I wyll put them together as the sheepe of Bozra as the flocke in the middest of their folde they shall make great noyse by reason of the multitude of men 13 The breaker shall come vp before them they shall breake out and passe by the gate and go out by it and their king shall go before them and the Lorde shal be vpon their heades ¶ The .iij. Chapter Against the tiranny of princes and false prophetes 1 ANd I saide heare I pray you O heads of Iacob ye princes of the house of Israel shoulde not ye know iudgement 2 But they hate the good and loue the euill they plucke of their skinnes from them and their fleshe from their bones 3 And they eate also the fleshe of my people slay of their skinne from them and they breake their bones and chop them in peeces as for the pot and as fleshe within the cauldron 4 Then shall they crye vnto the Lorde but he wyll not heare them he wyll euen hide his face from them at that time because they haue done wickedly in their workes 5 Thus saith the Lorde concerning the prophetes that deceaue my people and bite them with their teeth and crye peace but if a man put not into their mouthes they prepare warre against him 6 Therfore night shal be vnto you for a vision and darkenesse shal be vnto you for a diuination and the sunne shall go downe ouer the prophetes and the day shal be darke ouer them 7 Then shall the sears be ashamed and the soothsayers confounded yea they shal al couer their lippes for they haue none aunswere of God 8 Yet notwithstanding I am full of power by the spirite of the Lorde and of iudgement and of strength to declare vnto Iacob his transgression and to Israel his sinne 9 Heare this I pray you ye heades of the house of Iacob and princes of the house of Israel they abhorre iudgement and peruert all equitie 10 They builde vp Sion with blood and Hierusalem with iniquitie 11 The heades therof iudge for rewards and the priestes thereof teache for hyre and the prophetes thereof prophecie for money yet wyll they leane vpon the Lord and say Is not the Lord among vs no euill can come vpon vs. 12 Therefore shall Sion for your sake be plowed as a fielde Hierusalem shal be an heape and the mountaine of the house as the hie places of the forest The .iiij. Chapter The calling of the Gentiles and conuertion of the Iewes 1 BVt in the latter dayes it wyll come to passe that the hill of the Lordes house shal be prepared in the toppe of the mountaines and shal be set vp hygher then any mountaynes or hilles and people shall prease vnto it 2 Yea the multitude of the Gentiles shall haste them thither saying Come let vs go vp the to hill of the Lorde and to the house of the God of Iacob and he shall teache vs his wayes and we wyll walke in his pathes for the lawe shall come out of Sion and the word of God from Hierusalem 3 And he shall iudge many people and rebuke mightie nations of farre countreys so that of their swordes they shal make plough shares and sythes of their speares one people shall not lift vp a sworde against another yea they shall no more learne to fight 4 But euery man shall sit vnder his vineyarde and vnder his figtree and no man shall make them afraide for the mouth of the Lorde of hoastes hath spoken it 5 Therfore all people wyll walke euery man in the name of his God and we wyll walke in the name of our lord God for euer and euer 6 At the same time saith the Lorde wyl I gather vp the lame and the outcast and such as I haue chastened 7 And wyll geue a remnaunt vnto the lame and make of the outcast a mightie people and the Lorde him selfe shal be their king vpon the mount Sion from this time foorth for euermore 8 And vnto thee O thou towre of the flocke thou strong holde of the daughter Sion vnto thee shall it come euen the lordeship and kingdome to the daughter Hierusalem 9 Why then doest thou crye and lament is there no king in thee are thy counsellers perished that thou art so payned as a woman in her trauaile 10 And now O thou daughter Sion sorowe and lament as a woman in her trauaile for nowe must thou get thee out of the citie dwelt vpon the plaine fielde yea vnto Babylon shalt thou go but there shalt thou be deliuered * and there the Lord shall redeeme thee from the hande of thyne enemies 11 Now also are there many people gathered together against thee saying Sion shal be condempned and our eye shall loke vpon Sion 12 But they know not the thoughtes of the Lord they vnderstand not his counsel for he shall gather them together as the sheaues in the barne 13 Therefore get thee vp O thou daughter Sion and thresshe out the corne for I wyll make thy horne iron and thy hooues brasse that thou mayst breake in peeces many people their goodes shalt thou consecrate vnto the Lorde and their substaunce vnto the ruler of the whole worlde ¶ The .v. Chapter Of the destruction of Hierusalem 1 NOW shalt thou be robbed thy selfe O thou robbers daughter they shall laye siege against vs smyte the iudge of Israel with a rodde vpon the cheeke 2 And thou Bethlehem Ephrata art little among the thousandes of Iuda out of thee shal he come foorth vnto me which shal be the gouernour in Israel whose out going hath ben from the beginning and from euerlasting 3 Therefore wyll he geue them vp for a season vntill the time that she which shall beare haue borne then shall the remnaunt of his brethren be conuerted vnto the children of Israel 4 He shall stande faste and geue foode in the strength of the Lorde and in the maiestie of the name of the Lorde his God and when they be conuerted he shal be magnified vnto the farthest partes of the worlde 5 And he shall be our peace when the Assirians shall come into our lande when he shal treade in our palaces then shall we raise against him seuen sheepheardes and eyght principall men 6 These shall subdue the lande of Assur with the sworde and the lande of Nimrod with their naked weapons Thus shall he deliuer vs from the Assirian when he commeth within our lande and setteth his foote within our borders 7 And the remnaunt of Iacob shal be among the multitude of people as the deawe of the Lord and as the droppes vpon the grasse that taryeth for no man and wayteth on no body 8 Yea the residue of Iacob shal be among the gentiles and the multitude of people as the lion among the beastes of the wood and as the lions whelpe among the flockes of sheepe which whē he goeth through treadeth downe
