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
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
from the West so far he has removed our iniquitys from us 13 Even as a father has compassion for his children so does our Lord take pity of thos who fear him For he knows what earth wee are made of 14 He remembers that wee are dust And that the life of man like the grass and the flower in the feild does flourish and pass away 15 For a wind will come upon it and it will drop down And the place wher it stood will no longer be known 16 But the mercy of our Lord remains from ever to ever upon all that fear him 17 And his justice will protect the sons of their sons who observe his Covenant 18 And who remember his Commandements to keep them 19 Our Lord has prepar'd his throne in heaven And all things shall be subject to his Empire 20 Bless our Lord all his Angels Mighty in strength That execute his Commands And are still ready to receive his orders 21 Bless our Lord all ye militia of heaven That are Ministers to execute his will 22 Bless our Lord all his works in every place of his Dominions My soul bless thou our Lord. PSALME CIII Benedic anima mea Dominum This Psalme containes the praises and thanks of David to God in consideration of all the works of nature and of the wâ—nders wihch appear both in the heavens and on the earth 1 MY soul Psalm 103. bless thou our Lord O Lord my God! thou hast made thy greatnes wonderfully to appear 2 Thou hast put on Majesty and Glory Thou art clothed with light as with a garment 3 Thou hast extended the heavens as a skin and cover'd the upper parts of them with water 4 Thou art he who ascends upon a cloud And walks upon the wings of the wind 5 Who makes use of spirits to be thy messengers and Angels And of burning flames to be thy ministers 6 Who hath founded the earth upon its owne solidity which will not be overturn'd for ever 7 The sea like a garment cover'd it And the waters overtopd the mountains 8 But at thy threatning voice they did retire And when thy thunder spake they were terrified 9 Then the mountains rose and the plains descended Each into the situation thou hast alloted to them 10 Thou hast sett bounds tothe waters which they shall not passe Nor shall they return to cover the earth 11 Thou makest fountaines flow in the valleys And waters to run in the midle between the mountains 12 Ther all the beasts of the feild shall drink And the wild asses shall quench their thirst 13 On the top of them the birds of the air shall dwell the midle of the rocks their notes shall be heard 14 Thou waterest the mountains with rain from above And the earth will be replenish'd with the fruit of thy works 15 Thou hast made the grass grow up for the beast And herbs to spring for the use of man 16 That out of the earth thou mayst produce bread And wine to exhilerate the heart of man 17 That his face may be cheer'd with ovle And bread may strengthen his heart 18 The trees of the plains will be fill'd with sap as allso the Cedars of Libanus which he planted There the birds will build their nests 19 That of the stork will be the cheif amongst them The high mountains will be for the stags And the rocks will be a refuge for the Irchins 20 He made the moon to mark the times The sun knows when to go down 21 Thou didst order darknes and it became night Then all the beasts of the wood will range about 22 The roaring whelps of the Lyons to catch their prey And seek the food which God destin'd for them 23 At the sun rise they gather together And return back to their couches again 24 Then man will go out to his work And to his labour till the evening comes 25 How magnificent O Lord are thy works Thou hast contrived all things according to thy profound wisdome The earth is fill'd with thy riches 26 See the wide sea of a vast extent Ther swim fishes not be numbered 27 Creatures of all sizes litle and great There ships sail to and fro 28 There is that sea Dragon which thou hast formed to play in thee sea All expect from thee their nourishment in due season 29 When thou do'st distribute it to them they will gather it up when thou openest thy hand all will be fill'd with thy bounty 30 But when thou shalt with draw thy countenance from them they will fall into confusion Their breath thou wilt take from them And they will sink down and return to their primitive dust 31 Thou wilt send forth again thy spirit and they will be regenerated And thou wilt renue the face of the earth 32 Let the glory of our Lord last for ever Our Lord will take pleasure in his works 33 He looks upon the earth and he makes it tremble he touches the mountains And they smoak 34 I will sing to our Lord during my life with voice and Instrument I will set forth his praises as long as I am in being 35 May my words be agreable to him On my part my delight shall be in our Lord. 36 Let sinners and unjust Men be consum'd upon the earth that they may no longer be O my soul bless thou our Lord. PSALME CIV Confitemini Domino In this Psalme God is praised for the benefites bestow'd by him upon the people of Israel both when he first brought them into Egipte to avoid the famine and when he led them back again into the land of Canaan 1 GIve thanks to our Lord Psalm 104. And call upon his name set forth his works amongst the Nations 2 With voice and instrument celebrate his praises Relate all his wonders 3 Place your glory in his holy name Let all hearts rejoice that seek our Lord 4 Seek our Lord and be strengthen'd allways seek his face 5 Remember the wonderfull things he has done his prodigys and the iudgments pronounced by him 6 You that are of the race of Abraham The sons of Jacob his elect 7 He is the Lord our God he gives judgment over all the earth 8 He has all ways been mindfull of his Covenant And of his word established for ever 9 Which he gave to Abraham And of the oath he made to Isaac 10 Which he confirm'd to Jacob to be a law inviolable And to Israel to be an everlasting Covenant 11 Saying I will give to thee the land of Canaan for thy inheritance 12 At the time when they were few in number A small family And strangers in the land 13 They passed from Country to Country And from one Kingdome to another people 14 He suffer'd none to do them hurt he punished kings for their sake 15 Touch not he sayd my anointed And do no hurt to my propheâ—s 16 He caused famine to come upon the land And all their sustenance of bread
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
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
reign for ever Thy God O Sion will reign from generation to generation ALLELUIA PSALME CXLVI Laudate Dominum This Psalme was also made to praise God for his universall providence towards all creatures and for his particular care of the people of Israel ALLELUIA 1 PRaise yee our Lord Psalm 147. for 't is good to sing his praise Let us offer praises to our God that may be acceptable and worthy of him 2 Our Lord who built Jerusalem will gather together the people of Israel that have been dispersed 3 'T is he who heals thos whos hearts are broken And binds up their wounds 4 Who numbers all the stars And calls them by their names 5 Great is our Lord And great is his power his wisdome is infinit 6. Our Lord takes the meek into his protection he humbles the sinners down to the earth 7 Sing to our Lord with thanksgiving sing upon the harp prayses to our God 8 Who covers the heaven with clouds And prepares rain for the earth 9 Who produceth grasse upon the mountains ad herbs for the use of men 10 Who provides food for their cattle And for the young ones of crows when they cry out to him 11 Our Lord loves not the man who confides in the strength of his horse Or in the swiftnes of his legs 12 Our Lord is pleas'd with thos who fear him And who hope in his mercy ALLELUIA PSALME XLVII