User:Joe Spencer/a song of (within) songs: Psalm 54
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a song of (within) songs: psalm 54 O God; give ear to the words of my mouth-- by night on my bed sought I him whom my soul (midst oppressors) doth love: save me, O God above-- for the strangers are ris'n, who have set up their gods (by my bed) and not Thee-- yet they shall not cut me: as they lift up their hands and I lift up my voice, cut them off in Thy truth, eye for eye, tooth for tooth-- now Thy double reward fills the strangers and me: though both they and I bow, yet only I will rise now O God; give ear to the words of my mouth-- now a fountain of gardens, in the midst of the fires, leaving them of concision, filled with almighty vision, beckon I my Beloved in His garden repose, there to eat and to drink, while I on Him think-- now the spirits nearby wending sing in cloven tongues fiery: eat, O friends; yea, drink, and make yourselves gay-- now I witness the lights gathered into the sun: a stone dove (from a well of live waters) scatt'rs hell O God; give ear to the words of my mouth-- who is this that appears as the morning's dawn breaks? is it I on a throne, reaping all He has sown? after mine eye hath seen (by mine Helper, my God, and those who me uphold), have I head of fine gold? God, Thyself, call'st me beautiful, namest Thou me Thy dove so with sceptre and crown shall I bow myself down-- for I will sacrifice, and I will praise Thy name, reasoning on the One fair as moon, clear as sun
- The scriptures that inspired this poem: Psalm 54, The Song of Solomon, and the three facsimiles from the Book of Abraham.
- Other scriptures engaged in this poem: Ex 21:24, Isa 40:2, Philip 3:2, Acts 2:3, John 4:10, Dan 2:32.