am poor and in necessity 2 Preserve my soul for j am holy my God! save thy servant who trusts in thee 3 Be mercifull to me O Lord for all the day I have cry'd out to thee make glad the soul of thy servant because to thee O Lord I have lifted up my soul 4 For thou O Lord art mild and benigne And full of mercy towards all that call upon thee 5 Give ear O Lord to my prayer And listen to the voice of my supplication 6 In the day of my tribulation I have cry'd out to thee Because thou art wont to heare me 7 There is none amongst the Gods like to thee O Lord and none whos works are like to thine 8 All the nations whom thou hast created shall come and adore thee O Lord and shall give glory to thy name 9 For thou art truely great and the doer of wonderful things Thou art the only God 10 Lead me O Lord in thy way And I shall enter into thy truth Let my heart rejoyee in reverencing thy name 11 I will praise thee O Lord my God! with my whole heart and I will give glory to thy name for ever 12 Because thy mercy hath been great upon me and thou hast rescued my soul from the lowest hell 13 O God! the wicked have rose up against me and a convention of powerfull men have not had thee before their eyes 14 But thou art compassionat and tenderhearted slow to punish and full of mercy and truth 15 Look towards me Psalm 86. and have mercy on me indow thy servant with power from thee save the son of thy handmaid 16 Give a signe of thy goodnes towards me that they who hate me may see it and be confounded For thou O Lord hast been still my helper and my comforter PSALME LXXXVI Fundamenta ejus David in this Psalme celebrates tâ—e praises of the Citty of Ierusalem which in the Prophetâ—ck sense may very â—ell be apply'd to the Church of Christ of which that Citty was the figure 1 THe foundations thereof are lay'd in the holy mountains Psalm 85. Our Lord Loves the gates of Sion more then all the tents of Jacob. 2 Glorious things are said of thee O City of God 3 I will remember Rahab and Babylon who shall know me 4 Behold the strangers and thos of Tyrus and the people of Ethiopia they have been ther. 5 Will it not be sayd to Sion Psalm 86. that multitudes of men have been born ther And that the most high himself was the founder of it 6 Our Lord will say it in the writings wherein are register'd the people and the Princes that have lived there 7 All thy inhabitants O Sion shall be replenished with joy PSALME LXXXVII Domine Deus salutis The Author of this Psalme describes and Laments his misery and prays to God to commiserate and help him that so he may praise his holy name 1 O Lord Psalm 87. the God of my safety I have cry'd out by day and by night before thee 2 Vouchafe to look upon my petition And give ear to my prayer 3 For my â—oul is oppressed with evills And my life is on the brink of the grave 4 I am reckon'd as one of thos that are to be lett down into the pitt I am become forlorn and destitute of all help free amongst the dead 5 Like the wounded that sleep in their sepulchers who are forgotten by thee and whom thy hand has rejected 2 They have laid me in a deep pitt In a place of darknes and in the shade of death 7 Thy fury lyes heavy upon me and thou hast made all thy waves overwhelme me 8 Thou hast separated fom me all my freinds and they have me in abomination 9 I have been shutt up without being able to get out my eyes languish with misery 10 To thee O Lord I have cry'd out the whole day I have stretch'd forth my hands to thee 11 Is it amongst the dead that thou wilt shew thy wonders Or will physitians raise them to life that so they may praise thee 12 Will any in sepulchers relate thy mercy and thy truth in the grave 13 Will thy wonders be known in the region of darknes and thy justice in the land of oblivion 14 But I O Lord have cry'd out to thee and early in the morning my prayer shall come before thee 15 Why O Lord doest thou reject my prayer why dost thou turn away thy face from me 16 I am poor and from my youth have been in labour and hardship And after I was exalred I was humbled again and am full of trouble 17 All thy anger has gone over me And the terrors thereof have almost distracted me 18 The whole day they have surrounded me like a flood of water And all at once they have beseig'd me 19 My freinds and my neighbours thou hast removed far from me And all my acquaintance fly me by reason of my misery PSALME LXXXVIII Misericordias Domini The Psalmist praiseth God for his wonderfull power for his care of his people for his favour shewn and promises made to David and his posterity Then complaining of contrary events he expostulats prayâ—th and blesseth God 1 THe mercys of our Lord I will eternally sing Psalm 88. 2 My mouth shall make known thy truth from generation to generation 3 Because thou hast said mercy shall be built up in heaven to last for ever Thy verity will there be firmly established 4 I have made a convenant with my Elect I have sworn to David my servant I will preserve thy race for ever 5 And I will erect thy throne which shall continue from age to age 6 The heavens shall declare thy wonders O Lord And in the assembly of saints thy truth will be magnify'd 7 For who in the heavens can equall our Lord and who amongst the sons of God shall be like to God 8 To God who is glorify'd in the assembly of his saints who is great and terrible aboue all that are about him 9 O Lord the God of Hosts who is like to thee Thou art all powerfull O Lord thy truth does incompasse thee round 10 Thou do'st govern the rage of the sea and thou do'st moderate the violence of the waves 11 The proud thou hast tamed like a man that is wounded by the strength of thy arm thou hast dispersed thy Enemys 12 Thine are the heavens and thine is the earth thou hast founded the univers with all it contains the north and the southern sea thou hast created 13 Thabor and Hermon with the praises of thy name Thy arme is all powerfull 14 Shew the might of thy hand and lett thy right hand be exalted justice and equity are the bases of thy throne 15 Mercy and truth will march before thee Happy the people that knows to celebrate thy praise 16 They will walk in the light of thy countenance O God! and all the day will joyfully praise thy holy name and by
selves to Idols of their owne making 38 And our Lord was enraged against his people And he abominated his inheritance 39 And deliverd them up into the hands of the Nations And put them under the power of thos who hated them 40 They were oppressed by their Enemies and humbled under their Dominion Many times did God deliver them 41 But they still held on to exasperat him in their evill ways And their owne iniquitys brought misery upon them 42 Yet he had a regard for them in their affliction And he heard their prayer 43 And he remember'd his Covenant And he relented according to the greatnes of his mercy 44 And he rais'd compassion towards them in all thos who held them in captivity 45 Save us O Lord our God! And gather us again into a body out of the Nations 46 That wee may honour thy holy name And have glory in praising thee 47 Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel now and for ever And all the people shall say Amen Amen PSALME CVI. Confitemini Domino quoniam honus This Psalme is all praises and tranksgiving In the litterall sense it sets sorth the delivery of the Israelites from the Captivity of Egypt And from that of Babylon and in the Spirituall sense is discribed the redemption of mankind from the slavery of the Divell by the death of our saviour 1 PRaise our Lord Psalm 106. for he is good For his meecy continues for ever 2 Let thos speak who have been redem'd by our Lord who have been deliver'd by him out of the hands of the Enemy And who have been brought together again out of the Countrys where they were dispersed 3 From the east and the west From the north and From the south 4 They have wander'd in a wildernes without water And they have not found any way to a City of habiation 5 They wanderd hungry and thirsty Their souls fainted within them 6 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their necessitys 7 And Brought them into a right way by which they might come to a City of habitation 8 Let them thank our Lord for his great mercy And let them publish his wonders to the sons of men 9 For he has fill'd the empty soul And with his good things has satiated the hungry soul. 10 They sat in darknes and in the shade of death straitned with poverty and bound in irons 11 Because they had been rebellious to the word of God And had despised the Counsell of the most high 12 And their heart was brought low with labour and misery They sunk down throw weakness And there was no body to help them 13 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their calamitys 14 And brought them out of darknes and out of the shade of death And broke their chains in sunder 15 Let them praise our Lord for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 16 For he has made the brazen gates fly in pieces And the iron bars he has broke in sunder 17 He received them when they return'd from the way of their iniquitys For their injustices were the cause of their humiliation 18 Their soul loathed all nourishment Aod they were come to the very gates of death 19 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their Calamitys 20 He sent his word and he healed them And delivered them from death 21 Let them praise our Lord for his Mercys And for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 22 And let them offer him a sacrifice of praise And with loud joy let them sett forth his works 23 Who in ships made voyages upon the sea Driving their trade on the great waters 24 They have seen the works of our Lord And his wonders in the deep 25 He said the word and the wind blew a storme and the waves were raised up 26 They rose even to heaven And fell again to the lowest depth At the sight of so much danger their souls were in an agony 27 They were terrified and reel'd about like a drunken man And all their skill did qâ—iâ—e forsake them 28 And in their trbulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he deliverd them from all their Calamitys 29 And he chang'd his storme into a gentle gale And his waves instantly were quiet 30 And they became joyfull because they were appeased And he brought them into their desired harbour 31 Let them praise our Lord for his Mercys And for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 32 Let them glorify him in the assembly of the people And in the session of the Elders let them celebrate his praises 33 He has changed rivers into dry deserts And made dry ground wher fountains did spring 34 He has made fruitfull land become barren for the wickednes of the Inhabitants 35 He has turn'd the barren desert into a place abounding with waters And has made fountains rise in the dryest land 36 And ther he has placed thos who wanted food And they built themselves a Citty to dwell in 37 And they sow'd the feilds and planted vinyards which yeelded plenty of fruit 38 And he gave them his blessing and they multiplied exceedingly And their stock of cattell did also increase 39 And when they sinn'd again he reduced them to a small number Evills came upon them and they were oppressed with sorrow 40 He let their Princes fall into contempt And made them wander about in wilderneses wheâ— ther was no way 41 Yet he raised the poor out of their needy condition And increased their familys as a flock of sheep 42 The just will see these things and rejoyce And the mouth of iniquity will be stopt 43 Who is the wise man that will keep in memory thes things And the mouth of iniquity will be stopt PSALME CVII Paratum cormeum In The first part of this Psalme the mercys of God are praised and in the second his promise to preserve his kingdom is sett forth with an invocation of his assistance 1 MY heart is prepared Psalm 107. O God! my heart is prepared In all my glory I will celebrate thy praises with voice and instrument 2 Rise up my glory Rise up the Psalter and the harp And I myself will rise up betimes 3 I will praise thee O Lord in the midle of the people And I will sing thy glory amongst the Nations 4 Because thy mercy is rais'd above the heavens And thy truth up to the clouds 5 Be exalted O God! above all the heavens And over all the earth let thy glory shine That thy beloved may be delivered 6 Protect me with thy right hand and hear me God has said by his holy Prophet 7 I shall rejoyce and divide the land of Sichem And measure out the valley of the tabernacles 8 Galaad is mine and Manasses is mine And Ephraim is the cheif of my
our Lord in the midle of thee Jerusalem PSALME CXVI Laudate Dominum This Psalme is to be undertood of the vocation of the Gentils and the uniting all the people of the earth Iews and Gentils in one society viz. The Church of Christ. 1 PRaise our Lord all yee Nations Psalm 116. All people give him praise 2 Because his mercy is confirmed upon us And the truth of our Lord remains for ever PSALME CXVII Confitemini Domino This Psalme is a Canticle of thanksgiving which some think David sung when he was delivered from all his Enemys and settled upon the throne of Israel But tho this Psalme according to the letter is fitted to the person of David yett all agree and even some of the Rabins it ought also to be understood of the Messias which evidently appears by the application which our saviour himself makes of it and after him S. Peter 1 GIve glory to our Lord Psalm 117. because he is good Because his mercy continues for ever 2 Let Israel now say that he is good That his mercy continues for ever 3 Let the house of Aron now say That his mercy continues for ever 4 Let them all say who fear our Lord That his mercy continues for ever 5 When J was in straits and in tribulation I call'd upon our Lord and our Lord heard me and sett me free 6 Our Lord is my protector I will not fear what man can do to me 7 Our Lord is my protector And I will despise all my enemys 8 Much better it is to confide in our Lord Then to confide in Man 9 Much better it is to place our hope in our Lord Then to place our hope in Princes 10 All the Nations have besett me round But in the name of our Lord I have been reveng'd upon them 11 They have incompassed and beseiged me But in the name of our Lord I have been revenged upon them 12 They have swarm'd round me like bees and have been inflamed like thorns sett on fire But in the name of our Lord I have been revenged upon them 13 I have been run upon and push'd so violently that I was ready to fall But our Lord held me up 14 Our Lord is my strength and my praise And he is become my saviour 15 Avoice of joy and of â—alvation is heard in the tents of the just 16 The Right hand of our Lord has shewn its power The right hand of our Lord has raised me up The Right hand of our Lord has shewn its power 17 I shall not dy but I shall live and relate the works of our Lord. 18 Our Lord has punish'd and chastised me But he has spared my life 19 Open to me the gates of justice when J am enter'd I will praise our Lord This is the gate of our Lord and the just will enter therat 20 I will give thee thanks because thou hast heard me And art become my saviour 21 The stone which the builders rejected is made the corner stone 22 This is the work of our Lord And it is wonderfull in our eyes 23 This is the day which our Lord has made Let us triumph and rejoyce therin 24 O Lord save me May thy reign O Lord be prosperous Blessed is he who comes in the name of our Lord. 25 Wee have blessed you from the house of the Lord. God is our Lord And his light has shined upon us 26 Make this a day of solemnity with thick covering of bows even to the horne of the altar 27 Thou art my God and I will praise thy holy name Thou art my God And I will celebrate thy glory 28 I will celebrate thy holy name because thou hast heard me and hast saved me 29 Praise our Lord because he is good Because his mercy continues for ever PSALME CXVIII Beati immaculati This Psalme is all in praise of the law and ordonances of God wherin the Prophet shews his owne love and zeal for the observance of the Divine precepts Psalm 118. and also exhorts all people to do the like Tho this Psalme be without any Title yet by the ressemblance of the stile the expressions with those that bear the Title of Davids it appears to have been made by the Royall Prophet ALEPH. 