FirstSixVersesOfTheNinetiethPsalmVersified,The

firstsixversesoftheninetiethpsalmversified,the

othou,thefirst,thegreatestfriend

ofallthehumanrace!

whosestrongrighthandhaseverbeen

theirstayanddwellingplace!

beforethemountainsheav'dtheirheads

beneaththyforminghand,

beforethisponderousglobeitself

aroseatthycommand;

thatpow'rwhichrais'dandstillupholds

thisuniversalframe,

fromcountless,unbeginningtime

waseverstillthesame.

thosemightyperiodsofyears

whichseemtoussovast,

appearnomorebeforethysight

thanyesterdaythat'spast.

thougiv'sttheword:thycreature,man,

istoexistencebrought;

againthousay'st,“yesonsofmen,

returnyeintonought!”

thoulayestthem,withalltheircares,

ineverlastingsleep;

aswithafloodthoutak'stthemoff

withoverwhelmingsweep.

theyflourishlikethemorningflow'r,

inbeauty'spridearray'd;

butlongerenightcutdownitlies

allwither'danddecay'd.