by telling them that God as a suprem Iudge presides in the middle of them and will call them to account for the judgements they shall give 1 GOd is present in the assembly of the Gods Psalm 81. and being in the midle of them he judgeth the Gods 2 How long therefor will you judge unjustly how long will you have partiall respect to the persons of sinners 3 Judge the cause of the poor and of the orphan and do justice to the oppressed and the needy 4 Rescue the poor and deliver the indigent from the oppression of the sinner 5 But they are ignorant and void of understanding they walk in the dark For this reason the fundations of the world will be shaken 6 I have sayd you are Gods and all of you sons of the most high 7 But you shall dy like men and shall fall like other Princes 8 Rise up O God! and judge the earth for all the nations will become thy inheritance PLALME LXXXII Deus quis similis erit tibi The time when this Psalme was made is also much controverted amongst interpreters It was certainly made upon the occasion of some great and dangerous war which threatned the Iews and it is very proper to excite in us a confidence in God in the midle of the greatest dangers 1 O God! who shall be like to thee Psalm 82. Be not silent nor de lay any longer shewing thy power 2 For behold thy enemys have made a great noise And those who hate thee have lifted up their head 3 They have form'd malitious designs against thy people and have conspired against thy saints 4 They have said Come Let us exterminate them from amongst the nations that the name of Israel may be quite forgott 5 To this end they have conspired together and are joyn'd in confederacy against thee with the Tents of the Idumeans and of the Ismaelites 6 Moab and the Agarens Gebal and Ammon and Amalech the strangers together with the inhabitants of Tyrus 7 Also the Assyrians are come up to them And are become auxiliarys to the sons of Lot 8 Do by them as thou hast done by the Madianites and by Cicera And as thou hast done by Jabin near the torrent of Cisson 9 They were destroy'd in Endor and they became like dung upon the earth 10 Dispose of their Princes as thou didst of Oreb and Zebel and Salmena 11 All those Princes who have said Come let us possess the sanctuary of God as our owne inheritance My God! turn them about like a wheel and like chaff before the wind 13 As a fire kindled burns down the wood of a forest and as a flame consumes the mountains 14 So will thy tempest drive them before the And thy anger put them to an utter route 15 Fill their faces with Ignominy And they will seek thy name O Lord 16 Otherwise Let their confusione and their terrours last allways Let them be covered with shame and perish 17 And let them know that thy name is Lord And that thou art the only most high upon the earth PSALME LXXXIII Quam dilecta tabernacula The subject of this Psalme seems to be the same with that of the 41. ch wherein David expresseth his great desire of seeing again the tabernacle of our Lord at the time â—hen his persecutions had remoued him at a distance from it But principally it ought to be applied to the ardent desire which the faithfull in the banishment of this life have of injoying God in heaven which is their true country 1 HOw louely are thy tabernacles Psalm 83. O Lord of hosts my soul does languish with ardent desire of entering into the house of our Lord. 2 My heart and my whole body with transports of joy seek the living God 3 Even the sparrow finds a lodging for itself And the turtle a nest wherin to place its young ones 4 Thy Altars O Lord of hosts my king and my God! are my place of rest 5 Happy are they who dwell in thy house O Lord For ever and ever they will praise thee 6 Blessed is the man whos help is from thee he disposeth his heart in this vaile of tears to be still rising upward to the place he hath proposed to himself 7 For the maker of the law will give his benediction They will rise from vertue to vertue They will see the God of Gods in Sion 8 O Lord the God of Hosts hear my prayer hearken to me O God of Jacob 9 Look upon us O God our protector and cast thine eyes upon the face of thy Christ. 10 For better is one day in thy tabernacles then a thousand any wher els 11 I have chosen rather to be the lowest in the house of my God then to dwell in the tents of sinners 12 For God is a lover of mercy and of truth our Lord is the giver of grace and glory 13 He will not deprive thos of his goods who walk in innocence O Lord of Hosts blessed is the man who hopes in thee PSALME LXXXIV Benedixisti Domine This Psalme may be said to containe a double prediction vâ—z of the return from the Captivity of Babylon and of the generall redemption of mankind which was to proceed from the incarnation of the word 1 THou hast given thy blessing Psalm 84. O Lord to thy Land thou hast delivered Jacob from captivity 2 Thou hast pardon'd the iniquity of thy people thou hast cover'd all their sins 3 Thou hast wholy appeas'd thy anger And hast diverted from us the rigour of thy indignation 4 Convert us to thee O God our saviour and turn away thy anger from us 5 Wilt thou for ever be incensed against us wilt thou extend thy anger from generation to generation 6 O God! in turning towards us thou wilt give us life And thy people will rejoice in thee 7 Shew thy mercy to us O Lord and give us thy saving assistance 8 I will hearken to what our Lord God shal speak within mee for he will speak peace to his people 9 And to his saints And to all thos who are converted at heart 10 His salvation is certainly near at hand to thos who fear him that so glory may dwell in our Land 11 Mercy and truth have met together justice and peace have kissed each other 12 Truth is sprung up fom the earth And justice has look'd down from heaven 13. For our Lord will powr down his blessing And out Land will yeeld its fruit 14 Justice will walk before him And in the way will direct his steps PSALME LXXXV Inclina Domine It appears by this Psalme that David was pressed with some great affliction possibly the persecution of Saul when he made this Psalme â—hich containes a fervent prayer to God to hear him and assist him in his mercy This Psalme also containes a clear prophesy of the conversion of the gentils 1 BOw down thine ear Psalm 85. O Lord heare me for j
charitable man and the happines which will attend him 1 HAppy is the man who fears our Lord Psalm 111. his whole pleasure will be to keep his Commandements 2 His posterity shall be powerfull upon the earth The race of the just shall be blessed 3 Glory and riches will abound in his house and his justice will remain for ever 4 A Light in Darknes is risen upon the just Mild mercifull and just is our Lord. 5 He who takes pitty and lends and shall order his words with judgment is a joyfull man for he shall never be moved out of his place 6 The memory of the just will eternally last he will not fear any ill to be sayd of him 7 His heart is allways pâ—epar'd to hope in our Lord his heart is firmly fixt he will remain unmoved till he despiseth his Enemies 8 He has liberally distributed his alms to the poor his justice remains recorded for ever his power will be exalted in glory 9 The sinner will see it and be inraged he will gnash his teeth and wither with envy The desires of sinners shall come to nothing PSALME CXII Laudate pueri Dominum This Psalme containes an Exhortation to praise God for his greatnes and glory and above all for his goodnes towards the sons of men in taking care even of the meanest amongst them and raising them some times to the degree of Princes as it happen'd in the person of David himself 1 PRaise our Lord all you that are his servants Psalm 112. Praise the name of our Lord. 2 Let the name of our Lord be blssed both now and for ever 3 From the rising to the setting of the sun all praise is due to the name of our Lord. 4 Our Lord is raised above all the Nations And above the heavens his glory is exalted 5 Who is like the Lord out God who dwells on high And looks upon all that is humble both in heaven and upon the earth 6 Who raiseth the poor from the dust And lifts up the needy from the dunghill 7 To place him with Princes even the Princes of his people 8 Who makes the barren woman in the house become a joyfull mother of children PSALME CXIII In exitu Israel The Prophet in this Psalme makes an abrigement of the wonders which God perform'd in bringing his people out of Egypt into the land of Canaan The cheif defign of it is to print an aversion in the minds of the people against the Idols of thos Nations And to settle them in the service of the true God 1 WHen Israel went out of Egypt Psalm 113. The house of Jacob out from a barbarous Nation 2 Judea became the place of his sanctification And Israel the seat of his power 3 The sea beheld him and fled Jordan was driven backwards 4 The mountains leaped like rams And the hills like the lambs of the flock 5 O sea what made thee fly And thou Jordan what drove thee back 6 Why did you mountains leap like rams And you hills like the lambs of the flock 7 At the sight of our Lord the earth did tremble At the sight of the God of Jacob 8 Who changeth rocks into pools of water and quarys of stone into fountains 9 Not to us O Lord Not to us But to thy name give glory 10 By making manifest thy mercy and thy truth Least at any time the Nations should say Wher is their God 11 But our God is in heaven what ever pleased him to do he hath done 12 The Idols of the Nations are made of gold and silver The handy works of men 13 They have a mouth and can not speak They have eyes and can not see 14 They have ears and can not hear They have nostrils and cannot smell 15 They have hands and can not feel They have feet and can not walk They have a throat and can not cry out 16 Let all be like them who make them and who confide in them 17 The house of Israel confides in our Lord he is their helper and their protector 18 The house of Aaron confides in our Lord he is their helper and their Protector 19 All that fear our Lord confide in our Lord he is their helper and their Protector 20 Our Lord has been mindfull of us and has given us his blessing 21 He has blessed the house of Israel he has blessed the house of Aaron 22 He has blessed all who fear him Both litle and great 23 May our Lord increase his blessings upon you and upon your children 24 Be yee all blessed by our Lord who made heaven and earth 25 The heaven of heavens belongs to our Lord The earth he has given to the sons of men 26 The dead will not praise thee O Lord Nor all thos who descend into hell 27 But wee who live bless our Lord now and for ever PSALME CXIV Dilexi quoniam The Prophete in this Psalme gives thanks to God for having delivered him from an eminent danger And promiseth sacrifices of praise to God for his mercy shewn to him 1 J have loved Psalm â—â—4 Because our Lord will hear the voice of my prayer 2 Because he has inclin'd his ear to me And J will call upon him all the days of my life 3 The sorrows of death have besett me And the dangers of hell are come upon me 4 J have mett with tribulation and greif And J have called upon the name of our Lord. 5 O Lord free my soul our Lord is mercifull and just Our God is full of pitty 6 Our Lord takes care of litle ones J was humbled Psalm 114. and he deliver'd me 7 Return my soul to thy rest Because our Lord has been bountifull to thee 8 Because he has freed my soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from falling 9 J will please our Lord in the land of the living PSALME CXV Credidi propter quod This Psalme in the hebrew is a continuation of of the former and it containes the thanks of the Prophet to God for having loosen'd his bonds and deliver'd him from a great danger 1 J Have beleeved and therfor J did speak Psâ—lm 115. But J have been exceedingly humbled 2 J said in my transport of mind Every man is a lyer 3 What shall J render to our Lord for all the benefites J have received from him J will take the cup of salvation And call upon the name of our Lord. 4 J will perfom my vows to our Lord in the presence of all his people Pretious in the sight of our Lord is the death of his saints 5. O Lord because J am thy servant Because J am thy servant and the son of thy hand maid 6 Thou hast broken my bonds And J will sacrifice to thee a victime of praise And J will call upon the name of our Lord. 7 J will perform my vows to our Lord in the sight of all his people At the entrance of the house of
