The Psalms of David (Psalms 44–150) · c. 1586–1599 (first printed 1823)
Psalm 119: Schin
Wrong'd I was by men of might,
Hottly chas'd and hard assailed:
Little they my hart to fright,
But O much thy words prevailed:
Words to me of more delight
Then rich booty wonne by fight.
Fraud doe I with hate detest,
But with love embrace thy learnings,
Seav'n times daily ere I rest,
Sing thy doomes and right discernings.
Whom who love with peace are blest,
Plenteous peace without unrest.
Doing what thy precepts will
I thy help have long expected:
My soule by thy doctrine still
Loved most, is most directed.
Thy edicts my deedes fullfill
Who survaist my good and ill.
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MLA
Herbert, Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke. The Psalms of David (Psalms 44–150), Psalm 119: Schin. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/pembroke-psalms/95/.
Chicago
Herbert, Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke. The Psalms of David (Psalms 44–150), Psalm 119: Schin. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/pembroke-psalms/95/.