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
and sett before me a table to strengthen me against those who persecute me 7 Thou hast powred oyle upon my head and my inebriating cup how admirable is it 7 And thy mercy will accompany me all the days of my life 9 That I may dwell for ever in the house of our Lord. PSALME XXIII Domini est terra Most believe that David made this Psalm to be sung by the people when the ark was carryd to mount Sion but all interpreters agree that the holy Prophet had principally in his view the ascension of our Saviour Iesus Christ into heaven 1 THe earth is our Lords Psalm 23 and all that it contains the whole world and all that dwell in it are his 2 For he it was that founded the earth above the seas and provided it should be above the rivers 3 Who shall ascend to the mountain of our Lord or who shall stand in his holy place 4 He whose hands are innocent whose heart is clean who has not in vain received his soul and who has not deceitfully sworn to his neighbour 5 This is he who shall receive blessings from our Lord and mercy from God his Saviour 6 This is the race of men who seek him who seek the face of the God of Jacob. 7 Princes lift up your gates eternal gates be yee lifted up and the king of glory will enter 8 Who is the king of glory our Lord the strong the mighty our Lord the powerfull in battel 9 Princes lift up your gates eternal gates be yee lifted up and the king of glory will enter 10 Who is the king of glory the Lord of all power he is the king of glory PSALME XXIV Ad te Domine levavi It is probable that David made this Psalm in the time of the rebellion of Absalon It contains the prayer of a man in great straits begging ye assistance of God against his enel mies and the pardon of his sins 1 TO thee Psalm 24 o Lord I have rais'd up my soul in thee my God I confide and I shall not be asham'd 2. Nor let my enemies deride me for none who waite for thee will be put to confusion 3 Let all those be confounded who void of reason act unjustly 4 Shew to me o Lord thy ways and lead me in thy paths 5 Direct me in thy truth and teach me because thou art my God and my Saviour the whole day I wait for thee 6 Remember o Lord thine own mercy's the mercy's which thou hast shewn from the beginning of the world 7 But call not to mind the sins of my youth nor my ignorances 8 Remember me according to thy mercy o Lord for thy goodnes sake 9 Our Lord is mild and just and therfore he will prescribe a law to those who are out of the way 10 The meek he will guide in Judgment and he will teach the mild his ways 11 All the ways of our Lord are mercy and truth in respect to those who carefully seek his will and his laws 12 For the sake of thy holy name pardon o Lord my sin for very great it is 13 Who is the man that feareth our Lord for him he has provided a law to guide him in the way he has chosen 14 His soul shall dwell in plenty of goods and his seed shall inherite the land 15 Our Lord is a firm support to those that fear him and he will make his covenant manifest to them 16 My eyes shall allways be lifted up to our Lord for he will pull my feet out of the snare 17 Look upon me and have mercy on me because I am alone and poor 18 The griefs of my heart are multiplyd deliver me from my necessitys 19 Behold my low condition and the pain I am in And pardon all my offenses 20 Consider how my enemies are increased And how unjust a hatred they have towards me 21 Preserve my soul And deliver me I will not be ashamed because I have hoped in thee 23 O God! deliver Israel from all its tribulations PSALME XXV Judica me Domine The author of this Psalm appeals to God as his Iudge both of his own innocence and of the injustice of his enemies Interpreters differ in their opinion whither it was made by David in the time of Saul's persecution or of Absalom's rebellion 1 BE my Judge Psalm 25. O Lord because I have proceeded with innocence And having hoped in our Lord I shall not be weaken'd 2 Try me O Lord And put me to the test try my reins and my heart by fire 3 For thy mercy is allways before my eyes And I have delighted in thy truth 4 I have not sat down in the assemblys of vanity nor will I enter amongst the workers of iniquity 5 I have detested the conventions of malitious men nor will I ever sit in company with the Impious 6 I will wash my hands with the innocent And will still keep about thy altar O Lord 7 That I may hear the voice of thy praises And that I may relate all thy wonders 