Religion
Psalm 60
Translated by George Wither (1632) · From The Psalmes of David Translated into Lyrick-Verse (1632)
OH God! wee are despis'd of thee,
And, in thy wrath dispersed be:
But, now returne to vs againe.
Thou smot'st our land, & Loe it quakes,
Oh! stopp the breach, for, still it shakes;
And, many cares thy folk sustaine.
A giddie wine thou mad'st vs drink;
Yet, they that feare thee, do not shrinck
They Truths displaied Flagg to beare. Selah
Oh! that thy Darling, safe may be,
Let thy Right-hand or'e shaddow mee;
And, bowe thou downe to me thine ear.
Then (as God's holy-voice declar'd)
All Shechem, shall by mee be shar'd;
I'le Succhoth Dale by Line receive:
I'le Gilead & Manasseth take;
Mount Eph'rim, I my gard will make;
In Iudah, I, my law will give.
My servile worke shall Moab doe;
O're Edom I will fling my shoe;
And Palestine, of mee shall boast
For, who to Edom is my Guide?
Or to the Cittie fortifide,
But, God, that had forsook our Hoast?
That Lord, who did our Hoast forsake,
Shall of our greefs an ending make:
For, man's vaine help wee do contemn.
Through God, wee valiant Acts have done,
Our Foes, by him, shall downe be throwne
And, Hee shall set his feet on them.
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Wither, George. “Psalm 60.” Translated by George Wither. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/87/.
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Wither, George. “Psalm 60.” Translated by George Wither. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/87/.
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