of Zebulon that handle writers pen 15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah even Issachar 15 And the most mighie Princes there of Issachar that day Were with Deborah in the field ev'n Issachar I say And also Barak he was sent on foot into the â—alley for the divisions of Reuben there wereâ—reat thoughts of heart Al 's Barack to the valley sent on foot did soon depart For Reuben his divisions thee were great thoughts of heart 16 Why abodest thou among the sheep folds â—o hear the bleatings of the flocks for the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart 16 Why in sheep folds abodest thou to hear flocks bleet apart For Reuben his divisions were searchings great of heart 17 Gilead abode beyond Iordan and why did Dan remain in ships Asher continued on the sea shore and abode in his breaches 17 Beyond the Jordan Gilead ' bod why Dan in ships remain'd Asher continu'd on sea shore within his breaches train'd 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field 18 Then Zebulon and Naphtali were people that did yeeld Their lives to jeopard unto death in high parts of the field 19 The kings came and fought then foughâ— the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waterâ— of Megiddo they took no gain of money 19 Kings came and fought in Taanah foughâ— the Kings of Canaan then They by Megiddos waters fought of money took no gain 20 They fought from heaven the stars iâ— their courses fought against Sisera 20 Together against Sisera they fought from heavens hy The Stars als in their courses all did fight then by and by 21 The river of Kishon swept them away the ancient river the river Kishon O my souâ— thou hast troden down strength 21 The river Kishon Kishon old away them sweept eachone O thou my soul thou surely hast great strength now troden down 22 Then were the horse hoofs broken by the meanes of the pransings the pransings of â—heir mighty ones 22 Then were the hoofs of horses strong all broken with their bones Ev'n by the meanes of pransingsâ— great pransings of mighty ones 23 Curse ye Meroz said the angel of the Lord curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof â—3 Curse ye the men of Meros all said th' Angel of the Lord Curse ye th' inhabitans thereof most bitterly by word Because they came not to the help of the Lord 〈◊〉 the help of the Lord against the mighty Because that they came not all their help for to afford â—nto the Lord 'gainst mighty men they did not help the Lord 24 Blessed above women shall Iael the wise â—f Heber the Kenite be blessed shall she be above women in the tent 24 Jael of Heber Kenite wife 'bove women blest shall be Above all women in the tent a blessing shall she see 25 He asked water and she gave him milk she brought forth butter in a lordly dish 25 He water asked and she gave him milk of sweet relish She also to him butter brought forth in a lordly dish 26 She put her hand to the nail and hâ— right hand to the workmens hammer and wiâ—â— the hammer she smot Sisera 26 Her right hand to the hammer there unto the nail she put Her hand and with the hammer then there Sisera she smot She smot of his head when she had pierce and stricken through his temples When she thâ—â— through his temples both had stricken in great speed And pierced him thereafter she did there smite off his head 27 At her feet he bowed he sell he 〈◊〉 down at her feet he bowed he fell where 〈◊〉 bowed there he fell down dead 27 He at her feet did bow he fell and he lay down anone He at her feet bow'd fell where bow'd there he ev'n dead fell down 28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window and cried through the lattesse why is his chariot so long in coming 28 Then Sis'ras mother looked out at windows and did cry Through lattesse what can be the cause his charets thus do stay Why tary the wheels of his chariots 29 Her wise ladies answered her yea she returned answer to her self Why tary thus his charet wheels 29 Her ladies wise did say Yea she unto her self return'd an answer on this way 30 Have they not sped have they not divided the prey to every man a damsell or two 30 Have they not sped and have they not the wealthy prey also Divided unto evry man a damosell or two To Sisera a prey of divers colours a prey of divers colours of needle work To Sisera a prey that they of diverse colours make Of diverse colours ev'n a prey that is of needle work Of divers colours of needle-work on both sides meet for the necks of them that take the spoil Of diverse colours on both sides of needle work they make Which for the neck of them is meet that thus the spoile do take 31 So let all thine enemies perish O Lord but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might 31 Lord let thy foes so perish all but who him love upright Let them be as the Sun when as he forth goth in his might