a bridle on my mouth whiles wicked fore me is verse 3 With stilnes I was dumb from good I silent was my smart was also stirred-troublously verse 4 Hot in me was mine heart Fire in my meditation burnd I with my tongue did speak verse 5 Jehovah make me know my end what my dayes measure eke know let me how short liv'd I am verse 6 Loe thou hast given my dayes as handbredths and my worldly-time fore thee as nothing weighes Sure wholly vain is ev'ry man though setled-fast Selah verse 7 Sure in an image walk doth man surely vain sturr make they one heaps-up goods and knoweth not who shall their gatherer bee verse 8 And now what do I look for Lord my longing is for thee verse 9 Free me from all my trespasses fools mockage make not me verse 10 I dumb am open not my mouth for doon it is of thee verse 11 From upon me thy scourging-plague ô turn-away the same for by the striking of thine hand I quite-consumed am verse 12 With reproofs for iniquity a man thou chastisest and makest melt even as a moth his beauty-liked-best Sure all men vanity Selah verse 13 Lord hear my pray'r and cry heark to my tears cease not as deaf for stranger with thee I a pilgrim as my fathers all verse 14 Stay from me and let me refresh my self ere that I goe and I no more shall be PSALM XL. Sing this at the 32. Psalm verse 2 WAiting I wayted patiently For Jehovah and he did bend unto me and did hear my cry verse 3 And he did make me to ascend out of the dreadfull-sounding pit out of the mire of muddynes and on a rock set-fast my feet ordred my steps with steadines verse 4 And he hath giv'n my mouth into a new song to our God a praise many shall see shall fear also and in Jehovah trust-alwayes verse 5 O blessed man he that doth put Jehovah his security and to the proud respecteth not or them that turn unto a lye verse 6 Thou makest thy works-marveilous O JAH my God many to be and thy thoughts-minded towards us none can in order-count to thee would I declare and speak-of these moe than to tell increast they are verse 7 Thou wouldst not gift and sacrifice mine eares thou op'ning-doost-prepare Burnt-offring and oblation for sinne thou hast not asked it verse 8 Then did I say loe I am come in the books roll it 's of me writ verse 9 I joy to doe thy will my God and thy law in my bowels is verse 10 I in the great Church tell-abroad the joyfull-tidings of justice Loe I my lips have not closed O JAH thou know'st verse 11 Within my heart thy justice I have not cov'red thy constant faith I have declar'd and thy healthfull-salvation Conceale I did not thy mercy to the great congregation and thine assured-veritie verse 12 Doe not thy mercies-pitifull close up from me O Iehovah but let thy mercy-bountifull and thy truth me preserve alway verse 13 For evils moe then can be told have round-about-assailed mee my crooked-sinnes on me take-hold and I not able am to see They doe surmount haires of my head also my heart doth me forsake verse 14 Vouchsafe Jehovah me to rid speed to mine helpe Jehovah make verse 15 Let them abasht be and have-shame together that the seekers are of my soule to consume the same Let them be back-returned-farre And blush let them that would my blame verse 16 Quite-desolated let them be for a rewarding of their shame that say aha aha to me verse 17 Joy let them and rejoyce in thee al that do seek thee let them say that thy salvations lovers be the LORD be magnifide alway verse 18 And I afflicted am and poor think on me doth the Lord-my-stay my help and my deliverer thou art my God do not delay PSALM XL. 1 To the master of the musick Davids Psalme verse 2 WAyting I waited for Jehovah and he bended unto me and heard my cry verse 3 And he brought me up out of the pit of sounding-calamity out of the mire of mud and set-up my feet vpon a rock he ordered-steedily my steps verse 4 And he hath given into my mouth a new song a praise to our God many shall see and fear and shall trust in Jehovah verse 5 O blessed is the man that putteth Jehovah his secure-trust respecteth not unto the proud and them that turne-aside unto a lye verse 6 Thou Jehovah my God hast made many thy marveilous works and thy thoughts towards us none can count-in-order unto thee would I declare and speak them they are mightily-encreast above telling verse 7 Sacrifice and oblation thou wouldest not mine eares hast thou digged-open burnt-offering and sin offring thou askest not verse 8 Then said I loe I come in the roll of the booke it is written of me verse 9 My God I delight to doe thy acceptable-will and thy law is within my bowels verse 10 I have preached-the-glad tidings of justice in the great Church lo I close not up my lips Jehovah thou knowest verse 11 Thy justice I have not covered within my heart thy faith and thy salvation have I said I have not concealed thy mercy thy truth to the great Church verse 12 Thou Jehovah close not up thy tender-tender-mercies from mee let thy bounteous-bounteous-mercy and thy truth continually preserve me verse 13 For innumerable evils have assailed me round-about my iniquities have taken-hold on mee and I am not able to see they are mightily-increased more-then the haires of my head and my heart forsaketh me verse 14 Vouchsafe Jehovah to rid-me-free Jehovah make hast to my help verse 15 Let them be abashed and ashamed together that seeke my soule to make-an-end of it let them bee turned backward and blush that delight mine evill verse 16 Let them be made-desolat for a reward of their abashing that say to me aha aha verse 17 Let all that seek thee be joyful and rejoyce in thee let them say continually magnified be Jehovah they-that love thy salvation verse 18 And I poor-afflicted and needy the Lord thinketh on me thou art my help and my deliverer my God delay not PSALM XLI Sing this as the 39. Psalm verse 2 O Bessed he that to the poore doth prudently-attend Jehovah him in th' evil day deliverance-wil-send verse 3 JAH wil him keep and give-him-life he blessednes-shal-find upon the earth and give him not unto his foemens mind verse 4 Jehovah he wil him uphold on sorowful bedsted thou in his sick-infirmitie hast turned al his bed verse 5 Say did I ô Jehovah shew unto me graciousnes heal thou my soul for against thee J sinned-have-amisse verse 6 Mine enimies of me sayd ev'l when shal his dying be and his name perish quite-away verse 7 And if he come to see he speaks a vain-lye in his heart iniquitie he heaps unto himself he goeth forth abroad the same he speaks verse 8 Together ' gainst me whisper-do al that
