La scala santa, or, A scale of devotions musical and gradual being descants on the fifteen Psalms of Degrees, in metre : with contemplations and collects upon them, in prose, 1670.

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Title: La scala santa, or, A scale of devotions musical and gradual being descants on the fifteen Psalms of Degrees, in metre : with contemplations and collects upon them, in prose, 1670.
Author: Coleraine, Hugh Hare, Baron, 1606?-1667.
Publication: London :: Printed by A. Godbid and J. Playford,; 1681.
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Subject terms: Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms CXX-CXXXIV -- Paraphrases, English.; Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms CXX-CXXXIV -- Commentaries.; Psalms (Music)
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IN my di—stress and fear,
I cry'd unto the Lord;
 who soon did help, as hear,
when I this wish did word;

From Lips, made foul 
by guile and wrongs,
and from false Tongues,
Lord save my Soul.

What Praise?* 1.1 what Profit shall
The treachérous Tongue bring thee?
Poor Soul! 'twill scorch and Gall
Thy self, as well as me.

* 1.2'Twill doubly harm,
By Fire; and Shot
Like Darts made hot
From some strong Arm.

Why then? O why so long
Do I protract my Woes?
By wand'ring still among
War's Friends, and Peace's Foes:

I'm in a Tent
Who are on Theft,
Of Arabs left,
And Murder bent.

At me their Bows are bent,
Their Malice doth encrease;
They say no good I meant,
When I did seek their Peace:

When I speak fair,
And straight the Swarm
I them all-arm,
Their Stings prepare.

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Which may be used, or omitted;

It being another

of the

* 1.3BUT though the Sland'rers sting,
Like Lightning, pierc'd and burn'd:
The Stones which he did sling,
Heav'n in his Face return'd.

Live Coals from Hell,
By his bad Tongue,
And Javelings flung
On his Head fell.

* 1.4Therefore no more will I
Be of such Bruits afraid;
No more I'll sigh,* 1.5 or cry,
Though I'm in Deserts stay'd:

In all my Ways
Who dost afford
I'll Bless Thee,* 1.6 Lord,
Such cause of Praise.

Though I'm in Deserts stay'd,
No more I'll sigh, or cry:
Or be of Bruits afraid,
No longer now will I.

Such cause of Praise
We'll Bless Thee, Lord,
Thou dost afford;
In all our Ways.

Gloria Patri, &c.

Glory be to our King, Who shall be, was, and is; Loud Hallelujahs sing To God, the God of Peace:

The Lord of Hosts;
The Father, Son,
The Three in One,
And Holy Ghost.

AMEN.

* 1.1

Quid tibi da∣bit? aut quid addet tibi? Spoken as to Saul (perhaps) by the Psal∣mist, upon the account of Doeg.

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* 1.2

Having been streightned in my Verse, I de∣sire to observe in Prose the rare Elegancy of the Psalmist here; who speaking of a desert state and place among the Sons of Ismael, (the great Archer) he tells his savage Foes, (though Companions) that they shall be struck with their own Weapons, as Saul was; and burnt with the Coals of the Wilderness, where Juniper most abounds, which was the most desolate and grievous Fire, from the nature of the Wood; and so proper fuel for the black Tents of Kedar, and for Mesech; (the Asiaticks) if taken for a People wild, and wandering about in Wagons, or living in Tents covered with Skins: But if it referrs to a place, it is well rendered by the LXXII. whom I follow, with Symachus and Aquila, &c,

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* 1.3

Ver. 3, 4.

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* 1.4

Ver. 2, 7.

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* 1.5

Ver. 5, 6.

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* 1.6

Ver. 1, 2.

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