VIII O That thou wert to me as he that is my brother near As he that sucked hath the breasts even of my Mother dear And when I should thee find without thou should'st be entertain'd With kisses yet I should not be despised or disdain'd verse 2 Then would I lead thee lovingly and likewise thee conduct Unto my Mothers dwelling who would duely me instruct Yea I would cause thee for to drink within my Mothers house Of wine that is well spiced and of my Pomegranate juyce verse 3 Under my head his left hand should be laid and there have place And with his right hand eke he should me tenderly embrace verse 4 O Daughters of Jerusalem my love now takes his ease I charge you that you stir not up nor wake him till he please verse 5 But who is this from wilderness that doth depart away Leaning on her beloved one and doth upon him stay Under the Apple-tree I did brought thee raise and also there Thy mother brought thee forth yea thee forth that did thee bear verse 6 Upon thine heart let me be put and set like as a seal And as a seal upon thine arme thus do thou with me deal For love is strong as death as grave cruel as jealousie The coals thereof are coals of fire which flame most vehemently verse 7 By many waters love cannot be quenched and likewise It cannot drowned be by flouds though they against it rise Although a man would give for love that so it might be gain'd Even all the substance of his house yet would it be disdain'd verse 8 Our little sister hath no brests what shall for her be done In day she shall be spoken for and into mention come verse 9 A silver palace we will build if so a wall she be And if a dore with Cedar boards enclosed shall she be verse 10 I am a wall and eke my brests like unto Towers arise And then as one that favour found so was I in his eyes verse 11 A Vinyard was in Baal-Haman which Sol'mon did possess The Vinyard he to keepers let that they the same might dress A thousand pieces of silver each of those keepers were To bring which did the vinyard keep for fruit which it did bear verse 12 My Vinyard which is mine and w ch I chalenge as my right Before my face it doth appear I keep it in my sight A thousand thou O Solomon must have as due to thee To them that keep the fruit thereof two hundred there shall be verse 13 O thou that in the gardens hast thy dwelling they that be Companions hearken to thy voice to hear it cause thou me verse 14 Make haste O my beloved one and be thou like a Roe Or a young Hart which is upon the mount where spices grow 1. O that thou wert as my brother that sucked the brests of my Mother When I should find thee without I would kisse thee yet I should not be despised 2. I would lead thee and bring thee into my Mothers house who would instruct me I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juyce of my Pomgranate 3. His left hand should be under my head and his right hand should embrace me 4. I charge you O daughters of Ierusalem that ye stir not up nor awake my love until he please 5. Who is this that cometh up from the wildernesse leaning on her beloved I raised thee up under the Apple-tree there thy mother brought thee forth there she brought thee forth that bare thee 6. Set me as a seal upon thine heart as a seal upon thine arme for love is strong as death jealousie is cruel as the grave the coals thereof are coals of fire which hath a most vehement flame 7. Many waters cannot quench love neither can the flood drown it if a man would give all the substance of his house for love it would utterly be contemned 8. We have a little sister and she hath no brests what shall we do for our sister in the day she shall be spoken for 9. If she be a wall we will build upon her a palace of silver and if she be a dore we will enclose her with boards of Cedar 10. I am a wall and my brests like Towers then was I in his eyes as one that found favour 11. Solomon had a Vinyard at Baal Hamon he let our the Vinyard unto keepers every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver 12. My Vinyard which is mine is before me thou O Solomon must have a thousand those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred 13. Thou that dwellest in the gardens the companions hearken to thy voice cause me to hear it 14. Make haste my beloved and be thou like to a Roe or to a young Hart upon the mountains of spices The SONG Of MOSES EXODUS XV. UNto the Lord I will sing praise for he hath gloriously Tryumph'd the Horse and Rider he hath thrown into the sea verse 2 Jehovah is my strength and song yea my salvation My God for him I will prepare an habitation My fathers God him will I then exalt and spread his fame verse 3 Jehovah is a man of war Jehovah is his name verse 4 He Pharaoh's chariots and his host into the sea hath thrown His chosen captains he likewise in the red sea did drown verse 5 The depths below have cov'red them yea they did sink each one Into the bottom of the sea even like unto a stone verse 6 Thy right hand Lord it is become glorious in power yea lo Thy right hand Lord to pieces hath dash'd and destroy'd thy foe verse 7 In thine excelling greatness thou hast vanquish'd them that rose Against thee yea thy wrath consum'd as stubble hath thy foes verse 8 And by the breath and blast which was out of thy Nostrils sent The waters which divided were again together went The floods likewise did stand upright and as an heap appear And in the heart even of the sea the depths congealed were verse 9 The enemy said I will pursue yea I will overtake And of the spoyl which shal be found I will division make Upon them I will satisfie my lust and it fulfil I will draw out my sword my hand shall them destroy and kill verse 10 Thy winds did blow and over them the sea it self did spread And in the mighty waters they sank down like lumps of lead verse 11 O who is there that 's like to thee O Lord sure there is none Who is there like to thee among the Gods there is not one Glorious thou art in holiness yea and in praises thou Art very fearful and thou dost abroad thy wonders show verse 12 Thou didst put forth stretchedst out the right hand of thy power And then the earth did swallow up deem'd thy foes them devour verse 13 The people which thou hast rethou ledst forth in thy grace Guiding them by thy strength unto thy
holy dwelling place verse 14 The people they shall-hear of this and fear shall them oppress And such as dwell in Palestine sorrow shall them possess verse 15 Then Edoms dukes shal be amaz'd and trembling shall take hold On Moabs mighties Canaans folk shall melt when this is told verse 16 Yea fear and dread shall fall on them and they shall be each one By greatness of thine arm and power as still as is a stone Until the people which are thine O Lord are passed over I say until the folk which thou hast purchased pass over verse 17 Thou Lord shalt bring this people in and planted they shall be Even in the mountain which belongs dwell as heritage to thee The place O Lord where thou wilt and where thy house shall stand The sanctuary which thou hast establish'd with thy hand verse 18 The Lord shal reign for evermore verse 19 For Pharaohs horse did go With charets with horsemen eke into the sea below The Lord then made the sea return and over them to stand But Israels folk in midst of Sea did walk upon dry land 1. I will sing unto the Lord for he hath tryumphed gloriously the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the Sea 2. The Lord is my strength and song and he is become my salvation he is my God and I will prepare him an habitation My fathers God and I will exalt him 3. The Lord is a man of war the Lord is his name 4. Pharaohs chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea his chosen captains also are drowned in the red sea 5. The depths have covered them they sank into the bottome as a stone 6. Thy right hand O Lord is become glorious in power thy right hand O Lord hath dashed to pieces the enemy 7. And in the greatnesse of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee thou sentest forth thy wrath which consumed them as stubble 8. And with the blast of thy nostrills the waters were gathered together the floods stood upright as an heap and the depths were congealed in the heart of the Sea 9. The enemy said I will pursue I will overtake I will divide the spoil My lust shall be satisfied upon them I will draw my sword my hand shall destroy them 10. Thou didst blow with thy wind the sea covered them they sank as lead in the mighty waters 11. Who is like unto thee O Lord among the Gods Who is like thee glorious in holiness fearful in praises doing wonders 12. Thou stretchedst out thy right hand the earth swallowed them 13. Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation 14. The people shall hear and be afraid sorrow shal take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina 15. Then the Dukes of Edom shall be amazed the mighty men of Moab trembling shall take hold upon them all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away 16. Fear and dread shall fall upon them by the greatnesse of thine arme they shall be as still as a stone till the people pass over which thou hast purchased 17. Thou shalt bring them in and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance in the place O Lord which thou hast made for thee to dwell in in the Sanctuary O Lord which thy hands have established 18. The Lord shall reign for ever and ever 19. For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots with his horsmen into the Sea and the Lord brought again the waters of the Sea upon them but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea DEUT. XXXII GIve ear to me ye heavens high and I will utter speech And hear O earth attend unto the words my mouth shal teach verse 2 My doctrine