Lauda Jerusalem This Psalme was made when the jews had rebuilt the walls of Ierusalem in praise of Gods providence over all his creatures and of his particular mercy towards the Israelites ALLELUIA 1 JErusalem Psalm 147. praise thou our Lord Sion praise thou thy God 2 For he has made strong the locks of thy gates Psalm 148. he has blessed thy children within thee 3 It is he who has setled peace in thy borders And fills thee with the choicest wheat 4 Who sends his word of command to the earth And his words runs suiftly about 5 Who makes snow fall like wool And scatters the hoary frost like ashes 6 He casteth forth his ice like morsels Who can endure the rigour of his cold 7 When he says the word they will all be melted his wind will blow and the waters will flow again 8 It is he who holds forth his word to Jacob The rules of his justice and his judgments to Israel 9 He has not done so to any of the Nations Nor has he manifested his judgments to them ALLELUIA PSALME CXLVIII Laudate Dominum de celis This Psalme also invites all creatures to celebrate the praises of God ALLELUIA 1 PRaise our Lord all you that are in heaven Psalm 148. Praise him in the high places 2 Praise him all his Angells Praise him all his heavenly hosts 3 Sun and moon praise him stars and light joyn all to praise him 4 Praise him the heaven of heavens And let all the waters above the heavens praise the name of our Lord 5 For he spake and they were made he commanded and they were created 6 He has established them for ever to last all ages he has sett a rule and he will not go from it 7 Praise our Lord all Creature of the earth Dragons and all in the Deep 8 Let fire Psalm 118. hail snow ice storms of wind which execute his will 9 Let the mountains and all hills fruit-bearing trees and all Cedars 10 Let all beasts and cattle all that creep o◠fly with wings 11 Let the Kings of the earth and all the people The Princes and the judges of the earth 12 Let the young men and the virgins All the old men and the Children praise the name of our Lord For his name alone is great and high 13 Both heaven and earth proclaim his praise And he hath exalted the power of his people 24 Let hymnes be sung to him by all his saints By the Children of Israël by the people that are neer to him ALLELUIA PSALME XLIX This Psalme also invites the Israelites to sing the praises of God And foretells that they shall prevaile over their Enemies ALLELUIA 1 SIng to our Lord a new Canticle Psalm 149. Let his praise be celebrated in the assembly of the saints 2 Let Israel rejoyce in him who made them Let the sons of Sion glory in their King 3 Let them praise his name with Concerts of musique With the drum and the harp let them sound forth his praises 4 For our Lord is well pleased with his people he will raise up and save the meek 5 The saints shall rejoyce in glory They shall be fill'd with joy in their places of rest 6 The praises of God will◠be allways in their mouths And they will have two edged swords in their hands 7 To take revenge upon the Gentils And to chastise the Nations 8 To bind their Kings with fetters And their Nobles with manicles of iron 9 That so they may execute upon them the judgment sign'd by God This will be glory to all his saints ALLELUIA PSALME CL. Laudate Dominum in sanctis This Psalme is upon the same subject with the former ALLELUIA 1 PRaise our Lord in his sanctuary Psalm 150. Praise him in the firmament of his power 2 Praise him for the mighty things he has done Praise him for his greatnes which has no bounds 3 Praise him with the sound of trumpets Praise him with the Psalter and harpe 4 Praise him with the drum and the flute Praise him with strung instruments and the Organ 5 Praise him with lowd aad harmonious Cimballs Praise him with Cimballs of Jnbily Let every thing that breaths praise our Lord. ALLELUIA
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
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
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
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
while a stranger 6 I was peacefull with thos who hated peace when I spoke to them they without any reason fell upon me PSALME CXX Levavi oculos meos The Author of this Psalme teacheth that hely is only to be expected from God who allways takes care of the safety of his people 1 I Have lifted up my eyes to the mountains Psalm 120. whence assistance will come to me 2 My assistance is from our Lord who made heaven and earth 3 Let him not suffer thy foot to be moved And let him not slumber who has thee in his custody 4 Behold he will not slumber nor will he sleep who has the care of Israel 5 Our Lord has thee in keeping Our Lord is thy protection he is on thy right hand 6 The fun shall not scorch thee by day Nor the Moon hurt the by night 7 Our Lord preserves thee from all evill our Lord preserve thy soul. 8 Let our Lord guard thee at thy coming in and at thy going out From this time forwards and for ever PSALME CXXI Laetatus sum This Psalme in the literall sense expresses the joy of the people of Israel when they went to offer their sacrifices in Ierusalem And in the spirituall sense it ought to be applyd to the desire the faithfull should have of entering into the heavenly Ierusalem I Have rejoiced in what has been said to me Psalm 121. That wee shall go into the house of our Lord. 2 Our feet have formely stood within thy gates O Jerusalem 3 Jerusalem a Citty so built that all may in it meet together 4 For thither have come up the Tribes The Tribes of our Lord according to the Command given to Israel Ther to celebrate the name of our Lord. 5 For ther are seats of judicature The seats belonging to the house of David 6 Ask the things which make for the peace of Jerusalem And may they injoy all plenty who love thee holy Citty 7 Let ther be peace within thy walls And plenty within thy Towers 8 For the sake of my brethren and of my neighbours I have spoken for thy peace 9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God I have sought thy good PSALME CXXII Ad te Levavi This Psalme containes an excellent prayer made to God by the just when they are oppressed by their Enemys 1 TO thee I have lifted up my eyes Psalm 122. who dwellest in heaven 2 As the eyes of servants watch their Masters hands 3 As the eyes of the handmaid are fixed upon the hand of ther Mistres so are our eyes upon the Lord our God till he takes compassion of us 4 Have mercy on us O Lord have mercy on us For wee are in the lowest degree of contempt 5 Our soul is full of confusion being reproch'd by the rich and dispised by the proud PSALME CXXIII Nisi quia Dominus This Psalme appears to be a thanks giving vhich the Prophete put into the mouth of the Iews after their return from Babylon 1 HAd not our Lord been with us Let Israel now say Psalm 123. had not our Lord been with us 2 When men rose up against us we might have been devour'd alive 3 When their fury was raised against us Wee might have been swallow'd up in the Deep 4 Our soul hath pass'd thorow a torrent In which wee might otherwise have been drowned 5 Blessed be our Lord who has not given us up as a prey into their teeth 6 Our soul is deliver'd like a sparow out of the nets of the fowlers 7 The net was broken and we have been sett free 8 Wee have been succor'd in the name of our Lord who made heaven and earth PSALME CXXIV Qui confidunt in Domino In this Psalme God declares himself the Protector of his people of Israel and promiseth to support them against all their Enemies Which cheifly is to be understood of the Church which comprehends the true people of God and which our Lord has promised to preserve to the end of the world 1 THey who confide in our Lord Psalm 124. shall be like mount Sion He who dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved 2 Mountains incompasse Jerusalem And our Lord doth incompass his people now and for all ages 3 For our Lord will not permitt the scepter of the wicked to continue over the Inheritance of the Just Least the just should be brought to stretch forth their hands to iniquity 4 Bestow thy benefits O Lord upon the good And the upright of heart 5 But such as turn aside to crooked ways our Lord will treat like thos who committ open iniquity Peace be to Israel PSALME CXXV In convertendo Dominus This Psalme seemes to relate to the time when the Iews were brought back from the first Captivity of Babylon And therfor the Author congratulats the people upon the greatnes of so unexpected a felicity after which he prays God to finish the work he has begun and fortells that happy days are at last to succeed 1 WHen Our Lord restored Sion out of captivity Psalm 125. great was our consolation 2 Then was our mouth fill'd with Jubily And our tongue with outcrys of joy 3 Then it was said amongst the Nations The Lord has done great things for them 4 Our Lord indeed has done great things for us And wee are become full of joy 5 Make our Captivty O Lord come back like a torrent in the south 6 Who sow in tears with joy shall reap 7 They went forth weeping when they sowed their seed 8 They shall return with joy when they carry their sheaues PSALME CXXVI Nisi Dominus This Psalme declares that vain are the labours of men unless God give succes to them 1 UNless our Lord puts his hand to the building of the house Psalm 126. In vain they labour who build it 2 Unless our Lord does guard the Citty In vain they watch who have the keeping of it 3 It is to no purpose for you to rise before day Rise after you have reposed you who eat the bread of sorrow 4 When to his beloved he shall give sleep Children are the inheritance which our Lord bestows The fruit of the womb is his reward 5 The Children of thos who have been driven out Will prove like arrows in the hands of the mighty 6 Happy is the man who has plenty of them according to his wish he shall not be put to confusion when he speaks to his Enemies in judicature at the gate of the Citty PSALME CXXVII Beati omnes In this Psalme the prophet shews that by fearing God wee become happy even in this life Figuratively is meant the happines of the Church of Iesus-Christ 1 HAppy are all who fear our Lord Psalm 127. who walk in his ways 2 Thou shalt eat the fruit of the labour of thy hands Thou art happy and it shall be well with thee 3 Thy wife shall be like a fruitfull vine on the sides
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
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
and has taken me into his protection from a deluge of water he has drawn me out 20 He has rescued me our of the hands of my powerfull enemys and of those who hated me for they were become too mighty for me 21 They first sett upon me in the day of my affliction but our Lord became my protector 22 He has set me at liberty he has sav'd me because he lov'd me 23 Our Lord will render to me according to my justice and according to the cleanes of my hands 24 Because I have kept the ways of our Lord and have not been guilty of impiety towards my God 25 For all his judgments are before my eyes and I have not rejected his just laws 26 And I will keep my self unspotted before him and will watch my self least I fall into iniquity 27 Our Lord will render to me according to my justice and will recompense me according to the cleanes of my hands in his sight 28 * Heb. vvith the mercifull thou vvilt be mercifull With the holy thou wilt be holy and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent 29 * Heb. and vith the sincere thou vvilt be sincere And with the elect thou wilt be elect and with the pervers thou wilt * Heb. vvrestle be perverted 30 For thou wilt save the people that are humble and thou wilt humble the eyes of the proud 31 'T is rhou o Lord that dost light my lamp my God! illuminat my darknes 23 By thee J shall be delivered from temptation and in the strength of my God I will make my way over the wall 33 The ways of my God are clean without spot the words of our Lord are tryd as it were by fire he is the protector of all that hope in him 34 For who is God but our Lord or what God is there but our God 35 The God who has begirt me with fortitude and made my ways to be free from blemish 36 Who has bestowd on my feet the swiftnes of staggs and has seated me on high places 37 Who hath taught my hands to fight in battel and has made my arms like a bow of brass 38 And thou hast given me o Lord thy protection for my security and thy right hand has held me up 39 Thy discipline has thorowly amended me and by that I will allways be instructed 40 Thou hast widen'd my steps under me and hast made my feet to tread firm 41 I will pursue my enemies and catch them and will not go back till they are defeated 42 I will break them nor shall they stand before me they shall fall under my feet 43 For thou hast given me strength and inabled me for war and has brought under me all those that rose up against me 44 Thou hast made my enemies turn their backs to me and all that hate me thou hast destroyd 45 They cryd out for help but there was none to save them to our Lord they cryd but he did not hear them 46 And I will bruse them as small as dust before the wind and like dirt in the streets they shall be cast out 47 Thou wilt deliver me from the contradictions of the people thou wilt establish me chief over nations 48 A people whom I did not know have serv'd me as soon as they heard of me they obeyd me 49 The degenerate have been false to me the degenerate children are grown rotten they have halted and are gone out of the way 50 Our Lord liveth and blessed be my God let the God of my safety be exalted above all things 51 Thou who hast revenged my cause and subdued nations under me thou who hast deliverd me from all my enraged enemies 52 Thou wilt likewise raise me above those who rise up against me from the injust men thou wilt rescue me 53 Therfore o Lord J will make known thy glory amongst the nations and to thy name I will sing a Psalm 54 May he still increase the safety of his king may he shew mercy to David his anointed and to his seed for ever PSALME XVIII Coeli enarrant gloriam This Psalm consists of two parts in the first wee are taught that the power and glory of God may be knowen by contemplating the celestiall bodies and especially the sun In the second part is described the perfection and efficacy of the Divine law The Psalm concludes with a prayer for the pardon of hidden sins 1 THe heavens speak the glory of God Psalm 18 and the firmament sets forth the works of his hands 2 Each day relates it to the next day and night to night imparts the knowledge of it 3 Not in words or speches whose voice is not heard 4 For the sound of them is gone thorow the whole earth and their words from one end of the world to the other 5 He has placed his tabernacle in the sun and he himself is like a bridegroom comming out of his wedding chamber 6 He setts forth with triumph as a gaint to run his career from one end of the heavens he begins his progres 7 And proceeds to the other end and the whole world do's feel his warmth 8 The law of our Lord is perfect without blemish it converts souls the testimony of our Lord is faithfull it gives wisdom to litle ones 9 The decrees of our Lord are just they comfort the heart the precepts of our Lord are bright they illuminat the eyes 10 The fear of our Lord is holy and remains for ever the judgments of our Lord are true and justifyd in themselves 11 And are more to be desired then gold and all pretious stones and more delitious then hony and the hony comb 12 Therfore thy servant carefully keeps them and for keeping of them great is the reward 13 But who is he that well knows his trangressions Cleanse me o Lord from my hidden sins and from the contagion of strangers preserve thy servant 14 If they have not dominion over me then I shall become pure and shall be cleansed from the greatest sin 15 Then will the words I speak become pleasing to thee as also the meditation of my heart which is allways in thy sight 16 Thou o Lord art my helper and my Redeemer PLALME XIX Exaudiat te Dominus It is beleeved that David composed this Psalm to be sung by the people when he was ready to march against the Ammonites It contains a prayer for the happy succes of his war 1 MAy our Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation Psalm 19 may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee 2 May he send thee succour from his Sanctuary and defense out of Sion 3 May he be mindfull of thy sacrifice and may thy holocaust be gratefull to him 4 May he give thee the desire of thy heart and prosper all thy designs 5 Wee shall rejoyce in thy safety and wee shall have glory in the name of our God 6 May our Lord grant all