concealed bee verse 7 Let them for me not be abashed that thee Lord GOD of hosts do hopefully-desire yea let them not ashamed be for mee that thee O God of Israel require verse 8 For for thy sake I bear reprochful-blame cover my face doth ignominious-shame verse 9 I am become unto my bretheren an utter-stranger and a forreinour ev'n unto mine-own mothers childeren verse 10 For of thine house the zeale did me devour and the reprochfull-taunts of him that thee reprochfully-doe taunt are falln on mee verse 11 And I did weep my soule with fasting spent and it was turnd to my much-opprobrie verse 12 And I put sackcloth on for my raiment and for a proverb unto them was I. verse 13 They that sit in the gate against me spake and strong-wine drinkers melodies did make verse 14 And as for me my prayer is to thee Jehovah in a time of acceptation O God in multitude of thy mercie answere thou me in truth of thy salvation verse 15 Deliver me out of the mirie-clay and let me not as-drowned sink-away Deliv'red let me from my haters be and out of water deeps verse 16 Let waters floud not overflow me nor gulf swallow me not let the pit her mouth upon me shutt verse 17 Answer me LORD for good is thy kind-grace as thy great mercies turn to me thy face The second part verse 18 And hide thou not thy face from thy servant for on me trouble is soon answer me verse 19 Draw-neere my soule to it redemption-grant because of my foes ransom thou me free verse 20 Thou my reproach shame dishonourd-plight knowst my distressers all are in thy sight verse 21 Reproach hath broke mine heart and full I am of heavinesse and looked for some-one to moane-with-pitty but not any came and lookt for comforters but I found none verse 22 But for my meat they gave me bitter-gall and vineger to slake my thirst withal verse 23 Let for a snare their table fore them bee and for full-recompence a trap-to-fall verse 24 Their eyes be darkned that they may not see and make their loines to shake continuall verse 25 Powre out upon them thy detesting-ire and take them let thine angers burning-fire verse 26 Their castle let be desolated-quite within their tents let there not any dwell verse 27 For him they persecute whom thou dost smite and of thy woundeds sorow they doe tell verse 28 Give viciousnesse unto their wicked-vice and let them not come into thy justice verse 29 Wiped be they out of booke of the living and with the just let them not written be verse 30 And I that am afflicted-poore and grieving O God let thy salvation lift-up me verse 31 Then will I praise the name of God with song and magnifie him with confession verse 32 And it shall better to Iehovah bee then yong bul that hath hornes and hoofe doth part verse 33 The meek men shall rejoyce when they it see seekers of God live also shall your heart verse 34 Because Iehovah he the needy heares and he despiseth not his prisoners verse 35 Praise him let heav'ns earth the seas and all that creeps in them verse 36 For God will Sion save build Iudahs cities eke and dwell they shall there and it for inheritance shall have verse 37 His servants seed eke shall possesse the same and dwel therein shall they that love his name PSALM LXIX 1 To the master of the musick upon Shoshannim a psalm of David verse 2 SAve me God for waters are entred even to the soule verse 3 I sink-down in the mudd of the gulf where no standing is I am entred into the deeps of waters and the streaming-floud overfloweth me verse 4 I am weary with my crying my throat is burnt mine eies fail I attentively-waiting for my God verse 5 Many are mee-than the haires of mine head they that hate me without cause mighty are they that would suppresse me mine enemies falsly that which I took not away then I restored verse 6 O God thou knowest my foolishnes and my guiltinesses are not concealed from thee verse 7 Let not them be abashed for me that hopefully expect thee Lord Jehovah of hosts let not them be ashamed for me that seek thee O God of Israel verse 8 For for thy sake doe I bear reproch shame covereth my face verse 9 I am become a stranger to my brethren and a forreiner to my mothers sonns verse 10 For the zeale of thine house hath eaten me up and the reproches of them that reproched thee are fallen upon me verse 11 And I wept with fasting afflicted my soule and it was for repoches to me verse 12 And I made my raiment sack cloth and I was to them for a proverb verse 13 They that sit in the gate speake against me and they that drink strong-drink made melodies verse 14 And I my prayer is to thee Jehovah in time of acceptation O God in multitude of thy mercie answer thou me in the truth of thy salvation verse 15 Deliver me out of the mire and let me not sink-down let me be delivered from my haters and out of the deeps of waters verse 16 Let not the streaming floud of waters overflow me neither let the gulf swallow me neither let the pit shut her mouth upon me verse 17 Answer me Jehovah for thy kinde-mercy is good according to the multitude of thy tender-mercies turn-the-face-unto me verse 18 And hide not thy face from thy servant for distresse is on me make-hast answer me verse 19 Draw-neer to my soule redeem it because of mine enemies ransome thou me verse 20 Thou hast known my reproach and my shame and my dishonour before thee are all my distressers verse 21 Reproach hath broken my heart and I am full-of-heavines and I looked for some to moan me but none came and for comforters but I found none verse 22 But they gave me gall for my meat and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink verse 23 Let their table be before them for a snare and for recompenses for a trap-fall verse 24 Let their eyes be darkened that they see not and make their loines to shake continuall verse 25 Powre out upon them thy detesting-ire and let the burning-wrath of thine anger take them verse 26 Let their castel be desolate within their tents let there not be a dweller verse 27 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they tel of the sorrow of thy wounded-ones verse 28 Give thou iniquity unto their iniquity and let them not come into thy justice verse 29 Let them be wiped out of the book of the living and let them not be writen with the just verse 30 And I poor-afflicted and sorowing let thy salvation O God lift me up verse 31 I wil praise the name of God with a song and magnifie him with confession verse 32 And it shal be better to Jehovah than a young bull that hath horns that parteth the boof verse
