have no remembrance of thee and in hell who will praise thy holy name 6 I am tyr'd with sighing every night I will wash my bed and water with my tears the place where I ly 7 My eye is wasted with greif I have grown old in the midst of all my enemies 8 Depart from me all you workers of iniquity for our Lord has heard the voice of my tears 9 Our Lord has heard my supplication he has received my petition 10 Let all my enemies blush and be confounded quickly let them be driven back and be covered with shame PSALME VII Domine Deus meus This Psalm was made by David as most interpreters beleive in the time of his persecution under Saul It contains excellent instructions for repenting sinners 1 O Lord Psalm 7. my God! in thee have I hoped save me from all that persecute me and set me free 2 Least at any time the enemy like a lyon should snatch my soul when there is no body to rescue me and save me 3 O Lord my God! if I have done that thing if there be any iniquity of which my hands are guilty 4 If I have render'd evil for evill let me deservedly fall with disgrace under my enemies 5 Let the adversary seek my life take it let him tread it on the ground let him lay my glory in the dust 6 Rise up o Lord in thy anger and be exalted in the borders of my enemys 7 Rise up o Lord my God! in regard to the precept thou hast given and all the people will come and assemble about thee 8 For their sake re-ascend on high it is our Lord who judges the people 9 Judge me o Lord according to my justice and according to my innocence 10 The malice of sinners will at last have an end and the just will be directed by thee o God! the searcher of hearts and reins 11 Just is my assistance from our Lord who saves the upright of heart 12 God is a just judge powerfull and patient Will his anger always continue 13 Unless you be converted he will brandish his sword he has bent and made ready his bow 14 And prepared in it instruments of death of fiery matter he hath made his arrows 15 Behold the sinner has hatched injustice he conceived sorrow and has brought forth iniquity 16 He has open'd and dig'd a pitt and is fall'n into the ditch which he made 17 His mischeif will return upon his own head and his iniquity will fall heavy upon him 18 I will praise our Lord for his justice and I will celebrate with Cantiâ—les the name of God the most high PSALME VIII Domine Dominus noster According to the opinion of the most learned interpreters which the Scripture seems to confirme this Psalm principally regards the person of Iesus Christ risen from the dead in whom God did manifest his greatest glory and power Tho it may also be apply'd to other men 1 O Lord Psalm 8. our Lord how admirable is thy name over all the earth 2 For thy magnificence is raised above the heavens 3 Out of the mouths of infants sucking babes thou hast accomplish'd praise for the confusion of thy enemys that thou mayst destroy the foe and the revengfull man 4 When I consider thy heavens the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast created 5 What is man that thou should'st be mindfull of him Or the son of man that thou should'st visite him 6 Thou hast made him but litle inferiour to the Angels thou hast crown'd him with glory and honour and placed him over the works of thy hands 7 Thou hast made subject to him and put under his feet every Creature the sheep the oxen and all the beasts of the fâ—ild 8 The birds of the air and the fishes of the sea that walk in the paths of the deep 9 O Lord our Lord how admirable is thy name over all the earth PSALME IX Confitebor tibi Domine This Psalm of David in the figurative sense relates to the Incarnation of the son of God and to the Church planted by him upon earth 1 I wil praise thee Psalm 9. o Lord with my whole heart I will relate all the wonderfull things thou hast done 2 I will rejoyce and be overjoyd in thee I will sing praises to thy holy name o the most high 3 My enemy being driven back They will sink and fall before thee 4 For thou hast undertaken my cause and judged it for me Thou hast sat upon thy throne thou who dost justly judge 5 Thou hast rebuked the Gentils And the wicked one is destroy'd Their name thou hast blotted out to all Eternity 6 The weapons of the Enemy are disabled for ever Thou hast razed their Cities 7 They fell with noise Their memory is extinguish'd And our Lord remains for ever 8 He hath prepared his Throne on which he will give Judgement And he himself will judge the whole earth with equity And all Nations with justice 9 Our Lord is become a Refuge to the poor A helper in necessitys and in tribulation 10 And let all hope in thee who know thy name Because o Lord thou hast not forsaken those who seek thee 11 Sing praises to our Lord you who dwell in Sion Publish amongst the Nations the wisdome of his Counsells 12 For he has remember'd and required the blood of the Just And has not forgott the cry of the poor 13 Have mercy on me o Lord See how low I have been brought by my enemies 14 Thou who hast rais'd me from the gates of death That I might declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion 15 I will rejoyce in thy mercy that has saved me The Gentils are stuck fast in the ditch they made for my destruction 16 Their foot is caught in the snare they layd for me 17 Our Lord will make himself known by his judgments whilst the sinner remains caught by the work of his own hands 18 Let the wicked be turn'd over into hell And all the Nations that forget God 19 For the poor wil not allways be forgotten by him The patience of the distressed will at last be remember'd 20 Rise up o Lord Let not man prevaile Bring the Nations to judgement before thee 21 Place over them a Legislator to make them know they are but men * Here ends this Psalm according to the Hebrevv 22 Why o Lord art thou retired so far from us Do'st thou despise us in the time of our tribulations 23 Whilst the Impious swells with pride the poor just man burnes They are deceived in their cogitations 24 For the sinner is applauded in his ways and in the desires of his heart And the wicked man is well spoken of 25 Because the sinner has exasperated our Lord And in the severity of his anger he looks not after him 26 God is quite out of his sight he allways walks in the ways of
and has taken me into his protection from a deluge of water he has drawn me out 20 He has rescued me our of the hands of my powerfull enemys and of those who hated me for they were become too mighty for me 21 They first sett upon me in the day of my affliction but our Lord became my protector 22 He has set me at liberty he has sav'd me because he lov'd me 23 Our Lord will render to me according to my justice and according to the cleanes of my hands 24 Because I have kept the ways of our Lord and have not been guilty of impiety towards my God 25 For all his judgments are before my eyes and I have not rejected his just laws 26 And I will keep my self unspotted before him and will watch my self least I fall into iniquity 27 Our Lord will render to me according to my justice and will recompense me according to the cleanes of my hands in his sight 28 * Heb. vvith the mercifull thou vvilt be mercifull With the holy thou wilt be holy and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent 29 * Heb. and vith the sincere thou vvilt be sincere And with the elect thou wilt be elect and with the pervers thou wilt * Heb. vvrestle be perverted 30 For thou wilt save the people that are humble and thou wilt humble the eyes of the proud 31 'T is rhou o Lord that dost light my lamp my God! illuminat my darknes 23 By thee J shall be delivered from temptation and in the strength of my God I will make my way over the wall 33 The ways of my God are clean without spot the words of our Lord are tryd as it were by fire he is the protector of all that hope in him 34 For who is God but our Lord or what God is there but our God 35 The God who has begirt me with fortitude and made my ways to be free from blemish 36 Who has bestowd on my feet the swiftnes of staggs and has seated me on high places 37 Who hath taught my hands to fight in battel and has made my arms like a bow of brass 38 And thou hast given me o Lord thy protection for my security and thy right hand has held me up 39 Thy discipline has thorowly amended me and by that I will allways be instructed 40 Thou hast widen'd my steps under me and hast made my feet to tread firm 41 I will pursue my enemies and catch them and will not go back till they are defeated 42 I will break them nor shall they stand before me they shall fall under my feet 43 For thou hast given me strength and inabled me for war and has brought under me all those that rose up against me 44 Thou hast made my enemies turn their backs to me and all that hate me thou hast destroyd 45 They cryd out for help but there was none to save them to our Lord they cryd but he did not hear them 46 And I will bruse them as small as dust before the wind and like dirt in the streets they shall be cast out 47 Thou wilt deliver me from the contradictions of the people thou wilt establish me chief over nations 48 A people whom I did not know have serv'd me as soon as they heard of me they obeyd me 49 The degenerate have been false to me the degenerate children are grown rotten they have halted and are gone out of the way 50 Our Lord liveth and blessed be my God let the God of my safety be exalted above all things 51 Thou who hast revenged my cause and subdued nations under me thou who hast deliverd me from all my enraged enemies 52 Thou wilt likewise raise me above those who rise up against me from the injust men thou wilt rescue me 53 Therfore o Lord J will make known thy glory amongst the nations and to thy name I will sing a Psalm 54 May he still increase the safety of his king may he shew mercy to David his anointed and to his seed for ever PSALME XVIII Coeli enarrant gloriam This Psalm consists of two parts in the first wee are taught that the power and glory of God may be knowen by contemplating the celestiall bodies and especially the sun In the second part is described the perfection and efficacy of the Divine law The Psalm concludes with a prayer for the pardon of hidden sins 1 THe heavens speak the glory of God Psalm 18 and the firmament sets forth the works of his hands 2 Each day relates it to the next day and night to night imparts the knowledge of it 3 Not in words or speches whose voice is not heard 4 For the sound of them is gone thorow the whole earth and their words from one end of the world to the other 5 He has placed his tabernacle in the sun and he himself is like a bridegroom comming out of his wedding chamber 6 He setts forth with triumph as a gaint to run his career from one end of the heavens he begins his progres 7 And proceeds to the other end and the whole world do's feel his warmth 8 The law of our Lord is perfect without blemish it converts souls the testimony of our Lord is faithfull it gives wisdom to litle ones 9 The decrees of our Lord are just they comfort the heart the precepts of our Lord are bright they illuminat the eyes 10 The fear of our Lord is holy and remains for ever the judgments of our Lord are true and justifyd in themselves 11 And are more to be desired then gold and all pretious stones and more delitious then hony and the hony comb 12 Therfore thy servant carefully keeps them and for keeping of them great is the reward 13 But who is he that well knows his trangressions Cleanse me o Lord from my hidden sins and from the contagion of strangers preserve thy servant 14 If they have not dominion over me then I shall become pure and shall be cleansed from the greatest sin 15 Then will the words I speak become pleasing to thee as also the meditation of my heart which is allways in thy sight 16 Thou o Lord art my helper and my Redeemer PLALME XIX Exaudiat te Dominus It is beleeved that David composed this Psalm to be sung by the people when he was ready to march against the Ammonites It contains a prayer for the happy succes of his war 1 MAy our Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation Psalm 19 may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee 2 May he send thee succour from his Sanctuary and defense out of Sion 3 May he be mindfull of thy sacrifice and may thy holocaust be gratefull to him 4 May he give thee the desire of thy heart and prosper all thy designs 5 Wee shall rejoyce in thy safety and wee shall have glory in the name of our God 6 May our Lord grant all
