charitable man and the happines which will attend him 1 HAppy is the man who fears our Lord Psalm 111. his whole pleasure will be to keep his Commandements 2 His posterity shall be powerfull upon the earth The race of the just shall be blessed 3 Glory and riches will abound in his house and his justice will remain for ever 4 A Light in Darknes is risen upon the just Mild mercifull and just is our Lord. 5 He who takes pitty and lends and shall order his words with judgment is a joyfull man for he shall never be moved out of his place 6 The memory of the just will eternally last he will not fear any ill to be sayd of him 7 His heart is allways pâ—epar'd to hope in our Lord his heart is firmly fixt he will remain unmoved till he despiseth his Enemies 8 He has liberally distributed his alms to the poor his justice remains recorded for ever his power will be exalted in glory 9 The sinner will see it and be inraged he will gnash his teeth and wither with envy The desires of sinners shall come to nothing PSALME CXII Laudate pueri Dominum This Psalme containes an Exhortation to praise God for his greatnes and glory and above all for his goodnes towards the sons of men in taking care even of the meanest amongst them and raising them some times to the degree of Princes as it happen'd in the person of David himself 1 PRaise our Lord all you that are his servants Psalm 112. Praise the name of our Lord. 2 Let the name of our Lord be blssed both now and for ever 3 From the rising to the setting of the sun all praise is due to the name of our Lord. 4 Our Lord is raised above all the Nations And above the heavens his glory is exalted 5 Who is like the Lord out God who dwells on high And looks upon all that is humble both in heaven and upon the earth 6 Who raiseth the poor from the dust And lifts up the needy from the dunghill 7 To place him with Princes even the Princes of his people 8 Who makes the barren woman in the house become a joyfull mother of children PSALME CXIII In exitu Israel The Prophet in this Psalme makes an abrigement of the wonders which God perform'd in bringing his people out of Egypt into the land of Canaan The cheif defign of it is to print an aversion in the minds of the people against the Idols of thos Nations And to settle them in the service of the true God 1 WHen Israel went out of Egypt Psalm 113. The house of Jacob out from a barbarous Nation 2 Judea became the place of his sanctification And Israel the seat of his power 3 The sea beheld him and fled Jordan was driven backwards 4 The mountains leaped like rams And the hills like the lambs of the flock 5 O sea what made thee fly And thou Jordan what drove thee back 6 Why did you mountains leap like rams And you hills like the lambs of the flock 7 At the sight of our Lord the earth did tremble At the sight of the God of Jacob 8 Who changeth rocks into pools of water and quarys of stone into fountains 9 Not to us O Lord Not to us But to thy name give glory 10 By making manifest thy mercy and thy truth Least at any time the Nations should say Wher is their God 11 But our God is in heaven what ever pleased him to do he hath done 12 The Idols of the Nations are made of gold and silver The handy works of men 13 They have a mouth and can not speak They have eyes and can not see 14 They have ears and can not hear They have nostrils and cannot smell 15 They have hands and can not feel They have feet and can not walk They have a throat and can not cry out 16 Let all be like them who make them and who confide in them 17 The house of Israel confides in our Lord he is their helper and their protector 18 The house of Aaron confides in our Lord he is their helper and their Protector 19 All that fear our Lord confide in our Lord he is their helper and their Protector 20 Our Lord has been mindfull of us and has given us his blessing 21 He has blessed the house of Israel he has blessed the house of Aaron 22 He has blessed all who fear him Both litle and great 23 May our Lord increase his blessings upon you and upon your children 24 Be yee all blessed by our Lord who made heaven and earth 25 The heaven of heavens belongs to our Lord The earth he has given to the sons of men 26 The dead will not praise thee O Lord Nor all thos who descend into hell 27 But wee who live bless our Lord now and for ever PSALME CXIV Dilexi quoniam The Prophete in this Psalme gives thanks to God for having delivered him from an eminent danger And promiseth sacrifices of praise to God for his mercy shewn to him 1 J have loved Psalm â—â—4 Because our Lord will hear the voice of my prayer 2 Because he has inclin'd his ear to me And J will call upon him all the days of my life 3 The sorrows of death have besett me And the dangers of hell are come upon me 4 J have mett with tribulation and greif And J have called upon the name of our Lord. 5 O Lord free my soul our Lord is mercifull and just Our God is full of pitty 6 Our Lord takes care of litle ones J was humbled Psalm 114. and he deliver'd me 7 Return my soul to thy rest Because our Lord has been bountifull