Religion
Psalm LII
From Paraphrase on the Psalms of David in Metre (1692)
O Mighty man in wickedness,
Why boastest thou [thy self] with pride?
God's goodness to his people will
[Surely] for evermore abide.
Thy tongue speaks mischief, which thy heart
[Plots and] deviseth wickedly;
And like a sharpned rasor cuts,
And works [by lies] deceitfully.
Thou lovest evil more than good,
And lying more than [to speak] right;
Thou false tongue all devouring words
Thou lovest with [cruel] delight.
God shall for ever cut thee down,
And [he shall] take thee quite away;
And pluck thee from thy dwelling-place,
And from [among] the living slay.
Cite this poem
MLA
Baxter, Richard. “Psalm LII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/baxter/51/.
Chicago
Baxter, Richard. “Psalm LII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/baxter/51/.
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