thy petitions now I know that our Lord has saved his anointed 7 He will hear him from his holy heaven from his right hand comes the safety of Princes 8 Some trust in chariots and some in horses but wee will call upon the name of the Lord our God 9 They have been intangled and are fall'n but wee have rose up and stand upright 10 Lord save the king and hear us in the day in which wee call upon thee PSALME XX. Domine in virtute tua This Psalm follows the other which went before both in timé in history for as in the first he prayd for victery over his enemies he now thanks God for having obtaindit 1 IN thy strength Psalm 20 o Lord the king will rejoyce he will be transported with joy for the safety thou hast given him 2 Thou hast given him the desire of his heart thou hast not made frustrate the prayer of his lips 3 Thou hast prevented him with the blessings of thy bounty thou hast put on his head a crown inriched with pretious stones 4 He asked life of thee and thou hast bestowd upon him length of days that never will end 5 Great is his glory by the means of thy saving mercy thou wilt cloth him with glory majesty 6 Thou wilt make him a subject of thy blessings for all posterity thy countenance will replenish him with joy 7 For the king hopes in our Lord and the mercy of the most high will make him firme for ever 8 Let thy hand be felt by all thy enemies let thy right hand find them out who hate thee 9 Thou wilt make them become like a flaming oven in the day of thy anger our Lord in his indignation will confound them and fire will devour them 10 Thou wilt exterminate their race from the face of the earth and their posterity from amongst the sons of men 11 Because they would have brought evills upon thee they have fram'd designs which they could not execute 12 For thou wilt make them turn their backs and prepare the remainder of thy punishments to meet them in their faces 13 Be exalted o Lord in thine own strength then shall we celebrate with Hymnes Canticles the wonders of thy power PSALME XXI Deus Deus meus This Psalm seems to have been consecrated by David inspired by the holy Ghost to the passion of our Saviour who himself made use of the words contained in it when he hung upon the cross It also fortells the conversion of kings and nations to the church of Christ. 1 O God Psalm 21 my God! look towards me why hast thou forsaken me my sins put safety at a distance from me 2 My God! I cry by day and thou wilt not hear me I cry by night nor is it to be reputed folly in me 3 Thou dwellest in thy holy habitation the praise of Israel 4 In thee our fathers have hop'd they have hoped and thou hast deliverd them 5 They cry'd out to thee and thou didst save them they did put their trust in thee and they were not confounded 6 But J am a worm and not a man the reproche of men and the contempt of the people 7 All that looked upon me derided me they insulted me with their lipps and shaked their heads at me saying 8 He has trusted in the Lord let the Lord come to deliver and save him since he loves him so well 9 And true it is that thou o Lord hast brought me out of my mothers womb and hast been my hope ever since I was sucking at her breast 10 Out of her womb I was thrown into thy arms thou hast been my God from my first coming into the world depart not from me 11 For my sufferings are neer at hand and there is no body to help me 12 ◠am surrounded with a multitude of young bullocks And fatt bulls have beseiged me 13 They have open'd their mouths upon me like a lyon roaring and seizing his prey 14 I am powr'd out like water and all the strength of my bones is dissipated 15 My heart is become like melted wax in the middle of my body 16 My naturall vigour is dry'd up like an earthen pot bak'd by the fire my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth thou hast reduced me even to the dust of death 17 For I have been beset by a company of dogs a congregation of wicked ones hath besieg'd me 18 They have peirced my hands and my feet and they have counted all my bones 19 They consider'd me all over and inspected me they divided my clothes amongst them and upon my garment they cast lots 20 But let not o Lord thy succour be far from me take care of my defense 21 O God! deliver my soul from the sword and my only one from the power of the dog 22 Save me from the mouth of the lyon and from the horns of the unicorn in this my low condition 23 And I will make known thy name to my brethren in the middle of the assembly I will publish thy praises 24 Praise our Lord all you that fear him let all the seed of Jacob give glory to him 25 Let him be reverenced by the whole race of Israel because he has not neglected nor despised the prayer of the poor 26 Nor has he turned away his face from me when I cryd out to him he heard me 27 I will utter thy praises in the great Congregation I will pay my vows in the sight of those who fear thee 28 The poor shall eat and be filled all that seek our Lord shall praise him their hearts shall live for ever and ever 29 From one end of the earth to the other they will call to mind our Lord and be converted to him 30 And all the familys of the nations shall adore before him 31 For supreme power only belongs to our Lord he will rule over the nations 32 All the great ones of the earth have eaten have ador'd all mortalls shall fall down before him 33 And my soul shall live to praise him and my posterity shall serve him 34 The generations to come shall belong to our Lord and the heavens shall declare his iustice to the people that are yet to be born who are of his making PSALME XXII Dominus regit me David under the similitude of a shepherd leading his flock shews what care God has had over him and what great benefits he had received from the divine Majesty 1 OUr Lord governs me Psalm 22 nothing will be wanting to me he has put me into a place of excellent pasture 2 He has led me to waters of refreshment he has reviv'd my soul. 3 He has conducted me in the paths of justice for the glory of his name 4 Should I walk in the middle of the shade of death I would fear no harm because thou art with me 5 Thy rod and thy staff have been a comfort to me 6 Thou hast prepared
and sett before me a table to strengthen me against those who persecute me 7 Thou hast powred oyle upon my head and my inebriating cup how admirable is it 7 And thy mercy will accompany me all the days of my life 9 That I may dwell for ever in the house of our Lord. PSALME XXIII Domini est terra Most believe that David made this Psalm to be sung by the people when the ark was carryd to mount Sion but all interpreters agree that the holy Prophet had principally in his view the ascension of our Saviour Iesus Christ into heaven 1 THe earth is our Lords Psalm 23 and all that it contains the whole world and all that dwell in it are his 2 For he it was that founded the earth above the seas and provided it should be above the rivers 3 Who shall ascend to the mountain of our Lord or who shall stand in his holy place 4 He whose hands are innocent whose heart is clean who has not in vain received his soul and who has not deceitfully sworn to his neighbour 5 This is he who shall receive blessings from our Lord and mercy from God his Saviour 6 This is the race of men who seek him who seek the face of the God of Jacob. 7 Princes lift up your gates eternal gates be yee lifted up and the king of glory will enter 8 Who is the king of glory our Lord the strong the mighty our Lord the powerfull in battel 9 Princes lift up your gates eternal gates be yee lifted up and the king of glory will enter 10 Who is the king of glory the Lord of all power he is the king of glory PSALME XXIV Ad te Domine levavi It is probable that David made this Psalm in the time of the rebellion of Absalon It contains the prayer of a man in great straits begging ye assistance of God against his enel mies and the pardon of his sins 1 TO thee Psalm 24 o Lord I have rais'd up my soul in thee my God I confide and I shall not be asham'd 2. Nor let my enemies deride me for none who waite for thee will be put to confusion 3 Let all those be confounded who void of reason act unjustly 4 Shew to me o Lord thy ways and lead me in thy paths 5 Direct me in thy truth and teach me because thou art my God and my Saviour the whole day I wait for thee 6 Remember o Lord thine own mercy's the mercy's which thou hast shewn from the beginning of the world 7 But call not to mind the sins of my youth nor my ignorances 8 Remember me according to thy mercy o Lord for thy goodnes sake 9 Our Lord is mild and just and therfore he will prescribe a law to those who are out of the way 10 The meek he will guide in Judgment and he will teach the mild his ways 11 All the ways of our Lord are mercy and truth in respect to those who carefully seek his will and his laws 12 For the sake of thy holy name pardon o Lord my sin for very great it is 13 Who is the man that feareth our Lord for him he has provided a law to guide him in the way he has chosen 14 His soul shall dwell in plenty of goods and his seed shall inherite the land 15 Our Lord is a firm support to those that fear him and he will make his covenant manifest to them 16 My eyes shall allways be lifted up to our Lord for he will pull my feet out of the snare 17 Look upon me and have mercy on me because I am alone and poor 18 The griefs of my heart are multiplyd deliver me from my necessitys 19 Behold my low condition and the pain I am in And pardon all my offenses 20 Consider how my enemies are increased And how unjust a hatred they have towards me 21 Preserve my soul And deliver me I will not be ashamed because I have hoped in thee 23 O God! deliver Israel from all its tribulations PSALME XXV Judica me Domine The author of this Psalm appeals to God as his Iudge both of his own innocence and of the injustice of his enemies Interpreters differ in their opinion whither it was made by David in the time of Saul's persecution or of Absalom's rebellion 1 BE my Judge Psalm 25. O Lord because I have proceeded with innocence And having hoped in our Lord I shall not be weaken'd 2 Try me O Lord And put me to the test try my reins and my heart by fire 3 For thy mercy is allways before my eyes And I have delighted in thy truth 4 I have not sat down in the assemblys of vanity nor will I enter amongst the workers of iniquity 5 I have detested the conventions of malitious men nor will I ever sit in company with the Impious 6 I will wash my hands with the innocent And will still keep about thy altar O Lord 7 That I may hear the voice of thy praises And that I may relate all thy wonders 8 I have lov'd the beauty of thy house O Lord And the place where thy glory do's reside 9 Let not my soul O God! be lost with the Impious nor my life with the men of blood 10 Whose hands are stain'd with iniquity And whose right hand is full of bribes 11 But I will still proceed in my innocence redeem me and have mercy on me 12 My feet have stood firm in the right way in all assemblies I will praise thee O Lord PSALME XXVI Dominus illuminatio mea In this Psalm David mentions the dangers which by Gods assistance he has overcome and the assurance he has of being protected for the future he also begs of our Lord that he may without disturbance serve him night and day in the Tabernacle 1 OUr Lord is my light Psalm 27. And my safety whom shall I fear 2 Our Lord is the protector of my life who shall make me tremble 3 When the wicked came up against me to devour me 4 Those enemies that persecuted me were themselves weaken'd And fell to the ground 5 Should armies be drawn up against me my heart would be voide of fear 6 Should they give me battle my hope in this would still be firm 7 One only thing I have askd of our Lord And this I will require that I may dwell all the days of my life in the house of our Lord. 8 That I may contemplate the delights of our Lord And visite his temple 9 For he has hid me in his Tabernacle Psalm 26. in the days of my tribulation he shelter'd me in the secret part of his Tabernacle 10 He has sett me up upon a rock And has now rais'd my head above all my enemies 11 I have gone round and I have offer'd in his Tabernacle a sacrifice of joy I will sing hymns and Canticles to our Lord. 12 Hear O Lord my voice with which I cry out