thing that is good 11 Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me I will teache you the feare of God 12 What man is he that listeth to liue and woulde fayne see good dayes 13 Kepe thy tongue from euill and thy lippes that they speake no guyle 14 Eschewe euill do good seeke peace and ensue it 15 The eyes of God are ouer the righteous and his eares are open vnto their prayers 16 The countenaunce of God is against them that do euill to roote out the remembraunce of them from of the earth 17 The righteous crye and God heareth them and deliuereth them out of all their troubles 18 God is nye vnto them that are of a contrite heart and saueth such as be of an humble spirite 19 Great are the troubles of the righteous but God deliuereth him out of all 20 He kepeth all his bones so that no one of them is broken 21 Malice shal put the vngodly to death and they that hate the righteous shal be brought to naught 22 God redeemeth the soules of his seruauntes and al they that put their trust in him shall not be brought to naught The argument of the .xxxv. psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to be his iudge and defence against his enemies who without all cause geuen of his part like cruell hypocrites parasites and flattering courtiers say and do all that they can for to put him to death He declareth his hope confidence and ioy that he hath in God of ayde defence and deliuerie for the whiche he promiseth to geue him thankes not only by him selfe but also by such other as haue any regarde of his righteousnesse and innocencie ¶ Of Dauid 1 PLeade thou my cause O God with them that striue with me and fight thou agaynst them that fight against me 2 Lay hand vppon a shielde buckler and stande vp to helpe me 3 Bryng foorth the speare and stop the way against them that persecute me say vnto my soule I am thy saluation 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seeke after my soule let them be turned backe and brought to cōfusion that imagine mischiefe for me 5 Let them be as dust before the winde and let the angell of God scatter them 6 Let their way be darke and slipperie let the angell of God persecute them 7 For without a cause they haue priuily layde for me a pit full of their nettes without a cause they haue made a digyng vnto my soule 8 Let a sodayne destruction come vpon hym vnawares and his net that he hath layde priuily catch hym selfe let him fall into it with his owne destruction 9 And my soule shal be ioyfull in God it shall reioyce in his saluation 10 All my bones shall say God who is lyke vnto thee whiche deliuerest the poore from hym that is to strong for him yea the poore and him that is in miserie from him that spoyleth him 11 False witnesse did rise vp they layde thinges to my charge that I know not 12 They rewarded me euill for good to the great discomfort of my soule 13 Neuerthelesse when they were sicke I did put on sackcloth I afflicted my soule with fasting and my prayer returned into myne owne bosome 14 I kept them company whersoeuer they went as though they had ben my frende or brother I went heauyly as one that mourned for his mother 15 But in mine aduersitie they reioysed and gathered them together yea the very abiectes came together against me yer I wyst they rented me a peeces and ceassed not 16 With hypocrites scoffers and parasites they gnashed vpon me with their teeth 17 Lorde howe long wylt thou looke vpon this O deliuer my soule from their raginges and my dearling from Lions whelpes 18 So I wyll confesse it vnto thee in a great congregation I will prayse thee among muche people 19 O let not my deceiptfull enemies triumph ouer me let them not winke with an eye that hate me without a cause 20 For they speake not peace but they imagine deceiptfull wordes agaynst them that liue quietly in the lande 21 They gaped vpon me with their mouthes and said this is well this is wel our eye hath seene 22 Thou hast seene this O God holde not thy tongue then go not farre from me O Lorde 23 Stirre thou and awake O my God and my Lorde to iudge my cause and controuersie 24 Iudge me according to thy righteousnesse O God my Lorde and let them not triumph ouer me 25 Let them not say in their heart it is as we woulde haue it neither let them say we haue deuoured hym 26 Let them be put to confusion shame all together that reioyce at my trouble let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour that exalt them selues against me 27 Let them triumph with gladnesse and reioyce that be delighted with my righteousnesse let them say alwayes blessed be God whiche hath pleasure in the prosperitie of his seruaunt 28 And my tongue shal be talking of thy righteousnesse and of thy prayse all the day long The argument of the .xxxvj. psalme ¶ Dauid describeth the wickednesse and wretched ende of them that feare not God And also the great goodnes of God towardes all creatures He desireth his mercy and defence against the wicked ¶ To the chiefe musition seruaunt to the God of Dauid 1 THe wickednes of the vngodly speaketh in the middest of my heart that there is no feare of the Lorde before his eyes 2 For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred 3 The wordes of his mouth are vnrighteous and full of deceipt he hath left of to behaue him selfe wisely to do good 4 He imagineth mischiefe vpon his bed setteth him selfe in no good way neither doth he abhorre any thing y t is euil 5 Thy mercy O God reacheth vnto heauen and thy faythfulnes vnto the cloudes 6 Thy righteousnes is like the mountaynes of God thy iudgementes are a great deapth thou sauest both man and beast O God 7 How excellent is thy mercy O Lord therefore the chyldren of men shall put their trust vnder the shadowe of thy winges 8 They shal be satisfied with the plenteousnesse of thy house and thou shalt geue them drinke out of the riuer of thy delicates 9 For with thee is the fountaine of lyfe and in thy light shall we see light 10 O continue foorth thy louing kindnesse vnto them that knowe thee and thy righteousnes vnto them that are of an vpright heart 11 O let not the foote of pryde reache vnto me and let not the hande of the vngodly make me to moue out of my place 12 There be the workers of iniquitie fallen they are cast downe and shall not be able to rise vp ¶ The argument of the .xxxvij. psalme ¶ Dauid comforteth the godly that they be not offended