8 I have lov'd the beauty of thy house O Lord And the place where thy glory do's reside 9 Let not my soul O God! be lost with the Impious nor my life with the men of blood 10 Whose hands are stain'd with iniquity And whose right hand is full of bribes 11 But I will still proceed in my innocence redeem me and have mercy on me 12 My feet have stood firm in the right way in all assemblies I will praise thee O Lord PSALME XXVI Dominus illuminatio mea In this Psalm David mentions the dangers which by Gods assistance he has overcome and the assurance he has of being protected for the future he also begs of our Lord that he may without disturbance serve him night and day in the Tabernacle 1 OUr Lord is my light Psalm 27. And my safety whom shall I fear 2 Our Lord is the protector of my life who shall make me tremble 3 When the wicked came up against me to devour me 4 Those enemies that persecuted me were themselves weaken'd And fell to the ground 5 Should armies be drawn up against me my heart would be voide of fear 6 Should they give me battle my hope in this would still be firm 7 One only thing I have askd of our Lord And this I will require that I may dwell all the days of my life in the house of our Lord. 8 That I may contemplate the delights of our Lord And visite his temple 9 For he has hid me in his Tabernacle Psalm 26. in the days of my tribulation he shelter'd me in the secret part of his Tabernacle 10 He has sett me up upon a rock And has now rais'd my head above all my enemies 11 I have gone round and I have offer'd in his Tabernacle a sacrifice of joy I will sing hymns and Canticles to our Lord. 12 Hear O Lord my voice with which I cry out
utter'd to his complices 8 All my enemies whisper'd against me And they conspired to do me mischief 9 They came to a wicked resolution against me but he that sleeps may he not rise up again 10 Even the man with whom I lived in peace on whom I rely'd and who eat my bread was the formost in betraying me 11 But thou O Lord take pity on me raise me up again and I will repay them 12 In this I have known thou doest love me because thou wilt not suffer my enemy to triumph over me 13 For thou hast taken me to thy self in regard of my innocence thou hast established me in thy sight for ever 14 Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel from age to age without end so be it so be it PSALME XXXXI Quemadmodum desiderat cervus Some doubt whither David be the author of this Psalm but nothing hinders why wee may not follow the opinion of some others who believe that this Psalm agrees perfectly with the time of Davids exile whither it be apply'd to the time when he was absent from the Tabernacle and suffering persecution or to the whole time of his life which he lookd upon as a true banishment in regard to which he aspired with all his heart and this last sense is loâ—kâ—d upon by Bellarm at learned author to be the true literall sense of the Psalm 1 AS the stagg longs for running waters Psalm 42. so doth my soul ardently desire thy presence O God! 2 My soul thirsts after the mighty and the living God when shall I come and appear before the face of God 3 My tears have been my bread both day night whilst they continually upbraid me with saying where is thy God 4 These things I have called to mind and I have powr'd forth my soul within my self because I will go into the place of the admirable Tabernacle even to the house of God 5 With lowd cry's of joy and praise the sound of a feast 6 Why art thou sad my soul And why do'st thou disquiet me 7 Confide in God for still I will praise him who is my Saviour and my God 8 My soul within me is greatly disturbed I will therefore call thee to mind from the land of Jordan and Hermoniim and the litle mountain 9 Deluge comes upon deluge when with lowd voise thy flood-gates are open'd 10 All thy high swelling billows And waves have gone over me 11 Our Lord by day has dispensed his mercy And by night I vvill sing a Canticle to him 12 I have allvvays ready my prayer to the God of my life I will say to God thou art my protector 13 Why art thou forgetfull of me And why do I walk in sorrow afflicted by my enemy 14 Whilst my bones are broken I am upbraided by the enemies who persecute me 15 With saying continually to me where is your God O my soul why art thou afflicted And why do'st thou disquiet me 16 Confide in God for I will still praise him who is my Saviour and my God PSALME XXXXII. Judica me Deus This Psalm seems to be an