The Songs of the Old and New Testament in Meter, Verse 5 – Verse 6
The Song of Hannah, which she sang to God when she had born Samuel, after long barre…nesse. 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.
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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:
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See that henceforth ye do no more
exceeding proudly talk,
Nor let your tongue within your mouth
with arrogancy wall….
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.
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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, …eased:
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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 seven, 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, … bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
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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 ri… he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
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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, an… lifteth up the begger from the dunghill, to se… them among princes,
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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: …r the pillars of the earth are the Lords, and … 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 …ength shall no man prevail.
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He of his saints will keep the feet,
the wicked all at length
… dark shall silent be, for none
prevaile shall by his strength.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be bro…n to pieces: out of heaven shall he thunder …no them:
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The Lords adversaries they shall
in pieces broken be,
…ut of the heaven upon them
a thundring make shall he.
The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, …d he shall give strength unto his king, and ex… he 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 … streets of Askelon: lest the daughters of … Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the … circumcised triumph.
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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 fiel… of offerings:
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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 fat of the mighty, the bow of Ionathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty.
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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.
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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 Ye daughters of Israel weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparell.
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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 bigh places.
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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:
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My brother Jonathan, I am
distressed …ore 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:
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How fell the mighty, and of warre
were all the weapons lost!