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
our Lord in the midle of thee Jerusalem PSALME CXVI Laudate Dominum This Psalme is to be undertood of the vocation of the Gentils and the uniting all the people of the earth Iews and Gentils in one society viz. The Church of Christ. 1 PRaise our Lord all yee Nations Psalm 116. All people give him praise 2 Because his mercy is confirmed upon us And the truth of our Lord remains for ever PSALME CXVII Confitemini Domino This Psalme is a Canticle of thanksgiving which some think David sung when he was delivered from all his Enemys and settled upon the throne of Israel But tho this Psalme according to the letter is fitted to the person of David yett all agree and even some of the Rabins it ought also to be understood of the Messias which evidently appears by the application which our saviour himself makes of it and after him S. Peter 1 GIve glory to our Lord Psalm 117. because he is good Because his mercy continues for ever 2 Let Israel now say that he is good That his mercy continues for ever 3 Let the house of Aron now say That his mercy continues for ever 4 Let them all say who fear our Lord That his mercy continues for ever 5 When J was in straits and in tribulation I call'd upon our Lord and our Lord heard me and sett me free 6 Our Lord is my protector I will not fear what man can do to me 7 Our Lord is my protector And I will despise all my enemys 8 Much better it is to confide in our Lord Then to confide in Man 9 Much better it is to place our hope in our Lord Then to place our hope in Princes 10 All the Nations have besett me round But in the name of our Lord I have been reveng'd upon them 11 They have incompassed and beseiged me But in the name of our Lord I have been revenged upon them 12 They have swarm'd round me like bees and have been inflamed like thorns sett on fire But in the name of our Lord I have been revenged upon them 13 I have been run upon and push'd so violently that I was ready to fall But our Lord held me up 14 Our Lord is my strength and my praise And he is become my saviour 15 Avoice of joy and of â—alvation is heard in the tents of the just 16 The Right hand of our Lord has shewn its power The right hand of our Lord has raised me up The Right hand of our Lord has shewn its power 17 I shall not dy but I shall live and relate the works of our Lord. 18 Our Lord has punish'd and chastised me But he has spared my life 19 Open to me the gates of justice when J am enter'd I will praise our Lord This is the gate of our Lord and the just will enter therat 20 I will give thee thanks because thou hast heard me And art become my saviour 21 The stone which the builders rejected is made the corner stone 22 This is the work of our Lord And it is wonderfull in our eyes 23 This is the day which our Lord has made Let us triumph and rejoyce therin 24 O Lord save me May thy reign O Lord be prosperous Blessed is he who comes in the name of our Lord. 25 Wee have blessed you from the house of the Lord. God is our Lord And his light has shined upon us 26 Make this a day of solemnity with thick covering of bows even to the horne of the altar 27 Thou art my God and I will praise thy holy name Thou art my God And I will celebrate thy glory 28 I will celebrate thy holy name because thou hast heard me and hast saved me 29 Praise our Lord because he is good Because his mercy continues for ever PSALME CXVIII Beati immaculati This Psalme is all in praise of the law and ordonances of God wherin the Prophet shews his owne love and zeal for the observance of the Divine precepts Psalm 118. and also exhorts all people to do the like Tho this Psalme be without any Title yet by the ressemblance of the stile the expressions with those that bear the Title of Davids it appears to have been made by the Royall Prophet ALEPH. 1 BLessed are they whos ways are free from sin And who walk according to the Law of our Lord. 2 Blessed are they who make his Commandements their inquiry And who seek him with all their heart 3 For the doers of iniquity have not walkd in his ways 4 Thou hast commanded that thy laws shall be exactly kept 5 Grant O Lord that my ways may be sett right And may only tend to the performance of thy precept 6 I shall not fall into confusion If I have allways thy Commandments before my eyes 7 I will praise thee with an upright heart Because I have been instructed in the rules of thy justice 8 I will keep thy ordinances Do not forsake me for ever BETH 9 Man in his youth how shall he correct his ways but by following thy precepts 10 I have sought the with my whole heart Deny me not grace to fullfill thy law 11 All thy words I have layd up in my heart That I may never offend thee 12 Blessed art thou O Lord teach me thy justifiing precepts 13 I have pronounced with my lipps all the judgments which haue proceeded from thy mouth 14 I have taken as much joy in following the way prescribed by thee as in all the riches of the world 15 I will meditate on thy precepts And study thy ways 16 My thoughts shall dwell upon thy law And I will never forgett thy words GIMEL 17 Bestow thy grace upon thy sevant Give me new life I will keep thy precepts 18 Unveille my eyes and I will contemplate the wonders of thy law 19 J am but as a passenger upon the earâ—h Let me not remain in ignorance of the pâ—ecepts 20 My soul in all times has ardently desired thy justifications 21 Thou hast shewn thy anger against the proud Cursed are they who disobey thy Commandements 22 Deliver me from reproche and contempt since I have diligently sought thy ordinances 23 For the Princes have sett in consultation against me whilst thy servant was busy in performing thy law 24 Thy law is my only meditation In all my actions I have consulted thy precepts DALETH 25 My soul has stuck to the earth Give me life according to thy word 26 I have lay'd open to thee my ways And thou hast heard me Teach me thy saving Truths 27 Lead me in the path of thy precepts And I will meditate on thy wonders 28 My soul is tired and become drouzy strengthen me with thy words 29 Keep me out of the way of iniquity And lett me obtain thy mercy by observing thy law 30 I have chosen the way of truth I have not forgot thy judgments 31 I have adhered to thy testimonys O Lord Let me not
disorder 12 For my life wast's in sorrow And my years are spent in sighs 13 My naturall strength is weakend by poverty And my bones have lost their vigour 14 More then all my enemys I am very much reproched even by my neighbours my old acquaintance are affraid of me 15 All that see me fly away from me I am blotted out of their memory and their heart like one of the dead 16 I am become like a broken pitcher for I have heard the injurious things said of me by many that dwell about me 17 When they mett together against me they held a Councill for the taking away my life 18 But I have put my trust in thee O Lord I have said thou art my God my destiny is in thy hands 19 Rescue me from the hands of my enemies And my persecutors 20 Let thy countenance shine upon thy servant save me according to thy mercy I will not be confounded O Lord because I have called upon thee 21 Let the wicked be covered with shame let them be brought into their grave let all deceitfull lips be struck dumb 22 That speak injuriously against the just with pride and contempt 23 How great and many are the delights O Lord which thou hast layd up for such as fear thee 24 Thou hast made perfect those who hope in thee even in the sight of the sons of men 25 Thou wilt hide them in the privacy of thy countenance from the disturbance of men 26 Thou wilt protect them in thy Tabernacle from the contradiction of tongues 27 Blessed be our Lord for he has made wonderfull his mercy towards me in a fortified city 28 I said when I was out of my self that thou hadst quite cast me out of thy sight 29 Thou nevertheless hast heard the voice of my prayer when cry'd out to thee 30 Love our Lord all you who are his holy ones for he is a searcher of truth And he will abundantly render to the proud what they deserve 31 Act manfully And strengthen your hearts all you that hope in our Lord. PSALME XXXI Beati quorum remissae David declares those men to be happy whose sins are forgiven He invites all by his own example to have recours to the mercy of God 1 BLessed are they whose sins are forgiven Psalm 31. And whose iniquity is covered 2 Happy is the man to whom our Lord has imputed no sin And in whose soul there is no guile 3 Because I had been silent my bones did wither as it were with old age when aftervvards I cry'd out all the day 4 For thy hand by day and by night has been heavy upon me in my affliction I was converted when the thorn was struck into me 5 I have now confessed to thee my sin And my iniquity I have not conceal'd 6 I sayd I will accuse my self of my iniquity to our Lord And thou hast remitted the impiety of my sin 7 For this every holy one will pray to thee in a seasonable time 8 But in the deluge of many waters they will not approach to him 9 Thou art my refuge in the tribulation which has incompas'd me my only joy rescue me from those who besiege me 10 I will give thee understanding and instruct thee in the way thou must walk I will allways have mine eyes upon thee 11 Become not like the horse and the mule that are voide of understanding 12 With the bitt and the bridle curb them hard who approche not to thee 13 Many are the scourges of sinners but mercy shall incompas him who hopes in our Lord. 14 Rejoyce in our Lord be transported with joy all you that are just glorify him all you who are upright of heart PSALME XXXII Exultate justi in Domino This Psalm invites the just to celebrate the praises of God and sets forth many powerfull motives for the so doing It shews the confidence whiâ—h the just ought to have in God when they implore his mercy 1 YOu that are just rejoyce in our Lord Psalm 32. it becomes the righteous to celebrate his praises 2 Praise our Lord upon the harp praise him upon the psalter of ten strings 3 Sing to him a new Canticle sing with musick lowd and harmonious 4 For the word of our Lord is sincere And he is faithfull in all his works 5 He loveth mercy and justice the world is replenishd with the mercy of our Lord. 6 By the word of our Lord the heavens were establish'd And from the breath of his mouth came all their perfection 7 Who has gather'd together the waters of the sea as it were in a vessel And layd up the abysses in his store house 8 Let all the earth fear our Lord And let all the inhabitants of the earth tremble before him 9 For he spoke and all things were made he commanded And every thing was created 10 Our Lord brings to nothing the designs of the Nations he makes vain the cogitations of the people And defeates the counsel of Princes 11 But the counsell of our Lord remains for ever the thoughts of his heart subsist from generation to generation 12 Happy is the Nation who hath our Lord for their God happy the people whom he has chosen for his inheritance 13 Our Lord has look'd down from heaven And beheld all the sons of men 14 From his habitation which he prepared for himself he cast his eyes upon all the inhabitants of the earth 15 'T is he who form'd all their hearts And who penetrates into all their actions 16 A King will not be saved by the greatnes of his power nor a giant by his mighty strength 17 Who relys on his horse for safety will be deceived by his great strength speed he will not be saved 18 But our Lord has his eyes upon those who fear him And upon those who confide in his mercy 19 To deliver their souls from death And to nourish them in a time of famine 20 Our soul rests in expectation of our Lord for he is our supporter and protector 21 For in him our heart will rejoyce And in his holy name wee confide 22 Let thy mercy O Lord be bestow'd upon us accordingly as wee have hoped in thee PSALME XXXIII Benedicam Dominum David praiseth God for his late deliverance out of the hands of Achis the King of Geth He exhorts others by his example to hope for safety if they fear God He teaches what the works are of one that fears God 1 I will bless our Lord at all times Psalm 33. his praise shall be continually in my mouth 2 My soul shall have glory in our Lord let the humble and the mild hear this and rejoyce 3 Let them joyn with me to magnify our Lord And let us altogether celebrate the glory of his name 4 I have sought our Lord and he has heard me he has rescued me out of all my afflictions 5 Approach to him and be inlighten'd And your faces shall never
selves to Idols of their owne making 38 And our Lord was enraged against his people And he abominated his inheritance 39 And deliverd them up into the hands of the Nations And put them under the power of thos who hated them 40 They were oppressed by their Enemies and humbled under their Dominion Many times did God deliver them 41 But they still held on to exasperat him in their evill ways And their owne iniquitys brought misery upon them 42 Yet he had a regard for them in their affliction And he heard their prayer 43 And he remember'd his Covenant And he relented according to the greatnes of his mercy 44 And he rais'd compassion towards them in all thos who held them in captivity 45 Save us O Lord our God! And gather us again into a body out of the Nations 46 That wee may honour thy holy name And have glory in praising thee 47 Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel now and for ever And all the people shall say Amen Amen PSALME CVI. Confitemini Domino quoniam honus This Psalme is all praises and tranksgiving In the litterall sense it sets sorth the delivery of the Israelites from the Captivity of Egypt And from that of Babylon and in the Spirituall sense is discribed the redemption of mankind from the slavery of the Divell by the death of our saviour 1 PRaise our Lord Psalm 106. for he is good For his meecy continues for ever 2 Let thos speak who have been redem'd by our Lord who have been deliver'd by him out of the hands of the Enemy And who have been brought together again out of the Countrys where they were dispersed 3 From the east and the west From the north and From the south 4 They have wander'd in a wildernes without water And they have not found any way to a City of habiation 5 They wanderd hungry and thirsty Their souls fainted within them 6 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their necessitys 7 And Brought them into a right way by which they might come to a City of habitation 8 Let them thank our Lord for his great mercy And let them publish his wonders to the sons of men 9 For he has fill'd the empty soul And with his good things has satiated the hungry soul. 10 They sat in darknes and in the shade of death straitned with poverty and bound in irons 11 Because they had been rebellious to the word of God And had despised the Counsell of the most high 12 And their heart was brought low with labour and misery They sunk down throw weakness And there was no body to help them 13 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their calamitys 14 And brought them out of darknes and out of the shade of death And broke their chains in sunder 15 Let them praise our Lord for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 16 For he has made the brazen gates fly in pieces And the iron bars he has broke in sunder 17 He received them when they return'd from the way of their iniquitys For their injustices were the cause of their humiliation 18 Their soul loathed all nourishment Aod they were come to the very gates of death 19 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their Calamitys 20 He sent his word and he healed them And delivered them from death 21 Let them praise our Lord for his Mercys And for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 22 And let them offer him a sacrifice of praise And with loud joy let them sett forth his works 23 Who in ships made voyages upon the sea Driving their trade on the great waters 24 They have seen the works of our Lord And his wonders in the deep 25 He said the word and the wind blew a storme and the waves were raised up 26 They rose even to heaven And fell again to the lowest depth At the sight of so much danger their souls were in an agony 27 They were terrified and reel'd about like a drunken man And all their skill did qâ—iâ—e forsake them 28 And in their trbulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he deliverd them from all their Calamitys 29 And he chang'd his storme into a gentle gale And his waves instantly were quiet 30 And they became joyfull because they were appeased And he brought them into their desired harbour 31 Let them praise our Lord for his Mercys And for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 32 Let them glorify him in the assembly of the people And in the session of the Elders let them celebrate his praises 33 He has changed rivers into dry deserts And made dry ground wher fountains did spring 34 He has made fruitfull land become barren for the wickednes of the Inhabitants 35 He has turn'd the barren desert into a place abounding with waters And has made fountains rise in the dryest land 36 And ther he has placed thos who wanted food And they built themselves a Citty to dwell in 37 And they sow'd the feilds and planted vinyards which yeelded plenty of fruit 38 And he gave them his blessing and they multiplied exceedingly And their stock of cattell did also increase 39 And when they sinn'd again he reduced them to a small number Evills came upon them and they were oppressed with sorrow 40 He let their Princes fall into contempt And made them wander about in wilderneses wheâ— ther was no way 41 Yet he raised the poor out of their needy condition And increased their familys as a flock of sheep 42 The just will see these things and rejoyce And the mouth of iniquity will be stopt 43 Who is the wise man that will keep in memory thes things And the mouth of iniquity will be stopt PSALME CVII Paratum cormeum In The first part of this Psalme the mercys of God are praised and in the second his promise to preserve his kingdom is sett forth with an invocation of his assistance 1 MY heart is prepared Psalm 107. O God! my heart is prepared In all my glory I will celebrate thy praises with voice and instrument 2 Rise up my glory Rise up the Psalter and the harp And I myself will rise up betimes 3 I will praise thee O Lord in the midle of the people And I will sing thy glory amongst the Nations 4 Because thy mercy is rais'd above the heavens And thy truth up to the clouds 5 Be exalted O God! above all the heavens And over all the earth let thy glory shine That thy beloved may be delivered 6 Protect me with thy right hand and hear me God has said by his holy Prophet 7 I shall rejoyce and divide the land of Sichem And measure out the valley of the tabernacles 8 Galaad is mine and Manasses is mine And Ephraim is the cheif of my
have no remembrance of thee and in hell who will praise thy holy name 6 I am tyr'd with sighing every night I will wash my bed and water with my tears the place where I ly 7 My eye is wasted with greif I have grown old in the midst of all my enemies 8 Depart from me all you workers of iniquity for our Lord has heard the voice of my tears 9 Our Lord has heard my supplication he has received my petition 10 Let all my enemies blush and be confounded quickly let them be driven back and be covered with shame PSALME VII Domine Deus meus This Psalm was made by David as most interpreters beleive in the time of his persecution under Saul It contains excellent instructions for repenting sinners 1 O Lord Psalm 7. my God! in thee have I hoped save me from all that persecute me and set me free 2 Least at any time the enemy like a lyon should snatch my soul when there is no body to rescue me and save me 3 O Lord my God! if I have done that thing if there be any iniquity of which my hands are guilty 4 If I have render'd evil for evill let me deservedly fall with disgrace under my enemies 5 Let the adversary seek my life take it let him tread it on the ground let him lay my glory in the dust 6 Rise up o Lord in thy anger and be exalted in the borders of my enemys 7 Rise up o Lord my God! in regard to the precept thou hast given and all the people will come and assemble about thee 8 For their sake re-ascend on high it is our Lord who judges the people 9 Judge me o Lord according to my justice and according to my innocence 10 The malice of sinners will at last have an end and the just will be directed by thee o God! the searcher of hearts and reins 11 Just is my assistance from our Lord who saves the upright of heart 12 God is a just judge powerfull and patient Will his anger always continue 13 Unless you be converted he will brandish his sword he has bent and made ready his bow 14 And prepared in it instruments of death of fiery matter he hath made his arrows 15 Behold the sinner has hatched injustice he conceived sorrow and has brought forth iniquity 16 He has open'd and dig'd a pitt and is fall'n into the ditch which he made 17 His mischeif will return upon his own head and his iniquity will fall heavy upon him 18 I will praise our Lord for his justice and I will celebrate with Cantiâ—les the name of God the most high PSALME VIII Domine Dominus noster According to the opinion of the most learned interpreters which the Scripture seems to confirme this Psalm principally regards the person of Iesus Christ risen from the dead in whom God did manifest his greatest glory and power Tho it may also be apply'd to other men 1 O Lord Psalm 8. our Lord how admirable is thy name over all the earth 2 For thy magnificence is raised above the heavens 3 Out of the mouths of infants sucking babes thou hast accomplish'd praise for the confusion of thy enemys that thou mayst destroy the foe and the revengfull man 4 When I consider thy heavens the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast created 5 What is man that thou should'st be mindfull of him Or the son of man that thou should'st visite him 6 Thou hast made him but litle inferiour to the Angels thou hast crown'd him with glory and honour and placed him over the works of thy hands 7 Thou hast made subject to him and put under his feet every Creature the sheep the oxen and all the beasts of the fâ—ild 8 The birds of the air and the fishes of the sea that walk in the paths of the deep 9 O Lord our Lord how admirable is thy name over all the earth PSALME IX Confitebor tibi Domine This Psalm of David in the figurative sense relates to the Incarnation of the son of God and to the Church planted by him upon earth 1 I wil praise thee Psalm 9. o Lord with my whole heart I will relate all the wonderfull things thou hast done 2 I will rejoyce and be overjoyd in thee I will sing praises to thy holy name o the most high 3 My enemy being driven back They will sink and fall before thee 4 For thou hast undertaken my cause and judged it for me Thou hast sat upon thy throne thou who dost justly judge 5 Thou hast rebuked the Gentils And the wicked one is destroy'd Their name thou hast blotted out to all Eternity 6 The weapons of the Enemy are disabled for ever Thou hast razed their Cities 7 They fell with noise Their memory is extinguish'd And our Lord remains for ever 8 He hath prepared his Throne on which he will give Judgement And he himself will judge the whole earth with equity And all Nations with justice 9 Our Lord is become a Refuge to the poor A helper in necessitys and in tribulation 10 And let all hope in thee who know thy name Because o Lord thou hast not forsaken those who seek thee 11 Sing praises to our Lord you who dwell in Sion Publish amongst the Nations the wisdome of his Counsells 12 For he has remember'd and required the blood of the Just And has not forgott the cry of the poor 13 Have mercy on me o Lord See how low I have been brought by my enemies 14 Thou who hast rais'd me from the gates of death That I might declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion 15 I will rejoyce in thy mercy that has saved me The Gentils are stuck fast in the ditch they made for my destruction 16 Their foot is caught in the snare they layd for me 17 Our Lord will make himself known by his judgments whilst the sinner remains caught by the work of his own hands 18 Let the wicked be turn'd over into hell And all the Nations that forget God 19 For the poor wil not allways be forgotten by him The patience of the distressed will at last be remember'd 20 Rise up o Lord Let not man prevaile Bring the Nations to judgement before thee 21 Place over them a Legislator to make them know they are but men * Here ends this Psalm according to the Hebrevv 22 Why o Lord art thou retired so far from us Do'st thou despise us in the time of our tribulations 23 Whilst the Impious swells with pride the poor just man burnes They are deceived in their cogitations 24 For the sinner is applauded in his ways and in the desires of his heart And the wicked man is well spoken of 25 Because the sinner has exasperated our Lord And in the severity of his anger he looks not after him 26 God is quite out of his sight he allways walks in the ways of
countenance covers me all over 18 At the voice of those who insult and reproach me And at the sight of my enemy who persecuts me 19 All these things are come upon us and yet wee have not been forgetfull of thee nor have wee acted unjustly against thy covenant 20 And our heart has not gone backwards And thou hast not turn'd aside our steps from thy way 21 Thou hast humbled us in a place of affliction And the shadow of death has cover'd us 22 If wee have forgotten the name of our God if wee have stretched forth our hands to a strange God 23 Will not God ask an account of these things for he knows the secrets of the heart 24 But since for thee wee are every day put to death And look'd upon as sheep destin'd for slaughter 25 Rise up O Lord why do'st thou sleep rise up and do not cast us off for ever 26 Why do'st thou turn away thy face do'st thou forget our poverty and affliction 27 For our soul is brought down even to the dust And our belly 's are glued to the earth 28 Rise up O Lord and help us for the glory of thy name redeem us PSALME XXXXIV Eructavit cor meum S. Chrisostome S. Austin and almost all the interpreters agree that this Psalm is a kind of a spirituall Epithalamium representing the sacred union between Iesus Christ his spouse the Church S. Paul likewise in his Epistle to the Hebrews makes use of this Psalm to shew the everlasting reign of the only son of the father over his Elect. Some have thought that Salomon is the author and that it was made upon the occasion of his mariage with the daughter of Pharah tho others attribute it to David But all agree in this that the true sense of it intended by the holy Ghost regards the mistery of the Incarnation and the union sf the word with human nature 1 MY heart has thrown out a good word Psalm 44. I adress my works to the King 2 My tongue shall move like the pen of a fastwriting scrivener 3 Shining thou art in beauty above all the sons of men grace is diffused over thy lips therfore hath God blessed thee for ever 4 Gird thy sword on thy thigh thou who art all powerfull 5 Arm'd with thy majesty and thy beauty go on prosperouslly and reign 6 According to truth mildnes and justice And thy right hand shall make wonderfull progres 7 Thy arrows are sharp Nations shall fall under thee into the hearts of the Kings enemies thy arrovvs shall light 8 Thy Throne O God! is established for ever the scepter of thy Kingdome is the scepter of equity and justice 9 Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity therfore hath God thy God anointed thee with the oyle of gladnes preferably to all that partake with thee 10 The sent of Mirrhe Cinnamon and cashia issued from thy garments and from thy yvory mansions for which the daughters of King have delighted thee in thy splendor 11 At thy right hand stands the queen in cloth of gold with variety of ornaments 12 Hearken daughter and see and be attentive with thy ears And forget thy country and the house of thy father 13 And the King will be taken with thy beauty for he is thy Lord and God and Nations shall adore him 14 And the daughters of Tyrus and all the rich of the laÌ„d shall come before thee with presents And offer their petitions 15 The cheif glory of this daughter of the King is from within in fringes of gold imbroider'd attire 16 After her Virgins shall be brought to the King those that are neerest her shall be brought to thee 17 They shall be brought with joy and triumph they shall be led into the Temple of the King 18 In room of thy fathers sons shall be born to thee thou shalt make them Princes over all the earth 19 They shall remember thy name from generation to generation 20 And therefore through out all ages the people shall publish thy praises PSALME XXXXV Deus noster refugium Since almost all the fathers agree that this Psalm according to the litterall sense regards the Church persecuted by the Infidels and deliâ—er'd from persecutions by the assistance of our Lord wee ought rather to adhere to this opinion then to that of some other interpreters who apply this Psalm only to David victorious over hâ—s enemies 1 GOd is our refuge Psalm 45. and our strength he is our support in our afflictions which ly heavy upon us 2 Therfore wee will not fear should the earth shake And should the mountans be overturn'd into the midle of the fea 3 The waves in a violent commotion have roar'd the force of the tempest made the mountains tremble 4 The river abounding with water brings gladnes to the city of God the most high has sanctified his Tabernacle 5 God is in the midle of it and it wil remain firme from the beginning of the morning God wil protect it 6 The Nations are in commotion and the Kingdoms are tottering at the voice of our Lord the whole earth did tremble 7 But the Lord of hosts is with us And the God of Jacob is our protector 8 Come and see the works of our Lord the wonders he has done upon the earth in making war cease from one end of it to the other 9 He will break the bow and the weapons in pieces And the bucklers he will cast into the fire 10 Be at rest and behold that I am God I will be exalted amongst the Nations and I will be exalted over all the earth 11 The Lord of Hosts is with us the God of Jacob is our protector PSALME XXXXVI Omnes gentes plaudite All the interpreters agree that the sense of the holy Ghost in this Psalm is concerning the triumph of Iesus Christ in his Ascension and the conversion of all the faithfull that are to follow him Tho some there are who think this Psalm was made upon the solemn translation of the ark into the Temple which Salomon had built for it 1 ALl yee Nations Psalm 46. clap your hands with Jubily and exclamations of joy give praise to God 2 For our Lord is the high and the terrible one the great King over all the earth 3 He has subdued the Nations for us And lay'd the Gentils under our feet 4 He hath given us an inheritance of his own Chusing the beauty of Jacob which he loved 5 God is ascended in triumph And our Lord with the foun'd of trumpets 6 Sing praises to our God sing sing praises to our King sing 7 For God is the King of the whole earth sing with understanding 8 God will reign over the Nations God sits upon his holy Throne 9 The Princes of the people are assembled and united with the God of Abraham because the potent Gods of the earth have been excessively elevated PSALME XXXXVII Magnus Dominus S. Ambroise S.
