Isr'el his tresure precious verse 5 For I doe know that great Jehovah is also our Lord above all gods verse 6 Iehovah he doth doe what him doth please in heav'ns and earth in seas and in all deep-places verse 7 He causeth vapors from the earths end to mount-high makes lightnings with the rain out of his treasury the wind he brings verse 8 Who smote Aegypt from man to beast in their firstlings verse 9 Both signes and wonders strange Aegipt in mids of thee on Phar'oh and on al his servants send did hee verse 10 Who smote many great nations and killed Kings that were mighty verse 11 Sihon th'Amorites king Ogh king of Basan and Ca'nans kingdoms all verse 12 And for possession their land he gave to his folk Isr'el in possession to have verse 13 Jehovah thy name is unto eternitie Jehovah unto age and age thy memorie verse 14 For his people judge and repent for his servants Jehovah will verse 15 The greevous-idols of the heathen-nations they silver are and gold mens handy actions verse 16 A mouth they have and doe not speak eyes have they and doe not perceive verse 17 They ears have hear not breath in their mouth is none verse 18 Like them their makers be that trusts in them ech one verse 19 O Isr'els house blesse ye the LORD blesse ye the LORD O A'rons house verse 20 O blesse the LORD ye house of Levi blesse the LORD ye that the LORD doe fear verse 21 From Sion let the LORD be blest alway which dwelleth in Jerusalem Hallelu-jah PSALM CXXXVI verse 1 COnfesse Jehovah thankfully for he is good for his mercy continueth for ever verse 2 To God of gods confesse-doe-ye because his bountifull-mercie continueth for ever verse 3 Unto the Lord of Lords confesse because his mercifull-kindnes continueth for ever verse 4 To him that doth himself onely things-wondrous great for his mercy continueth for ever verse 5 To him that with wise-prudencie did make the heav'ns for his mercie continueth for ever verse 6 To him that spred the earth more high than waters are for his mercy continueth for ever verse 7 To him that made great lights to bee because his bountiful-mercie continueth for ever verse 8 The Sun to have the soveraigntie by day for his benigne-mercie continueth for ever verse 9 The Moon and Starrs for soveraigntie by night for his benigne-mercie continueth for ever verse 10 To him that with their firstborn-race smote Aegypt for his bounteous grace continueth for ever verse 11 And Israel bring forth did hee from mids of them for his mercie continueth for ever verse 12 With strong hand and arm stretched-high because his bountiful-mercie continueth for ever verse 13 To him that parted the red sea in parts because his kind-mercie continueth for ever verse 14 And caused Isr'el through to passe amids it for his bounteous-grace continueth for ever verse 15 And threw Phar'oh and his armie in the red Sea for his mercie continueth for ever verse 16 To him that in the wildernes did lead his folk for his kindnes continueth for ever verse 17 To him that Kings of greatnes-high did smite for his benigne-mercie continueth for ever verse 18 And killed Kings magnificent for his mercie-beneficent continueth of ever verse 19 King of the Amorites Sihon for his benign-affection continueth for ever verse 20 And Ogh of Basan land the King because his bounteousnes-benigne continueth for ever verse 21 And for possession give did hee their land for his benign-mercie continueth for ever verse 22 To Isr'el his servant to bee possession for his mercie continueth for ever verse 23 Which in our base state minded us because his mercie-gracious continueth for ever verse 24 And from our foes did us release because his merciful kindnes continueth for ever verse 25 Which giveth food unto al flesh because his merciful-kindnes continueth for ever verse 26 To God of heav'ns confesse doe yee because his bountifull-mercie continueth for ever PSALM CXXXVI verse 1 COnfesse ye to Jehovah for he is good for his mercie endureth for ever verse 2 Confesse ye to the God of gods for his mercy endureth for ever verse 3 Confesse ye to the Lord of Lords for his mercie endureth for ever verse 4 To him that doth wondrous great things himself alone for his mercie endureth for ever verse 5 To him that made the heavens with prudencie for his mercie endureth for ever verse 6 To him that spread-out the earth above the waters for his mercie endureth for ever verse 7 To him that made the great lights for his mercie endureth for ever verse 8 The Sun for dominion by day for his mercie endureth for ever verse 9 The moon and starrs for the dominions by night for his mercie endureth for ever verse 10 To him that smote Aegypt in their first-born for his mercie endureth for ever verse 11 And brought-forth Israel from mids of them for his mercie endureth for ever verse 12 With a strong hand and with a stretched-out arm for his mercie endureth for ever verse 13 To him that parted the red sea into parts for his mercie endureth for ever verse 14 And made Israel to passe through the mids of it for his mercie endureth for ever verse 15 And shook-off Pharaoh and his power into the red sea for his mercie endureth for ever verse 16 To him which led his people in the wildernes for his mercie endureth for ever verse 17 To him which smote great Kings for his mercie endureth for ever verse 18 And killed magnificent Kings for his mercie endureth for ever verse 19 Sihon King of the Amorites for his mercie endureth for ever verse 20 And Ogh the King of Bashan for his mercie endureth for ever verse 21 And gave their land for a possession for his mercie endureth for ever verse 22 A possession to Israel his servant for his mercie endureth for ever verse 23 Which remembred us in our base-estate for his mercie endureth for ever verse 24 And hath redeemed us from our distressers for his mercie endureth for ever verse 25 Which giveth bread to all flesh for his mercie endureth for ever verse 26 Confesse ye to the God of heavens for his mercie endureth for ever PSALM CXXXVII Sing this as the 32. Psalm verse 1 BY Babels rivers there sate wee yea wept when wee did mind Sion verse 2 The willowes that amidds it bee our harps we hanged them upon verse 3 For songs of us there ask did they that had us captive led-along and mirth they that us heaps did lay Sing unto us some Sions song verse 4 Jehovahs song how sing shall wee within a forreyn peoples land verse 5 Jerusalem if I doe thee forget forget let my right hand verse 6 Cleave let my tongue to my palat If I doe not in mind thee bear if I Jerusalem doe not above my cheifest joy prefer verse 14 Remember LORD to AEdoms sonns day of Jerusalem who sayd rase rase to her-foundations
heav'ns thou firme-establish wilr in them thy verity verse 4 With mine elected-one I have stricken a covenant a ratifying-oath I gave to David my servant verse 5 Thy seed I will establish-sure unto eternall-aye thy throne I also will build-up to age and age Selah verse 6 And heavens O Jehovah shall thy wondrous worke confesse within th' assembly of the saints also thy faithfulnesse verse 7 For who may to Jehovah be compared in the sky may to Jehovah likened be 'mong sonns of the Mighty verse 8 God in the secret of the Saints much terrible is he and to be feared over all that round about him be verse 9 Jehovah O thou God of hosts who like unto thee is O mighty Jah and round-about thee is thy faithfulnesse verse 10 Over the swelling of the sea thou ruling bearest-sway when waves thereof do rise on high thou stilling-them dost lay verse 11 Proud-Rahab beaten-down thou hast even-as a wounded-weight thine enemies thou scattred hast with arm of thy strong-might verse 12 To thee the heav'ns also the earth doth unto thee belong the world and plentie of the same thou hast them founded-strong verse 13 The North and on right-side the South thou hast created them the Tabor and the Hermon hill they showt shall in thy name verse 14 Thou hast an arm with puissance their hand is powerfully corrobated thy right-hand it is exalted high verse 15 Justice and judgment of thy throne are the prepared-place mercifullnes and faithfull-truth doe goe-before thy face verse 16 O blessed are the folk that know the trompets sounding-shrill Jehovah in thy faces light they shall walk-forward-still verse 17 In thy renowned-name they shall be gladsom all the day and in thy justice-righteous exalted be shall they verse 18 For thou art of their fortitude the beautifull-glorie and in thy favourable-grace our horn shall be lift-high verse 19 For our protecting-shield unto Jehovah doth pertain to Holy-one of Israel eke our King soveraign The second part verse 20 Then didst thou to thy gracious-Saint speak in a vision and saidest I have help impos'd upon a mighty-one a choise-one I out of the folk exalted verse 21 Found have I. David my servant ' ointed have him with mine oil holie verse 22 With whom my hand shall stable be yea strength him shall mine arme verse 23 The foe shall not exact on him nor son of wrong him harme verse 24 And I will beat-down from his face his strait-afflicting-foes and them that haters of him are with plague-I-smite will those verse 25 Likewise with him my faithfullnes shall be and my mercie and-also in my name his horn shall be exalted-high verse 26 His hand in sea his right hand in the rivers set will I. verse 27 My Father shall he call to me thou art my God mightie And rock of my salvation thou verse 28 I also will grant him to be the first-begott above the Kings of th' earth supreme verse 29 For ever I will keep for him my mercifull-kindnes my cov'nant eke to him shall be of constant faithfullnes verse 30 And I will-put his seed for aye as daies of heavens his throne verse 31 If his sonns leave my law and shall not in my judgments gone verse 32 If they my statutes shall-profane and not observe my hests verse 33 I le visit then their sin with rod with stripes their crookednes verse 34 And-yet I will not frustrate-make from with him my mercie neither against my faithfulnes use-lving-fellacie verse 35 The covenant which I have made I will not it profane and that which is gone-out my lips I will not change the same verse 36 Once sware I by my holines if I to David lie verse 37 His seed shall be for ever and his throne as Sun 'fore mee verse 38 As Moon it shall be stablished unto eternall aic and as a witnesse in the skie that faithfull is Selah The third part verse 39 But thou hast-cast-off and refus'd art-wroth with thine ' ointed verse 40 The covenant of thy servant thou hast abolished thou hast profaned to the earth his crown verse 41 Thou hast down-brast his hedges all his fortresses a ruine put-thou-hast verse 42 All they that passe-along the way spoil-him-with-robberie he to his neighbours is-become a shamefull-opprobrie verse 43 Thou hast exalted the right-hand of his afflicting-foes and all his hatefull enemies thou hast rejoyced those verse 44 Also the sharp-edge of his sword rebated it thou hast and in the battell hast thou not established him fast verse 45 His brightnes thou hast made to cease and cast his throne to ground verse 46 Daies of his youth thou shortned hast with shame hast wrapt-him-round verse 47 How long LORD wilt thou hide thyself to perpetuitie and burn shall as the very fire thy wrathfull fervencie verse 48 O call thou to remembrance how I transitorie am to what vain-state thou didst create all children of Adam verse 49 What man shall live and not see death deliver shall-away his soule out of the powerfull-hand of deaths estate Selah verse 50 Where be thy former mercies Lord thou by thy veritie to David swar'st verse 51 Remebmer Lord thy servants opprobrie that I doe in my bosome bear of all the folks mighty verse 52 Wherewith thy foes Jehovah doe reproach-opprobriously wherewith the footsteps of thy Christ reproachfull-blame doe they verse 53 Jehovah blest for ever be Amen Amen I say PSALM LXXXIX 1 An instructing psalm of Aetham the Aezrachite verse 2 I Will sing the mercies of Iehovah for ever to generation will I make-known thy faithfulnesse with my mouth verse 3 For I said mercy shal be built-up for ever the heavens thou wilt establish thy faithfulnes in them verse 4 I have stricken a covenant with my chosen I have sworn to David my servant verse 5 I will stablish thy seed unto eternity to generation and generation will I build up thy throne Selah verse 6 And of the heavens shall confesse thy marvelous work Iehovah also thy faithfulnes in the Church of the saints verse 7 For who in the skie may be compared to Iehovah may be likened to Iehovah among the sons of the mighties verse 8 God is danting-terrible in the secret of the saints very-much and fearefull over all round-about him verse 9 Iehovah God of hosts who is like thee mighty Iah and thy faithfulnesse round-about thee verse 10 Thou rulest over the swelling of the sea when the waves therof rise-high thou stillest them verse 11 Thou hast beaten-down Rahab as a wounded man thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength verse 12 Thine are the heavens thine also is the earth the world and plenty therof thou hast founded them verse 13 The North and the right-side thou createdst them Tabor and Hermon in thy name they shall showt verse 14 Thou hast an arm with might strong is thy hand exalted is thy right-hand verse 15 Iustice and judgment are the prepared-place of thy throne mercy and truth
