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

PSAL. LXV.

ON thee, Lord, who dost Sion save, praise waits in Sion hill: And all the vowes which made they have to thee they shall fulfill. [verse 2] There is no other God, by whom a praier heard may be: Therefore all flesh shall humbly come in praier unto thee.

[verse 3] Iniquities I do confesse pr•…•…vailed over me; Yet from sins great and numberlesse we shall b•…•… purg'd by thee. [verse 4] Blest are thy chosen, whom thy grace plants in thy courts with thee; With goodnesse of thy holy place and house they fill'd shall be.

[verse 5] By dreadfull things thou righteously wilt answer us, O God:

On whom all the earths ends rely, and the seas far abroad. [verse 6] The mountains that excell in heigh•…•… his strength hath stablished; As with a girdle, so with might he is encompassed.

[verse 7] The swelling seas thou dost asswage and mak'st their streames full still: Thou dost restraine the peoples rage, and •…•…ul'st them at thy will. [verse 8] Thy tokens the earths ends shall see and seeing feare they shall: The rising Sun sings praise to thee, and when he downe doth fall.

[verse 9] The earth thou visit'st boing dry, and watrest with thy springs; And so enrich't abundantly by thee much fruit it brings. Gods river doth▪ it overflow, whose waters plen•…•…eous are: When for it thou provid•…•…st so, their corne thou dost prepare.

[verse 10] By thee the ridges moisture take, and furrowes settled be: W•…•…th showers thou it soft dost m•…•…ke, the spring is blest by thee. [verse 11] Thus thou the yeare most liberally dost with thy goodnesse crowne; And thus on us abundant•…•…y thy paths drop fatnesse downe.

[verse 12] They drop upon the pastures wide, that do in desar•…•…s lye:

The little hills on every si le rejoyce right pleasantly. [verse 13] With flocks the pastures clothed be, the vale•…•… with corne •…•…re clad; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 now they thout and sing to thee, f•…•…r thou hast made them glad.