Austin apply this Psalm to the holy city of the Church of which that of Ierusalem was the figure tho S. Chrisostome and some other interpreters thiâ— it relates to the reestablishment of the city of Ierusalem after the Captivity of Babylon 1 GReat is our Lord Psalm 47. and worthy of all praise in the city of our God upon his holy mountan 2 With the joy of the whole earth mount Sion is founded on the side of the north stands the city of the great King 3 In the houses therof God will make himself known when he takes upon him to defend it 4 For behold the Kings of the earth did assemble And conspire against it 5 But when they saw it so defended they were astonish'd were frighted were driven away And were seised with trembling 6 They felt the pains of a woman in labour with a violent wind thou wilt break to pieces the ships of Tharsus 7 As wee have heard so now wee have seen in the city of the Lord of Hosts in the city of our God that God has founded her to last for ever 8 Wee have received thy mercy O God! in the midle of thy Temple 9 As is thy name so is thy praise spred to the ends of the earth thy right hand is full of justice 10 Let mount Sion rejoyce let the daughters of Judah be overjoy'd at the sight of thy judgments O Lord 11 Go round about Sion and incompass it relate those things from the top of its towers 12 Consider well its strength take a view of every house that you may make it known to the next generation 13 For he is God our God for ever and ever And he will reign eternally over us PSALME XXXXVIII Audite haec omnes gentes It is needles to be iniquisitive into the occasion of composing this Psalm since ther is nothing certain to be said of it and on the other side it consists only of morall instructions The Prophet represents the vanity of riches the unprofitablenes of worldly wisdom and shews that tho it often happens that the just are afflicted in this life and that the wickâ—d are in prosperity yet when death comes there will be an equall distribution made 1 HEar what I say all you Nations Psalm 48. be attentive all you inhabitants of the world 2 All that are born of the earth all sons of men both the rich and the poor 3 My mouth shall utter wisdom and the meditation of my heart shall bring forth prudence 4 I will give attention to parables And my proposition I will explain upon the harp 5 Why shall I be affraid in the evill day least I be found involved in the iniquity of my ways 6 They who confide in their strength And who glory in the abundance of their riches let them hear this 7 A brother wil not redeem a brother will a man vvho is a stranger redeem him he can not give for himself wherwith to appease God 8 Nor pay the ransom of his own soul he will allways toyle and labour and so live on to the presixt end of his days 9 He will not look upon death tho he sees wise men dying before him but the insensible man and the fool at last must perish 10 And they will leave their houses to strangers And their sepulchers will be their houses to the world's end 11 Their places of habitation passe from one generation to an other they have left their names to their lands 12 Man when elevated in honour looseth understanding he is compared to brute beasts that have no reason and he becomes like them 13 This way of theirs is the occasion of their fall And yet they please and applaud themselves 14 Like sheep to the shambles they are driven into hell And death will devour them 15 And the just will have dominion over them in the morning And all the props of their vvorldly glory will sink and faile them in hell 16 But God will redeem my soul from the power of hell when he has taken me into his protection 17 Be not concern'd when the unjust man becomes rich And his house is in great glory 18 For of all this when he dyes he will carry nothing with him nor will his glory accompany him when he goes below 19 During his life he shall be said to be happy And he will praise thee as long as thou do'st well with him 20 There he will enter where his fathers went before him And for ever he will not see light 21 Man when he is elevated in honour looseth understanding he is compared to brute beasts that have no reason and is become like them PSALME XXXXIX Deus Deorum Many of the holy fathers interpreters think this Psalm relates to the comings of our Saviour the one of mercy when he call'd mankind and established his Church the other of justice when he will come to judge the world Others apply it to the Israelites who vainly confided in their sacrifices and at that same time violated his law and neglected to obey his will Those two opinions may easily be reconciled in taking the Israelites to be the figure of the Christians and the judgment which God prononces against them to represent that which he will prononce at the last day against all who break his divine law 1 THe God of Gods Psalm 49. our Lord has spoken And has summon'd the earth 2 From the rising to the setting of the sun the splendor of his glory shines out of Sion 3 God will come our God will manifest himself And he will not be silent 4 Fire will flame out before him And a violent tempest will incompass him round 5 He will call to him the heavens from above and the earth from below to distinguish his people 6 Bring before him all his Saints who make a covenant with him by sacrifices 7 And the heavens shall proclame his justice for God is the supreme judge 8 Hear me my people and I will speak hear me Israel and I will testify to thee that I am God thy God 9 I will not accuse thee as to thy sacrifices for thy holocaustes are allways in my sight 10 I will not take your calves from your houses nor your goats from your herds 11 For all the beasts of the woods are mine All the cattell in the mountains and the oxen 12 I know all the birds of the air And the fruitfull beauty of the feilds comes from me 13 If I want meat I shall not tell you for the whole world is mine and all that it contains 14 Will I eat the flesh of bulls Or will I drink the blood of goats 15 Immolate to God a sacrifice of praise And pay your vowes faithfully to the most high 16 And call upon me in the day of tribulation I will sett you free and you shall honour me 17 But to the sinner God has said why do'st thou declare my laws And why do'st thou assume into thy