goe-before thy face verse 16 O blessed are the people that know the showting-sound Jehovah in the light of thy face they shall walk-on verse 17 In thy name they shall be glad all the day and in thy justice shall they be exalted verse 18 For thou art the glory of their strength in thy favourable-acceptation our horn shall be exalted verse 19 For of Jehovah is our shield and of the holy-one of Israel our King verse 20 Then spakest thou in a vision to thy gracious-saint and saidest I have put help upon a mightie-one I have exalted one-chosen out of the people verse 21 I have found David my servant with oil of mine holines have I anointed him verse 22 With whom my hand shall be established also mine arm shall strengthen him verse 23 The enemie shall not exact upon him and the son of injurious-evill shall not afflict him verse 24 And his distressers I will beat-down from his face and them that hate him will I plague verse 25 And my faithfullnes and my mercy shall be with him and in my name shall his horn be exalted verse 36 And I will set his hand in the sea and his right hand in the rivers verse 27 He shall call on me my father thou my God and rock of of my salvation verse 28 I also will give him to be the first-born High above the Kings of the earth verse 29 For ever will I keep for him my mercy and my covenant shall be faithfull to him verse 30 And his seed I will put to perpetuitie and his throne as the daies of heavens verse 31 If the sonns shall leave my law and shall not walk in my judgements verse 32 If they shall profane my statutes and not keep my commandements verse 33 Then will I visit their trespasse with the rod and their iniquitie with stripes verse 34 But my mercy I will not make-frustrate from with him nor deal-falsly against my faithfullnes verse 35 I will not profane my covenant and that which is gone out of my lips I will not change verse 36 Once I have sworn by my holines if I lie unto David verse 37 His seed shall be for ever and his throne as the Sun before me verse 38 As the Moon it shall be stablished for ever and a witnesse in the skie faithfull Selah verse 39 But thou hast cast-off and refused hast been exceeding-wroth with thine Anointed verse 40 Hast abolished the covenant of thy servant hast profaned his crown to the earth verse 41 Hast burst-down all his hedges hast put his fortresses a mine verse 42 All that passe by the way robb him he is a reproach to his neighbours verse 43 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his distressers hast rejoyced all his enemies verse 44 Also thou hast turned the edge of his sword and hast not made him to stand in the battell verse 45 Thou hast made his brightnes to cease and his throne thou hast cast-down to the earth verse 46 Thou hast shortned the daies of his youth hast enwrapped him with shame Selah verse 47 How long Jehovah wilt thou hide thy self to perpetuitie shall thy hot-wrath burn like the fire verse 48 Remember how transitorie I am unto what vanity thou hast created all the sonns of Adam verse 49 What strong-man shall live and not see death shall deliver his soule from the hand of hell Selah verse 50 Where be those thy former mercies Lord thou swarest to David by thy faithfulnes verse 51 Remember Lord the reproach of thy servants that I bear in my bosome of all great peoples verse 52 Wherewith thine enemies Jehovah doe reproach where-with they doe reproach the footsteps of thine Anointed verse 53 Blessed be Jehovah for ever Amen and Amen The fourth Book PSALM CX Sing this as the 74. Psalm verse 1 O Lord thou unto us hast been an habitation in everie generation and generation verse 2 Before the mounts were born and th' earth and world brought-forth by thee even from eternitie thou art God to eternitie verse 3 Thou dost unto contrition turn miserable-man and thou dost say return-again ye children of Adam verse 4 For in thine eyes a thousand yeers are even-as yesterday when it is past and as a watch that in the night doth stay verse 5 As with a flowing-current thou dost cary them away they as a sleep are in the morn are as the changed hay verse 6 It in the morning flourisheth and groweth-changeably it in the evening is cut down and fadeth-withering-dry verse 7 For in thine anger we have been consumed-utterly and in thy wrathfull-heat we have been troubled suddainly verse 8 Our vicious-iniquities before thee thou dost place our hidden-close iniquities to clear-light of thy face verse 9 Because in thine exceeding-wrath our daies all turn-away our yeers we have consumed-quite even-as a thought were they verse 10 The dayes of those our yeers in them are threescore yeers and ten and if they be in valour-strong fourscore yeers in them been And their pride molestation is and painfull-miserie for speedily it is cut-down and we away doe flie verse 11 O who doth of thine anger know the mighty-powerfullnes according also to thy fear thy fervent-wrathfullnes verse 12 To count the number of our dayes so skilfull make us be that unto understanding-wise apply the heart may wee verse 13 Jehovah turn thy self again how long wilt thou deferr let it repent thee also for them that thy servants are verse 14 Thou with thy mercie satisfie us in the morn that wee in all our daies even chearfully may showt and joyfull be verse 15 O make thou us for to rejoyce even-as the daies have been wherein thou hast afflicted us the yeers we ev I have seen verse 16 Unto thy servants let thy work appear thy comlines unto their sons verse 17 And on us be our LORD Gods pleasantnes and th' operation of our hands upon us stablish-sure yea th' operation of our hands establish-it-secure PSALM XC 1 A prayer of Moses the man of God LOrd thou hast been to us an habitation in generation and generation verse 2 Before the mountains were born and thou hadst brought forth the earth and the world even from eternitie unto eternitie thou art God verse 3 Thou turnest sory-man unto contrition and sayest return ye sonns of Adam verse 4 For a thousand yeers in thine eyes are as yester day when it is past and as a watch in the night verse 5 Thou cariest them-away-with-a floud they are as a sleep in the morning as the grasse that is changed verse 6 In the morning it flourisheth and is changed at the evening it is cut-down and withereth verse 7 For we are consumed in thine anger and in thy wrathfull-heat we are suddainly-troubled verse 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee our hidden sinns to the light of thy face verse 9 For all our daies doe turn-away in thine exceeding-wrath we have consumed our yeers as a thought verse 10 The
the day I call make hast answer me verse 4 For my dayes are consumed as smoke and my bones are burnt as an hearth verse 5 Mine heart is smitten as grass and withered that I forget to eat my bread verse 6 For the voice of my groaning my bone cleaveth to my flesh verse 7 I am-like to a pelican of the wildersse I am as an owle of the deserts verse 8 I watch and am as a sparrow solitary upon the house-roof verse 9 All the day mine enemies doe reproach me they that rage against me have sworn against me verse 10 For I eat ashes as bread and mingle my drinks with weeping verse 11 Because of thine angry-threat and thy fervent-wrath for thou hast heaved me up and cast me down verse 12 My dayes are as a shaddow declined and I am withered as grasse verse 13 And thou Iehovah sittest for ever and thy memoriall to generation and generation verse 14 Thou wilt arise wilt have tender-mercy upon Sion for the time to be gracious unto it for the appointed-time is come verse 15 For thy servants delight in the stones thereof and doe pitty the dust thereof verse 16 And the heathens shall fear the name of Iehovah and al the Kings of the earth thy glory verse 17 When Iehovah shall build up Sion shall appear in his glory verse 18 Shall turn unto the prayer of the lowly and not despise their prayer verse 19 This shall be written for the generation after and the people created shall praise Iah verse 20 For he hath looked-down from the height of his holynes Iehovah from the heavens did behold the earth verse 21 To hear the groning of the prisoner to loose the sonns of death verse 22 To tell in Sion the name of Iehovah and his praise in Ierusalem verse 23 When the peoples shall be gathered together and the kingdoms to serve Iehovah verse 24 He hath afflicted in the way mine able-strength he hath shortned my dayes verse 25 I sayd O my God take me not away in the mids of my dayes thy yeres are through generation of generations verse 26 Afore time thou hast founded the earth and the heavens are the work of thine hands verse 27 They shall perish and thou shalt stand and they all shall wax-old as a garment as a vesture shalt thou change them and they shalt be changed verse 28 But thou art the same and thy yeers shall not be ended verse 29 The sonns of thy servants shall dwell and their seed shall be stablished before thee PSALM CII Sing this as the 32. Psalm verse 2 IEhovah heare what I doe pray and let my cry come unto thee verse 3 Thy face from me hide not away in day when trouble is on me let unto me thine eare be bent in day I call soon answer me verse 4 For as the smoake my dayes are spent and as an hearth my bones burnt be verse 5 Mine heart is smit as grasse and dry that I forget to eat my bread verse 6 For the voice of my groaning-cry my bone is to my flesh cleaved verse 7 I am like deserts pelican am as an owle of wildernesse verse 8 I watch and as a sparrow am on roofe in solitarinesse verse 9 All day my foes doe me upbraid they that rage at me ' gainst me swear verse 10 For I doe ashes eat as bread and mixe my drinks with weeping-tear verse 11 Because of thine angry-disdain and thy hot-wrath for thou hast me up-heaved and cast down again verse 12 My dayes as shade declined be And with'red as the grasse am I. verse 13 And thou Jehovah sittest-sure for ever and thy memory doth unto age and age endure verse 14 Thou wilt arise wilt have mercy on Sion for it is the time to deale now with it graciously for come is the appointed-time verse 15 For thy servants stones of the same delight in and her dust pitty verse 16 And heathens fear shall the LORDS name and Kings