the beautie eloquence strength power successe administration of iustice aboundaunce of riches and maiestie of kyng Solomon with his wife and children setteth foorth Iesus Christe and his espouse the Churche whose eternal kingdome agaynst sinne death and hell is notably figured here in this psalme ¶ To the chiefe musition on the instrument Sosannim to be song of the children of Corach A song of loue geuyng wise instructions 1 MY heart is endityng of a good matter I wyll dedicate my workes vnto the king my tongue is as the penne of a redy writer 2 Thou art fayrer then the children of men full of grace are thy lippes because the Lorde hath blessed thee for euer 3 Girde thee with thy sworde vpon thy thygh O thou most mightie that is with thy glorie and thy maiestie 4 Prosper thou with thy maiestie ryde on the worde of trueth and of affliction for ryghteousnesse sake and thy ryght hande shall teache thee terrible thynges 5 Thyne arrowes are sharpe a people the kynges enemies shall submit in heart them selues vnto thee 6 Thy throne O Lorde endureth for euer and euer the scepter of ryghteousnesse is the scepter of thy kyngdome 7 Thou hast loued iustice and hated vngodlynesse wherfore the Lorde euen thy Lorde hath annoynted thee with the oyle of gladnesse more then thy felowes 8 All thy garmentes smell of Myrre Aloes and Cassia out of the iuorie palaces wherby they haue made thee glad 9 Kynges daughters are amongst thy honourable women vpon thy ryght hande standeth the queene in a vesture of golde of Ophir 10 Hearken O daughter and consider encline thine eare forget also thine owne people and thy fathers house 11 So shall the kyng haue pleasure in thy beautie for he is thy Lorde and worship thou hym 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall come with a present the riche among the people shall make their earnest prayer before thee 13 The kynges daughter is all glorious within her clothyng is of wrought golde 14 She shal be brought vnto the kyng in rayment of needle worke the virgins that folowe her and her company shal be brought vnto thee 15 With ioy and gladnesse shall they be brought and shal enter into the kinges palace 16 In steade of thy fathers thou shalt haue children whom thou mayst make princes in all landes 17 I wyll remember thy name from one generation vnto another therfore shall the people prayse thee worlde without ende ¶ The argument of the .xlvj. Psalme ¶ The prophete acknowledgeth God to haue deliuered Hierusalem so notably out of perilles that they all haue a cause to conceaue a full hope not for to feare any aduersitie in tyme to come He exhorteth other to beholde the great workes of God and turneth his speache to his aduersaries ¶ To the chiefe musition a song to be song of the children of Corach vpon Alamoth 1 THe Lorde is our refuge strength a helpe very easyly founde in troubles 2 Therfore we wyll not feare though the earth be transposed and though the hilles rushe into the middest of the sea 3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell and though the mountaynes shake at the surges of the same Selah 4 Yet the fludde by his ryuers shall make glad the citie of God the holy place of the tabernacles of the most hyghest 5 God is in the myddest of her therfore she can not be remoued the Lorde wyll helpe her and that ryght early 6 The heathen make much a do and the kyngdomes are moued but God shewed his voyce and the earth melted away 7 The God of hoastes is with vs the Lorde of Iacob is our refuge Selah 8 O come hither and beholde the workes of God what distructions he hath brought vpon the earth 9 He maketh warres to ceasse in all the worlde he breaketh the bowe knappeth the speare in sunder and burneth the charettes in the fire 10 Be styll then and knowe that I am the Lorde I wyll be exalted among the heathen I wyll be exalted in the earth 11 The God of hoastes is with vs the Lorde of Iacob is our refuge Selah The argument of the .xlvij. psalme ¶ The prophete inciteth the faythfull to prayse God with all kynde of melody for that he subdueth their enemies vnder them He also declareth that the heathen with their princes shall receaue the fayth ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme to be song of the children of Corach 1 CLap your handes all ye people make a noise vnto the Lorde with a ioyfull voyce 2 For God is hygh and terrible he is the great king vpō all the earth 3 He wyll subdue the people vnder vs and the nations vnder our feete 4 He hath chosen for vs our inheritaunce the glorie of Iacob whō he loued Selah 5 The Lorde ascendeth in a triumph and God with the sounde of a trumpet 6 Syng psalmes to the Lorde syng psalmes syng psalmes to our kyng sing psalmes 7 For the Lorde is kyng of all the earth * syng psalmes all you that haue skyll 8 God raigneth ouer the heathen God sitteth vpon his holy throne 9 The princes of the people are assembled together for to be the people of the God of Abraham for the shieldes of the earth be Gods who is hyghly exalted ¶ The argument of the .xlviii. Psalme ¶ The prophete magnifieth the maiestie of God for his goodnesse benefites fayth and wonderfull defence towardes his Churche which he commendeth vnder the name of the citie of God of mount Sion of the holy hyll and palaces of the north syde ¶ A song the psalme of the children of Corach 1 GReat is God and hyghly to be praysed in the citie of our Lorde his holy hyll 2 The hyll of Sion is fayre in situation and the ioy of the whole earth vpon the north syde lyeth y e citie of the great king 3 God is well knowen in her palaces as a most sure refuge 4 For lo kinges did assemble and passe by together they them selues sawe it * lykewyse they marueyled they were astonyed with feare and sodenly in haste they were gone away 5 A feare came there vpon them and sorowe as vpon a woman in her childe trauayle 6 Thou didst breake the shippes of the sea through the east wynde 7 Lyke as we haue hearde so haue we seene in the citie of God of hoastes in the citie of our Lorde God vpholdeth the same for euer Selah 8 O Lorde we haue wayted for thy louyng kindnesse in the myddest of thy temple 9 O Lorde accordyng to thy name so is thy prayse vnto the worldes ende thy ryght hande is full of iustice 10 Mount Sion shall reioyce and the daughters of Iuda shal be glad because of thy iudgementes 11 Compasse about Sion and go rounde about her and tell the towres therof 12 Marke well her bulwarkes beholde her hygh palaces that ye may tell it to your posteritie