Noli aemulari ' This Psalm seems to have been made by David when he was in some great affliction and probably when Absalom rebelled against him He fortify's himself likewise others against the scandal which the prosperity of the wicked do's usually cause in the minds of those who do not live by faith 1 BE not troubled at the prosperity of the wicked Psalm 36. nor shalt thou envy the workers of iniquity 2 For they will soon wither like hay And will fade like herbs in the feild 3 Hope in our Lord and do good then shalt thou inhabite the earth and be nourish'd with the plenty of it 4 Place thy delight in our Lord And he will grant thee the petitions of thy heart 5 Lay open thy way to our Lord hope in him and he will do for thee 6 And he will make thy justice appear as a shining light And thy equity as the noon day be subject to our Lord and pray to him 7 Envy not the man who prospers in his ways the man whose ways are full of injustice 8 Lay aside anger and indignation And be not provoked to do evill 9 For the wicked shall be exterminated but they who wait with patience upon our Lord shall inherite the land 10 Stay a litle and the sinner shall be no more you shall look in the place where he was and not find him 11 But the meek shall possess the land And shall be delighted in the fullnes of peace 12 The sinner will watch and observe the just And grind his teeth at him 13 But our Lord will laugh at him because he foresees his day is coming 14 The sinners have unsheathed their swords And they have bent their bows 15 To overthrow the poor and the needy And to slay the upright of heart 16 Let their swords pass into their own hearts And let their bows be broken 17 Happyer is the just man with a litle then sinners with their overflowing riches 18 For the arms of sinners shall be broken but our Lord strengthens the just 19 Our Lord knows the days of those who live without stain And their inheritance will last for ever 20 In evill days they shall not be confounded in the time of famine they shall be fill'd the sinners are they who shall perish 21 The enemies of our Lord after they have been honour'd and rais'd up in the world shall suddenly fall and vanish like smoak 22 The sinner shall borrow and never pay but the just shall have compassion and give 23 For they that bless and praise God shall inherite the earth but they who blaspheme him shall be brought to nothing 24 The hopes of the just man shall be guided by our Lord And he will be pleased with his way 25 When he falls he shall not be bruised because our Lord lays his hand under him 26 I have been young and now I am old And I have not seen a just man abandon'd and his children begging bread 27 The whole day he is compassionate lends And his posterity shall be in benediction 28 Avoid evill and do good And thou shalt live for ever and ever 29 For our Lord loves justice and will never forsake his holy ones eternally they shall be preserved 30 The unjust shall be punished And the race of the Impious shall perish 31 But the just shall inherite the land And shall dwell in it age after age 32 The mouth of the just man shall utter wisdom And his tongue shall speak according to justice and equity 33 The law of his God is in his heart And he shall not be supplanted in his way 34 The sinner watches and observes the just one And seeks how to destroy him 35 But our Lord will not leave him in his hands nor will condemn him when he comes to be judged 36 Wait for our Lord and keep his way and he will raise thee that thou may'st possess the land by inheritance when the Impious shall have perished then thou wilt see this 37 I have seen the wicked man mightily exalted Psalm 361 And elevated like the Cedars of Libanus 38 And passing by again beholdâ— he was no more I look'd for him And the place where he stoâ—d was not to be found 39 Preserve thy innocence and judge uprightly for there will be still remaines of the man that loves peace 40 But the Impious shall fall all at once And all that remaines of him shall perish 41 The preservation of the just is from our Lord he is their protector in the time of tribulation 42 And our Lord will assist them and deliver them he will rescue them out of the hands of sinners And save them because they have hoped in him PLALME XXXVII Domine ne infurore All agree that this penitentiall Psalm was made by David after the two crimes of adultery and murder which he had committed It containes the true and just sentments of a penitent heart 1 O Lord rebuke me not in thy indignation Psalm 37. nor chastise me in thy anger 2 For thy arrows are struck fast in me And thy hand is heavy upon me 3 At the sight of thy anger all my flesh is diseased at the sight of my sins I have no rest in my bones 4 Because my iniquitys are grown up above my head And like a heavy weight they press me down 5 My old wounds are putrified and are full of corruption by reason of my extreme folly 6 I am become wretched and bowed to the very ground the whole day I walked in sorrow 7 For my loins are full of illusions and there is no soundnes in my flesh 8 I am afflicted and exceedingly humbled my sighs did roar thorow the oppression of my heart 9 Thou seest o Lord what I desire And my sighs are not hidden from thee 10 My heart is full of trouble my strength hath forsaken me and the ligh of my eyes even that has fail'd me 11 My friends and my relations came towards me And stood up against me 12 They who have been neerest to me stood far from me And they used violence who sought my life 13 And the contrivers of mischief against me spoke things void of truth their dayly study was to deceive 14 But I as if I were deaf heard them not And like a dumb man I did not open my mouth 15 And so I became like one that had lost his hearing And was unable to give any answer 16 But since O Lord I have put my whole confidence in thee thou wilt hear me O Lord my God! 17 For I have sayd within my self let not my enemies insult over me who seeing me ready to fall already speak of me with pride and contempt 18 Yet I am still prepar'd for suffering And my sorrow is never out of my sight 19 I will openly declare my iniquity And allways think of my sin 20 But in the mean time my enemies live And are strengthen'd against me And they increase who
thanksgiving and with voice and instrument let us celebrate his glory 3 For God is the great Lord And the great king over all the Gods 4 For the whole earth from one end to the other is in his hand And the highest mountains belong to him 5 For his is the sea And he made it And his hands formed the dry Land 6 Come Let us adore and fall down And let us weep before our Lord who has made us 7 For he is the Lord our God and we are the people nourish'd in his pastures and the sheep guided by his hand 8 If today you shall hear his voyce harden not your hearts 9 As in the time of provocation and in the day of temptation in the desert wher your fathers tempted me they made tryall of me and beheld my works 10 For forty years together I was offended with that generation and said The heart of this people goes allways wrong 11 And they have not known my ways Therfor I swore in my anger they shall not enter into my place of rest PSALME LXXXXV Cantate Domino Vnder the litterall sense of this Psalme which expresses the greatnes of God rais'd infinitly aboue the Gods of the Nations and Victorious over all the Enemies of his people All interpreters agree that in the prophetick sense it contains the mistery of the comming of the Messias and of the establishment of the kingdom of Iesus-Christ which is his Church upon the earth 1 SIng to our Lord a new canticle Psalm 95. sing to our Lord over all the Earth 2 Sing to our Lord and bless his holy name From day to day set forth his saving mercy 3 Proclaime his glory amongst the people of the earth 4 For great is our Lord and infinitly praise-worthy he is terrible aboue all the Gods 5 For all the Gods of the Gentils are divells But our Lord is the Creator of the Heavens 6 Glory beauty shine out before him sanctity and magnificence are in his sanctuary 7 Ye Countries and nations I make offerings to our Lord of glory and honour offer to our Lord the glory due to his name 8 Take your victimes and go into his house Adore our Lord at the entrance of his holy Tabernacle 9 Let the whole earth tremble before him Tell the nations that our Lord is he who reigns 10 For he has setled the earth And it shall not be moved The people thereof he will judge with equity 11 Let the heavens rejoyce and the earth be transported with joy Let the sea alike be moued and all that fill it The feilds will have gladnes and all that is in them 12 Then will all the trees of the woods shew their joy in the presence of our Lord Because he comes because he comes to judge the earth 13 He will judge the whole earth with equity And all nations according to his truth PSALME LXXXXVI Dominus regnavit It is probable that David made this Psalme after some signall victory gain'd upon his Enemies for which he magnifys the power and mercy of God At the same time he does very plainly foretell the establishment of the spirituall kingdom of Iesus-Christ And he exhorts all men to prepare themselves for it by hatred to sin and loue to justice 1 OUr Lord does reign Psalm 96. let the earth rejoyce Let all the Islands be glad 2 Clouds and darknes are round about him justice and judgement support his Throne 3 Fire will go before him and he will consume his enemys round about him 4 His lightnings appeared over all the earth at the fight thereof the earth trembled 5 The mountains melted like wax in the presence of our Lord so did the whole earth in the presence of our Lord. 6 The heavens have declared his justice And all people of the earth have seen his glory 7 Let all be confounded who adore graven images And who glory in their jdols 8 Adore him all his Angels Sion has heard and has rejoiced 9 And the daugherts of Juda have been fill'd with joy by reason of thy judgements o Lord 10 For thou art the supreme Lord over all the earth Thou art infinitly rais'd aboue all the Gods 11 All you that love our Lord be haters of evill our Lord takes care of the souls of his saints he will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner 12 Light is risen upon the just And joy upon the upright of heart 13 Let all the just rejoyce in our Lord And celebrate the memory of his Hollines PSALME LXXXXVII Cantate Domino This Psalme seemes to have been made upon the same occasion and upon the same subject with the last And has the same spirituall and prophetick meaning 1 Sing to our Lord a new hymne Psalm 97. For he has done wonderfull things 2 We are saved by the might of his right hand and by the strength of his holy arm 3 Our Lord has made known his saving power in the sight of the nations he has manifested his justice 4 He has remembred his mercys and the making good his promises to the house of Israel 5 The whole earth has seen the saving mercy of our God 6 Joyfully sing all ye inhabitants of the earth the praises of God sing and be transported with joy sing and play upon your instruments 7 Sing to our Lord upon the harp and the Psaltery with trumpets and cornets 8 Sound forth your joy in the presence of our Lord our king Let the sea rejoyce and all it contains and the whole world with the inhabitants thereof 9 The rivers will joyn their applause and the mountains will shew their joy at the sight of our Lord because he comes to judge the earth 10 He will judge the earth according to justice And the people thereof with equity PSALME LXXXXVIII Dominus regnavit irascantur It is probable David made this Psalme at the time when the Ark was placed upon mount Sion It contains an exhortation to the people that they should reverence the glory of God residing in the Ark and adore him with humble fear as the holy Prophets in former times had done 1 OUr Lord reigns Psalm 98. Let the Nations be angry he reigns who sits upon the Cherubins Let the earth tremble 2 Our Lord is great in Sion And supreme over all the people of the world 3 Let them give glory to thy great name because it is terrible and holy And the glory of a king is loue of justice 4 Thou hast establish'd just laws Thou hast executed judgement and justice in Jacob. 5 Magnify the glory of the Lord our God And adore his footstool because it is holy 6 Moses and Aron were of the number of his preists Samuell was amongst thos who call'd upon his name 7. They call'd upon the Lord and he heard them in the pillar of the Cloud he spoke to them 8 They Kept his ordinances and the precept which he gave them 9 O Lord our God! thou
