The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined, Song 4 – Song 6
The Song of Deborah, and Barak, after the victory against the army of Iabin King of Canaan; who reigned in Hazor, whose captaine was Sisera, whose head was cut off by Iahell, the wise of Heber. JUDGES 5. vers. 2.
PRaise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves:
FOr the avenging of Israel praise ye the Lord most hy,
When as the people offered themselves most willingly.
3 Hear, O ye kings, give ear, O ye princes; I, even I will sing unto the Lord, I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
3 Hear O ye Kings, ye Princes als give ear, I, ev'n I will
Sing to the Lord, to Israels God I will sing praises still.
4 Lord when thou wentedst out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
4 Lord when thou wentest out of Seir, and march'd from Edom field,
The earth did tremble, heav'ns did drop, the clouds did water yeeld.
5 The mountaines melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
5 The mountains melted from before the Lord God Eternell,
Ev'n that Sinai from God before, the God of Israel.
6 In the dayes of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the dayes of Iael▪ the high-wayes were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through bywayes.
6 In dayes of Shamgar Anaths son of Jael in the dayes,
The high wayes were unoccupi'd men travell'd through bywayes.
7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, untill that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
7 They ceas'd that dwelt in villages, in Israel they did cease,
Till I Deborah in Isra'l a mother rose for peace.
8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among fourty thousand in Israel?
8 They chose new gods, war seizd their gates was there a shield or spear?
That fourty thousand men among in Israel did appear.
9 My heart is toward the Governours of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people: Blesse ye the Lord.
9 My heart's to Israels governours who t'offer did accord
Themselves 'mong people willingly, O do ye blesse the Lord.
10 Speak ye that ride on white asses, ye that …it in judgement, and walk by the way.
10 Ye that do ride on asses white do ye together say;
Ye that do in the judgement sit and walk als by the way.
11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord,
11 Who sav'd are from the archers noise where they did water draw,
There shall they of the Lord rehearse the righteous acts and law.
Even the righteous acts towards the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.
The righteous acts in Israel in villages there done:
Then shall the people of the Lord unto the gates go down.
12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song, arise Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
12 Wake, wake, wake, wake, Deborah sing, thou Barak rise anone,
Thy captive lead captivity thou Abinoams son.
13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
13 Him that remains dominion… then he ov'r the Nobles gave
'Mong people; God dominion made me ov'r the mighty have.
14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek, after thee Benjamin, among thy people:
14 Of Ephraim 'gainst Amalek there was a worthy root:
And after thee, was Benjamin, among thy people great.
Out of Machir came down governours, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
And out of Machir als came down thy Governours, and then
They did come out of Zebulon that handle writers pen.
15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah: even Issachar,
15 And the most mightie Princes there of Issachar that day,
Were with Deborah in the field, ev'n Issachar I say,
And also Barak, he was sent on foot into the valley: for the divisions of Reuben, there were great thoughts of heart.
Als Barack to the valley sent on foot, did soon depart:
For Reuben his divisions there were great thoughts of heart.
16 Why abodest thou among the sheep folds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? for the divisions of Reuben, there were great searchings of heart.
16 Why in sheepfolds abodest thou to hear flocks bleet apart?
For Reuben his divisions were searchings great of heart.
17 Gilead abode beyond Iordan: a…d why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
17 Beyond the Jordan Gilead 'bod, why Dan in ships remain'd;
Asher continu'd on sea shore, within his breaches train'd,
18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death, in the high places of the field.
18 Then Zebulon and Naphtali were people that did yeeld
Their lives to jeopard unto death, in high parts of the field,
19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, they took no gain of money.
19 Kings came and fought, in Taanah fought the Kings of Canaan then
They by Megiddos waters fought, of money took no gain.
20 They fought from heaven, the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
20 Together against Sisera they fought from heavens hy,
The Stars als in their courses all did fight then by and by.
21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon: O my soul, thou hast troden down strength.
21 The river Kishon, Kishon old away them sweept eachone,
O thou my soul thou surely hast, great strength now troden down.
22 Then were the horse hoofs broken, by the meanes of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
22 Then were the hoofs of horses strong all broken with their bones,
Ev'n by the meanes of pransings▪ great, pransings of mighty ones.
23 Curse ye Meroz, (said the angel of the Lord) curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof:
23 Curse ye the men of Meros all, said th' Angel of the Lord:
Curse yo…th 'inhabitans thereof most bitterly by word;
Because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
Because that they came not all their help for to afford
Unto the Lord, 'gainst mighty men they did not help the Lord.
24 Blessed above women shall Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
24 Jael of Heber Kenite wife 'bove women blest shall be,
Above all women in the tent a blessing shall she see.
25 He asked water, and she gave him milk, she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
25 He water asked, and she gave him milk of sweet relish,
She also to him butter brought forth in a lordly dish.
26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmens hammer: and with the hammer she smot Sisera,
26 Her right hand to the hammer there unto the nail she put
Her hand, and with the hammer then there Sisera she smot:
She smot of his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
When she th… through his temples both had stricken in great speed,
And pierced him▪ thereafter she did there smite off his head.
27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell; where he bowed, there he fell down dead▪
27 He at her feet did bow, he fell, and he lay down anone,
He at her feet bow'd, fell, where bow'd, there he ev'n dead fell down.
