Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PSALM 34. BENEDICAM DOMINO, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE First Line: I, even I, will always Last Line: Who him their trust esteem. | ||||||||
I, even I, will always Give hearty thanks to Him on high, And in my mouth continually Inhabit shall His praise. My soul shall glory still In that dear Lord with true delight, That hearing it, the hearts contrite May learn their joys to fill. Come then and join with me, Somewhat to speak of His due praise, Strive we that in some worthy phrase His name may honored be. Thus I begin. I sought This Lord and He did hear my cry, Yea, and from dreadful misery He me, He only, brought. This shall men's fancies frame To look and run to Him for aid, Whose faces on His comfort stayed Shall never blush for shame. For lo, this wretch did call, And lo, his call the skies did climb; And God freed him, in his worst time, From out his troubles all. His Angels armies round About them pitch who Him do fear, And watch and ward for such do bear To keep them safe and sound. I say but taste and see How sweet, how gracious is His grace. Lord, he is in thrice blessed case Whose trust is all on Thee. Fear God, ye saints of His, For nothing they can ever want Who faithful fears in Him do plant; They have, and shall have, bliss. The lions oft lack food, Those raveners' whelps oft starved be, But who seek God with constancy Shall need nought that is good. Come children, lend your ear To me and mark what I do say, For I will teach to you the way How this our Lord to fear. Among you, who is here That life and length of life requires, And blessing such with length desires, As life may good appear? Keep well thy lips and tongue Lest inward evils do them defile, Or that by words enwrapt in guile Another man be stung. Do good, from faults decline, Seek peace and follow after it, For God's own eyes on good men sit And ears to them incline. So His high heavenly face Is bent, but bent against those same That wicked be, their very name From earth quite to displace. The just when harms approach Do cry, their cry of Him is heard, And by His care from them is barred All trouble, all reproach. To humble, broken minds This Lord is ever, ever near, And will save whom His sight clear In sprite afflicted finds. Indeed the very best Most great and grievous pains doth bear, But God shall him to safety rear When most he seems oppressed. His bones he keepeth all, So that not one of them is broke; But malice shall the wicked choke; Who hate the good shall fall. God doth all souls redeem Who wear His blessed livery; None, I say still, shall ruined be Who Him their trust esteem. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PSALM 121 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE PSALM 136 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE PSALM 139 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE PSALM 8. MAN'S PLACE IN CREATION by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE DEBORAH: THE SONG OF DEBORAH by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE ECCLESIASTES by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE ECCLESIASTES: THE LIGHT IS SWEET by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE ELIJAH AND THE PRIESTS OF BAAL: IN A TIME OF FAMINE by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE EXODUS 15. SONG OF ISRAEL FOR THE OVERTHROW OF EGYPT IN THE RED SEA by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |
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