of the Just. 7 For our Lord knows and approuves the way of the Just But the way of the Impious will end in destruction PSALME II. Quare fremuerunt This Psalm thô without a Title as the former has David for the Author and is cited as his Act. 4. v. 5. where it is applyd to Christ and the Church So likewise S. Paul applys those words Thou art my son J this day have begot the to Christ Heb. 1. v. 5. and the Iews themselves think this Psalm relatâ—s to their Messias Certain it is that under the figure of David and his Reign Christ and his Kingdom are represented the firmnes of his Empire and of his Church are described together with the vain conspiracies of men against it All Kings and Princes are invited to be obedient to it 1 WHy are the Gentils in a rage Psalm And the Nations in a vain conspiracy 2 The Kings of the earth have stood up And the Princes have assembled against our Lord and against his Christ saying 3 Let us break their bonds And let us throw of their yoke 4 But he who dwells in the heavens will laugh at them And our Lord will turn them to derision 5 Then he will speak to them in his anger And in his fury he will confound them 6 But I am constituted by him King over Sion his holy Mountain To hold forth his Law 7 Our Lord said to me Thou art my son I this day have begot thee 8 Ask it of me and I wil give thee the Nations for thy Inheritance And the whole earth shall be in thy possession 9 Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron Psalm 2. And like a potters Vessel thou shalt break them in pieces 10 And now you Kings be wise Learn well your duty you that judge the earth 11 Serve our Lord with fear Rejoyce and tremble before him 12 Imbrace discipline Least out Lord should be angry and you perish by leaving the way of the Just. 13 When his Indignation shall break out on the sudden Happy are they who confide in him PSALME III. Domine quid multiplicati This in the Title is called the Psalm of David when he fled from the face of Absalon his son as it is related 2. Reg. 15. v. 14. he declares that he puts his hope only in God and describes how powerfull his assistance is and on the contrary how vain the designs of the enemies are 1 WHy o Lord Psalm 3. do's the number increase of those who persecute me Many are they who rise up against me 2 Many say to my soul in vain she seeks for safety from her God 3 But thou o Lord art my protector and my glory by thee my head has been rais'd 4 I have cry'd out with a lowd voice to our Lord and he has heard me from his holy mountain 5 I slept took my rest and have rose up again because our Lord hath protected me 6 I shall not fear those thousands of people that incompass me rise up and save me O Lord my God! 7 For thou hast struck down all that oppose me without cause thou hast broken the teeth of sinners 8 There is no safety but from our Lord by thee my God! thy people are blest PSALME IV. Cum invocarem exaudivit This Psalm is upon the same subject with the former and seems to have been made much at the same time David implores the help of God exhorts the Princes that revolted to desist from their rebellion and to acknowledge him for King as having been so constituted by God 1 WHen I call'd upon him Psalm 4. the God of my justice did hear me thou didst inlarge me when I was in distresse 2 Still have mercy on me and hear my prayer 3 Yee sons of men how long will your hearts be stupid Why do you love vanity and seek after lyes 4 Know that our Lord has done wonderfull things for his holy one he will hear me when I cry out to him 5 Be angry and sin not what you have said in your hearts repent upon your beds 6 Offer a sacrifice of justice and put your confidence in our Lord many say who will shew us good things 7 The light of thy countenance o Lord is printed on us thou hast powr'd joy into my heart 8 They by their plenty of wheat of wine of oyle increase and grow rich 9 I at the same time in peace will sleep and be at rest 10 Because thou o Lord in a singular manner hast strengthen'd me with hope PSALME V. Verba mea auribus This Psalm shews to have been made by David when he was sett upon by the wicked He begs of God to hear his prayers he imprecates the Impious wishing them deserved punishments and conforts the pious and the just with the hope of reward 1 GIve ear o Lord to my words Psalm 5. understand my cry 2 Be attentive to the voice of my prayer my King and my God For to thee I will pray early in the morning o Lord thou shalt hear my voice 4 Early will I stand before thee and I shall know that thou art not a God that loveth iniquity 5 Nor shall the wicked dwell near thee nor the unjust remain in thy sight 6 Thou hatest all doers of injustice thou wilt destroy all that speak lyes 7 The bloody and the deceitfull man our Lord will abominate but I through the abundance of thy mercy 8 Will enter into thy house I will adore in thy holy Temple with fear and reverence 9 Conduct me o Lord in the vvay of thy justice look after me and direct my ways in regard of my enemies 10 Because there is no truth in their mouth vain and hollow is their heart 11 Their throat is an open sepulcher they have dealt deceitfully with their tongues judge them o God! 12 Let them miscarry in their designs according to the multitude of their iniquitys expell them because they have provok'd thee o Lord 13 And let all rejoyce who hope in thee for ever they will be fill'd with joy and thou wilt dwell in them 14 And all will have glory in thee who love thy name for thou wilt bless the just one 15 With thy mercy o Lord as with a sheild thou hast incompas'd us PSALME VI. Domine ne in furore In this Psalm David first sets forth the violence of his sicknes In the next place he begs God to free him from it and lastly he describes the consternation of his Enemies upon his prayers being heard and his health restored to him 1 O Lord Psalm 6. rebuke me not in thy indignation nor chastise me in thy anger 2 Have mercy on me o Lord because I am infirm heal me o Lord for my bones are all in disorder 3 My soul is extremely afflicted but thou o Lord Say how long 4 Turn to me o Lord and rescue my soul save me for thy mercies sake 5 For the dead
have no remembrance of thee and in hell who will praise thy holy name 6 I am tyr'd with sighing every night I will wash my bed and water with my tears the place where I ly 7 My eye is wasted with greif I have grown old in the midst of all my enemies 8 Depart from me all you workers of iniquity for our Lord has heard the voice of my tears 9 Our Lord has heard my supplication he has received my petition 10 Let all my enemies blush and be confounded quickly let them be driven back and be covered with shame PSALME VII Domine Deus meus This Psalm was made by David as most interpreters beleive in the time of his persecution under Saul It contains excellent instructions for repenting sinners 1 O Lord Psalm 7. my God! in thee have I hoped save me from all that persecute me and set me free 2 Least at any time the enemy like a lyon should snatch my soul when there is no body to rescue me and save me 3 O Lord my God! if I have done that thing if there be any iniquity of which my hands are guilty 4 If I have render'd evil for evill let me deservedly fall with disgrace under my enemies 5 Let the adversary seek my life take it let him tread it on the ground let him lay my glory in the dust 6 Rise up o Lord in thy anger and be exalted in the borders of my enemys 7 Rise up o Lord my God! in regard to the precept thou hast given and all the people will come and assemble about thee 8 For their sake re-ascend on high it is our Lord who judges the people 9 Judge me o Lord according to my justice and according to my innocence 10 The malice of sinners will at last have an end and the just will be directed by thee o God! the searcher of hearts and reins 11 Just is my assistance from our Lord who saves the upright of heart 12 God is a just judge powerfull and patient Will his anger always continue 13 Unless you be converted he will brandish his sword he has bent and made ready his bow 14 And prepared in it instruments of death of fiery matter he hath made his arrows 15 Behold the sinner has hatched injustice he conceived sorrow and has brought forth iniquity 16 He has open'd and dig'd a pitt and is fall'n into the ditch which he made 17 His mischeif will return upon his own head and his iniquity will fall heavy upon him 18 I will praise our Lord for his justice and I will celebrate with Cantiâ—les the name of God the most high PSALME VIII Domine Dominus noster According to the opinion of the most learned interpreters which the Scripture seems to confirme this Psalm principally regards the person of Iesus Christ risen from the dead in whom God did manifest his greatest glory and power Tho it may also be apply'd to other men 1 O Lord Psalm 8. our Lord how admirable is thy name over all the earth 2 For thy magnificence is raised above the heavens 3 Out of the mouths of infants sucking babes thou hast accomplish'd praise for the confusion of thy enemys that thou mayst destroy the foe and the revengfull man 4 When I consider thy heavens the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast created 5 What is man that thou should'st be mindfull of him Or the son of man that thou should'st visite him 6 Thou hast made him but litle inferiour to the Angels thou hast crown'd him with glory and honour and placed him over the works of thy hands 7 Thou hast made subject to him and put under his feet every Creature the sheep the oxen and all the beasts of the fâ—ild 8 The birds of the air and the fishes of the sea that walk in the paths of the deep 9 O Lord our Lord how admirable is thy name over all the earth PSALME IX Confitebor tibi Domine This Psalm of David in the figurative sense relates to the Incarnation of the son of God and to the Church planted by him upon earth 1 I wil praise thee Psalm 9. o Lord with my whole heart I will relate all the wonderfull things thou hast done 2 I will rejoyce and be overjoyd in thee I will sing praises to thy holy name o the most high 3 My enemy being driven back They will sink and fall before thee 4 For thou hast undertaken my cause and judged it for me Thou hast sat upon thy throne thou who dost justly judge 5 Thou hast rebuked the Gentils And the wicked one is destroy'd Their name thou hast blotted out to all Eternity 6 The weapons of the Enemy are disabled for ever Thou hast razed their Cities 7 They fell with noise Their memory is extinguish'd And our Lord remains for ever 8 He hath prepared his Throne on which he will give Judgement And he himself will judge the whole earth with equity And all Nations with justice 9 Our Lord is become a Refuge to the poor A helper in necessitys and in tribulation 10 And let all hope in thee who know thy name Because o Lord thou hast not forsaken those who seek thee 11 Sing praises to our Lord you who dwell in Sion Publish amongst the Nations the wisdome of his Counsells 12 For he has remember'd and required the blood of the Just And has not forgott the cry of the poor 13 Have mercy on me o Lord See how low I have been brought by my enemies 14 Thou who hast rais'd me from the gates of death That I might declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion 15 I will rejoyce in thy mercy that has saved me The Gentils are stuck fast in the ditch they made for my destruction 16 Their foot is caught in the snare they layd for me 17 Our Lord will make himself known by his judgments whilst the sinner remains caught by the work of his own hands 18 Let the wicked be turn'd over into hell And all the Nations that forget God 19 For the poor wil not allways be forgotten by him The patience of the distressed will at last be remember'd 20 Rise up o Lord Let not man prevaile Bring the Nations to judgement before thee 21 Place over them a Legislator to make them know they are but men * Here ends this Psalm according to the Hebrevv 22 Why o Lord art thou retired so far from us Do'st thou despise us in the time of our tribulations 23 Whilst the Impious swells with pride the poor just man burnes They are deceived in their cogitations 24 For the sinner is applauded in his ways and in the desires of his heart And the wicked man is well spoken of 25 Because the sinner has exasperated our Lord And in the severity of his anger he looks not after him 26 God is quite out of his sight he allways walks in the ways of
thy petitions now I know that our Lord has saved his anointed 7 He will hear him from his holy heaven from his right hand comes the safety of Princes 8 Some trust in chariots and some in horses but wee will call upon the name of the Lord our God 9 They have been intangled and are fall'n but wee have rose up and stand upright 10 Lord save the king and hear us in the day in which wee call upon thee PSALME XX. Domine in virtute tua This Psalm follows the other which went before both in timé in history for as in the first he prayd for victery over his enemies he now thanks God for having obtaindit 1 IN thy strength Psalm 20 o Lord the king will rejoyce he will be transported with joy for the safety thou hast given him 2 Thou hast given him the desire of his heart thou hast not made frustrate the prayer of his lips 3 Thou hast prevented him with the blessings of thy bounty thou hast put on his head a crown inriched with pretious stones 4 He asked life of thee and thou hast bestowd upon him length of days that never will end 5 Great is his glory by the means of thy saving mercy thou wilt cloth him with glory majesty 6 Thou wilt make him a subject of thy blessings for all posterity thy countenance will replenish him with joy 7 For the king hopes in our Lord and the mercy of the most high will make him firme for ever 8 Let thy hand be felt by all thy enemies let thy right hand find them out who hate thee 9 Thou wilt make them become like a flaming oven in the day of thy anger our Lord in his indignation will confound them and fire will devour them 10 Thou wilt exterminate their race from the face of the earth and their posterity from amongst the sons of men 11 Because they would have brought evills upon thee they have fram'd designs which they could not execute 12 For thou wilt make them turn their backs and prepare the remainder of thy punishments to meet them in their faces 13 Be exalted o Lord in thine own strength then shall we celebrate with Hymnes Canticles the wonders of thy power PSALME XXI Deus Deus meus This Psalm seems to have been consecrated by David inspired by the holy Ghost to the passion of our Saviour who himself made use of the words contained in it when he hung upon the cross It also fortells the conversion of kings and nations to the church of Christ. 