abridgment of the former so that it is to be explicated in the same sense Many interpreters have thought that David in this Psalm do's not speak in his own person but in the name of his people afterwards carry'd captive into Babylone which he as a Prophet foresaw But ther seems no necessity of having recourse to this prophetick explication since the Psalm may very well be understood of David himself either when he was persecuted by Saul or assaulted by the temptations of the Devill 1 BE my judge Psalm 42. O God! and give sentence in my cause against an ungodly people deliver me from the unjust and the deceitfull man 2 For thou O God! art my strength why hast thou cast me off And why do I walk in sorrow persecuted by my enemy 3 Send forth thy light and thy truth those have conducted me and brought me up to thy mountain and into thy Tabernacle 4 And I will enter to the altar of God of God who gives joy to my youth 5 Thy praises O God my God! I will sing upon the harp why my soul art thou afflicted And why do'st thou disquiet me 6 Confide in God for still I will praise him who is my Saviour and my God PSALME XXXXIII Deus auribus nostris If David be the author of this Psalm he speaks in it according to the holy fathers by a spirit of prophecie either in the person of the Machabees and the fews oppressed by the tyranny of Antiochus or in the person of the holy Martyrs of the Church of Christ persecuted by the fury of Tyrants accordingly as S. Paul himself seems to have understood it in citing one of the verses to shew the violence which the enemies of the church exercised against the faithfull This Psalm may be properly apply'd to all afflicted and persecuted persons who may find therin matter of comfort in regard of the mercys of our Lord as also reasons of humiliation and fear when they consider the rigour of his justice 1 WEe have heard Psalm 43. O God! with our ears And our fathers have told us 2 What works thou hast done in their days And in the ages past 3 Thy hand extirpated Nations and thou hast planted us in their room the people of the country thou did'st afflict and drive forth 4 Not by their own swor'd did they possess the land nor was it their own arm that saved them 5 But it was thy right hand thy arm and the favour of thy countenance because it pleas'd thee to chuse them for thy people 6 Thou art also my King and my God by whose command Jacob has been so often saved 7 By the strength which comes from thee wee will drive away our enemies And in thy name wee will make nothing of those who rise up against us 8 For not in my bow will I hope nor is it my sword that will save me 9 For thou only hast saved us from those who persecuted us And hast confounded all that hated us 10 The whole day our glory shall be in God And thy holy name wee will praise for ever 11 But now thou hast cast us off and put us to shame And thou wilt not O God! go forth with our armys 12 Thou hast made us turn our backs to the enemy And wee are become a prey and a booty to those who hated us 13 Thou hast exposed us as sheep for the shambles thou hast dispersed us amongst the Nations 14 Thou hast sold thy people for for nothing And there was litle given in exchange for them 15 Thou hast made us the reproach of our neighbours And the scorne and derision of all that are about us 16 Thou hast made us become the fable of the Nations And a mocking stock amongst the people 17 All the day my ignominy is before my eyes And the confusion of my
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
blush for shame 6 The poor man cry'd out and our Lord heard him And deliver'd him from all his tribulations 7 The Angel of our Lord will guard them round who fear him and bring them out of danger 8 Taste and see how sweet our Lord is happy is the man who hopes in him 9 Fear our Lord all you that are his Saints for no want can afflict those who fear him 10 Rich men have fall'n into necessity and have felt hunger but they who seek our Lord shall abound in all that 's good 11 Come children and hear me I will teach you the fear of our Lord. 12 Who is the man that covets to live And desires to see happy days 13 Keep thy tongue from speaking evill And thy lips from being deceitfull 14 Decline from evill and do good seek after peace and persever so to do 15 The eyes of our Lord are upon the just And his ears are open to receive their prayers 16 But the countenance of our Lord is upon the doers of evill to exterminate their memory our of the