Psal 8 (MS. Fairfax 40, The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Transcription
Thy name ô Lord all earths powre excels
Glory thy throne the hiest orbs surmountound
The infants mouth thy prayses tell
A powre by wch enimys are confound
When well thy workes my wary soule had wayd
How moone & stars obay thee yitt
As when att first ther course was sett
Rap't in a wonder admiring, said
What is this man this peece of earth
Thou showest this care & mind of him
To Angels hee's made nott much beneath
Wth gloryous title's th'hast crowned him
As Lord of this vast frame hath set him o'er
All here below thy hands hath made
Vnder his feet has subiected Layd
Oxe sheep & what the feilds hath more
Ayre stored wth Fowle innumerable Fish
That through the wauing seas doe swim
Thy bounty hath bestowed on him
To exalt his name how iust it is
Modernized Text
Thy name, Lord, earth's power excels;
Thy throne the highest orbs surround;
The infant's mouth thy prayses tell;
A power which enemies confound
When well thy works my soul had weighed.
How moon and stars obey thee yet
As when at first their course was set,
Rap't in wonder admiring, said:
What is this man, this piece of earth,
Thou showest this care and mind of him?
To angels [he]'s made not much beneath
With glorious title [thou]'s crowned him,
As lord of this vast frame set o'er;
All here below thy hands hath made
Under his feet has subjected laid,
Ox, sheep and what the fields hath more,
Air stored wth fowl, innumerable fish,
That through the waving seas do swim.
Thy bounty hath bestowed on him:
To exalt his name how just it is.
Compare A Songe of Praise / Psalm 8 in Add. MS. 11744
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