of th' earth all thy glory verse 17 When IAH shall Sion edifie he in his glory shall appeare verse 18 Shall turn to pray'r of the lowly and not dispise shall their prayer verse 19 This shall in writ-be-registred for th' after generation and people to be created shall praise the Ever-being-one verse 20 For he looks from his height holy the LORD from heavens the earth doth see verse 21 To heare the pris'ners groning-cry to loose them that deaths children be verse 22 To tell the LORDS name in Sion and his praise in Ierusalem verse 23 When peoples and Kingdoms in one to serve the LORD shall gather-them verse 24 He hath afflicted in the way my strength he shortned hath my dayes verse 25 I said ô take me not away my God in middest of my dayes Thy yeers through age of ages are verse 26 A fore thou laidst-foundation of th' earth the heavens also are thy handy operation verse 27 They perish shall but thou shalt dure and all they shall with-age-decay as a garment as a vesture thou changest them and chang'd are-they verse 28 But thou art even the same thy yeers they also shall not ended be verse 29 Thy servants sonns and seed of theirs shall dwell establisht before thee PSALM CIII 1 A psalm of David MY soule blesse thou Iehovah and all my inward-parts the name of his holines verse 2 My soule blesse thou Iehovah and forget not all his rewards verse 3 That mercifully-pardoneth all thine iniquities that healeth all thy sicknesses verse 4 That redeemeth thy life from the pit-of-corruption that crowneth thee with mercy and tender-pitties verse 5 That satiateth thy mouth with good things thy youth is renewed as an Eagles verse 6 Iehovah doeth justices and judgments to all oppressed verse 7 He made known his waies to Moses his actions to the sonns of Israel verse 8 Iehovah is pittifull and gracious long suffring and much of mercie verse 9 He will not contend to continuall-aye neither keep his anger for ever verse 10 He hath not doon to us according to our sinns nor rewarded us according to our iniquities verse 11 But as is the height of the heavens above the earth so strong is his mercie over them that fear him verse 12 As farr-remote as the East is from the West so farr-hath-he-removed our trespasses from us verse 13 As a father hath pity on his sonns Iehovah hath pity on them that fear him verse 14 For he knoweth our forming remembring that we are dust verse 15 Sory-man his dayes are as the grass as a flower of the field so flourisheth he verse 16 For a wind passeth over it and it is not and the place thereof shall not know it any-more verse 17 But the mercy of Iehovah endureth from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him and his justice to the childrens children verse 18 To them that keep his covenant and that remember his precepts for to doe them verse 19 Iehovah hath firmly prepared his throne
thy commandements which love doe I. verse 48 And will lift-up my palms to thy precepts which I doe love and muse on thy prescripts The seventh part verse 49 Remember thou thy word to thy servant for which to wayt-with-hope thou didst me grant verse 50 This is my comfort in my miserie that thy promise alive-preserveth mee verse 51 The prowd have scornd me very veh'mently but from thy law declined have not I. verse 52 Thy judgements I of old remembered Jehovah and my self I comforted verse 53 A burning-horrour hold on me did take for wicked men that doe thy law forsake verse 54 Songs unto me be thy prescriptions in house of my peregrinations verse 55 Thy name Jehovah I remembered by night thy law likewise observe I did verse 56 This hath been unto me because that I have thy precepts observed-heedfully The eight part verse 57 My portion Jehovah sayd have I for to observe thy speeches heedfully verse 58 With all mine heart I earnest-seek thy face according to thy word to me shew-grace verse 59 I thought upon my wayes my feet also thy testimonies I did turn unto verse 60 I hastened and no delay did make to thy commandements heed for to take verse 61 Bands of the wicked have with robberie spoild me thy law forgotten have not I. verse 62 At midnight will I rise thee to confesse for the judgements of thy just-righteousnes verse 63 I am companion to al that fear thee and of thy precepts the observers bee verse 64 Jehovah of thy bountiful mercies the earth is ful O learn me thy decrees The ninth part verse 65 Goodnes thou hast accomplished O LORD with thy servant according to thy word verse 66 Learn me goodnes of reason and science for I beleeve in thy commandements verse 67 Before I was afflicted I did stray but now I doe observe what thou doest-say verse 68 Good art thou also good is done by thee thine ordinances teach thou unto mee verse 69 The prowd against me forged have a lye with al the heart thy precepts keep doe I. verse 70 Their heart is waxen-grosse as fatty-grease I in thy law my self delightful-please verse 71 It 's good for me that I afflicted was that I may learn thy constituted-lawes verse 72 The law of thy mouth better is to me than thousands both of gold and silver be The tenth part verse 73 Me made and fash'oned me have thine hands instruct me that I learn may thy commands verse 74 They that thee fear shall see me and be glad for for thy word I patient-hope have had verse 75 I know LORD that thy judgments justice be and thou with faithfulnes afflictest me verse 76 Oh let thy mercie be for my solace even-as thy saying to thy servant was verse 77 That I may live come let thy dear-mercies to me for thy law my whole-solace is verse 78 Abashed be the prowd for they falsly deprave me on thy precepts muse doe I. verse 79 They that thee fear let them turn me unto they also that thy testimonies know verse 80 O let mine heart be perfect without blame in thy decrees that I may not have shame The eleventh part verse 81 My soul doth faint for thy salvation thy word I hopefully-doe-wayt upon verse 82 Mine eyes doe fail for promise made by thee saying when wilt thou comfort-give to mee verse 83 Though like a bottel in the smoke am I thy statutes are not from my memorie verse 84 How many are thy servants dayes when to my persecutors wilt thou judgement doe verse 85 They that are proud have digged pits for mee which unto thy law not according bee verse 86 All thy commandments faithful are they doe me persecute with falshood help me thou verse 87 Almost an end of me on earth they make but thy precepts I doe not them forsake verse 88 Quicken thou me after thy kind mercie and thy mouthes testimonie keep will I. The twelfth part verse 89 Thy word Jehovah to eternity within the heav'ns abideth-stedfastly verse 90 Thy faithfulnesse to generations all the earth thou stablishedst and stand it shall verse 91 To thy judgements this day they standing be because they all are servants unto thee verse 91 Unlesse thy law had been my solaces then had I perished in my distresse verse 93 For aye thy precepts I will not forget because by them thou hast alive me kept verse 94 Thine own am I vouchsafe thou me to save for I thy precepts carefully-sought have verse 95 For me the wicked wait me to destroy I in thy witnesses my thoughts-imploy verse 96 Of all perfection I see an end vehement large is thy commandement The thirteenth part verse 97 O how delightfull-doe I love thy Law it is my meditation all the day verse 98 Me wiser than my foes thou mak'st-to be by thy commands for it is aye with me verse 99 More prudent than my teachers all am I because thy witnesses are my study verse 100 More than the Elders understand doe I because thy precepts I kept-heedfully verse 101 I have my feet from ev'ry evill way restrained that thy word observe I may verse 102 From thy judgments away I am not gone for thou hast giv'n me information verse 103 How sweet thy sayings are unto my tast more than is honey to my mouths repast verse 104 By thy precepts have I got-prudency therefore I hate each path of falsitie The fourteenth part verse 105 Thy word is to my foot a candle-bright and to my path it is ashining-light verse 106 I sware and will it firmly-ratifie to keep the judgements of thine equity verse 107 I am afflicted veh'mently ô LORD quicken thou me according to thy word verse 108 Accept thou oh Jehovah th' offrings-free of my mouth and thy judgments learn thou me verse 109 My soule is in my hand continually and yet thy law forgotten have not I. verse 110 The wicked men a snare for me have laid but from thy precepts I have not estrai'd verse 111 For aie thy testimonies I possesse for they are of mine heart the joyfulnesse verse 112 To execute thy statutes I doe bend mine heart for ever even unto the end The fifteenth part verse 113 Vain cogitations them hate doe I but thy law doe I love delightfully verse 114 Thou art my secret-place and my buklor thy word I hopefully have waited for verse 115 Ye evill-doers goe from me away that keep my Gods commandements I may verse 116 That I may live as thy word hold me fast and for my hope let me not be abasht verse 117 Sustain me and I shall be sav'd and I thy statutes will delight continually verse 118 Thou hast trode-down all them that stray-abroad from thy statutes for falshood is their fraud verse 119 All wicked of the earth thou dost remove like drosse therefore thy witnesses I love verse 120 My flesh for dread of thee is sore-dismaid I also for thy judgements am afraid The sixteenth part verse 121 I have
takest-knowledge of him the son of wretched-man that thou makest-account of him verse 4 Earthly-man is like to vanitie his-his-daies are as a shadow that passeth-away verse 5 Jehovah bow thy heavens and come-down touch the mountains and they shall smoke verse 6 Lighten the lightning and scatter-them-asunder send thine arrowes and disturb them verse 7 Send thy hands from the high place release me and deliver me from the many waters from the hand of the sonns of the stranger verse 8 Whose mouth speaketh false-vanitie and their right hand is a right-hand of falshood verse 9 O God I will sing unto thee a new song with psalterie and ten-stringed instrument I will sing-psalmes to thee verse 10 That giveth salvation unto kings that releaseth David his servant from the evill sword verse 11 Release me and deliver me from the hand of the sonns of the stranger whose mouth speaketh false-vanitie and their right-hand is a right-hand of falshood verse 12 That our sonns as plants grown-great in their youth our daughters as corner stones cut after the similitude of a palace verse 13 Our garners full affording from meat to meat our flocks bringing-forth-thousands increased-by-ten-thousands in our streets verse 14 Our Oxen loden no breaking-in and none going-out and no out-crie in our streets verse 15 O blessed is the people whose state is such O blessed is the people whose God is Jehovah PSAM CXLV Sing this as the 60. Psalm verse 1 I Let thee extoll my God ô King and blesse thy name everlasting and unto perpetuitie verse 2 I will thee blesse in ev'ry day and praise thy name t'eternal-aye and unto perpetuitie verse 3 Jehovah great and praised is vehemently and his greatnes of it no searching-out can be verse 4 Laud shall the generations each to other thine actions and they shall shew thy worlks-mightie verse 5 I talk will of th'honour-comly of glory of thy majestie and thy words marveilous that are verse 6 And they shall speak of the strongnes of thine acts-fearfull thy greatnes I also will the same declare verse 7 Of multitude of thy goodnes the memorie they shall expresse thy justice also shout they shall verse 8 JAH full of grace is and pitty long suffring and great in mercy verse 9 Good is Jehovah unto all And his commiserations are over all his actions verse 10 LORD all thy works shall thee confesse and thy saints-gracious blesse thee verse 11 They tell of