1 BLessed are they whos ways are free from sin And who walk according to the Law of our Lord. 2 Blessed are they who make his Commandements their inquiry And who seek him with all their heart 3 For the doers of iniquity have not walkd in his ways 4 Thou hast commanded that thy laws shall be exactly kept 5 Grant O Lord that my ways may be sett right And may only tend to the performance of thy precept 6 I shall not fall into confusion If I have allways thy Commandments before my eyes 7 I will praise thee with an upright heart Because I have been instructed in the rules of thy justice 8 I will keep thy ordinances Do not forsake me for ever BETH 9 Man in his youth how shall he correct his ways but by following thy precepts 10 I have sought the with my whole heart Deny me not grace to fullfill thy law 11 All thy words I have layd up in my heart That I may never offend thee 12 Blessed art thou O Lord teach me thy justifiing precepts 13 I have pronounced with my lipps all the judgments which haue proceeded from thy mouth 14 I have taken as much joy in following the way prescribed by thee as in all the riches of the world 15 I will meditate on thy precepts And study thy ways 16 My thoughts shall dwell upon thy law And I will never forgett thy words GIMEL 17 Bestow thy grace upon thy sevant Give me new life I will keep thy precepts 18 Unveille my eyes and I will contemplate the wonders of thy law 19 J am but as a passenger upon the earâ—h Let me not remain in ignorance of the pâ—ecepts 20 My soul in all times has ardently desired thy justifications 21 Thou hast shewn thy anger against the proud Cursed are they who disobey thy Commandements 22 Deliver me from reproche and contempt since I have diligently sought thy ordinances 23 For the Princes have sett in consultation against me whilst thy servant was busy in performing thy law 24 Thy law is my only meditation In all my actions I have consulted thy precepts DALETH 25 My soul has stuck to the earth Give me life according to thy word 26 I have lay'd open to thee my ways And thou hast heard me Teach me thy saving Truths 27 Lead me in the path of thy precepts And I will meditate on thy wonders 28 My soul is tired and become drouzy strengthen me with thy words 29 Keep me out of the way of iniquity And lett me obtain thy mercy by observing thy law 30 I have chosen the way of truth I have not forgot thy judgments 31 I have adhered to thy testimonys O Lord Let me not
not had God before their eyes 4 But behold God comes to my relief And our Lord is the protector of my soule 5 Turn upon my Enemies the evills they intend me And according to thy verity exterminate them 6 With a willing heart I will offer sacrifice to thee And I will celebrate thy name O Lord because it is all good 7 Because thou hast delivered me from all my afflictions And now my eye can look with assurance upon my ennemys PSALME LIV. Exaudi Deus orationem meam It is believed that David composed this Psalm in the time of Absaloms conspiracy against him It allso perfectly agrees in the spirituall sense with the passion of our Saviour And the prayer which it containes is very proper for all Christians when they find themselves beseiged by the severall temptations of the Ennemies of their salvation 1 HEar my prayer Psalm 54. O God! and do not despise my petition Have regard to me and hear me 2 My meditations fill me with sadnes And I have no rest from the clamour of the enemy and from the persecution of the finner 3 For they have wrongfully layd iniquitys to my charge And in their anger have afflicted me 4 My heart is disturbed within me And the fear of death is fallen upon me 5 Terror and trembling have seized me An darkness has cover'd me round 6 And I have said who will give me the wings of a dove that I may fly away and find a place to rest in 7 Behold I am allready fled a far off And I have remain'd in solitude 8 Still expecting him who has hitherto preserved me from loosing courage And from the storme 9 Tumble them down O Lord and divide their tongues For I have seen nothing but injustice and dissention in the Citty 10 Iniquity surrounds it upon the walls both day and night Oppression and injustice reign within it 11 In the streets therofe there is never wanting usury and fraud 12 The malediction of my enemy I could have born with patience 13 And if he who professed hatred towards me had spoken insultingly against me I might perhaps have Kept out of his sight 14 But t is you who have been all one with me my leader my old acquaintance 15 Who have so often delightfully eaten at my table And walked with me hand in hand in the house of God! 16 May death on the sudden come upon all such And may they alive go down into hell 17 For wickednes dwells in their houses And in the middle of them 18 But I have call'd out to God And our Lord will save me 19 Both evening and morning and at noon day I will tell and set forth my sufferings And he will hear my voice 20 He will redeem my soule in peace from those who come upon me for they amongst many have been with me who are now against me 21 God will hear me and he will humble them He who subsists before all ages 22 For there is no hope of their changing They have no fear of God and he hath stretcht out his hand to give them their due 23 They have contaminated his convenant in his anger he hath dissipated them And he has sett his heart upon it 24 Their speeches are softer then oyl But they peirce like darts 25 Leave the care of thy self to our Lord and he will maintain thee He will not suffer the justman to be allways in a tottering condition 26 But as to the wicked thou wilt cast them O God Into the pitt of destruction 27 The bloody and the deceitfull men shall not live half their days But I will hope in thee O Lord PSALME LV. Miserere mei Deus quoniam David forced to fly and abscond and besâ—tâ— round with enemies prays to God that he may he delivered out of their hands Next he conceives certain hopes that his enemies shall perish and the be saved and therfore vows thanksgiving to God 1 HAve mercy on me Psalm 55. O God! for man has trod me under foot All the day he setts upon me and persecutes me 2 All the day my enemies trample upon me For they are many who make war against me 3 So that I fear the light of the noon day But yet I will hope in thee 4 I will praise God for what he has sayd to me I have put my trust in God I will not fear what flesh can do to me 5 The whole day they execrated all that I said all their thoughts are bent to do me hurt 6 They keep about me and lye in ambush They watch all my steps 7 Whereas they wait to take my life Thou wilt have no regard for saving of them In thy indignation thou wilt break that people in pieces 8 O God! I have layd open my life to thee And my tears thou hast admitted into thy sight 9 According to what thou hast promised my enemies will at that time be overthrown and driven back 10 In what day soever I shall call upon thee Behold I Know that thou art my God 11 I will praise God for the word he has given me I will praise our Lord for what he has said I have hoped in God And I will not fear what men can do against me 12 The vows I have made to thee my God! are still present in my mind I will render praises to thee 13 For thou hast delivered my soule from death and my feet from falling That in the light of the living I may appear acceptable to God PSALME LVI Miserere mei Deus miserere David implores the mercy of God he gives thanks for being delivered out of the hands of his Enemys and he celebrates God's praises 1 HAve mercy on me Psalm 56 O God! have mercy on me for my soule confides in thee 2 And I will rest in hope under the shadow of thy wings Till iniquity shall be quite gone off 3 I will cry out to God the most high To God who has been my benefactor 4 He has sent me succour from heaven and has delivered me He has made infamous all those who trod upon me 5 He has sent forth his mercy and his truth And has rescued my soule from the midst of young Lyons I have slept unquietly 6 The teeth of the sons of men are weapons and arrows Their Tongue is a sharp-edged sword 7 Be exalted O God! above the heavens and let thy glory shine over all the earth 8 They have layd a snare for my feet And they bent down my soule 9 They have digg'd a pit fall in my way But they themselves have fall'n into it 10 My heart is prepared O God! my heart is prepared I will sing and praise thy name in à Psalm 11 Rise up my glory rise up the psalter and the harp And I will rise up early my self 12 I will praise thee O Lord in the midle of the people And I will sing thy glory amongst the nations 13 Because thy mercy
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
strength 9 Judah is the seat of my Empire Moab vessel of my hope 10 I will march into Idumea strangers are now become my friends 11 Who will lead me to the fortifyed Citty who will conduct me into the midle of Idumea 12 Is it not thou My God who a while since rejected us And wilt thou not go forth with us at the head of our armys 13 Releeve us O Lord in our distresses For vain is the safety which comes from man 14 With the help of our God wee will performe great actions and he will bring to nothing all our Enemys PSALME CVIII Deus laudem meam David in this Psalme describes the malice of his Enemies he imprecats them and sets forth his owne affliction imploring the help of God But David as a Prophet inspired by God had in his view the persecution which the Iews raised against Iesus-Christ and the treason of Iudas one of his Apostles as it appears by the testimony both of St. Peter and St. Iohn who cite verses of this Psalme to that purpose 1 O God! conceal not my praise Psalm 108. for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the deceiver are opened against me 2 They spake against me with a deceitfull tongue And the expressions of their hatred were heard on all sides And they have sett upon me without Cause 3 In stead of loving me as they ought they have calumniated me But J still have pray'd to thee 4 And they render'd to me evill for good And hatred for love 5 Place the sinner over him And let the devill stand upon his right hand 6 When he comes to be judged Psalm 108. let him go off condemned And let his prayer become his sin 7 Let his days be shortned And let another take his ministry 8 Let his children become orphans And his wife a widow 9 Let his children be vagabonds and beg And let them be driven out of their habitations 10 Let the Usurer lay hold on his Estate And let strangers seize upon the fruits of his labours 11 Let there be no body to help him Nor to take pity of his orphan children 12 Let all that is born of him be destroyed And in one generation let his name be extinguish'd 13 Let the memory of his Progenitors iniquitys be still revived in the presence of our Lord And let not the sin of his mother be ever blotted out 14 Let their crimes be still in the sight of our Lord And let their memory perish upon the earth Because he did not remember to do mercy 15 But persecuted an indigent and poor man and sought his life whos heart was peirced with sorrow 16 He loved malediction and it will come upon him He rejected benediction And it will not come near him 17 And he covered himself with malediction as with a garment It enterd into his bowells like water and like oyl penetrated even to his very bones 18 Let it be to him as a garment that covers him And like a girdle that allways go's round him 19 Thus will my detracters be treated by our Lord And they who conspire against my life 20 And thou O Lord O Lord assist me for the sake of thy name Because thou art full of mercy and goodnes 21 Deliver me for J am poor and indigent and my heart is disturbed within me 22 Like the shadow which declines I pass away And like the Locust J am driven from place to place 23 My knees are weaken'd with fasting And my flesh is all changed for want of oyl 24 J am become a subject of mockery to them They have look'd upon me and shaked their heads at me 25 O Lord my God! succor me save me according to thy mercy 26 Let them see thy hand in it And And that it is thou O Lord that hast done it 27 They will curse me and thou wilt bless me Let thos who rise up against me be coverd with shame But let thy servant be fill'd with joy 28 Let thos who calumniat me be clothed with confusion And let them be wrapp'd up in their owne infamy as with a double cloak 19 I will praise our Lord with the whole force of my voice And I will sing his praises in the midle of the great assembly 30 Because he has stood by me in my poverty to save my life from thos who persecuted me PLALME CIX Dixit Dominus This prophetick Psalme both by the Title and by what our saviour himself said of it is certainly of Davids making It contains a prophecy concerning the Messias as the Iews themselves did owne when our saviour confuted them out of it It declares that the Messias shall sitt at the right hand of God shall reigne amongst the Nations That his preis thod shall be eternall That kings skall fall before him and that all shall be overcome by him 1 THe Lord said to my Lord Psalm 109. sit on my right hand 2 Untill I bring thy enemies to be thy foot stool 3 Our Lord will send forth the scepter of thy Kingdome out of Sion Go and rule in the midle of thy Enemies 4 Thy Empire will appear in the day of thy strength in the splendor of thy saints Before the morning I begat thee 5 Our Lord has sworn and he will not repent Thou art a Preist for all eternity according to the order of Melchisedeck 6 Our Lord on thy right hand has destroy'd Kings in the day of his Anger 7 7 He will judge the Nations he will fill all with ruine he will crush on the ground the heads of many 8 He will drink out of the Torrent in the high way therfor in glory he will exalt his head PSALME CX Confitebor tibi Domine This Psalme containes praises and thanks givings to God for the great wonders he has done in favour of the People of Israel which are much more applicable to what he has done in favour of his Church 1 I will praise thee Psalm 110. O Lord with my whole heart In the assembly and Congregation of the just 2 Great are the works of our Lord exquisite in all his designs 3 His works are glorious and magnificent his justice abides for ever 4 Our mercifull and indulgent Lord has perpetuated sustenance for all that fear him 5 He will all ways remember his Covenant he will make known to his people the mightines of his works 6 That he may give them the inheritance of the Nations All his works are full of truth and justice 7 All his precepts are inviolable established for all ages Formed according to truth and equity 8 He has sent a redeemer to his people he has made a Covenant with them for all eternity 9 Holy and terrible is his name The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdome 10 They who fear him are truely wise His glory remaines for ever and ever PSALME CXI Beatus vir This Psalme contains the praises of the vertuous and
