi. cujus auspiciis inchoatum hoc opus Ego R.B. Observantiss Dd. c Coelum Animam Marmor tua condidit ossa supersunt Ingenii Gemmae Viva Sepulchra tui Errata PSal 16.7 for mighty reade nightly Psal. 89.40 for selfe absent reade thy selfe absent Other errours favourably excuse and amend at pleasure