The Song of Hannah which she sang to God when she had born Samuel after long barreâ—nesse 1 SAM. 2. vers. 1. MY heart rejoiceth in the Lord mine horn is exalted in the Lord my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies because I rejoice in thy salvotion MY heart in God doth joy in God my horn 's rais'd ov're my foes My mouth inlarged is for I do in thy health rejoice 2 There is none holy as the Lord for there is none beside thee neither is there any rock like our God 2 There is none holy as the Lord for none is thee beside Nor is there any rock that doth like to our God abide 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly let not arrogancie come out of your mouth 3 See that henceforth ye do no more exceeding proudly talk Nor let your tongue within your mouth with arrogancy wallâ— For the Lord is a God of knowledge and by him actions are weighed Because the Lord he is a God of knowledge as we see And by him in a ballance just all actions weighed be 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken and they that stumbled are girt with strength 4 The bows ev'n of the mighty men are broken all at length And they that stumbled here and there are well now girt with strength 5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread and they that were hungry â—eased 5 They that very full now have hir'd out themselves for bread And they that also hungry were did cease from having need So that the barren hath born seven and she that hath many children is waxed feeble So that she that still barren was hath born sev'n great and small And she that many
children hath is waxed feeble all 6 The Lord killeth and maketh alive 〈◊〉 bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up 6 The Lord almighty doth both kill and als alive doth save He bringeth up and likewise he brings down unto the grave 7 The Lord maketh poor and maketh riâ—â— he bringeth low and lifteth up 7 The Lord is he that maketh poore and also maketh rich He bringeth very low and he up lifteth to a pitch 8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust anâ— lifteth up the begger from the dunghill to seâ—them among princes 8 He raiseth from the dust the poore the begger from dunghill He lifteth up them for to set among the Princes still And to make them inherit the throne of glory â—â—r the pillars of the earth are the Lords and 〈◊〉 hath set the world upon them Of glorys Throne to make them heires for that the Lords alone Of earth the pillars are and he the world set them upon 9 He will keep the feet of his saints and the â—icked shall bee silent in darknesse for by â—â—ength shall no man prevail â— He of his saints will keep the feet the wicked all at length â— dark shall silent be for none prevaile shall by his strength 10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broâ—â—n to pieces out of heaven shall he thunder â—â—no them 10 The Lords adversaries they shall in pieces broken be â—ut of the heaven upon them a thundring make shall he The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth â—â—d he shall give strength unto his king and exâ—â— he horn of his anointed Ends of the earth the Lord shall judge and strength give to his King The horn of his Anointed One he shall exalt to reign The lamentations of David for the death of Saul and Ionathan slaine upon the mountain of Gilboah 2 SAM. 1. vers. 19. THe beauty of Israel is slain upon thy hiâ— places how are the mighty fallen OF Israel is the beauty slain upon thy places hy How is it that thy mighty men are fallen shamefully 2 Tell it not in Gath publish it not in 〈◊〉 streets of Askelon lest the daughters of 〈◊〉 Philistines rejoice lest the daughters of the 〈◊〉 circumcised triumph 2 Tell 't not in Gath nor Askelon lest Philistines rejoice Lest daughters of th' uncircumcisde triumph with shouting voice 3 Ye mountains of Gilboa let there be 〈◊〉 dew neither let there be rain upon you nor fielâ— of offerings 3 Ye of Gilboah mountains high O let there be no dew Let neither fields of offerings nor rain be upon you For there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away the shield of Saul as though he had not been anointed with oil For of the mighty is the shield there cast away as vile The shield of Saul as he had not anointed been with oil 4 From the bloud of the slain from the fat of the mighty the bow of Ionathan turned not back and the sword of Saul returned not empty 4 From bloud of slain from mighties fate the bow of Jonathan Did not turn back the sword of Saul return'd not empty than 5 Saul and Ionathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not divided 5 Saul Jonathan both lovely were and pleasant in their lives And in their death at last they not divided were likewise They were swifter then eagles they were stronger then lions Then Eagles that are swift in