thy kingdoms glorie speak also of thy powerfulnes verse 12 To make known unto Adams sonns his powerfull-operations his kingdoms comly gloriousnes verse 13 Kingdom of all eternitie thy kingdom is thy soveraigntie is also throughout all ages verse 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall and rightneth-up the crooked all verse 15 All eyes are unto the looking their meat in due time thou givest verse 16 Thine hand thou op'nest and sillest desire of ev'ry living thing verse 17 The LORD in all his waies righteous and is in all his works bounteous verse 18 The LORD neer all that call on him all that in truth him call unto verse 19 His fearers pleasure he will doe and hear their outcry and save them verse 20 The LORD preserves all them that be his lovers but the wicked he abolish will them all away verse 21 My mouth the LORDS praise shall proclame let all flesh blesse his holy name also for ever and for aye PSALM CLXV 1 An hymne of David I Will extoll thee my God O King and blesse thy name for ever and aye verse 2 In every day will I blesse thee and praise thy name for ever and aye verse 3 Great is Iehovah and praised vehemently and of his greatnes there is no search verse 4 Generation to generation shall land thy works and they shall shew thy powers verse 5 The comly-honour of the glorie of thy majestie and the words of thy marveils will I talk of verse 6 And the strength of thy fear-ful acts they shall speak of and thy greatnes it will I declare verse 7 The memorie of the multitude of thy goodnes they shall utter and thy justice they shall shout verse 8 Gracious and pitifull is Iehovah long suffring and great in mercie verse 9 Good is Iehovah unto all and his tender-mercies are over all his works verse 10 All thy works shall confesse thee Iehovah and thy gracious-saints blesse thee verse 11 They shall tell the glorie of thy kingdom and speak of thy power verse 12 To make-known to the sonns of Adam his powers and the glorie of the comly-honour of his kingdom verse 13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all eternities and thy dominion in every generation and generation verse 14 Iehovah upholdeth all that fall and up-righteneth all that are crooked verse 15 The eyes of all look-attentively unto thee and thou givest to them their meat in his time verse 16 Openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living-thing verse 17 Iust is Jehovah in all his waies and mercifull in all his works verse 18 Neere is Iehovah to all that call upon him to all that call upon him in truth verse 19 He will doe the desire of them that fear him and will hear their crie and will save them verse 20 Iehovah preserveth all them the love him and all the wicked he will abolish verse 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of Iehovah and let all flesh blesse the name of his holynes for ever and aye PSAL. CXLVI 1 Halelu-jah MY soul praise thou Iehovah verse 2 I will praise Jehovah in my life I will sing-psalmes to my God while I am verse 3 Trust not ye in bounteous-princes in son of Adam with whom is no salvation verse 4 His spirit goeth-forth he returneth to his earth in that day his thoughts perish verse 5 O blessed is he in whose help the God of Jaakob is whose hope is in Iehovah his God verse 6 Which made heavens and earth the sea and all that in them is which keepeth truth for ever verse 7 Which doth judgment to the oppressed giveth bread to the hungrie Iehovah looseth the bound verse 8 Iehovah openeth-the-eyes of the blind Iehovah-up-rightneth the crooked Iehovah loveth the just verse 9 Iehovah keepeth the strangers setteth-upright the fatherlesse and the widow and overthroweth the way of the wicked verse 10 Iehovah shall reign for ever thy God O Sion to generation and generation Helelu-jah PSALM CXLVI Sing this as the 97. Psalm verse 1 HAlelu-jah My soul with-praise doe thou Jehovah celebrate verse 2 I with praising will celebrate Iehovah my life th'row I while I am Psalm to my God will sing verse 3 In Princes-bountifull trust doe not ye in mans son with whom no salvation is verse 4 His Spirit goes-forth turn to his earth doth hee in that day perish doe his purposes verse 5 Blest he that Jakobs God hath for his ayd whose hope doth in Iehovah his God stay verse 6 In him which heavens earth sea hath made
joy glad in their King be Sions sons verse 3 O let them praise with flute his name with harp and timbrel t' him sing-psalm verse 4 For in his people pleas'd is JAH the meek with health will beautify verse 5 The saints in glorie shall shew-joy shall on their beds shout-joyfully verse 6 Jn their throat Gods high-praises and a sword two edged in their hand verse 7 To doe vengeance upon heathens reproofs among the nations verse 8 To bind their Kings in fettring-chains their Nobles eke in yron bonds verse 9 The written doom on them to doe this honour all his saints unto HALELU-JAH PSALM CXLIX 1 Halelu-jah SIng ye to Iehovah a new song his praise in the Church of gracious-saints verse 2 Let Israel rejoyce in his makers let the sonns of Sion be glad in their King verse 3 Let them praise his name with flute with trembrell and harp let them sing-psalmes unto him verse 4 For Iehovah taketh-pleasure in his people he will beautifie the meek with salvation verse 5 The gracious-saints shall be gladsom in glorie shall shout joyfully upon their beds verse 6 The exaltations of God is their throat and a two-edged sword in their hand verse 7 To doe vengeance on the heathens reproofs in the nations verse 8 To bind their Kings is chaines and their Nobles in fetters of yron verse 9 To doe on them the judgement written this comely-honour is to al his gracious-sants Halelu-jah PSALM CL. Sing this as the 97. Psalm verse 1 O Praise Jah Praise God his sanctitie Praise him in firmament of his strongnes verse 2 O praise him in his actions-mightie praise him in multitude of his greatnes verse 3 O praise him with sound of the Trumpet-shril praise him with Harp and the psalterion verse 3 O praise him with the Flute and Tymberel praise him with Uirginals and Organon verse 4 O praise him with the Cymbals sounding-clear praise him with Cymbals that loud-sounding-play verse 6 Praise Jah let ev'ry thing that breath-doth-bear O glorifie-with-praise th'eternal-Jah PSALM CL. 1 Halalu-jah PRaise ye God in his sanctitie praise him in the firmament of his strength verse 2 Praise him in his powers praise him according to the maltitude of his greatnes verse 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet praise ye him will the psalterie and harp verse 4 Praise him with timbrel and flute praise him with Virginis and Organ verse 5 Praise him with wel-sounding Cymbals praise him with loud-sounding Cymbals verse 6 Let all breath praise Jah Halelu-Iah The end of the Book of Psalmes Of Davids Life and Acts. DAvid the sonne of Jesse of the tribe of Judah of the linage of Abraham in the * 1. Chron. 2. Mat. 1.1.17 fourteenth generation was borne in Bethlehem a towne in the tribe of Judah in the land of Canaan about 2917. yeers after the creation of the world in the dayes when Samuel the Prophet was Judge of Israel He was the * 1 Chron. 2.15 seventh and yongest of all Jesses sonnes of least esteem among them and set to keep his fathers * 1. Sam. 16.11 sheep In the three and twentieth yeer of his life he was by Samuel the Prophet privately in Bethlehem anointed * 1. Sam. 16.13 King over Israel in the midst of his brethren and the spirit of the Lord came upon him from that day forward He was * vers 12. ruddie of a beautiful countenance and goodly to look to a * vers 18. cunning plaier on the Harp a mighty valiant man of warr and prudent in speech and a cornely person and the Lord was with him Who also gave him these testimonies and promises * Act. 13.22 I have found David the sonne of Jesse a man after mine own heart which shall fulfill all my will * 1. Psal 89.19 I have layd help on one that is mighty I have exalted one chosen out of the people with whom * vers 21. my hand shal be established mine arme also shall strengthen him I will * vers 23. c. beat down his foes before his face and plague them that hate him In my name shall his horn be exalted I will set his hand in the sea and his right hand in the rivers I will make him my first born higher then the Kings of the earth My mercie will I keep for him for ever and my covenant shall stand fast with him his seed will I make to endure for ever and his throne as the dayes of heaven c. After Davids anointing in Bethlehem he went againe and feed his * 1. Sam. 16.19 fathers sheep but the spirit of God wrought mightily in him He killed * 1. Sam. 17. Goliath the Philistian giant from whose face * vers 24. all the men of Israel fled away for fear David overcame him in the name of the Lord of hosts with a sling and with a stone He was a cunning musician and * 1. Sam. 16.23 playing on his harp with his hand he refreshed K. Saul who was vexed with an evil spirit from the Lord. He was imployed in warrs against the Philistians and * 1. Sam. 18.5 whithersoever Saul sent him he behaved himself wisely and prospered and was accepted in the eyes of all the people so that the women of Israel sang of him * vers 7. Saul hath slayn his thousands and David his ten thousands But that praise * vers 8.9 procured him envie from Saul ever after and he sought to slay him but * vers 16. all Israel loved him And though he after took to wife Michal Sauls daughter yet * 1. Sam. 19. c. Saul continued his hatred against his sonne in law and first secretly then openly sought his life so that David was faine to flee and hide himself in the land of Israel and in strange countries to the * Ps 120. great affliction of his soule When Saul was dead and David * 1. Sam. 26.19 thirtie yeers of age the men of Judah * 2. Sam. 5.4 anoynted him King the second time in Hebron over the house of Judah Ishbosheth Sauls sonne resisted him but David waxed stronger and stronger Then * 2. Sam. 2.4 all Israel anointed him King over them and he reigned in Jerusalem So the time of all his reigne was * 1. Chron. 11.1.3 fourtie yeers In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven yeers and six moneths and in Jerusalem he reigned 33 yeers over all Israel and Judah During which space the Lord still exercised him with many * 2. Sam. 5.4.5 warrs abroad and troubles at home as by the defiling of his daughter * 1. Chron. 14. and 18. and 19. Thamar the killing of his son Amnon the treason and death of his son Absalon the rebellion of Sheba and other like sorowes which God * 2. Sam. 13 â—… c. for his sinns chastised him with so many and so great that the
