Religion
Psalm 128
Translated by George Wither (1632) · From The Psalmes of David Translated into Lyrick-Verse (1632)
IF God thou feare, & keep his way,
He, blessings will bestowe;
Thy labour shall thy food purvay,
And, happie thou shalt growe.
Like fruit-full vines vpon thy house,
Thy wife shall proove to thee;
Thy Children, like faire olive-boughes,
Shall round thy Table be.
Thus, thon that fearest God shalt thrive;
From Syon he shall blesse:
And, thou shalt see (whilst thou dost live)
Ierusalem in peace.
He shall prolong thy life, till thou
Thy Childrens Children see;
And, that thy ioye may greater growe.
In Isr'ell, rest shall bee.
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Wither, George. “Psalm 128.” Translated by George Wither. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/155/.
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Wither, George. “Psalm 128.” Translated by George Wither. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/155/.
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