Religion
Psalm 85
From The Book of Psalms in Metre (1644)
LOrd thou hast dealt most favourably,
With thy beloved land:
And Jacobs hard captivitie,
Brought back with pow'rfull hand.
Thou to thy people Lord didst please
To seal a pardon free:
Their grievous sins and trespasses,
Are covered all by thee.
Thy vehement wrath thou hast allayd,
Fierce anger turn'd to peace:
Turn us ô God our saving ayd,
Thine anger tow'rds us cease.
Wilt thou be angry evermore,
And not thy wrath recall?
Wilt thou draw out thy wrath so sore,
To generations all?
Lord shall not we by pow'r divine,
Again revived bee:
That so the people that are thine,
May much rejoice in thee.
Lord grant us thy salvations aid,
Thy mercy let appear:
Of God the Lord what shall be said,
That will I gladly hear.
He to his Saints and people deer,
Will utter words of peace:
But let them take a warning here,
And former follies cease.
2. Part.
SAlvation sure is neer at hand,
To them that do him fear:
That glory may invest the Land,
And be a dweller here.
Now truth and mercy both do meet,
And both in one consist:
Now righteousness and peace do greet,
And mutually have kist.
Justice from heaven shall look down,
While truth from earth shall spring:
Yea, and the Lord shall Israel crown,
With gifts of each good thing.
Our land shall yeeld her fruits (no doubt)
The righteousness of God
Shall go before, and point us out
The way that he hath trod.
Codex Note
A metrical version of Psalm 85.
Cite this poem
MLA
Barton, William. “Psalm 85.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/barton_w/84/.
Chicago
Barton, William. “Psalm 85.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/barton_w/84/.
Read this poem with the Codex →