vnderstande them and I shall lyue Coph 1 I Haue called with my whole heart heare me O God I wyll kepe thy statutes 2 I haue called vpon thee saue me and I wyll kepe thy testimonies 3 I haue preuented other in the dawnyng of the day and I cryed vnto thee for I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy wordes 4 Myne eyes haue preuented the nyght watches that my study might be wholy in thy wordes 5 Heare my voyce accordyng to thy louing kindnesse make me to lyue O God after thy iudgementes 6 They that mynde to do an act of mischiefenesse do drawe nye vnto me they are farre from thy lawe 7 But thou art nye at hande O God and all thy coÌ„maundementes be trueth 8 As concernyng thy testimonies I haue knowen long since that thou hast made them to last for euer Resh 1 BEholde myne affliction deliuer me for I haue not forgotten thy lawe 2 Defende thou my cause redeeme me make me to lyue accordyng vnto thy worde 3 Saluation is farre from the vngodly for they study not thy statutes 4 Thy mercies be manifolde O God make me to liue accordyng to thy iudgementes 5 There be many that do persecute me and be myne aduersaries yet I do not swarue from thy testimonies 6 I sawe transgressours and I was greeued at the heart because they kept not thy lawe 7 Beholde howe I loue thy commaundementes quicken me O God accordyng to thy louyng kindnesse 8 The beginning of thy word is trueth and all the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse endure for euermore Shin 1 PRinces haue persecuted me without a cause but my heart hath stoode in awe of thy wordes 2 I am as glad of thy worde as he that fyndeth a great bootie 3 That which is false I hate and abhorre but thy lawe I do loue 4 I do prayse thee seuen tymes euery day for loue of the iudgementes of thy iustice 5 They that loue thy lawe shall haue great prosperitie and nothyng shall offende them 6 Lorde I haue wayted after thy saluation and I haue done thy commaundementes 7 My soule hath kept thy testimonies and I haue loued them exceedyngly 8 I haue kept thy commaundementes and testimonies for all my wayes are before thee Tau 1 LEt my crye O God approche neare vnto thy face make me to vnderstande euery thyng accordyng vnto thy worde 2 Let my supplication come before thee deliuer me accordyng to thy worde 3 My lippes shall powre out thy prayse when thou hast taught me thy statutes 4 My tongue shall syng of thy worde for all thy commaundementes are ryghteousnesse 5 Let thyne hande be redie for to ayde me for I haue chosen thy commaundementes 6 I haue longed for thy saluation O God and thy lawe is my whole delight 7 Let my soule lyue and it shall prayse thee and thy iudgementes shal be an ayde vnto me 8 I haue gone astray lyke a lost sheepe oh seke out thy seruaunt for I haue not forgotten thy commaundementes ¶ The argument of the .cxx. Psalme ¶ The prophete requesteth God for to deliuer him from such as do maliciously slaunder him with false reportes For by their meanes he esteemeth his life led with the Ismaelites and with the barbarous people of Arabia and not with Gods people ¶ A song of high degrees 1 WHen I was in trouble I called vpon God and he hearde me 2 Deliuer my soule O God from false lyppes from a deceiptful tongue 3 What doth a deceiptfull tongue vnto thee what good bryngeth it thee 4 So much as sharpe arrowes of a strong man in thy sydes with Iuniper coales powred on thy head 5 Wo be vnto me that am constrayned to be conuersaunt in Mesech and to dwell among the tentes of Cedar 6 My soule hath dwelt long with hym that hateth peace 7 I am a man of peace but because I do speake therof they prepare them selues to battayle ¶ The argument of the .cxxj. Psalme ¶ The prophete lifteth vp his eyes vnto heauen from whence he most certaynely loketh for ayde at all tymes He assureth all other that God careth defendeth gouerneth and prouideth for those that flee vnto the Lorde for succour in their necessitie ¶ A song of high degrees 1 I Will lift vp myne eyes vnto the hilles from whence my helpe shall come 2 My helpe commeth from God who hath made heauen and earth 3 He wyll not suffer thy foote to moue he wyll not sleepe that kepeth thee 4 Beholde he that kepeth Israel wyll neither slumber nor sleepe 5 God hym selfe is thy keper God is thy defence vpon thy ryght hande 6 The sunne shal not hurt thee by day neither the moone by nyght 7 God wyll preserue thee from all euill he wyll preserue thy soule 8 God wyll preserue thy goyng out and thy commyng in from this tyme foorth for euermore ¶ The argument of the .cxxii. psalme ¶ Dauid declareth the ioy of the people goyng vp to Hierusalem where true religion was set foorth and iustice in courtes ministred for which causes he wisheth great prosperitie to the citie ¶ A song of high degrees of Dauid 1 I Was glad when they sayde vnto me we wyll go into the house of God 2 Our feete shall stande in thy gates O Hierusalem 3 Hierusalem is builded as a citie that is well vnited together in it selfe 4 For the tribes do go vp thyther euen the tribes of the Lorde which is a testimonie vnto Israel for to prayse the name of God 5 For there is ordeyned the seate for iudgement euen the seate of the house of Dauid 6 Pray for the peace of Hierusalem they shall prosper that loue thee 7 Peace be within thy walles and plenteousnesse within thy palaces 8 For my brethren and companions sakes I wyll wyshe peace to be within thee 9 Yea because of the house of God our Lord I wyll procure to do thee good The argument of the cxxiii psalme ¶ The prophete declareth that the godly despited of such as be riche proude and scornfull do loke for helpe only at Gods hande after a most humble sort ¶ A song of high degrees 1 I Lyft vp myne eyes vnto thee who dwellest in heauen 2 Beholde as the eyes of seruauntes loke vnto the hande of their maisters and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hande of her maistresse euen so our eyes wayte vpon God our Lorde vntyll he haue mercie vpon vs. 3 Haue mâ—y vpon vs O God haue mercy vâ—â—n vs for we haue suffered enough of dispite 4 Our soule is filled with the scornefull reprofe of the wealthy and with the dispitefulnes of the proude ¶ The argument of the .cxxiiij. Psalme ¶ Dauid acknowledgeth that he and his people had ben vtterly destroyed through the violence of enemies if God had not ben on their side with his present ayde ¶ A song of high degrees of Dauid 1 IF God him selfe had not ben of