of the Just. 7 For our Lord knows and approuves the way of the Just But the way of the Impious will end in destruction PSALME II. Quare fremuerunt This Psalm thô without a Title as the former has David for the Author and is cited as his Act. 4. v. 5. where it is applyd to Christ and the Church So likewise S. Paul applys those words Thou art my son J this day have begot the to Christ Heb. 1. v. 5. and the Iews themselves think this Psalm relatâ—s to their Messias Certain it is that under the figure of David and his Reign Christ and his Kingdom are represented the firmnes of his Empire and of his Church are described together with the vain conspiracies of men against it All Kings and Princes are invited to be obedient to it 1 WHy are the Gentils in a rage Psalm And the Nations in a vain conspiracy 2 The Kings of the earth have stood up And the Princes have assembled against our Lord and against his Christ saying 3 Let us break their bonds And let us throw of their yoke 4 But he who dwells in the heavens will laugh at them And our Lord will turn them to derision 5 Then he will speak to them in his anger And in his fury he will confound them 6 But I am constituted by him King over Sion his holy Mountain To hold forth his Law 7 Our Lord said to me Thou art my son I this day have begot thee 8 Ask it of me and I wil give thee the Nations for thy Inheritance And the whole earth shall be in thy possession 9 Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron Psalm 2. And like a potters Vessel thou shalt break them in pieces 10 And now you Kings be wise Learn well your duty you that judge the earth 11 Serve our Lord with fear Rejoyce and tremble before him 12 Imbrace discipline Least out Lord should be angry and you perish by leaving the way of the Just. 13 When his Indignation shall break out on the sudden Happy are they who confide in him PSALME III. Domine quid multiplicati This in the Title is called the Psalm of David when he fled from the face of Absalon his son as it is related 2. Reg. 15. v. 14. he declares that he puts his hope only in God and describes how powerfull his assistance is and on the contrary how vain the designs of the enemies are 1 WHy o Lord Psalm 3. do's the number increase of those who persecute me Many are they who rise up against me 2 Many say to my soul in vain she seeks for safety from her God 3 But thou o Lord art my protector and my glory by thee my head has been rais'd 4 I have cry'd out with a lowd voice to our Lord and he has heard me from his holy mountain 5 I slept took my rest and have rose up again because our Lord hath protected me 6 I shall not fear those thousands of people that incompass me rise up and save me O Lord my God! 7 For thou hast struck down all that oppose me without cause thou hast broken the teeth of sinners 8 There is no safety but from our Lord by thee my God! thy people are blest PSALME IV. Cum invocarem exaudivit This Psalm is upon the same subject with the former and seems to have been made much at the same time David implores the help of God exhorts the Princes that revolted to desist from their rebellion and to acknowledge him for King as having been so constituted by God 1 WHen I call'd upon him Psalm 4. the God of my justice did hear me thou didst inlarge me when I was in distresse 2 Still have mercy on me and hear my prayer 3 Yee sons of men how long will your hearts be stupid Why do you love vanity and seek after lyes 4 Know that our Lord has done wonderfull things for his holy one he will hear me when I cry out to him 5 Be angry and sin not what you have said in your hearts repent upon your beds 6 Offer a sacrifice of justice and put your confidence in our Lord many say who will shew us good things 7 The light of thy countenance o Lord is printed on us thou hast powr'd joy into my heart 8 They by their plenty of wheat of wine of oyle increase and grow rich 9 I at the same time in peace will sleep and be at rest 10 Because thou o Lord in a singular manner hast strengthen'd me with hope PSALME V. Verba mea auribus This Psalm shews to have been made by David when he was sett upon by the wicked He begs of God to hear his prayers he imprecates the Impious wishing them deserved punishments and conforts the pious and the just with the hope of reward 1 GIve ear o Lord to my words Psalm 5. understand my cry 2 Be attentive to the voice of my prayer my King and my God For to thee I will pray early in the morning o Lord thou shalt hear my voice 4 Early will I stand before thee and I shall know that thou art not a God that loveth iniquity 5 Nor shall the wicked dwell near thee nor the unjust remain in thy sight 6 Thou hatest all doers of injustice thou wilt destroy all that speak lyes 7 The bloody and the deceitfull man our Lord will abominate but I through the abundance of thy mercy 8 Will enter into thy house I will adore in thy holy Temple with fear and reverence 9 Conduct me o Lord in the vvay of thy justice look after me and direct my ways in regard of my enemies 10 Because there is no truth in their mouth vain and hollow is their heart 11 Their throat is an open sepulcher they have dealt deceitfully with their tongues judge them o God! 12 Let them miscarry in their designs according to the multitude of their iniquitys expell them because they have provok'd thee o Lord 13 And let all rejoyce who hope in thee for ever they will be fill'd with joy and thou wilt dwell in them 14 And all will have glory in thee who love thy name for thou wilt bless the just one 15 With thy mercy o Lord as with a sheild thou hast incompas'd us PSALME VI. Domine ne in furore In this Psalm David first sets forth the violence of his sicknes In the next place he begs God to free him from it and lastly he describes the consternation of his Enemies upon his prayers being heard and his health restored to him 1 O Lord Psalm 6. rebuke me not in thy indignation nor chastise me in thy anger 2 Have mercy on me o Lord because I am infirm heal me o Lord for my bones are all in disorder 3 My soul is extremely afflicted but thou o Lord Say how long 4 Turn to me o Lord and rescue my soul save me for thy mercies sake 5 For the dead
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
Jacob will rejoice And Israel will be overjoy'd PSALME XIV Domine quis habitabit This Psalm according to the opinion of many Interpreters was made by David about the time that he placed the Ark upon Mount Sion In the literall it has reference to the City of Ierusalem And in the spirituall sense to the heavenly Ierusalem whither none but the Iust must pretend te come 1 LOrd Psalm 14 who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle Or who shall rest in thy holy mountain 2 He whose ways are without blemish And who acts according to Justice 3 Who speaks truth from his heart And in whose tongue there is no deceit 4 Who has not injur'd his neighbour Nor hearken'd to reproches against him 5 He looks with contempt on the man that is wicked But he honours those who fear our Lord. 6 He never deceives when he swears to his neighbour not puts out his mony to usury nor receives bribes to oppress the innocent 7 He that acts so shall be establish'd for ever PSALME XV. Conserva me Domine This Psalm of David is full of mystery and prophecy and under the literall sense applicable to Davids own person Iesus Christ was principally intended by it So that our saviour the son of David seems to speak in it and declare that God his father by his omnipotent power will raise him from the dead 1 PReserve me Psalm 15 o Lord because I have hoped in thee I have said to our Lord thou art my God for thou hast no need of any thing that is mine 2 To the saints that are in his land he has wonderfully made appear all my good intentions towards them 3 Their infirmities increased upon them and then they made hast 4. I will not call together their conventicles where blood is offer'd nor shall my lips so much as name them 5 My share of inheritance is our Lord he is the portion of my cup 't is thou o Lord that wilt restore my inheritance to me 6 The lines have measur'd it to me in the richest soyle and I have an excellent inheritance 7 I will blesse our Lord who has given me understanding and that even at night my reins reprove and instruct me 8 I have allways had our Lord present before me he is still on my right hand to make me stand firm 9 'T is for this that my heart is glad that my tongue expresseth joy and also that my flesh will rest in hope 10 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption 11 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life thou wilt fill me with joy in beholding thy countenance endles delights are on thy right hand PSALME XVI Exaudi Domine justitiam David relying upon his innocence earnestly asks from God his peculiar assistance against his enemys 1 ATtend Psalm 16 o Lord to the justice of my cause hearken to my petition 2 Give ear to my prayer that comes not from deceitfull lips 3 Be thou thyself my judge let thine eyes behold the equity of my cause 4 Thou hast examin'd my heart and searched it by night thou hast try'd me by fire and there has been no iniquity found in me 5 That my mouth might not speak according to the works of men I have in obedience to the words of thy lips kept my self in hard and painfull ways 6 Make firm my steps in thy paths that I may never tread out of the way 7 I have cry'd out to thee because thou my God! art accustom'd to hear me incline thine ear towards me and hearken to what J say 8 Make thy mercys to be admired thou who savest those who hope in thee 9 From all that resist thy right hand preserve me o Lord as the apple of thine eye 10 Protect me under the shadow of thy wings from the wicked who persecute me 11 My enemies have beseiged my soul their bowells are closed up with fatt they talk with insolence and pride 12 After having cast me off they now besiege me they have fasten'd their eyes upon the ground 13 They ly in wait for me as a lyon for his prey or the lyons whelp lurking in his covert 14 Rise up o Lord prevent him and defeat him rescue my soul from the wicked one wrest thy sword out of their hands who are enemys to thy power 15 O Lord separate them in their life time from the small number of those vvho are thine upon the earth their belly is fill'd with the things hidden in thy treasures 16 They have abundance of children and what remains of their goods they leave to their litle ones 17 But J with justice will appear before thee I shall be satiated when thy glory do's appear PSALME XVII Diligam te Domine The title of this Psalm denotes the occusion in which it was made viz when God had deliverd David from the hands of Saul But tho it agrees according to the historick and literall sense wiâ—h David yet it may very well be applyd to Iesus Christ himself as S. Paul do's the last versâ— of it 1 J will love thee Psalm 17 o Lord who art my strength our Lord is my support my refuge and my deliverer 2 He is my God and my upholder and I will hope in him 3 He is my protector and the strength of my safety he is my defender 4 With praises J will call upon him and I shall be safe from my enemies 5 I have been surrounded with the sorrows of death and torrents of iniquity have fill'd me with trouble 6 The greifs of hell have incompass'd me and the snares of death have been layd for me 7 But in my tribulation I have calld upon our Lord J have cryd out to my God 8 And he has heard my voice from his holy Temple and my loud crys in his presence have penetrated his ears 9 The earth was moved and trembled the foundations of the mountains were stirr'd and shaken by reason of his anger 10 His indignation rais'd up a smoke fire broke out from his countenance and coals were kindled therby 11 He bow'd the heavens and came down and a thick cloud was under his feet 12 He mounted upon a Cherubin and has taken his flight he has flow'n upon the wings of the wind 13 He has cover'd himself with darknes he has inclos'd himself in a tent of black watery clouds 14 At the brightnes of his presence the clowds broke in sunder hailstons and burning coals fell dovvn 15 And our Lord thunderd from heaven the most high made his voice heard hailstons and burning coals fell dovvn 16 He has thrown his darts and scatterd them he has redoubled his lightning aud struck them with terror 17 The sources of waters have been layd bare and the foundations of the earth have been uncover'd 18 By the lowdnes of thy threatnings o Lord and by the breath of thy anger 19 He has sent from above