28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattesse, why is his chariot so long in coming?
28 Then Sis'ras mother looked out at windows, and did cry
Through lattesse, what can be the cause his charets thus do stay?
Why tary the wheels of his chariots?
29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to her self,
Why tary thus his charet wheels? 29 Her ladies wife did say,
Yea the unto her self return'd an answer on this way,
30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey, to every man a damsell or two?
30 Have they not sped? and have they not the wealthy prey also
Divided unto evry man a damosell or two?
To Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needle work,
To Sisera a prey that they of diverse colours make,
Of diverse colours ev'n a prey that is of needle work.
Of divers colours of needle-work on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
Of diverse colours on both sides of needle work they make,
Which for the neck of them is meet, that thus the spoile do take.
31 So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him, be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.
31 Lord let thy foes so perish all; but who him love upright,
Let them be as the Sun, when as he forth goth in his might.
The Song of Hannah, which she sang to God when she had born Samuel, after long barrennesse.1 SAM. 2. vers. 1.
MY heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord, my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies: because I rejoice in thy salvotion.
MY heart in God doth joy, in God my horn's rais'd: ov're my foes
My mouth inlarged is, for I do in thy health rejoice.
2 There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
2 There is none holy as the Lord, for none is thee beside:
Nor is there any rock that doth like to our God abide.
3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly, let not arrogancie come out of your mouth:
3 See that henceforth ye do no more exceeding proudly talk,
Nor let your tongue within your mouth with arrogancy walk.
For the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Because the Lord he is a God of knowledge as we see,
And by him in a ballance just all actions weighed be.
4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled, are girt with strength.
4 The bows ev'n of the mighty men are broken all at length,
And they that stumbled here and there are well now girt with strength.
5 They that were full, have hired out themselves for bread, and they that were hungry, ceased:
5 They that very full now have hir'd out themselves for bread,
And they that also hungry were, did cease from having need▪
So that the barren hath born seve…, and she that hath many children, is waxed feeble.
So that she that still barren was, hath born sev'n great and small,
And she that many children hath is waxed feeble all.
6 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive, he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
6 The Lord almighty doth both kill and als alive doth save,
He bringeth up, and likewise he brings down unto the grave.
7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
7 The Lord is he that maketh poore and also maketh rich,
He bringeth very low, and he up lifteth to a pitch.
8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the begger from the dunghill, to set them among princes,
8 He raiseth from the dust the poore, the begger from dunghill▪
He lifteth up, them for to set among the Princes still.
And to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lords, and …e hath set the world upon them.
Of glorys Throne to make them heires, for that the Lords alone
Of earth the pillars are, and he the world set them upon.
9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the …icked shall bee silent in darknesse; for by …rength shall no man prevail.
… He of his saints will keep the feet, the wicked all at length
…n dark shall silent be, for none prevaile shall by his strength.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be bro…en to pieces: out of heaven shall he thunder …pon them:
…0 The Lords adversaries they shall in pieces broken be,
Out of the heaven upon them a thundring make shall he.
The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, …nd he shall give strength unto his king, and ex… the horn of his anointed.
Ends of the earth the Lord shall judge, and strength give to his King,
The horn of his Anointed One he shall exalt to reign.
The lamentations of David for the death of Saul and Ionathan, slaine upon the mountain of Gilboah. 2 SAM. 1. vers. 19.
THe beauty of Israel is slain upon thy hi… places: how are the mighty fallen.
OF Israel is the beauty slain upon thy places hy,
How is it that thy mighty men are fallen shamefully!
2 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in th… streets of Askelon: lest the daughters of th… Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the un circumcised triumph.
2 Tell't not in Gath nor Askelon, lest Philistines rejoice,
Lest daughters of th'uncircumcisde triumph with shouting voice.
3 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be … dew, neither let there be rain upon you, nor fields of offerings:
3 Ye of Gilboah mountains high O let there be no dew,
Let neither fields of offerings, nor rain be upon you,
For there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
For of the mighty is the shield, there cast away as vile,
The shield of Saul as he had not, anointed been with oil.
4 From the bloud of the slain, from the fa… of the mighty, the bow of Ionathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
4 From bloud of slain, from mighties fate the bow of Jonathan▪
Did not turn back, the sword of Saul return'd not empty than.
5 Saul and Ionathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided.
5 Saul, Jonathan, both lovely were and pleasant in their lives,
And in their death at last they not divided were likewise.
They were swifter then eagles, they were stronger then lions.
Then Eagles that are swift in flight they were both swifter far,
Yea they both stronger were also then fiercest lions are.
6 To daughters of Israel weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparell.
6 Ye Israels daughters, weep ov'r Saul who with delights eachone
In scarlet cloth'd, who ornaments of gold your clothes put on.
7 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battell! O Ionathan, thou wast slaine in thine …igh places.
7 How in midst of the battell do the mighty fallen ly!
O Jonathan thou wast ev'n slain upon thy places hy.
8 I am distressed for thee, my brother Ionathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me:
8 My brother Jonathan, I am distressed sore for thee,
For very pleasant thou hast been at all times unto me:
Thy love to me was wonderfull, passing the love of women.
9 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished.
Thy love to me was wonderfull, all womens love it past:
9 How fell the mighty, and of warre were all the weapons lost!