selves to Idols of their owne making 38 And our Lord was enraged against his people And he abominated his inheritance 39 And deliverd them up into the hands of the Nations And put them under the power of thos who hated them 40 They were oppressed by their Enemies and humbled under their Dominion Many times did God deliver them 41 But they still held on to exasperat him in their evill ways And their owne iniquitys brought misery upon them 42 Yet he had a regard for them in their affliction And he heard their prayer 43 And he remember'd his Covenant And he relented according to the greatnes of his mercy 44 And he rais'd compassion towards them in all thos who held them in captivity 45 Save us O Lord our God! And gather us again into a body out of the Nations 46 That wee may honour thy holy name And have glory in praising thee 47 Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel now and for ever And all the people shall say Amen Amen PSALME CVI. Confitemini Domino quoniam honus This Psalme is all praises and tranksgiving In the litterall sense it sets sorth the delivery of the Israelites from the Captivity of Egypt And from that of Babylon and in the Spirituall sense is discribed the redemption of mankind from the slavery of the Divell by the death of our saviour 1 PRaise our Lord Psalm 106. for he is good For his meecy continues for ever 2 Let thos speak who have been redem'd by our Lord who have been deliver'd by him out of the hands of the Enemy And who have been brought together again out of the Countrys where they were dispersed 3 From the east and the west From the north and From the south 4 They have wander'd in a wildernes without water And they have not found any way to a City of habiation 5 They wanderd hungry and thirsty Their souls fainted within them 6 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their necessitys 7 And Brought them into a right way by which they might come to a City of habitation 8 Let them thank our Lord for his great mercy And let them publish his wonders to the sons of men 9 For he has fill'd the empty soul And with his good things has satiated the hungry soul. 10 They sat in darknes and in the shade of death straitned with poverty and bound in irons 11 Because they had been rebellious to the word of God And had despised the Counsell of the most high 12 And their heart was brought low with labour and misery They sunk down throw weakness And there was no body to help them 13 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their calamitys 14 And brought them out of darknes and out of the shade of death And broke their chains in sunder 15 Let them praise our Lord for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 16 For he has made the brazen gates fly in pieces And the iron bars he has broke in sunder 17 He received them when they return'd from the way of their iniquitys For their injustices were the cause of their humiliation 18 Their soul loathed all nourishment Aod they were come to the very gates of death 19 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their Calamitys 20 He sent his word and he healed them And delivered them from death 21 Let them praise our Lord for his Mercys And for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 22 And let them offer him a sacrifice of praise And with loud joy let them sett forth his works 23 Who in ships made voyages upon the sea Driving their trade on the great waters 24 They have seen the works of our Lord And his wonders in the deep 25 He said the word and the wind blew a storme and the waves were raised up 26 They rose even to heaven And fell again to the lowest depth At the sight of so much danger their souls were in an agony 27 They were terrified and reel'd about like a drunken man And all their skill did qâ—iâ—e forsake them 28 And in their trbulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he deliverd them from all their Calamitys 29 And he chang'd his storme into a gentle gale And his waves instantly were quiet 30 And they became joyfull because they were appeased And he brought them into their desired harbour 31 Let them praise our Lord for his Mercys And for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 32 Let them glorify him in the assembly of the people And in the session of the Elders let them celebrate his praises 33 He has changed rivers into dry deserts And made dry ground wher fountains did spring 34 He has made fruitfull land become barren for the wickednes of the Inhabitants 35 He has turn'd the barren desert into a place abounding with waters And has made fountains rise in the dryest land 36 And ther he has placed thos who wanted food And they built themselves a Citty to dwell in 37 And they sow'd the feilds and planted vinyards which yeelded plenty of fruit 38 And he gave them his blessing and they multiplied exceedingly And their stock of cattell did also increase 39 And when they sinn'd again he reduced them to a small number Evills came upon them and they were oppressed with sorrow 40 He let their Princes fall into contempt And made them wander about in wilderneses wheâ— ther was no way 41 Yet he raised the poor out of their needy condition And increased their familys as a flock of sheep 42 The just will see these things and rejoyce And the mouth of iniquity will be stopt 43 Who is the wise man that will keep in memory thes things And the mouth of iniquity will be stopt PSALME CVII Paratum cormeum In The first part of this Psalme the mercys of God are praised and in the second his promise to preserve his kingdom is sett forth with an invocation of his assistance 1 MY heart is prepared Psalm 107. O God! my heart is prepared In all my glory I will celebrate thy praises with voice and instrument 2 Rise up my glory Rise up the Psalter and the harp And I myself will rise up betimes 3 I will praise thee O Lord in the midle of the people And I will sing thy glory amongst the Nations 4 Because thy mercy is rais'd above the heavens And thy truth up to the clouds 5 Be exalted O God! above all the heavens And over all the earth let thy glory shine That thy beloved may be delivered 6 Protect me with thy right hand and hear me God has said by his holy Prophet 7 I shall rejoyce and divide the land of Sichem And measure out the valley of the tabernacles 8 Galaad is mine and Manasses is mine And Ephraim is the cheif of my
our Lord in the midle of thee Jerusalem PSALME CXVI Laudate Dominum This Psalme is to be undertood of the vocation of the Gentils and the uniting all the people of the earth Iews and Gentils in one society viz. The Church of Christ. 1 PRaise our Lord all yee Nations Psalm 116. All people give him praise 2 Because his mercy is confirmed upon us And the truth of our Lord remains for ever PSALME CXVII Confitemini Domino This Psalme is a Canticle of thanksgiving which some think David sung when he was delivered from all his Enemys and settled upon the throne of Israel But tho this Psalme according to the letter is fitted to the person of David yett all agree and even some of the Rabins it ought also to be understood of the Messias which evidently appears by the application which our saviour himself makes of it and after him S. Peter 1 GIve glory to our Lord Psalm 117. because he is good Because his mercy continues for ever 2 Let Israel now say that he is good That his mercy continues for ever 3 Let the house of Aron now say That his mercy continues for ever 4 Let them all say who fear our Lord That his mercy continues for ever 5 When J was in straits and in tribulation I call'd upon our Lord and our Lord heard me and sett me free 6 Our Lord is my protector I will not fear what man can do to me 7 Our Lord is my protector And I will despise all my enemys 8 Much better it is to confide in our Lord Then to confide in Man 9 Much better it is to place our hope in our Lord Then to place our hope in Princes 10 All the Nations have besett me round But in the name of our Lord I have been reveng'd upon them 11 They have incompassed and beseiged me But in the name of our Lord I have been revenged upon them 12 They have swarm'd round me like bees and have been inflamed like thorns sett on fire But in the name of our Lord I have been revenged upon them 13 I have been run upon and push'd so violently that I was ready to fall But our Lord held me up 14 Our Lord is my strength and my praise And he is become my saviour 15 Avoice of joy and of â—alvation is heard in the tents of the just 16 The Right hand of our Lord has shewn its power The right hand of our Lord has raised me up The Right hand of our Lord has shewn its power 17 I shall not dy but I shall live and relate the works of our Lord. 18 Our Lord has punish'd and chastised me But he has spared my life 19 Open to me the gates of justice when J am enter'd I will praise our Lord This is the gate of our Lord and the just will enter therat 20 I will give thee thanks because thou hast heard me And art become my saviour 21 The stone which the builders rejected is made the corner stone 22 This is the work of our Lord And it is wonderfull in our eyes 23 This is the day which our Lord has made Let us triumph and rejoyce therin 24 O Lord save me May thy reign O Lord be prosperous Blessed is he who comes in the name of our Lord. 25 Wee have blessed you from the house of the Lord. God is our Lord And his light has shined upon us 26 Make this a day of solemnity with thick covering of bows even to the horne of the altar 27 Thou art my God and I will praise thy holy name Thou art my God And I will celebrate thy glory 28 I will celebrate thy holy name because thou hast heard me and hast saved me 29 Praise our Lord because he is good Because his mercy continues for ever PSALME CXVIII Beati immaculati This Psalme is all in praise of the law and ordonances of God wherin the Prophet shews his owne love and zeal for the observance of the Divine precepts Psalm 118. and also exhorts all people to do the like Tho this Psalme be without any Title yet by the ressemblance of the stile the expressions with those that bear the Title of Davids it appears to have been made by the Royall Prophet ALEPH. 1 BLessed are they whos ways are free from sin And who walk according to the Law of our Lord. 2 Blessed are they who make his Commandements their inquiry And who seek him with all their heart 3 For the doers of iniquity have not walkd in his ways 4 Thou hast commanded that thy laws shall be exactly kept 5 Grant O Lord that my ways may be sett right And may only tend to the performance of thy precept 6 I shall not fall into confusion If I have allways thy Commandments before my eyes 7 I will praise thee with an upright heart Because I have been instructed in the rules of thy justice 8 I will keep thy ordinances Do not forsake me for ever BETH 9 Man in his youth how shall he correct his ways but by following thy precepts 10 I have sought the with my whole heart Deny me not grace to fullfill thy law 11 All thy words I have layd up in my heart That I may never offend thee 12 Blessed art thou O Lord teach me thy justifiing precepts 13 I have pronounced with my lipps all the judgments which haue proceeded from thy mouth 14 I have taken as much joy in following the way prescribed by thee as in all the riches of the world 15 I will meditate on thy precepts And study thy ways 16 My thoughts shall dwell upon thy law And I will never forgett thy words GIMEL 17 Bestow thy grace upon thy sevant Give me new life I will keep thy precepts 18 Unveille my eyes and I will contemplate the wonders of thy law 19 J am but as a passenger upon the earâ—h Let me not remain in ignorance of the pâ—ecepts 20 My soul in all times has ardently desired thy justifications 21 Thou hast shewn thy anger against the proud Cursed are they who disobey thy Commandements 22 Deliver me from reproche and contempt since I have diligently sought thy ordinances 23 For the Princes have sett in consultation against me whilst thy servant was busy in performing thy law 24 Thy law is my only meditation In all my actions I have consulted thy precepts DALETH 25 My soul has stuck to the earth Give me life according to thy word 26 I have lay'd open to thee my ways And thou hast heard me Teach me thy saving Truths 27 Lead me in the path of thy precepts And I will meditate on thy wonders 28 My soul is tired and become drouzy strengthen me with thy words 29 Keep me out of the way of iniquity And lett me obtain thy mercy by observing thy law 30 I have chosen the way of truth I have not forgot thy judgments 31 I have adhered to thy testimonys O Lord Let me not