and sett before me a table to strengthen me against those who persecute me 7 Thou hast powred oyle upon my head and my inebriating cup how admirable is it 7 And thy mercy will accompany me all the days of my life 9 That I may dwell for ever in the house of our Lord. PSALME XXIII Domini est terra Most believe that David made this Psalm to be sung by the people when the ark was carryd to mount Sion but all interpreters agree that the holy Prophet had principally in his view the ascension of our Saviour Iesus Christ into heaven 1 THe earth is our Lords Psalm 23 and all that it contains the whole world and all that dwell in it are his 2 For he it was that founded the earth above the seas and provided it should be above the rivers 3 Who shall ascend to the mountain of our Lord or who shall stand in his holy place 4 He whose hands are innocent whose heart is clean who has not in vain received his soul and who has not deceitfully sworn to his neighbour 5 This is he who shall receive blessings from our Lord and mercy from God his Saviour 6 This is the race of men who seek him who seek the face of the God of Jacob. 7 Princes lift up your gates eternal gates be yee lifted up and the king of glory will enter 8 Who is the king of glory our Lord the strong the mighty our Lord the powerfull in battel 9 Princes lift up your gates eternal gates be yee lifted up and the king of glory will enter 10 Who is the king of glory the Lord of all power he is the king of glory PSALME XXIV Ad te Domine levavi It is probable that David made this Psalm in the time of the rebellion of Absalon It contains the prayer of a man in great straits begging ye assistance of God against his enel mies and the pardon of his sins 1 TO thee Psalm 24 o Lord I have rais'd up my soul in thee my God I confide and I shall not be asham'd 2. Nor let my enemies deride me for none who waite for thee will be put to confusion 3 Let all those be confounded who void of reason act unjustly 4 Shew to me o Lord thy ways and lead me in thy paths 5 Direct me in thy truth and teach me because thou art my God and my Saviour the whole day I wait for thee 6 Remember o Lord thine own mercy's the mercy's which thou hast shewn from the beginning of the world 7 But call not to mind the sins of my youth nor my ignorances 8 Remember me according to thy mercy o Lord for thy goodnes sake 9 Our Lord is mild and just and therfore he will prescribe a law to those who are out of the way 10 The meek he will guide in Judgment and he will teach the mild his ways 11 All the ways of our Lord are mercy and truth in respect to those who carefully seek his will and his laws 12 For the sake of thy holy name pardon o Lord my sin for very great it is 13 Who is the man that feareth our Lord for him he has provided a law to guide him in the way he has chosen 14 His soul shall dwell in plenty of goods and his seed shall inherite the land 15 Our Lord is a firm support to those that fear him and he will make his covenant manifest to them 16 My eyes shall allways be lifted up to our Lord for he will pull my feet out of the snare 17 Look upon me and have mercy on me because I am alone and poor 18 The griefs of my heart are multiplyd deliver me from my necessitys 19 Behold my low condition and the pain I am in And pardon all my offenses 20 Consider how my enemies are increased And how unjust a hatred they have towards me 21 Preserve my soul And deliver me I will not be ashamed because I have hoped in thee 23 O God! deliver Israel from all its tribulations PSALME XXV Judica me Domine The author of this Psalm appeals to God as his Iudge both of his own innocence and of the injustice of his enemies Interpreters differ in their opinion whither it was made by David in the time of Saul's persecution or of Absalom's rebellion 1 BE my Judge Psalm 25. O Lord because I have proceeded with innocence And having hoped in our Lord I shall not be weaken'd 2 Try me O Lord And put me to the test try my reins and my heart by fire 3 For thy mercy is allways before my eyes And I have delighted in thy truth 4 I have not sat down in the assemblys of vanity nor will I enter amongst the workers of iniquity 5 I have detested the conventions of malitious men nor will I ever sit in company with the Impious 6 I will wash my hands with the innocent And will still keep about thy altar O Lord 7 That I may hear the voice of thy praises And that I may relate all thy wonders 8 I have lov'd the beauty of thy house O Lord And the place where thy glory do's reside 9 Let not my soul O God! be lost with the Impious nor my life with the men of blood 10 Whose hands are stain'd with iniquity And whose right hand is full of bribes 11 But I will still proceed in my innocence redeem me and have mercy on me 12 My feet have stood firm in the right way in all assemblies I will praise thee O Lord PSALME XXVI Dominus illuminatio mea In this Psalm David mentions the dangers which by Gods assistance he has overcome and the assurance he has of being protected for the future he also begs of our Lord that he may without disturbance serve him night and day in the Tabernacle 1 OUr Lord is my light Psalm 27. And my safety whom shall I fear 2 Our Lord is the protector of my life who shall make me tremble 3 When the wicked came up against me to devour me 4 Those enemies that persecuted me were themselves weaken'd And fell to the ground 5 Should armies be drawn up against me my heart would be voide of fear 6 Should they give me battle my hope in this would still be firm 7 One only thing I have askd of our Lord And this I will require that I may dwell all the days of my life in the house of our Lord. 8 That I may contemplate the delights of our Lord And visite his temple 9 For he has hid me in his Tabernacle Psalm 26. in the days of my tribulation he shelter'd me in the secret part of his Tabernacle 10 He has sett me up upon a rock And has now rais'd my head above all my enemies 11 I have gone round and I have offer'd in his Tabernacle a sacrifice of joy I will sing hymns and Canticles to our Lord. 12 Hear O Lord my voice with which I cry out
to thee be mercifull to me and hear me 13 My heart has spoken to thee my eyes have sought thee thy face o Lord I will allvvays seek 14 Turn not thy face from me turn not away in thy anger from thy servant 15 Be still my helper forsake me not nor despise me o God my Saviour 16 For my father and my mother have abandon'd me but our Lord has taken me to himself 17 Set me a rule o Lord to guide me in thy way And conduct me in the right path in regard of my enemies 18 Deliver me not up to the will of those who persecute me because false witnesses have risen up against me And iniquity has bely'd it self 19 I beleeve that I shall see the good things of our Lord in the land of the living 20 Wait for our Lord act manfully comfort thy heart and wait for our Lord. PSALME XXVII Ad te Domine clamabo David asks of God that his prayers may be heard that he may not perish with the Impious against whom he makes many imprecations He celebrates the powerfull assistance of God and lastly makes a vow for the safety of the people 1 TO thee Psalm 27. O Lord I will cry answer me my Cod least if thou say'st not any thing to me I be come like those who descend into the pitt 2 Hear o Lord the voice of my supplication when I pray to thee And when I lift up my hands towards thy holy Temple 3 Drag me not along with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity let me not be lost 4 Who speak peace to their neighbour And have mischeif in their hearts 5 Treat them according to their deeds And according to the malice of their designs 6 Let them receive what the works of their hands deserve give them the recompense that is due to them 7 Because they have not understood the works of our Lord the works which his hands have wrought thou wilt destroy them And build them no more 8 Blessed be our Lord because he has heard the voice of my prayer 9 Our Lord is my helper and my protector in him my heart has confided And I have been relieved 10 My flesh is restored to vigour And I will praise him with a willing heart 11 Our Lord is the strength of his people he is the protector and Saviour of his anointed 12 O Lord save thy people And bless thy inheritance govern them and raise them up for ever PSALME XXVIII Afferte Domino David upon the occasion of a violent tempest which he describes invites all to sing the praises of God who is the raiser and layer of tempests 1 Bring to our Lord Psalm 28. you children of God bring to our Lord the young ones of your rams 2 Give to our Lord glory and honour give to our Lord the glory due to his name adore our Lord at his holy Tabernacle 3 Our Lords voice has been heard upon the waters the God of Majesty has thunder'd our Lord upon many waters has made himself heard 4 The voice of our Lord is full of power the voice of our Lord is full of magnificence 5 The voice of our Lord breaks the Cedars And the Cedars of Libanus he will break to pieces 6 He will tear them into bits as easily as a calf of Libanus or as the tender faune of an unicorn may be torn 7 The voice of our Lord divides flames of fire the voice of our Lord shakes the desert the desert of Cades our Lord will shake 8 The voice of our Lord prepares the hinds to calve And he will lay open the thick groves And in his Temple all shall give glory to him 9 Our Lord makes deluges upon the earth And our Lord will sit in his Throne King for ever 10 Our Lord will give strength to his people our Lord will bless his people with peace PSALME XXIX Exaltabo te Domine This Psalm containes the prayer of David Psalm 29. in which he gives thanks o God for his health restor'd and his purpose of allways celebrating the praises of God! 1 I will magnify thee o Lord because thou hast rais'd me up And hast not delighted my enemys vvith insulting over me 2 O Lord my God! I have cry'd out to thee And thou hast healed me 3 Lord thou hast brought my soul out of hell thou hast saved me from being one of those who descend into the pitt 4 Sing praises to our Lord you that are his Saints And celebrate the memory of his holiness 5 For in his anger there is destruction And in his favour there is life 6 In the evening wee shall be in tears when morning comes wee shall be in joy 7 I said in my prosperity I shall stand firm and never be moved 8 But the firmnes of my happines O Lord came only from thy goodnes towards me 9 Thou didst but turn away thy face from me And I was presently brought into trouble 10 To thee O Lord I will ever cry And to my God I will offer my prayers 11 What advantage will my death be to thee when I fall into corruption 12 Will dust and ashes praise thee or publish thy veritys 13 Our Lord has heard me and taken pitty of me our Lord is become my protector 14 Thou hast turnd my mourning into joy thou hast cutt my sackcloth And clothed me with gladnes 15 That in my glory I may sing thy praises And may no more be in affliction O Lord my God! I will praise thee for ever PSALME XXX In te Domine speravi In this Psalm David prays to God for safety and thanks him for having deliver'd him out of the hands of kis enemies He describes his own sufferings and fortells the destruction of his enâ—mys Lastly he exhorts all good men not to despond in adversity since Gâ—d never forsakes those who serve him 1 IN thee Psalm 30. o Lord I have put my trust let me never be put to confusion releeve me according to thy justice 2 Hear me gratiously speedily rescue me 3 Be to me a protecting God a sanctuary that I may be saved by thee 4 For thou art my strength and thou art my refuge And for the glory of thy name thou wilt conduct me and nourish me 5 Thou wilt bring me out of the snare they have lay'd for me because thou art my protector 6 Into thy hands I recommend my soul thou hast redeemed me O Lord the God of my truth 7 Thou hatest all observers of vanitys that signify nothing 8 But I have confided in our Lord I will rejoyce and be comforted in thy mercy 9 For thou hast consider'd my low condition thou hast deliver'd my soul from the straits she was in 10 Thou hast not shutt me up in the hands of my enemy thou hast left my feet at liberty 11 But still have mercy on me O Lord for I am in tribulation by anger my eye my soule my bowells are in
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
blush for shame 6 The poor man cry'd out and our Lord heard him And deliver'd him from all his tribulations 7 The Angel of our Lord will guard them round who fear him and bring them out of danger 8 Taste and see how sweet our Lord is happy is the man who hopes in him 9 Fear our Lord all you that are his Saints for no want can afflict those who fear him 10 Rich men have fall'n into necessity and have felt hunger but they who seek our Lord shall abound in all that 's good 11 Come children and hear me I will teach you the fear of our Lord. 12 Who is the man that covets to live And desires to see happy days 13 Keep thy tongue from speaking evill And thy lips from being deceitfull 14 Decline from evill and do good seek after peace and persever so to do 15 The eyes of our Lord are upon the just And his ears are open to receive their prayers 16 But the countenance of our Lord is upon the doers of evill to exterminate their memory our of the earth 17 The just have cry'd out and our Lord has heard them from all their tribulations he has deliver'd them 18 Our Lord is allways near to those whose heart is afflicted And the humble of spirit he will save 19 Many are the tribulations of the just but from all these our Lord will deliver them 20 Of every bone of them our Lord takes care not one of them shall be broken 21 The death of a sinner is dismall And they who hate the just will be guilty of sin 22 Our Lord will redeem the soul of his servants And none shall faile who trust in him PSALME XXXIV Judica Domine nocentes David implores the speedy assistance of God both against his open enemys and his calumniators in private whose perfidiousnes he describes and detests Thisâ— Psalm he writâ— when he was persecuted by Saul and his courtiers 1 JUdge Psalm 34. o Lord those who hurt me vanquish those who set upon me 2 Take thy arms and thy buckler And rise up to help me 3 Draw out thy sword and stop their passage who pursue me say to my soul I am thy safety 4 Let them all be confounded and cover'd with infamie who seek my life 5 Let all that intend evill against me be driven back with shame and confusion 6 Let them be like the dust before the face of the wind And let the Angell of God closely pursue them 7 Let their way be dark and sllippery whilst the Angel of God is in pursuit of them 8 Because unprovoked they have lay'd a hidden snare to destroy me And they have unjustly calumniated me 9 Let him fall into a snare which he do's not foresee even in the snare which he lay'd for me let himself be caught 10 But my soul shall rejoyce in our Lord And be delighted in the salvation which comes from him 11 All my bones shall say Lord who is like to thee 12 Who dost rescue the poor out of hands that are too strong for them the feeble and the indigent from those who prey upon them 13 Corrupt witnesses rising up against me have question'd me for matters I was ignorant of 14 They did render unto me evill for good And put my soul into desolation 15 But I when they afflicted me clothed my self with sackcloth 16 I humbled my soul with fasting And my prayer will return into my owne bosome 17 I behaved my self towards them as to a neighbour and to a brother I humbled myself as a sorrowfull mourner 18 And they rejoyced at my misery they met together and provided scourges for me and I was ignorant of it 19 They are now dissipated but not penitent they