Psalm (1/1)
&ep;&ep;firstsixversesoftheniethpsalversified,the
&ep;&ep;othou,thefirst,thegreatestfriend
&ep;&ep;ofallthehunrace!
&ep;&ep;whosestrongrighthandhaseverbeen
&ep;&ep;theirstayanddwellingplace!
&ep;&ep;beforetheuntainsheav'dtheirheads
&ep;&ep;beneaththyfornghand,
&ep;&ep;beforethisponderousglobeitself
&ep;&ep;aroseatthycoand;
&ep;&ep;thatpow'rwhichrais'dandstillupholds
&ep;&ep;thisuniversalfra,
&ep;&ep;frocountless,unbeginningti
&ep;&ep;waseverstillthesa.
&ep;&ep;thoseghtyperiodsofyears
&ep;&ep;whichseetoussovast,
&ep;&ep;appearnorebeforethysight
&ep;&ep;thanyesterdaythat'spast.
&ep;&ep;thougiv'sttheword:thycreature,n,
&ep;&ep;istoexistencebrought;
&ep;&ep;againthousay'st,“yesonsofn,
&ep;&ep;returnyeintonought!”
&ep;&ep;thoulayestthewithalltheircares,
&ep;&ep;ineverlastingsleep;
&ep;&ep;aswithafloodthoutak'sttheoff
&ep;&ep;withoverwhelngsweep.
&ep;&ep;theyflourishliketherningflow'r,
&ep;&ep;inbeauty'spridearray'd;
&ep;&ep;butlongerenightcutdownitlies
&ep;&ep;allwither'danddecay'd.