1 O God Psalm 21 my God! look towards me why hast thou forsaken me my sins put safety at a distance from me 2 My God! I cry by day and thou wilt not hear me I cry by night nor is it to be reputed folly in me 3 Thou dwellest in thy holy habitation the praise of Israel 4 In thee our fathers have hop'd they have hoped and thou hast deliverd them 5 They cry'd out to thee and thou didst save them they did put their trust in thee and they were not confounded 6 But J am a worm and not a man the reproche of men and the contempt of the people 7 All that looked upon me derided me they insulted me with their lipps and shaked their heads at me saying 8 He has trusted in the Lord let the Lord come to deliver and save him since he loves him so well 9 And true it is that thou o Lord hast brought me out of my mothers womb and hast been my hope ever since I was sucking at her breast 10 Out of her womb I was thrown into thy arms thou hast been my God from my first coming into the world depart not from me 11 For my sufferings are neer at hand and there is no body to help me 12 ◠am surrounded with a multitude of young bullocks And fatt bulls have beseiged me 13 They have open'd their mouths upon me like a lyon roaring and seizing his prey 14 I am powr'd out like water and all the strength of my bones is dissipated 15 My heart is become like melted wax in the middle of my body 16 My naturall vigour is dry'd up like an earthen pot bak'd by the fire my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth thou hast reduced me even to the dust of death 17 For I have been beset by a company of dogs a congregation of wicked ones hath besieg'd me 18 They have peirced my hands and my feet and they have counted all my bones 19 They consider'd me all over and inspected me they divided my clothes amongst them and upon my garment they cast lots 20 But let not o Lord thy succour be far from me take care of my defense 21 O God! deliver my soul from the sword and my only one from the power of the dog 22 Save me from the mouth of the lyon and from the horns of the unicorn in this my low condition 23 And I will make known thy name to my brethren in the middle of the assembly I will publish thy praises 24 Praise our Lord all you that fear him let all the seed of Jacob give glory to him 25 Let him be reverenced by the whole race of Israel because he has not neglected nor despised the prayer of the poor 26 Nor has he turned away his face from me when I cryd out to him he heard me 27 I will utter thy praises in the great Congregation I will pay my vows in the sight of those who fear thee 28 The poor shall eat and be filled all that seek our Lord shall praise him their hearts shall live for ever and ever 29 From one end of the earth to the other they will call to mind our Lord and be converted to him 30 And all the familys of the nations shall adore before him 31 For supreme power only belongs to our Lord he will rule over the nations 32 All the great ones of the earth have eaten have ador'd all mortalls shall fall down before him 33 And my soul shall live to praise him and my posterity shall serve him 34 The generations to come shall belong to our Lord and the heavens shall declare his iustice to the people that are yet to be born who are of his making PSALME XXII Dominus regit me David under the similitude of a shepherd leading his flock shews what care God has had over him and what great benefits he had received from the divine Majesty 1 OUr Lord governs me Psalm 22 nothing will be wanting to me he has put me into a place of excellent pasture 2 He has led me to waters of refreshment he has reviv'd my soul. 3 He has conducted me in the paths of justice for the glory of his name 4 Should I walk in the middle of the shade of death I would fear no harm because thou art with me 5 Thy rod and thy staff have been a comfort to me 6 Thou hast prepared
distributed to men 20 That even amongst those who were unbelievers Our Lord God may come to dwell 21 Blessed be our Lord from day to day he who is the God of all our safety will make our journy prosperous 22 Our God is the God who has the power to save The Lord our Lord has the dominion of death 23 But God will crush the heads of his Enemies The proud heads who go on in their iniquitys 24 Our Lord has said I will bring you out of Basan I will fetch you out of the bottome of the sea 25 That thy foot may be dipp'd in the blood of thine Enemy And thy dogs may lick it with their tongues 26 They have seen O God! thy marches The marches of my God and my king who resides in his holy place 27 The Princes went before and the singers of canticles in the middle of the virgins that play'd upon timbrels 28 Bless God the Lord in your assemblies you that spring from the fountains of Israel 29 There was the youth of Benjamin in an extasy of mind 30 The Princes of Judah that were their Leaders The Princes of Zabulon and the Princes of Nephtali 31 Exert thy power O God Confirm what thou hast wrought in us 32 From thy temple in Jerusalem Kings shall offer presents to thee 33 Tame the wild beasts shelter'd amongst the reeds A people resembling a herd of bulls and heffers That conspire to drive out those who have been try'd like siluer 34 Scatter the nations that love war The Embassadors will come out of Egipt Ethiopia will go before and lift up their hands to God 35 Yee king domes of the earth sing praises to God sing to our Lord sing to God who is ascended above the highest heaven toward the East 36 Behold he hath made his voice to be a voice of power Give glory to God for what he hath done in Israel his magnificence and mightines have been manifested in the Clouds 37 God is wonderfull in his Saints The God of Israel will give strength and vertue to his people Blessed be God PSALME LXVIII Salvum me fac Deus Many of the fathers and of the best interpreters have thought this Psalme made by David in a prâ—phetiâ—k viâ—w of the passion of Iesus-Christ of the establishment of the Church and the ruine of the Iews In which sense the Apostles themselues have explicated many places of it 1 SAve me Psalm 68. O God! For the waters have enter'd even into my soule 2 Jam stuck fast in deep mud where I feel no bottome 3 I have faln into the depth of the sea And the tempest hath owerwhelm'd me 4 Jam tired with crying out my throat is grown hoarse my eyes have fail'd me Whilst I waite for succour from my God 5 They who hate me without cause are become more in number then the hairs of my head 6 My Enemys who persecute me unjustly are strengthen'd What I never took I was forced to pay 7. O God! thou knowest my folly and my sins are not hid from thee Psalm 86. 8 O Lord the Lord of hosts let not those who waite for thee be ashamed upon my account 9 Let me be no cause of confusion to those who seek thee O God of Israel 10 For I have sustained reproche for thee Confusion has cover'd my face 11 I have been made a stranger to my brethren And an alien to the sons of my mother 12 For the zeale of thy house has devour'd me And the outrages of those who insulted thee are fall'n upon me 13 I humbled my soule with fasting And this was made a reproche to me 14 I chang'd my garments and put on sackcloth and I became their fable and their jest 15 In all their meetings at the Citty gates their whole discourse was against me And the drinkers of wine made me the subject of their songs 16 But I O Lord will offer my prayer to thee This is the time of shewing thy goodnes 17 Hear me according to thy great mâ—rcy And according to the truth of thy promises to save me 18 Draw me out of this mire that I may not allways stick in it Deliver me from those who hate me and from the bottome of the waters 19 Let not the tempest drown me noâ— the deep abyss swallow me up Nor let the mouth of the well into which I am thrown be shutt upon me 20 Hear me O Lord for thou art mercyfull and benign According to thy boundles compassion look towards me 21 Turn not thy face from thy servant Quickly hear me for I am greivously afflicted 22 Have a care of my soule and deliver it Rescue me in regard of my Enemys 23 Thou knowest the reproches the shame and the confusion which I suffer 24 All those who afflict me are in thy sight My heart has been still prepared for reproch and misery 25 And I have long waited for some body to take part in my greif and ther was not any that did it I look'd for a comforter but he was not to be found 26 And they have given me gall for my meat And when I thirsted they gave me vineger to drink 27 Let their table become a snare to them a revenge upon them and an occasion of their fall 28 Let their eyes be darkned that they may not see make their backs stand allways bent 29 Powre forth thy wrath upon them And let them feel the rigour of thy indignation 30 Let their place or dwelling become a deâ—ert And let their tents be without inhabitants 31 Because they have fall'n upon him who was wounded by thee And have added to the pains of my wounds 32 Lay to them iniquity upon iniquity And let them have no share in thy justification 33 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living and let them not be inroll'd amongst the just 34 I am poor and full of sorrow Thy mercy O God! hath protected me 35 I will praise the name of God in canticles And with praises I will magnify his glory 36 And they will be more acceptable to him then the offering of a young calf with hoofs and horns newly sprouted 37 Let the poor behold and rejoyce seek God and your soule shall live 38 For our Lord has heard the poor And he has not despised his captives 39 Let the heavens and the earth praise him The sea and all that it contains 40 For God will save Sion And the towns of Judah shall be built 41 And his servants shall dwell there And have it for their inheritance 42 And the race of his servants shall possess it And all who love his name shall dwell in it PSALME LXIX Deus in adjutorium The subject of this Psalme aud almost the very words are 〈◊〉 same with that of the 39 to the title of whâ—â—h the Reader is reâ—err'd 1 COme to my assistance Psalm â—9 O God! Make hast O Lord to succor me 2 Let them be confounded and struck
nor the machinations contrived in the dark nor the assault of the noon day divell 7 A thousand shall fall by thy side and ten thousand on thy right hand But no hurt shall come att thee 8 But thou shallt consider and look round with thy eyes and see the just recompense of sinners 9 Because thou hast sayd in thee O Lord is my hope And thou hast chosen the most high for thy refuge 10 Evill shall not approche to thee And the scourge will not come near thy habitation 11 For he has given thee in charge to his Angels that they may preserve thee in all thy ways 12 They will bear thee up with theiâ— hands least thy foot should stumble against the stone 13 Thou shalt safely walk over the aspic and the basilisk And thou shalt trample upon the Lyon and the Dragon 14 Because he has trusted in me I will deliver him I will protect him because he has known my name 15 He shall call upon me and I will hear him I am with him in time of tribulation I will rescue him and make him glorious 16 I will fill him with length of days And I will shew him my salvation PSALME LXXXXII Bonum est confiteri It is beleeved that this Psalme may have been made by David after he was delivered from the war of Absolom he gives God thanks admires the profoundnes of his wisedom in all his works and compares the false felicity of the wicked with the solid and everlasting happines of the just 1 IT is good to praise our Lord Psalm 91. and in Psalms to celebrate thy name that art the most high 2 To sett forth thy mercy in the morning And thy truth by night 3 Upon the instrument of ten strings in concert with the voice and the harpe 4 For thou hast delighted me O Lord in the things thou hast made And in the works of thy hands great will be my joy 5 How magnificent are thy works O Lord Deep and impenetrable are thy thoughts 6 The man without sense will not know and the fool will not understand these things 7 Whilst the sinners spring up like grass And the wicked flourish in the world 8 To perish at last for ever Thou O Lord for all eternity art the most high For behold O Lord thy enemys for behold thy enemys perish And all the workers of iniquity will be scatter'd 10 And like the horn of an unicorn my power will be rais'd up And my oldage will be supported by thy plentifull mercy 11 My eye has look'd upon my enemys with contempt And my ear will hear what becomes of thos who maliciously have risen up against me 12 The just shall flourish like the Palme tree And shall grow up like a Cedar upon Libanus 13 Planted in the house of our Lord They shall flourish in the house of our God 14 Still they shall be multiplyed in a fruitefull old age and shall have vigour and strength to declare 15 That our Lord God is full of equity and that there is no injustice in him PSALME LXXXVIII Dominus regnavit The Author of this Psalme represeuts God's everlasting Kingdom setts forth his power and the truth of his promises 1 OUr Lord reigneth Psalm 92. and is clothed with Majesty Our Lord has put on strength and has begirt himself 2 For he has fixed the globe of the earth which shall not be moved 3 Even then thy throne was established Thy being is before all ages 4 The rivers O Lord have raised The rivers have raised their voice 5 The rivers have raised their waves with the sound of many waters 6 Wonderfull are the swellings of the sea wonderfull yet more is our Lord in the heavens 7 Thy testimonys are most undoubtedly credible 3 Holynes becomes thy house O Lord for ever PSALME LXXXXIII Deus ultionum The Prophet in this Psalme represents the blindnes and uniustice of thos who abusing the patience of God persecute and oppress the just Thes he incourages in their sufferings to rely upon the mercy of God which sooner or later will never faile them and this he confirms by his owne exemple 1 GOd is the Lord of revenge Psalm 93. The God of revenge acts with full liberty 2 Be exalted thou who judgest the earth Render to the proud what they deserve 3 How long O Lord shall sinners how long shall sinners triumph 4 How long shall they vant and utter their iniquitys How long shall they boast who act unjustly 5 They have humbled thy people O Lord They have afflicted thos of thy inheritance 6 They have kill'd the widow and the stranger They have slain the orphan 7 And they have said The Lord will not see it and the God of Jacob will know nothing of it 8 Understand all yee sensless amongst the people And all ye fools at last grow wise 9 He that formed the ear will he not hear and he who made the eye will he not see 10 He that chastiseth whole nations will he not reprehend you he that gives knowledge to man will he not know 11 Our Lord knows the thoughts of men how vain they are 12 Happy is the man whom thou shalt teach O Lord and who shall be instructed by thee out of thy Law 13 That thou mayst make the evill days easy to him untill the pit is dug for the sinner 14 For our Lord will not cast off his people nor will he abandon his owne inheritance 15 But preserve it untill his justice be manifested in his judgements And all shall adhere to it that are upright of heart 16 Who in the mean time will take take my part against the wicked Or who will stand by me against the workers of iniquity 17 If our Lord had not helped me my soule had allmost dwelt in Hell 18 If J said my foot did faile me Thy mercy O Lord at the same time held me up 19 In proportion to the many sorrows that have oppressed my heart Thy consolations have fill'd my soul with joy 20 Will the seat of injustice have communication with thee who hast made thy precept painfull and laborious 21 They will ly in wait to take the life of the just and they will condemn innocent blood 22 But our Lord is become my refuge And my God is the prop of my hope 23 And he will make their injustice return upon themselves The Lord our God will destroy them PSALME LXXXXIV Venite exultemus This Psalme without doubt was made by David since saint Paul cites it as his in the Epistle to the Hebrews Some think it was made at the time when he carryed the Ark to mount Sion It containes a lively exhortation to praise God with our heart our voice and our works and to submitt to his holy laws 1 COme Psalm 94. Let us rejoyce in the presence of our Lord Let us sing the praises of God our saviour 2 Let us make haste to present ourselves before him with