flight they were both swifter far Yea they both stronger were also then fiercest lions are 6 Ye daughters of Israel weep over Saul who clothed you in scarlet with other delights who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparell 6 Ye Israels daughters weep ov'r Saul who with delights eachone In scarlet cloth'd who ornaments of gold your clothes put on 7 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battell O Ionathan thou wast slaine in thine bigh places 7 How in midst of the battell do the mighty fallen ly O Jonathan thou wast ev'n slain upon thy places hy 8 I am distressed for thee my brother Ionathan very pleasant hast thou been unto me 8 My brother Jonathan I am distressed â—ore for thee For very pleasant thou hast been at all times unto me Thy love to me was wonderfull passing the love of women 9 How are the mighty fallen and the weapons of war perished Thy love to me was wonderfull all womens love it past 9 How fell the mighty and of warre were all the weapons lost The Song of David which he sang to give thanks after that Nathan had promised him benefits and blessings but chiefly the Messias to come of his seed 2 SAM. 7. vers. 18. WHo am I O Lord God and what is my house that thou hast brought mee hitherto O Lord my God now who am I that thou on me hast thought What is my house that thou in love me hitherto hast brought 2 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight O Lord God but thou hast spoken also of thy servants house for a great while to come 2 And this O Lord God in thy sight a small thing was in summe But of thy servants house thou spak'st for a great while to come And is this the manner of man O Lord God 3 And what can David say more unto thee for thou Lord God knowest thy servant Lord God is this the maner of man 3 What David more thee to Can say for thou O Lord my God dost me thy servant kno 4 For thy words sake and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things to make thy servant know them 4 For thy words sake according to thine own heart hast thou done All those great things for them to make unto thy servant known 5 Wherefore thou art great O Lord God for there is none like thee neither is there any god beside thee according to all that we have heard with our ears 5 Thou Lord art great like thee is none no God is thee beside According to all things that wee with our own ears have tri'd 6 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people even like Israel whom God went to redeem for a people to himself 6 And what one Nation in the earth doth like thy people seem Like Israel whom to himself God went for to redeem And to make him a name and to do for you great things and terrible for thy land Ev'n for a people and a Name to make him and to do For you great things and terrible for this thy land also Before thy people which thou redeemdst to thee from Egypt from the nations and their gods Before thy people which thou hast redeemed unto thee From Egypt from the Nations and these their gods that be 7 For thou hast confirmed to thy self thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for everâ— and thou Lord art become their God 7 For to thy self thou Isra'l hast confirm'd to thee for ay
as a lion so will he break all my bones from day even to â—ight wilt thou make an end of me 4 I reck'ned untill morn that as a lion so will he Break all my bones from day to night thou'lt make an end of me 5 Like a cran or a swallow so did I chatter I did mourn as a dove 5 Ev'n like a cran in my distresse or as a swallow sad So did I chatter as a dove a heavy mourning had Mine eyes fail with looking upward O Lord I am oppressed undertake for me Mine eyes they long with looking up now very failed be O Lord I am oppressed sore do undertake for me 6 What shall I say he hath both spoken unto me and himself hath done it I shall go softly all my years in the bitternesse of my soul 6 What shall I say He spoken hath and als hath done no lesse I shall go softly all my years in my souls bitternesse 7 O Lord by these things men live and in all these things is the life of my spirit so wilt thou recover me and make me to live 7 Lord by those things men live in them my spirit life doth take And so thou wilt recover me and me to live wilt make 8 Behold for peace I had great bitternesse but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption 8 O do behold how for my peace I had great bitternesse But thou in love hast sav'd my soul from pit of rottennesse For thou hast cast all my sins behinde thy 〈◊〉 9 For the grave cannot praise thee death can not celebrate thee they that go down into the â—it cannot hope for thy truth My sins thou cast behind thy back 9 For neither grave nor death Can praise thee they that go to pit cannot hope for thy truth 10 The living the living he shall praise â—hee