Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PSALM: 2, by JOSEPH HALL


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PSALM: 2, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Why do the gentils tumults make
Last Line: That do on him their trust repose.
Subject(s): Fear; Gentility; God; Nations; Religion; Theology


Why do the Gentils tumults make,
And nations all conspire in vain,
2 And earthly Princes counsell take
Against their God; against the raigne
Of his deere Christ? let vs, they saine,
3 Break al their bonds: & from vs shake
Their thraldoms yoke, & seruile chain.
4 VVhiles thus alas they fondly spake,

He that aloft rides on the skies,
Laughs all their leud deuise to scorne,
5 And when his wrathfull rage shal rise,
With plagues shal make them al forlorne,
And in his fury thus replyes;
6 But I, my King with sacred horne
Anointing, shal in princely guise
His head with royall crowne adorne.

Vpon my Syons holy mount
His Empires glorious seat shall be.
And I thus rais'd shall farre recount
The tenour of his true decree:
7 My Son thou art, said God, I thee
Begat this daie by due account:
Thy scepter, do but ask of mee,
All earthly kingdomes shall surmount.

8 All nations, to thy rightfull sway,
I will subiect; from furthest end
9 Of all the world: and thou shalt bray
Those stubborn foes that wil not bend,
With iron mace (like potters clay)
10 In pieces small: Ye Kings attend;
And ye, whom others wont obay,
Learne wisedome, and at last amend.

11 See, ye serue God, with greater dread
Then others you: and in your feare
Reioice the while; and (lowely spred)
12 Do homage to his sonne so deare:
Least he be wroth, and do you dead
13 Amids your way. If kindeled
His wrath shalbe; O blessed those,
That do on him their trust repose.





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