clay of the streets I did powre-them-out verse 44 Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people thou hast put me for the head of the heathens a people whom I have not known doe-serve me verse 45 At the hearing of the eare they obey me the sons of the stranger falsly-deny unto me verse 46 The sonns of the stranger fade-away and shrink-for fear out of their closets verse 47 Jehovah live and blessed be my rock and exalted be the God of my salvation verse 48 The God that giveth vengeances to me and subdueth peoples under me verse 49 My deliverer from mine enemies also from them that rose-up against me thou hast exalted me from the man of violent-wrong thou hast rid me verse 50 Therefore I will confess thee among the heathens Jehovah and to thy name I will sing-psalm verse 51 He maketh great the salvations of his King and doth mercy to his anointed to David and to his feed for ever PSALM XVIII verse 2 I love-thee-deer Jehovah my firmness verse 3 Jehovah is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer my God is hee my rock in whom I sheltred hope to bee my shield and horn of my salvation my fensed-hye-fortification verse 4 Unto the praised LORD I made my cries And I was saved from mine enemies verse 5 The pangs of death about me compassed and me the streams of Belial frighted verse 6 The pangs of hell they round about me went the snares of death did me unwares-prevent verse 7 In the distress upon me call did I upon Jehovah and to my God cry and he my voice out of his pallace hears my cry before him came into his ears verse 8 And th' earth did shake and quake and stirred bee grounds of the moūts shook for wroth was he verse 9 Smoke mounted in his wrath and fire did eat out of his mouth coles from it burnd-with-heat verse 10 And he did bow the heav'ns and down-did-pass and gloomy-darknes under his feet was verse 11 And he did ride on Cherub and did fly and on wings of the wind he flew-swiftly verse 12 He set the darknes for his secret bound for his pavilion about-him-round darknes of waters thick-clowds of the skyes verse 13 From the resplendent-brightnes fore his eyes his clowds did pass hayl and fire coals burned verse 14 And in the heav'ns Jehovah thundered And give his voice did he that is most-hye the hayl stones and the coals of fire did flye verse 15 He sent his arrowes and them scattered and hurled lightnings them stroke-with-dread verse 16 And channels of the waters were beheld the worlds foundations were eke reveald At thy rebuke Jehovah at the blast of wind that from thy wrathfull-nosthril past verse 17 He from the hye-place sent take me did hee he out of many waters forth-drew mee verse 18 He rid me from my powrfull enemy and from my foes that stronger were than I. The second part verse 19 They unawares-preventing-came on mee in day of my clowdy-calamity and for a staff to me Jehovah was verse 20 And-also he unto a roomthy-place did bring me forth he safely-me-released because he was delitefull in me pleased verse 21 JAH did reward me as my justice-right as my hands purenes he did me requite verse 22 Because Jehovahs wayes I did observe and did not from my God ungodly-swerv verse 23 For all his judgements straight-before me bee and his decrees I turned not from mee verse 24 And I with him did-hold-integrity and kept my self from mine iniquity verse 25 The LORD eke rendred me as my justice as purenes of my hands before his eyes verse 26 With gracious-saint thee gracious shew doest thou with perfect man thou doest thee perfect show verse 27 Thou with the pure doest shew thy purity and with the froward thou doest shew thee wry verse 28 For poor afflicted people save doest thou the lofty eyes thou also bringest low verse 29 For thou dost make my candle to be light Jehovah my God makes my darknes bright verse 30 For by thee through an army break I shall and by my God I leaped over a wall verse 31 Gods way intire tryde is the word of JAH a shield he is to all that on him stay verse 32 For who is God besides th' Eternal-one and who a Rock except our God alone verse 33 God is he that with valour girdeth me and fully-perfect makes my way to be verse 34 My feet he matcheth as the hindes feet and on myne hye-places he dooth make me stand verse 35 My hands he learneth to the warlike-stroke and with mine arms a bow of brass is broke verse 36 And thou hast giv'n me thy salvations shield and thy right hand hath strongly-me-upheld also thy meek-humiliation hath caused me-multiplication verse 37 Thou hast my passage under me wid'ned and my leggs have not weakly-staggered The third part verse 38 My soes I follow'd and them overgot and til I had consum'd them turned-not verse 39 I wounded them and up they could not get they down-did-fal even underneath my feet verse 40 And thou didst gird-me-in-a-readines unto the warr with active-valiantnes Thou caused hast under me down to stoop them that against me have arisen-up verse 41 Neck of my foes thou also gavest mee and I suppressed them that hated mee verse 42 They cried-out but there was none to save to JAH but he no answer to them gave verse 43 And them as dust before the wind I pray'd as clay of streets I powring-out-them-lay'd verse 44 Thou hast me given-safe-evasion from peoples manifold-contention thou hast me put the heathens head to bee a people which I knew not serveth mee verse 45 At hearing of the eare they me obey the strangers sonns falsly to me deney verse 46 Sonns of the stranger fading-withered and did out of their closets shrink-for-dread verse 47 Jehovah live and my rock blessed be and God of my health hye-extoll'd be he verse 48 God he that giveth to me vengeances and doth the peoples under me depress verse 49 My safe deliv'rer from mine enemies also from them that up against me rise thou hast exalted me hast ridd me-free from man of violent iniquitee verse 50 Therefore Jehovoh I with-thankfulnes will thee among nations confess and I unto thy name a psalm-will-sing verse 51 Great maketh he salvations of his King and unto his anointed doth mercy to David and his seed eternally PSALM XIX Sing this as the 22. or as the 1. Psalm verse 2 THe heav'ns doe tell the glory of God and firmament doth preach work of his hands verse 3 Day unto day doth largely-utter-speach and night to night doth knowledge shew verse 4 No speech and words are none their voice it-is not heard verse 5 Their line through all the earth is gone and to the worlds end their speakings in them he did dispose tent for the Sun verse 6 Who bridegroom-like out of his champer goes joyes strong-man like to run a race verse 7 From heav'ns
end his egress and his regress to th' ends of them hidd from his heart none is verse 8 Jehovahs Law it perfect is the soul again-turning Jehovahs witness faithful is the simple wise-making verse 9 Iehovahs charges righteous are giving hearts glad-delight Jehovahs precept it is pure giving the eyes clear-light verse 10 Jehovahs rev'rend-fear is clean abiding stil for ay Jehovahs judgments veritie together just are they verse 11 Then gold then much fine-gold they are to be desired more and sweeter then the honey is or honey-comb-liquor verse 12 Also thy servant is by them admonished-clearly in keeping them is much reward verse 13 Errours who can discry from secret errours clense thou me verse 14 Thy servant eke restrein from sinns-presumptuous O let them not within me reign then shall I perfect be and clensd from much transgression verse 15 O let the words of my mouth be to acceptation and meditation of my heart before the face of thee Jehovah my almighty-Rock and my Redemer-free PSALM XIX 1 To the master of the Musick a Psalm of David verse 2 THe heavens doe tell the glory of God and the outspred-firmament