PSALME LXXX.
〈♫〉〈♫〉O Pastor of Israel! like sheepe that doest lead, The linage of Ioseph, aduert and take heede: That sittest betweene the Cherubims bright: Appeare now and shew, to vs thy great might.
[verse 2] Before thy folke Ephraim,
Benjamin of olde:
And tribe of Manasses,
the flocke of thy folde.
Awake, once vp-reare,
thy puissance moste strong:
And come saue vs, LORD,
thou tariest too long.
[verse 3] O great GOD Eternall!
our strength and our stay:
Returne, and restore vs,
without more delay.
And let shine on vs,
thy countenance cleare,
So shall wee bee safe,
and shrinke for no feare.
[verse 4] O LORD GOD of Armies,
thy folke to consume,
How long at their prayers,
shall thine anger fume?
[verse 5] Thou fedst them with bread,
of weeping and woe:
Teares largely to drinke,
thou gau'st them also.
[verse 6] Thou set'st vs the hatred,
and strife to sustaine:
Of all our next neighbours,
our harmes that haue seene.
And our foes right glad,
of our shame and wrong,
With taunting vs mocke,
themselues all among.
[verse 7] O LORD GOD of Armies,
our strength and our stay:
Returne, and restore vs,
without more delay.
And let shine on vs,
thy countenance cleare:
So shall wee bee safe,
and shrinke for no feare.
[verse 8] A Vine out of Egypt,
thou brought'st with great cure:
Thou cast out the Gentiles,
and plantedst it sure.
[verse 9] Thou cleansedst the ground,
and rootedst it so:
That all the whole land,
it fil'de to and fro.
[verse 10] With the shadow thereof,
the mountaines were clad:
And like the tall Cedars,
her branches did spread.
[verse 11] Her boughes to the sea,
farre foorth did shee streach:
And graffes to the flood
Euphrates out-reach.
[verse 12] Why hast thou broke downe then,
her hedges so faire:
Till all that passe by her,
haue pluckt her full bare?
[verse 13] The Boare of the Wood,
hath dig'de vp at will: