The Psalmes of David translated into lyrick-verse, according to the scope, of the original. And illustrated, with a short argument, and a briefe prayer, or meditation; before, & after, every Psalme. By George Wither

Psa. 72.

A Psalm for Solomon. It setts forth the maiestie of Christ & his kingdome (for, only, of that Salomon are many passages of this Psalme verified) it declares his Universal iudicature; The Churches happines therein; His marvailous Incarnation; The extent, Riches, & peace∣ablenes of his Kingdome &c. Wee should sing it to glo∣rify God for those things &c.

THe King oh God! with judgment blesse, And, give thy Iustice to his Sonn; That, to thy people, in destresse, With judgment, Iustice may be done. Then, Truth & Iustice florish will, On ev'rie great & litle hill.

2

Then, poorest men shall be secure, For, he will all Oppressors tear; And, whilst the sunn & Moone endure From age to age, they, him shall fear. On Earth, like dropps descend he shall; Like those, which on the Fleece did fall.

3

The Iust, shall whilst he rules have peace, So long as doth the moone remaine: He from the River to the seas, (And quite throughout the world) shal raigne, The salvages, adore him shall, And all his foes, before him fall.

4

Arabia's prince, & Saba's Kinge, The Lords of Seas, & Ilands to, Shal guifts to him, with homage, bring; So shall all Kings, & people doe.

For, when they crie, he setteth free, The pore & meek, that helples be.

5

The pore & humble he respects, He saves their soules that healples are: From fraud & force, he them protects; For, in his eye, their bloud is dear. To him, they Sheba's gold shall give; And, he shall prais'd, & prayd for, live.

6

His Corne, shall from a handfull, growe To cover all the mountaines topps; Like Libanon, his fruit shall showe, And fill the Citties with his cropps. His Fame through Ages, all shall runn, As everlasting as thee sunn.

7

In him, the Nations all abrode, Shall blessed be, & praise him to; Oh praise the Lord! ev'n Isr'els God, For, he alone cann wonders do. Still, blessed be his glorious Name, And, earth still filled, with his Flame. Amē. Amē,

Sweet Iesu who being invisible in thy Deitie, didst become visible in thy humanitie, by descending miraculously into the Virgines wombe, like raine into Gideons fleece; Grant wee beseech thee, thy divine spirit may so infuse it selfe into our harts that (Iustice, Peace & Charitie, encrea∣sing & continueng vpon the earth) all thy afllicted Children may be comforted & secured; the barbarous Nations con∣verted; thy Kingdome enlarged; thyne enimies be brought into subiection; thy feilds become abundantly fruitfull; & heaven & earth be filled with thy glorie, world without end, Amen.