sheweth the work of his hands verse 3 Day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night manifesteth knowledge verse 4 No speech and no words not heard is their voice verse 5 Through all the earth gone-forth is their line and into the utmost-end of the world their speakings he hath put a tent in them for the sun verse 6 And he as a bridegroom going-forth out of his privy-chamber joyeth a mighty-man to run a race verse 7 From the utmost-end of the heavens is his egress his compassing-regress is unto the utmost-ends of them and none is hidd from his heat verse 8 The law of Jehovah is perfect returning the soul the testimony of Jehovah is faithfull making-wise the simple verse 9 The precepts of Jehovah are right giving-joy to the heart the commandement of Jehovah is pure giving-light to the eyes verse 10 The fear of Jehovah is clean standing to perpetual-aye the judgements of Jehovah are truth just they are together verse 11 To be desired more-then gold and then much fine-gold and sweeter than hony and liquor of the honey-combs verse 12 Also thy servant is clearly-admonished by them in keeping them there is much reward verse 13 Unadvised-errours who doth-understand from secret faults clense-thou me verse 14 Also from presumptuous sinns withhold thou thy servant let them not have dominion in me then shall I be perfect and made-clean from much trespass verse 15 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart before thee be to favourable-acceptation Jehovah my Rock and my redeemer PSALM XX. 1 To the master of the musick a Psalm of David verse 2 JEhovah answer thee in day of distress the name of the God of Jaakob set-thee-on-high verse 3 He send thy help from the Sanctuary and uphold thee out of Sion verse 4 He remember all thy oblations and thy burnt-offring he turn-to-ashes Selah verse 5 He-give to thee according-to thy heart and fulfill all thy counsell verse 6 We will showt in thy salvation and in the name of our God set up the banner Iehovah fulfill all thy petitions verse 7 Now I know that Iehovah saveth his Anointed answereth him out of the heavens of his holines with powers the salvation of his right hand verse 8 These make-mention of charrets and these of horses but we make-mention of the name of Iehovah our God verse 9 They stoop-down and fall but we rise-up and stand-upright verse 10 Iehovah save-thou the King he-answer us in the day we call PSALM XX. Sing this as the 84. Psalm verse 2 THe LORD eternall answer thee in day of streight-adversitee the name of Jakobs mighty-God set thee upon a refuge-hye verse 3 Send thy help from the sanctuary from Sion give thee sure-abode verse 4 He all thy gifts in-mind-up-lay thy offring ashes-make Selah verse 5 As thy heart craves give thee the same and all thy counsell he fulfill verse 6 In thy salvation showt we will and banners-rear in our Gods name All thy requests fullfill-doe JAH verse 7 Now doe I know that Jehovah he saveth his Anointed-one out of his heav'ns of sanctity he answreth him with powers-mighty his right-hands safe-salvation verse 8 Of charrets these of horses they but of the name of our God JAH we mention-make verse 9 They stoop and fall but rise and stand-upright doe we verse 10 Iehovah save-thou the King he us answer in the day we call PSALM XXI verse 2 IEhovah in thy strength the King shall joyful be in thy safe-salvation how veh'ment glad is he verse 3 Thou unto him hast given that which his heart did pray and th' earnest-asking of his lips hast not kept-back Selah verse 4 For thou preventest him with blessings of goodnes thou settest on his head a crown of gold-of-preciousnes verse 5 Life he did ask of thee to him thou gavest-it even length of dayes t'eternity and to continuance-yet verse 6 Great hath his honour been in thy salvation glory and comely-dignity thou puttest him upon verse 7 For blessings thou hast set him to perpetuall-ay even with thy face thou makest him chearfull-to-be with joy verse 8 For in Iehovah doth the King put trust and hee through mercy of the Highest-one shall not removed bee verse 9 Thine hand shall-find-out all that are thine enemies even thy right hand shall find-out them that thee with-hate-invies verse 10 At time of thy fierce-face them as an oven of fire thou wilt dispose Iehovah will them swallow in his ire and fire shall eat them up verse 11 Thou wilt the fruit of them ' stroy from the earth also their seed from sonns of earthly-men verse 12 For they intended have an evill-thing ' gainst thee a crafty-purpose they have thought but shall not able bee verse 13 Because thou wilt them set even-as a shouldring-butt against their faces with thy strings wilt ready-make to shoot verse 14 Iehovah in thy strength doe high-thy-self-advance and we will sing and praise-with-psalm thy pow'rfull-puissance PSALM XXI 1 To the master of the musick a Psalm of David verse 2 IEhovah in thy strength the King shall rejoyce and in thy salvation how vehement glad shall he be verse 3 Thou hast given to him his hearts desire and the earnest-request of his lips thou hast not kept-back Selah verse 4 For thou doest prevent him with blessings of goodnesse thou fettest on his head a crown of fine gold verse 5 Life he asked of thee thou gavest it him length of dayes ever and aye verse 6 Great is his honour in thy salvation glorious-majesty and comly-honour hast thou put upon him verse 7 For thou hast set him for blessings to perpetuall-ay thou hast made him chearfull with joy with thy face verse 8 For the King trusteth in Iehovah and through the mercy of the most-high he shall not be moved verse 9 Thy hand
vowes I will discharge verse 27 The meek shall eat and be suffis'd Jehovah praise shall they that doe him seek your heart shall live unto perpetuall-aye verse 28 All ends of th' earth remember shall and turn Jehovah to and all the heathens families 'fore thee shall worship-doe verse 29 Because unto Jehovah doth the kingdom appertain and he among the nations is ruler-soveraign verse 30 All they that in the earth be fat shall eat and worship doe low-bend before him shall they all that to the dust down-goe And he that quickneth not his soul verse 31 To him serve shall their seed it for a generation shall be'fore the LORD counted verse 32 Come shall they and his justice shall by them declared bee unto a folk that shall be born that done the same hath hee PSALM XXIII 1 A Psalm of David IEhovah feedeth me I shall not lack verse 2 In folds of budding-grass he maketh me lie-down he easily-leadeth me by the waters of tests verse 3 He returneth my soul he leadeth me in the beaten-paths of justice for his name sake verse 4 Yea though I should walk in the vally of the shade of death I will not fear evill for thou wilt be with me thy rod and thy staff they shall comfort me verse 5 Thou furnishest before me a table in presence of my distressers thou makest fat my head with oil my cup is abundant