thanksgiving and with voice and instrument let us celebrate his glory 3 For God is the great Lord And the great king over all the Gods 4 For the whole earth from one end to the other is in his hand And the highest mountains belong to him 5 For his is the sea And he made it And his hands formed the dry Land 6 Come Let us adore and fall down And let us weep before our Lord who has made us 7 For he is the Lord our God and we are the people nourish'd in his pastures and the sheep guided by his hand 8 If today you shall hear his voyce harden not your hearts 9 As in the time of provocation and in the day of temptation in the desert wher your fathers tempted me they made tryall of me and beheld my works 10 For forty years together I was offended with that generation and said The heart of this people goes allways wrong 11 And they have not known my ways Therfor I swore in my anger they shall not enter into my place of rest PSALME LXXXXV Cantate Domino Vnder the litterall sense of this Psalme which expresses the greatnes of God rais'd infinitly aboue the Gods of the Nations and Victorious over all the Enemies of his people All interpreters agree that in the prophetick sense it contains the mistery of the comming of the Messias and of the establishment of the kingdom of Iesus-Christ which is his Church upon the earth 1 SIng to our Lord a new canticle Psalm 95. sing to our Lord over all the Earth 2 Sing to our Lord and bless his holy name From day to day set forth his saving mercy 3 Proclaime his glory amongst the people of the earth 4 For great is our Lord and infinitly praise-worthy he is terrible aboue all the Gods 5 For all the Gods of the Gentils are divells But our Lord is the Creator of the Heavens 6 Glory beauty shine out before him sanctity and magnificence are in his sanctuary 7 Ye Countries and nations I make offerings to our Lord of glory and honour offer to our Lord the glory due to his name 8 Take your victimes and go into his house Adore our Lord at the entrance of his holy Tabernacle 9 Let the whole earth tremble before him Tell the nations that our Lord is he who reigns 10 For he has setled the earth And it shall not be moved The people thereof he will judge with equity 11 Let the heavens rejoyce and the earth be transported with joy Let the sea alike be moued and all that fill it The feilds will have gladnes and all that is in them 12 Then will all the trees of the woods shew their joy in the presence of our Lord Because he comes because he comes to judge the earth 13 He will judge the whole earth with equity And all nations according to his truth PSALME LXXXXVI Dominus regnavit It is probable that David made this Psalme after some signall victory gain'd upon his Enemies for which he magnifys the power and mercy of God At the same time he does very plainly foretell the establishment of the spirituall kingdom of Iesus-Christ And he exhorts all men to prepare themselves for it by hatred to sin and loue to justice 1 OUr Lord does reign Psalm 96. let the earth rejoyce Let all the Islands be glad 2 Clouds and darknes are round about him justice and judgement support his Throne 3 Fire will go before him and he will consume his enemys round about him 4 His lightnings appeared over all the earth at the fight thereof the earth trembled 5 The mountains melted like wax in the presence of our Lord so did the whole earth in the presence of our Lord. 6 The heavens have declared his justice And all people of the earth have seen his glory 7 Let all be confounded who adore graven images And who glory in their jdols 8 Adore him all his Angels Sion has heard and has rejoiced 9 And the daugherts of Juda have been fill'd with joy by reason of thy judgements o Lord 10 For thou art the supreme Lord over all the earth Thou art infinitly rais'd aboue all the Gods 11 All you that love our Lord be haters of evill our Lord takes care of the souls of his saints he will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner 12 Light is risen upon the just And joy upon the upright of heart 13 Let all the just rejoyce in our Lord And celebrate the memory of his Hollines PSALME LXXXXVII Cantate Domino This Psalme seemes to have been made upon the same occasion and upon the same subject with the last And has the same spirituall and prophetick meaning 1 Sing to our Lord a new hymne Psalm 97. For he has done wonderfull things 2 We are saved by the might of his right hand and by the strength of his holy arm 3 Our Lord has made known his saving power in the sight of the nations he has manifested his justice 4 He has remembred his mercys and the making good his promises to the house of Israel 5 The whole earth has seen the saving mercy of our God 6 Joyfully sing all ye inhabitants of the earth the praises of God sing and be transported with joy sing and play upon your instruments 7 Sing to our Lord upon the harp and the Psaltery with trumpets and cornets 8 Sound forth your joy in the presence of our Lord our king Let the sea rejoyce and all it contains and the whole world with the inhabitants thereof 9 The rivers will joyn their applause and the mountains will shew their joy at the sight of our Lord because he comes to judge the earth 10 He will judge the earth according to justice And the people thereof with equity PSALME LXXXXVIII Dominus regnavit irascantur It is probable David made this Psalme at the time when the Ark was placed upon mount Sion It contains an exhortation to the people that they should reverence the glory of God residing in the Ark and adore him with humble fear as the holy Prophets in former times had done 1 OUr Lord reigns Psalm 98. Let the Nations be angry he reigns who sits upon the Cherubins Let the earth tremble 2 Our Lord is great in Sion And supreme over all the people of the world 3 Let them give glory to thy great name because it is terrible and holy And the glory of a king is loue of justice 4 Thou hast establish'd just laws Thou hast executed judgement and justice in Jacob. 5 Magnify the glory of the Lord our God And adore his footstool because it is holy 6 Moses and Aron were of the number of his preists Samuell was amongst thos who call'd upon his name 7. They call'd upon the Lord and he heard them in the pillar of the Cloud he spoke to them 8 They Kept his ordinances and the precept which he gave them 9 O Lord our God! thou
didst hear them O God thou wast propitious to them And yet didst take revenge of all their evill deeds 10 Glorify the Lord our God and adore him upon his holy mountain Because the Lord our God is holy PSALME LXXXXIX Jubilate Deo This also is a Psalme of praise and thanks giving Psalm 99. which invites all the people of the Earth to enter into the holy temple which mistically and truely is the Church of Christ. 1 ALl you of the earth sing praises to God serve our Lord with joy 2 Go in And present yourselves with gladnes of heart 3 Know that our Lord he is God he made us and not we ourselves 4 You that are his people and the sheep of his pastures enter within his gates praising his holy name Enter into his house with joyfull hymnes worship him with thanksgiving 5 Praise his name for our Lord is full of mildnes his mercy is everlasting and his truth remains from generation to generation PSALME C. Misericordiam judicium David or rather the holy Ghost speaking by the mouth of David represents in his owne person to all Princes a modell of the conduct which they ought to observe in the gouvernment of their subjects 1 MErcy justice will sing to thee Psalm 100. O Lord 2 I will sing And I shall understand the way of perfection when thou comest to me 3 I have walked within my house with innocence of heart 4 I have not proposed to myself any unjust thing I have hated all breakers of thy Law 5 The man of a depraved heart hath had no society with me Nor would I know the wicked one that turns a side from me 6 I persecuted the man who in secret calumniated his neighbour 7 With the proud eye and the insatiable heart I have avoided to eat 8 I have cast my eyes upon the faithfull of the land to have them sitt by me Nor would I be served by any but thos of an untainted life 9 The proud and the insolent man shall not dwell under my roof he that speaks unjust things is never wellcome in my sight 10 Be times I did cutt off the sinners of the land That I might abolish all wickednes in the city of God PSALME CI. Domine exaudi Whoever was the Author of this Psalme about which the Interpreters do not agree certain it is that it containes an excellent prayer which is proper in generall for all thos who are under any great affliction either spirituall or corporall In the siguratif sense the fathers apply it to Iesus-Christ following the example of S. Paâ—l who accordingly explicats some verses in it 1 O Lord hear my prayer Psalm 101. And let my cry reach to the. 2 Turn not away thy face from me In what day soever Jam afflicted incline thine ear to me 3 In what day soever I call upon thee instantly hear me 3 Because my days have vanished like smoke And my bones are parched like the hearth of a chimny 5 J am wither'd like hay And my heart is dry'd up within me For I have forgot to eat my bread 6 My bones cleave to my skin throw the lowd nes of my grones 7 J am become like a pelican in the wildernes And like a night-crow in a lone building 8 Whole nights I have watched like the solitary sparow on the roof of the house 9 All the day my enemys upbraided me And they who prais'd me conspired against me 10 For I did eat ashes in stead of bread And mingled my tears with my drink 11 At the sight of thy Anger and indignation For after having rais'd me up thou hast dashed me on the ground 12 My days are vanish'd like a shadow And like hay J am wither'd 13 But thou O Lord remainest for ever And thy memorie continues from generation to generation 14 Thou wilt rise up and have mercy on Sion For the time is come to take pity of it For the time is now come 15 For the ruines of it are still precious with thy servants And they have compassion for the ground therof 16 And the Nations shall fear thy name O Lord And the kings of the earth shall dread thy glory 17 For Sion was built by our Lord And he will be there seen in his glory 18 He has had regard to the prayers of the humble And has not dispised their supplication 19 Let these things be writt for the generations to come And the people to be created shall praise our Lord. 20 For he has look'd out from his sanctuary above our Lord from heaven has cast his eyes upon the earth 21 To hear the grones of the captitives And to unbind the sons of thos who have been slain 22 That they may again sett forth the name of our Lord in Sion And his praises in Jerusalem 23 When the people and the kings shall meet together to serve our Lord. 24 He sayd to him in the vigour of his age shew me â—he fewnes of my days 25 Call me not away in the midle of my days Thy years reach from generation to generation 26 In the beginning O Lord thou didst found the earth And the heavens are the works of thy hands 27 They shall perish thou art still the same And they shall all wear ouâ— like a garment 28 And thou wilt change them like a Cloke and they will be changed But thou art still the same and thy years will never have end 29 The sons of thy servants shall have a fixed habitation And their race shall remain for ever PSALME CII Benedic anima mea This Psalme of David containes his thanks for the favours he had received from God and particulary for the pardon of his sins He also has regard to the mercys bestowed upon his people by our Lord and therin are concern'd all those who in futur times shall find the effects of his bounty 1 BLess Psalm 102. O my soul our Lord And all that is within me bless his holy name 2 Bless O my soul our Lord And never forget all his benefits 3 It is he that pardons all thy iniquitys who heals all thy infirmitys 4 Who has redeemed thy life from the grave Who does incompass thee with his mercy and his goodnes 5 Who fills thee with all goods thy heart can desire who renues thy youth like that of an eagle 6 Our Lord shews his mercy And does justice to all that wrongfully suffer 7 He made his waye known to Moses And his will to the children of Israel 8 Our Lord is mercyfull and full of tendernes he is patient and full of pity 9 He will not be angry for ever Nor will his threatnings eternally last 10 He has not treated us as our sins deserved Nor has he punished us in proportion to our iniquitys 11 For as much as heaven is raised above the earth so much hath his mercy been confirmed upon those who fear him 12 And as far as the East is distant