is raised up to the heavens And thy truth up to the clouds 14 Be exalted O God! above all the heavens And over all the earth let thy glory shine PSALME LVII Si verè utique justitiam David takes occasion from the fury of Saul against him and the malice of his Enemys to reprehend in this Psalme all wicked men And S. Austin observes that wee ought with respect to hear the truths herein declared as a sermon made to all mankâ—nd 1 IF you say truely what is Iust Psalm 57. Judge allso according to justice yee sons of men 2 But you form iniquitys in your hearts And your hands execute injustice upon the earth 3 Sinners are perverted as soon as they come into the world From their mothers womb they have gone wrong They have spoken false 4. Their rage is like that of a serpent like that of a deaf aspe stopping his ears 5 Which will not hear the voice of the charmers nor of the magician Let him charm never so skillfully 6 God will break their teeth in their mouths the laws of these Lyons our Lord will tear in sunder 7 They will come to nothing like water that flows His bow remains bent till they be quite defeated 8 Like wax that melts they will drop away Fire fell upon them and they saw the sun no more 9 Before your sprouting thorns grow up to a tree as it were alive he will swallow them up in his anger 10 The just man will rejoice when he sees vengeance executed he will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner 11 Man will then say if there bee a reward for the just there is certainly a God who judges mankind upon the earth PSALME LVIII Eripe de inimicis meis David implores the help of God against his Enemyes he describes the snares that were layd for him he magnifys the divine assistance impreâ—ats his Enemies 1 REscue me Psalm 58. my God! out of the hands of my Enemyes And defend me against those that rise up against me 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity Psalm 57. And save me from the men of blood 3 For behold they have my life in their power and with a mighty force they sett upon me 4 Nor is it for any iniquity of mine O Lord or for my sin My courses and my conduct have been without crime 5 Rise up and come towards me behold my condition Thou O Lord The God of all power the God of Israel 6 Set thyself upon visiting all the Nations And take no pitty of any that work iniquity 7 Thy will return in the evening famish'd like hungry dogs And they will run about the citty 8 They will open their mouths And there is a sword in their lips They will say who has heard us 9 But thou O Lord wilt laugh at them Thou wilt bring to nothing all the Nations 10 For thee I will preserve the strength thou hast given me Because thou O God! art my defender the mercy of my God will go before me Psalm 58. 11 God will let me see how he will dispose of my enemies Let them not dye least my people should grow forgetfull 12 But disperse them by thy power And pull them down O Lord who art my protector 13 For the sins of their tongue and speeches of their lips And let them be apprehended and caught in their pride 14 And their Lyes and execrations will be charged upon them in the consummation In the wrath of consummation And they will wither to nothing 15 And they shall Know that God will rule over Israel And from one end of the earth to the other 16 They will return in the evening and be famished like hungry dogs And they will run about the citty 17 They will be dispersed to seek their meat And if they are not fill'd they will murmur 18 But I will sing the praises of thy power And early in the morning I will magnify thy mercy 19 Because thou art become a protector to me And my refuge in the day of tribulation 20 I will praise thee my defender with voice and instruments For thou art my mercifull God PSALME LIX Deus repulisti This Psalm made by David before his expedition against the Moabites and the Idumeans sets forth in the first place the danger and fear of the Israelites upon having so many enemies round about them ready to fall upon them Next he implores the divine assistance in confidence of which he foretels his victory over all his Enemies 1 O God! thou hast rejected us Psalm 59. thou hast undone us thou hast been angry with us And at last thou hast taken pity of us 2 Thou hast shaked the land and put it into confusion Heal the breaches of it for t' is all out of order 3 Thou hast made thy people feel hardships Thou hast given them the wine of sorrow to drink 4 To those who fear thee thou hast given a signe that they should fly before the bow 5 That thy beloved ones may be preserved Protect me with thy right hand and hear me 6 God has said by his holy Prophet that I shall receive and share out the land of Sichem And shall measure the vally of the tents 7 Galaad is mine and Manasses is mine And Ephraim is the chief of my strength 8 Judah is the seat of my Empire Moab the vessel of my hope 9 I will march on into Idumea And foreigners shall become my subjects 10 Who will lead me to their fortified Citty who will conduct me into the midle of Idumea 11 Is it not thou my God! who a while since rejected us And wilt thou not go forth with us at the head of our armies 12 Relieve us O Lord in our distresses For vain is the safety which comes from man 13 With the help of our God wee will performe great actions And t' is he who will bring to nothing all that afflict us PSALME LX. Exaudi Deus deprecationem This Psalm seems to have been composed by king David in the time of Absalom's conspiracy And whereas he was then a fugitive and gone from Ierusalem the holy fathers have proposed the prayer which he makes as an excellent modell of that which the Church of Iesus-Christ should offer to God in the banishment of this world and in the midle of all the temptations of his life 1 HEar O God! Psalm 36. my supplication Give ear to my prayer 2 From one end of the land to the other I have cried out to thee when my heart was full of anxiety thou didst raise me up upon a firm rock 3 Thou hast led me forwards and art become my Hope My tower of strength against all my enemies 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever I will be shelterd under the cover of thy wings 5 Because thou my God! hast heard my prayer Thou hast bâ—stowed an inheritance upon those who fear thy name 6 Thou wilt add
and prepared the earth to bring it forth 11 Plentifully water the furrows Multiply the productions What springs up will flourish with thy waterings 12 The whole year round will be blessed by thy bounty And thy fields will abound in plenty 13 The plains of the desert wil become fertil And the hills will rejoyce being covered with fruit 14 The rams will be well clothed with their fleeces And the vailes will abound with corn All with a lowd voice will sing hymns of joy PLALME LXV Jubilate Deo omnis terra The subject of this Psalme is the same with thâ— former with this difference that it seems to have been made after the return from captivity whereas the former suites to the time of their coming away 1 ALl yee people of the earth Psalm 65. Praise God with outcrys of joy sing a psalme to his name and magnify his glory 2 Say to God how terrible are thy works O Lord The greatnes of thy power will make even thy enemys feign obedience to thee 3 Let all the earth adore thee and publish thy praises Let them sing hymns to the glory of thy name 4 Come and behold the works of God how terrible he is in his conduct over the sons of men 5 Who turns the sea into dry land makes us walk dry foot over rivers Heerin wee will rejoice in him 6 Who rules for ever in vertue of his own power he has his eyes upon the Nations They who provoke him let them not be exalted within themselues 7 But all yee nations bless our God Make your voice heard in publishing his praises 8 Who hath given life to my soule hath not sufferd my feet to be moved 9 For thou O God! hast try'd us Thou hast examin'd us by fire as siluer is tryd 10 Thou hast brought us into the nett thou hast layd tribulations on our back Thou hast placed men over our heads 11 Wee have passed thrô fire and water And at last thou hast brought us into a place of refreshment 12 I will enter into thy house wher I will offer holocausts I will acquitt myself of the vows which my lipps have pronounced 13 And which in the time of my affliction