born of Egypt both men and beasts 9 And he made his signs and prodigys appear in the midle of thee O Egypt Against Pharaoh and all his servants 10 He defeated severall Nations And kill'd powerfull Kings 11 Schon King of the Amorheans And Og the King of Basan And all the Kingdomes of Canaan 12 And he gave their land to be the inheritance of his people of Israel 13 O Lord thy name will last eternally Thy memory O Lord will continue from generation to generation 14 For our Lord will judge his people And he will hearken to the prayers of his servants 15 The Idols of the Nations are made of gold and silver The works of mens hands 16 They have a mouth and can not speak They have eyes and can not see 17 They have ears and can not hear Nor is ther breath in their mouths 18 Let all that make them be like to them And all that confide in them 19 House of Israel bless our Lord house of Aron bless our Lord. 20 House of Levi bless our Lord All you that fear our Lord bless our Lord. 21 Blessed be our Lord in Sion who dwells in Jerusalem PSALME XXXV Confitemini Domino All are invited to praise God for the benfites he has bestowed upon And the wonders hâ— has done for the people of Israel 1 PRaise our Lord because he is good Psalm 135. Because his mercy continues for ever 2 Praise the God of Gods Because his mercy continues for ever 3 Praise the Lord of Lords because his mercy continues for ever 4 Praise him who alone does great and wonderfull things because his mercy continues for ever 5 Who by his wisdome made the heavens because his mercy continues for ever 6 Who settled the earth above the waters because his mercy continues for ever 7 Who made the great luminars because his mercy continues for ever 8 The sun to preside by day because his mercy continues for ever 9 The moon and the stars to preside by night because his mercy continues for ever 10 Who struck Egypt and kill'd their first born because his mercy continues for ever 11 Who brought forth Israel from the midle of them because his mercy continues for ever 12 With a strong hand and a strecht out arm because his mercy continues for ever 13 Who divided in sunder the red sea because his mercy continues for ever 14 And brought out Israel through the midle of it because his mercy continues for ever 15 And over threw Pharoh with all his host in the red sea because his mercy continues for ever 16 Who conducted his people in the desert because his mercy continues for ever 17 Who defeated great Kings because his mercy continues for ever 18 Who slew strong Kings because his mercy continues for ever 19 Sehon the King of the Amorites because his mercy continues for ever 20 And Og the King of Basan because his mercy continues for ever 21 And he gave their land for an inheritance because his mercy Continues for ever 22 For an inheritance to Israel his servant because his mercy continues for ever 23 In our humiliation he was mindfull of us because his mercy continues for ever 24 And he redeemed us out of the hand of our Enemies because his mercy continues for ever 25 Who giveth food to all living creatures because his mercy continues for ever 26 Praise the God of heaven because his mercy continues for ever 27 Praise the Lord of Lords because his mercy continues for ever PSALME CXXXVI Super flumina Babylonis This is a Canticle which the Prophet puts into the mouth of the people of Israel when they were in Captivity to deplore the misery of their banishment anâ— to desire their return to Ierusalem The Church makes use of it to represent to her Children the miserys of this life And to raise holy desires in them of going to heaven which is their true Country 1 UPon the banks of the rivers of Babylon wee have sat down and wept Psalm 36. when wee remember'd Sion 2 Wee hung up our harps on the willows in the midle therof 3 For ther did the men who had made us Captives Ask us to sing songs of joy 4 They who had carry'd us away said sing to us one of your Canticles of Sion 5 How shall wee sing a Canticle of our Lord in a strange land Psalm 136. 6 If I ever forget thee O Jerusalem Let me forget my right hand 7 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth If I remember not thee 8 If I do not make Jerusalem the principall subject of my joy 9 Remember O Lord the sons of Edom what they did in the day of Jerusalems desolation 10 They cry destroy it destroy it to the very fundation 11 Wretched daughter of Babylon blessed be he who shall render to thee the evill thou hast done us 12 May he be blessed who takes thy litle ones and dashes them in peices against the rock PSALME CXXXVII Confitebor tibi Domine In this Psalme David thanks God for all the benefites received from him and expresseth his assurance in the Divine assistance for the future 1 I Will thank thee O Lord with my whole heart Psalm 137. because thou hast heard the words of my mouth 2 In the presence of thy Angells I will sing thy praises I will adore thee in thy holy Temple and celebrate thy name 3 In acknowlegement of thy mercy and thy truth because thou hast magnified thy holy name above all names 4 In what day soever I shall call upon thee Vouchafe to hear me Thou wilt strengthen my soul still more and more 5 Let all the Kings of the earth celebrate thy praises O Lord because they have heard all the words of thy mouth 6 And let them sing in the ways of our Lord That great is the glory of our Lord. 7 For our Lord is above all And he regards low things And the high he looks upon at a distance 8 If I walk in the midle of tribulation thou wilt give me life Thou hast stretched out thy hand against the rage of my Enemies And thy right hand has saved me 9 Our Lord will revenge my cause Thy mercy O Lord is everlasting Despise not the works of thy own hands PSALME XXXVIII Domine probasti me In this Psalme David setts forth the infinit exâ—ont of Gods knowledge and how nothing from the beginning to the end of the world is concealed from him according to which knowledge he will judge Mankind 1 O Lord Psalm 138. thou hast try'd me and thou hast known me Thou hast known my sittings down and my risings up 2 A far off thou hast discover'd my thoughts And thou hast traced all my steps 3 Thou hast foreseen all my ways and every word that my tongue shall speak 4 O Lord thou knowest all that is to come and all that is past Thou hast form'd me and thou hast lay'd thy hand upon
before God for their sins 1 LOrd Psalm 142. hear my prayer Give eare to my supplication according to thy truth hear me according to thy equity 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant For no man living can be justified in thy sight 3 For the Enemy has persecuted my soul he has humbled my life even to the earth 4 He has lodged me in a obscure place like the dead And my soul is full of anxiety my heart is disturbed within me 5 I have called to mind the days of old I have considered the great things thou hast done and J have meditated upon the works of thy hands 6 J have stretched forth my hands to thee J present my soul before thee aâ— earth without water 7 Hear me quickly O Lord my spirit is quite sinking 8 Turn not thy face from me Least J become like thos who descend into the lake 9 Let me speedily find thy timely mercy Because J have hoped in â—hee 10 Make known to me the way in which J am to walk For to thee J have lifted up my soul. 11 Rescue me O Lord from my Enemys to thee J fly for refuge Teach me to do thy will for thou art my God 12 Thy good spirit will lead me into the right way For the glory of thy name O Lord thou wilt give me life according to thy equity 13 Thou wilt bring my soul out of tribulation And in thy mercy thou wilt defeat my enemies 14 And thou wilt destroy all who afflict my soul because J am thy servant PSALME CXLIII Benedictus Dominus David gives thanks to God in this Psalme for the assistance he has allways received from him In the second place he prays that all the Kings and Nations that oppose him may be overthrown 1 BLessed be our Lord Psalm 143. my God who teaches my hands to fight in battell And my fingers to wage war 2 He is mercyfull towards me he is my refuge my defender and my deliverer 3 He is my protector and my hope is in him who makes subject my people to me 4 O Lord what is man that thou shouldst mâ—ke thy self known to him Or the son of man that he should merite thy consideration 5 Man is become like to nothing his days pass away like a shadow 6 Bow thy heavens O Lord and come down Touch the mountains and they will smoke 7 Dart forth thy lightenning and thou wilt dissipate them Shoot thy arrows and thou wilt confound them 8 Stretch forth thy hand from above and rescue me Deliver me out of the deep waters out of the hands of the sons of strangers * Rebellious children 9 Who 's mouths speak lyes And whos right hand is the right hand of iniquity 10 O God J will sing a new song to thee J will sing it upon the instrument of ten strings 11 Thou who givest safety to Kings who hast redeemed David thy servant from the sword of the Enemy Now also deliver me 12 Deliver me out of the hands of the sons of strangers whos right hands are the right hands of iniquity 13 Who 's children flourish in youth like new plantations 14 Their daughters are finely deck'd And adorned like a Temple 15 Their store houses are full and overflown out of one into the other 16 Their yews are fruitfull and come out of their folds in great flocks Their oxen are fat 17 Ther are no breaches nor open passages in their inclosures Nor any outcrys in their streets 18 Happy they have said are the people to whom thes things befall But happy is the people who have our Lord for their God PSALME CXLIV Exaltabo tâ— Deus The Title of this Psalme shews that David made it to serve upon occaâ—ions for praising and thanking our Lord. 1 J will glorify thee Psalm 144. my King and my God J will bless thy name for ever and ever 2 Every day J will bless thee And J will praise thy name eternally 3 Great is our Lord worthy of all praise His greatnes is infinite 4 All ages to come shall praise thy works And shall declare thy power 5 They shall celabrate the magnificent glory of thy holines And shall relate â—hy wonders 6 They shall make known the force of thy terrible judgments And sett forth thy greatnes 7 They will publish the memory of thy abounding sweetnes And they will rejoice in thy justice 8 Our Lord is compassionat and mercifull he is patient and full of mercy 9 Our Lord is Benigne to all And his mercys are above all his works 10 Let all thy works praise thee O Lord And let thy saints bless thee 11 They shall publish the glory of thy Kingdome And shall declare thy power 12 That they may make known to the sons of men thy Allmightynes And the magnificent glory of thy Kingdome 13 Thy Kingdome is a Kigdome of all ages And thy Empire is from generation to generation 14 Our Lord is true in all his words And holy in all his works 15 He lifts up all that fall And raiseth from the ground all that are bruised 16 The eyes of all creatures hope in thee And thou givest them food in seasonable time 17 Thou openest thy hand and fillest every living creature with benediction 18 Our Lord is just in all his ways And holy in all his works 19 Our Lord is near at hand to thos who call upon him And to all that invoke him in truth 20 He will performe the desires of thos who fear him he will hear their prayers and will save them 21 Our Lord takes into his protection thos wholove him And will destroy all sinners 22 My mouth shall speak the praises of our Lord And let all flesh blesse his holy name for ever and ever PSALME CXLV Lauda anima mea In this Psalme are commâ—morated the benefites of God bestowed upon men and it declares that wee onght to put our trust in him alone ALLALUIA 1 O My soul Psalm 145. Praise thou our Lord Whilst I live I will praise our Lord I will sing the praises of my God as long as J am in being 2 Confide not in Princes not in the sons of men in whom ther is no safety 3 Their soul will depart and they will return to the earth whence they came In that day all their designs will vanish 4 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his defender whos hope is in the Lord his God who made heaven and earth the sea and all things that are in them 5 Who preserves truth for ever Who does justice to thos who suffer injury and gives food to thee hungry 6 Our Lord loosens the bonds of prisoners Our Lord gives sight to the blind 7 Our Lord lifts up thos who have been bruised Our Lord loveth the just 8 Our Lord will defend the stranger And take into his protection the orphan and the widow And he will confound the ways of sinners 9 Our Lord will