earth 17 The just have cry'd out and our Lord has heard them from all their tribulations he has deliver'd them 18 Our Lord is allways near to those whose heart is afflicted And the humble of spirit he will save 19 Many are the tribulations of the just but from all these our Lord will deliver them 20 Of every bone of them our Lord takes care not one of them shall be broken 21 The death of a sinner is dismall And they who hate the just will be guilty of sin 22 Our Lord will redeem the soul of his servants And none shall faile who trust in him PSALME XXXIV Judica Domine nocentes David implores the speedy assistance of God both against his open enemys and his calumniators in private whose perfidiousnes he describes and detests Thisâ— Psalm he writâ— when he was persecuted by Saul and his courtiers 1 JUdge Psalm 34. o Lord those who hurt me vanquish those who set upon me 2 Take thy arms and thy buckler And rise up to help me 3 Draw out thy sword and stop their passage who pursue me say to my soul I am thy safety 4 Let them all be confounded and cover'd with infamie who seek my life 5 Let all that intend evill against me be driven back with shame and confusion 6 Let them be like the dust before the face of the wind And let the Angell of God closely pursue them 7 Let their way be dark and sllippery whilst the Angel of God is in pursuit of them 8 Because unprovoked they have lay'd a hidden snare to destroy me And they have unjustly calumniated me 9 Let him fall into a snare which he do's not foresee even in the snare which he lay'd for me let himself be caught 10 But my soul shall rejoyce in our Lord And be delighted in the salvation which comes from him 11 All my bones shall say Lord who is like to thee 12 Who dost rescue the poor out of hands that are too strong for them the feeble and the indigent from those who prey upon them 13 Corrupt witnesses rising up against me have question'd me for matters I was ignorant of 14 They did render unto me evill for good And put my soul into desolation 15 But I when they afflicted me clothed my self with sackcloth 16 I humbled my soul with fasting And my prayer will return into my owne bosome 17 I behaved my self towards them as to a neighbour and to a brother I humbled myself as a sorrowfull mourner 18 And they rejoyced at my misery they met together and provided scourges for me and I was ignorant of it 19 They are now dissipated but not penitent they still provoke me they insult me with mockerys and gnash their teeth at me 20 Lord when wilt thou look towards me deliver my soul from their malice my only one from these lyons 21 And I will magnify thy name in the great assembly in the multitudes of people I will publish thy praises 22 Let them not triumph over me who unjustly rise up against me and hate me without cause And yet flatter me with their eyes 23 For to me indeed they spoke peaceably but when they spoke in a mutiny of the people they studied to betray me 24 They open'd their mouths wide against me And said let us rejoyce now our eyes have beheld what wee lookd for 25 This O Lord thou hast seen be not therfore silent O Lord depart not from me 26 Rise up and mind the doing me justice my God and my Lord embrace my cause 27 Judge me according to thy justice O Lord my God! And let them not triumph over me 28 Let them not say in their hearts wee have our soul's desire nor let them say wee have devoured him 29 Let all who take joy in my misery blush and be confounded 30 Let all who speak of me with pride and disdain be cover'd with shame and confusion 31 Let those be glad and abound with joy who are well wishers to the justice of my cause 32 Let them allways say glorified be our Lord who desire the peace of his servant 33 And my tongue shall celebrate thy justice And all the day thy praises PSALME XXXV Dixit injustus 'T is believed that David made this Psalm after he had spared Saul who fell into his hands and after that ceased not to persecute him He takes occasion from this obstinacy of Saul in his injustice to shew the guilt of those who persevere in evil And withall he sets forth the providence and mercy of God 1 THe injust man resolves within himself to offend Psalm 35. The fear of God is not before his eyes 2 For in his sight he has acted deceitfully so that his iniquity has made him worthy of hatred 3 The words of his mouth are full of injustice and fraud he would not understand how to do well 4 He meditates mischeif on his bed he follows all bad ways and