as I do this day the father to the children shall make known thy truth 10 The living yea the living shall thee praise as I this day The father to the children shall make known thy truth alway 11 The Lord was readie to save me therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the dayes of our life in the house of the LORD 11 The Lord was ready me to save wee 'l while we live accord My songs to stringed instruments in the house of the Lord THE LAMENTATIONS OF IEREMIAH CHAPTER 1. HOw doth the city sit solitary that was full of people how is she become as a widow HOw is it that the City doth sit solitary still How is she as a Widow now that people much did fill She that was great among the nations and princesse among the provinces how is she become tributarie She that among the Nations was great and Princesse made Among Provinces how is she thus tributary treade 2 She weepeth sore in the night and her tears are on her cheecks among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her 2 She weepeth very sore by night and on her cheeks are tears Mong all her Lovers she hath none for comfort in her fears All her friends have dealt treacherously with her they are become her enemies 3 Iudah is gone into captivity because of affliction Her friends all have dealt treacherously with her and turn'd her foes Judah's gone to captivity because of many woes And because of great servitude she dwelâ—h among the heathen she findeth no rest all â—r persecutors overtook her between the straits â—nd for the servitude that 's great 'mong heathen she doth dwell â—e findes no rest her took in straits her persecutors fell 4 The wayes of Zion do mourn because none me to the solemne feasts all her gates are solate The wayes of Zion they do mourn because there is none that â—ome to the solemn feasts yea all her gates are desolate Her priests sigh her virgins are afflicted 〈◊〉 she is in bitternesse â—er Priests they in great trouble sigh her Virgins more and lesse â—re grievously afflicted all and she 's in bitternes 5 Her adversaries are the chief her enemies â—sper for the Lord hath afflicted her These that are her adversaries the chief above her be Her enemies prosper for the Lord afflicted her hath he For the multitude of her transgressions her children are gone into captivity before the enemie And also for the multitude of her transgressions hye Her children before th' en'my are gone in captivity 6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed her princes are become like harts that finde no pasture 6 From her that Zions daughter is the beauty all is gone Her Princes are become like Harts that pasture do finde none And they are gone without strength before the pursuer 7 Ierusalem remembred in the dayes of her affliction Before the fierce pursuer they without all strength are gone 7 Salem remembred in the dayes of her affliction And of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the dayes of old And in time of her miseries things pleasant to behold That she had in possession ev'n in the dayes of old When her people fell into the hand of the enemie and none did help her the adversaries saw her and did mock at her sabbaths When fell in hands of enemies the people of her stock And none her helpt the foes it saw and did her Sabbaths mock 8 Ierusalem hath grievously sinned therefore she is removed all that honoured her despise her 8 Jerusalem sinn'd greivously she is remov'd therfore They all together her despise that honourâ—d her before Because they have seen her nakednesse yea she sigheth and turneth backward Because that they her nakednes have seen while she did mourn Yea she doth sigh most heavily and backward als doth turn 9 Her filthinesse is in her skirts she remembreth not her last end therefore she came downe wonderfully 9 Her filthines is in her skirts her last end she not on At all remembreth therefore she came wonderfully down She had no comforter O Lord behold my affliction for the enemie hath magnified himself No comforter she had O Lord see my affliction For that the enemy himself hath magnifi'd alone 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things for she hath seen 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand on what had been All her things pleasant on the earth for she hath clearly seen That the heathen entred into her Sanctuary whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation That heathen men had thus into her Sanctuary gone Whom thou wouldst not to enter in thy Congregation 11 All her people sigh they seek bread they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul 11 Her people sigh they all seek bread and also they did give Their things that pleasant are for mear their soul for to relieve See O Lord and consider for I am become â—ile 12 Is it nothing to you all ye that passe by