verse 6 Doubtlesse good and mercy shall follow me all the dayes of my life and I shall converse in the house of Iehovah to length of dayes PSALM XXIII Sing this as the 8. Psalm verse 1 IEhovah feedeth me I shall not lack verse 2 In grassy folds he down doth make me lye he gently-leads me quiet waters by verse 3 He doth return my soul for his name sake in paths of justice leads-me-quietly verse 4 Yea though I walk in dale of deadly-shade I le fear none ill for with me thou wilt be thy rod thy staff eke they shall comfort me verse 5 Fore me a table thou hast ready-made in their presence that my distressers be Thou makest fat mine head with ointing-oil my cup abounds verse 6 Doubtless good and mercy shall all the dayes of my life follow me also within Iehovahs house I shall to length of dayes repose-me-quietly PSALM XXIV verse 1 THe earth it is Iehovahs and the plenteousnes of it the habitable-world and they that in the same doe sit verse 2 For he upon the watry-seas hath-founded it secure and on the flowing-rivers hath the same establisht-sure verse 3 Who shall into the mountain of Iehovah up-ascend and in his place of holines who is he that shall stand verse 4 The clean in hands and pure in heart that to false-vanity doth not lift-up his soul and doth not swear to fallacy verse 5 He from Iehovah shall receive a benediction and justice from the mighty-God of his salvation verse 6 This is their generation that doe him seek even they that make-inquiry for thy face this Iacob is Selah verse 7 Lift-up ye gates your heads and ye dores of eternall-aye be lifted-up that-so the King of glory enter may verse 8 This King of glory who is he Jehovah puissant and valiant Jehovah he in battel valiant verse 9 Lift-up ye gates your heads and ye dores of eternal-aye lift-up your-heads that-so the King of glory enter may verse 10 This King of glory who is he it is the eternall-JAH of warlike-hosts even-he the King of glory is Selah PSALM XXIV 1 A Psalm of David THe earth is Iehovahs and the plenty thereof the world and they that sitt therein verse 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers verse 3 Who shall ascend into the mountain of Iehovah and who shall stand in the place of his holinesse verse 4 The clean in palmes and pure in heart which lifteth not up his soul to false-vanity neither sweareth to deceit verse 5 He shall receive a blessing from Iehovah and justice from the God of his salvation verse 6 This is the generation of them that inquire for him of them that seek thy face of Iaakob Selah verse 7 Lift up ye gates your heads and be lifted up ye dores of eternity that the King of glory may come in verse 8 Who is this King of glory Jehovah strong and valiant Jehovah valiant in battel verse 9 Lift up ye gates your heads and lift up ye dores of eternity that the King of glory may come in verse 10 Who is he this King of glory Jehovah of hosts he is the King of glory Selah PSALM XXV 1 A Psalm of David VNto thee Jehovah lift I up my soul verse 2 My God in thee do I trust let me not be abashed let not my enemies shew-gladnesse over me verse 3 Yea all that earnestly-exspect thee shall not be abashed they shall be abashed that unfaithfully transgress in vain verse 4 Thy waies Jehovah make thou me to know learn me thy pathes verse 5 Make me to tread in thy truth and learn me for thou art the God of my salvation thee do I earnestly-exspect all the day verse 5 Remember thy tender-tender-mercies Jehovah and thy kind-kind-mercies for they are from eternitie verse 7 The sins of my youth and my trespasses remember thou not according to thy mercie do thou remember me for thy goodnesse sake Jehovah verse 8 Good and righteous Jehovah is therefore will he teach sinners in the way verse 9 He will make the meek to tread in judgement and will learn the meek his way verse 10 All the pathes of Iehovah are mercy and truth to them that keep his covenant and his testimonies verse 11 For thy name-sake Jehovah even mercifully pardon wilt thou my iniquity for it is much verse 12 Who is the man that feareth Iehovah he wil teach him in the way that he shal chuse verse 13 His soul shal lodge in good and his seed shal inherit the land verse 14 The secret of Iehovah is to them that fear him and his covenant to make them for to know verse 15 Myne eyes are continually unto Jehovah for he wil bring-forth my feet out of the net verse 16 Turn-the-face unto me and be gracious-to me for I am solitarie and poor-afflicted verse 17 The distresses of my heart are inlarged bring thou me forth out of my vexations verse 18 See mine affliction and my molestation and forgive all my sinns verse 19 See mine enemies for they are multiplied and with hatred of violēt-wrong have they hated me verse 20 Keep thou my soul and deliver me let me not be abashed for I hope-for-safetie in thee verse 21 Let perfection and righteousnes preserve me for I earnestly-exspect thee verse 22 Redeme Israel O God from all his distresses PSALM XXV I Lift my soul Jehovah unto thee verse 2 My God in thee my trust I do repose O let me not with-shame-abashed be shew-gladnes over me let not my foes verse 3 Yea all do
exspect-thee-earnestly shall not abashed be-with-shamefulnes but they shall be abashed-shamefully that do in vain unfaithfully-transgress verse 4 Thy wayes Iehovah make thou me discern thy pathes me learn-by-information verse 5 Make me to tread in thy truth and me learn for thou the God of my salvation I earnestly-exspect thee all the day verse 6 Remember thy compassionate mercies and thy kind mercies ô eternal-IAH for they have been even from eternities verse 7 The sinns of my youth and my trespasses remember not thou but remember me Iehovah for thy bountiful-goodnes according to thy loving-kind-mercie verse 8 God is Iehovah righteous also therefore wil he teach sinners in the way verse 9 He will thee meek in judgement make to goe and learn he wil the lowly-meek his way verse 10 Mercy and truth Jehovahs paths all are to them that keep his league and witnesses verse 11 For thy name JAH thou mercifully-spare wilt mine iniquity for much it-is verse 12 Who is the man that doth Jehovah fear him will he teach in way that he shall-chuse verse 13 His soul in good shall lodging-persevere his seed the land for-heritage-shall-use verse 14 The secret of Jehovah he doth grant to them that him with fear doe-reverence also his testamental-covenant to make them for to have-intelligence verse 15 Mine eyes alway unto Jehovah be for from the net my feet he will restore verse 16 Unto me turn and gracious be to mee For I alone am and afflicted-poore verse 17 Distresses of my heart inlarged be bring thou me forth from my vexations verse 18 My trouble and my molestation see and pardon all mine aberrations verse 19 Behold my foes for multiplide are thay and doe with hate most-violent hate mee verse 20 Keep thou my soul and ridd me free-away sham'd be I