to thee 8 Because he has freed my soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from falling 9 J will please our Lord in the land of the living PSALME CXV Credidi propter quod This Psalme in the hebrew is a continuation of of the former and it containes the thanks of the Prophet to God for having loosen'd his bonds and deliver'd him from a great danger 1 J Have beleeved and therfor J did speak Psâ—lm 115. But J have been exceedingly humbled 2 J said in my transport of mind Every man is a lyer 3 What shall J render to our Lord for all the benefites J have received from him J will take the cup of salvation And call upon the name of our Lord. 4 J will perfom my vows to our Lord in the presence of all his people Pretious in the sight of our Lord is the death of his saints 5. O Lord because J am thy servant Because J am thy servant and the son of thy hand maid 6 Thou hast broken my bonds And J will sacrifice to thee a victime of praise And J will call upon the name of our Lord. 7 J will perform my vows to our Lord in the sight of all his people At the entrance of the house of
iniquity 27 Thy judgments are removed from before his eyes he will have dominion over all his Enemies 28 For he has said in his heart I will stand firm from generation to generation untouched by any evill 29 His mouth is full of malediction of bitterness and of deceit Labour and greif lurk under his tongue 30 He sitts plotting with the rich in privat how he may destroy the innocent 31 He watcheth the poor with his eyes he lyes in ambush like a Lyon in his den 32 He lays snares that he may catch the poor man And carry him off when he has drawn him in 33 Then he will tumble him down in his net he will stoop and fall upon him when he has him fast 34 For he has said in his heart God minds nothing of this he looks another way will he ever take notice of it 35 Rise up o Lord God! Lift up thy hand and forget not the poor 36 For why has the impious man provoked God Is it not because he has said in his heart God will not call me to account 37 This thou seest for thou do'st consider the labour and greif of the Iust That the sinners may be deliverd up to thy justice 38 For the poor are left to thy care Thou art the Gardian of the Orphan 39 Break the arme of the sinner and of the malitious man his sin will be required and will not be found 40 Our Lord will reign from age to age for ever and ever And you Gentils shall be exterminate out of his land 41 Our Lord has heard the desire of the poor Thou hast been attentive to the preparation of their heart 42 To do justice to the pupil and to the humble That Man may no longer presume to magnify himself upon the earth PSALME X. In Domino confido This Psalm contains a Dialogue between David and those who counsell'd him to save himself from the fury of Saul by flying away It is also proper for all those who are under oâ—pression and put their confidence in God 1 I Confide in our Lord Psalm 10. Why do you say to my soul fly over to the mountains like a sparrow 2 For behold the sinners have bent their bows They have their arrows ready in the quiver That they may shoot in the dark the upright of heart 3 They have destroyd what thou hast made But what has the just man done 4 Our Lord is in his holy Temple our Lords Throne is in heaven 5 His eyes look favorably upon the poor His eyes examine the sons of men 6 Our Lord examines both the just and the Injust But he that loves iniquity hates his own soul. 7 He will rain down snares upon sinners Fire and brimston and tempests will be the portion of their Cup. 8 For our Lord is just and he loves justice Equity is lookd upon by him PSALME XI Salvum me fac Domine In this Psalm the Author describes the corrupt manners of his age He prays that God would purge the land of all wieked and proud men And in the last place he assures that the Impious shall perish and the Iust shall be saved 1 SAve me Psalm 11 o Lord for there is scarce a holy one remaining there is litle truth to be found amongst the sons of men 2 They speak vanitys one to another Their lips are deceitfull and they talk with a double heart 3 May our Lord confound all deceitfull lips And every boasting tongue 4 Who have said our tongues shall magnifie us our lips are our own And who is our Lord 5 In consideration of the misery of the poor And of the sighs of the distressed Now I will rise up saith our Lord. 6 I will provide for their safety And I will do it effectually 7 The words of our Lord are pure and sincere Like silver try'd by the fire purg'd from all drosse and seven times refin'd 8 Thou o Lord wilt preserve us And protect us for ever from this depraved generation 9 The wicked walk in a round In thy deep wisdom thou hast multiply'd the sons of men PSALME XII Usquequo Domine David being in great straits first complaines of his own misery and the rejoycing of his enemies Then he implores the assistance of God which he hopes will suddenly be given him and promises to make gratefull acknowlegments for the mercy which he expects The occasion of writing this Psalm