and have it in abundance Ioh. 10.9 10. in presence or before them which causeth the enemies that see to grieve as Psal 112.10 makest fat that is plenteously moistnest and supplest with oile or balsam In those countries they used to welcome and chear their guests with powring out precious sweet oiles or balsam upon their heads Luk. 7.46 Ioh. 12.3 It signifieth joy Eccles 9.8 Isa 61.3 is abundant to weet with liquor as the word importeth for to drink my fill Vers 6. Converse or quietly repose my self and dwell as the Greek translateth it to length of dayes that is a long life time or for ever See Psalm 21.5 and 93.5 Annotations Psalm XXIV Vers 1. THe earth is Iehovahs or To Iehovah pertains the earth Of him and by him and for him are all things yet in speciall he hath chosen Jaakobs posterity for his people verse six Thus David maketh use of Moses doctrine who said Lo to Iehovah thy God pertaine the heavens and the heavens of heavens the earth and all that therein is notwithstanding Iehovah set his delight in thy fathers to love them and did chuse their seed after them even you above all peoples as appeareth this day Deut. 10.14 15. See also an other use of this doctrine in 1 Cor. 10.26 28. where the Apostle proveth that every creature in the earth may be used of Christians for food or otherwise because all is the Lords and in Christ ours plenty or fulnesse that is all contained therein So the plenty of the sea Isa 42.10 the plenty of the city Amos 6.8 and sundry the like that sit that is dwell or inhabit as it is noted on Psal 1. Phe like manner of speaking the holy Ghost useth also in Greek Luk. 21.35 on all them that sit on the face of the whole earth So Psal 69.36 and often other where Vers 2. Vpon the seas or above them The earth is said to be founded or fast setled upon the seas the heapes of waters were called seas Gen. 1.10 because the waters which naturally would stand above the high mountains Psal 104.6 are by the word of God gathered together and thrust under the earth that the dry land might appear and be inhabited Exod. 20.4 Gen. 1.9 And these which may seem a most weak and flitting foundation yet are firm-bases and mighty foundations Psal 104.5 Mic. 6 2. to magnifie Gods power who as he brought light out of darknesse so setleth he the solid earth on the liquid waters yea hangeth the earth upon nothing Iob 26.7 Vers 4. The clean of palmes He whose palmes or hands as the Greek turneth is are cleane or free of evill So Iob 17.9 This noteth good workes as purenes of heart meaneth holy faith and affections Act. 15.9 not lifted up his soul or my soul The Hebrew hath two readings by the letters in the line his soul and in the margine my soul as if this were spoken in the person of God and of him which then may be understood of swearing For this form of words is used in the 3. Commandement Exod. 20. Thou shalt not lift up or take up the name of Iehovah thy God to false-vanity But for Name here is put Soul And God is said to swear by his soul that is by himself or his life Iâ—r 51 14. Amos 6.8 It was also the wont in Israel to take an oath thus As the Lord liveth and as thy soul liveth 1 Sam. 20.3 2 King 2.2 4 6. Also concerning a mans own soul in swearing this form was used I call God for a record against my soul 2 Corinth 1 23. Otherwise if this be not understood of vain swearing the meaning is he hath affecteth not or regardeth not vanity for so the lifting up of the soul also signifieth see Psal 25 1. to deceit or deceitfully Vers 5. He shall receive or shall take up or bear away a blessing justice or righteousnes whereof see Phil. 3 9. Psal 69 28. Hereby also may be meant a benefit the fruit or reward of righteousnes The Greek turneth it mercie or almes and by justice mercies and benefits are sometimes meant Iudg. 5.11 Psal 112.9 Dan. 4.24 Vers 6. of Iaakob understand this is the generation of Iaakob or this is Iaakob these are true Israelites whom God will acknowledge for his Ioh. 1 47. Rom. 9 6. Jaakob when he wrastled with an Angel saw God face to face and called the place Peniel that is Gods face or presence there he wept and prayed and bare away a blessing Gen. 32.24 26 29.30 Hos 12.4 That history hath use here Vers 7. Lift up ye gates c. This may first have reference to the gates and dores of the temple into which the Ark the glory of Israel 1 Sam. 4 21. should enter on which Ark. between the Cherubims God was said to dwell 1 Sam. 4.4 1 King 8 1. c. Secondly it may be referred to Christian men which are the true temple of God 1 Cor. 3.17 at the dore of whose hearts he knocketh to have entrance Rev. 3.20 dores of eternity that is strong durable everlasting dores which being referred to the dores of Solomons temple note the perpetuall abiding of Gods Ark therin as â— King 9.3 Psal 132.13 14. Whereas before the Ark was removed from place to place 1 Chron. 17.5 Or being applied to Christians it noteth the eternall durance of the Church that enter may or and enter shall the King of glory that is the glorious King So Christ is called the Lord of glory 1 Cor. 2.8 Iam. 2.1 and the opening of the dores before him signifieth his entrance into and administration of the Kingdom as Isa 15 1. Vers 10. Iehovah of hosts or as the Hebrew is Iehovah Tsebaoth for so the word is used by the Apostles untranslated in the Greek Sabaoth Rom 9.29 Iam. 5.4 It signifieth hosts or armies standing ready in martiall order and in battel ray and comprehendeth all creatures in heaven and in earth which are prest to do the will of God Gen. 2 1. 1 King 22 19. Exod. 12.41 Annotations Psalm XXV Vers 1. OF David This Psalm is composed after the order of the Hebrew letters or Alphabet which care denoteth the weight and excellencie of the matter in it The same is to be observed of some other Psalmes as the 34. and 37. and 111. and 112. and 119. and 145. Lift I up my soul This signifieth an earnest desire with delight and expectation or hope to have what he would For to lift up the soul is to desire Ier. 22.27 and 44.14 and a like phrase in Ezek. 24 25. implieth both desire and delight and in Deut. 24.15 the poore man is said to lift up his soul unto his hire or wages hoping by it to have his life sustained In this place every of these hath use and so in Psal 86 4 Vers 2. not be abashed that is not disappointed of my hope nor vanquished by my foes See Psalm 6.11 shew gladnes insult or triumph
it They count that people blessed which hath these things whose God this sentence is opposed to all the other worldly wealth Annotations Psalm CXLV Vers 1. AN hymne or Praise and hereof the whole book in Hebrew is called the book of Hymnes This hymne is composed after the order of the Hebrew Alphabet onely one letter wanting See Psal 25.1 aye or perpetually see Psal 9.6 Vers 3. praised see Psal 18.4 no search that is it is past finding out of greatnes see Psal 150.2 Vers 4. powers that is powerfull mighty acts so verse 12. Mat. 13.58 Vers 5. honour of the glorie or glorious honour or comelines words of thy marvels that is thy miracles thy marveilous words or things So words of song Psalm 137.3 talk discourse of or meditate Vers 8. pitifull or compassionate Compare Psal 103.8 Exod. 34 6. long-suffring or slow to anger see Psal 86.15 Vers 10. shall confesse or let them confesse c. Vers 11. tell talk of or preach Heb. say Vers 14. up-righteneth lifteth-right up or maketh straight all that are bended down or bowed together so Psal 146.8 Vers 15. in his time that is in due season see Psal 1.3 and 104.27 Vers 16. the desire or pleasure or with contentement contentedly acceptablie with that which seemeth good to thee and pleaseth or contenteth them Vers 18. in truth this word implieth faith sinceritie earnestnes and constancie Compare Deut. 4.7 Ioh. 4 24. Vers 19. the desire or the will the pleasure and contentment as verse 16. we are to desire that Gods will may be done Math. 6.10 here he doeth his servants will so he honoureth them that honour him 1 Sam. 2.30 Vers 21. shall speak or Let my mouth speak all flesh all sorts of people see Psalm 65.2 Annotations Psal CXLVI Vers 1. HAlelu-jah that is Praise ye Iah see Psalm 135.1 Vers 2. in my life so long as I live so Psalm 104.33 Vers 4. his spirit mans ghost so the soul is said to goe forth Gen. 35.13 to his earth whereof he was made earth is in Hebrew Adamah hereof man was called Adam Earthly compare Gen. 2.7 and 3.19 Psalm 104.29 his thoughts or purposes the most excellent effects of the mind or spirit of man Vers 7. the bound or prisoners but here it may be meant more largely for sicknesses also are Satans bonds which our Lord Christ loosed Luk. 13.16 See also Isa 61.1 Vers 8. openeth the eyes or giveth sight to compare Mat. 9.29.30 Ioh. 9.6.7.32 uprightneth or maketh straight as Psal 145.14 see this fulfilled Luk. 13.13 Vers 9. setteth-upright maketh to continue sure so Psal 20.9 and 147.6 Compare Deut. 10.18 and 27.19 Exod. 22.22.23.24 Psal 68.6 overthroweth or turneth up side down so Iob. 19.6 see also Psal 1.6 Annotations Psalm CXLVII Vers 2. OVtcasts or driven out in Greek the dispersions that is the dispersed which word the Apostle useth 1 Pet. 1.1 Iam. 1.1 Compare Deut. 30.4 Isa 11.12 and 56.8 Ioh. 11.52 Vers 3. bindeth up their greifs that is healeth their wounds as Luk. 4.18 with Isa 61.1 Compare also Ezek. 34.16 Vers 4. Counteth or Telleth numbreth which to man is impossible see Gen. 15.5 Ier. 33.22 Isa 40.26 Vers 5. no number nor searching-out Isa 40.28 Vers 6. setteth-upright conserveth to continue yet see Psal 146.9 Vers 7. Sing or Answer that is Sing-by turns one after another as Exod. 15.21 Vers 8. with clowds as in Elias time 1 King 18.45 the mountains and deserts where no man is as Iob 38.26.27 Psal 104.14 Vers 9. food Hebr. bread that is the beasts their food as the Greek hath it young ravens Hebr. sonns that is yonglings of the ravens So in Iob 39.3 who prepareth for the raven his meat when his yong ones call unto God wandring for lack of meat Vers 13. strengthneth or hath made strong a signe of Gods favour and Sions safetie see the contrarie Lam. 2.9 Ier. 51 30. Amos 1.5 Psalm 107.16 Isa 45.2 Vers 14. putteth in or putteth thy border c. that is maketh peace in thy borders Compare Isa 60.17.18 Ier. 12.12 and 15 13. and 17 3. fat that is fine flowr so Psal 81.17 Vers 15. his edict or saying that is commandement Vers 17. yee or frost the frozen hail stones can stand that is endure it so Prov. 27 4. Nahum 1.6 Vers 19. his words the ten commandements or moral law Exod. 20.1 called the ten words Deut. 10.4 statutes decrees and constitutions of Gods worship see the note on Psalm 2 7. judgements the judicial lawes for punishing offenders Exod. 21.1 Psalm 19.10 Vers 20 any or every but in Hebrew all is often used for any see Psalm 103.2 and 143.2 judgements the Greek saith his judgements he hath not manifested to them Annotations Psalm CXLVIII Vers 1. FRom the heavens ye heavenly creatures so after from the earth verse 7. is earthly creatures Compare Rev. 5.13 Vers 3. starrs of light bright shining starrs which praised God together Iob 38 7. Vers 4. above the heavens in the clowds of the aier Gen. 1 7. Iob 26.8 and 37.11 Vers 6. stablished or made them stand Psal 119 91. a statute that is statutes or decrees rules ordinances whereby every creature is bounded to his set time and place as Iob 14.5 13. and 26.10 whereupon mention is made of the statutes or ordinances of heaven of the Moon and starrs c Iob 38.33 Ier. 31.35 and 33.25 Vers 6. it shall not passe the statute or bound set of God or it the statute shall not passe away or fall Vers 7. dragrons or whale-fishes Vers 8. vapour or smoke exhalation damp Vers 10. fethered fowl or winged bird Hebr. bird of wing Vers 13. high-advanced or set-on-high so Isa 12.4 It is a strong towre into which the righteous runneth and is also set on high in safetie Prov. 18.10 Vers 14. the horn the power and glorie see Psal 75.10 This is accomplished in Christ the horn of salvation Luk. 1.69 the praise understand which is the praise of his saints or an agument of praise to them neer him Gods people are said to be neer unto him in respect of his covenant with them in Christ Eph. 2.13 their service of him Lev. 10.3 and spirituall alliance in Christ Ioh. 20.17 1 Ioh. 3.1 For this word nigh is used for kindred Levit. 21.3 Christ draweth neer unto God for them Ier. 30.21 and they by him Heb. 10.19.22 Annotations Psalm CXLIX Vers 2. HIs makers the Father the Word and the Holy Ghost which three are one 1 Ioh. 5.7 The mystery of the Trinity is in the Hebrew phrase so in many other as God said Let us make man in our image Gen. 1.26 Where is God my makers Iob 35.10 Thy makers is thine husbands Isa 54.5 Remember thy Creators Eccles 12.1 and sundry the like God also is our maker both in nature and grace see Psal 100.3 their King Christ as Mat. 21.5 Song 1.4 Vers 3. with flute as Psal 150 4. or in a dance as Ier. 31.4 13.
