8 A vine from Egypt thou hast brought, And drov'st out nations, proud and haut, 9 Thou didst prepare for it a place, And root it deep and fast, That it began to grow apace, And fill'd the land at last. 10 With her green shade that cover'd all, 11 Her branches on the western side 12 Why hast thou laid her hedges low, 13 The tusked boar out of the wood Up turns it by the roots; Wild beasts there brouse, and make their food 14 Return now, God of Hosts, look down From Heaven, thy seat divine; Behold us, but without a frown, Q 15 Visit this vine, which thy right hand And the young branch that for thyself 16 But now it is consum'd with fire, 17 Upon the man of thy right hand 18 So shall we not go back from thee 19 Return us, and thy grace divine, PSALM LXXXI. 1 To God our strength sing loud, and clear, Sing loud to God our King; To Jacob's God, that all Loud acclamations ring. may hear, 2 Prepare a hymn, prepare a song, 3 Blow, as is wont, in the new moon 4 This was a statute given of old For Israel to observe ; A law of Jacob's God, to hold, From whence they might not swerve. 5 This he a testimony ordain'd When as he pass'd through Egypt land; 6 From burden, and from slavish toil, His hands from pots, and miry soil, 7 When trouble did thee sore assail, I answer'd thee in thunder deep, 8 Hear, O my people, hearken well ; I testify to thee, Thou ancient stock of Israel, If thou wilt list to me: 9 Throughout the land of thy abode Nor shalt thou to a foreign God 10 I am the Lord thy God, which brought Ask large enough, and I, besought, 11 And yet my people would not hear; 12 Then did I leave them to their will, 13 0, that my people would be wise, 14 Then would I soon bring down their foes, That now so proudly rise; And turn my hand against all those, 15 Who hate the Lord should then be fain To bow to him and bend; But they, his people, should remain, 16 And he would feed them from the shock With flower of finest wheat, And satisfy them from the rock PSALM LXXXII. 1 GOD in the great assembly stands 2 How long will ye pervert the right With judgement false and wrong, Favouring the wicked by your might, Who thence bold and strong? grow 3 Regard the weak and fatherless, 4 Defend the poor and desolate, And rescue from the hands Of wicked men the low estate Of him that help demands. |