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.