days upon days to the life of the king Thou wilâ— make his years reach from generation to generation Psalm 90. 7 He will remain for ever in the presence of God who can search to the bottome his mercy and his truth 8 Therfore will I praise thy name in Psalms from age to age That I may never faile from day to day to performe my vows PSALME LXI Nonne Deo subjecta erit It is beleeved that David made this Psalm about the same time with the former he exhorts himself and all his to put their confidence in God and to expect no relief but from him Above all he warns men not to rely upon riches nor unjust actions 1 SHall not my soule be subject to God Psalm 61. since from him comes my salvation 2 For he is my God and my Saviour He is my protector and I shall never more be disturbed 3 How long will you all sett upon a single man and combine to kill him And run him down as if he were a bending wall and a building ready to fall 4 They have conspired to deprive me of my dignity I have run with great thirst Their mouth did bless me and their heart did curse me 5 However my soule be thou subject to God For my patience comes from him 6 Because he is my God and my Saviour He is my supporter and I will not move out of my place 7 In God is my safety and my glory My succour is from God and in God is my hope 8 Let the whole congregation of the people hope in him Poure forth your hearts before him God is our defender for ever 9 But vaine are the sons of men The sons of men are lyars in their balances They conspire together by vanity to deceivé 10 Build not your hope upon injustice cover not wealth got by rapine And if riches do abound set not your hearts upon them 11 Once God has spokâ— and I heard these two things That power belongs to God and that to thee o Lord mercy belongs For thou wilt render to every body according to their works PSALME LXII Deus Deus meus ad te de luce vigilo The most part of the interpreters apply this Psalme to the time of Saul and believe that David made it when he fled into the desert of Siph to avoid Saul's fury Tho some are of opinion it may have been made in the time of Absalom's revolte when he was likewise forced to retire into a desert He deplores his exile and his absence from the Tabernacle and the Ark at the same time considers in a higher sense his absence from his true country ' which 〈◊〉 heaven And therfore the prayer which he makes is very proper for all the just who look upon this life but as a banishment 1 O God Psalm 62. my God! from the break of day I watch for thee 2 Both my soule and my body exceedingly thirst after thee 3 In this desert land unpassable and without water I present myself before thee as if I were in thy sanctuary to contemplate thy power and thy glory 4 Because thy mercy is more to be esteemd then life My lipps shall pronounce thy praises 5 I will praise thee in this manner during my whole life And with hands lifted up I will call upon thy name 6 Let my soule be replenish'd as it were with marrow and fattnes And with joyfull lipps I will offer thy praises 7 If on my bed I have been mindfull of thee I will likewise in the morning meditate on thee Because thou hast assisted me 8 And I will rejoyce under the shelter of thy wings My soule sticks fast to thee Thy right hand has held me up 9 In vain have they sought my life They shall themselues go into the lowest part of the earth They shall bee deliverd up to the sword and shall be meat for foxes 10 But the king shall rejoyce in God All shall be praised who swear by his holy name For their mouths are stopt who spake iniquity PSALME LXIV Exaudi Deus deprecationem This Psalme may have been composed by David either in the time of Saul's persecution or in that of Absalom's rebellion The holy Fathers in the spirituall sense apply it to Iesus Christ and to the faithfull that are members of his Church 1 HEar my prayer Psalm 63. O God! when I offer it to thee Free my soule from the fear of my enemy 2 Thou hast protected me against the convention of wicked men Against the multitude of the doers of injustice 3 For they have made their tongues as sharp as a sword They have bent their bow with bitternes That they may secretly strike an innocent man 4 They will wound him all on the sudden and fear nothing They are fixed in their wicked resolutions 5 They have consulted how to cover their snares And they have said who can find them out 6 They searched about for crimes to charge me with They unprofitably tyr'd themselves in the scrutiny 7 Man will forme deep designs in his heart But God will be glorifyed 8 Their arrows strike no deeper then those of children And their tongues have not any force but against them selues 9 All were amazed that saw them And every man was in fear 10 And they published what God had done And they understood his works 11 The just will rejoice in our Lord and will hope in him And all the upright of heart will have praise PSALME LXIV Te decet hymnus Deus This Psalme according to the letter of it seems to be made about the time of the Israelites going out of Babylon and returning to Ierusalem It is to be applyed in the spirituall sense to the church delivered from the Captivity of the Devâ—â— by the death of our Saviour Iesus-Christ 1 A Hymne in Sion becomes thee Psalm 64. O God And our vows to thee shall be perform'd in Jerusalem 2 Gratiously hear my prayer All flesh will come to thee 3 The words of the wicked have prevailed against us But thou wilt mercifully pardon our sins 4 Happy is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thy self He shall dwell in thy house 5 Wee shall be fill'd with the good things of thy house Thy temple is holy and admirable for justice 6 Hear us O God! thou who art our Saviour who art the hope of the whole earth to the farthest end of the sea 7 Who with mighty power hast established and made firm the mountains who hast stirred up the sea to the very bottome and made the waves to roar 8 The nations will be seized with terror and thâ—y who live furthest off will dread the wonderfull effects of thy power The evening and the morning are made delightfull by thee 9 Thou hast visited the earth Thou hast made it drink of thy rain and increased the riches thereof 10 The river of God is filld with waters wherby thou hast provided food for all creatures