still provoke me they insult me with mockerys and gnash their teeth at me 20 Lord when wilt thou look towards me deliver my soul from their malice my only one from these lyons 21 And I will magnify thy name in the great assembly in the multitudes of people I will publish thy praises 22 Let them not triumph over me who unjustly rise up against me and hate me without cause And yet flatter me with their eyes 23 For to me indeed they spoke peaceably but when they spoke in a mutiny of the people they studied to betray me 24 They open'd their mouths wide against me And said let us rejoyce now our eyes have beheld what wee lookd for 25 This O Lord thou hast seen be not therfore silent O Lord depart not from me 26 Rise up and mind the doing me justice my God and my Lord embrace my cause 27 Judge me according to thy justice O Lord my God! And let them not triumph over me 28 Let them not say in their hearts wee have our soul's desire nor let them say wee have devoured him 29 Let all who take joy in my misery blush and be confounded 30 Let all who speak of me with pride and disdain be cover'd with shame and confusion 31 Let those be glad and abound with joy who are well wishers to the justice of my cause 32 Let them allways say glorified be our Lord who desire the peace of his servant 33 And my tongue shall celebrate thy justice And all the day thy praises PSALME XXXV Dixit injustus 'T is believed that David made this Psalm after he had spared Saul who fell into his hands and after that ceased not to persecute him He takes occasion from this obstinacy of Saul in his injustice to shew the guilt of those who persevere in evil And withall he sets forth the providence and mercy of God 1 THe injust man resolves within himself to offend Psalm 35. The fear of God is not before his eyes 2 For in his sight he has acted deceitfully so that his iniquity has made him worthy of hatred 3 The words of his mouth are full of injustice and fraud he would not understand how to do well 4 He meditates mischeif on his bed he follows all bad ways and has no hatred of evill 5 Lord thy mercy is in heaven And thy truth reacheth to the clouds 6 Thy justice like the highest mountans is elevated thy judgments are of a profound depth 7 Thou wilt preserve O Lord both men beasts according to the great extent of thy mercy O God! 8 But the sons of men shall place their hope in their being protected under thy wings 9 They shall be inebriated with the flowing plenty of thy house And thou wilt make them drink in the torrent of thy delights 10 For the fountain of life is in thee And in thy light wee shall see light 11 Hold forth thy mercy to those who know thee And thy justice to the upright of heart 12 Let not the foot of pride come at me nor let me be moved by the hand of the sinner 13 There have they falln ' who work iniquity they are driven out and could not stand their ground PSALME XXXVI
hate me unjustly 21 They who render evill for good speak ill of me because I have followed goodnes 22 Forsake me not O Lord my God! do not depart from me be mindfull to help me O Lord God of my salvation PSALME XXXVIII Dixi custodiam vias David probably made this Psalm about the same time with the former viz. When he was pursued by Absalom and outraged by Semei He describes the vanity shortnes of this life and the necessity of patience to attaine peace and quiet 1 I have said Psalm 38. I will watch my ways that I may not offend with my tongue 2 I have put a guard upon my mouth when the sinner stood up against me 3 I was silent and humbled my self even the good things I could say I suppressed And my greif did augment 4 My heart was in a great heat And whilst I meditated a flame rose up with in me 5 I said with my tongue Lord make known to me my end 6 And what is the number of my days that I may know what is wanting to me 7 I see that thou hast stinted my days And that my being is as it were nothing before thee 8 True it is that every living man is vanity all over 9 True it is that man passeth away like a shadow and like an image And yet he vainly disquiets and troubles himself 10 He gathers and hoords up wealth And yet knows not who after him shall injoy it 11 But now where lyes my hope and expectation is it not in our Lord all my treasure is in thee my God! 12 Deliver me from all my iniquitys thou hast made me a subject of derision even to fools 13 I have held my tongue and have not open'd my mouth because thou hast done it remove thy chastisements from me 14 The force of thy hand has made me sink under thy corrections 't is for his iniquity that thou dos't punish man 15 And thou hast made his soul wither and dry up like aspider And indeed vaine is the trouble and solicitude of mankind 16 O Lord hear my prayer and my supplication hear the voice of my tears 17 Be not silent for I am but a stranger and a traveller before thee as all my progenitors have been 18 O Lord grant me remission that I may be refreshed before I depart and shall be no more PSALME XXXIX Expectans expectavi Interpreters say that this Psalm contains two different senses the one which regards the person of David persecuted by Absalom and the other which regards the person of the son of God born according to the flesh of the race of David Thus it is applyd by S. Paul in his Epistle to the Hebrews David thanks God for having deliver'd him from so many dangers and begs his further assistance in that which he at this time was in Iesus Christ in the name of all his members gives thanks to God his father for the many benefits they have received from him and some times he speaks in hiâ— own name clearly denoting the mistery of his Incarnation which has made ceâ—se all the sacrifices of the old law 1 I have waited with perseverance on our Lord Psalm 39. And at last he has hearken'd to me 2 He has heard my prayer And has brought me out of a lake of misery And out of dirt and mire 3 And has set my feet upon a rock And he has directed my steps 4 And has put into my mouth a new song a song in praise of our Lord. 5 Many will see this and they will fear And they will hope in our Lord. 6 Happy is the man who has placed his hope in the name of our Lord And has not look'd after vanitys and deceitfull follies 7 Many wonderfull things hast thou done o Lord my God! nor is ther any body like thee in thy designs 8 I have told them and I have spoke of them they are multiply'd above number 9 Sacrifice and offerings did not please thee but thou hast given me ears to hear and obey thee 10 Thou didst not require a holocaust or sin-offering then I said behold I come 11 In the first place of the book 't is written of me that I should do thy will my God! so I will do And thy law shall allways be in the midle of my heart 12 I have declared thy justice in the greatest assemblys I will not shut my lips Lord thou knowest it 13 I have not conceal'd thy justice within my heart but have publish'd thy truth and thy saving mercy 14 In great assemblies I have made know'n thy truth and thy mercy 15 Remove not therfore O Lord thy commiseration from me thy mercy and thy truth have allways been my protection 16 For innumerable evills have incompass'd me my iniquities have beset me roun'd and I was not able to discern them 17 They are more in number then the hairs of my head And my heart has quite failed me 18 Be pleas'd O Lord to deliver me o Lord look upon me and help me 19 Let them be cover'd with shame and confusion who seek to take away my life 20 Let those who intend evill against me be driven back with infamy 21 Let them suddenly be brought to confusion who scoffingly insult me with their words 22 But let all those who seek thee triumph and rejoyce in thee And who love thy saluation let them allways say glorified be our Lord. 23 But I am poor and needy our Lord is solicitous for me 24 Thou art my helper and my protector my God! make no delay PSALME XXXX Beatus qui intelligit David in the time of his affliction fulls sick and has recourse to God All the fathers have apply'd this Psalm to Iesus Christ and with a great deal of reason since our Saviour himself cites one of the verses of it as predicting the treason of Iudus So that David in being persecuted by his son betray'd abandon'd by his freinds was a plain figure of Iesus Christ in the time of his passion when the Iews who were the people of God called his children rose up against him and when his Apostles all abandon'd him and one betray'd him 1 BLessed is the man who considers the poor and the distressed Psalm 40. in the evill day our Lord will deliver him 2 May our Lord preserve Him give him life and make him happy upon the earth And not deliver him up to the will of his enemies 3 May our Lord bring him help when he ly's in paine on his bed thou hast turn'd and made easy his bed for him in the time of his sicknes 4 I said Lord take pity on me heal my soul for I have sin'd to thee 5 My enemies with evill minds have sayd of me when will he dy and his name be extinct 6 If any of them came in to visite me he spake deceitfully to me his heart was full of iniquity 7 Which as soon as he went from me he
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
distributed to men 20 That even amongst those who were unbelievers Our Lord God may come to dwell 21 Blessed be our Lord from day to day he who is the God of all our safety will make our journy prosperous 22 Our God is the God who has the power to save The Lord our Lord has the dominion of death 23 But God will crush the heads of his Enemies The proud heads who go on in their iniquitys 24 Our Lord has said I will bring you out of Basan I will fetch you out of the bottome of the sea 25 That thy foot may be dipp'd in the blood of thine Enemy And thy dogs may lick it with their tongues 26 They have seen O God! thy marches The marches of my God and my king who resides in his holy place 27 The Princes went before and the singers of canticles in the middle of the virgins that play'd upon timbrels 28 Bless God the Lord in your assemblies you that spring from the fountains of Israel 29 There was the youth of Benjamin in an extasy of mind 30 The Princes of Judah that were their Leaders The Princes of Zabulon and the Princes of Nephtali 31 Exert thy power O God Confirm what thou hast wrought in us 32 From thy temple in Jerusalem Kings shall offer presents to thee 33 Tame the wild beasts shelter'd amongst the reeds A people resembling a herd of bulls and heffers That conspire to drive out those who have been try'd like siluer 34 Scatter the nations that love war The Embassadors will come out of Egipt Ethiopia will go before and lift up their hands to God 35 Yee king domes of the earth sing praises to God sing to our Lord sing to God who is ascended above the highest heaven toward the East 36 Behold he hath made his voice to be a voice of power Give glory to God for what he hath done in Israel his magnificence and mightines have been manifested in the Clouds 37 God is wonderfull in his Saints The God of Israel will give strength and vertue to his people Blessed be God PSALME LXVIII Salvum me fac Deus Many of the fathers and of the best interpreters have thought this Psalme made by David in a prâ—phetiâ—k viâ—w of the passion of Iesus-Christ of the establishment of the Church and the ruine of the Iews In which sense the Apostles themselues have explicated many places of it 1 SAve me Psalm 68. O God! For the waters have enter'd even into my soule 2 Jam stuck fast in deep mud where I feel no bottome 3 I have faln into the depth of the sea And the tempest hath owerwhelm'd me 4 Jam tired with crying out my throat is grown hoarse my eyes have fail'd me Whilst I waite for succour from my God 5 They who hate me without cause are become more in number then the hairs of my head 6 My Enemys who persecute me unjustly are strengthen'd What I never took I was forced to pay 7. O God! thou knowest my folly and my sins are not hid from thee Psalm 86. 8 O Lord the Lord of hosts let not those who waite for thee be ashamed upon my account 9 Let me be no cause of confusion to those who seek thee O God of Israel 10 For I have sustained reproche for thee Confusion has cover'd my face 11 I have been made a stranger to my brethren And an alien to the sons of my mother 12 For the zeale of thy house has devour'd me And the outrages of those who insulted thee are fall'n upon me 13 I humbled my soule with fasting And this was made a reproche to me 14 I chang'd my garments and put on sackcloth and I became their fable and their jest 15 In all their meetings at the Citty gates their whole discourse was against me And the drinkers of wine made me the subject of their songs 16 But I O Lord will offer my prayer to thee This is the time of shewing thy goodnes 17 Hear me according to thy great mâ—rcy And according to the truth of thy promises to save me 18 Draw me out of this mire that I may not allways stick in it Deliver me from those who hate me and from the bottome of the waters 19 Let not the tempest drown me noâ— the deep abyss swallow me up Nor let the mouth of the well into which I am thrown be shutt upon me 20 Hear me O Lord for thou art mercyfull and benign According to thy boundles compassion look towards me 21 Turn not thy face from thy servant Quickly hear me for I am greivously afflicted 22 Have a care of my soule and deliver it Rescue me in regard of my Enemys 23 Thou knowest the reproches the shame and the confusion which I suffer 24 All those who afflict me are in thy sight My heart has been still prepared for reproch and misery 25 And I have long waited for some body to take part in my greif and ther was not any that did it I look'd for a comforter but he was not to be found 26 And they have given me gall for my meat And when I thirsted they gave me vineger to drink 27 Let their table become a snare to them a revenge upon them and an occasion of their fall 28 Let their eyes be darkned that they may not see make their backs stand allways bent 29 Powre forth thy wrath upon them And let them feel the rigour of thy indignation 30 Let their place or dwelling become a deâ—ert And let their tents be without inhabitants 31 Because they have fall'n upon him who was wounded by thee And have added to the pains of my wounds 32 Lay to them iniquity upon iniquity And let them have no share in thy justification 33 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living and let them not be inroll'd amongst the just 34 I am poor and full of sorrow Thy mercy O God! hath protected me 35 I will praise the name of God in canticles And with praises I will magnify his glory 36 And they will be more acceptable to him then the offering of a young calf with hoofs and horns newly sprouted 37 Let the poor behold and rejoyce seek God and your soule shall live 38 For our Lord has heard the poor And he has not despised his captives 39 Let the heavens and the earth praise him The sea and all that it contains 40 For God will save Sion And the towns of Judah shall be built 41 And his servants shall dwell there And have it for their inheritance 42 And the race of his servants shall possess it And all who love his name shall dwell in it PSALME LXIX Deus in adjutorium The subject of this Psalme aud almost the very words are 〈◊〉 same with that of the 39 to the title of whâ—â—h the Reader is reâ—err'd 1 COme to my assistance Psalm â—9 O God! Make hast O Lord to succor me 2 Let them be confounded and struck