he shal be brought lowe 13 And vpon all high and stout Cedar trees of Libanus and vpon all the okes of Basan 14 And vpon all the high mountaynes and vpon all the high hilles 15 And vpon euery high towre and vpon euery fenced wall 16 And vpon all the shippes of Tharsis and vpon all pictures of pleasure 17 And the pride of man shal be brought downe and the loftinesse of men shal be made lowe and the Lorde alone shal be exalted in that day 18 As for the idols he shall vtterly abolishe 19 And they shall creepe into holes of stone and into caues of the earth for feare of the Lorde and for the glorie of his maiestie when he ariseth to destroy the wicked ones of the earth 20 In the selfe same day shall man cast away his gods of siluer and his gods of golde into the holes of Mowles and Backes which he neuerthelesse had made to hym selfe to honour them 21 And they shall creepe into the cliftes of the rockes and into the toppes of the harde stones for feare of the Lorde and for the glorie of his maiestie when he ariseth to destroy the wicked ones of the earth 22 Ceasse therfore from man in whose nosethrilles there is breath for wherin is he to be accompted of The .iij. Chapter 1 The mischiefes that God sendeth on common weales for the contempt of his worde 14 The couetousnesse of rulers reproued 16 The proude nicenesse of women punished to their shame 1 FOr lo the Lorde God of hoastes doth take away from Hierusalem and Iuda all maner of stay all stay of meate and drynke 2 The captayne and the souldiour the iudge and the prophete the prudent and the aged man 3 The captayne of fiftie the honorable the senatour the cunnyng artificer and the eloquent oratour 4 And I shall geue children to be their princes and babes shall rule ouer them 5 And the people shall eche one of them violently oppresse another and euery one agaynst his neyghbour The boy shall presume agaynst the elder and the person of lowe degree agaynst the honorable 6 Yea one shall take a friende of his owne kinrede by the bosome and say thou hast clothyng thou shalt be our head and stay this ruine with thy hande 7 Then shall he sweare and say I can not helpe you there is neither meate nor clothyng in my house make me no ruler of the people 8 For Hierusalem and Iuda must decay because that both their wordes and counsayles are agaynst the Lorde to prouoke the presence of his maiestie to anger 9 Their very countenaunce bewrayeth thē yea they declare their owne sinnes themselues as Sodome they hide it not Wo be to their owne soules for they haue rewarded euyll vnto them selues 10 Say to the ryghteous that it shall go well with them for they shall eate the fruite of their owne studies 11 But wo be vnto the wicked for it shal be euyll with hym for he shal be rewarded after his owne workes 12 Children are extortioners of my people and women rule ouer them O my people thy leaders deceaue thee and corrupt the way of thy footsteppes 13 The Lorde is here to commune of the matter standeth to iudge the people 14 The Lorde shall enter into iudgement with the elders and princes of his people and shall say to them It is ye that haue burnt vp my vineyarde the spoyle of the poore is in your houses 15 What meane ye that ye bray as in a morter my people and grinde the faces of the poore saith the Lorde God of hoastes 16 Moreouer the Lord hath said seing the daughters of Sion are waxen proude walke with stretched foorth neckes and wanton lokes goyng and trippyng nicely and tinckelyng with their feete 17 Therfore shall the Lorde shaue the heades of the daughters of Sion and shall discouer their filthinesse 18 In that day shall the Lord take away the gorgiousnesse of the attire about their feete the caules and the rounde tires after the fashion of the moone 19 The sweete perfumes and the bracelettes and the mufflers 20 The bonnettes and the sloppes and the head bandes and the tablettes and the earynges 21 And rynges and nose iewels 22 The costly apparell and the vayles and the wimples the crispyng pinnes 23 And the glasses and the fine linnen and the hoodes and the lawnes 24 And in steade of good smell there shal be stincke and in steade of their girdle a rent and for well set heere there shal be baldnesse in steade of a stomacher a sacke cloth sunne burnyng for beautie 25 Thy men shal perishe with the sword and thy valiaunt souldiours in the battayle O Hierusalem 26 And her gates shall mourne and bewayle and she beyng desolate shall syt vpon the grounde The .iiij. Chapter 1 The miserie of the stubburne 3 A promise of Gods fauour to the residue 1 IN that day seuen women shall take holde of one man saying we wyll finde our selues meate and apparell only let vs be called by thy name to take our shamefull reproofe from vs. 2 In that day shall the budde of the Lorde be beautifull and glorious and the fruite of the earth shal be excellent and pleasaunt for them that are escaped of Israel 3 Then shall the remnaunt in Sion and the remnaunt at Hierusalem be called holy namely all such as are written among the lyuyng in Hierusalem 4 After that the Lorde hath washt away the filthinesse of the daughters of Sion and hath purged the blood out from Hierusalem in the spirite of iudgement and in the spirite of fire 5 And vpon all the dwellynges of the hylles of Sion and vpon her congregations the Lord shall create a cloude and smoke by day and the shynyng of a flamyng fire by night for all the glorie shal be preserued 6 And there shal be a tabernacle for a shadowe in the day time from the heat a safe place and refuge from weather and rayne The .v. Chapter 1 Of Christe and his vineyarde 8 with an execration of couetousnesse 11 drunkennesse 19 and contempt of Gods worde 1 NOwe wyll I syng my beloued friende a song of my friende touching his vineyard My beloued friende hath a vineyarde in a very fruiteful plenteous grounde 2 This he hedged and gathered out the stones from it and planted it with the choysest vine In the middest of it builded he a towre also made a wine presse therin and he loked that it shoulde bring him grapes and it brought foorth wylde grapes 3 Nowe O citezen of Hierusalem and man of Iuda iudge I pray thee betwixt me and my vineyarde 4 What more coulde haue ben done for it that I haue not done Wherfore then hath it geuen wylde grapes where I loked to haue had grapes of it 5 Well nowe I shall tell you howe I will do with my vineyarde I will take the hedge from it that it may perishe and