seems rather to be the persecution of Saul then the rebellion of Absalon 1 HOw long Psalm 12 o Lord wilt thou forget me Will it be for ever How long wilt thou turn away thy face from me 2 How long will my thoughts perplex my soul And fill my heart the whole day with greif 3 How long must my enemy be exalted over me Look upon me and heat me o Lord my God! 4 Inlighten mine eyes that I may not sleep the sleep of death Least my enemy should say I have prevaild against him 5 They who persecute me will triumph if I quitt my ground But I have confidence in thy mercy 6 My heart will be ravishd with joy when I am saved by thee In songs I will praise our Lord for the good things he hath bestowd on me In Hymnes I will celebrate the name of our most high Lord. PSALME XIII Dixit insipiens in corde When ever this Psalm was writt or whoever was the writer of it about which Interpreters differ in their opinions yet all agree that the spirituall deliverance from the Captivity of the Devill which Iesus Christ procured for mankind is clearly figur'd in it 1 THe fool said in his heart Psalm 13 There is no God 2 They are corrupted and become abominable in all their ways There is none that do's what is good No not one 3 Our Lord from heaven has lookd down upon the sons of men That he might see if any were to be found that had understanding or sought God 4 They all have gone out of the way They all are become unprofitable There is not any that do's good No not one 5 Their throate is an open sepulcher They have dealt deceitfully with their tongues The poison of aspicks lyes under their lips 6 Their mouth is full of malediction and bitterness Their feet swift towards the shedding of blood 7 In their wayes ther is affliction and desolation They know not the way of peace The fear of our Lord is not before their eyes 8 Will they not one day know me They who work iniquity and devour my people like a morcel of bread 9 They have not called upon our Lord There they trembled with fear where there was no reason to fear 10 For our Lord sides with the generation of the Just But you have put shame on the counsell of the poor because they put their confidence in our Lord. 11 Who is he that out of Sion will bring salvation to Israel When our Lord shall put an end to the Captivity of his people
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 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
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
didst hear them O God thou wast propitious to them And yet didst take revenge of all their evill deeds 10 Glorify the Lord our God and adore him upon his holy mountain Because the Lord our God is holy PSALME LXXXXIX Jubilate Deo This also is a Psalme of praise and thanks giving Psalm 99. which invites all the people of the Earth to enter into the holy temple which mistically and truely is the Church of Christ. 1 ALl you of the earth sing praises to God serve our Lord with joy 2 Go in And present yourselves with gladnes of heart 3 Know that our Lord he is God he made us and not we ourselves 4 You that are his people and the sheep of his pastures enter within his gates praising his holy name Enter into his house with joyfull hymnes worship him with thanksgiving 5 Praise his name for our Lord is full of mildnes his mercy is everlasting and his truth remains from generation to generation PSALME C. Misericordiam judicium David or rather the holy Ghost speaking by the mouth of David represents in his owne person to all Princes a modell of the conduct which they ought to observe in the gouvernment of their subjects 1 MErcy justice will sing to thee Psalm 100. O Lord 2 I will sing And I shall understand the way of perfection when thou comest to me 3 I have walked within my house with innocence of heart 4 I have not proposed to myself any unjust thing I have hated all breakers of thy Law 5 The man of a depraved heart hath had no society with me Nor would I know the wicked one that turns a side from me 6 I persecuted the man who in secret calumniated his neighbour 7 With the proud eye and the insatiable heart I have avoided to eat 8 I have cast my eyes upon the faithfull of the land to have them sitt by me Nor would I be served by any but thos of an untainted life 9 The proud and the insolent man shall not dwell under my roof he that speaks unjust things is never wellcome in my sight 10 Be times I did cutt off the sinners of the land That I might abolish all wickednes in the city of God PSALME CI. Domine exaudi Whoever was the Author of this Psalme about which the Interpreters do not agree certain it is that it containes an excellent prayer which is proper in generall for all thos who are under any great affliction either spirituall or corporall In the siguratif sense the fathers apply it to Iesus-Christ following the example of S. Paâ—l who accordingly explicats some verses in it 1 O Lord hear my prayer Psalm 101. And let my cry reach to the. 2 Turn not away thy face from me In what day soever Jam afflicted incline thine ear to me 3 In what day soever I call upon thee