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
thy justice they will be exalted 17 For the glory of their strength is derived from thee and to thy bounty and goodnes wee owe our elevation 18 For t' is our Lord who has taken us into his protection and the holy one of Israel our king 19 Then didst thou speak in a vision to thy saints saying I have given assistance to a man that hath strength And I have rais'd up one chosen out of my people 20 I have found out David my servant and with my holy oyle I have anointed him 21 My hand shall be assisting to him And my arme shall support him 22 The enemy shall have no advantage over him and the son of iniquity shall have no power to hurt him 23 And I will cut in peeces his enemys before him And I will makâ— them fly who hate him 24 My mercy and my truth shall allways be with him and in my name his power shall be exalted 25 And I will lay his hand upon the sea And his right hand upon the rivers 26 He shall call upon me and say Thou art my father my God and the author of my safety 27 And I will constitute him my first begotten and I will raise him aboue all the kings of the earth 28 I will for ever preserve my mercy towards him And my covenant with him shall be inviolable 29 And I will make his race continue all ages And his throne last as long as the heauens 30 But if his sons shall deparr from my Law and shall not walk according to my precepts 31 If they shall violate my ordonances and shall not keep my commandments 32 I will visite with a rod their iniquitys and with stripes I will punish their sins 33 But my mercy I will not wholy withdraw from them Nor will I violate the truth of my promises 34 I will not break my covenant And the words which come from my mouth shall not be made void 35 Once I have sworn by my owne Holines and I will be true to David That his race shall continue for ever 36 And his throne shall allways remain in my sight like the sun And like the moon in perfection a faith full witnes in heaven 37 Thou notwithstanding hast rejected hast despised and layd aside him whom thou hast anointed 38 Thou hast reversed the covenant made with thy servant thou hast thrown down to the ground and profaned the sacred ensigns of his dignity 39 Thou hast destroy'd all his fences all his strong places thou hast fill'd with terror 40 All that pass by the way have pillaged him he is become the reproche of his neighbours 41 Thou hast exalted the right hand of thos who oppresse him and thou hast made joyfull all his enemys 42 Thou hast taken from him the help of his sword And thou hast not succor'd him in war 43 Thou hast depriv'd him of Purification and thou hast dasht in peeces his throne upon the ground 44 Thou hast shortned the number of his days thou hast covered him with ignominy 45 How long O Lord willt thou turn away from me will thy anger always burn on lik a fire 46 Remember how much of my life is consumed Is it in vain that thou hast created the sons of men 47 What man is there alive that must not see death who shall save his life from the power of the grave 48 Wher O Lord are thy former mercys which in thy truth thou hast sworn to David 49 Remember O Lord the reproche of thy servants cast upon tâ—em by many nations which I have contain'd within my breast 50 Thy Enemys O Lord have reproched us They have reproched us that thou art changed towards thy anointed 51 Let our Lord be eternally blessed so be it so be it PSALME LXXXIX Domine refugium This Psalme containes the prayer of Moses as the title shews to God for the people in which he complains of the miserys and shortnes of life and asks from God happier times 1 O Lord Psalm 89. thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation 2 Before the mountains were made and the earth and the univers were formed From all Eternity thou art God 3 Let not man be cast down by thee thou who hast said Be converted ye sons of men 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday that is past 5 And as the night watch which is reckon'd for nothing so will their years be 6 Like the grasse which in the space of one morning fades away at break of day it flourishes then decays and in the evening it drops down it hardens and withers 7 For wee have fainted under thy anger And thy indignation has put us into confusion 8 Thou hast lay'd our iniquitys before thy eyes and exposed the whole course of our life to the light of thy countenance 9 Thus all our days are wasted And we ourselves are consumed by the rigour of thy anger 10 Our years pass away like thos of a spider in cobweb designs The number of our days seldome exceeds seaventy years 11 And in the strongest if they arrive to eighty all that is beyond that is pain and sorow 12 But t' is an effect of thy mercy that we are so corrected 13 Who knows the force of thy anger and how much it ought to be feared 14 Shew the power of thy right hand that our heart may be instructed in true wisdome 15 Turn towards us O Lord how long wilt thou neglect us Be exorable towards rhy servants 16 We have been fill'd in the morning with thy mercy And we have rejoiced and have been dilighted all the days of our Life 17 We have rejoiced for the days in which thou didst humble us And for the years in which evills did befall us 18 Look upon thy servants and upon thy own works and be a guide to their children 19 And let the splendor of the Lord our God be upon us direct all the works of our hands Let the work of our hands be directed by thee PSALME LXXXIX Qui habitat This Psalme which most probably is of David's making tho some attribute it to Moses is full of usefull instructions It was upon the occasion of some great danger that David made this Psalme in the manner of a Dialogue â—her the Prophet the just man and our Lord speak by turns 1 HE who dwell's under the shelter of the most high Psalm 90. shall allways be protected by the God of heaven 2 He shall say to our Lord Thou art my deffender and my refuge he is my God and I will hope in him 3 For he has delivered me from the snare of the hunters And from the sharp word 4 Under the shadow of his shoulders he will cover thee and under his wings thou shalt be full of hope 5 His truth will fence thee round like a buckler And all that is frightfull in the night thou shalt not fear 6 Nor the arrow that flys by day
nor the machinations contrived in the dark nor the assault of the noon day divell 7 A thousand shall fall by thy side and ten thousand on thy right hand But no hurt shall come att thee 8 But thou shallt consider and look round with thy eyes and see the just recompense of sinners 9 Because thou hast sayd in thee O Lord is my hope And thou hast chosen the most high for thy refuge 10 Evill shall not approche to thee And the scourge will not come near thy habitation 11 For he has given thee in charge to his Angels that they may preserve thee in all thy ways 12 They will bear thee up with theiâ— hands least thy foot should stumble against the stone 13 Thou shalt safely walk over the aspic and the basilisk And thou shalt trample upon the Lyon and the Dragon 14 Because he has trusted in me I will deliver him I will protect him because he has known my name 15 He shall call upon me and I will hear him I am with him in time of tribulation I will rescue him and make him glorious 16 I will fill him with length of days And I will shew him my salvation PSALME LXXXXII Bonum est confiteri It is beleeved that this Psalme may have been made by David after he was delivered from the war of Absolom he gives God thanks admires the profoundnes of his wisedom in all his works and compares the false felicity of the wicked with the solid and everlasting happines of the just 1 IT is good to praise our Lord Psalm 91. and in Psalms to celebrate thy name that art the most high 2 To sett forth thy mercy in the morning And thy truth by night 3 Upon the instrument of ten strings in concert with the voice and the harpe 4 For thou hast delighted me O Lord in the things thou hast made And in the works of thy hands great will be my joy 5 How magnificent are thy works O Lord Deep and impenetrable are thy thoughts 6 The man without sense will not know and the fool will not understand these things 7 Whilst the sinners spring up like grass And the wicked flourish in the world 8 To perish at last for ever Thou O Lord for all eternity art the most high For behold O Lord thy enemys for behold thy enemys perish And all the workers of iniquity will be scatter'd 10 And like the horn of an unicorn my power will be rais'd up And my oldage will be supported by thy plentifull mercy 11 My eye has look'd upon my enemys with contempt And my ear will hear what becomes of thos who maliciously have risen up against me 12 The just shall flourish like the Palme tree And shall grow up like a Cedar upon Libanus 13 Planted in the house of our Lord They shall flourish in the house of our God 14 Still they shall be multiplyed in a fruitefull old age and shall have vigour and strength to declare 15 That our Lord God is full of equity and that there is no injustice in him PSALME LXXXVIII Dominus regnavit The Author of this Psalme represeuts God's everlasting Kingdom setts forth his power and the truth of his promises 1 OUr Lord reigneth Psalm 92. and is clothed with Majesty Our Lord has put on strength and has begirt himself 2 For he has fixed the globe of the earth which shall not be moved 3 Even then thy throne was established Thy being is before all ages 4 The rivers O Lord have raised The rivers have raised their voice 5 The rivers have raised their waves with the sound of many waters 6 Wonderfull are the swellings of the sea wonderfull yet more is our Lord in the heavens 7 Thy testimonys are most undoubtedly credible 3 Holynes becomes thy house O Lord for ever PSALME LXXXXIII Deus ultionum The Prophet in this Psalme represents the blindnes and uniustice of thos who abusing the patience of God persecute and oppress the just Thes he incourages in their sufferings to rely upon the mercy of God which sooner or later will never faile them and this he confirms by his owne exemple 1 GOd is the Lord of revenge Psalm 93. The God of revenge acts with full liberty 2 Be exalted thou who judgest the earth Render to the proud what they deserve 3 How long O Lord shall sinners how long shall sinners triumph 4 How long shall they vant and utter their iniquitys How long shall they boast who act unjustly 5 They have humbled thy people O Lord They have afflicted thos of thy inheritance 6 They have kill'd the widow and the stranger They have slain the orphan 7 And they have said The Lord will not see it and the God of Jacob will know nothing of it 8 Understand all yee sensless amongst the people And all ye fools at last grow wise 9 He that formed the ear will he not hear and he who made the eye will he not see 10 He that chastiseth whole nations will he not reprehend you he that gives knowledge to man will he not know 11 Our Lord knows the thoughts of men how vain they are 12 Happy is the man whom thou shalt teach O Lord and who shall be instructed by thee out of thy Law 13 That thou mayst make the evill days easy to him untill the pit is dug for the sinner 14 For our Lord will not cast off his people nor will he abandon his owne inheritance 15 But preserve it untill his justice be manifested in his judgements And all shall adhere to it that are upright of heart 16 Who in the mean time will take take my part against the wicked Or who will stand by me against the workers of iniquity 17 If our Lord had not helped me my soule had allmost dwelt in Hell 18 If J said my foot did faile me Thy mercy O Lord at the same time held me up 19 In proportion to the many sorrows that have oppressed my heart Thy consolations have fill'd my soul with joy 20 Will the seat of injustice have communication with thee who hast made thy precept painfull and laborious 21 They will ly in wait to take the life of the just and they will condemn innocent blood 22 But our Lord is become my refuge And my God is the prop of my hope 23 And he will make their injustice return upon themselves The Lord our God will destroy them PSALME LXXXXIV Venite exultemus This Psalme without doubt was made by David since saint Paul cites it as his in the Epistle to the Hebrews Some think it was made at the time when he carryed the Ark to mount Sion It containes a lively exhortation to praise God with our heart our voice and our works and to submitt to his holy laws 1 COme Psalm 94. Let us rejoyce in the presence of our Lord Let us sing the praises of God our saviour 2 Let us make haste to present ourselves before him with
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
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