verse 8 Shal they escape-safe for iniquity O God in wrath the peoples down-depresse verse 9 My wandring thou hast in account-ready thou in thy bottel put my weeping-tears yea are they not within thy registers verse 10 Then shall my foes turn back in day I call this doe I know that God will bee me by verse 11 In God the word I will with-praise-extoll in JAH the word with-praise-extoll-will I. verse 12 In God I boldly-trust I will not bee afraid what earthly-man can doe to mee verse 13 O God thy vowes are on me I will pay confessions to thee verse 14 Because thou hast my soule from death delivered-away hast not thou eke my feet from sliding-fast That I before Gods face continuallie may walk in light of them that living bee PSALM LVI 1 To the master of the musick concerning the dumb dove in farre places Michtam of David when the Philistims took him in Gath. verse 2 BE gracious to me O God for sory-man would swallow me up all the day warring he oppresseth me verse 3 Mine enviers would swallow me up all the day for many do warre with me O most-high verse 4 In the day I shall fear I will trust unto thee verse 5 In God I will praise his word in God do I trust I will not fear what flesh can do unto me verse 6 All the day my words they grievously-wrest against me all their thoughts be for ever verse 7 They draw together they keep-close themselves they doe observe my steps because they earnestly-expect my soule verse 8 For painefull-iniquity shall they escape-safe in anger cast-down the peoples O God verse 9 Thou hast counted my wandring put thou my teares in thy bottle are they not in thy register verse 10 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call this I know that God wil be for me verse 11 In God I will praise the word in Jehovah I will praise the word verse 12 In God doe I trust I will not feare what earthly-man can doe unto me verse 13 Thy vowes are upon me O God I will pay confessions unto thee verse 14 For thou hast delivered my soul from death hast thou not also my feet from sliding for to walk on before God in the light of the living PSALM LVII 1 To the master of the musick Corrupt not Michtam of David when he fled from the face of Saul into the cave verse 2 BE gracious to me O God be gracious to me for in thee my soule hopeth-for-safetie and in the shadow of thy wings will I hope-for-safetie till the woeful-evils passeth over verse 3 I will call unto God most-high to the God that perfectly-accomplisheth towards me verse 4 He will send from heavens and save me he hath put-to-reproach him that would swallow me up Selah God will send his mercy and his truth verse 5 My soul is among Lions I lie among inflamers the sonns of Adam their teeth are spears and arrowes and their tongue a sharp sword verse 6 Be-exalted over the heavens O God over all the earth thy glory verse 7 They prepared a net for my steps he bowed my soule they digged a pit before me they are fallen into the midds of it Selah verse 8 Firmly-prepared is my heart O God firmly-prepared is my heart I wil sing and praise-with-psalm verse 9 Raise up my glory raise-up psalterie and harp I will raise up at the day-dawning verse 10 I will confesse thee among the peoples O Lord I will praise-thee-with-psalm among the nations verse 11 That thy mercy is great unto the heavens and thy truth unto the skies verse 12 Be exalted over the heavens O God over all the earth thy glorie PSALM LVII Sing this as the 60. Psalm verse 2 O God be gracious unto mee to me be gracious for in thee my soule for shelter-safe-hopeth and in shade of thy wings I will hope for my shelter-safe until each-woefull-ev'l away passeth verse 3 I call will unto God most-hie unto the God that perfectly doth for me bring things-to-a stay verse 4 From heav'ns he sends and saveth me put him unto reproach doth he that would me swallow-up Selah God he doth send-forth his mercie and his assured-veritie verse 5 My soule the Lions is among I lie among the inflamers the sonns of men whose teeth are spears and arrowes and sharp sword their tongue verse 6 God over heav'ns be lifted-hie over the whole earth thy glory verse 7 Net for my steps prepar did they he bow'd my soul they diggd a pit before me and in midds of it themselves are fallen-down Selah verse 8 Mine heart ô God prepar'd-firmely mine heart preparâ—d is stedfastly I sing wil and with psalm-wil-praise verse 9 Raise-up thy-self ô my glorie raise-up thee harp and psalterie at dawning-dawning-day I wil-up-raise verse 10 In peoples Lord I will thee laud in nations thee with-psalm-applaud verse 11 That great to heav'ns is thy mercy and to the skies thy veritie verse 12 God over heav'ns up-lifted bee over the whole earth thy glory PSALM LVIII Sing this as the 45. Psalm verse 2 IN deed Assemblie do ye speak justice judge yee ô Adams sonns righteousnesses verse 3 Yea yee in heart work evil-injuries yee in the land weigh your hands violentnes verse 4 The wicked from the womb estranged bee erre from the belly speaking falsitie verse 5 Poison they have like serpents poison-warm as of the dead asp that doth stop his ear verse 6 Which wil not hear the voice of theÌ„ that charm of the most-wise inchanting sorcerer verse 7 Their teeth O God in their mouth break-away the Lions toshes burst thou out O JAH verse 8 As waters that goe-hence refus'd be they bend he his shafts as cut off let them been verse 9 As snail that melteth let him goe-away as womans fore-birth Sun that have not seen verse 10 Ere they perceive your thorns of the Brier even quick he wil whirle each away in ire verse 11 The just shall joy when vengeance he doth see shal wash his feet in bloud of the godlesse verse 12 And men shall say fruit for the just surelie surelie a God judging in earth there is PSALM LVIII 1 To the master of the musick Corrupt not Michtam of David verse 2 IN deed O assemblie speak ye justice judge ye righteousnesses O sonns of Adam verse 3 Yea in heart ye work injurious-evils in the land ye weigh the violent-wrong of your hands verse 4 The wicked are estranged from the womb they erre from the belly speaking a lye verse 5 Hot-poison they have like-as the hot-poison of a serpent as of the deaf asp that stoppeth his eare verse 6 Which will not hear the voice of charmers of him that inchanteth inchantments of him that is made-wise verse 7 O God break their teeth in their mouth burst-out the Lions toshes O Jehovah verse 8 Let them be refused as waters that passe-away bend he his arrowes be they as cut-off verse 9 As a snail
heart and they know not my wayes verse 11 So-that I sware in mine anger if they shall enter into my Rest PSALM XCV Sing this as the 45. or as the 97. Psalm verse 1 COme let us to the LORD showt-joyfully to Rock of our health showt-triumphantly verse 2 Let us prevent his face with thanksgiving let us with psalms to him triumpnant-sing verse 3 Because the LORD is a great God-mightie a great King eke above al Gods is hee verse 4 In whose hand are the earths deep-secrecies the strōg-heights of the mountains eke are his verse 5 His is the sea for he did make the same and the dry-land for that his hands did frame verse 6 Come let us bend and bowing-down-adore the LORD our maker let us kneel before verse 7 For he our God is and the people wee of his pasture and sheep of his hand bee His voice if ye shall hear the same to day verse 8 Make not your heart hard as in Meribah as in the wildernes in Massah day verse 9 Where me your fathers tempting-did-essay they proved me also they saw my deed verse 10 I fourtie yere was with that race yrked and sayd a folk they are in heart that stray and of my wayes the knowledge have not they verse 11 That in my wrath I did with-oath-protest If ever they enter into my Rest PSALM XCVI verse 1 SIng ye to Iehovah a new song sing ye to Iehovah al the earth verse 2 Sing ye to Iehovah blesse ye his name preach-the-good-tidings of his salvation from day to day verse 3 Tell among the nations his glorie among all peoples his marveilous works verse 4 For great is Iehovah and praysed vehemently fearful he is above al Gods verse 5 For al the Gods of the peoples are vayn-idols but Iehovah made the heavens verse 6 Glorious-majestie comly-honour are before him strength and beauteous-glorie in his sanctuarie verse 7 Give to Jehovah ye kinreds of the peoples give to Jehovah glory and strength verse 8 Give to Jehovah the glory of his name take-up an oblation and come into his courts verse 9 Bow-down your selves to Jehovah in the comly-honour of the sanctuarie tremble-ye at his face all the earth verse 10 Say ye among the nations Jehovah reigneth the world also shall be stablished it shall not be moved he will judge the peoples with righteousnesses verse 11 Let the heavens rejoyce and the earth be glad rore let the sea and the plenty thereof verse 12 Let the field shew-gladnes and all that therein is then let all the trees of the wood showt-joyfully verse 13 Before Jehovah for he cometh for he cometh to judge the earth he will judge the world with justice and the people with his faithfulnes PSALM XCVI Sing this as the 45. Psalm verse 1 SIng ye unto Jehovah a new psalme O all the earth sing to th'eternal-JAH verse 2 Sing ye unto Jehovah blesse his name preach his salvation from day to day verse 3 His glorie tel among the nations 'mong peoples all his wondrous-actions verse 4 For great Jehovah praysed eke is hee greatly fearful above all gods he is verse 5 For all the peoples gods vayn-idols bee but of the heav'ns Jehovah maker is verse 6 Glory and honour are before his face strength and beautie within his Holy-place verse 7 Ye kinreds of the peoples give to JAH give to Jehovah glorie strength also verse 8 Give ye the glorie of his name to JAH an offring take and come his courts into verse 9 Bow-down in th'honourable Holy place to JAH the whole earth tremble at his face verse 10 Among the heathen-nations say yee Iehovah reigneth also stablenes the world shall have it shall not moved bee the peoples he will judge with righteousnes verse 11 Let heav'ns be glad and the earth rejoyce let sea and plenty thereof roar-with-noise verse 12 The field and all therein let gladsom be let al trees of the wood then showt-with-mirth verse 13 Before Jehovah because come doth hee because he cometh for to judge the earth the world he judge will with just-right'ousnes the people 's also with his faithfulnes PSALM XCVII This may be sung also as the 37. Psalm verse 1 IEhovah reigns let th' earth exult-with glee let th'ylands many shew-forth-joyfulnes verse 2 About him clouds and gloomy-darknes bee justice and judgment his thrones stablenes verse 3 Fire doth before the face of him procede and round-about his enemies flameth verse 4 His lightnings have the world illumined the earth doth see and painfully-trembleth verse 5 Mounts at Jehovahs presence melted are like waxe at face of Lord of th' earth totall verse 6 The heav'ns his justice openly-declare and see his glorie doe the peoples all verse 7 Abasht be all that serve a graven-thing that in vain-idols boast-them-gloriously O all ye Gods bow-down-him-worshiping verse 8 Sion doth heare and joyeth-chearfully and Judahs daughters shew doe-gladsome-mirth because Jehovah of thy judgements-right verse 9 For thou Jehovah high 'bove all the earth art farre above all Gods advanst-in-hight verse 10 O lovers of Jehovah-hate ye ill souls of his gracious-saints he doth beware he also them safely-deliver will out of the hand of those that wicked are verse 11 A light for him that just is sown there is and joy for them that upright hearted be verse 12 Ye just joy in Jehovah and confesse to the remembrance of his sanctity PSAM XCVII verse 1 IEhovah reigneth let the earth be glad let the many yles rejoyce verse 2 Cloud and gloomy-darknes are round-about him justice and judgement are the stable-place of his throne verse 3 Fire goeth before him and flameth round-about his distressers verse 4 His lightnings illuminate the world the earth seeth and trembleth verse 5 The mountaines like waxe melt at the presence of Jehovah at the presence of the Lord of all the earth verse 6 The heavens declare his justice and all peoples see his glorie verse 7 Abashed-be all they that serve a graven thing that gloriously-boast themselves in vain-idols bow-down-your-selves to him all ye Gods verse 8 Sion heareth and rejoyceth and glad are the daughters of Judah because of thy judgements Jehovah verse 9 For thou Iehovah art high above all the earth vehemently art thou exalted above all Gods verse 10 Ye lovers of Iehovah hate evil he keepeth the soules of his gracious-saints he will deliver them from the hand of the wicked verse 11 Light is sowen for the just and joy for the right of heart verse 12 Rejoyce ye just in Iehovah and confesse to the remembrance of his holinesse PSALM XCVIII 1 A psalm SIng-yee to Iehovah a new song for he hath done marveilous things his right hand hath saved him and the arme of his holines verse 2 Iehovah hath-made known his salvation to the eyes of the nations he hath revealed his justice verse 3 He hath remembred his mercy and his faithfulnesse of the house of Israel all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation
marvels eke to sonns of man earthly verse 22 And offer offrings of confession and let thē tell his works with showting-song The second part verse 23 They that in ships unto the sea down goe that in the many waters labour doe verse 24 They see Jehovahs operations and in the deep his wondrous-actions verse 25 For he sayth and doth rayse the wind stormy and it doth lift the waves thereof on high verse 26 They mount to heav'ns down to the deeps they goe their soul it melts away in evil-woe verse 27 They reel and stagger like a drunken-wight and all their wsdom is upswallowed-quight verse 28 And to the LORD they cry in their distresse and he out-brings them from their anguishes verse 29 The storm he to a silent-calm doth set and then their waves alayed-are-quiet verse 30 And they rejoyce because they are made still and he them leads to haven of their will verse 31 Confesse they to Jehovah his mercy his marvels eke to sonns of man-earthly verse 32 And in the peoples church exalt they him and in the Elders sitting prayse they him verse 33 He turns the rivers to a wildernes and springs of waters to a thirstines verse 34 A land of fruit to salttnes-barren for wickednes of them that dwell therin verse 35 He turns the desert to a waters pool and land of drought to waters of plentifull verse 36 And there he seateth them that hungry are and they a dwelling city doe prepare verse 37 They vinyards also plant and sow the fields which fruit of usual-revenue yields verse 38 And he them blesseth and they are increast greatly and he minisheth not their beast verse 39 Agayn they are diminisht and brought low by close-restreint by evil and sorrow verse 40 He powrs contempt on bountiful-Princes and makes them err in waylesse wildernes verse 41 And poor from povertie he makes-up-rise and putteth as a flock his families verse 42 See-shall the righteous and joyful bee and stop her mouth shall all iniquitie verse 43 Who wise is and will these things heedful-learn and they Jehovahs mercies shall discern PSAL. CVII verse 1 COnfesse ye to Jehovah for he is good for his mercie endureth for ever verse 2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say it whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the distresser verse 3 And gathered them out of the lands from east and from west from north and from the sea verse 4 They wandred in the wildernes in the defert without way they found not a dwelling citie verse 5 Hungry and-also thirsty their soul was over-whelmed in them verse 6 And they cried unto Jehovah in their distresse he rid-them-free out of their anguishes verse 7 And he led them in a right way for to come unto a dwelling citie verse 8 Let them confesse to Jehovah his mercie and his marveilous workes to the sonns of Adam verse 9 For he hath satisfied the thirsty soul and filled the hungry soul with good verse 10 They that sit in darknes and the shadow-of death bound in affliction and yron verse 11 Because they turned-rebellions against the words of God and despised the counsel of the most-high verse 12 And he humbled their heart with molestation they stumbled down and their was no helper verse 13 And they cryed unto Jehovah in their distresse he saved them out of their anguishes verse 14 He brought them forth from darknes and shadow-of-death and brake their bands verse 15 Let them confesse to Jehovah his mercy and his marvelous works to the sonns of Adam verse 16 For he hath broken the dores of brasse and hewed-asunder the barrs of yron verse 17 Fools for the way of their trespasse and for their iniquities are afflicted verse 18 Their soul abhorreth al meat and they approch to the gates of death verse 19 And they cry unto Jehovah in their distresse he saveth them out of their anguishes verse 20 He sendeth his word and healeth them and delivereth from their corruptions verse 21 Let them confesse to Jehovah his mercie and his marvelous works to the sonns of Adam verse 22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of confession and tell his works with showting verse 23 They that goe-down to the sea in ships that doe their labour in the many waters verse 24 They doo see the works of Jehovah and his marvelous acts in the deep verse 25 For he sayth and rayseth-up the stormie wind and it lifteth-up the waves thereof verse 26 They mount-up to the heavens they goe-down to the deeps their soul in evil melteth-away verse 27 They reel and stagger like a drunken man and al their wisdom is swallowed-up verse 28 And they cry unto Jehovah in their distresse and he bringeth them out from their anguishes verse 29 He setteth the storm to a silent-calme and the waves thereof are quiet verse 30 And they rejoyce because they are stilled and he leads them unto the haven of their desire verse 31 Let them confesse to Jehovah his mercie and his marveilous works to the sonns of Adam verse 32 And let them exalt him in the church of the people and prayse him in the sitting of the Elders verse 33 He putteth rivers to a wildernes and issues of waters to a thirstines verse 34 A land of fruit to saltnes for the evil of them that dwell therein verse 35 He putteth the wildernes to a pool of waters and the land of drought to yssues of waters verse 36 And seateth there the hungry and they firmly-prepare a dwelling citie verse 37 And sow the fields and plant vinyards and they yeild fruitfull revenue verse 38 And he blesseth them and they are multiplied vehemently and their cattel he diminisheth not verse 39 And they are diminished and bowed-down by restraint evil and sorrow verse 40 He powreth contempt on bounteous-princes and maketh them-err in deformed-wildernes without way verse 41 And rayseth up the needy from afflicting-povertie and putteth his families as a flock verse 42 The righteous shall see and rejoyce and all injurious-evil stop her mouth verse 43 Who is wise and will observe these things and they shall understand the mercies of Jehovah PSALM CVIII verse 2 O God mine heart it is prepared-stedfastly I sing will and sing-psalm yea-even with my glory verse 3 Thy self up-raise psaltrie and harp at dawning day I will up-raise verse 4 Jehovah I will thee confesse the folks among and in the nations I wil thee praise-with-song verse 5 That thy mercies are great above heav'ns and thy truth unto the skies verse 6 Over the heav'ns O God be thou exalted-high and over al the earth thy glorious-majestie verse 7 That freed may be thy lov'd-ones save with thy right hand and answer me verse 8 God by his holynes did speak rejoyce I shall Shechem I shall divide and measure Succoth dale verse 9 Mine Gilead Mannasseh mine and Aephrajim strength of mine head Jehudah he shall be the giver of my law verse 10 Moab my washing pot over Idumea my
Iehovah did I supplicate-for-grace verse 3 I powred-out before him my meditations my distresse I did shew before him verse 4 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me then thou knewest my path in the way that I walked they privily-laid a snare for me verse 5 I did look on the right-hand and see and no man acknowledged me refuge is perished from me no-man seeketh for my soul verse 6 I cryed unto thee Jehovah I said thou art my hope-for-safety my portion in the land of the living verse 7 Attend unto my shouting for I am brought-low vehemently deliver me from my persecutors for they are stronger than I. verse 8 Bring-forth my soule out of the close-prison to confesse thy name the just shall inviron me about for thou wilt bounteously-reward unto me PSALM CXLII Sing the as the 77. Psalm verse 2 I With my voice unto the LORD did cry did with my voice make-supplication unto the LORD verse 3 My meditation I powred out before him shew did I before him my troublous-adversity verse 4 When overwhelmed was my spirit in me then knewest thou my path they in the way that I did walk a snare for me did lay verse 5 I looked on the right hand and did see and there was stone that would acknowledge me Refuge is perisht from me not any seeks for my soul verse 6 I cry'd to thee thou art ô LORD said I my safest-hope my part in land of living verse 7 To my shouting-cry attend for I am low-brought veh'mently Free me from my pursuers for they be stronger than I. verse 8 Do thou my soul release from prison-close thy name for to confesse the just men shall about-inviron me for to me thou reward wi lt bounteously PSAL. CXLIII 1 A Psalm of David IEhovah hear my prayer give-ear to my supplications-for-grace in thy faithfulnesse answer me in thy justice verse 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant for before thee shall not any living be justified verse 3 For the enemy persecuteth my soul smiteth-down to the earth my life maketh me sit in darknesses as the dead for ever verse 4 And my spirit is overwhelmed in me in mids of me my heart is wondrously-amazed verse 5 I remember the dayes of old I meditate on al thy work I muse on the action of thy hands I spread-out my hands unto thee my soul as a wearie land thirsteth for thee Selah verse 7 Make-speed answer me Jehovah my spirit fayleth hide not thy face from me for I shall be made-like to them that goe-down the pit verse 8 Cause me to hear thy mercie in the morning for in thee doe I trust cause me to know the way that I should walk for unto thee doe I lift up my soul verse 9 Deliver me from mine enemies O Jehovah unto thee I flie-for-covert verse 10 Learn me to doe thine acceptable-will for thou art my God thy good spirit shall lead me in the land of righteousnes verse 11 For thy names sake Jehovah thou wilt quicken me in thy justice wilt bring-forth my soul out of distresse verse 12 And in thy mercie wilt suppresse mine enemies and destroy al them that afflict my soul for I am thy servant PSALM CXLIII Sing this as the 7. Psalm verse 1 LORD hear my prayer hearken to my suits-foâ—-graciousnesse me answer in thy faithful-truth in thy just-rigteousnesse verse 2 And into judgment enter not thou with thy servitour for none that liveth justifide shal be thy face before verse 3 For th' enemy pursues my soul smites-down my life on clay he makes me sit in places dark even as the dead for aie verse 4 And overwhelmed is my spirit in me perplexedly in mids of me my heart it is amazed-wondrously verse 5 I call to mind the dayes of old I meditation-use on al thy work on th' action of thy hands doe I muse verse 6 I spread out unto thee my hands my soul doth thirst for thee even as the weary land Selah verse 7 Make speed LORD answer mee My spirit-fayleth keep not thou thy face from me secret for then shall I be like to those that doe goe-down the pit verse 8 At morn let me thy mercie hear for in thee doe I trust O cause me to have knowledge of the way that walk I must For unto thee I lift my soul verse 9 O LORD deliver mee free from mine enemies I flie-for-covert unto thee verse 10 Learn me to doe thy will for thou my God art thy good Spâ—rit it shall conduct me in the land of equitie-upright verse 11 Jehovah thou wilt quicken me even for thine own names sake thou in thy justice forth my soul out of distresse wilt take verse 12 And in thy mercie wilt suppresse my foes and al of them destroy that doe afflict my soul for I thy servant am PSALM CLXIV Sing this as the 1. Psalm verse 1 O Blessed be the LORD my Rock which learns my hands the fight my fingers warr verse 2 My mercie-kind and my strong-place-of-flight my tow'r and my deliverer for me my sheild and hee in whom I hope that doth subject my people under mee verse 3 LORD what is earthly-man that thou of him dost knowledge-take the son of wretched-man that thou of him account dost-make verse 4 The earthly-man compared is unto light-vanitie his dayes they as a shadow are that passing-hence-doth-flie verse 5 LORD bow thy heav'ns and come thou down the mountayns touch and they shall smoke verse 6 Inlighten-thou lightning and scatter them away thine arrowes send and them disturb verse 7 Thine hands send from on high release me and deliver me out of waters many Out of the hand of strangers sonns verse 8 Whose mouth speaks vanitie and their right hand a right hand is of lying-fallacie verse 9 O God a new song I will sing to thee with psalterie and with tenstringed-instrument to thee sing-psalm will I. verse 10 That gives to Kings salvation that doth release David his servant from the evill sword verse 11 Release me and me rid out of the hand of stangers sonns whose mouth speaks vanitie and their right-hand a right hand is of lying fallacie verse 12 That our sonns as the plants which in their youth great-waxen are our daughters as the corner-stones polisht like Pallace-faire verse 13 Our garners full affording store of ev'rie sort of meats our cattell bringing thousands forth ten-thousands in our streets verse 14 Our Oxen heavy-burdened no breaking-in and none out-going and within our streets no exclamation verse 15 O blessed shall the people be whose state is such as this O blessed shall the people be whose God Jehovah is PSALM CXLIV 1 A psalm of David BLessed be Jehovah my Rock which learneth my hands to to the battel my fingers to the warr verse 2 My mercie and my fortresse my high-tower and my deliverer for me my sheild and he in whom I hope-for-safetie that subjecteth my people under me verse 3 Jehovah what is earthly-man that thou
