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

CHAPTER. 1.

HOw doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people? how is she become as a wi∣dow?

HOw is it that the City doth sit solitary still? How is she as a Widow now, that people much did fill?

She that was great among the nations, and princesse among the provinces, how is she become tributarie.

She that among the Nations was great, and Princesse made Among Provinces, how is she thus tributary treade?

2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheecks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her,

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She weepeth very sore by night, and on her cheeks are tears; Mong all her Lovers she hath none for comfort in her fears.

All her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

3 Iudah is gone into captivity, because of af∣fliction,

Her friends all have dealt treacherously with her, and turn'd her foes; Judah's gone to captivity, because of many woes;

And because of great servitude: she dwel∣••h among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all ••r persecutors overtook her between the straits.

••nd for the servitude that's great: 'mong heathen she doth dwell, ••e findes no rest, her took in straits her persecutors fell.

4 The wayes of Zion do mourn, because none me to the solemne feasts: all her gates are solate:

The wayes of Zion they do mourn, because there is none that ••ome to the solemn feasts, yea all her gates are desolate.

Her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 she is in bitternesse.

••er Priests they in great trouble sigh, her Virgins more and lesse ••re grievously afflicted all, and she's in bitternes.

5 Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies ••sper: for the Lord hath afflicted her.

These that are her adversaries, the chief above her be;

Her enemies prosper, for the Lord afflicted her hath he.

For the multitude of her transgressions, her children are gone into captivity before the enemie.

And also for the multitude of her transgressions hye, Her children before th' en'my are gone in captivity.

6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that finde no pasture,

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From her that Zions daughter is, the beauty all is gone, Her Princes are become like Harts, that pasture do finde none.

And they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

7 Ierusalem remembred in the dayes of her affliction.

Before the fierce pursuer they without all strength are gone.

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Salem remembred in the dayes of her affliction,

And of her miseries, all her pleasant things that she had in the dayes of old,

And in time of her miseries things pleasant to behold,

That she had in possession ev'n in the dayes of old,

When her people fell into the hand of the enemie, and none did help her, the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.

When fell in hands of enemies the people of her stock, And none her helpt, the foes it saw, and did her Sabbaths mock.

8 Ierusalem hath grievously sinned: there∣fore she is removed: all that honoured her, de∣spise her,

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Jerusalem sinn'd greivously, she is remov'd therfore: They all together her despise, that honour••d her before:

Because they have seen her nakednesse: yea, she sigheth and turneth backward.

Because that they her nakednes have seen while she did mourn, Yea, she doth sigh most heavily, and backward als doth turn:

9 Her filthinesse is in her skirts, she remem∣breth not her last end, therefore she came downe wonderfully:

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Her filthines is in her skirts, her last end she not on

At all remembreth, therefore she came wonderfully down.

She had no comforter: O Lord, behold my affliction: for the enemie hath magnified himself.

No comforter she had; O Lord, see my affliction, For that the enemy himself hath magnifi'd alone.

10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen

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The adversary hath spread out his hand on what had been All her things pleasant on the earth, for she hath clearly seen

That the heathen entred into her Sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

That heathen men had thus into her Sanctuary gone, Whom thou wouldst not to enter in thy Congregation.

11 All her people sigh, they seek bread, they have given their pleasant things for meat to re∣lieve the soul:

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Her people sigh, they all seek bread, and also they did give

Their things that pleasant are for mear, their soul for to relieve.

See, O Lord, and consider, for I am become ••ile.

12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that passe by? behold and see,

See Lord: consider, for I'm vile,

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Is it nothing to you All passers by? See and also this well consider now,

If there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me, in the day of his fierce anger.

If any sorrow be like mine done to me, ev'ry way Wherewith the Lord afflicted me in his fierce angers day.

13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them:

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He from above into my bones sent fire me to assail, And it in a most fearfull way against them doth prevail:

He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath ••urned me back: he hath made me desolate, and faint all the day.

He turnd me back, and for my feet a net spread in the way;

He hath als made me desolate, and faint ev'n all the day.

14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my n••c••:

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The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand alone, They wreathed are, and also they come up my neck upon:

He hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

He hath my strength made for to fall, the Lord hath me likewise Delivered into their hands from whom I cannot rise.

15 The Lord hath troden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me,

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God under foot in midst of me hath trod my mighties all, In midst of me; he against me did an assemblie call

To crush my young men: the Lord hath troden the virgin, the daughter of Iudah, as in •• wine-presse.

So for to crush my young men all; the Lord hath with distresse

The virgin Judahs daughter trode, ev'n as in a wine-presse.

16 For these things I weep, mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the com∣forter that should relieve my soul, is far from me:

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For this I weep, with water down mine eye doth run, mine eye, For the comforter that my soul should save, is farre from me:

My children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.

17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her:

Because the enemy prevail'd my sonnes are spoil'd eachone

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Zion she spreadeth forth her hands, to comfort her there's none,

The Lord hath commanded concerning Iacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Ierusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.

Concerning Jacob God ordaind his foes about him round; Among them is Jerus'lem as a menstruous woman found.

18 The Lord is righteous, for I have rebel∣••ed against his commandment: hear I pray you, ••ll people, and behold my sorrow:

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The Lord is righteous, for I have rebell'd against his will: I pray you people all to hear. and see my sorrow still:

My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

19 I called for my lovers but they deceived me;

My Virgins and my young Men are gone in captivitie▪

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I for my lovers then did call, but they deceived me.

My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to re∣lieve their souls.

My Priests, yea and mine Elders als then up the ghost did give, While meat they in the city sought their souls for to relieve.

20 Behold, O Lord, for I am in distresse; my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me, for I have grievously rebelled:

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See Lord, my bowels troubled are, for in distresse am I: Mine heart's turn'd in me, for I have rebelled grievously,

Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.

21 They have heard that I sigh, there is none to comfort me:

Abroad the sword bereaves, at home there is as death we see:

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They have all heard that I do sigh there's none to comfort me:

All mine enemies have heard of my trouble, they are glad that thou hast done it▪ thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called,

Mine en'mies all my trouble heard, that thou the same hast done They are right glade; thou'lt bring they day that thou hast cald anone,

And they shall be like unto me.

22 Let all their wickednesse come before thee, and do unto them,

And they shall be like unto me:

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Do thou now let therefore Ev'n all their grievous wickednes come clearly thee before.

And do thou unto them as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions, for my sigh•• are many and my heart is faint.

As thou to me for all my faults hast done, do them unto, For now my sighs they many are, my heart is faint also.