The Songs of the Old and New Testament in Meter, Verse 7 – Verse 9
The Song of David, which he sang to give thanks after that Nathan had promised him benefits and blessings, but chiefly the Messias to come of his seed. 2 SAM. 7. vers. 18.
WHo am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought mee hitherto?
O Lord my God, now who am I
that thou on me hast thought?
What is my house that thou in love
me hitherto hast brought?
2 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servants house for a great while to come,
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And this O Lord God in thy sight,
a small thing was in summe;
But of thy servants house thou spak'st
for a great while to come.
And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?
3 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant.
Lord God, is this the maner of man?
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What David more thee to
Can say? for thou O Lord my God
dost me thy servant kno.
4 For thy words sake, and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things; to make thy servant know them.
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For thy words sake, according to
thine own heart hast thou done
All those great things, for them to make
unto thy servant known.
5 Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any god beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
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Thou Lord art great, like thee is none,
no God is thee beside,
According to all things that wee
with our own ears have tri'd.
6 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself,
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And what one Nation in the earth
doth like thy people seem,
Like Israel whom to himself,
God went for to redeem,
And to make him a name, and to do for you great things, and terrible for thy land,
Ev'n for a people, and a Name
to make him, and to do
For you great things and terrible,
for this thy land also,
Before thy people which thou redeemdst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
Before thy people which thou hast▪
redeemed unto thee
From Egypt, from the Nations,
and these their gods that be.
7 For thou hast confirmed to thy self thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever… and thou, Lord, art become their God.
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For to thy self thou Isra'l hast
confirm'd to thee for ay
A people; and thou art, O Lord,
become their God alway.
8 And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
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What of thy servant and his house
thou Lord hast spoken now,
Do as thou saidst, and so for ay
establish it do thou.
9 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying; The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel:
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And let thy Name that's glorious
be magnifi'd for ay,
The Lord of hosts he is the God
that's over Israel, say;
And let the house of thy servant David hee established before thee.
10 For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant,
Let Davids house thy servant be
before thee stablish'd well:
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Thou Lord of hosts, Israls God didst
to thy servant reveal:
Saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
Thou said'st I will thee build an house,
therefore thy servant hee
Hath in his heart found for to pray
this prayer unto thee.
11 And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words he true, and thou hast promised this goodnesse unto thy servant.
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And now, O Lord, that God thou art,
thy words are very true,
And thou this goodnesse promisde hast
unto thy servant now.
12 Therefore now let it please thee to blesse the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee:
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Therefore be pleased for to blesse
thy servants house alway,
That it may so continue still
before thee fast for ay.
For thou O Lord God, hast spoken it, and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
For thou Lord God hast spoken it,
with blessings come from thee
O do thou let thy servants house
for ever blessed be.
The Song of Isaiah, concerning the vineyard, wherein Gods people is reproved for their barrennesse in good works, notwithstanding of all the paines were taken by the Prophets. ISAIAH▪ 5. vers. 1.
NOw will I sing to my welbeloved, a song, of my beloved touching his vineyard: my welbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitfull hill.
TO my Beloved of his vine
a song now sing I will:
My Welbelov'd a vineyard hath
in a most fruitfull hill.
2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and bult a tower in the midst of it.
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He did it fence, and gathered out
the stones thereof eachone,
He planted it with choicest vine,
a tower he built thereon.
And also made a wine-presse therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wilde grapes.
Hee a vine-presse made als therein,
and look'd it should bring forth
Good grapes, but forth at last it brought
wild grapes of nothing worth.
3 And now; O inhabitants of Ierusalem, and men of Iudah, judge, I pray you, betwix… me and my vineyard.
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And now, O ye inhabitants
of Salem, and als ye
Of Judah men, judge, I you pray,
'twixt my vineyard and me.
4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wilde grapes?
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What could I my vineyard unto
do more then I have done?
Wherefore when for good grapes I look'd,
did wild grapes grow thereon?
5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard, I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up:
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And now go to; I'le tell you what
I'le to my vineyard do,
I'le take away its hedge, and it
shall be up eaten so:
And break down the wall thereof, and it shall be troden down.
6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not bee pruned, nor digged,
And I'le break down the wall thereof,
and it trode down shall be:
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I'le lay it wast, none pruned shall
nor yet it digged see,
But there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
But briars and thornes there shall come up:
I also will anone
Command the clouds that they no rain
shall rain the same upon.
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hoasts is the house of Israel, and the men of Iudah his pleasant plant.
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For vineyard of the Lord of hosts
the house of Israel is,
The men of Judah also are
the plasant plant of his.
And he looked for judgement, but behold oppression; for righteousnesse, but behold a cry.
And he did then for judgement look,
but lo oppression hard;
For rigtheousnesse, but O behold,
a cry then there was heard.
A Song of thanks for the mercies of God. ISA. 12. vers. 1.
O Lord, I will praise thee, though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
I Will thee praise, O Lord, though thou
with me most angry wast,
Thine anger turned is away,
thou me comforted hast.
2 Behold, God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for the Lord IEHOVAH is my strength and my song, be also is become my salvation.
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Behold, God's my salvation.
I'le trust, and will not fear…
For Lord Jovah's my strength and song,
he's my salvation near.
3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water …t of the wells of salvation.
4 And in that day shall ye say,
…
Therefore yee of salvation,
with joy shall in that day,
Out of the wells draw water als,
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Ye in that day shall say,
Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare …is doings among the people, make mention that …is name is exalted.
Praise ye the Lord▪ call on his Name,
the doings that are his
Shew to his people, mention make
that's Name exalted is.
5 Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
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Do ye now sing unto the Lord;
because that he hath done
The things that be most excellent;
this in all earth is known.
6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the holy one of Israel in the midst of thee.
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Of Zion thou inhabitant,
cry out, and shouting be:
For of Isra…l the holy One
is great in midst of thee,