Religion
Psalm 135
Translated by George Wither (1632) · From The Psalmes of David Translated into Lyrick-Verse (1632)
OH all yee servants of the Lord,
His Name with praise confesse;
Ev'n you, that of our God the Lord,
The house & Courts possesse.
Oh praise God's Name; for, sweet it is,
To sing of his renowne.
For, Iacob, he hath chose for his,
And Isr'el, for his owne.
God is, (I knowe) a powrfull-one;
He doth all Gods excell:
In heav'n, his pleasure he hath done;
In earth, in sea, in hell.
He maketh vapours to arise,
Ev'n from Earth's farthest ends:
And, he out of his Treasuries,
Winde, raine, & lighting, sends.
The first-borne, through the Egiptian coast,
Of man, & beast he slewe.
And, on king Pharoh, & his hoast,
Rare wonders, hee did shewe.
Great kings & kingdomes, downe he brought,
Ev'n Sehon, Heshbon's king,
And, Og, of Bashan; yea, to nought
All Can'an's Realmes, did bring.
Then, for his Isr'els heritage
Their lands, he did bestowe:
For which, hee's fam'd, from age to age,
And, still shall famous growe.
When he to judge them doth appeare,
His people, shall be sav'd:
But, heathen God's, man's makings were,
Of gold & silver grav'd.
Their carved mouthes are speachles found,
Their eyes, no light cann see:
Though they have eares, they heare no sound;
Their throates, quite breathles be.
Much like to these, their Makers are;
And they, that serve them, toe.
The Lord, therefore, let Isr'el fear;
And, so, let Aron doe.
The Lord, let Levie's houshould blesse;
In Syon, let all them
Who fear the Lord, the Lord confesse
That keeps Ierusalem. Haleluiah.
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Wither, George. “Psalm 135.” Translated by George Wither. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/162/.
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Wither, George. “Psalm 135.” Translated by George Wither. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/162/.
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