reign for ever Thy God O Sion will reign from generation to generation ALLELUIA PSALME CXLVI Laudate Dominum This Psalme was also made to praise God for his universall providence towards all creatures and for his particular care of the people of Israel ALLELUIA 1 PRaise yee our Lord Psalm 147. for 't is good to sing his praise Let us offer praises to our God that may be acceptable and worthy of him 2 Our Lord who built Jerusalem will gather together the people of Israel that have been dispersed 3 'T is he who heals thos whos hearts are broken And binds up their wounds 4 Who numbers all the stars And calls them by their names 5 Great is our Lord And great is his power his wisdome is infinit 6. Our Lord takes the meek into his protection he humbles the sinners down to the earth 7 Sing to our Lord with thanksgiving sing upon the harp prayses to our God 8 Who covers the heaven with clouds And prepares rain for the earth 9 Who produceth grasse upon the mountains ad herbs for the use of men 10 Who provides food for their cattle And for the young ones of crows when they cry out to him 11 Our Lord loves not the man who confides in the strength of his horse Or in the swiftnes of his legs 12 Our Lord is pleas'd with thos who fear him And who hope in his mercy ALLELUIA PSALME XLVII Lauda Jerusalem This Psalme was made when the jews had rebuilt the walls of Ierusalem in praise of Gods providence over all his creatures and of his particular mercy towards the Israelites ALLELUIA 1 JErusalem Psalm 147. praise thou our Lord Sion praise thou thy God 2 For he has made strong the locks of thy gates Psalm 148. he has blessed thy children within thee 3 It is he who has setled peace in thy borders And fills thee with the choicest wheat 4 Who sends his word of command to the earth And his words runs suiftly about 5 Who makes snow fall like wool And scatters the hoary frost like ashes 6 He casteth forth his ice like morsels Who can endure the rigour of his cold 7 When he says the word they will all be melted his wind will blow and the waters will flow again 8 It is he who holds forth his word to Jacob The rules of his justice and his judgments to Israel 9 He has not done so to any of the Nations Nor has he manifested his judgments to them ALLELUIA PSALME CXLVIII Laudate Dominum de celis This Psalme also invites all creatures to celebrate the praises of God ALLELUIA 1 PRaise our Lord all you that are in heaven Psalm 148. Praise him in the high places 2 Praise him all his Angells Praise him all his heavenly hosts 3 Sun and moon praise him stars and light joyn all to praise him 4 Praise him the heaven of heavens And let all the waters above the heavens praise the name of our Lord 5 For he spake and they were made he commanded and they were created 6 He has established them for ever to last all ages he has sett a rule and he will not go from it 7 Praise our Lord all Creature of the earth Dragons and all in the Deep 8 Let fire Psalm 118. hail snow ice storms of wind which execute his will 9 Let the mountains and all hills fruit-bearing trees and all Cedars 10 Let all beasts and cattle all that creep o◠fly with wings 11 Let the Kings of the earth and all the people The Princes and the judges of the earth 12 Let the young men and the virgins All the old men and the Children praise the name of our Lord For his name alone is great and high 13 Both heaven and earth proclaim his praise And he hath exalted the power of his people 24 Let hymnes be sung to him by all his saints By the Children of Israël by the people that are neer to him ALLELUIA PSALME XLIX This Psalme also invites the Israelites to sing the praises of God And foretells that they shall prevaile over their Enemies ALLELUIA 1 SIng to our Lord a new Canticle Psalm 149. Let his praise be celebrated in the assembly of the saints 2 Let Israel rejoyce in him who made them Let the sons of Sion glory in their King 3 Let them praise his name with Concerts of musique With the drum and the harp let them sound forth his praises 4 For our Lord is well pleased with his people he will raise up and save the meek 5 The saints shall rejoyce in glory They shall be fill'd with joy in their places of rest 6 The praises of God will◠be allways in their mouths And they will have two edged swords in their hands 7 To take revenge upon the Gentils And to chastise the Nations 8 To bind their Kings with fetters And their Nobles with manicles of iron 9 That so they may execute upon them the judgment sign'd by God This will be glory to all his saints ALLELUIA PSALME CL. Laudate Dominum in sanctis This Psalme is upon the same subject with the former ALLELUIA 1 PRaise our Lord in his sanctuary Psalm 150. Praise him in the firmament of his power 2 Praise him for the mighty things he has done Praise him for his greatnes which has no bounds 3 Praise him with the sound of trumpets Praise him with the Psalter and harpe 4 Praise him with the drum and the flute Praise him with strung instruments and the Organ 5 Praise him with lowd aad harmonious Cimballs Praise him with Cimballs of Jnbily Let every thing that breaths praise our Lord. ALLELUIA
is raised up to the heavens And thy truth up to the clouds 14 Be exalted O God! above all the heavens And over all the earth let thy glory shine PSALME LVII Si verè utique justitiam David takes occasion from the fury of Saul against him and the malice of his Enemys to reprehend in this Psalme all wicked men And S. Austin observes that wee ought with respect to hear the truths herein declared as a sermon made to all mankâ—nd 1 IF you say truely what is Iust Psalm 57. Judge allso according to justice yee sons of men 2 But you form iniquitys in your hearts And your hands execute injustice upon the earth 3 Sinners are perverted as soon as they come into the world From their mothers womb they have gone wrong They have spoken false 4. Their rage is like that of a serpent like that of a deaf aspe stopping his ears 5 Which will not hear the voice of the charmers nor of the magician Let him charm never so skillfully 6 God will break their teeth in their mouths the laws of these Lyons our Lord will tear in sunder 7 They will come to nothing like water that flows His bow remains bent till they be quite defeated 8 Like wax that melts they will drop away Fire fell upon them and they saw the sun no more 9 Before your sprouting thorns grow up to a tree as it were alive he will swallow them up in his anger 10 The just man will rejoice when he sees vengeance executed he will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner 11 Man will then say if there bee a reward for the just there is certainly a God who judges mankind upon the earth PSALME LVIII Eripe de inimicis meis David implores the help of God against his Enemyes he describes the snares that were layd for him he magnifys the divine assistance impreâ—ats his Enemies 1 REscue me Psalm 58. my God! out of the hands of my Enemyes And defend me against those that rise up against me 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity Psalm 57. And save me from the men of blood 3 For behold they have my life in their power and with a mighty force they sett upon me 4 Nor is it for any iniquity of mine O Lord or for my sin My courses and my conduct have been without crime 5 Rise up and come towards me behold my condition Thou O Lord The God of all power the God of Israel 6 Set thyself upon visiting all the Nations And take no pitty of any that work iniquity 7 Thy will return in the evening famish'd like hungry dogs And they will run about the citty 8 They will open their mouths And there is a sword in their lips They will say who has heard us 9 But thou O Lord wilt laugh at them Thou wilt bring to nothing all the Nations 10 For thee I will preserve the strength thou hast given me Because thou O God! art my defender the mercy of my God will go before me Psalm 58. 11 God will let me see how he will dispose of my enemies Let them not dye least my people should grow forgetfull 12 But disperse them by thy power And pull them down O Lord who art my protector 13 For the sins of their tongue and speeches of their lips And let them be apprehended and caught in their pride 14 And their Lyes and execrations will be charged upon them in the consummation In the wrath of consummation And they will wither to nothing 15 And they shall Know that God will rule over Israel And from one end of the earth to the other 16 They will return in the evening and be famished like hungry dogs And they will run about the citty 17 They will be dispersed to seek their meat And if they are not fill'd they will murmur 18 But I will sing the praises of thy power And early in the morning I will magnify thy mercy 19 Because thou art become a protector to me And my refuge in the day of tribulation 20 I will praise thee my defender with voice and instruments For thou art my mercifull God PSALME LIX Deus repulisti This Psalm made by David before his expedition against the Moabites and the Idumeans sets forth in the first place the danger and fear of the Israelites upon having so many enemies round about them ready to fall upon them Next he implores the divine assistance in confidence of which he foretels his victory over all his Enemies 1 O God! thou hast rejected us Psalm 59. thou hast undone us thou hast been angry with us And at last thou hast taken pity of us 2 Thou hast shaked the land and put it into confusion Heal the breaches of it for t' is all out of order 3 Thou hast made thy people feel hardships Thou hast given them the wine of sorrow to drink 4 To those who fear thee thou hast given a signe that they should fly before the bow 5 That thy beloved ones may be preserved Protect me with thy right hand and hear me 6 God has said by his holy Prophet that I shall receive and share out the land of Sichem And shall measure the vally of the tents 7 Galaad is mine and Manasses is mine And Ephraim is the chief of my strength 8 Judah is the seat of my Empire Moab the vessel of my hope 9 I will march on into Idumea And foreigners shall become my subjects 10 Who will lead me to their fortified Citty who will conduct me into the midle of Idumea 11 Is it not thou my God! who a while since rejected us And wilt thou not go forth with us at the head of our armies 12 Relieve us O Lord in our distresses For vain is the safety which comes from man 13 With the help of our God wee will performe great actions And t' is he who will bring to nothing all that afflict us PSALME LX. Exaudi Deus deprecationem This Psalm seems to have been composed by king David in the time of Absalom's conspiracy And whereas he was then a fugitive and gone from Ierusalem the holy fathers have proposed the prayer which he makes as an excellent modell of that which the Church of Iesus-Christ should offer to God in the banishment of this world and in the midle of all the temptations of his life 1 HEar O God! Psalm 36. my supplication Give ear to my prayer 2 From one end of the land to the other I have cried out to thee when my heart was full of anxiety thou didst raise me up upon a firm rock 3 Thou hast led me forwards and art become my Hope My tower of strength against all my enemies 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever I will be shelterd under the cover of thy wings 5 Because thou my God! hast heard my prayer Thou hast bâ—stowed an inheritance upon those who fear thy name 6 Thou wilt add