be put to confusion 32 I ran with alacrity in the way of thy commandments When thou wert pleased to inlarge my heart HETH 33 Make thy precepts O Lord my only law And I will allways seek it 34 Give me understanding I will study thy law And I will keep it with all my heart 35 Lead me in the path of thy Commandments which are the desire of my soul. 36 Incline my heart to the love of thy law And not to avarice 37 Turn away my eyes that they may not look upon vanity Make me live in thy way 28 Establish thy word in thy servant by the fear of thee 39 Free me from the reproche which I have dreaded For thy judgmeâ—ts are fâ—ll of mildnes 40 Behold I have ardently desired thy law According to thy equity bestow life upon me VAU 41 And let thy mercy come down upon me O Lord And thy saving assistance according to thy word 42 And I will answer to thos who reproche me That I have put my trust in thy promises 43 Take not at any time the word of truth out of my mouth Because I have put my whole confidence in thy judgments 44 And I will keep thy law continually for ever and ever 45 I have walk'd at liberty Because I sought thy precepts 46 And I have declared thy law in the presence of Kings And was not confounded 47 I have meditated upon thy commandments which are dear to me 48 And I have lifted up my hands to execute thy precepts which I have loved And I have made thy law my dayly exercise ZAIN 49 Remember thy promise made to thy servant In which thou didst give me hope 50 This has been my confort in my distress For thy word has revived me 51 The proud have never ceased to do wickedly But I have not declined from thy law 52 I have call'd to mind O Lord thy judgments from the beginning And I have been conforted 53 I have been ready to sink down with greif When I beheld sinners transgres sing thy law 54 Thy just decrees have been thâ— subject of my Canticles in the place of my pilgrimage 55 I have been mindfull by night of thy name O Lord And I have kept thy law 56 This good hath befallen me because I made thy Ordinances my whole inquiry CHETH 57 I have said It is my portion O Lord to keep thy law 58 I have implored thy assistance with all my heart Take pity on me according to thy promises 59 I have examin'd my ways And I have directed my steps according to thy precepts 60 J am prepared without being disturb'd to keep thy Commandments 61 Sinners have lay'd their snares round about me But I have not forgott thy law 62 I have risen in the midle of the night to praise thee for the Equity of thy judgments 63 I take part with all who fear thee And who observe thy precepts 64 The earth is full of thy mercy O Lord Teach me thy just Law TETH 65 Thou hast been good to thy servant O Lord According to thy promises 66 Instruct me in goodnes discipline and science because I have faith in thy Commandments 67 Because I was humbled I sinn'd And therfor I have kept thy Law 68 Thou art good and according to thy goodnes Teach me thy saving precepts 69 The injustice of the proud increaseth against me But I with my whole heart will seek to obey thee 70 Their heart is curdled like milk but I have allways meditated on thy law 71 It is good for me that thou hast humbled me That I may learn thy saving truths 72 The Law which thy mouth has pronounced is better to me then thousands of gold and silver JOD 73 Thy hands have made me and form'd me Give me understanding that I may learn thy precepts 74 Who fear thee will see me and rejoyce Because I have intirely confided in thy words 75 I have known O Lord that thy jugdments are equitable And that according to thy justice thou hast humbled me 76 Let thy mercy allso appear to comfort me According to what thou hast said to thy servant 77 Let thy compassion come towards me and I shall live For thy law is my only study 78 Let the proud be confounded because they have unjustly persecuted me But I will be imployed in performing thy Commands 79 Let them turn on my side all who fear the And who understand thy law 80 Let my heart be pure and sincere in keeping thy commandments That I may not be confounded CAPH 81 My soul has languished in expectation of thy saving mercy I have built my hope upon thy word 82 My eyes languish with longing after thy promises saying when wilt thou comfort me 83 For J am become like a bottle of leather exposed to the frost But I have not forgott thy ordinances 84 How many are the days of thy servant when wilt thou judge thos who persecute me 85 The unjust have told me fables But they were not like thy law 86 All thy Ordinances are truth it self They have persecuted me unjustly Come and releive me 87 They have almost brought me to nothing upon the earth But I have not forsaken thy precepts 88 According to thy mercy give me life And I will keep the law pronounced by thee LAMED 89 Thy word O Lord doth eternally subsist in heaven 90 Thy truth will last from generation to generation Thou hast founded the earth And it will allways remain 91 The day subsists by thy order For all things are subject to thee 92 Had not thy law been my meditation I should perhaps have perished in my affliction 93 I will never forgett thy just laws For by them thou hast given me life 94 J am thine save me Because I have carefully minded thy precepts 95 Sinners have watched me that they might destroy me But I have kept my self attentive to thy law 96 I have seen an end of all perfect things heer below But thy law hath no end MEM. 97 How have I loved thy law O Lord It is my meditation the whole day 98 Thy precepts have made me wiser then my enemys For they are a rule to me for ever 99 J am become more knowing then all my teachers Because thy law is my study 100 J am become more intelligent then the old men Because I have made diligent inquiry into thy ordinances 101 I have keept my feet out of every evill way That I might observe thy precepts 102 I have not swarued from thy rules For thou hast thy self prescribed me a law to go by 103 How delightfull to my taste are thy oracles More delicious then hony to my mouth 104 Thy precepts have given me understanding And therfor I have hated the ways of iniquity NUN 105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path 106 I have sworn and have resolved to observe thy just decrees 107 I have been humbled O Lord on all sides Make me
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
of thy house 4 Thy children shall sitt round thy table like young olive trees 5 So shall the man be blessed who feareth our Lord. 6 May our Lord bless thee from Sion And mayest thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life 7 And mayst thou see the sons of thy sons And peace over Israel PSALME CXXVIII Saepè expugnaverunt This Psalme foretells the punishments which shall fall upon thos who persecute the Iust. 1 OFten have they sett upon me from my youth Psalm 128. Let Israel now say 2 Often have they sett upon me from my youth But they have not prevailed against me 3 Sinners have lay'd loads upon my back They have long continu'd their injustice against me 4 But our Just Lord will cut in sunder the necks of sinners Let them all be confounded and driven back who hate Sion 5 Let them become like the grass that grows on the tops of houses which withers before you can pluck it 6 with which he can not fill his hand who cuts it Nor he his lap who gathers it 7 Nor did they say who pass'd by the blessing of our Lord be upon you wee bless you in the name of our Lord. PSALME CXXVIX De profundis This Psalme is an excellent Model for sinners that implore the Mercy of Lord And it is particularly apply'd by the Church to beg his mercy for the dead as well as for the living 1 FRom the lowest depth I have cry'd out to thee Psalm 129. O Lord O Lord hear my voice 2 Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my prayer 3 O Lord if thou takest a strict account of our iniquities O Lord who can stand before thee 4 But mercy dwells with thee And thy law O Lord make me hope in thee 5 My soul is supported by his word The hope of my soul is in our Lord. 6 From the morning watch to the close of the evening Let Israel hope in our Lord 7 For our Loâ—d is full of mercy And in him is found plentifull redemption 8 And he will redeem Israel from all their Iniquitys PSALME CXXX Domine non est exaltum It is generally beleeved that David made this Psalme when he was accused by Saul and his Courtiers of ambitious dessigns to make himselfe King He appeals to God that he was uniustly accused and that his heart was free from any such ambition 1 O Lord Psalm 130. my heart has not been lifted up Nor have my eyes been elevated with pride 2 Nor have I gone busying my self with great and high things that are above me 3 If I have not had humble thoughts of myself And if pride has puff'd up my soul. 4 May I be reduced to the helples condition of an infant newly wean'd from the brest of the mother 5 Let Israel hope in our Lord now and for ever PSALME CXXXI Memento Domine David Some say this Psalme was made by David when he translated the Ark to mount Sion Others that it was made by Salomon when it was translated into the Temple which he built 1 O Lord Psalm 131. remember David And all his mildnes 2 How he swore to the Lord And made a vow to the God of Jacob 3 If J enter into the lodgings of my house if J ascend into the bed wheron J use to lye 4 Jf J permitt my eyes to sleep or my eye lids to slumber 5 Jf J lay down my head to rest Till J find a place for our Lord a Tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 6 Wee have heard it said that the Ark was in Ephrata wee have found it in the plains of the forest 7 Wee will enter into his Tabernacle wee will adore in the place wher his feet have stood 8 Rise up O Lord and go into thy place of rest Thou and the Ark sanctified by thee 9 Let thy preists be clothed with justice And thy saints filled with joy 10 For the sake of David thy servant Turn not thy face away from thy Christ. 11 Our Lord has sworn the truth to David and he will not go from it I will place upon thy throne the issue of thy body 12 If thy children do keep my Covenant And the precepts which I will teach them 13 They and their children for ever shall sitt upon thy Throne 14 For our Lord has made choice of Sion he has chosen it to be a habitation for himself 15 He hath sayd Heer I will rest for ever here I will dwell because it is a place of my own chusing 16 The widow ther shall abundantly find my blessings The poor I will plentifully feed with bread 17 The preists I will cloth with my saving mercy And the saints shall ther sing Canticles of joy 18 Ther I will manifest the power of David I have prepared a lamp for my Christ. 19 His Enemys I will cover with confusion But upon him my sanctification shall florish PLALME CXXXII Ecce quam bonum This Psalme declares the happines of unity amongst the faithfull 1 BEhold how good and how dilghtfull it is Psalm 132. for brethren to dwell in unity together 2 'T is like the pretious oyntment powred upon the head which drop'd down upon the beard the beard of Aron 3 And descended to the hem of his garment 'T is like the dew of Hermon the dew which falls vpon the mountain of Sion 4 For it is ther that our Lord has established benediction and life for ever PSALME CXXXIII Ecce nunc benedicite All thos who serve God are exhorted to pray to him And bless him both by day and by night 1 COme now and bless our Lord Psalm 133. all you that are servants of our Lord 2 You who attend in the house of our Lord In the Courts of the house of our God 3 Lift up your hands by night in the sanctuary And praise our Lord. 4 Let our Lord bless thee from Sion who made heaven and earth PSALME CXXXIV Laudate nomen Domini The Preists and the Levites are exhorted in this Psalme to sing the praises of God upon the subjects of his mercy of his power and Majesty vanity of Idols is also set sorth 1 PRaise the name of our Lord Psalm 134. you that are his servants praise our Lord. 2. Who attend in the house of our Lord in the courts of the house of our God 3 Praise our Lord because our Lord is good With voyce and instrument praise his name because it is full of sweetnes 4 For our Lord has chosen Jacob for himself And Jsrael for his own possession 5 J know that our Lord is great And that our God is above all the Gods 6 Whatever he would do our Lord hath done both In heaven and in earth In the sea And all the deep places 7 He raiseth clouds from the extremitys of the earth he makes thunder produce rain 8 He draws forth winds out of his Magazins He struck dead the first
born of Egypt both men and beasts 9 And he made his signs and prodigys appear in the midle of thee O Egypt Against Pharaoh and all his servants 10 He defeated severall Nations And kill'd powerfull Kings 11 Schon King of the Amorheans And Og the King of Basan And all the Kingdomes of Canaan 12 And he gave their land to be the inheritance of his people of Israel 13 O Lord thy name will last eternally Thy memory O Lord will continue from generation to generation 14 For our Lord will judge his people And he will hearken to the prayers of his servants 15 The Idols of the Nations are made of gold and silver The works of mens hands 16 They have a mouth and can not speak They have eyes and can not see 17 They have ears and can not hear Nor is ther breath in their mouths 18 Let all that make them be like to them And all that confide in them 19 House of Israel bless our Lord house of Aron bless our Lord. 20 House of Levi bless our Lord All you that fear our Lord bless our Lord. 21 Blessed be our Lord in Sion who dwells in Jerusalem PSALME XXXV Confitemini Domino All are invited to praise God for the benfites he has bestowed upon And the wonders hâ— has done for the people of Israel 1 PRaise our Lord because he is good Psalm 135. Because his mercy continues for ever 2 Praise the God of Gods Because his mercy continues for ever 3 Praise the Lord of Lords because his mercy continues for ever 4 Praise him who alone does great and wonderfull things because his mercy continues for ever 5 Who by his wisdome made the heavens because his mercy continues for ever 6 Who settled the earth above the waters because his mercy continues for ever 7 Who made the great luminars because his mercy continues for ever 8 The sun to preside by day because his mercy continues for ever 9 The moon and the stars to preside by night because his mercy continues for ever 10 Who struck Egypt and kill'd their first born because his mercy continues for ever 11 Who brought forth Israel from the midle of them because his mercy continues for ever 12 With a strong hand and a strecht out arm because his mercy continues for ever 13 Who divided in sunder the red sea because his mercy continues for ever 14 And brought out Israel through the midle of it because his mercy continues for ever 15 And over threw Pharoh with all his host in the red sea because his mercy continues for ever 16 Who conducted his people in the desert because his mercy continues for ever 17 Who defeated great Kings because his mercy continues for ever 18 Who slew strong Kings because his mercy continues for ever 19 Sehon the King of the Amorites because his mercy continues for ever 20 And Og the King of Basan because his mercy continues for ever 21 And he gave their land for an inheritance because his mercy Continues for ever 22 For an inheritance to Israel his servant because his mercy continues for ever 23 In our humiliation he was mindfull of us because his mercy continues for ever 24 And he redeemed us out of the hand of our Enemies because his mercy continues for ever 25 Who giveth food to all living creatures because his mercy continues for ever 26 Praise the God of heaven because his mercy continues for ever 27 Praise the Lord of Lords because his mercy continues for ever PSALME CXXXVI Super flumina Babylonis This is a Canticle which the Prophet puts into the mouth of the people of Israel when they were in Captivity to deplore the misery of their banishment anâ— to desire their return to Ierusalem The Church makes use of it to represent to her Children the miserys of this life And to raise holy desires in them of going to heaven which is their true Country 1 UPon the banks of the rivers of Babylon wee have sat down and wept Psalm 36. when wee remember'd Sion 2 Wee hung up our harps on the willows in the midle therof 3 For ther did the men who had made us Captives Ask us to sing songs of joy 4 They who had carry'd us away said sing to us one of your Canticles of Sion 5 How shall wee sing a Canticle of our Lord in a strange land Psalm 136. 