has no hatred of evill 5 Lord thy mercy is in heaven And thy truth reacheth to the clouds 6 Thy justice like the highest mountans is elevated thy judgments are of a profound depth 7 Thou wilt preserve O Lord both men beasts according to the great extent of thy mercy O God! 8 But the sons of men shall place their hope in their being protected under thy wings 9 They shall be inebriated with the flowing plenty of thy house And thou wilt make them drink in the torrent of thy delights 10 For the fountain of life is in thee And in thy light wee shall see light 11 Hold forth thy mercy to those who know thee And thy justice to the upright of heart 12 Let not the foot of pride come at me nor let me be moved by the hand of the sinner 13 There have they falln ' who work iniquity they are driven out and could not stand their ground PSALME XXXVI
well apply'd in generall to the Church and to the faith full in persecution 1 O God! Psalm 78. the nations have enter'd into thy inheritance They have defiled thy holy temple They have made of Jerusalem a houell to keep fruit in 2 They have lef the dead bodies of thy servants to be meat for the fowls of the air And the flesh of thy saints to be devoured by the beasts of the earth 3 They spylt and powr'd out the blood of thy servants like water round about Jerusalem And there was none to bury them 4 Wee are become a subject of reproche to our neighbours The scorn and mockery of all that dwell about us 5 How long O Lord will thy indignation continue against us how long will thy anger be kindled like fire 6 Powr out hy wroth upon nations who know the not and upon kingdoms which never call'd upon thy name 7 Because they have eaten up Jacob and have made desolate the place of his habitation 8 Remember not our past sins quickly let thy mercy overtake us for we are brought to the last degree of misery 9 Help us o God! who only can save us And for the glory of thy name o Lord deliver us and pardon our sins for the sake of thy name 10 Least it should be said amongst the Gentils where is their God let us see thee manifest to the nations 11 Thy revenge for the blood of thy servants which has been spilt Have regard to the sighs of those who remain in fetters 12 Take into the protection of thy powerfull arme the sons of those who have been slain 13 And refund into the breasts of our neighbours seven times over the reproches which they have cast upon thee O Lord 14 But wee thy people and the sheep of thy pasturs will for ever praise thee 15 From generation to generation wee will praise thy holy name PSALME LXXIX Qui regis Israel Intende This Psalme containes a prayer which the Prophet puts into the mouth of the Israelites when they were to be carryed away to Babylon under the reign of Nabuchodonozor in which he teaches them how they should render God favorable to them and Prevail upon his mercy At the same time it also containes a prophecy of the deliverance which Iesus Christ was to bring to all mankind by freeing them from the slavery of the Devill figured by the Captivity of Babylon 1 HAarken to us Psalm 79. Thou who dost govern Israel who dost lead Joseph as thy sheep 2 Who dost sitt upon the Cherubins manifest thy self to Ephraim Benjamin and Manasses 3 Exert thy power And come that wee may be saved by thee 4 Turn us to thee O God! and shew thy face to us And wee shall be safe 5 O Lord the God of hosts how long will thy anger make thee deaf to the prayer of thy servant 6 How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears and give us tears in abundance to drink 7 Thou hast layd us open to the assaults of our neighbours And our enemys have derided us 8 O God of all power turn us to thee shew us thy face and wee shall be safe 9 Thou hast transplanted thy vinyard out of Egipt thou hast cast forth the nations and planted us in their room 10 Thou hast been the guide in the journey to conduct it thou hast made it take root and it has filled the whole earth 11 The shadow of it has covered the mountains And the branches of it the highest cedar 12 The boughs extend as far as the sea and the shoots therof reach to the river 13 Why hast thou destroy'd the fence And layd it open to the pillage of all that pass by 14 The bore of the wood has rooted it up and the wild beast of the field has devoured it 15 Turn towards us o God of Hosts Look down from heaven and see and visit once more thy vinyard 16 Repaire and make perfect what thy right hand hath planted And look upon the son of