Psalm

Famous quotes containing the word psalm:

    there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm CIV (l. CIV, 26)

    Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy,
    And with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm CXXX (l. CXXX, 7–8)

    Lord, crack their teeth! Lord, crush these lions’ jaws!
    So let them sink as water in the sand;
    When deadly bow their aiming fury draws,
    Shiver the shaft ere past the shooter’s hand.
    So make them melt as the dishoused snail
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm LVIII (Paraphrased by the Countess of Pembroke)