instantly hear me 3 Because my days have vanished like smoke And my bones are parched like the hearth of a chimny 5 J am wither'd like hay And my heart is dry'd up within me For I have forgot to eat my bread 6 My bones cleave to my skin throw the lowd nes of my grones 7 J am become like a pelican in the wildernes And like a night-crow in a lone building 8 Whole nights I have watched like the solitary sparow on the roof of the house 9 All the day my enemys upbraided me And they who prais'd me conspired against me 10 For I did eat ashes in stead of bread And mingled my tears with my drink 11 At the sight of thy Anger and indignation For after having rais'd me up thou hast dashed me on the ground 12 My days are vanish'd like a shadow And like hay J am wither'd 13 But thou O Lord remainest for ever And thy memorie continues from generation to generation 14 Thou wilt rise up and have mercy on Sion For the time is come to take pity of it For the time is now come 15 For the ruines of it are still precious with thy servants And they have compassion for the ground therof 16 And the Nations shall fear thy name O Lord And the kings of the earth shall dread thy glory 17 For Sion was built by our Lord And he will be there seen in his glory 18 He has had regard to the prayers of the humble And has not dispised their supplication 19 Let these things be writt for the generations to come And the people to be created shall praise our Lord. 20 For he has look'd out from his sanctuary above our Lord from heaven has cast his eyes upon the earth 21 To hear the grones of the captitives And to unbind the sons of thos who have been slain 22 That they may again sett forth the name of our Lord in Sion And his praises in Jerusalem 23 When the people and the kings shall meet together to serve our Lord. 24 He sayd to him in the vigour of his age shew me â—he fewnes of my days 25 Call me not away in the midle of my days Thy years reach from generation to generation 26 In the beginning O Lord thou didst found the earth And the heavens are the works of thy hands 27 They shall perish thou art still the same And they shall all wear ouâ— like a garment 28 And thou wilt change them like a Cloke and they will be changed But thou art still the same and thy years will never have end 29 The sons of thy servants shall have a fixed habitation And their race shall remain for ever PSALME CII Benedic anima mea This Psalme of David containes his thanks for the favours he had received from God and particulary for the pardon of his sins He also has regard to the mercys bestowed upon his people by our Lord and therin are concern'd all those who in futur times shall find the effects of his bounty 1 BLess Psalm 102. O my soul our Lord And all that is within me bless his holy name 2 Bless O my soul our Lord And never forget all his benefits 3 It is he that pardons all thy iniquitys who heals all thy infirmitys 4 Who has redeemed thy life from the grave Who does incompass thee with his mercy and his goodnes 5 Who fills thee with all goods thy heart can desire who renues thy youth like that of an eagle 6 Our Lord shews his mercy And does justice to all that wrongfully suffer 7 He made his waye known to Moses And his will to the children of Israel 8 Our Lord is mercyfull and full of tendernes he is patient and full of pity 9 He will not be angry for ever Nor will his threatnings eternally last 10 He has not treated us as our sins deserved Nor has he punished us in proportion to our iniquitys 11 For as much as heaven is raised above the earth so much hath his mercy been confirmed upon those who fear him 12 And as far as the East is distant
live according to thy promises 108 Makâ— acceptable what my mouth does voluntarly offer to thee And teach me thy judgments 109 My * Expli My life is allâ—ays in danger soul is allways in my hands And I have not forgotten thy law 110 The sinners have lay'd a snare for me But I have not deviated from thy precepts 111 I have made thy law to be my inheritance for ever Because it is the joy of my heart 112 I have disposed my heart allways to keep thy Commandments Because the reward is great SAMECH 113 I have hated the unjust And I have loved thy law 114 Thou art my helper and my protector And I build my hope upon thy word 115 Depart from me all you that are wicked For I will make the law of my God my whole inquiry 116 Receive me into thy protection according to thy word and I shall live And let me not be confounded in failing of my expectation 117 Help me and I shall be safe And I will allways Meditate upon thy just decrees 118 Thou hast despised all that depart from thy law Because their thoughts are unjust 119 I have look'd upon all sinners of the earth as Prevaricaters Therfor have I lov'd thy testimonys 120 Penetrat my flesh with thy fear For thy judgments are terrible to me AIN 121 I have proceeded with justice and equity Give me not up to thos who calumniat me 122 Receive thy servant into thy good protection Let not the proud oppress me with calumnies 123 My eyes languish in expectation of