12. In darkness can thy mighty hand Or wonderous acts be known? Thy justice in the gloomy land 13. But I to thee, O Lord, do cry, And up to thee my prayer doth hie, 14. Why wilt thou, Lord, my soul forsake, And hide thy face from me, 15. That am already bruis'd, and shake Bruis'd, and afflicted, and so low While I thy terrours undergo, 16. Thy fierce wrath over me doth flow; Like waves they me pursue. 18. Lover and friend thou hast remov'd, They fly me now whom I have lov'd, A PARAPHRASE on PSALM CXIV. This and the following Psalm were done by the Author at fifteen years old. WHEN the blest seed of Terah's faithful son, And past from Pharian fields to Canaan land, PSALM CXXXVI. LET us, with a gladsome mind, For of Gods he is the God. For his &c. O, let us his praises tell, Who doth the wrathful tyrants quell. For his &c. Who with his miracles doth make Amazed Heaven, and Earth to shake. For his &c. Who, by his wisdom, did create The painted heavens so full of state. For his &c. Who did the solid earth ordain To rise above the watry plain. For his &c. Who, by his all-commanding might, And caus'd the golden-tressed sun The horned moon to shine by night, He, with his thunder-clasping hand, And in despite of Pharaoh fell, The ruddy waves he cleft in twain Of the Erythræan main. For his &c. The floods stood still,like walls of glass, While the Hebrew bands did pass. For his &c. But full soon they did devour The tawny king with all his power. For his &c. His chosen people he did bless For his &c. In bloody battle he brought down He foil'd bold Seon and his host, For his &c. And large-limb'd Og he did subdue, For his &c. And, to his servant Israël, He gave their land therein to dwell. For his &c. He hath, with a piteous eye, Beheld us in our misery. For his &c. And freed us from the slavery Of the invading enemy. For his &c. All living creatures he doth feed, And with full hand supplies their need. For his &c. Let us therefore warble forth His mighty majesty and worth. For his &c. |