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That he may gouerne vprightly,
and rule thy folke aright:
And so defend through equitie,
the poore that haue no might.
3
And let the mountaines that are hie▪
vnto their folke giue peace:
And eke let little hils apply,
in iustice to increase.
4
That he may helpe and ease the poore
vvith aide, and make them strong:
And eke destroy for euermore,
•• all those that doe them vvrong.
5
And then from age to age shall they
regard and feare thy might:
So long as Sunne doth shine by day,
or else the Moone by night.
6
Lord make the King vnto the iust,
like raine to fields nevv movvne:
And like to drops that lay the dust,
and fresh the land nevv sovvne.
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The iust shall flourish in his time,
and all shall be at peace:
Vntill the Moone shall cease to prime,
vvaste, change, and to increase.
8
He shall be Lord of sea and land,
from shore to shore throughout:
And from the flouds vvithin the land,
through all the earth about.
9
The people that in desarts dvvell,
shall kneele to him full thicke:
And all his enemies that rebell,
the earth and dust shall lick.
10
The Lords of all the Iles thereby,
great gifts to him shall bring:
The King of Saby and Araby,
giue many a costly thing.
The second part.
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All Kings shall seek vvith one accord,
in his good grace to stand:
And all the people of the vvorld,
shall serue him at his hand.
12
For he the needy sort doth saue,
that vnto him doe call:
And eke the simple folke that haue
no help of man at all.
13
He taketh pittie on the poore,
that are vvith need opprest:
He doth preserue them euermore,
and bring their soules to rest.
14
He shall redeem their life from dread,
from fraud, from vvrong, from might:
And eke the bloud that they shall bleed,
is precious in his sight.
15
But he shall liue, and they shall bring
to him of Sabaes gold:
He shall be honoured as a King,
and daily be extold.
16
The mighty mountaines of his land,
of corne shall beare such throng:
That it like Cedar trees shall stand
in Libanus full strong.
17
Their cities eke full vvel shall speed
the fruits thereof shall passe:
In plenty it shall farre exceed,
and spring as greene as grasse.
18
For euer they shall praise his name,
vvhile that the Sunne is light:
And think them happy through the same,
all folke shall blesse his might.
19
Praise ye the Lord of hosts and sing
to Israels God each one:
For he doth euery vvondrous thing,
yea, he himselfe alone.
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And blessed be his holy name
all times eternally:
That all the earth may praise the same,
Amen, Amen, say I.