not for I doe hope in thee verse 21 Keep me let rightnes and perfection for I doe thee exspect-with earnestnes verse 22 O God give Israel redemption from all his strait-afflicting-anguishes PSALM XXVI Sing this as the 5. or as the 66. Psalm verse 1 JUdge me Jehovah for I goe in my perfect-simplicity I in Jehovah trust also I shall not slide-unstedfastly verse 2 Jehovah prove tempt me likeweise my reins and my heart doe thou trie verse 3 For thy mercy before mine eyes and I walk in thy verity verse 4 I sit not with vaine mortal-men nor enter with dissemblers-hidd verse 5 I hate church of malignant-men and doe not sit with the-wicked verse 6 My hands with cleannes wash-I-clear and LORD I compass thine altar verse 7 With voice of thanks to cause to hear and all thy marvailes to declare verse 8 Jehovah the safe-mansion of thine house dearly-love do I place of the habitation of thy most glorious-majesty verse 9 My soul with sinners gather not nor with blood-guilty men my life verse 10 In whose hands a mischievous-plot whose right hand is with bribes full rife verse 11 And I walk in my perfectnes redeeme and use-me-graciously verse 12 My foot doth stand in righteousnes in Churches bless the LORD will I. PSALM XXVI 1 A psalm of David JUdge me Iehovah for I walk in my perfection and doe trust in Iehovah I shal not stagger verse 2 Prove me Iehovah and tempt me try my reins and my heart verse 3 For thy mercy is before mine eyes and I walk in thy truth verse 4 I doe not sit with mortal-men of false-vanitie and with the hidden I enter not verse 5 I hate the church of evil-doers and with the wicked I sit not verse 6 I will wash my palms with cleannes and compass thine altar Iehovah verse 7 To cause to hear with voice of confession and to tell all thy marveilous works verse 8 Iehovah I love the mansion of thy house and the place of the habitation of thy glory verse 9 Gather not my soul with sinners and my life with men of bloods verse 10 In whose hands is a mischievous purpose and their right-hand is full of bribes verse 11 And I doe walk in my perfection redeeme thou me and be gracious to me verse 12 My foot standeth in righteousnes in the Churches I will bless Iehovah PSALM XXVII 1 A Psalm of David JEhovah is my light and my salvation for whom should I fear Iehovah is the strength of my life for whom should I dread verse 2 When evil-doors made-battel against me to eat my flesh my distressers and my enemies to me them selves stumbled and fell verse 3 If a pitched-host shall pitch against me my heart shall not fear if warr shall rise-up against me in this I trust verse 4 One thing I have asked of Iehovah the same I will request that I may sit in the house of Iehovah all the dayes of my life to view the pleasantnes of Iehovah and to inquire in his Pallace verse 5 For he will keep me privily in his pavilion in the day of evil he will keep me secret in the secret place of his tent on a rock he will exalt me verse 6 And now exalted shal be my head above my enemies round-about me and I wil sacrifice in his tent sacrifices of showting I will sing and sing-psalm to Iehovah verse 7 Hear Iehovah my voice when I cal and be gracious to me and answer me verse 8 To thee sayd my heart seek ye my face thy face Iehovah I doe seek verse 9 Hide thou not thy face from me turn not-aside in anger thy servant thou hast been my succour leave me not neither forsake me O God of my salvation verse 10 Though my father and my mother should forsake me yet Iehovah would gather me verse 11 Teach me Iehovah thy way and lead me in the path of righteousnesse because of my enviers verse 12 Give me not to the soul of my distressers for witnesses of falshood doe stand up against me and he that breatheth violent-wrong verse 13 Except I had beleeved to see the goodnesse of Iehovah in the land of the living verse 14 Earnestly-exspect thou for Iehovah be confirmed and let thine heart wax-strong and earnestly-expect thou for Iehovah PSALM XXVII verse 1 THe LORD my light is and mine health for whom should I be ' ffeard The LORD the strength is of my life for whom should I have-dread verse 2 When evil-men to eat my flesh against me made-battel my foes and m'enimies to me themselves stumbled and fell verse 3 If that an host against me pitch my heart unfearfull is if warr shall up against me rise I boldly trust in this verse 4 One-thing I asked of the LORD the same request I shall that in the LORDS house I may d'wel the daies of my life all to view Jehovahs pleasantnes and seek in his Pallace verse 5 For he in his pavilion will privily-me-place in th' evill day he will me keep secret in secrecy of his tent and upon a rock he will exalt me-hye verse 6 And now lift up shall be mine head above my foes 'bout mee and I wil
my God and let them not rejoyce at me verse 25 Let them not say in their heart aha our soul let them not say we have swallowed him up verse 26 Let them be abashed and confounded together that rejoyce at mine evill let them be clothed with bashfulnesse and shame that magnifie against me verse 27 Let them shout joyfully and rejoyce that delight my justice and let them say continually magnified be Jehovah that delighteth the peace of his servant verse 28 And my tongue shall meditate thy justice all the day thy praise PSALM XXXV This may be sung also as the 8. Psalme PLead thou O LORD with them that plead with me warr against them that do against me war 2 Lay hold upon the shield and the bucklar stand for mine help verse 3 And spear sword draw-free to meet with them that my pursuers be Say to my soule I thy salvation am verse 4 Let my soule seekers basht and shamed be turn'd back and hush that evill think for me verse 5 As chaffe before the wind so be those-same and th'Angel of Jehovah driving them verse 6 Darknesse and slippernes let be their way and th'Angel of the LORD them following verse 7 Because they the corruption of their grinn without cause for me privily-did-lay without cause digged for my soule have they verse 8 Let ruine come on him unwary he and catch him let his privie-hidden grinn with wastfull-ruine let him fall therein verse 9 And in Jehovah glad my soule shall be shall in his saving health have joyfull-glee verse 10 My bones shal all say LORD who is like thee that from his stronger riddest-free the poore even poore and needy from his spoiler-sore verse 11 Cruell-false witnesses up-risen be things that I knew not they did aske of me verse 12 Evill for good they unto me rendred Ev'n of my soule the quit-bereaving-lack verse 13 And I when they were sick my cloth was sack my soule I have with fasting afflicted my prayer on my bosom eke turned verse 14 As-if a friend familiar been he had as-if he had my brother been I went as one that for his mother doth lament so bowed I me down obscurely-sad verse 15 But when-as I did halt then they were glad Also together-they were-gathered the smiters ' gainst me