6 If I ever forget thee O Jerusalem Let me forget my right hand 7 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth If I remember not thee 8 If I do not make Jerusalem the principall subject of my joy 9 Remember O Lord the sons of Edom what they did in the day of Jerusalems desolation 10 They cry destroy it destroy it to the very fundation 11 Wretched daughter of Babylon blessed be he who shall render to thee the evill thou hast done us 12 May he be blessed who takes thy litle ones and dashes them in peices against the rock PSALME CXXXVII Confitebor tibi Domine In this Psalme David thanks God for all the benefites received from him and expresseth his assurance in the Divine assistance for the future 1 I Will thank thee O Lord with my whole heart Psalm 137. because thou hast heard the words of my mouth 2 In the presence of thy Angells I will sing thy praises I will adore thee in thy holy Temple and celebrate thy name 3 In acknowlegement of thy mercy and thy truth because thou hast magnified thy holy name above all names 4 In what day soever I shall call upon thee Vouchafe to hear me Thou wilt strengthen my soul still more and more 5 Let all the Kings of the earth celebrate thy praises O Lord because they have heard all the words of thy mouth 6 And let them sing in the ways of our Lord That great is the glory of our Lord. 7 For our Lord is above all And he regards low things And the high he looks upon at a distance 8 If I walk in the midle of tribulation thou wilt give me life Thou hast stretched out thy hand against the rage of my Enemies And thy right hand has saved me 9 Our Lord will revenge my cause Thy mercy O Lord is everlasting Despise not the works of thy own hands PSALME XXXVIII Domine probasti me In this Psalme David setts forth the infinit exâ—ont of Gods knowledge and how nothing from the beginning to the end of the world is concealed from him according to which knowledge he will judge Mankind 1 O Lord Psalm 138. thou hast try'd me and thou hast known me Thou hast known my sittings down and my risings up 2 A far off thou hast discover'd my thoughts And thou hast traced all my steps 3 Thou hast foreseen all my ways and every word that my tongue shall speak 4 O Lord thou knowest all that is to come and all that is past Thou hast form'd me and thou hast lay'd thy hand upon
before God for their sins 1 LOrd Psalm 142. hear my prayer Give eare to my supplication according to thy truth hear me according to thy equity 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant For no man living can be justified in thy sight 3 For the Enemy has persecuted my soul he has humbled my life even to the earth 4 He has lodged me in a obscure place like the dead And my soul is full of anxiety my heart is disturbed within me 5 I have called to mind the days of old I have considered the great things thou hast done and J have meditated upon the works of thy hands 6 J have stretched forth my hands to thee J present my soul before thee aâ— earth without water 7 Hear me quickly O Lord my spirit is quite sinking 8 Turn not thy face from me Least J become like thos who descend into the lake 9 Let me speedily find thy timely mercy Because J have hoped in â—hee 10 Make known to me the way in which J am to walk For to thee J have lifted up my soul. 11 Rescue me O Lord from my Enemys to thee J fly for refuge Teach me to do thy will for thou art my God 12 Thy good spirit will lead me into the right way For the glory of thy name O Lord thou wilt give me life according to thy equity 13 Thou wilt bring my soul out of tribulation And in thy mercy thou wilt defeat my enemies 14 And thou wilt destroy all who afflict my soul because J am thy servant PSALME CXLIII Benedictus Dominus David gives thanks to God in this Psalme for the assistance he has allways received from him In the second place he prays that all the Kings and Nations that oppose him may be overthrown 1 BLessed be our Lord Psalm 143. my God who teaches my hands to fight in battell And my fingers to wage war 2 He is mercyfull towards me he is my refuge my defender and my deliverer 3 He is my protector and my hope is in him who makes subject my people to me 4 O Lord what is man that thou shouldst mâ—ke thy self known to him Or the son of man that he should merite thy consideration 5 Man is become like to nothing his days pass away like a shadow 6 Bow thy heavens O Lord and come down Touch the mountains and they will smoke 7 Dart forth thy lightenning and thou wilt dissipate them Shoot thy arrows and thou wilt confound them 8 Stretch forth thy hand from above and rescue me Deliver me out of the deep waters out of the hands of the sons of strangers * Rebellious children 9 Who 's mouths speak lyes And whos right hand is the right hand of iniquity 10 O God J will sing a new song to thee J will sing it upon the instrument of ten strings 11 Thou who givest safety to Kings who hast redeemed David thy servant from the sword of the Enemy Now also deliver me 12 Deliver me out of the hands of the sons of strangers whos right hands are the right hands of iniquity 13 Who 's children flourish in youth like new plantations 14 Their daughters are finely deck'd And adorned like a Temple 15 Their store houses are full and overflown out of one into the other 16 Their yews are fruitfull and come out of their folds in great flocks Their oxen are fat 17 Ther are no breaches nor open passages in their inclosures Nor any outcrys in their streets 18 Happy they have said are the people to whom thes things befall But happy is the people who have our Lord for their God PSALME CXLIV Exaltabo tâ— Deus The Title of this Psalme shews that David made it to serve upon occaâ—ions for praising and thanking our Lord. 1 J will glorify thee Psalm 144. my King and my God J will bless thy name for ever and ever 2 Every day J will bless thee And J will praise thy name eternally 3 Great is our Lord worthy of all praise His greatnes is infinite 4 All ages to come shall praise thy works And shall declare thy power 5 They shall celabrate the magnificent glory of thy holines And shall relate â—hy wonders 6 They shall make known the force of thy terrible judgments And sett forth thy greatnes 7 They will publish the memory of thy abounding sweetnes And they will rejoice in thy justice 8 Our Lord is compassionat and mercifull he is patient and full of mercy 9 Our Lord is Benigne to all And his mercys are above all his works 10 Let all thy works praise thee O Lord And let thy saints bless thee 11 They shall publish the glory of thy Kingdome And shall declare thy power 12 That they may make known to the sons of men thy Allmightynes And the magnificent glory of thy Kingdome 13 Thy Kingdome is a Kigdome of all ages And thy Empire is from generation to generation 14 Our Lord is true in all his words And holy in all his works 15 He lifts up all that fall And raiseth from the ground all that are bruised 16 The eyes of all creatures hope in thee And thou givest them food in seasonable time 17 Thou openest thy hand and fillest every living creature with benediction 18 Our Lord is just in all his ways And holy in all his works 19 Our Lord is near at hand to thos who call upon him And to all that invoke him in truth 20 He will performe the desires of thos who fear him he will hear their prayers and will save them 21 Our Lord takes into his protection thos wholove him And will destroy all sinners 22 My mouth shall speak the praises of our Lord And let all flesh blesse his holy name for ever and ever PSALME CXLV Lauda anima mea In this Psalme are commâ—morated the benefites of God bestowed upon men and it declares that wee onght to put our trust in him alone ALLALUIA 1 O My soul Psalm 145. Praise thou our Lord Whilst I live I will praise our Lord I will sing the praises of my God as long as J am in being 2 Confide not in Princes not in the sons of men in whom ther is no safety 3 Their soul will depart and they will return to the earth whence they came In that day all their designs will vanish 4 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his defender whos hope is in the Lord his God who made heaven and earth the sea and all things that are in them 5 Who preserves truth for ever Who does justice to thos who suffer injury and gives food to thee hungry 6 Our Lord loosens the bonds of prisoners Our Lord gives sight to the blind 7 Our Lord lifts up thos who have been bruised Our Lord loveth the just 8 Our Lord will defend the stranger And take into his protection the orphan and the widow And he will confound the ways of sinners 9 Our Lord will
is raised up to the heavens And thy truth up to the clouds 14 Be exalted O God! above all the heavens And over all the earth let thy glory shine PSALME LVII Si verè utique justitiam David takes occasion from the fury of Saul against him and the malice of his Enemys to reprehend in this Psalme all wicked men And S. Austin observes that wee ought with respect to hear the truths herein declared as a sermon made to all mankâ—nd 1 IF you say truely what is Iust Psalm 57. Judge allso according to justice yee sons of men 2 But you form iniquitys in your hearts And your hands execute injustice upon the earth 3 Sinners are perverted as soon as they come into the world From their mothers womb they have gone wrong They have spoken false 4. Their rage is like that of a serpent like that of a deaf aspe stopping his ears 5 Which will not hear the voice of the charmers nor of the magician Let him charm never so skillfully 6 God will break their teeth in their mouths the laws of these Lyons our Lord will tear in sunder 7 They will come to nothing like water that flows His bow remains bent till they be quite defeated 8 Like wax that melts they will drop away Fire fell upon them and they saw the sun no more 9 Before your sprouting thorns grow up to a tree as it were alive he will swallow them up in his anger 10 The just man will rejoice when he sees vengeance executed he will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner 11 Man will then say if there bee a reward for the just there is certainly a God who judges mankind upon the earth PSALME LVIII Eripe de inimicis meis David implores the help of God against his Enemyes he describes the snares that were layd for him he magnifys the divine assistance impreâ—ats his Enemies 1 REscue me Psalm 58. my God! out of the hands of my Enemyes And defend me against those that rise up against me 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity Psalm 57. And save me from the men of blood 3 For behold they have my life in their power and with a mighty force they sett upon me 4 Nor is it for any iniquity of mine O Lord or for my sin My courses and my conduct have been without crime 5 Rise up and come towards me behold my condition Thou O Lord The God of all power the God of Israel 6 Set thyself upon visiting all the Nations And take no pitty of any that work iniquity 7 Thy will return in the evening famish'd like hungry dogs And they will run about the citty 8 They will open their mouths And there is a sword in their lips They will say who has heard us 9 But thou O Lord wilt laugh at them Thou wilt bring to nothing all the Nations 10 For thee I will preserve the strength thou hast given me Because thou O God! art my defender the mercy of my God will go before me Psalm 58. 11 God will let me see how he will dispose of my enemies Let them not dye least my people should grow forgetfull 12 But disperse them by thy power And pull them down O Lord who art my protector 13 For the sins of their tongue and speeches of their lips And let them be apprehended and caught in their pride 14 And their Lyes and execrations will be charged upon them in the consummation In the wrath of consummation And they will wither to nothing 15 And they shall Know that God will rule over Israel And from one end of the earth to the other 16 They will return in the evening and be famished like hungry dogs And they will run about the citty 17 They will be dispersed to seek their meat And if they are not fill'd they will murmur 18 But I will sing the praises of thy power And early in the morning I will magnify thy mercy 19 Because thou art become a protector to me And my refuge in the day of tribulation 20 I will praise thee my defender with voice and instruments For thou art my mercifull God PSALME LIX Deus repulisti This Psalm made by David before his expedition against the Moabites and the Idumeans sets forth in the first place the danger and fear of the Israelites upon having so many enemies round about them ready to fall upon them Next he implores the divine assistance in confidence of which he foretels his victory over all his Enemies 1 O God! thou hast rejected us Psalm 59. thou hast undone us thou hast been angry with us And at last thou hast taken pity of us 2 Thou hast shaked the land and put it into confusion Heal the breaches of it for t' is all out of order 3 Thou hast made thy people feel hardships Thou hast given them the wine of sorrow to drink 4 To those who fear thee thou hast given a signe that they should fly before the bow 5 That thy beloved ones may be preserved Protect me with thy right hand and hear me 6 God has said by his holy Prophet that I shall receive and share out the land of Sichem And shall measure the vally of the tents 7 Galaad is mine and Manasses is mine And Ephraim is the chief of my strength 8 Judah is the seat of my Empire Moab the vessel of my hope 9 I will march on into Idumea And foreigners shall become my subjects 10 Who will lead me to their fortified Citty who will conduct me into the midle of Idumea 11 Is it not thou my God! who a while since rejected us And wilt thou not go forth with us at the head of our armies 12 Relieve us O Lord in our distresses For vain is the safety which comes from man 13 With the help of our God wee will performe great actions And t' is he who will bring to nothing all that afflict us PSALME LX. Exaudi Deus deprecationem This Psalm seems to have been composed by king David in the time of Absalom's conspiracy And whereas he was then a fugitive and gone from Ierusalem the holy fathers have proposed the prayer which he makes as an excellent modell of that which the Church of Iesus-Christ should offer to God in the banishment of this world and in the midle of all the temptations of his life 1 HEar O God! Psalm 36. my supplication Give ear to my prayer 2 From one end of the land to the other I have cried out to thee when my heart was full of anxiety thou didst raise me up upon a firm rock 3 Thou hast led me forwards and art become my Hope My tower of strength against all my enemies 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever I will be shelterd under the cover of thy wings 5 Because thou my God! hast heard my prayer Thou hast bâ—stowed an inheritance upon those who fear thy name 6 Thou wilt add