with fear and shame who seek my life 3 Let them be driven back And let them blush who intend evill towards me 4 Let all those who insolently insult me with their words be forthwith driven back with shame 5 But let all who seek thee be fill'd and transported with joy in thee And they who love the salvation that comes from thee Let them allways say glorified be our Lord. 6 But I am needy and poor O God help me 7 Thou art my only helper and deliverer Tarry not O Lord PSALME LXX In te Domine speravi It is the generall opinion that David made this Psalme in the time of Absaloms rebellion thô the sons of Ionadab made use of it afterwards in the first captivity of Babylon S. Austin directs us to consider principally in it the necessity of Gods grace which is only capable to deliver us from the slavery of the Devill in the Same manner that David acknowledges that his delivery could proceed only from God 1 IN thee Psalm 70. O Lord I have hoped nor will I ever be confounded According to thy justice deliver me and save me 2 Gratiously hearken to me and make me safe 3 Become a protecting God a place of strength that by thee I may be saved 4 Because thou art my strength And my refuge 5 Rescue me my God! out of the hands of the sinner and out of the hands of those who break thy law and act unjustly 6 For thou art O Lord the sustainer of my patience From my youth O Lord my trust hash been in thee 7 Since I first came into the world thou hast still been my support From my mothers womb thou hast been my protector 8 I have allways sung thy praises I have been look'd upon by many as a wonder But thou art my powerfull deffender 9 Let my mouth be ever fill'd with thy praises That I may the whole day publish thy greatnes 10 Cast me not off in the time of my old age When my strength leaves me do not thou forsake me 11 For my enemys have spoke against me And they who lay in wait for my life have conspired to-gether 12 Saying God has forsaken him pursue him and take him For there is no body to deliver him 13 O God! depart not from me Look upon me and help me 14 Let those who calumniat me be confounded and destroyed Let them be covered with confusion and shame who designe evill against me 15 But I will allways be in hope And I will every day praise thee more and more 16 My mouth shall declare thy justice And the whole day magnify thy saving mercy 17 Because I am ignorant of worldly learning I will betake myself wholly to consider the power of our Lord O Lord I will only carry in my mind thy justice 18 Thou hast taught me O God! from my youth even to this very day I will declare thy wonderfull things 19 And do not abandon me O God! in my old age and in the extremity of my life 20 Whilst I make know'n the strength of thy arme to all ages that are to come 21 And thy power O God! and thy justice which are raised above the heavens by the mighty things thou hast performed O God! Who is like to thee 22 How many and how great afflictions and dangers hast thou made me under go and yet turning towards me thou hast restor'd me to life and from the lowest parts of the earth thou hast brought me up again 23 Thou hast still more and more made appear thy magnificence and turning towards me thou hast fill'd me with comfort 24 Wherfor I allso will still praise thy name and thy truth with the sound of musicall instruments O God! I will sing to thee upon the harp who art the holy one of Israel 25 My lipps will be transported with joy when I sing to thee as also my soule which thou hast redeem'd 29 And my tongue the whole day shall be employed to declare thy justice when my enemys shall be covered with shame and confusion PSALME LXXI Deus judicium tuum David made this Psalme at the very end of his life after he had establish'd Salomon his son upon the â—hrone of Israel It seems design'd by him to give his son his last instructions as also to ask of God wisdom and justice to direct him But 〈◊〉 he prophâ—tically maâ—es a â—ransition from the reigne of Salomon to that of Iesus-Châ—ist of which the other was but the type and figure 1 GIve Psalm 7 O God thy judgment to the king thy justice to the king's son 2 To judge thy people with justice And thy poor with Equity 3 Let the mountains bring Peace to the People the lâ—sser hills justice 4 He shall judge the cause of the poor of the people he shall protect the children of the poor And shall humble the calumniator 5 And he shall last equaly with the sun and above the moon from generation to generation 6 He shall descend like rain upon a fleece of wool And like gentle showers dropping upon the earth 7 Justice shall spring up in his days with the plenty of peace which shall continue as long as the moon 8 And his dominions shall reach from sea to sea And from the river to the extremiâ—y of the earth 9 The Ethiopians shall fall down before him and his Enemys shall lick the earth 10 The kings of Tharsis and the Islands shall offer him presents The kings of Arabia Psalm 71. and Saba shall bring their gifts 11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him All the nations shall serve him 12 For he will deliver the poor from the hands of the mighty The poor who have none to assist them 13 He will be indulgent to the indigent and to the needy And he will save the souls of the poor 14 He will redeem them from usury and injustice And their names will be honourable with him 15 And he shall live The Gold of Arabia shall be given to him There will allways be adorations for him And the whole day â—hey will bless him 16 And there shall be corn in the ground upon the tops of the mountains and the fruit thereof shall be extolled above Libanus And they in the Citties shall flourish like the grass of the feild 17 Let his name be blessed for ever be fore the sun his name doth subsist 18 And all the Tribes of the earth shall be bless'd in him All the nations shall give glory to him 19 Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel Who alone does wonderfull things 20 And blessed be his mighty name for ever And the whole earth shall be fill'd with his Mightines so be it so be it PSALME LXXII Quam bonus Israel Deus The intent of this Psalme is to fortify the just that are in persecution against the temptation of mistrusting the goodnes and providence of God when they see the wiâ—ked in prosperity 1 HOw
