The Psalms of David (Psalms 44–150) · c. 1586–1599 (first printed 1823)
Psalm 136 (Confitemini)
O praise the Lord where goodness dwells,
For his kindness lasteth ever:
O praise the God, all gods excells
For his bounty endeth never.
Praise him that is of lords the Lord,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
Who only wonders doth afford,
For his bounty endeth never.
Whose skillfull art did vault the skies,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
Made earth above the waters rise,
For his bounty endeth never.
Who did the luminaries make,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
The sun, of day the charge to take,
For his bounty endeth never.
The moone and starrs in night to raign,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
Who Egypts eldest born hath slayn,
For his bounty endeth never.
And brought out Israel from thence,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
With mighty hand and strong defence,
For his bounty endeth never.
Who cutt in two the russhy sea,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
And made the middest Jacobs way,
For his bounty endeth never.
Who Pharao and his army droun'd,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
And led his folk through desert ground.
For his bounty endeth never.
Greate kings in battaile overthrew,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
Yea mighty kings, most mighty slew,
For his bounty endeth never.
Both Sehon king of Amorites,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
And Ogg the king of Bashanites,
For his bounty endeth never.
For heritage his kingdoms gave,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
His Israeli to hold and have,
For his bounty endeth never.
Who minded us dejected low,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
And did us save from force of foe,
For his bounty endeth never.
Who fills with foode each feeding thing,
For his kindnesse lasteth ever:
Praise God who is of heav'ns the king,
For his bounty endeth never.
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MLA
Herbert, Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke. The Psalms of David (Psalms 44–150), Psalm 136 (Confitemini). Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/pembroke-psalms/113/.
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Herbert, Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke. The Psalms of David (Psalms 44–150), Psalm 136 (Confitemini). Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/pembroke-psalms/113/.