9 Thou did❜ft prepare for it a place,

And root it deep and faft,

That it began to grow apace, di

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And fill'd the Land at laft.

10 With her green fhade that cover'd all, The Hills were over-spread,

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Her Bows as high as Cedars tall

Advanc'd their lofty head.

11 Her branches on the western fide Down to the Sea she sent,

And upward to that River wide

Her other branches went.

12 Why haft thou laid her Hedges low, And brok'n down her Fence,

That all may pluck her, as they go,

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With rudeft violence?

The tusked Boar out of the Wood

Up turns it by the roots,

Wild beasts there brouze,and make their food

Her grapes and tender Shoots.

14 Return now,

God of Hofts, look down

From Heav'n, thy Seat divine,

Behold

15 Visit this Vine, which thy right hand Hath fet, and planted long,

And the young branch, that for thy self
Thou haft made firm and strong.

16 But now it is confum'd with fire,
And cut with Axes down,

They perish at thy dreadful ire,

At thy rebuke and frown.

17 Upon the Man of thy right hand

Let thy good hand be laid,

Upon the Son of Man, whom thou
Strong for thy felf hast made.

18 So fhall we not go back from thee
To ways of fin and shame,

Quick'n us thou, then gladly we

Shall call upon thy Name.

19 Return us, and thy grace divine Lord God of Hofts vouchsafe

Cause thou thy face on us to fhine,

And then we shall be safe.

PSAL. LXXXI.

O God our strength fing loud, and clear,

"T Sing loud to God our King,

To Jacob's God, that all may bear

Loud acclamations ring.

2 Prepare a Hymn, prepare a Song,
The Timbrel hither bring,

The cheerful Pfaltry bring along,
And harp with pleasant firing.

3 Blow, as is wont, in the new Moon
With Trumpets lofty found,

Th' appointed time, the day whereon
Our folemn Feast comes round.

4 This was a Statute giv❜n of old

For Ifrael to obferve,

A Law of Jacob's God, to hold,

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From whence they might not fwerve. 5 This he a Testimony ordain'd

In Jofeph, not to change,

When as he pass'd through Egypt Land;

The Tongue I heard was strange.

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6 From burden, and from flavish toyle

I fet his fhoulder free:

His hands from pots, and mirie foyle,
Deliver'd were by me.

7 When trouble did thee fore assail,
On me then didst thou call,

And I to free thee did not fail,

And led thee out of thrall.

I anfwer'd thee in* Thunder deep
With clouds encompass'd round;

I try'd thee at the water fleep

Of Meriba renown'd.

8 Hear, O my People, heark'n well,

I teftifie to thee,

Thou ancient flock of Ifrael,

If thou wilt lift to me,

9 Throughout the Land of thy abode

No alien God shall be,

Nor shalt thou to a foreign God

In Honour bend thy knee.

*Be Sether

10 I am the Lord thy God which brought

Thee out of Egypt Land,

Ask large enough, and I, befought,
Will grant thy full demand.

11 And yet my people would not hear,

Nor hearken to my voice;

And Ifrael, whom I lov'd fo dear,

Miflik'd me for his choice.

12 Then did I leave them to their will,
And to their wandring mind;

Their own conceits they follow'd still,
Their own devices blind..

13 O that my People would be wife,
To ferve me all their days,

And O that Ifrael would advise

To walk my righteous ways.

14 Then would I foon bring down their foes,

That now fo proudly rife,

And turn my hand against all thofe

That are their enemies. 100/

15 Who hate the Lord fhould then be fain To bow to him and bend, I lupa

But they, his People, should remain,

Their time should have no end.".

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