Religion

Psalm 131

by George Sandys 1578–1644

From A Paraphrase upon the Divine Poems (1638)

Religion

Thou Lord my witnesse art;
I am not proud of heart;
Nor looke with lofty eyes;
None envy, nor despise;
Nor to vaine pomp apply
My thoughts, nor sore too high:
But in behaviour mild;
And as a tender child,
Wean'd from his Mothers brest,
On thee alone I rest.
O Israel, adore
The Lord for evermore:
Be He the onely scope
Of thy unfainting hope.

MLA

Sandys, George. “Psalm 131.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sandys/132/.

Chicago

Sandys, George. “Psalm 131.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sandys/132/.

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