My mouth has declared 14 I will offer fat holocausts to thee with the incense of burnt rams Oxen and goats I will offer to thee 15 Come and hear all you that fear God And I will tell what great things he has done to my soule 16 To him I have cryd aloud with my mouth And I have magnified him with my tongue 17 If I am conscious of iniquity in my heart God will not hear me 18 Wherfore God has heard me And has been attentive to the voice of my prayer 19 Blessed be God who has not rejected my petition Nor turnd away his cy from mee PSALME LXVI Deus misereatur nostri This Psalme seems allso to have been made when the Israelites were going but not gone out of Babylon All the interpreters agree that it represents in the spirituall sense the ardent desire which the Prophet had to the coming of the Messias and the redemption of mankind According to what Iosus-Christ said to his disciples that many Prophets and many Kings had desired to see what they saw but had not seen it 1 MAy God be mercifull to us and bless us Psalm â—6 May the light of his countenance shine upon us and may he be mercifull to us 2 That we may Know thy way upon the earth And that thy saving mercy may be made Known to all nations 3 Let the people praise thee O God! Let all people praise thee 4 Let the nations be glad Let them bee fill'd with joy For thou judgest the people with equity and dost rule the nations upon the earth 5 Let the people praise thee O God! Let all people praise thee The earth has yeelded its fruit 6 May God our God give us his blessing May God give us his blessing and may the whole earth fear him from one end to the other PSALME LXVII Exurgat Deus Some notwithstanding the title inscribed with Davids name apply this Psalme to the defeat of Sennacherihs army King of the Assyrians Others think it made by David at the time when the Ark was brought into the Citty of Ierusalem But most interpreters agree that the incarnation of the son of God his Ascension and the conversion of the Gentils with the destruction of the Devills empire were the things which the Holy Ghost principally intended in it 1 LEt God rise up Psalm 67. and his Enemies be dissipated Let all that hate him fly before his face 2 As smoke doth vanish so let them vanish And as wax melts before the fire so let sinners perish in the sight of God 3 But let the just feast and rejoyce in the presence of God Let them be â—ill'd with joy and delight 4 Sing canticles to God recite hymnes to the glory of his name Prepare the way for him who ascends on the west Lord is his name 5 Rejoyce you in his presence they will be confounded when he appears who is the father of orphans and the Patron of widows 6 God is present in his sanctuary God who makes those live in one house who are of one mind 7 Who by his power brings forth those who were bound and likewise those who provoked him and dwell in sepulchers 8 O God! when thou didst go forth before thy people when thou didst pass through the desert 9 The earth did tremble and the heavens did let fall their drops In the presence of the God of Sinai in the presence of the God of Israel 10 Out of thy good will O God! thou wilt provide raine for thy inheritance It was decayd but thou hast restored and made it perfect 11 Thy living creatures will dwell in it Thou O God! mercyfully hast provided food for the poor 12 Our Lord will give his word with mighty power to those whom he sends his heralds to declare his will 13 The all-powerfull king of his most deerly beloved will allso give him power to divide the spoiles of the Enemy for the ornament of his house 14 If you sleep in the middle between the inheritances you shall bee like the doue whose wings are of silver and whose back is of the coulour of gold 15 When he that is in heaven shall judg the kings upon the earth they will turn white like snow in Selmon The mountain of God is a fertile mountain 16 A mountain that flows with milk a rich mountain Why have you a suspition of mountains that flow with milk 17 A mountain in which God is well pleased to dwel And our Lord for ever will inhabite there 18 The chariot of God is attended by ten thousands Millions rejoyce about it Our Lord is amongst them in Sinai in his holy place 19 Thou hast ascended on high Thou hast led along a great number of captives Thou hast received gifts to be
with fear and shame who seek my life 3 Let them be driven back And let them blush who intend evill towards me 4 Let all those who insolently insult me with their words be forthwith driven back with shame 5 But let all who seek thee be fill'd and transported with joy in thee And they who love the salvation that comes from thee Let them allways say glorified be our Lord. 6 But I am needy and poor O God help me 7 Thou art my only helper and deliverer Tarry not O Lord PSALME LXX In te Domine speravi It is the generall opinion that David made this Psalme in the time of Absaloms rebellion thô the sons of Ionadab made use of it afterwards in the first captivity of Babylon S. Austin directs us to consider principally in it the necessity of Gods grace which is only capable to deliver us from the slavery of the Devill in the Same manner that David acknowledges that his delivery could proceed only from God 1 IN thee Psalm 70. O Lord I have hoped nor will I ever be confounded According to thy justice deliver me and save me 2 Gratiously hearken to me and make me safe 3 Become a protecting God a place of strength that by thee I may be saved 4 Because thou art my strength And my refuge 5 Rescue me my God! out of the hands of the sinner and out of the hands of those who break thy law and act unjustly 6 For thou art O Lord the sustainer of my patience From my youth O Lord my trust hash been in thee 7 Since I first came into the world thou hast still been my support From my mothers womb thou hast been my protector 8 I have allways sung thy praises I have been look'd upon by many as a wonder But thou art my powerfull deffender 9 Let my mouth be ever fill'd with thy praises That I may the whole day publish thy greatnes 10 Cast me not off in the time of my old age When my strength leaves me do not thou forsake me 11 For my enemys have spoke against me And they who lay in wait for my life have conspired to-gether 12 Saying God has forsaken him pursue him and take him For there is no body to deliver him 13 O God! depart not from me Look upon me and help me 14 Let those who calumniat me be confounded and destroyed Let them be covered with confusion and shame who designe evill against me 15 But I will allways be in hope And I will every day praise thee more and more 16 My mouth shall declare thy justice And the whole day magnify thy saving mercy 17 Because I am ignorant of worldly learning I will betake myself wholly to consider the power of our Lord O Lord I will only carry in my mind thy justice 18 Thou hast taught me O God! from my youth even to this very day I will declare thy wonderfull things 19 And do not abandon me O God! in my old age and in the extremity of my life 20 Whilst I make know'n the strength of thy arme to all ages that are to come 21 And thy power O God! and thy justice which are raised above the heavens by the mighty things thou hast performed O God! Who is like to thee 22 How many and how great afflictions and dangers hast thou made me under go and yet turning towards me thou hast restor'd me to life and from the lowest parts of the earth thou hast brought me up again 23 Thou hast still more and more made appear thy magnificence and turning towards me thou hast fill'd me with comfort 24 Wherfor I allso will still praise thy name and thy truth with the sound of musicall instruments O God! I will sing to thee upon the harp who art the holy one of Israel 25 My lipps will be transported with joy when I sing to thee as also my soule