thy saving mercy And of the decrees of thy justice 124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy Teach me thy ordinances 125 I am thy servant give me understanding that I may know thy will 126 It is time for thee O Lord now to act They have annull'd thy law 127 Thy precepts are dearer to me then gold and Topazes 128 Therfor have I directed my steps according to thy Commandments And have detested all wicked ways PHE. 129 Thy testimonys are wonderfull Therfor has my soul searched into them 130 The manifestation of thy words gives light And affords understanding to litle ones 131 I Have open'd my mouth and panted Because I longed for thy Commands 132 Turn thine eyes towards me and have mercy on me As thou usually hast on thos who love thy name 133 Set my steps right in the way of thy precepts And let no injustice rule over me 134 Deliver me from the Calumnies of men That I may keep the Commandments 135 Let thy countenance shine upon thy servant And teach me thy ordinances 137 Fountains of tears have flow'd from my eyes Because they have not kept thy law TSADE 137 Thou art just O Lord And thy judgments are full of equity 138 Thou hast commanded the keeping of thy laws which are justice and truth it self 139 My zeal has consum'd me because my enemys have forgott thy words 140 Thy words are sincere and try'd by fire And thy servant has lov'd them 141 J am litle and contemptible yet have I not forgott thy precepts 142 Thy justice is eternall justice Thy law is truth it self 143 Affliction and distress are come upon me And I still meditate upon thy precepts 144 The equity of thy law is eternall Give me understanding and I shall live COPH. 145 I have cry'd out with my whole heart Hear me O Lord I will seek thy law 146 To thee I have cry'd out Preserve me that I may keep thy Commandments 14â— I have made hast and I have cry'd out betimes Because all my hope is in thy promises 148 My eyes before the morning are lifted up to thee That I may meditate upon thy law 149 Hear my voice O Lord according to thy mercy And according to thy justice give me life 150 They who persecute me approche to iniquity and are at a great distance from thy law 151 Thou O Lord art near at hand And all thy ways are truth it self 152 From the beginning I have known that thou hast established for ever the testimonys of thy law REZ 153 See how low J am brought and deliver me For I have not forgott thy law 154 Judge my cause and redeem me Give me life according to thy promise 155 Salvation is far from sinners Because they have not observed thy just law 156 Many are thy mercys O Lord According to the equity of thy judgment give me life 157 Many are they who persecute and afflict me But I have not declined from thy precepts 158 I have beheld the breakers of thy law And I have pyned with greif because thy transgressed thy ordinances 159 See O Lord how I have loved thy Commandments Let thy mercy make me live 160 Truth is the principle of thy words The justice of thy judgments is eternal ZIN. 161 Princes have persecuted me without cause And my heart is kept in fear by thy words 162 I will how ever rejoyce in thy decrees like one who finds rich spoyles 163 I have hated and abominated iniquity But I have loved thy law 164 Seven times in the day I have offer'd praises to thee for the rightiousnes of thy judgments 165 Much peace is enjoyed by thos who love thy law And nothing shall make them fall 166 O Lord I have waited for thy saving mercy And I have loved thy Commandments 167 My soul has kept thy precepts And has ardently loved them 168 Thy Laws and thy ordinances I have carefully observed Because all my ways are seen by thee TAU 169 Let my prayer have accesse to thee O Lord Give me understanding according to thy word 170 Let my petition come before thee Deliver me according to thy promise 171 My lipps shall sing hymnes when thou shalt vouchafe to teach me thy ordinances 172 My tongue shall publish thy words Because thy precepts are justice it self 173 Hold out thy hand to save me Because I have chosen thy law 174 O Lord I have earnestly sought thy saving mercy And thy law is my meditation 175 My soul shall live and praise thee And thy judgments will support me 176 I have wandered like a Lost sheep seek thy servant for I have not forgott thy Commandments PSALME CIX Ad Dominum cum tribularer This Psalme and fourteen more that follow are called by The Title of graduall tho the reason does not appear why they are so call'd David seemes to have made this Psalme in the time of his banishment he begs of God to deliver him from the treachery of his Enemies and deplores his exile amongst barbarous people 1 I call'd out to Our Lord in my affliction Psalm 119. And he heard me 2 Deliver my soul O Lord from unjust lipps And from the deceitfull tongue 3 What will be the just reward of a deceitfull tongue 4 The peircing Arrows of the mighty desolating coals 5 I greive because my banishment is prolonged I have dwelt with the Inhabitants of Cedar My soul has been a long
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