and prepared the earth to bring it forth 11 Plentifully water the furrows Multiply the productions What springs up will flourish with thy waterings 12 The whole year round will be blessed by thy bounty And thy fields will abound in plenty 13 The plains of the desert wil become fertil And the hills will rejoyce being covered with fruit 14 The rams will be well clothed with their fleeces And the vailes will abound with corn All with a lowd voice will sing hymns of joy PLALME LXV Jubilate Deo omnis terra The subject of this Psalme is the same with thâ— former with this difference that it seems to have been made after the return from captivity whereas the former suites to the time of their coming away 1 ALl yee people of the earth Psalm 65. Praise God with outcrys of joy sing a psalme to his name and magnify his glory 2 Say to God how terrible are thy works O Lord The greatnes of thy power will make even thy enemys feign obedience to thee 3 Let all the earth adore thee and publish thy praises Let them sing hymns to the glory of thy name 4 Come and behold the works of God how terrible he is in his conduct over the sons of men 5 Who turns the sea into dry land makes us walk dry foot over rivers Heerin wee will rejoice in him 6 Who rules for ever in vertue of his own power he has his eyes upon the Nations They who provoke him let them not be exalted within themselues 7 But all yee nations bless our God Make your voice heard in publishing his praises 8 Who hath given life to my soule hath not sufferd my feet to be moved 9 For thou O God! hast try'd us Thou hast examin'd us by fire as siluer is tryd 10 Thou hast brought us into the nett thou hast layd tribulations on our back Thou hast placed men over our heads 11 Wee have passed thrô fire and water And at last thou hast brought us into a place of refreshment 12 I will enter into thy house wher I will offer holocausts I will acquitt myself of the vows which my lipps have pronounced 13 And which in the time of my affliction My mouth has declared 14 I will offer fat holocausts to thee with the incense of burnt rams Oxen and goats I will offer to thee 15 Come and hear all you that fear God And I will tell what great things he has done to my soule 16 To him I have cryd aloud with my mouth And I have magnified him with my tongue 17 If I am conscious of iniquity in my heart God will not hear me 18 Wherfore God has heard me And has been attentive to the voice of my prayer 19 Blessed be God who has not rejected my petition Nor turnd away his cy from mee PSALME LXVI Deus misereatur nostri This Psalme seems allso to have been made when the Israelites were going but not gone out of Babylon All the interpreters agree that it represents in the spirituall sense the ardent desire which the Prophet had to the coming of the Messias and the redemption of mankind According to what Iosus-Christ said to his disciples that many Prophets and many Kings had desired to see what they saw but had not seen it 1 MAy God be mercifull to us and bless us Psalm â—6 May the light of his countenance shine upon us and may he be mercifull to us 2 That we may Know thy way upon the earth And that thy saving mercy may be made Known to all nations 3 Let the people praise thee O God! Let all people praise thee 4 Let the nations be glad Let them bee fill'd with joy For thou judgest the people with equity and dost rule the nations upon the earth 5 Let the people praise thee O God! Let all people praise thee The earth has yeelded its fruit 6 May God our God give us his blessing May God give us his blessing and may the whole earth fear him from one end to the other PSALME LXVII Exurgat Deus Some notwithstanding the title inscribed with Davids name apply this Psalme to the defeat of Sennacherihs army King of the Assyrians Others think it made by David at the time when the Ark was brought into the Citty of Ierusalem But most interpreters agree that the incarnation of the son of God his Ascension and the conversion of the Gentils with the destruction of the Devills empire were the things which the Holy Ghost principally intended in it 1 LEt God rise up Psalm 67. and his Enemies be dissipated Let all that hate him fly before his face 2 As smoke doth vanish so let them vanish And as wax melts before the fire so let sinners perish in the sight of God 3 But let the just feast and rejoyce in the presence of God Let them be â—ill'd with joy and delight 4 Sing canticles to God recite hymnes to the glory of his name Prepare the way for him who ascends on the west Lord is his name 5 Rejoyce you in his presence they will be confounded when he appears who is the father of orphans and the Patron of widows 6 God is present in his sanctuary God who makes those live in one house who are of one mind 7 Who by his power brings forth those who were bound and likewise those who provoked him and dwell in sepulchers 8 O God! when thou didst go forth before thy people when thou didst pass through the desert 9 The earth did tremble and the heavens did let fall their drops In the presence of the God of Sinai in the presence of the God of Israel 10 Out of thy good will O God! thou wilt provide raine for thy inheritance It was decayd but thou hast restored and made it perfect 11 Thy living creatures will dwell in it Thou O God! mercyfully hast provided food for the poor 12 Our Lord will give his word with mighty power to those whom he sends his heralds to declare his will 13 The all-powerfull king of his most deerly beloved will allso give him power to divide the spoiles of the Enemy for the ornament of his house 14 If you sleep in the middle between the inheritances you shall bee like the doue whose wings are of silver and whose back is of the coulour of gold 15 When he that is in heaven shall judg the kings upon the earth they will turn white like snow in Selmon The mountain of God is a fertile mountain 16 A mountain that flows with milk a rich mountain Why have you a suspition of mountains that flow with milk 17 A mountain in which God is well pleased to dwel And our Lord for ever will inhabite there 18 The chariot of God is attended by ten thousands Millions rejoyce about it Our Lord is amongst them in Sinai in his holy place 19 Thou hast ascended on high Thou hast led along a great number of captives Thou hast received gifts to be
with fear and shame who seek my life 3 Let them be driven back And let them blush who intend evill towards me 4 Let all those who insolently insult me with their words be forthwith driven back with shame 5 But let all who seek thee be fill'd and transported with joy in thee And they who love the salvation that comes from thee Let them allways say glorified be our Lord. 6 But I am needy and poor O God help me 7 Thou art my only helper and deliverer Tarry not O Lord PSALME LXX In te Domine speravi It is the generall opinion that David made this Psalme in the time of Absaloms rebellion thô the sons of Ionadab made use of it afterwards in the first captivity of Babylon S. Austin directs us to consider principally in it the necessity of Gods grace which is only capable to deliver us from the slavery of the Devill in the Same manner that David acknowledges that his delivery could proceed only from God 1 IN thee Psalm 70. O Lord I have hoped nor will I ever be confounded According to thy justice deliver me and save me 2 Gratiously hearken to me and make me safe 3 Become a protecting God a place of strength that by thee I may be saved 4 Because thou art my strength And my refuge 5 Rescue me my God! out of the hands of the sinner and out of the hands of those who break thy law and act unjustly 6 For thou art O Lord the sustainer of my patience From my youth O Lord my trust hash been in thee 7 Since I first came into the world thou hast still been my support From my mothers womb thou hast been my protector 8 I have allways sung thy praises I have been look'd upon by many as a wonder But thou art my powerfull deffender 9 Let my mouth be ever fill'd with thy praises That I may the whole day publish thy greatnes 10 Cast me not off in the time of my old age When my strength leaves me do not thou forsake me 11 For my enemys have spoke against me And they who lay in wait for my life have conspired to-gether 12 Saying God has forsaken him pursue him and take him For there is no body to deliver him 13 O God! depart not from me Look upon me and help me 14 Let those who calumniat me be confounded and destroyed Let them be covered with confusion and shame who designe evill against me 15 But I will allways be in hope And I will every day praise thee more and more 16 My mouth shall declare thy justice And the whole day magnify thy saving mercy 17 Because I am ignorant of worldly learning I will betake myself wholly to consider the power of our Lord O Lord I will only carry in my mind thy justice 18 Thou hast taught me O God! from my youth even to this very day I will declare thy wonderfull things 19 And do not abandon me O God! in my old age and in the extremity of my life 20 Whilst I make know'n the strength of thy arme to all ages that are to come 21 And thy power O God! and thy justice which are raised above the heavens by the mighty things thou hast performed O God! Who is like to thee 22 How many and how great afflictions and dangers hast thou made me under go and yet turning towards me thou hast restor'd me to life and from the lowest parts of the earth thou hast brought me up again 23 Thou hast still more and more made appear thy magnificence and turning towards me thou hast fill'd me with comfort 24 Wherfor I allso will still praise thy name and thy truth with the sound of musicall instruments O God! I will sing to thee upon the harp who art the holy one of Israel 25 My lipps will be transported with joy when I sing to thee as also my soule which thou hast redeem'd 29 And my tongue the whole day shall be employed to declare thy justice when my enemys shall be covered with shame and confusion PSALME LXXI Deus judicium tuum David made this Psalme at the very end of his life after he had establish'd Salomon his son upon the â—hrone of Israel It seems design'd by him to give his son his last instructions as also to ask of God wisdom and justice to direct him But 〈◊〉 he prophâ—tically maâ—es a â—ransition from the reigne of Salomon to that of Iesus-Châ—ist of which the other was but the type and figure 1 GIve Psalm 7 O God thy judgment to the king thy justice to the king's son 2 To judge thy people with justice And thy poor with Equity 3 Let the mountains bring Peace to the People the lâ—sser hills justice 4 He shall judge the cause of the poor of the people he shall protect the children of the poor And shall humble the calumniator 5 And he shall last equaly with the sun and above the moon from generation to generation 6 He shall descend like rain upon a fleece of wool And like gentle showers dropping upon the earth 7 Justice shall spring up in his days with the plenty of peace which shall continue as long as the moon 8 And his dominions shall reach from sea to sea And from the river to the extremiâ—y of the earth 9 The Ethiopians shall fall down before him and his Enemys shall lick the earth 10 The kings of Tharsis and the Islands shall offer him presents The kings of Arabia Psalm 71. and Saba shall bring their gifts 11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him All the nations shall serve him 12 For he will deliver the poor from the hands of the mighty The poor who have none to assist them 13 He will be indulgent to the indigent and to the needy And he will save the souls of the poor 14 He will redeem them from usury and injustice And their names will be honourable with him 15 And he shall live The Gold of Arabia shall be given to him There will allways be adorations for him And the whole day â—hey will bless him 16 And there shall be corn in the ground upon the tops of the mountains and the fruit thereof shall be extolled above Libanus And they in the Citties shall flourish like the grass of the feild 17 Let his name be blessed for ever be fore the sun his name doth subsist 18 And all the Tribes of the earth shall be bless'd in him All the nations shall give glory to him 19 Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel Who alone does wonderfull things 20 And blessed be his mighty name for ever And the whole earth shall be fill'd with his Mightines so be it so be it PSALME LXXII Quam bonus Israel Deus The intent of this Psalme is to fortify the just that are in persecution against the temptation of mistrusting the goodnes and providence of God when they see the wiâ—ked in prosperity 1 HOw