which thou hast redeem'd 29 And my tongue the whole day shall be employed to declare thy justice when my enemys shall be covered with shame and confusion PSALME LXXI Deus judicium tuum David made this Psalme at the very end of his life after he had establish'd Salomon his son upon the â—hrone of Israel It seems design'd by him to give his son his last instructions as also to ask of God wisdom and justice to direct him But 〈◊〉 he prophâ—tically maâ—es a â—ransition from the reigne of Salomon to that of Iesus-Châ—ist of which the other was but the type and figure 1 GIve Psalm 7 O God thy judgment to the king thy justice to the king's son 2 To judge thy people with justice And thy poor with Equity 3 Let the mountains bring Peace to the People the lâ—sser hills justice 4 He shall judge the cause of the poor of the people he shall protect the children of the poor And shall humble the calumniator 5 And he shall last equaly with the sun and above the moon from generation to generation 6 He shall descend like rain upon a fleece of wool And like gentle showers dropping upon the earth 7 Justice shall spring up in his days with the plenty of peace which shall continue as long as the moon 8 And his dominions shall reach from sea to sea And from the river to the extremiâ—y of the earth 9 The Ethiopians shall fall down before him and his Enemys shall lick the earth 10 The kings of Tharsis and the Islands shall offer him presents The kings of Arabia Psalm 71. and Saba shall bring their gifts 11 And all the kings of the earth shall adore him All the nations shall serve him 12 For he will deliver the poor from the hands of the mighty The poor who have none to assist them 13 He will be indulgent to the indigent and to the needy And he will save the souls of the poor 14 He will redeem them from usury and injustice And their names will be honourable with him 15 And he shall live The Gold of Arabia shall be given to him There will allways be adorations for him And the whole day â—hey will bless him 16 And there shall be corn in the ground upon the tops of the mountains and the fruit thereof shall be extolled above Libanus And they in the Citties shall flourish like the grass of the feild 17 Let his name be blessed for ever be fore the sun his name doth subsist 18 And all the Tribes of the earth shall be bless'd in him All the nations shall give glory to him 19 Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel Who alone does wonderfull things 20 And blessed be his mighty name for ever And the whole earth shall be fill'd with his Mightines so be it so be it PSALME LXXII Quam bonus Israel Deus The intent of this Psalme is to fortify the just that are in persecution against the temptation of mistrusting the goodnes and providence of God when they see the wiâ—ked in prosperity 1 HOw
good is God to Israel Psalm 72. And to those who are upright of heart 2 But my feet can hardly stand their ground at every step I am ready to fall 3 By reason of my zeal against the wicked When I behold the peace of sinners 4 For they have no prospect of death Nor dos any punishment last upon them 5 They are exempt from the labour of other men And are not scourged like the rest of mankind 6 Therefore they are possessed with pride They are covered all over with injustice and impiety 7 Their iniquity as it were grows out of their fatnes and plenty They are abandon'd to the passions of their heart 8 Their thoughts and their words are full of malice And in high places they speak iniquity 9 They have sett their mouth against heaven And their tongues goe about the earth sparing none 10 Therefore my People will turn their thoughts to consider these things find the days of sinners to be many happy 11 And they will say how can God know this or does the most high know all things 12 See these sinners how they abound with the goods of this world what riches they possess 13 And I myself have said Therfor to no purpos I have made it my business to keep my heart clean and to wash my hands with the innocent 14 For the whole day I have been afflicted and from the beginning of the morning I have been chastised 15 But if I shall judge so I have condemn'd the whole race of thy children 16 I thought to penetrate into the secret but I labour'd in vaine 17 Till I enter'd into the sanctuary of God and learn'd there what their last end will be 18 This prosperity proved a snare to them and when they were raised up thou hast cast them down 19 Into what desolation are they fallen they sunk down all on the sudden They have perished by their own iniquity 20 Thou wilt make their image vanish out of the Ciâ—ty O Lord like the dream of a man waking out of his sleep 21 But in regard that my heart is inflam'd and my reins in disorder And that I am brought to nothing and am in utter ignorance 22 And that being become as it were a dumb creature in thy presence I have neverâ—heless not departed from thee 23 Thou hast taken me by the right hand and thou hast led me according to thy will And thou hast received me into thy arms with glory 24 For what have I to wish for in heaven Or what is ther upon the earth for me to desire but only thee 25 My flesh and my heart have fail'd me but God is the God of my heart God is my portion for ever 26 For they who depart from thee shall perish And thou hast doom'd to destruction all that are unfaithfull to thee 27 But t' is good for me to be united to God To place my hope in our Lord God 28 That I may proclaime thy praises at the gates of the daughter of Sion PSALME LXXIII Ut quid Deus repulisti This Psalme deplores the calamity of the Iewos and the destruction of the temple 1 O God! why hast thou wholy cast us off Psalm 73. why art thou so incensed against the sheep of thy pasture 2. Remember thy congregation which thou hast possessed from the beginning 3 The scepter of thy inheritance which thou hast redeem'd Mount Sion in which thou hast been pleased to dwell 4 Lift up thy hand to beat down their pride for ever What outrages has not the enemy committed in the sanctuary 5 And they who hated thee have insolently boasted in the midle of thy solemnitys 6 They placed without regard their standards as trophys upon the high places art the gates 7 Like so many fellers of wood they all joyned with their axes to cutt down the gates with the axe and the hammer they demolished thy Citty 8 They have sett fire to thy sanctuary They have defiled thy tabernacle upon earth where thy holy name was praised 9 The whole herd of them said in their hearts let us abolish all the festivall days of God upon the Land 10 We see no more of our former signs Now there is no prophet And wee shall be a people forgotten 11 How long O God! shall the Enemy reproche Shall the Adversary provoke thy name for ever 12 Why dost thou withdraw thy hand even thy Right hand Pluck it at last out of thy bosome 13 God is our king from the beginning He hath wrought salvation in the midle of the earth 14 Thou by thy power didst make firme the sea Thou didst crushe the heads of the Dragons in the waters 15 Thou didst crush the heads of the great Dragon Thou hast made him meat for the people of Ethiopia 16 Thou hast made fountains and torrents break out of rocks Rapid rivers thou hast dry'd up 17 Thine is the day and thine is the night The morning and the sun are of thy making 18 Thou hast framed the earth from end to end The summer and the spring thou hast created 19 Remember this that the enemy has reproched thee O Lord And that a people without sense have blasphemed thy name 20 Deliver not up to wilde beasts the souls of those who worship thee And forget not for ever the souls of thy poor ones 21 Have regard to thy covenant for the most abject of the earth have unjustly possessed and fill'd our houses 22 Let not the humble be turned away with confusion The