Religion

Psalm 29

by John White 1575–1648

From Davids Psalms in Metre (1655)

Religion

AScribe unto the Lord, ye sons
of mighty men and great,
Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord
our God with glory meet.
Unto the Lord the glory give
due unto his great name,
And in the beauty of holinesse
yield worship to the same.

Gods voice upon the waters is,
the glorious God doth thunder,
On many waters doth the Lord
send forth his voice of wonder.
The voice of God is full of power,
it worketh mightily,
The voice of God the Lord is full
of glorious Majesty.

The high strong Cedars broken are,
by the Lords mighty voice,
Cedars of Lebanon the Lord
breaks with that fearful noise.
He maketh hills to skip like calves,
the mighty Lebanon,
Like a young Unicorn, and that
great Mountain Sirion.

His voice divides the flames of fire,
and makes the desert quake.
The Lord the spacious wildernesse
of Cadesh makes to shake.
Gods voice doth make the hindes to calve,
and makes the Forest bare,
And in his Temple ev'ry one
his glory doth declare.

The Lord doth sit upon the flouds,
and rules them at his will,
The Lord sits as a mighty King,
and so continues still.
And all this pow'r the Lord shall use
his people to uphold,
His people God will blesse with peace,
and blessings manifold.

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A metrical version of Psalm 29.

MLA

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