were-together-come and I knew not they rent and were not dum verse 16 With hypocrites scoffers for cake-of-bread ' gainst me their teeth together they gnashed verse 17 O Lord my-stayes how long-while wilt thou see returne my soul from their vastations my solitary soul from the Lions verse 18 I in the great Church will confesse to thee I will thee praise among a folk mighty verse 19 O let not them that are with falsity mine enemies be joyfull over me and they that without cause my haters be let them not privily-wink with the eye verse 20 Because-that they do not speak peaceably And ' gainst them that the quiet of th' earth be words of deceits they have imagined verse 21 And have their mouth against me large-op'ned have said aha aha our eye doth see verse 22 O JAH thou seest silent-keep not thee O Lord from me far-be-not-thine-abode verse 23 Stir-up and to my judgement thou awake my God and my Lord unto my debate verse 24 According to thy justirce LORD my God judge me and let them not at me be glad verse 25 Aha our soul let them in heart not say let them not say we have him swallowed verse 26 Together ' bashed be they and shamed that joy at mine ill clad with shame be they and bashfulnesse that ' gainst me magnifie verse 27 Let them rejoyce and let them shout-with-song my justice that delight and let them say Jehovah magnified be alway his servants peace that liketh verse 28 And my tongu shall sound thy justice thy praise all day-long PSAL. XXXVI 1 To the master of the musick a Psalm of David the servant of Iehovah verse 2 THe trespasse of the wicked assuredly saith in the inmost of my heart no dread of God is before his eyes verse 3 For he flattereth him self in his own eyes to finde his iniquitie which he ought to hate verse 4 The words of his mouth are painfull-iniquity and deceit he hath left-off to be prudent to do good verse 5 He thinketh painfull-iniquity upon his bed he setteth-himself on a way not good he refuseth not evill verse 6 Iehovah thy mercy is in the heavens thy faithfulnesse unto the skies verse 7 Thy justice as the mountains of God thy judgements a great depth Iehovah thou savest man and beast verse 8 How precious is thy mercy O God and the sons of Adam hope-for-safety in the shadow of thy wings verse 9 They shall be plenteously-moistned with the fatnesse of thy house and the stream of thy pleasures thou wilt give them to drink verse 10 Because with thee is the well of life in thy light we see light verse 11 Extend thy mercy to them that know thee and thy justice to the right of heart verse 12 Let not the foot of pride come-on me and the hand of the wicked let it not make-me-flee verse 13 There have they fallen that work painfull-iniquity they have been thrust down and have not been-able to rise PSAL. XXXVI Sing this as the 27. Psalm THe trespasse of the wicked man verse 2 saith-in-assured-wise even in my heart that dread of God is not before his eyes verse 3 For flatteringly-perswade himself in his-own eyes doth he to find-out his iniquity that hated ought to be verse 4 The words of his mouth are deceit and vaine-iniquity for to do good he hath left-off his prudence-to-apply verse 5 Iniquity upon his bed he purposely-doth muse he sets himself on way not good he ev'll doth not refuse verse 6 Jehovah in the heavens is thy bountifull mercy thy constant-faithfulnesse doth reach unto the highest-sky verse 7 Thy justice as the mounts of God thy judgements a great deep Jehovah thou dost man and beast in healthfull safety-keep verse 8 How precious is thy mercy when Adams sons O God within the shadow of thy wings doe hope-for-safe abode verse 9 They shall with fatnesse of thy house have plentifull-moistures and thou wilt give-them for to drink the stream of thy pleasures verse 10 Because with thee the well of life in thy light light we-see verse 11 Extend thy merciful-kindnesse unto them that know thee thy justice eke to right of heart verse 12 Let not the foot of pride come-on me and the wickeds hand not make-me-move-aside verse 13 There have they fallen-down that doo iniquity practise they have been thrust-down and have not ability to rise PSALM XXXVII This may be sung also as the 25. or as the 119. Psalm verse 1 FRet not thy selfe for them that evil-doon envie not them that do injuriousnesse verse 2 For as the grasse cut down they shall be soon and fade even-as the budding-herbs greennes verse 3 Do good and in Jehovah
verse 8 Shal they escape-safe for iniquity O God in wrath the peoples down-depresse verse 9 My wandring thou hast in account-ready thou in thy bottel put my weeping-tears yea are they not within thy registers verse 10 Then shall my foes turn back in day I call this doe I know that God will bee me by verse 11 In God the word I will with-praise-extoll in JAH the word with-praise-extoll-will I. verse 12 In God I boldly-trust I will not bee afraid what earthly-man can doe to mee verse 13 O God thy vowes are on me I will pay confessions to thee verse 14 Because thou hast my soule from death delivered-away hast not thou eke my feet from sliding-fast That I before Gods face continuallie may walk in light of them that living bee PSALM LVI 1 To the master of the musick concerning the dumb dove in farre places Michtam of David when the Philistims took him in Gath. verse 2 BE gracious to me O God for sory-man would swallow me up all the day warring he oppresseth me verse 3 Mine enviers would swallow me up all the day for many do warre with me O most-high verse 4 In the day I shall fear I will trust unto thee verse 5 In God I will praise his word in God do I trust I will not fear what flesh can do unto me verse 6 All the day my words they grievously-wrest against me all their thoughts be for ever verse 7 They draw together they keep-close themselves they doe observe my steps because they earnestly-expect my soule verse 8 For painefull-iniquity shall they escape-safe in anger cast-down the peoples O God verse 9 Thou hast counted my wandring put thou my teares in thy bottle are they not in thy register verse 10 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call this I know that God wil be for me verse 11 In God I will praise the word in Jehovah I will praise the word verse 12 In God doe I trust I will not feare what earthly-man can doe unto me verse 13 Thy vowes are upon me O God I will pay confessions unto thee verse 14 For thou hast delivered my soul from death hast thou not also my feet from sliding for to walk on before God in the light of the living PSALM LVII 1 To the master of the musick Corrupt not Michtam of David when he fled from the face of Saul into the cave verse 2 BE gracious to me O God be gracious to me for in thee my soule hopeth-for-safetie and in the shadow of thy wings will I hope-for-safetie till the woeful-evils passeth over verse 3 I will call unto God most-high to the God that perfectly-accomplisheth towards me verse 4 He will