Read then, but first thyself prepare
To read with zeal and mark with care;
And when thou read’st what here is writ,
Let thy best practice second it;
So twice each precept read shall be,
First in the Book, and next in thee.
Much reading may thy spirits wrong,
Refresh them therefore with a song;
And, that thy music praise may merit,
Sing David’s Psalms with David’s spirit,