And the hurt thereof is lyke an earthen vessell whiche breaketh without helpe so that in the bursting of it there is not founde one sheuer to fetch fire in or to take water withall out of the pit 15 For thus saith the Lorde God euen the holy one of Israel In repentaunce and in rest shall ye be safe in quietnesse and sure confidence shal be your strength but ye haue had no list thereto 16 For ye haue sayde No but we wyll escape thorowe horses therefore shall ye flee And we wyll get vs vp vpon swift beastes and therefore shall your persecutours be swifter 17 A thousande shall flee at the rebuke of one and at the rebuke of fiue shall ye all flee till ye be left as a ship mast vpon the top of a mountaine and as a beaken vpon an hill 18 Therefore doth the Lorde cause you to wayte that he may haue mercy vpon you to the entent that he may haue the preeminence when he is gratious vnto you For the Lord is the God of iudgement Blessed are all they that hope in hym 19 If the people remaine in Sion and at Hierusalem thou shalt not be in heauinesse but at the voyce of thy complaint shall he haue mercy vpon thee and when he heareth it he shall geue thee an aunswere 20 And though the Lorde geue you the bread of trouble and the water of aduersitie thy rayne shal be no more so scant but thyne eyes shall see thy rayne 21 Yea and thyne eare shall heare the talking of him that doth speake behinde thee This is the way walke ye in it turne not aside neither to the right hande nor to the left 22 Ye shall destroy also the couering of your siluer images and the decking of your golden idols euen as filthynesse shalt thou put them away And thou shalt say vnto it Get thee hence 23 Then shall God geue rayne vnto thy seede that thou shalt sowe the grounde withall and bread of the increase of the earth whiche shal be fat and very plenteous in that day also shall thy cattell be fed in large pastures 24 The oxen lykewyse and the young asses that eare the grounde shall eate cleane prouender whiche is purged with the winde and the fanne 25 Finally vpon euery hye mountayne and hyll shall there be riuers and streames of waters in the day of the great slaughter when the towres fall 26 Moreouer the light of the moone shal be as the light of the sunne and the sunne light shal be seuen folde and haue as much shine as in seuen dayes beside when the Lorde bindeth vp the sore of his people and healeth the stroke of their wounde 27 Beholde the fame of the Lorde commeth from farre and his presence is so hotte that no man is able to abyde his lippes are full of indignation and his tongue is as a consuming fire 28 His breath is a vehement flud of water that reacheth vp to the necke that he may sift away the heathen in the siue of vanitie and his breath is a brydle of errour in the lawes of the people 29 And ye shall sing lyke as in the night when the holy solempnitie beginneth and ye shall haue gladnesse of heart like as when one commeth with a pipe vnto the hill of the Lorde and to the most mightie one of Israel 30 And the Lorde shall cause his glorious voyce to be hearde and shall declare his stretched out arme with a terrible countenaunce with the flambe of a consuming fire with noysome lightening with a showre and with hayle stones 31 For thorowe the voyce of the Lorde shall Assur be destroyed which smote other men with the rodde 32 And it shall come to passe that whyther soeuer he goeth the rodde shall cleaue vnto him which the Lorde shall laye vpon hym with tabrettes and harpes and with great warre shall he fight against his hoast 33 For the fire of hell is ordayned from the beginning yea euen for the kyng is it prepared This hath the Lorde set in the deepe and made it wide the burning whereof is fire and muche wood The breath of the Lorde whiche is like a riuer of brimstone doth kindle it The .xxxi. Chapter 1 He curseth them that forsake God and seeke for the helpe of men 1 WO be vnto them that go downe into Egypt for helpe and trust in horses and put their confidence in charrets because they be many and in horsemen because they be lustie and strong but they regarde not the holy one of Israel and they aske no question at the Lorde 2 And he neuerthelesse is wise and will plague the wicked and goeth not from his worde he wyll aryse against the housholde of the frowarde and against the helpe of euyll doers 3 Nowe the Egyptians are men and not God and their horses fleshe and not spirite And assoone as the Lord stretcheth out his hande then shall the helper fall and he that shoulde haue ben helped and they shall altogether be destroyed 4 For thus hath the Lorde spoken vnto me Lyke as the lion and lions whelpe roareth vpon the pray that he hath gotten and is not afraide though the multitude of shepheardes crye out vpon him neither be abashed for all the heape of them so shall the Lorde of hoastes come downe to fight for mount Sion and defende his hyll 5 Like as the byrdes flutter about their nestes so shall the Lorde of hoastes kepe saue defende and deliuer Hierusalem 6 Therefore O ye chyldren of Israel turne againe vnto him whom you haue ofttimes forsaken 7 For in that day euery man shall cast out his idols of siluer and his idols of golde whiche ye haue made with your owne handes vnto your sinne 8 Assur also shal be slayne with the sworde not with a mans sworde neither shal the sworde of any man deuour hym and he shall flee from the slaughter and his choise young men shal be discomfited 9 He shall go for feare to his strong holdes and his princes shall flee from his standerd saith the Lord whose fire is in Sion and his fornace in Hierusalem ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter 1 The conditions of good rulers and officers 1 BEholde a kyng shall gouerne after the rule of righteousnesse and the princes shall rule according to the ballaunce of equitie 2 And that man shal be vnto men as a defence for the winde and as a refuge for the tempest lyke as a ryuer of water in a thirstie place and the shadowe of a great rocke in a drye lande 3 The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim and the eares of them that heare shall take diligent heede 4 The heart of the vnwyse shall attayne to knowledge and the vnperfect tongue shall speake playnely and distinctly 5 Then shall the foolishe nigarde be no more called gentle nor the churle liberall 6 But the nigarde wyll speake nigardlye and his heart wyll worke euyll