from the West so far he has removed our iniquitys from us 13 Even as a father has compassion for his children so does our Lord take pity of thos who fear him For he knows what earth wee are made of 14 He remembers that wee are dust And that the life of man like the grass and the flower in the feild does flourish and pass away 15 For a wind will come upon it and it will drop down And the place wher it stood will no longer be known 16 But the mercy of our Lord remains from ever to ever upon all that fear him 17 And his justice will protect the sons of their sons who observe his Covenant 18 And who remember his Commandements to keep them 19 Our Lord has prepar'd his throne in heaven And all things shall be subject to his Empire 20 Bless our Lord all his Angels Mighty in strength That execute his Commands And are still ready to receive his orders 21 Bless our Lord all ye militia of heaven That are Ministers to execute his will 22 Bless our Lord all his works in every place of his Dominions My soul bless thou our Lord. PSALME CIII Benedic anima mea Dominum This Psalme containes the praises and thanks of David to God in consideration of all the works of nature and of the wâ—nders wihch appear both in the heavens and on the earth 1 MY soul Psalm 103. bless thou our Lord O Lord my God! thou hast made thy greatnes wonderfully to appear 2 Thou hast put on Majesty and Glory Thou art clothed with light as with a garment 3 Thou hast extended the heavens as a skin and cover'd the upper parts of them with water 4 Thou art he who ascends upon a cloud And walks upon the wings of the wind 5 Who makes use of spirits to be thy messengers and Angels And of burning flames to be thy ministers 6 Who hath founded the earth upon its owne solidity which will not be overturn'd for ever 7 The sea like a garment cover'd it And the waters overtopd the mountains 8 But at thy threatning voice they did retire And when thy thunder spake they were terrified 9 Then the mountains rose and the plains descended Each into the situation thou hast alloted to them 10 Thou hast sett bounds tothe waters which they shall not passe Nor shall they return to cover the earth 11 Thou makest fountaines flow in the valleys And waters to run in the midle between the mountains 12 Ther all the beasts of the feild shall drink And the wild asses shall quench their thirst 13 On the top of them the birds of the air shall dwell the midle of the rocks their notes shall be heard 14 Thou waterest the mountains with rain from above And the earth will be replenish'd with the fruit of thy works 15 Thou hast made the grass grow up for the beast And herbs to spring for the use of man 16 That out of the earth thou mayst produce bread And wine to exhilerate the heart of man 17 That his face may be cheer'd with ovle And bread may strengthen his heart 18 The trees of the plains will be fill'd with sap as allso the Cedars of Libanus which he planted There the birds will build their nests 19 That of the stork will be the cheif amongst them The high mountains will be for the stags And the rocks will be a refuge for the Irchins 20 He made the moon to mark the times The sun knows when to go down 21 Thou didst order darknes and it became night Then all the beasts of the wood will range about 22 The roaring whelps of the Lyons to catch their prey And seek the food which God destin'd for them 23 At the sun rise they gather together And return back to their couches again 24 Then man will go out to his work And to his labour till the evening comes 25 How magnificent O Lord are thy works Thou hast contrived all things according to thy profound wisdome The earth is fill'd with thy riches 26 See the wide sea of a vast extent Ther swim fishes not be numbered 27 Creatures of all sizes litle and great There ships sail to and fro 28 There is that sea Dragon which thou hast formed to play in thee sea All expect from thee their nourishment in due season 29 When thou do'st distribute it to them they will gather it up when thou openest thy hand all will be fill'd with thy bounty 30 But when thou shalt with draw thy countenance from them they will fall into confusion Their breath thou wilt take from them And they will sink down and return to their primitive dust 31 Thou wilt send forth again thy spirit and they will be regenerated And thou wilt renue the face of the earth 32 Let the glory of our Lord last for ever Our Lord will take pleasure in his works 33 He looks upon the earth and he makes it tremble he touches the mountains And they smoak 34 I will sing to our Lord during my life with voice and Instrument I will set forth his praises as long as I am in being 35 May my words be agreable to him On my part my delight shall be in our Lord. 36 Let sinners and unjust Men be consum'd upon the earth that they may no longer be O my soul bless thou our Lord. PSALME CIV Confitemini Domino In this Psalme God is praised for the benefites bestow'd by him upon the people of Israel both when he first brought them into Egipte to avoid the famine and when he led them back again into the land of Canaan 1 GIve thanks to our Lord Psalm 104. And call upon his name set forth his works amongst the Nations 2 With voice and instrument celebrate his praises Relate all his wonders 3 Place your glory in his holy name Let all hearts rejoice that seek our Lord 4 Seek our Lord and be strengthen'd allways seek his face 5 Remember the wonderfull things he has done his prodigys and the iudgments pronounced by him 6 You that are of the race of Abraham The sons of Jacob his elect 7 He is the Lord our God he gives judgment over all the earth 8 He has all ways been mindfull of his Covenant And of his word established for ever 9 Which he gave to Abraham And of the oath he made to Isaac 10 Which he confirm'd to Jacob to be a law inviolable And to Israel to be an everlasting Covenant 11 Saying I will give to thee the land of Canaan for thy inheritance 12 At the time when they were few in number A small family And strangers in the land 13 They passed from Country to Country And from one Kingdome to another people 14 He suffer'd none to do them hurt he punished kings for their sake 15 Touch not he sayd my anointed And do no hurt to my propheâ—s 16 He caused famine to come upon the land And all their sustenance of bread
be put to confusion 32 I ran with alacrity in the way of thy commandments When thou wert pleased to inlarge my heart HETH 33 Make thy precepts O Lord my only law And I will allways seek it 34 Give me understanding I will study thy law And I will keep it with all my heart 35 Lead me in the path of thy Commandments which are the desire of my soul. 36 Incline my heart to the love of thy law And not to avarice 37 Turn away my eyes that they may not look upon vanity Make me live in thy way 28 Establish thy word in thy servant by the fear of thee 39 Free me from the reproche which I have dreaded For thy judgmeâ—ts are fâ—ll of mildnes 40 Behold I have ardently desired thy law According to thy equity bestow life upon me VAU 41 And let thy mercy come down upon me O Lord And thy saving assistance according to thy word 42 And I will answer to thos who reproche me That I have put my trust in thy promises 43 Take not at any time the word of truth out of my mouth Because I have put my whole confidence in thy judgments 44 And I will keep thy law continually for ever and ever 45 I have walk'd at liberty Because I sought thy precepts 46 And I have declared thy law in the presence of Kings And was not confounded 47 I have meditated upon thy commandments which are dear to me 48 And I have lifted up my hands to execute thy precepts which I have loved And I have made thy law my dayly exercise ZAIN 49 Remember thy promise made to thy servant In which thou didst give me hope 50 This has been my confort in my distress For thy word has revived me 51 The proud have never ceased to do wickedly But I have not declined from thy law 52 I have call'd to mind O Lord thy judgments from the beginning And I have been conforted 53 I have been ready to sink down with greif When I beheld sinners transgres sing thy law 54 Thy just decrees have been thâ— subject of my Canticles in the place of my pilgrimage 55 I have been mindfull by night of thy name O Lord And I have kept thy law 56 This good hath befallen me because I made thy Ordinances my whole inquiry CHETH 57 I have said It is my portion O Lord to keep thy law 58 I have implored thy assistance with all my heart Take pity on me according to thy promises 59 I have examin'd my ways And I have directed my steps according to thy precepts 60 J am prepared without being disturb'd to keep thy Commandments 61 Sinners have lay'd their snares round about me But I have not forgott thy law 62 I have risen in the midle of the night to praise thee for the Equity of thy judgments 63 I take part with all who fear thee And who observe thy precepts 64 The earth is full of thy mercy O Lord Teach me thy just Law TETH 65 Thou hast been good to thy servant O Lord According to thy promises 66 Instruct me in goodnes discipline and science because I have faith in thy Commandments 67 Because I was humbled I sinn'd And therfor I have kept thy Law 68 Thou art good and according to thy goodnes Teach me thy saving precepts 69 The injustice of the proud increaseth against me But I with my whole heart will seek to obey thee 70 Their heart is curdled like milk but I have allways meditated on thy law 71 It is good for me that thou hast humbled me That I may learn thy saving truths 72 The Law which thy mouth has pronounced is better to me then thousands of gold and silver JOD 73 Thy hands have made me and form'd me Give me understanding that I may learn thy precepts 74 Who fear thee will see me and rejoyce Because I have intirely confided in thy words 75 I have known O Lord that thy jugdments are equitable And that according to thy justice thou hast humbled me 76 Let thy mercy allso appear to comfort me According to what thou hast said to thy servant 77 Let thy compassion come towards me and I shall live For thy law is my only study 78 Let the proud be confounded because they have unjustly persecuted me But I will be imployed in performing thy Commands 79 Let them turn on my side all who fear the And who understand thy law 80 Let my heart be pure and sincere in keeping thy commandments That I may not be confounded CAPH 81 My soul has languished in expectation of thy saving mercy I have built my hope upon thy word 82 My eyes languish with longing after thy promises saying when wilt thou comfort me 83 For J am become like a bottle of leather exposed to the frost But I have not forgott thy ordinances 84 How many are the days of thy servant when wilt thou judge thos who persecute me 85 The unjust have told me fables But they were not like thy law 86 All thy Ordinances are truth it self They have persecuted me unjustly Come and releive me 87 They have almost brought me to nothing upon the earth But I have not forsaken thy precepts 88 According to thy mercy give me life And I will keep the law pronounced by thee LAMED 89 Thy word O Lord doth eternally subsist in heaven 90 Thy truth will last from generation to generation Thou hast founded the earth And it will allways remain 91 The day subsists by thy order For all things are subject to thee 92 Had not thy law been my meditation I should perhaps have perished in my affliction 93 I will never forgett thy just laws For by them thou hast given me life 94 J am thine save me Because I have carefully minded thy precepts 95 Sinners have watched me that they might destroy me But I have kept my self attentive to thy law 96 I have seen an end of all perfect things heer below But thy law hath no end MEM. 97 How have I loved thy law O Lord It is my meditation the whole day 98 Thy precepts have made me wiser then my enemys For they are a rule to me for ever 99 J am become more knowing then all my teachers Because thy law is my study 100 J am become more intelligent then the old men Because I have made diligent inquiry into thy ordinances 101 I have keept my feet out of every evill way That I might observe thy precepts 102 I have not swarued from thy rules For thou hast thy self prescribed me a law to go by 103 How delightfull to my taste are thy oracles More delicious then hony to my mouth 104 Thy precepts have given me understanding And therfor I have hated the ways of iniquity NUN 105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path 106 I have sworn and have resolved to observe thy just decrees 107 I have been humbled O Lord on all sides Make me
