PSAL. XXXVI. 1. M. ***
THe wicked with his works unjust,
doth thus perswade my heart.
The choice and flower of the old Psalms collected by Iohn Hopkins and others and now revised and amended by William Barton ...
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- The choice and flower of the old Psalms collected by Iohn Hopkins and others and now revised and amended by William Barton ...
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- Barton, William, 1598?-1678.
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- London :: Printed by G. Miller and are to be sold (alone or together with the new) by S. Gillibrand ..., I. Kirton ..., Tho. Underhill ..., and Stephen Bowtell ...,
- 1645.
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"The choice and flower of the old Psalms collected by Iohn Hopkins and others and now revised and amended by William Barton ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A26722.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2025.
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He serves not God, he serves his lust,
and sets Gods fear apart.
2
Yet doth he joy in his estate,
to walk as he began:
So long till he deserves the hate,
the hate of God and man.
3
His words are wicked, vile, and naught,
his tongue no truth doth tell:
Yet at no hand will he be taught
which way he may do well.
4
When he should sleep, then doth he muse
his mischiefs to fulfill:
No wicked waies doth he refuse,
nor nothing that is ill,
5
¶But Lord thy goodnesse doth ascend
above the heavens hie,
So doth thy truth it self extend
unto the starry skie.
6
Much more then hils so high and steep,
thy justice is exprest:
Thy judgements like to seas most deep,
thou sav'st both man and beast.
7
¶Thy mercy is above all things,
O God, it doth excell:
In trust whereof, as in thy wings,
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the sons of men shall dwell.
8
Within thy house they shall be fed
with plenty at their will:
Of all delights they shall be sped,
and take thereof their fill.
9
For lo, the well of life so pure
doth ever flow from thee:
And in thy light we shall be sure
the lasting light to see.
10
¶From such as thee desire to know,
let not thy grace depart:
Thy righteousnesse declare and shew
to men of upright heart.
11
Let not the proud on me prevail,
O Lord, of thy good grace:
Nor let the wicked me assail,
to throw me out of place.
12
But they in their device shall fall,
that wicked works maintain:
They shall be overthrown withall,
and never rise again.