man whom thou hast establishd and chosen to thy self 17 That is burnt and rooted up both are ready to perish by the threatning anger of thy countenance 18. Stretch forth thy hand upon the Man of thy right hand and upon the son of man whom thou hast establish'd and chosen to thy self 19 And wee will no more depart from thee Thou wilt give us new life and wee will call upon thy name 20 O Lord the God of Hosts make us return to thee shew us thy face and wee shall be safe PSALME LXXX Exultate Deo Whither it be David that compos'd this Psalmè and gave it Asaph to sing or whither Asaph him self made it as the title seems to import The people are therein exhorted to celebrate with joy and acknowledgments to God for his benefits the festivitys appointed the first days of the month especially of September to renue the memory of the covenant which God had made with his people 1 WIth outcrys of joy celebrate the praises of God our Protector Psalm 80. And rejoyce in the presence of the God of Jacob. 2. Prepare a Psalme Bring us the timbrill the harmonious psalter and the harp 3 Sound the trumpet in the new moon in the great day of your solemnity 4 For this is a precept in Israel and an ordonance established by the God of Jacob. 5 He ordain'd it as a memoriall to Joseph when he went out of the land of Egipte wher he heard a language he did not understand 6 He freed him from carrying burdens on his back his hands had long served in carrying baskets 7 In thy tribulation thou didst call upon me and I delivered thee I heard thee when I was hid in the tempest I made tryall of thee at the waters of contradiction 8 Hearken my people and I will declare my will to you O Israel if thou do'st listen to me there wll be no new God amongst you Thou wilt adore no strange God 9 For I am the Lord thy God who brought thee out of the land of Egipte open thy mouth and I wll fill it 10 But my people did not hearken to my voice And Israel minded me not 11 Wher upon I abandon'd them to the desires of their heart They will follow their owne inventions 12 If my people would have heard me If Israel had walked in my ways 13 I could easily have humbled their Enemys and I would have layd my hand upon thos who afflicted them 14 The Enemys of our Lord have broke word with him And the time of thei◠calamity will last for ever 15 And yet he has nourished them with the flower of the purest wheat And hath fed them with hony flowing from the Rock PSALME LXXXI Deus stetit in Signagoga Without determining the time'When this Psalme was made which is much controverted It is enough to say that it containes an exhortation made by the Prophet to all judges to do equall justice
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
me 5 Wonderfull is thy knowledge concerning me It is above my reach And I can not comprehend it 6 Whither can J go to be concealed from thy spirit And whither shall I fly to be out of thy sight 7 If I go up to heaven thou art ther If I go down into hell ther also thou art 8 If I take wings early in the morning to go and dwell in the extremest parts of the sea 9 Even thither thy hand will conduct me And thou wilt hold me with thy right hand 10 I then said perhaps darknes will cover me But I found that night was not dark to the but discover'd me to thee in my pleasures 11 For darknes hides nothing from thee to whom the night is no lesse illuminated then the day The Darknes of the one and the light of the other are both alike to thee 12 For thou hast possessed my Reins Thou didst receiue me from my Mothers womb 13 I will praise thee because thou hast in a terrible manner shewn thy power Thy works are wonderfull and my soul is penetrated with them 14 Ther is not a bone within me form'd by thee in a secret place that is hid to thee And my whole substance was known to thee when it lay below in the earth 15 Thy eyes beheld me when I was but half finished All will be register'd in thy book They will be form'd from day to day And non of them will be missing 15 But I see my God! how exceedingly thou hast honour'd thy freinds how firmly thou hast established their dominion 17 If I go to reckon them I find they exceed in number the grains of sand I have rose up and J am still with thee 18 O God! since thou wilt destroy sinners Depart from me all you men of blood 19 Because you say within your selves In vain they will take possession of thy Cittys 20 Have I not O Lord hated thos who hate thee And been almost consum'd with Zeal against thy