by telling them that God as a suprem Iudge presides in the middle of them and will call them to account for the judgements they shall give 1 GOd is present in the assembly of the Gods Psalm 81. and being in the midle of them he judgeth the Gods 2 How long therefor will you judge unjustly how long will you have partiall respect to the persons of sinners 3 Judge the cause of the poor and of the orphan and do justice to the oppressed and the needy 4 Rescue the poor and deliver the indigent from the oppression of the sinner 5 But they are ignorant and void of understanding they walk in the dark For this reason the fundations of the world will be shaken 6 I have sayd you are Gods and all of you sons of the most high 7 But you shall dy like men and shall fall like other Princes 8 Rise up O God! and judge the earth for all the nations will become thy inheritance PLALME LXXXII Deus quis similis erit tibi The time when this Psalme was made is also much controverted amongst interpreters It was certainly made upon the occasion of some great and dangerous war which threatned the Iews and it is very proper to excite in us a confidence in God in the midle of the greatest dangers 1 O God! who shall be like to thee Psalm 82. Be not silent nor de lay any longer shewing thy power 2 For behold thy enemys have made a great noise And those who hate thee have lifted up their head 3 They have form'd malitious designs against thy people and have conspired against thy saints 4 They have said Come Let us exterminate them from amongst the nations that the name of Israel may be quite forgott 5 To this end they have conspired together and are joyn'd in confederacy against thee with the Tents of the Idumeans and of the Ismaelites 6 Moab and the Agarens Gebal and Ammon and Amalech the strangers together with the inhabitants of Tyrus 7 Also the Assyrians are come up to them And are become auxiliarys to the sons of Lot 8 Do by them as thou hast done by the Madianites and by Cicera And as thou hast done by Jabin near the torrent of Cisson 9 They were destroy'd in Endor and they became like dung upon the earth 10 Dispose of their Princes as thou didst of Oreb and Zebel and Salmena 11 All those Princes who have said Come let us possess the sanctuary of God as our owne inheritance My God! turn them about like a wheel and like chaff before the wind 13 As a fire kindled burns down the wood of a forest and as a flame consumes the mountains 14 So will thy tempest drive them before the And thy anger put them to an utter route 15 Fill their faces with Ignominy And they will seek thy name O Lord 16 Otherwise Let their confusione and their terrours last allways Let them be covered with shame and perish 17 And let them know that thy name is Lord And that thou art the only most high upon the earth PSALME LXXXIII Quam dilecta tabernacula The subject of this Psalme seems to be the same with that of the 41. ch wherein David expresseth his great desire of seeing again the tabernacle of our Lord at the time â—hen his persecutions had remoued him at a distance from it But principally it ought to be applied to the ardent desire which the faithfull in the banishment of this life have of injoying God in heaven which is their true country 1 HOw louely are thy tabernacles Psalm 83. O Lord of hosts my soul does languish with ardent desire of entering into the house of our Lord. 2 My heart and my whole body with transports of joy seek the living God 3 Even the sparrow finds a lodging for itself And the turtle a nest wherin to place its young ones 4 Thy Altars O Lord of hosts my king and my God! are my place of rest 5 Happy are they who dwell in thy house O Lord For ever and ever they will praise thee 6 Blessed is the man whos help is from thee he disposeth his heart in this vaile of tears to be still rising upward to the place he hath proposed to himself 7 For the maker of the law will give his benediction They will rise from vertue to vertue They will see the God of Gods in Sion 8 O Lord the God of Hosts hear my prayer hearken to me O God of Jacob 9 Look upon us O God our protector and cast thine eyes upon the face of thy Christ. 10 For better is one day in thy tabernacles then a thousand any wher els 11 I have chosen rather to be the lowest in the house of my God then to dwell in the tents of sinners 12 For God is a lover of mercy and of truth our Lord is the giver of grace and glory 13 He will not deprive thos of his goods who walk in innocence O Lord of Hosts blessed is the man who hopes in thee PSALME LXXXIV Benedixisti Domine This Psalme may be said to containe a double prediction vâ—z of the return from the Captivity of Babylon and of the generall redemption of mankind which was to proceed from the incarnation of the word 1 THou hast given thy blessing Psalm 84. O Lord to thy Land thou hast delivered Jacob from captivity 2 Thou hast pardon'd the iniquity of thy people thou hast cover'd all their sins 3 Thou hast wholy appeas'd thy anger And hast diverted from us the rigour of thy indignation 4 Convert us to thee O God our saviour and turn away thy anger from us 5 Wilt thou for ever be incensed against us wilt thou extend thy anger from generation to generation 6 O God! in turning towards us thou wilt give us life And thy people will rejoice in thee 7 Shew thy mercy to us O Lord and give us thy saving assistance 8 I will hearken to what our Lord God shal speak within mee for he will speak peace to his people 9 And to his saints And to all thos who are converted at heart 10 His salvation is certainly near at hand to thos who fear him that so glory may dwell in our Land 11 Mercy and truth have met together justice and peace have kissed each other 12 Truth is sprung up fom the earth And justice has look'd down from heaven 13. For our Lord will powr down his blessing And out Land will yeeld its fruit 14 Justice will walk before him And in the way will direct his steps PSALME LXXXV Inclina Domine It appears by this Psalme that David was pressed with some great affliction possibly the persecution of Saul when he made this Psalme â—hich containes a fervent prayer to God to hear him and assist him in his mercy This Psalme also containes a clear prophesy of the conversion of the gentils 1 BOw down thine ear Psalm 85. O Lord heare me for j
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
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