and all in them which keepeth truth for aye verse 7 Which unto the oppressed judgment does he giveth bread to them that hungry be them that are bound Iehovah doth unloose verse 8 Th' eyes of the blind Iehovah makes to see Jehovah rightneth them that crooked are Iehovah loveth them that righteous be verse 9 Jehovah doth the strangers safe-beware th'orphan and widow upright-set doth hee But he the wickeds way doth overthrow verse 10 Iehovah reigneth to eternall-aye thy God ô Sion generation th'row and generation Halelu-jah PSALM CXLVII Sing this as the 111. or as the 45. Psalm verse 1 PRaise Jah for to our God it 's good to sing for it is pleasant praise becommeth-well verse 2 Jehovah he Jerusalem building gathreth in one th outcasts of Israel verse 3 He healeth them in heart that broken be also their painfull-griefs bind-up doth he verse 4 The number of the stars he duly-counts he by their names doth call them every-one verse 5 Great is our Lord and he in might surmounts his understanding numbred is of none verse 6 Jehovah sets the meek in upright-case he doth the wicked to the earth debase verse 7 Sing to Jehovah with confession ev'n with the harp unto our God psalms-sing verse 8 That covâ—reth heavâ—n with clouds that th' earth upoÌ„ prepareth rain makes mountains grass to spring verse 9 He that doth give unto the beast his food evâ—n when they cry unto the Ravens brood verse 10 He no delight-hath in the horses might in legs of man no pleasure-taketh he verse 11 Iehovah in his fearers takes-delight in them that for his mercy hopers be verse 12 Ierusalem do thou Iehovah laud ô Sion do thy God with-praise-applaud verse 13 For of thy gates the bars he strengtheneth-sure in mids of thee thy children blesse doth he verse 14 Within thy border peace he doth procure with fat of wheat he satisfieth thee verse 15 He sendeth his edict the earth upon his word it very swiftly runneth-on verse 16 He giveth snow like wool the hoary-frost like ashes he doth scatter-manifold verse 17 His yee like morsels he abroad-doth-cast who is he that can stand before his cold verse 18 He sends his word and melteth them to blow his wind he causeth and the waters flow verse 19 He unto Jakob his commandements hath manifested unto Israel his constitutions and his judgements verse 20 He did not so with any nation deal and therefore known these judgments have not they O glorifie-with-praise th'eternal-Iah PSALM CXLVII verse 1 PRaise ye Jah for it is good to sing-psalms to our God for it is pleasant praise is comely verse 2 Jehovah buildeth Jerusalem gathered together the outcasts of Israel verse 3 He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth-up their griefs verse 4 Counteth the number of the stars calleth them all by names verse 5 Great is our Lord and much in able-might of his understanding there is no number verse 6 Jehovah setteth-upright the meek debaseth the wicked unto the earth verse 7 Sing ye to Iehovah with confession sing-psalms to our God with harp verse 8 That covereth the heavens with clouds that prepareth rain for the earth that maketh the mountains to bud-forth grasse verse 9 That giveth to the beast his food to the yong ravens which cry verse 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse he taketh not pleasure in the legs of man verse 11 Jehovah taketh-pleasure in them that feâ—r him that patiently-hope for his mercy verse 12 Laud Iehovah O Ierusalem praise thy God O Sion verse 13 For he strengthneth the bars of thy gates he blesseth thy sons within thee verse 14 He putteth in thy border peace he satisfieth thee with the fat of wheat verse 15 He sendeth his edict upon earth his word runneth very swiftly verse 16 He giveth snow like wool the hoâ—r-foast he scatereth-abroad like ashes verse 17 He casteth-forth his yee like morsels who can stand before his cold verse 18 He sendeth his word and meketh them he causeth his wind to blow the waters flow verse 19 He sheweth his words unto Iaakob his statutes and his judgments unto Israel verse 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation and judgements they have not known them Halelu-Jah PSALM CLVIII Halelu-jah verse 1 PRaise ye Jehovah from the heavens praise ye him in the high-places verse 2 Praise ye him all his Angels praise ye him all his hosts verse 3 Praise ye him Sun and Moon praise ye him all starrs of light verse 4 Praise ye him heavens of heavens and the waters that be about the heavens verse 5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah for he commanded and they were created verse 6 And he stablished them for aye for ever a statute he gave and it shall not passe verse 7 Praise ye Jehovah from the earth dragons and all deeps verse 5 Fire and hail snow and vapour stormie wind doing his word verse 9 Mountains and all hills fruitfull trees and all cedars verse 10 The wild-beast and all cattell creeping-thing and fethered fowl verse 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples Princes and all Iudges of the earth verse 12 Yong-men and also Maidens old-men with children verse 13 Let them praise the name of Iehovah for high-advanced is his name even his alone his glorious-majestie is above earth and heavens verse 14 And he hath exalted the horn of his people the praise of all his gracious saints the sonns of Israel a people neer him Halelu-jah PSALM CLXVIII Sing this as the 104. Psalm PRaise Jah Jah praise doe ye from heav'ns him praise in places-high verse 2 O all his Angels praise him ye all his hosts praise-him-gloriously verse 3 O Sun and Moon doe ye him praise all Starrs of light praise him doe ye verse 4 O heav'ns of heavens doe ye him praise and waters that above heav'ns be verse 5 O let them praise Jehovahs name for he bade and create where they verse 6 Ever and aye he stablisht them gave statutes which passe not away verse 7 O praise Iehovah from the land ye Dragons and all places-deep verse 8 Ye Fire and Hayl Snow Vapour and Wind stormy that his word doth â—eep verse 9 O ye the mountains and Hills all Trees fruitfull and all Cedars high verse 10 O ye wild beasts and cattell all ye creeping things and fowls that flie verse 11 Ye Kings of th' earth and all Peoples Princes and Judges of th' earth all verse 12 Ye Yong-men also and Damsels ye old-men with the children-small verse 13 O let them praise Jahovahs name for his name ev'n alonely his is high-advanst his glorious-fame above the earth and heavens is verse 14 And he the Horn of his people exalted hath the praise which they all his saints have sonns of Isr'el a people neer him Praise ye Jah PSALM CXLIX Sing this as the 34. Psalm verse 1 A New song sing ye unto JAH his praise in Church of holy-ones verse 2 Let Isr'el in his makers
them abroad as in 2 Sam. 22. this verse is written And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth as the clay of the streets I pounded them I spred-them-abroad Vers 44. of the people in 2 Sam. 22. it is the contentions of my people hast kept me for the head c. and hereby Christs headship over the church of Gentils is signified and the contradiction of his own people the Jew s. Rom. 10.20.21 See after in vers 50. Vers 45. At the hearing of the ear that is speedily so son as they hear without further a doe or By the hearing of the ear that is with diligent hearkning and attendance sonns of the stranger of the aliant or of aliant or of alienation that is aliens outlanders strangers from the common wealth of Israel they and their progenitors So Psal 144.7 Isa 62.8 falsly-deny or dissemble In the Greek they lye meaning that they feighnedly submit themselves for fear or other sinister respect against their wills And this agreeth with the last promise of Moses Deut 33.29 they enemies shall falsly-deny to thee The originall word is used both for denying Gen. 18 15. and for lying or falsifying 1 King 13.18 See after Psal 59.13 and 66.3 Vers 46. fade-away or fall to weet as leaves of trees that wither Vers 48. that giveth vengeance to me that is giveth me power to be avenged of my foes or giveth vengeances for me that is avengeth and punisheth for my sake Whereupon he is called the God of vengeances Psal 94.1 So to give vengeance is to execute it Num. 31.3 subdueth bringeth into good order and subjection therefore in 2 Sam 22. it is said subjecteth or bringeth down And sometime this word signifieth a subduing by overthrew and destruction as 2 Chron. 22.10 she subdued for which in 2 King 11.1 is written she brought to perdition or destroyed Vers 50. I will confesse thee that is give thee publick and solemn prayse and thanks This verse is applied Rom. 15.9 to the calling of the Gentils unto the faith of Christ and praise unto God therefore By which wee are taught that of Christ and his kingdom this Psalme is cheisly intended Vers 51. He maketh great or magnifieth He is the magnifyer of the salvations that is of the full salvation and deliverance In stead of Magdil that is magnifyer in 2 Sam. 22.51 there is Migdol which is so written as by the vowels signifieth a tower of salvations and by the consonants a magnifier his anointed or his Messias his Christ as before in Psal 2 2. David and his seed this may be referred both to the first David and his posterity on whom God sheweth great mercy and also to our Lord Christ who is called by the Prophets David Ezek. 34.23.24 Hose 3.5 and his seed are his disciples the children which God hath given him Hebr. 2.13 or himself is the seed here mentioned Act. 13.23 Rom. 1.3 as he also is called Abrahams seed Gal. 3.16 Annotations Psalm XIX Vers 2. THe out-spred-firmament the whole core of heaven with the aier which though it be soft and liquid and spred over the earth yet is it fast and firm and therefore called of us according to the common Greek version a firmament the holy Ghost expresseth it by an other term Mid-heaven Rev. 8.13 and 14.6 and 19 17. This Out-spred-firmament or expansion God made amidds the waters for a separation and named it Heavens Gen. 1.6 8. which of David is said to be stretched out as a courtain or tent Psal 104.2 and elswhere is said to be firm as molten glasse Iob 37.18 So under this name Firmament be comprised the orbs of the heavens and the aier and the whole spacious roomth above the earth Vers 3. Day unto day one day unto and after another uttereth or welleth out as a fountain continually and plenteously manifest or sheweth-livelie Vers 4. not heard is their voice that is whose voice is not heard or understood meaning that they are no mute or obscure speeches whereby the heavens preach to the world but manifest to all as the next verse sheweth and plainly confirmeth Rom. 1.19 20. and the Greek version here leadeth us to understand this sentence together with the Apostles allegation Rom. 10.18 and the like Hebraismes are usuall as Iob 3.3 Let the day perish I was born in it that is wherein I was born and hearing is often â—ut for understanding Gen 11.7 2 King 18.26 Compare also herewith that Hebrew phrase in Ier. 38.5 Or wee may read it thus There is no speech nor words not heard is their voice that is the heavens make no speech or sermon nor utter any readable words no nor any voice or sound at all of theirs is heard but their line is gone forth c. Or taking word for peoples that speak them there is no speech nor words where the voice of the heavens is not heard Vers 5. their line or their rule their delineation that is a mean to teach the rude and simple as Esa 28.10 or by line is meant a building frame or edifice which is made by line and rule Zach. 1.16 Iob 38.5 The Greek translateth it their sound which word the Apostle also useth Rom. 10.18 where the speaketh of the preaching of the gospell by which the Church is taught and edified their speakings or their words but this is used sometime generally for signification any maner of way as Prov. 6.13 he speaketh that is signifieth with his feet And taking him before to have shewed how the heavens have no speeches words nor voice this here may be meant of their significations by the wonderfull frame course order c. that all men may see in them he hath put a tent God hath put or set in the heavens a tabernacle that is a slitting habitation for that the sun never stayeth in one place The Sun is in Hebrew called Shemesh that is a minister or servant which very name should have kept the nations from worshiping and serving it which God hath distributed to all people under the whole heaven as Deut. 4.19 Vers 6. as a bridegroom the Sun when he riseth is gloriously adorned with beautifull rayes and seemeth most chearfull which two things are set forth by similitude of a bridegrom Isa 61.10 and 62.5 to run a race a long-way journey or course The swift course of the Sun is joyfull performed as when a champion runneth for a game Vers 8. The law or Doctrinall an orderly-manner of instruction an Institution or Disposition called in Hebrew Torah which implieth both doctrine and an orderly-disposition of the same therefore where one Prophet relating Davids words saith the law of man 2 Sam. 7.19 another saith the orderly-estate or course of man 1 Chron. 17.17 The holy Ghost in Greek calleth it Nomos a law Hebr. 8.10 from Ierem. 31.33 This name is most commonly ascribed to the precepts given by Moses at Mount Sinai Leut. 33.4 Mal. 4.4 Iohn 1.17 and 7.19 it is