The Psalms of David set forth in English meeter set forth by Francis Rous...

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The Psalms of David set forth in English meeter set forth by Francis Rous...
Author
Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.
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London :: Printed by James Young for Phillip Nevill ...,
1643.
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Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms -- Paraphrases, English.
Psalters.
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"The Psalms of David set forth in English meeter set forth by Francis Rous..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A27786.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.

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PSAL. LX.

LOrd, thou of late us off •…•…ast cast, and scattered us abroad: For thou with us displeased wast, returne to us, O God. [verse 2] Thy wrath did make the earth to quake, and it thine angerbrake; Yet whole the breaches of it make, for it doth greatly shake.
[verse 3] Thou with hard things affrightest thus the people that are thine; And thou hast given unto us

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a drink of deadly wine. [verse 4] But yet to those that do thee feare, a banner thou didst send; That it displaid might witnesse beare, thou dost the truth defend.
[verse 5] That so those who to thee are deare delivered may be: O save with thy right hand, and heare when I do pray to thee. [verse 6] God spake thus from his holy hill, my joy shall now be great; Sichem in parts divide I will; and Succoths valley mete.
[verse 7] Gilead I claime as mine by right, Manass•…•…h mine shall be: Ephraim is of my hea•…•… the might, Judah gives lawes for me. [verse 8] Moab I for my wash-pot take, and Edom over thee I cast my shoe, Philistia make a shout because of me.
[verse 9] Into the City fortisi'd who will me safely bring? Who into Edom will me guide, to enter conquering? [verse 10] Wilt not thou, Lord which heretofore hast seemed us to late. Thou, Lord, who with our hosts no more hast marched forth of late.
[verse 11] O give us help, most gracious Lord, from trouble set us free; Because the help which men afford

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we find most vaine to be. [verse 12] And now through God incouraged we shall do valiantly: For he our enemies down shall tread, and make them low to lye.
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