The songs of the Old and New Testament in meeter by M. Zachary Boyd ...

The Song of David, which he sang to give thanks after that Nathan had promised him benefits and blessings, but chiefly the Messias to come of his seed. 2 SAM. 7. vers. 18.

WHo am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought mee hitherto?

O Lord my God, now who am I that thou on me hast thought? What is my house that thou in love me hitherto hast brought?

2 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servants house for a great while to come,

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And this O Lord God in thy sight, a small thing was in summe; But of thy servants house thou spak'st for a great while to come.

And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?

3 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant.

Lord God, is this the maner of man?

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What David more thee to Can say? for thou O Lord my God dost me thy servant kno.

4 For thy words sake, and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things; to make thy servant know them.

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For thy words sake, according to thine own heart hast thou done All those great things, for them to make unto thy servant known.

5 Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any god beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

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Thou Lord art great, like thee is none, no God is thee beside, According to all things that wee with our own ears have tri'd.

6 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself,

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And what one Nation in the earth doth like thy people seem, Like Israel whom to himself, God went for to redeem,

And to make him a name, and to do for you great things, and terrible for thy land,

Ev'n for a people, and a Name to make him, and to do For you great things and terrible, for this thy land also,

Before thy people which thou redeemdst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

Before thy people which thou hast▪ redeemed unto thee From Egypt, from the Nations, and these their gods that be.

7 For thou hast confirmed to thy self thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever•• and thou, Lord, art become their God.

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For to thy self thou Isra'l hast confirm'd to thee for ay A people; and thou art, O Lord, become their God alway.

8 And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

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What of thy servant and his house thou Lord hast spoken now, Do as thou saidst, and so for ay establish it do thou.

9 And let thy name be magnified for ever,

saying; The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel:

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And let thy Name that's glorious be magnifi'd for ay, The Lord of hosts he is the God that's over Israel, say;

And let the house of thy servant David hee established before thee.

10 For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Is∣rael, hast revealed to thy servant,

Let Davids house thy servant be before thee stablish'd well:

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Thou Lord of hosts, Israls God didst to thy servant reveal:

Saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

Thou said'st I will thee build an house, therefore thy servant hee Hath in his heart found for to pray this prayer unto thee.

11 And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words he true, and thou hast promised this goodnesse unto thy servant.

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And now, O Lord, that God thou art, thy words are very true, And thou this goodnesse promisde hast unto thy servant now.

12 Therefore now let it please thee to blesse the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee:

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Therefore be pleased for to blesse thy servants house alway, That it may so continue still before thee fast for ay.

For thou O Lord God, hast spoken it, and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

For thou Lord God hast spoken it, with blessings come from thee O do thou let thy servants house for ever blessed be.