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Psal. LXXII. 2. Metre. ***
Lord give thy judgments to the King,
That justice may be done:
And give the rule of governing
Unto his princely Sonne.
2
Then shall he govern uprightly,
And do thy people right:
Then shall he judge, with equitie,
The poor that have no might.
3
And then, by means of righteousnes,
There shall be great increase:
In every corner fruitfullnesse,
Prosperity, and peace.
4
Then shall he help the poor, & weak,
And them that suffer wrong;
And, by his pow'r, in peeces break
Oppressors great, and strong.
5
And then, from age to age, shall they,
Regard and fear his might,
So long as Sun doth shine by day,
Or else the moon by night.
6
He shall descend as showrs of rain,
On mowen grasse do drop,
Which make the ground to spring again,
And bear a second crop.
7
The just shall flourish in his dayes,
And all shall be at peace,
Untill the very Moon decaies,
And all its motions cease.
8
He shall be Lord of Sea and Land,
From shore to shore, throughout:
From Sea to Sea, on either hand,
And all the Earth about.