the Lordes vengeaunce is come yea he shall rewarde her agayne 7 Babylon hath ben in the Lordes hande a golden cuppe that maketh all landes drunken of her wine haue all people drunken therfore are they out of their wittes 8 But sodaynly is Babylon fallen and destroyed mourne for her bryng plasters for her woundes yf she may peraduenture be healed agayne 9 We woulde haue made Babylon whole say they but she is not recouered therfore wyll we let her alone and go euery man into his owne countrey for her iudgement is come into heauen and is gone vp to the cloudes 10 The Lorde hath brought foorth our righteousnesse and therfore come on we wyll shewe in Sion the worke of the Lorde our God 11 Make sharpe the arrowes and multiplie your shieldes for the Lorde shall rayse vp the spirite of the kyng of the Medes which hath alredy a desire to destroy Babylon this shal be the vengeaunce of the Lorde the vengeaunce of his temple 12 Set vp tokens vpon the walles of Babylon make your watch strong set your watchmen in araye yea holde priuie watches and yet for all that shall the Lorde go foorth with his deuice which he hath taken vpon them that dwell in Babylon 13 O thou that dwellest by the great waters O thou that hast so great treasure and riches thine ende is come and the reckenyng of thy wynnynges 14 The Lorde of hoastes hath sworne by hym selfe that he wyll ouerwhelme thee with men lyke grashoppers in number whiche with a courage shall crye alarum alarum agaynst thee 15 Yea euen the Lorde of hoastes that with his power made the earth with his wisdome prepared the round world and with his discretion spread out the heauens 16 Assoone as he letteth his voyce be hearde the waters in the ayre waxe fierce he draweth vp the cloudes from the endes of the earth he turneth the lightnynges to rayne he bryngeth the wyndes out of their secrete places 17 If they be esteemed by their wisdome all men are become fooles confounded be all the casters of images for the thing that they make is but deceipt and hath no breath 18 Vayne is it and an erronious worke and in the tyme of visitation it shall perishe 19 The portion of Iacob is none such but he that made all thinges whose name is the Lorde of hoastes he is the rodde of his enheritaunce 20 Thou hast ben mine hammer and weapons for warre for with thee haue I broken the people in peeces and with thee haue I destroyed kyngdomes 21 Through thee I haue beaten to powder horse and horsemen yea the charrettes and such as sate vpon them 22 Through thee I haue broken man and woman olde and young bacheler and mayden 23 Through thee I haue destroyed the sheepheard and his flocke the husbandman and his cattell the princes and the rulers 24 Therfore wyll I rewarde the citie of Babylon and all the inhabitauntes of Chaldea with all the euyll which they haue done vnto Sion yea that ye your selues shall see it saith the Lorde 25 Beholde I come vpon thee thou noysome hyll saith the Lorde thou that destroyest all landes I wyll stretch out my hand ouer thee and cast thee downe from the stony rockes and wyll make thee a burnt hyll 26 So that neither corner stones shal be taken any more out of thee but waste and desolate shalt thou lye for euermore saith the Lorde 27 Set vp a token in the lande blowe the trumpets among the heathen prouoke the nations agaynst her call the kyngdomes of Ararat Menni and Ascanez agaynst her set the prince agaynst her bryng as great a sort of terrible horses agaynst her as yf they were grashoppers 28 Prepare against them the people of the Medes with their kynges princes and all their chiefe rulers yea and the whole lande that is vnder hym 29 The lande also shall shake and be afrayde when the deuice of the Lorde shall come foorth agaynst Babylon to make the lande of Babylon so waste that no man shal dwel any more therin 30 The worthyes of Babylon shall leaue the battayle and kepe them selues in strong holdes their strength hath failed them they shal be lyke women their dwellyng places shal be burnt vp their barres shal be broken 31 One purseuaunt shall meete another yea one poste shall come by another to bryng the kyng of Babylon tidinges that his citie is taken on euery syde 32 The foordes occupied the fennes burnt vp and the souldiers sore afrayde 33 For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel The daughter of Babylon hath ben in her tyme lyke as a threshyng floore but shortly shall her haruest come 34 Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon hath deuoured and destroyed me he hath made me an emptie vessell he swalowed me vp lyke a dragon and fylled his belly with my delicates he hath cast me out 35 My substaunce wherof he hath spoyled me and the thyng that was left me which he hath caryed away crye out against Babylon saith the daughter that dwelleth in Sion yea and my blood also agaynst the Chaldees saith Hierusalem 36 Therfore thus saith the Lorde Beholde I wyll defende thy cause and auenge thee I wyll drynke vp her sea and drye vp her water sprynges 37 Babylon shall become an heape of stones a dwellyng place for dragons a fearefulnesse and wonderyng and no man shall dwell there 38 They shall rore together lyke lions and as the young lions when they be angry so shall they bende them selues 39 In their heate I shall geue them a dinner and they shal be drunken for ioy then shall they sleepe an euerlastyng sleepe and neuer wake saith the Lorde 40 I shall cary them downe to be slayne lyke sheepe lyke weathers and goates 41 O howe was Sesach wonne O howe was the glorie of the whole lande taken howe happeneth it that Babylon is so wondred at among the heathen 42 The sea is risen ouer Babylon hath couered her with her great waues 43 Her cities are layde waste the lande lyeth vnbuilded and voyde it is a lande where no man dwelleth and where no man trauayleth through 44 Moreouer I wyll visite Bell at Babylon the thyng that he hath swalowed vp that same shall I plucke out of his mouth the gentiles also shall runne no more vnto hym yea and the walles of Babylon shall fall 45 O my people come out of Babylon that euery man may saue his life from the fearfull wrath of the Lorde 46 Be not faynt hearted and feare not at euery rumoure that shal be hearde in the lande for euery yere bryngeth newe tidinges and in the yere folowing newe tidinges and robbyng in the lande and lorde vpon lorde 47 And lo the tyme commeth that I will visite the images of Babylon and the whole lande shal be confounded yea and her slayne shall lye in the middest of her 48 Heauen and