poor and the needy will praise thy name 23 Rise up O God! judge thy cause Remember the outrages done to thee And which are continued the whole day by a senseless people 24. Forget not the speeches of thy Enemys the pride of those who hate thee grows higher and higher every day PSALME LXXIV Confitebimur tibi Deus This Psalme is a kind of dialogue in which some times the just some times the Prophet and some times God himself speaks In it the pride of men is humbled by the wholsome fear of the last judgement 1 WEe will praise thee Psalm 74. O God! Wee will giue thee thanks And wee will call upon thy holy name 2 Wee will relate thy wonders when my time shall come I will judge uprightly 3 The earth is dissolv'd and all that is in it It is I that have established the pillars of it 4 I have said to the wicked give over your wickednes And to the sinners be not elevated with pride 5 Extoll not yourselves with insolence Nor speak impiously against God 6 For neither from the east nor from the west nor from the mountains of the desert Will any support you For God himself is the sole jndge 7 This man he humbles and the other he exalts For our Lord holds in his hand a cup fill'd with a mixture of different wines 8 He powres out one into the other but the dregs still remain All the sinners of the
earth shall drink therof 9 But I will declare and will sing for â—ver the praises of the God of Jacob. 10 And I will destroy all the force of â—he wicked And the just shall be exalted in glory and power PSALME LXXV Notus in Judea Deus Theodoret and many others think this Psalme was made upon the miraculous defeat of the Assyrians which happen'd in the Reign of Ezechias when a hundred and fourscore thousand men of the army of Zenachâ—rib were kill'd in one nighâ— by the angel of our Lord But it appears â—hat the subject of this Psalme iâ— of a more large extent And that it regards not only the town of old Ierusalem delivered at that time from such formidable Enemys but also the nâ—w Ierusalem the Church every day delivered from visible and invisible enemys by the hand of the angel of the great Councill who is Iesus-Christ 1 GOd is known in Judea Psalm 48. Great is his name in Israel 2 His dwelling is in a place of peace And his habitation is in Sion 3 There he hath broke in peeces the bows the arrowes the buckler the sword war it self 4 By thy wonderfull coruscation from the eternall mountains All â—he senseles of heart have been confounded 5 They have slept out their sleâ—p And waking thes men of riches found nothing in their hands 6 By thy lowd threatnings O God of Jacob Psalm 75. all those that were mounted on horses have slept their last sleep 7 Thou art terrible And who can resist thee in the time of thy anger 8 From heaven thou hast made thy judgement to be heard The earth trembled and was silent 9 When God rose up in jugment to save the meek and the humble upon the earth 10 Therfore the thought of man shall be taken up with thy praises And the memory which remains of them will be a continued festivall to thee 11 Make vows and fullfill them to the Lord your God All you that approche his altar to make your offerings 12 To the dreadfull God To him that takes a way the lives of Princes who is â—errible to the kings of the earth PSALME LXXVI Voce mea ad Dominum There is nothing certain concerning the time in which this Psalme was made The opinion of those authors seems probable who think the Prophet had in view the delivrance from the Captivity of Babylon But with S. Austin it may well be apply'd to the just and the perfect who looking towards heaven suffer with pain the banishement of this present life 1 WIth a lowd voice I have called upon our Lord Psalm 76. I have called upon God and he has hearken'd to me 2 In the day of my tribulation I have sought God By night I have lifted up my hands to him and I have not been disappointed 3 My soul has refused all other comfort I have called God to minde and I found joy With continuall meditation my soul has languished 4 My eyes prevented the night watch I was disturbed within myself and I was silent 5 I called to mind the antient days And the years eternall have possessed my thoughts 6 By night I have been in deep meditation My thoughts have been in labour and I have swept my soul. 7 Will God eternally cast us off And will he never think of being more favourable to us 8 Will he for ever from generation to generation cut off his mercy from us 9 Can God forget his mercy Or will his anger allways keep back his commiseration 10 And I said Now I begin to understand This change is wrought by the right hand of the most high 11 I call'd to memory the works of our Lord And I will still have in my thoughts the wonders thou hast done from the beginning 12 And I will meditate on all thy works and I will consider with attention the secrets of thy conduct 13 Thy way O God! is allways holy What God is ther so great as our God â—hou art the God that does wonderfull things 14 Thou hast made Known thy power amongst the nations By the strength of thy arme thou hast delivered thy people the sons of Jacob and Joseph 15 The waters have seen thee O God! the waters have seen thee and they were affraid and the depths were troubled 16 Great was the noise of the waters and the clouds made their voice heard 17 For thy darts were thrown And the wheels of the Egiptians felt thy thunder 18 Thy lightning did flash over the whole earth the earth was in commotion and trembled 19 Thou didst make a way for thy self throw the sea Thou didst pass throw the midle of the waters and none can trace thy footsteps 20 Thou didst lead thy people like a flock of sheep in the hands of Moses and Aaron PSALME LXXVII Attendite Popule meus S. Ierome and some othâ—r interpreters observe according to the citations of S. Mathew and S. Paul that under the historicall sense which appears in this Psalme there lyes a spirituall sense which is the reason that the Prophet says in the beginning he will speak mysterys in paraboles This Psalme therfore in the spirituall sense has a reference to Iesus-Christ born according to the flesh of the tribe of Iudah oâ— which t' is said that God has chosen Iudah and not Ephraim This prophâ—tically denotes that he who was to be born of the race of David and consequently of the tribe of Iudah would establish a new kingdom which should put an end to the kingdome of Israel figured by Ephraim 1 MY people Psalm 77. give attention to my law hearken to the word I shall speak 2 I will open my mouth in parables I will speak misterys of things done from the beginning 3 What wee have heard and known And what our fore fathers have related to us 4 And what hath not been hidden to their children nor to the following generations 5 They have published the praises of our Lord his great power and the wonders he has done 6 He has made Known his will in Jacob and he establish'd his law in Israël 7 Which he has commanded our fathers to make known to their children That the succeeding generations may also know them 8 The sons that shall be born and rise vp that they may also deliver them to their children 9 To the end that they may put their trust in God that they may not forget his works and that they may mind and seek after his commandments 10 Least they become like their forefathers a depraved and provoking generation 11 A generation whos heart was not sett right to God And whos soul was unfaithfull to him 12 The sons of Ephraim formerly so dexterous to bend the bow and shoot their arows have now turned their backs in the day of battle 13 They did not keep the covenant made with God nor did they walk in the way of his law 14 They forgott the benefites they had received from him and
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
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