good is God to Israel Psalm 72. And to those who are upright of heart 2 But my feet can hardly stand their ground at every step I am ready to fall 3 By reason of my zeal against the wicked When I behold the peace of sinners 4 For they have no prospect of death Nor dos any punishment last upon them 5 They are exempt from the labour of other men And are not scourged like the rest of mankind 6 Therefore they are possessed with pride They are covered all over with injustice and impiety 7 Their iniquity as it were grows out of their fatnes and plenty They are abandon'd to the passions of their heart 8 Their thoughts and their words are full of malice And in high places they speak iniquity 9 They have sett their mouth against heaven And their tongues goe about the earth sparing none 10 Therefore my People will turn their thoughts to consider these things find the days of sinners to be many happy 11 And they will say how can God know this or does the most high know all things 12 See these sinners how they abound with the goods of this world what riches they possess 13 And I myself have said Therfor to no purpos I have made it my business to keep my heart clean and to wash my hands with the innocent 14 For the whole day I have been afflicted and from the beginning of the morning I have been chastised 15 But if I shall judge so I have condemn'd the whole race of thy children 16 I thought to penetrate into the secret but I labour'd in vaine 17 Till I enter'd into the sanctuary of God and learn'd there what their last end will be 18 This prosperity proved a snare to them and when they were raised up thou hast cast them down 19 Into what desolation are they fallen they sunk down all on the sudden They have perished by their own iniquity 20 Thou wilt make their image vanish out of the Ciâ—ty O Lord like the dream of a man waking out of his sleep 21 But in regard that my heart is inflam'd and my reins in disorder And that I am brought to nothing and am in utter ignorance 22 And that being become as it were a dumb creature in thy presence I have neverâ—heless not departed from thee 23 Thou hast taken me by the right hand and thou hast led me according to thy will And thou hast received me into thy arms with glory 24 For what have I to wish for in heaven Or what is ther upon the earth for me to desire but only thee 25 My flesh and my heart have fail'd me but God is the God of my heart God is my portion for ever 26 For they who depart from thee shall perish And thou hast doom'd to destruction all that are unfaithfull to thee 27 But t' is good for me to be united to God To place my hope in our Lord God 28 That I may proclaime thy praises at the gates of the daughter of Sion PSALME LXXIII Ut quid Deus repulisti This Psalme deplores the calamity of the Iewos and the destruction of the temple 1 O God! why hast thou wholy cast us off Psalm 73. why art thou so incensed against the sheep of thy pasture 2. Remember thy congregation which thou hast possessed from the beginning 3 The scepter of thy inheritance which thou hast redeem'd Mount Sion in which thou hast been pleased to dwell 4 Lift up thy hand to beat down their pride for ever What outrages has not the enemy committed in the sanctuary 5 And they who hated thee have insolently boasted in the midle of thy solemnitys 6 They placed without regard their standards as trophys upon the high places art the gates 7 Like so many fellers of wood they all joyned with their axes to cutt down the gates with the axe and the hammer they demolished thy Citty 8 They have sett fire to thy sanctuary They have defiled thy tabernacle upon earth where thy holy name was praised 9 The whole herd of them said in their hearts let us abolish all the festivall days of God upon the Land 10 We see no more of our former signs Now there is no prophet And wee shall be a people forgotten 11 How long O God! shall the Enemy reproche Shall the Adversary provoke thy name for ever 12 Why dost thou withdraw thy hand even thy Right hand Pluck it at last out of thy bosome 13 God is our king from the beginning He hath wrought salvation in the midle of the earth 14 Thou by thy power didst make firme the sea Thou didst crushe the heads of the Dragons in the waters 15 Thou didst crush the heads of the great Dragon Thou hast made him meat for the people of Ethiopia 16 Thou hast made fountains and torrents break out of rocks Rapid rivers thou hast dry'd up 17 Thine is the day and thine is the night The morning and the sun are of thy making 18 Thou hast framed the earth from end to end The summer and the spring thou hast created 19 Remember this that the enemy has reproched thee O Lord And that a people without sense have blasphemed thy name 20 Deliver not up to wilde beasts the souls of those who worship thee And forget not for ever the souls of thy poor ones 21 Have regard to thy covenant for the most abject of the earth have unjustly possessed and fill'd our houses 22 Let not the humble be turned away with confusion The poor and the needy will praise thy name 23 Rise up O God! judge thy cause Remember the outrages done to thee And which are continued the whole day by a senseless people 24. Forget not the speeches of thy Enemys the pride of those who hate thee grows higher and higher every day PSALME LXXIV Confitebimur tibi Deus This Psalme is a kind of dialogue in which some times the just some times the Prophet and some times God himself speaks In it the pride of men is humbled by the wholsome fear of the last judgement 1 WEe will praise thee Psalm 74. O God! Wee will giue thee thanks And wee will call upon thy holy name 2 Wee will relate thy wonders when my time shall come I will judge uprightly 3 The earth is dissolv'd and all that is in it It is I that have established the pillars of it 4 I have said to the wicked give over your wickednes And to the sinners be not elevated with pride 5 Extoll not yourselves with insolence Nor speak impiously against God 6 For neither from the east nor from the west nor from the mountains of the desert Will any support you For God himself is the sole jndge 7 This man he humbles and the other he exalts For our Lord holds in his hand a cup fill'd with a mixture of different wines 8 He powres out one into the other but the dregs still remain All the sinners of the
nor the machinations contrived in the dark nor the assault of the noon day divell 7 A thousand shall fall by thy side and ten thousand on thy right hand But no hurt shall come att thee 8 But thou shallt consider and look round with thy eyes and see the just recompense of sinners 9 Because thou hast sayd in thee O Lord is my hope And thou hast chosen the most high for thy refuge 10 Evill shall not approche to thee And the scourge will not come near thy habitation 11 For he has given thee in charge to his Angels that they may preserve thee in all thy ways 12 They will bear thee up with theiâ— hands least thy foot should stumble against the stone 13 Thou shalt safely walk over the aspic and the basilisk And thou shalt trample upon the Lyon and the Dragon 14 Because he has trusted in me I will deliver him I will protect him because he has known my name 15 He shall call upon me and I will hear him I am with him in time of tribulation I will rescue him and make him glorious 16 I will fill him with length of days And I will shew him my salvation PSALME LXXXXII Bonum est confiteri It is beleeved that this Psalme may have been made by David after he was delivered from the war of Absolom he gives God thanks admires the profoundnes of his wisedom in all his works and compares the false felicity of the wicked with the solid and everlasting happines of the just 1 IT is good to praise our Lord Psalm 91. and in Psalms to celebrate thy name that art the most high 2 To sett forth thy mercy in the morning And thy truth by night 3 Upon the instrument of ten strings in concert with the voice and the harpe 4 For thou hast delighted me O Lord in the things thou hast made And in the works of thy hands great will be my joy 5 How magnificent are thy works O Lord Deep and impenetrable are thy thoughts 6 The man without sense will not know and the fool will not understand these things 7 Whilst the sinners spring up like grass And the wicked flourish in the world 8 To perish at last for ever Thou O Lord for all eternity art the most high For behold O Lord thy enemys for behold thy enemys perish And all the workers of iniquity will be scatter'd 10 And like the horn of an unicorn my power will be rais'd up And my oldage will be supported by thy plentifull mercy 11 My eye has look'd upon my enemys with contempt And my ear will hear what becomes of thos who maliciously have risen up against me 12 The just shall flourish like the Palme tree And shall grow up like a Cedar upon Libanus 13 Planted in the house of our Lord They shall flourish in the house of our God 14 Still they shall be multiplyed in a fruitefull old age and shall have vigour and strength to declare 15 That our Lord God is full of equity and that there is no injustice in him PSALME LXXXVIII Dominus regnavit The Author of this Psalme represeuts God's everlasting Kingdom setts forth his power and the truth of his promises 1 OUr Lord reigneth Psalm 92. and is clothed with Majesty Our Lord has put on strength and has begirt himself 2 For he has fixed the globe of the earth which shall not be moved 3 Even then thy throne was established Thy being is before all ages 4 The rivers O Lord have raised The rivers have raised their voice 5 The rivers have raised their waves with the sound of many waters 6 Wonderfull are the swellings of the sea wonderfull yet more is our Lord in the heavens 7 Thy testimonys are most undoubtedly credible 3 Holynes becomes thy house O Lord for ever PSALME LXXXXIII Deus ultionum The Prophet in this Psalme represents the blindnes and uniustice of thos who abusing the patience of God persecute and oppress the just Thes he incourages in their sufferings to rely upon the mercy of God which sooner or later will never faile them and this he confirms by his owne exemple 1 GOd is the Lord of revenge Psalm 93. The God of revenge acts with full liberty 2 Be exalted thou who judgest the earth Render to the proud what they deserve 3 How long O Lord shall sinners how long shall sinners triumph 4 How long shall they vant and utter their iniquitys How long shall they boast who act unjustly 5 They have humbled thy people O Lord They have afflicted thos of thy inheritance 6 They have kill'd the widow and the stranger They have slain the orphan 7 And they have said The Lord will not see it and the God of Jacob will know nothing of it 8 Understand all yee sensless amongst the people And all ye fools at last grow wise 9 He that formed the ear will he not hear and he who made the eye will he not see 10 He that chastiseth whole nations will he not reprehend you he that gives knowledge to man will he not know 11 Our Lord knows the thoughts of men how vain they are 12 Happy is the man whom thou shalt teach O Lord and who shall be instructed by thee out of thy Law 13 That thou mayst make the evill days easy to him untill the pit is dug for the sinner 14 For our Lord will not cast off his people nor will he abandon his owne inheritance 15 But preserve it untill his justice be manifested in his judgements And all shall adhere to it that are upright of heart 16 Who in the mean time will take take my part against the wicked Or who will stand by me against the workers of iniquity 17 If our Lord had not helped me my soule had allmost dwelt in Hell 18 If J said my foot did faile me Thy mercy O Lord at the same time held me up 19 In proportion to the many sorrows that have oppressed my heart Thy consolations have fill'd my soul with joy 20 Will the seat of injustice have communication with thee who hast made thy precept painfull and laborious 21 They will ly in wait to take the life of the just and they will condemn innocent blood 22 But our Lord is become my refuge And my God is the prop of my hope 23 And he will make their injustice return upon themselves The Lord our God will destroy them PSALME LXXXXIV Venite exultemus This Psalme without doubt was made by David since saint Paul cites it as his in the Epistle to the Hebrews Some think it was made at the time when he carryed the Ark to mount Sion It containes a lively exhortation to praise God with our heart our voice and our works and to submitt to his holy laws 1 COme Psalm 94. Let us rejoyce in the presence of our Lord Let us sing the praises of God our saviour 2 Let us make haste to present ourselves before him with