as the rain shall drop my speech as dew shall pass As rain that 's small on tender herb as showers upon the grass verse 3 Because that I will utter forth and publish all abroad His name who is the Lord ascribe ye greatness to our God verse 4 He is the rock perfect his work his ways all judgement be A God of truth without all sin yea yea just and right is he verse 5 They have themselves corrupted yea the spot which they do bear Is not his childrens spot perverse and crooked ones they are verse 6 And do ye in this sort requite the Lord O ye that are A foolish people and unwise so ye your selves declare Is not the Lord thy father yea and hath he not thee bought Hath he not made stablish'd thee Oh hath he not thus wrought verse 7 Look back unto the days of old do ye the same remember The many generations past do ye likewise consider Ask thou thy father and enquire and he to thee will show Ask thou the Elders they will tell and thou by them shalt know verse 8 When the most high divided to the Nations their estate For heritage and Adam's sons did likewise separate Then did he set the peoples bounds within the same to dwell According to the number of the seed of Israel verse 9 For why the Lord his people doth his portion take to be The lot of his inheritance Jacob alone is he verse 10 Even in a dry and desart land he found him to be cast And in the houling wilderness both desolate and wast He did him gently lead about instruction also gave And as the apple of his eye he did him keep and save verse 11 As Eagle stirreth up her nest and flutters o're her young Spreads forth her wings doth take bear them on her wings along verse 12 So did the Lord him lead guide yea he himself alone And as for other stranger god with him there was not one verse 13 Upon high places of the earth he made him ride that he Might eat of such increase as in the fields abroad should be Yea from the rock he made him suck honey and thereon feed And likewise oyl which did from hard and flinty rock proceed verse 14 Butter of kine and milk of sheep was that whereon he fed Yea also fat of lambs and rams that were in Bashan bred On goats he fed yea with the fat of kidneys of the wheat Yea and the pure blood o' th grape thou drankest with thy meat verse 15 But Jesurun he waxed fat and did begin to kick Even thou I say art waxen fat and likewise art grown thick Covered with fat then he forsook God which did him redeem The rock of his salvation he lightly did esteem verse 16 With strange gods unto jealousie they did him much provoke And with abominations they his anger made to smoke verse 17 To divels not to God they did their sacrifice present Yea unto Gods they did not know their wicked heart was bent New gods I say whom they did serve newly come up they were They were such gods as formerly
Captain Sisera in sight they did appear verse 21 The ancient river Kishon did them sweep away and drown The river Kishon thou my soul their strength hath trodden down verse 22 Then did their horses fail them much their hoofs in sunder brake By prancings of their mighty ones the prancings they did make verse 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 verse 24 Blessed be Jael Hebers wife the Kenite blessed she Yea more then other women in the tent shall blessed be verse 25 He asked water and she did with milk the man refresh She brought forth butter w ch she did present in lordly dish verse 26 Then did she put her hand unto the 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 verse 27 And at her feet he bow'd himself he fell and down did ly He bow'd fell when he bow'd he did ly down and dy verse 28 The mother of the Captain from the 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 verse 29 The ladies wise that were w th her thus did they answer make Yea even from her self also she did this answer take verse 30 Have they not sped and have they not the 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 A prey of divers colours and 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 verse 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 2. PRaise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel when the people willingly offered themselves 3. Hear O ye kings give ear O ye Princes I even I will sing unto the Lord I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel 4. Lord when thou wentest out of Seir when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom the earth trembled the heavens dropped the clouds also dropped water 5. The mountains melted from before the Lord even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel 6. In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath in the days of Jael the high ways were unoccupied and the travellers walked through by-ways 7. The inhabitants of the villages ceased they ceased in Israel until that I Deborah arose that I arose a mother in Israel 8. They chose new gods then was war in the gates was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel 9. My heart is towards the governours of Israel that offered themselves willingly among the people praise ye the Lord. 10. Speak ye that ride on white asses ye that sit in judgement and walk by the way 11. They that are delivered from the noise of Archers in the places of drawing water there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates 12. Awake awake Deborah awake awake utter a song arise Barak and lead thy captivity captive thou son of Abinoam 13. Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the Nobles among the people the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty 14. Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amaleck after thee Benjamin among thy people Out of Machir came down governours and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer 15. And the Princes of Issachar were with Deborah even Issachar and also Barak he was sent on foot into the valley for the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart 16. Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds to hear the bleatings of the flocks for the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart 17. Gilead abode beyond Jordan and why did Dan remain in ships After continued on the Sea-shore and abode in his breaches 18. Zebulun and Nephtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field 19. The kings came and fought then sought the Kings of Canaan in Tanaach by the waters of Megiddo they took no gain of money 20. They sought from heaven the stars in their courses fought against Sisera 21. The river of Kishon swept them away the ancient river the river Kishon O my soul thou hast trodden downe strength 22. Then were the horse-hoofs broken by the means of the prancings the prancings of their mighty ones 23. Curse ye Meroz said the Angel of the Lord curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof because they came not to the help of the Lord to the help of the Lord against the mighty 24. Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite blessed above women shal she be in the Tent. 25. He asked water and she gave him milk she brought forth butter in a lordly dish 26. She put her hand to the nail and her right hand to the workmans hammer and with the hammer she smote Sisera she smote off his head when she had pierced striken through his temples 27. At her feet he bowed he fell he lay down at her feet he bowed he fell where he bowed there he fell down dead 28. The mother of Sisera looked out at a window and cryed through the lattess why is his Chariot so long in coming why tarry the wheels of his Chariots 29. Her wise Ladies answered her yea she returned answer to her self 30. Have they not sped have they not divided the prey to every man a damsel or two To Sisera a prey of divers colours a prey of divers colours of Needlework of divers colours of Needle work on both sides meet for the necks of them that take the spoyl 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 The SONG of HANNAH I SAM 2. MY heart rejoyceth in the Lord joyful in him am I. Yea in the Lord my horn also exalted is on high Over mine enemies my mouth enlarged is likewise Because that my rejoycing doth in thy salvation rise verse 2 There is none holy as the Lord for other there is none Beside thee neither any rock like to our God not one verse 3 Do ye no more so proudly talk do not so much exceed And arrogancy let it not out of
by the flocks of thy companions 8. If thou know not O thou fairest among women go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock and feed thy kids beside the shepherds tents 9. I have compared thee O my love to a company of horses in Pharachs Chariots 10. Thy cheeks are comly with rows of jewels thy neck with chains of gold 11. We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver 12. While the King sitteth at his Table my Spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof 13. A bundle of Myrrhe is my well-beloved unto me he shall ly all night betwixt my brests 14. My beloved is unto me as a cluster of Camphire in the vinyards of Engedi 15. Behold thou art fair my love behold thou art fair thou hast doves eies 16. Behold thou art fair my beloved yea pleasant also our bed is green 17. The beams of our house are Cedar and our rafters of Fir. CHAP. II. verse 1 I Am the fair and pleasant Rose in Sharon fields I grow Yea I likewise the Lilly am of Valleys that are low verse 2 As is the Lilly when among the thorns it doth appear Among the daughters so is she that is my love my dear verse 3 As Apple-tree among the trees that in the wood have place So is my love among the sons excelling them in grace Under his shade with great delight I sate and was refresht His fruit likewise I found to be most sweet unto my taste verse 4 Unto the house