Religion

Psalm 131

by John White 1575–1648

From Davids Psalms in Metre (1655)

Religion

O Lord, I am not puff'd in minde,
I have no scornful eye,
I doe not exercise my self
in things for me too high.
But as the chi'd that newly is
wean'd from his mothers breast,
So do I, Lord, behave my self
in quietness and rest.

Let Israel only on the Lord,
place all their hope and stay,
Both at this present, and henceforth
for time to come alway.

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A metrical version of Psalm 131.

MLA

White, John. “Psalm 131.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/white_john/119/.

Chicago

White, John. “Psalm 131.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/white_john/119/.

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