firstsixversesoftheninetiethpsalmversified,the othou,thefirst,thegreatestfriend ofalhehumanrace! whosestrongrighthandhaseverbeen theirstayanddwellingplace! beforethemountainsheav'dtheirheads beneaththyforminghand, beforethisponderousglobeitself aroseatthycommand thatpow'rwhichrais'dandstillupholds thisuniversalframe, fromcountless,unbeginningtime waseverstilhesame. thosemightyperiodsofyears whichseemtoussovast, appearnomorebeforethysight thanyesterdaythat'spast. thougiv'sttheword:thycreature,man, istoexistencebrought againthousay'st,“yesonsofmen, returnyeintonought!” thoulayestthem,withalheircares, ineverlastingsleep aswithafloodthoutak'stthemoff withoverwhelmingsweep. theyflourishlikethemorningflow'r, inbeauty'spridearray'd butlongerenightcutdownitlies allwither'danddecay'd.