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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PSALM 91, by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE First Line: Make the great god thy fort, and dwell Last Line: Enjoy'd them long, save thee at last. | |||
MAKE the great God thy fort, and dwell In Him by faith and do not care (So shaded) for the power of hell, Or for the cunning fowler's snare, Or poison of the infected air. His plumes shall make a downy bed, Where thou shalt rest: He shall display His wings of truth over thy head, Which, like a shield, shall drive away The fears of night, the darts of day. The winged plague that flies by night, The murdering sword that kills by day, Shall not thy peaceful sleeps affright, Though on thy right and left hand they A thousand and ten thousand slay. Yet shall thine eyes behold the fall Of sinners; but, because thine heart Dwells with the Lord, not one of all Those ills, nor yet the plague and dart, Shall dare approach near where thou art. His angels shall direct thy legs, And guard them in the stony street: On lions' whelps and adders' eggs Thy steps shall march; and if thou meet With dragons, they shall kiss thy feet. When thou art troubled, He shall hear, And help thee, for thy love embrac'd And knew His name; therefore He'll rear Thy honours high, and, when thou hast Enjoy'd them long, save thee at last. | 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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