before God for their sins 1 LOrd Psalm 142. hear my prayer Give eare to my supplication according to thy truth hear me according to thy equity 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant For no man living can be justified in thy sight 3 For the Enemy has persecuted my soul he has humbled my life even to the earth 4 He has lodged me in a obscure place like the dead And my soul is full of anxiety my heart is disturbed within me 5 I have called to mind the days of old I have considered the great things thou hast done and J have meditated upon the works of thy hands 6 J have stretched forth my hands to thee J present my soul before thee aâ— earth without water 7 Hear me quickly O Lord my spirit is quite sinking 8 Turn not thy face from me Least J become like thos who descend into the lake 9 Let me speedily find thy timely mercy Because J have hoped in â—hee 10 Make known to me the way in which J am to walk For to thee J have lifted up my soul. 11 Rescue me O Lord from my Enemys to thee J fly for refuge Teach me to do thy will for thou art my God 12 Thy good spirit will lead me into the right way For the glory of thy name O Lord thou wilt give me life according to thy equity 13 Thou wilt bring my soul out of tribulation And in thy mercy thou wilt defeat my enemies 14 And thou wilt destroy all who afflict my soul because J am thy servant PSALME CXLIII Benedictus Dominus David gives thanks to God in this Psalme for the assistance he has allways received from him In the second place he prays that all the Kings and Nations that oppose him may be overthrown 1 BLessed be our Lord Psalm 143. my God who teaches my hands to fight in battell And my fingers to wage war 2 He is mercyfull towards me he is my refuge my defender and my deliverer 3 He is my protector and my hope is in him who makes subject my people to me 4 O Lord what is man that thou shouldst mâ—ke thy self known to him Or the son of man that he should merite thy consideration 5 Man is become like to nothing his days pass away like a shadow 6 Bow thy heavens O Lord and come down Touch the mountains and they will smoke 7 Dart forth thy lightenning and thou wilt dissipate them Shoot thy arrows and thou wilt confound them 8 Stretch forth thy hand from above and rescue me Deliver me out of the deep waters out of the hands of the sons of strangers * Rebellious children 9 Who 's mouths speak lyes And whos right hand is the right hand of iniquity 10 O God J will sing a new song to thee J will sing it upon the instrument of ten strings 11 Thou who givest safety to Kings who hast redeemed David thy servant from the sword of the Enemy Now also deliver me 12 Deliver me out of the hands of the sons of strangers whos right hands are the right hands of iniquity 13 Who 's children flourish in youth like new plantations 14 Their daughters are finely deck'd And adorned like a Temple 15 Their store houses are full and overflown out of one into the other 16 Their yews are fruitfull and come out of their folds in great flocks Their oxen are fat 17 Ther are no breaches nor open passages in their inclosures Nor any outcrys in their streets 18 Happy they have said are the people to whom thes things befall But happy is the people who have our Lord for their God PSALME CXLIV Exaltabo tâ— Deus The Title of this Psalme shews that David made it to serve upon occaâ—ions for praising and thanking our Lord. 1 J will glorify thee Psalm 144. my King and my God J will bless thy name for ever and ever 2 Every day J will bless thee And J will praise thy name eternally 3 Great is our Lord worthy of all praise His greatnes is infinite 4 All ages to come shall praise thy works And shall declare thy power 5 They shall celabrate the magnificent glory of thy holines And shall relate â—hy wonders 6 They shall make known the force of thy terrible judgments And sett forth thy greatnes 7 They will publish the memory of thy abounding sweetnes And they will rejoice in thy justice 8 Our Lord is compassionat and mercifull he is patient and full of mercy 9 Our Lord is Benigne to all And his mercys are above all his works 10 Let all thy works praise thee O Lord And let thy saints bless thee 11 They shall publish the glory of thy Kingdome And shall declare thy power 12 That they may make known to the sons of men thy Allmightynes And the magnificent glory of thy Kingdome 13 Thy Kingdome is a Kigdome of all ages And thy Empire is from generation to generation 14 Our Lord is true in all his words And holy in all his works 15 He lifts up all that fall And raiseth from the ground all that are bruised 16 The eyes of all creatures hope in thee And thou givest them food in seasonable time 17 Thou openest thy hand and fillest every living creature with benediction 18 Our Lord is just in all his ways And holy in all his works 19 Our Lord is near at hand to thos who call upon him And to all that invoke him in truth 20 He will performe the desires of thos who fear him he will hear their prayers and will save them 21 Our Lord takes into his protection thos wholove him And will destroy all sinners 22 My mouth shall speak the praises of our Lord And let all flesh blesse his holy name for ever and ever PSALME CXLV Lauda anima mea In this Psalme are commâ—morated the benefites of God bestowed upon men and it declares that wee onght to put our trust in him alone ALLALUIA 1 O My soul Psalm 145. Praise thou our Lord Whilst I live I will praise our Lord I will sing the praises of my God as long as J am in being 2 Confide not in Princes not in the sons of men in whom ther is no safety 3 Their soul will depart and they will return to the earth whence they came In that day all their designs will vanish 4 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his defender whos hope is in the Lord his God who made heaven and earth the sea and all things that are in them 5 Who preserves truth for ever Who does justice to thos who suffer injury and gives food to thee hungry 6 Our Lord loosens the bonds of prisoners Our Lord gives sight to the blind 7 Our Lord lifts up thos who have been bruised Our Lord loveth the just 8 Our Lord will defend the stranger And take into his protection the orphan and the widow And he will confound the ways of sinners 9 Our Lord will
reign for ever Thy God O Sion will reign from generation to generation ALLELUIA PSALME CXLVI Laudate Dominum This Psalme was also made to praise God for his universall providence towards all creatures and for his particular care of the people of Israel ALLELUIA 1 PRaise yee our Lord Psalm 147. for 't is good to sing his praise Let us offer praises to our God that may be acceptable and worthy of him 2 Our Lord who built Jerusalem will gather together the people of Israel that have been dispersed 3 'T is he who heals thos whos hearts are broken And binds up their wounds 4 Who numbers all the stars And calls them by their names 5 Great is our Lord And great is his power his wisdome is infinit 6. Our Lord takes the meek into his protection he humbles the sinners down to the earth 7 Sing to our Lord with thanksgiving sing upon the harp prayses to our God 8 Who covers the heaven with clouds And prepares rain for the earth 9 Who produceth grasse upon the mountains ad herbs for the use of men 10 Who provides food for their cattle And for the young ones of crows when they cry out to him 11 Our Lord loves not the man who confides in the strength of his horse Or in the swiftnes of his legs 12 Our Lord is pleas'd with thos who fear him And who hope in his mercy ALLELUIA PSALME XLVII Lauda Jerusalem This Psalme was made when the jews had rebuilt the walls of Ierusalem in praise of Gods providence over all his creatures and of his particular mercy towards the Israelites ALLELUIA 1 JErusalem Psalm 147. praise thou our Lord Sion praise thou thy God 2 For he has made strong the locks of thy gates Psalm 148. he has blessed thy children within thee 3 It is he who has setled peace in thy borders And fills thee with the choicest wheat 4 Who sends his word of command to the earth And his words runs suiftly about 5 Who makes snow fall like wool And scatters the hoary frost like ashes 6 He casteth forth his ice like morsels Who can endure the rigour of his cold 7 When he says the word they will all be melted his wind will blow and the waters will flow again 8 It is he who holds forth his word to Jacob The rules of his justice and his judgments to Israel 9 He has not done so to any of the Nations Nor has he manifested his judgments to them ALLELUIA PSALME CXLVIII Laudate Dominum de celis This Psalme also invites all creatures to celebrate the praises of God ALLELUIA 1 PRaise our Lord all you that are in heaven Psalm 148. Praise him in the high places 2 Praise him all his Angells Praise him all his heavenly hosts 3 Sun and moon praise him stars and light joyn all to praise him 4 Praise him the heaven of heavens And let all the waters above the heavens praise the name of our Lord 5 For he spake and they were made he commanded and they were created 6 He has established them for ever to last all ages he has sett a rule and he will not go from it 7 Praise our Lord all Creature of the earth Dragons and all in the Deep 8 Let fire Psalm 118. hail snow ice storms of wind which execute his will 9 Let the mountains and all hills fruit-bearing trees and all Cedars 10 Let all beasts and cattle all that creep o◠fly with wings 11 Let the Kings of the earth and all the people The Princes and the judges of the earth 12 Let the young men and the virgins All the old men and the Children praise the name of our Lord For his name alone is great and high 13 Both heaven and earth proclaim his praise And he hath exalted the power of his people 24 Let hymnes be sung to him by all his saints By the Children of Israël by the people that are neer to him ALLELUIA PSALME XLIX This Psalme also invites the Israelites to sing the praises of God And foretells that they shall prevaile over their Enemies ALLELUIA 1 SIng to our Lord a new Canticle Psalm 149. Let his praise be celebrated in the assembly of the saints 2 Let Israel rejoyce in him who made them Let the sons of Sion glory in their King 3 Let them praise his name with Concerts of musique With the drum and the harp let them sound forth his praises 4 For our Lord is well pleased with his people he will raise up and save the meek 5 The saints shall rejoyce in glory They shall be fill'd with joy in their places of rest 6 The praises of God will◠be allways in their mouths And they will have two edged swords in their hands 7 To take revenge upon the Gentils And to chastise the Nations 8 To bind their Kings with fetters And their Nobles with manicles of iron 9 That so they may execute upon them the judgment sign'd by God This will be glory to all his saints ALLELUIA PSALME CL. Laudate Dominum in sanctis This Psalme is upon the same subject with the former ALLELUIA 1 PRaise our Lord in his sanctuary Psalm 150. Praise him in the firmament of his power 2 Praise him for the mighty things he has done Praise him for his greatnes which has no bounds 3 Praise him with the sound of trumpets Praise him with the Psalter and harpe 4 Praise him with the drum and the flute Praise him with strung instruments and the Organ 5 Praise him with lowd aad harmonious Cimballs Praise him with Cimballs of Jnbily Let every thing that breaths praise our Lord. ALLELUIA
Jacob will rejoice And Israel will be overjoy'd PSALME XIV Domine quis habitabit This Psalm according to the opinion of many Interpreters was made by David about the time that he placed the Ark upon Mount Sion In the literall it has reference to the City of Ierusalem And in the spirituall sense to the heavenly Ierusalem whither none but the Iust must pretend te come 1 LOrd Psalm 14 who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle Or who shall rest in thy holy mountain 2 He whose ways are without blemish And who acts according to Justice 3 Who speaks truth from his heart And in whose tongue there is no deceit 4 Who has not injur'd his neighbour Nor hearken'd to reproches against him 5 He looks with contempt on the man that is wicked But he honours those who fear our Lord. 6 He never deceives when he swears to his neighbour not puts out his mony to usury nor receives bribes to oppress the innocent 7 He that acts so shall be establish'd for ever PSALME XV. Conserva me Domine This Psalm of David is full of mystery and prophecy and under the literall sense applicable to Davids own person Iesus Christ was principally intended by it So that our saviour the son of David seems to speak in it and declare that God his father by his omnipotent power will raise him from the dead 1 PReserve me Psalm 15 o Lord because I have hoped in thee I have said to our Lord thou art my God for thou hast no need of any thing that is mine 2 To the saints that are in his land he has wonderfully made appear all my good intentions towards them 3 Their infirmities increased upon them and then they made hast 4. I will not call together their conventicles where blood is offer'd nor shall my lips so much as name them 5 My share of inheritance is our Lord he is the portion of my cup 't is thou o Lord that wilt restore my inheritance to me 6 The lines have measur'd it to me in the richest soyle and I have an excellent inheritance 7 I will blesse our Lord who has given me understanding and that even at night my reins reprove and instruct me 8 I have allways had our Lord present before me he is still on my right hand to make me stand firm 9 'T is for this that my heart is glad that my tongue expresseth joy and also that my flesh will rest in hope 10 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption 11 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life thou wilt fill me with joy in beholding thy countenance endles delights are on thy right hand PSALME XVI Exaudi Domine justitiam David relying upon his innocence earnestly asks from God his peculiar assistance against his enemys 1 ATtend Psalm 16 o Lord to the justice of my cause hearken to my petition 2 Give ear to my prayer that comes not from deceitfull lips 3 Be thou thyself my judge let thine eyes behold the equity of my cause 4 Thou hast examin'd my heart and searched it by night thou hast try'd me by fire and there has been no iniquity found in me 5 That my mouth might not speak according to the works of men I have in obedience to the words of thy lips kept my self in hard and painfull ways 6 Make firm my steps in thy paths that I may never tread out of the way 7 I have cry'd out to thee because thou my God! art accustom'd to hear me incline thine ear towards me and hearken to what J say 8 Make thy mercys to be admired thou who savest those who hope in thee 9 From all that resist thy right hand preserve me o Lord as the apple of thine eye 10 Protect me under the shadow of thy wings from the wicked who persecute me 11 My enemies have