enemies 21 I hated them with a perfect hatred And they became my Enemies 22 Search me O Lord and sound my heart Examine me And look into all my ways 23 And see if J am in any way of iniquity And lead me right in the way of eternity PSALME CXXXIX Eripe me Domine This Psalme seemes to have been made by the holy prophet David when he saw himself beseiged on all sides and persecuted to death by Saul 1 DEliver me Psalm 139. O Lord from the wicked man From the unjust man deliver me 2 They who formed wicked dessigns in their heart have made continuall war against me 3 They have sharpned their tongues like serpents The poison of aspes lyes under their lips 4 Preserve me O Lord from the hand of the sinner Deliver me from unjust men 5 Who have dessign'd to supplant me and make me fall The proud have Lay'd a secret snare for me 6 They have spred their nets and have sett their traps in my way 7 I have sayd to our Lord Thou art my God O Lord hear the voice of my prayer 8 O Lord by whose power I have been saved Who hast covered my head in the day of battell 9 O Lord do not deliver me up against my will to the sinner They have designs against me forsake me not least their pride should triumph over me 10 All their circumventions and studyed Calumnies of their lips will return upon themselves 11 Burning coals will fall upon them Thou wilt cast them into the fire They will sink under their misery 12 The lauish tongue shall not thrive upon the earth And the unjust man will make a wretched end 13 I know that our Lord will do justice to the afflicted And that he will revenge the cause of the poor 14 The just shall praise thy name And the upright of heart shall enjoy thy presence PSALME CXL Domine clamavi It is beleived that this Psalme was made by David upon the same occasion and near the same time with that which went before 1 O Lord Psalm 140. I have cry'd out to thee Vouchafe to hear me Listen to my voice when I call upon thee 2 Let my prayer like incense ascend to thee as an evening sacrifice receive the holding up of my hands 3 Place a watch O Lord upon my mouth and a door to gard my lipps 4 Suffer not my heart to be inclin'd to words of malice to seek excuses for my sins 5 I will have nothing to do with the workers of iniquity nor with any thing that is pleasing to them 6 The just man will admonish me with charity and will reprehend me But let not the sinner grease my head with his oyl of flatery 7 For I will still pray against the things which they delight in Their Judges shall be splitt upon the rock and swallow'd up 8 They will hear my words at last because thâ—y are powerfull As clods of the earth are borken by the plow and scatter'd about the ground 9 So are our bones dispersed even to the brink of the grave Wherfor to thee O Lord my Lord I lift up my eyes I have putt my hope in thee Let not my life be taken away 10 Preserve me from the snare which they have layd for me And from the trapps of the workers of iniquity 11 Sinners shall fall into their own net stand alone till the time of my passage comes PSALME CXLI Voce mea ad Dominum This Psalme contains Davids prayer â—hen he was in the Cave beseiged by Saul He setts forth the greatnes of the danger he was in he expects and hopes for his deliverance only from God 1 I Have raised my voice Psalm 141. and cry'd out to our Lord I have raised my voice And prayed to our Lord. 2 I powre forth my prayer in his presence And I lay before him all my sufferings 3 Whilst my spirit sinks down within me But thou O Lord knowest all my stepps 4 In the way J used to walk they have layd a hiden snare for me 5 I look'd about on my right hand and I considered And ther was no body that knew me 6 I can not escape by flying away And ther is not any that takes care to save my life 7 O Lord I have cryed out to thee I have sayd thou art my hope Thou art my portion in the land of the living 8 Be attentive to my prayer For J am humbled to the last extremity 9 Deliver me from thos who persecute me Because J am overpower'd by them 10 Deliver my soul out of this prison that J may praise thy name The just wait for me expecting the releif thou wilt give me PSALME CXLII Domine exaudi This Psalme David made when God punished him by the rebellion of his son Absolon for his former sins of adultery and murder He humbles himself before God and begs his pardon and mercy And by his example teaches all sinners how they ought to humble themselves
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