come foorth of his chamber and the bride out of her closet 17 Let the priestes the Lordes ministers weepe betwixt the porche the aulter and let them say Spare thy people O Lord and geue not ouer thine heritage to reproche that the heathen shoulde rule ouer them Wherfore shoulde they say amongst the heathen Where is their God 18 And then the Lorde wyll be ielous ouer his lande wyll spare his people 19 Yea the Lorde wyll aunswere and say to his people Beholde I wyll sende you corne and wine and oyle and wyll satisfie you therwith and wyll not geue you ouer any more to be a reproche among the heathen 20 And I wyll remoue farre of from you the northen armie and I wyll driue him into a lande barren and desolate with his face towardes the east sea and his hinder partes towardes the vttermost sea and his stinch shall arise and his corruption shall ascende because he hath exalted him selfe to do this 21 Feare not O thou lande be glad and reioyce for the Lorde wyll do great thinges 22 Be not afrayde ye beastes of the fielde for the fruitfull places of the desert are greene for the tree beares her fruite the figge tree and the vine yeelde their strength 23 Be glad then ye children of Sion and reioyce in the Lorde your God for he hath geuen you moderate rayne he wyll sende downe for you the rayne euen the first rayne the latter rayne in the first moneth 24 And the barnes shal be fylled with corne and the presses shall ouerflowe with wine and oyle 25 And I wyll restore to you the yeres which the grashopper the canker worme the locust and the caterpiller haue deuoured my great armie which I sent amongst you 26 And you shall eate in plentie and be satisfied and shall prayse the name of the Lorde your God which hath dealt wonderously with you and my people shall not be ashamed any more 27 And you shall knowe that I am in the middle of Israel and that I am the Lorde your God and none but I and my people shall neuer be ashamed 28 And it shall come to passe after this I wyll powre out my spirite vpon all fleshe and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecie your olde men shall dreame dreames your young men shall see visions 29 Also in those dayes vpon the seruauntes and vpon the handmaydens wyll I powre out my spirite 30 And I will shewe wonders in heauen and in earth blood and fire and pillers of smoke 31 The sunne shal be turned into darknesse and the moone into blood before that great and terrible day of the Lord come 32 But whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lord shal be saued for there shal be deliueraunce in mount Sion and in Hierusalem as the Lord hath promised and also in the remnaunt whom the Lorde shall call The .iij. Chapter Of the iudgement of God agaynst the enemies of his people 1 FOr beholde in those dayes and in that time when I shall bryng agayne the captiuitie of Iuda Hierusalem 2 I wyll also gather all the gentiles and cause them to come into the valley of Iehosaphat and I will pleade with them there for my people and heritage Israel which they haue scattered amongst the nations and haue parted my lande 3 And thei haue cast lottes for my people and chaunged the boy for an harlot and solde the gyrle for wine that they might drynke 4 And what haue you to do with me O Tyre and Sidon and all the coastes of Palestine wyll ye render me recompence and if you recompence me I shal swiftly and speedyly returne your recompence vpon your owne heades 5 For ye haue taken my siluer and my golde my pleasaunt pretious thinges haue caryed them into your temples 6 You haue solde also the children of Iuda and the children of Hierusalem to the Gretians that you might send them farre from their owne countrey 7 Beholde I will rayse them out of that place whither you haue solde them and wyll returne your recompence vpon your owne heades 8 And I wyll sell your sonnes and your daughters into the handes of the children of Iuda and they shall sell them vnto the Sabeans to a nation that dwelleth farre of for the Lorde hath spoken it 9 Publishe this thyng among the gentiles proclayme warre wake vp the mightie men let all the men of warre drawe neare and come vp 10 Breake your plowe shares into swordes and your sithes into speares let the weake say I am strong 11 Assemble your selues and come all you heathen and gather your selues together rounde about there shall the Lord cast downe thy mightie men 12 Let the heathen arise and come vp to the valley of Iehosaphat for there will I sit to iudge all nations rounde about 13 Put in your sithes for y e haruest is ripe come ye and descende for the wine presse is full yea the presses ouerflowe for their wickednesse is multiplied 14 O people people come into the valley of finall iudgement for the day of the Lorde is at hande in the valley of finall iudgement 15 The sunne and the moone shal be darkned and the starres shall withdrawe their light 16 The Lord also shall rore out of Sion and out of Hierusalem shall he geue his voyce the heauens and the earth shall shake but the Lorde wyll be the hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel 17 So shall you knowe that I am the Lorde your God dwellyng in Sion my holy mountayne then shall Hierusalem be holy and there shall no straungers passe through here any more 18 And in that day shall the mountaynes drop downe sweete wine and the hylles shall flowe with mylke all the riuers of Iuda shall runne with water and a fountayne shall come out of the house of the Lorde and shall water the valley of Sittim 19 Egypt shal be waste and Edom shal be a desolate wildernesse for the iniuries done to the children of Iuda because they haue shed innocent blood in their lande 20 But Iuda shal dwel for euermore and Hierusalem from generation to generation 21 I wil also clense the blood of them that I haue not clensed and the Lord dwelleth in Sion ⧠The booke of the prophete Amos. The first Chapter 1 The condition and state of Amos and the time of his prophecie 3 The worde of the Lorde against Damascus the Philistines ▪ Cyrus Idumea and Ammon 1 THe wordes of Amos who was among the sheepheardes at Thecua whiche he sawe vpon Israel in the dayes of Ozia king of Iuda and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioas king of Israel two yere before the earth quake 2 And he sayde The Lord shal roare out of Sion and vtter his voyce from Hierusalem and the dwelling places of the sheepheardes shall mourne the top of Charmel shall