beseiged my soul their bowells are closed up with fatt they talk with insolence and pride 12 After having cast me off they now besiege me they have fasten'd their eyes upon the ground 13 They ly in wait for me as a lyon for his prey or the lyons whelp lurking in his covert 14 Rise up o Lord prevent him and defeat him rescue my soul from the wicked one wrest thy sword out of their hands who are enemys to thy power 15 O Lord separate them in their life time from the small number of those vvho are thine upon the earth their belly is fill'd with the things hidden in thy treasures 16 They have abundance of children and what remains of their goods they leave to their litle ones 17 But J with justice will appear before thee I shall be satiated when thy glory do's appear PSALME XVII Diligam te Domine The title of this Psalm denotes the occusion in which it was made viz when God had deliverd David from the hands of Saul But tho it agrees according to the historick and literall sense wiâ—h David yet it may very well be applyd to Iesus Christ himself as S. Paul do's the last versâ— of it 1 J will love thee Psalm 17 o Lord who art my strength our Lord is my support my refuge and my deliverer 2 He is my God and my upholder and I will hope in him 3 He is my protector and the strength of my safety he is my defender 4 With praises J will call upon him and I shall be safe from my enemies 5 I have been surrounded with the sorrows of death and torrents of iniquity have fill'd me with trouble 6 The greifs of hell have incompass'd me and the snares of death have been layd for me 7 But in my tribulation I have calld upon our Lord J have cryd out to my God 8 And he has heard my voice from his holy Temple and my loud crys in his presence have penetrated his ears 9 The earth was moved and trembled the foundations of the mountains were stirr'd and shaken by reason of his anger 10 His indignation rais'd up a smoke fire broke out from his countenance and coals were kindled therby 11 He bow'd the heavens and came down and a thick cloud was under his feet 12 He mounted upon a Cherubin and has taken his flight he has flow'n upon the wings of the wind 13 He has cover'd himself with darknes he has inclos'd himself in a tent of black watery clouds 14 At the brightnes of his presence the clowds broke in sunder hailstons and burning coals fell dovvn 15 And our Lord thunderd from heaven the most high made his voice heard hailstons and burning coals fell dovvn 16 He has thrown his darts and scatterd them he has redoubled his lightning aud struck them with terror 17 The sources of waters have been layd bare and the foundations of the earth have been uncover'd 18 By the lowdnes of thy threatnings o Lord and by the breath of thy anger 19 He has sent from above
Austin apply this Psalm to the holy city of the Church of which that of Ierusalem was the figure tho S. Chrisostome and some other interpreters thiâ— it relates to the reestablishment of the city of Ierusalem after the Captivity of Babylon 1 GReat is our Lord Psalm 47. and worthy of all praise in the city of our God upon his holy mountan 2 With the joy of the whole earth mount Sion is founded on the side of the north stands the city of the great King 3 In the houses therof God will make himself known when he takes upon him to defend it 4 For behold the Kings of the earth did assemble And conspire against it 5 But when they saw it so defended they were astonish'd were frighted were driven away And were seised with trembling 6 They felt the pains of a woman in labour with a violent wind thou wilt break to pieces the ships of Tharsus 7 As wee have heard so now wee have seen in the city of the Lord of Hosts in the city of our God that God has founded her to last for ever 8 Wee have received thy mercy O God! in the midle of thy Temple 9 As is thy name so is thy praise spred to the ends of the earth thy right hand is full of justice 10 Let mount Sion rejoyce let the daughters of Judah be overjoy'd at the sight of thy judgments O Lord 11 Go round about Sion and incompass it relate those things from the top of its towers 12 Consider well its strength take a view of every house that you may make it known to the next generation 13 For he is God our God for ever and ever And he will reign eternally over us PSALME XXXXVIII Audite haec omnes gentes It is needles to be iniquisitive into the occasion of composing this Psalm since ther is nothing certain to be said of it and on the other side it consists only of morall instructions The Prophet represents the vanity of riches the unprofitablenes of worldly wisdom and shews that tho it often happens that the just are afflicted in this life and that the wickâ—d are in prosperity yet when death comes there will be an equall distribution made 1 HEar what I say all you Nations Psalm 48. be attentive all you inhabitants of the world 2 All that are born of the earth all sons of men both the rich and the poor 3 My mouth shall utter wisdom and the meditation of my heart shall bring forth prudence 4 I will give attention to parables And my proposition I will explain upon the harp 5 Why shall I be affraid in the evill day least I be found involved in the iniquity of my ways 6 They who confide in their strength And who glory in the abundance of their riches let them hear this 7 A brother wil not redeem a brother will a man vvho is a stranger redeem him he can not give for himself wherwith to appease God 8 Nor pay the ransom of his own soul he will allways toyle and labour and so live on to the presixt end of his days 9 He will not look upon death tho he sees wise men dying before him but the insensible man and the fool at last must perish 10 And they will leave their houses to strangers And their sepulchers will be their houses to the world's end 11 Their places of habitation passe from one generation to an other they have left their names to their lands 12 Man when elevated in honour looseth understanding he is compared to brute beasts that have no reason and he becomes like them 13 This way of theirs is the occasion of their fall And yet they please and applaud themselves 14 Like sheep to the shambles they are driven into hell And death will devour them 15 And the just will have dominion over them in the morning And all the props of their vvorldly glory will sink and faile them in hell 16 But God will redeem my soul from the power of hell when he has taken me into his protection 17 Be not concern'd when the unjust man becomes rich And his house is in great glory 18 For of all this when he dyes he will carry nothing with him nor will his glory accompany him when he goes below 19 During his life he shall be said to be happy And he will praise thee as long as thou do'st well with him 20 There he will enter where his fathers went before him And for ever he will not see light 21 Man when he is elevated in honour looseth understanding he is compared to brute beasts that have no reason and is become like them PSALME XXXXIX Deus Deorum Many of the holy fathers interpreters think this Psalm relates to the comings of our Saviour the one of mercy when he call'd mankind and established his Church the other of justice when he will come to judge the world Others apply it to the Israelites who vainly confided in their sacrifices and at that same time violated his law and neglected to obey his will Those two opinions may easily be reconciled in taking the Israelites to be the figure of the Christians and the judgment which God prononces against them to represent that which he will prononce at the last day against all who break his divine law 1 THe God of Gods Psalm 49. our Lord has spoken And has summon'd the earth 2 From the rising to the setting of the sun the splendor of his glory shines out of Sion 3 God will come our God will manifest himself And he will not be silent 4 Fire will flame out before him And a violent tempest will incompass him round 5 He will call to him the heavens from above and the earth from below to distinguish his people 6 Bring before him all his Saints who make a covenant with him by sacrifices 7 And the heavens shall proclame his justice for God is the supreme judge 8 Hear me my people and I will speak hear me Israel and I will testify to thee that I am God thy God 9 I will not accuse thee as to thy sacrifices for thy holocaustes are allways in my sight 10 I will not take your calves from your houses nor your goats from your herds 11 For all the beasts of the woods are mine All the cattell in the mountains and the oxen 12 I know all the birds of the air And the fruitfull beauty of the feilds comes from me 13 If I want meat I shall not tell you for the whole world is mine and all that it contains 14 Will I eat the flesh of bulls Or will I drink the blood of goats 15 Immolate to God a sacrifice of praise And pay your vowes faithfully to the most high 16 And call upon me in the day of tribulation I will sett you free and you shall honour me 17 But to the sinner God has said why do'st thou declare my laws And why do'st thou assume into thy
days upon days to the life of the king Thou wilâ— make his years reach from generation to generation Psalm 90. 7 He will remain for ever in the presence of God who can search to the bottome his mercy and his truth 8 Therfore will I praise thy name in Psalms from age to age That I may never faile from day to day to performe my vows PSALME LXI Nonne Deo subjecta erit It is beleeved that David made this Psalm about the same time with the former he exhorts himself and all his to put their confidence in God and to expect no relief but from him Above all he warns men not to rely upon riches nor unjust actions 1 SHall not my soule be subject to God Psalm 61. since from him comes my salvation 2 For he is my God and my Saviour He is my protector and I shall never more be disturbed 3 How long will you all sett upon a single man and combine to kill him And run him down as if he were a bending wall and a building ready to fall 4 They have conspired to deprive me of my dignity I have run with great thirst Their mouth did bless me and their heart did curse me 5 However my soule be thou subject to God For my patience comes from him 6 Because he is my God and my Saviour He is my supporter and I will not move out of my place 7 In God is my safety and my glory My succour is from God and in God is my hope 8 Let the whole congregation of the people hope in him Poure forth your hearts before him God is our defender for ever 9 But vaine are the sons of men The sons of men are lyars in their balances They conspire together by vanity to deceivé 10 Build not your hope upon injustice cover not wealth got by rapine And if riches do abound set not your hearts upon them 11 Once God has spokâ— and I heard these two things That power belongs to God and that to thee o Lord mercy belongs For thou wilt render to every body according to their works PSALME LXII Deus Deus meus ad te de luce vigilo The most part of the interpreters apply this Psalme to the time of Saul and believe that David made it when he fled into the desert of Siph to avoid Saul's fury Tho some are of opinion it may have been made in the time of Absalom's revolte when he was likewise forced to retire into a desert He deplores his exile and his absence from the Tabernacle and the Ark at the same time considers in a higher sense his absence from his true country ' which 〈◊〉 heaven And therfore the prayer which he makes is very proper for all the just who look upon this life but as a banishment 1 O God Psalm 62. my God! from the break of day I watch for thee 2 Both my soule and my body exceedingly thirst after thee 3 In this desert land unpassable and without water I present myself before thee as if I were in thy sanctuary to contemplate thy power and thy glory 4 Because thy mercy is more to be esteemd then life My lipps shall pronounce thy praises 5 I will praise thee in this manner during my whole life And with hands lifted up I will call upon thy name 6 Let my soule be replenish'd as it were with marrow and fattnes And with joyfull lipps I will offer thy praises 7 If on my bed I have been mindfull of thee I will likewise in the morning meditate on thee Because thou hast assisted me 8 And I will rejoyce under the shelter of thy wings My soule sticks fast to thee Thy right hand has held me up 9 In vain have they sought my life They shall themselues go into the lowest part of the earth They shall bee deliverd up to the sword and shall be meat for foxes 10 But the king shall rejoyce in God All shall be praised who swear by his holy name For their mouths are stopt who spake iniquity PSALME LXIV Exaudi Deus deprecationem This Psalme may have been composed by David either in the time of Saul's persecution or in that of Absalom's rebellion The holy Fathers in the spirituall sense apply it to Iesus Christ and to the faithfull that are members of his Church 1 HEar my prayer Psalm 63. O God! when I offer it to thee Free my soule from the fear of my enemy 2 Thou hast protected me against the convention of wicked men Against the multitude of the doers of injustice 3 For they have made their tongues as sharp as a sword They have bent their bow with bitternes That they may secretly strike an innocent man 4 They will wound him all on the sudden and fear nothing They are fixed in their wicked resolutions 5 They have consulted how to cover their snares And they have said who can find them out 6 They searched about for crimes to charge me with They unprofitably tyr'd themselves in the scrutiny 7 Man will forme deep designs in his heart But God will be glorifyed 8 Their arrows strike no deeper then those of children And their tongues have not any force but against them selues 9 All were amazed that saw them And every man was in fear 10 And they published what God had done And they understood his works 11 The just will rejoice in our Lord and will hope in him And all the upright of heart will have praise PSALME LXIV Te decet hymnus Deus This Psalme according to the letter of it seems to be made about the time of the Israelites going out of Babylon and returning to Ierusalem It is to be applyed in the spirituall sense to the church delivered from the Captivity of the Devâ—â— by the death of our Saviour Iesus-Christ 1 A Hymne in Sion becomes thee Psalm 64. O God And our vows to thee shall be perform'd in Jerusalem 2 Gratiously hear my prayer All flesh will come to thee 3 The words of the wicked have prevailed against us But thou wilt mercifully pardon our sins 4 Happy is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thy self He shall dwell in thy house 5 Wee shall be fill'd with the good things of thy house Thy temple is holy and admirable for justice 6 Hear us O God! thou who art our Saviour who art the hope of the whole earth to the farthest end of the sea 7 Who with mighty power hast established and made firm the mountains who hast stirred up the sea to the very bottome and made the waves to roar 8 The nations will be seized with terror and thâ—y who live furthest off will dread the wonderfull effects of thy power The evening and the morning are made delightfull by thee 9 Thou hast visited the earth Thou hast made it drink of thy rain and increased the riches thereof 10 The river of God is filld with waters wherby thou hast provided food for all creatures