of Banquetting he did me also lead And there the banner of his love he over me did spread verse 5 O stay me now with Flagons and with Apples comfort me For I am sick yea sick of love I finde my self to be verse 6 His left hand my beloved one under my head hath plac't And by his right hand I am now most lovingly embrac't verse 7 O Daughters of Jerusalem I give you this in charge Even by the Roes and by the Hindes of fields that are so large That ye take heed ye stir not up my love who takes his ease And that you do not him awake until himself shall please verse 8 The voice of my beloved lo upon the mountains he Comes leaping and upon the hills comes skipping towards me verse 9 Like Roe or Hart behold my love behind our wall doth stand He looks through window shews him self through lattess neer at hand verse 10 And my beloved thus did speak to me thus did he say Thou that my love and fair one art arise and come away verse 11 For why behold the winter time is gone and over-past The rain likewise which did descend is ceas'd and doth not last verse 12 The flowers appear upon the earth the birds do sing with chear Their time is come within our land Vines the Turtle 's voice we hear verse 13 The Fig-tree yeilds green figs the which tender grapes do bear Do give good smell arise my love and come away my fair verse 14 O thou my dove that in the rock and clefts thereof dost bide Thou that in secret places of the stayrs thy self dost hide Thy countenance let me behold thy voice eke let me hear For sweet and pleasant is thy voice thy countenance is clear verse 15 Take us the Foxes yea I say the little Foxes take For that our vines have tender grapes whereof a spoyl they make verse 16 My wel-beloved he is mine and I likewise am his The place where he doth please to feed among the Lillies is verse 17 Until the day do break and till shaddows away do fly Turn love and be like Roe or Hart on Bether mountains high 1. I am the Rose Sharon and the Lilly of the Vallies 2. As the Lilly among thorns so is my love among the daughters 3. As the Apple-tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among the sons I sate down under his shaddow with great delight and his fruit was sweet to my taste 4. He brought me to the banquettiag house and his Banner over me was love 5. Stay me with flaggons comfort me with Apples for I am sick of love 6. His left hand is under my head and his right hand doth embrace me 7. I charge you O ye Daughters of Ierusalem by the Roes and by the Hinds of the field that ye stir not up nor awake my love till he pleases 8. The voice of my beloved behold he cometh leaping upon the mountains kipping upon the hills 9. My beloved is like a Roe or a young Hart behold he standeth behind our wall shewing himself through the lattess 10. My beloved spake and said unto me Rise up my love my fair one and come away 11. For lo the winter is past the rain is over and gone 12. The flowers appear on the earth the time of the singing of birds is come and the voice of the Turtle is heard in our land 13. The Fig-tree putteth forth her green figs and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell Arise my love my fair one and come away 14. O my Dove that art in the clefts of the Rock in the secret places of the stayrs let me see thy countenance let me hear thy voice for sweet is thy voice and thy countenance is comly 15. Take us the Foxes the little foxes that spoil the vines for our vines have tender grapes 16. My beloved is mine and I am his he feedeth among the Lillies 17. Until the day break and the shaddows flee away turn my beloved be thou like a Roe or a young Hart upon the mountains of Bether CHAP. III. verse 1 BY night on bed I sought my love whom I do chiefly mind Him did I seek and yet alas I sought but did not finde verse 2 Now will I rise and round about the City will I go In streets and in the broadest waies there I my self will show Him will I seek whom with my soul I love he is my dear I sought and when I had so done yet did he not appear verse 3 The City Watchmen did me find of them I did enquire If they had seen or could inform of my beloved dear verse 4 It was a very little that from watchmen I was past But him I found my soul so loves and then I held him fast And would not let him go until I brought him for to see My Mothers house and chambers where she had conceived me verse 5 O daughters of Jerusalem I give you this in charge Even by the Roes and by the Hinds of fields that are so large That ye take heed ye stir not up my love who takes his ease And that you do not him awake until himself shall please verse 6 But who is this that cometh out from wilderness afar Appearing like to pillars that of smoak composed are Sweetly perfum'd with costly myrrhe with frankincense likewise And all the Powders Merchant men do make their merchandise verse 7 Behold his bed which Sol'mons is