and prepared the earth to bring it forth 11 Plentifully water the furrows Multiply the productions What springs up will flourish with thy waterings 12 The whole year round will be blessed by thy bounty And thy fields will abound in plenty 13 The plains of the desert wil become fertil And the hills will rejoyce being covered with fruit 14 The rams will be well clothed with their fleeces And the vailes will abound with corn All with a lowd voice will sing hymns of joy PLALME LXV Jubilate Deo omnis terra The subject of this Psalme is the same with thâ— former with this difference that it seems to have been made after the return from captivity whereas the former suites to the time of their coming away 1 ALl yee people of the earth Psalm 65. Praise God with outcrys of joy sing a psalme to his name and magnify his glory 2 Say to God how terrible are thy works O Lord The greatnes of thy power will make even thy enemys feign obedience to thee 3 Let all the earth adore thee and publish thy praises Let them sing hymns to the glory of thy name 4 Come and behold the works of God how terrible he is in his conduct over the sons of men 5 Who turns the sea into dry land makes us walk dry foot over rivers Heerin wee will rejoice in him 6 Who rules for ever in vertue of his own power he has his eyes upon the Nations They who provoke him let them not be exalted within themselues 7 But all yee nations bless our God Make your voice heard in publishing his praises 8 Who hath given life to my soule hath not sufferd my feet to be moved 9 For thou O God! hast try'd us Thou hast examin'd us by fire as siluer is tryd 10 Thou hast brought us into the nett thou hast layd tribulations on our back Thou hast placed men over our heads 11 Wee have passed thrô fire and water And at last thou hast brought us into a place of refreshment 12 I will enter into thy house wher I will offer holocausts I will acquitt myself of the vows which my lipps have pronounced 13 And which in the time of my affliction My mouth has declared 14 I will offer fat holocausts to thee with the incense of burnt rams Oxen and goats I will offer to thee 15 Come and hear all you that fear God And I will tell what great things he has done to my soule 16 To him I have cryd aloud with my mouth And I have magnified him with my tongue 17 If I am conscious of iniquity in my heart God will not hear me 18 Wherfore God has heard me And has been attentive to the voice of my prayer 19 Blessed be God who has not rejected my petition Nor turnd away his cy from mee PSALME LXVI Deus misereatur nostri This Psalme seems allso to have been made when the Israelites were going but not gone out of Babylon All the interpreters agree that it represents in the spirituall sense the ardent desire which the Prophet had to the coming of the Messias and the redemption of mankind According to what Iosus-Christ said to his disciples that many Prophets and many Kings had desired to see what they saw but had not seen it 1 MAy God be mercifull to us and bless us Psalm â—6 May the light of his countenance shine upon us and may he be mercifull to us 2 That we may Know thy way upon the earth And that thy saving mercy may be made Known to all nations 3 Let the people praise thee O God! Let all people praise thee 4 Let the nations be glad Let them bee fill'd with joy For thou judgest the people with equity and dost rule the nations upon the earth 5 Let the people praise thee O God! Let all people praise thee The earth has yeelded its fruit 6 May God our God give us his blessing May God give us his blessing and may the whole earth fear him from one end to the other PSALME LXVII Exurgat Deus Some notwithstanding the title inscribed with Davids name apply this Psalme to the defeat of Sennacherihs army King of the Assyrians Others think it made by David at the time when the Ark was brought into the Citty of Ierusalem But most interpreters agree that the incarnation of the son of God his Ascension and the conversion of the Gentils with the destruction of the Devills empire were the things which the Holy Ghost principally intended in it 1 LEt God rise up Psalm 67. and his Enemies be dissipated Let all that hate him fly before his face 2 As smoke doth vanish so let them vanish And as wax melts before the fire so let sinners perish in the sight of God 3 But let the just feast and rejoyce in the presence of God Let them be â—ill'd with joy and delight 4 Sing canticles to God recite hymnes to the glory of his name Prepare the way for him who ascends on the west Lord is his name 5 Rejoyce you in his presence they will be confounded when he appears who is the father of orphans and the Patron of widows 6 God is present in his sanctuary God who makes those live in one house who are of one mind 7 Who by his power brings forth those who were bound and likewise those who provoked him and dwell in sepulchers 8 O God! when thou didst go forth before thy people when thou didst pass through the desert 9 The earth did tremble and the heavens did let fall their drops In the presence of the God of Sinai in the presence of the God of Israel 10 Out of thy good will O God! thou wilt provide raine for thy inheritance It was decayd but thou hast restored and made it perfect 11 Thy living creatures will dwell in it Thou O God! mercyfully hast provided food for the poor 12 Our Lord will give his word with mighty power to those whom he sends his heralds to declare his will 13 The all-powerfull king of his most deerly beloved will allso give him power to divide the spoiles of the Enemy for the ornament of his house 14 If you sleep in the middle between the inheritances you shall bee like the doue whose wings are of silver and whose back is of the coulour of gold 15 When he that is in heaven shall judg the kings upon the earth they will turn white like snow in Selmon The mountain of God is a fertile mountain 16 A mountain that flows with milk a rich mountain Why have you a suspition of mountains that flow with milk 17 A mountain in which God is well pleased to dwel And our Lord for ever will inhabite there 18 The chariot of God is attended by ten thousands Millions rejoyce about it Our Lord is amongst them in Sinai in his holy place 19 Thou hast ascended on high Thou hast led along a great number of captives Thou hast received gifts to be
thy justice they will be exalted 17 For the glory of their strength is derived from thee and to thy bounty and goodnes wee owe our elevation 18 For t' is our Lord who has taken us into his protection and the holy one of Israel our king 19 Then didst thou speak in a vision to thy saints saying I have given assistance to a man that hath strength And I have rais'd up one chosen out of my people 20 I have found out David my servant and with my holy oyle I have anointed him 21 My hand shall be assisting to him And my arme shall support him 22 The enemy shall have no advantage over him and the son of iniquity shall have no power to hurt him 23 And I will cut in peeces his enemys before him And I will makâ— them fly who hate him 24 My mercy and my truth shall allways be with him and in my name his power shall be exalted 25 And I will lay his hand upon the sea And his right hand upon the rivers 26 He shall call upon me and say Thou art my father my God and the author of my safety 27 And I will constitute him my first begotten and I will raise him aboue all the kings of the earth 28 I will for ever preserve my mercy towards him And my covenant with him shall be inviolable 29 And I will make his race continue all ages And his throne last as long as the heauens 30 But if his sons shall deparr from my Law and shall not walk according to my precepts 31 If they shall violate my ordonances and shall not keep my commandments 32 I will visite with a rod their iniquitys and with stripes I will punish their sins 33 But my mercy I will not wholy withdraw from them Nor will I violate the truth of my promises 34 I will not break my covenant And the words which come from my mouth shall not be made void 35 Once I have sworn by my owne Holines and I will be true to David That his race shall continue for ever 36 And his throne shall allways remain in my sight like the sun And like the moon in perfection a faith full witnes in heaven 37 Thou notwithstanding hast rejected hast despised and layd aside him whom thou hast anointed 38 Thou hast reversed the covenant made with thy servant thou hast thrown down to the ground and profaned the sacred ensigns of his dignity 39 Thou hast destroy'd all his fences all his strong places thou hast fill'd with terror 40 All that pass by the way have pillaged him he is become the reproche of his neighbours 41 Thou hast exalted the right hand of thos who oppresse him and thou hast made joyfull all his enemys 42 Thou hast taken from him the help of his sword And thou hast not succor'd him in war 43 Thou hast depriv'd him of Purification and thou hast dasht in peeces his throne upon the ground 44 Thou hast shortned the number of his days thou hast covered him with ignominy 45 How long O Lord willt thou turn away from me will thy anger always burn on lik a fire 46 Remember how much of my life is consumed Is it in vain that thou hast created the sons of men 47 What man is there alive that must not see death who shall save his life from the power of the grave 48 Wher O Lord are thy former mercys which in thy truth thou hast sworn to David 49 Remember O Lord the reproche of thy servants cast upon tâ—em by many nations which I have contain'd within my breast 50 Thy Enemys O Lord have reproched us They have reproched us that thou art changed towards thy anointed 51 Let our Lord be eternally blessed so be it so be it PSALME LXXXIX Domine refugium This Psalme containes the prayer of Moses as the title shews to God for the people in which he complains of the miserys and shortnes of life and asks from God happier times 1 O Lord Psalm 89. thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation 2 Before the mountains were made and the earth and the univers were formed From all Eternity thou art God 3 Let not man be cast down by thee thou who hast said Be converted ye sons of men 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday that is past 5 And as the night watch which is reckon'd for nothing so will their years be 6 Like the grasse which in the space of one morning fades away at break of day it flourishes then decays and in the evening it drops down it hardens and withers 7 For wee have fainted under thy anger And thy indignation has put us into confusion 8 Thou hast lay'd our iniquitys before thy eyes and exposed the whole course of our life to the light of thy countenance 9 Thus all our days are wasted And we ourselves are consumed by the rigour of thy anger 10 Our years pass away like thos of a spider in cobweb designs The number of our days seldome exceeds seaventy years 11 And in the strongest if they arrive to eighty all that is beyond that is pain and sorow 12 But t' is an effect of thy mercy that we are so corrected 13 Who knows the force of thy anger and how much it ought to be feared 14 Shew the power of thy right hand that our heart may be instructed in true wisdome 15 Turn towards us O Lord how long wilt thou neglect us Be exorable towards rhy servants 16 We have been fill'd in the morning with thy mercy And we have rejoiced and have been dilighted all the days of our Life 17 We have rejoiced for the days in which thou didst humble us And for the years in which evills did befall us 18 Look upon thy servants and upon thy own works and be a guide to their children 19 And let the splendor of the Lord our God be upon us direct all the works of our hands Let the work of our hands be directed by thee PSALME LXXXIX Qui habitat This Psalme which most probably is of David's making tho some attribute it to Moses is full of usefull instructions It was upon the occasion of some great danger that David made this Psalme in the manner of a Dialogue â—her the Prophet the just man and our Lord speak by turns 1 HE who dwell's under the shelter of the most high Psalm 90. shall allways be protected by the God of heaven 2 He shall say to our Lord Thou art my deffender and my refuge he is my God and I will hope in him 3 For he has delivered me from the snare of the hunters And from the sharp word 4 Under the shadow of his shoulders he will cover thee and under his wings thou shalt be full of hope 5 His truth will fence thee round like a buckler And all that is frightfull in the night thou shalt not fear 6 Nor the arrow that flys by day