send from heavens and save me he hath put-to-reproach him that would swallow me up Selah God will send his mercy and his truth verse 5 My soul is among Lions I lie among inflamers the sonns of Adam their teeth are spears and arrowes and their tongue a sharp sword verse 6 Be-exalted over the heavens O God over all the earth thy glory verse 7 They prepared a net for my steps he bowed my soule they digged a pit before me they are fallen into the midds of it Selah verse 8 Firmly-prepared is my heart O God firmly-prepared is my heart I wil sing and praise-with-psalm verse 9 Raise up my glory raise-up psalterie and harp I will raise up at the day-dawning verse 10 I will confesse thee among the peoples O Lord I will praise-thee-with-psalm among the nations verse 11 That thy mercy is great unto the heavens and thy truth unto the skies verse 12 Be exalted over the heavens O God over all the earth thy glorie PSALM LVII Sing this as the 60. Psalm verse 2 O God be gracious unto mee to me be gracious for in thee my soule for shelter-safe-hopeth and in shade of thy wings I will hope for my shelter-safe until each-woefull-ev'l away passeth verse 3 I call will unto God most-hie unto the God that perfectly doth for me bring things-to-a stay verse 4 From heav'ns he sends and saveth me put him unto reproach doth he that would me swallow-up Selah God he doth send-forth his mercie and his assured-veritie verse 5 My soule the Lions is among I lie among the inflamers the sonns of men whose teeth are spears and arrowes and sharp sword their tongue verse 6 God over heav'ns be lifted-hie over the whole earth thy glory verse 7 Net for my steps prepar did they he bow'd my soul they diggd a pit before me and in midds of it themselves are fallen-down Selah verse 8 Mine heart ô God prepar'd-firmely mine heart preparâ—d is stedfastly I sing wil and with psalm-wil-praise verse 9 Raise-up thy-self ô my glorie raise-up thee harp and psalterie at dawning-day I wil-up-raise verse 10 In peoples Lord I will thee laud in nations thee with-psalm-applaud verse 11 That great to heav'ns is thy mercy and to the skies thy veritie verse 12 God over heav'ns up-lifted bee over the whole earth thy glory PSALM LVIII Sing this as the 45. Psalm verse 2 IN deed Assemblie do ye speak justice judge yee ô Adams sonns righteousnesses verse 3 Yea yee in heart work evil-injuries yee in the land weigh your hands violentnes verse 4 The wicked from the womb estranged bee erre from the belly speaking falsitie verse 5 Poison they have like serpents poison-warm as of the dead asp that doth stop his ear verse 6 Which wil not hear the voice of theÌ„ that charm of the most-wise inchanting sorcerer verse 7 Their teeth O God in their mouth break-away the Lions toshes burst thou out O JAH verse 8 As waters that goe-hence refus'd be they bend he his shafts as cut off let them been verse 9 As snail that melteth let him goe-away as womans fore-birth Sun that have not seen verse 10 Ere they perceive your thorns of the Brier even quick he wil whirle each away in ire verse 11 The just shall joy when vengeance he doth see shal wash his feet in bloud of the godlesse verse 12 And men shall say fruit for the just surelie surelie a God judging in earth there is PSALM LVIII 1 To the master of the musick Corrupt not Michtam of David verse 2 IN deed O assemblie speak ye justice judge ye righteousnesses O sonns of Adam verse 3 Yea in heart ye work injurious-evils in the land ye weigh the violent-wrong of your hands verse 4 The wicked are estranged from the womb they erre from the belly speaking a lye verse 5 Hot-poison they have like-as the hot-poison of a serpent as of the deaf asp that stoppeth his eare verse 6 Which will not hear the voice of charmers of him that inchanteth inchantments of him that is made-wise verse 7 O God break their teeth in their mouth burst-out the Lions toshes O Jehovah verse 8 Let them be refused as waters that passe-away bend he his arrowes be they as cut-off verse 9 As a snail
soule up unto thee verse 5 For thou Iehovah good and pardonest of mercy much to all that call on thee verse 6 Give ear Jehovah to my pray'r and be attent unto the voice of my requests verse 7 In day of my strait-tribulation I call on thee for thou wilt answer me verse 8 Among the Gods not any is like thee ô Lord and like unto thy works are none verse 9 Heathens shalcome whom thou hast made each one and shal before thee Lord themselves down-bowt and glorifie thy name verse 10 For great art thou and marvels dost thou God thy selfe alone verse 11 Teach me thy way walk in thy truth will I ô LORD to ferare thy name unite mine heart verse 12 I le laud thee Lord my God with al mine heart and will thy name for ever glorifie verse 13 For great thy mercy towards me hath been and thou hast rid my soule from lowest grave verse 14 O God the proud against me risen have and seek my soule doth crew of violent-men Also before them they propose not thee verse 15 But thou Lord God of grace and tender-ruth long suffring much of mercy and of truth verse 16 Turn me thy face and to me gracious be Unto thy servant give thy strength and save thine handmaids son verse 17 A sign for good shew me and let mine haters see and shamed be that I from thee LORD help and comfort have PSALM LXXXVII Sing this as the 89. Psalme verse 1 AMong the mounts of holinesse is his foundation verse 2 Above all Jaakobs dwellings JAH doth love gates of Sion verse 3 Of thee city of God Selah things-glorious spoken be verse 4 Rahab and Babel I le rehearse unto them that know me Loe Palestine and Tyre with Cush this man he born was there verse 5 Of Sion eke it shal be said each man is born in her and he that is the Highest one shal her establish-fast verse 6 Jehovah when he writeth up the peoples count-wil cast this man he born was there Selah verse 7 And there the singers be as also they that play on fluits my wel-springs all in thee PSALM LXXXVII 1 To the sonnes of Korach a Psalme a song HIs foundation among the mountains of holinesse verse 2 Jehovah loveth the gates of Sion above al the dwelling places of Jaakob verse 3 Glorious-things spoken is of thee O city of God Selah verse 4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babel to them that know me loe Palestina and Tyrus with Cush this man was born there verse 5 And of Sion it shal be said man and man was born in her and he the most-high shall establish her verse 6 Jehovah will recount when he writeth the peoples this man was born there Selah verse 7 And singers as players-on-fluites all my wel-springs in thee PSALM LXXXVIII 1 A song a psalm to the sons of Korach to the master of the musick on Machalath leannoth an instructing psalm of Heman the Aezrachite verse 2 O Jehovah God of my salvation by day I cry-out and in the night before thee verse 3 Let my prayer come before thee bow thine ear to my shril-cry verse 4 For my soule is filled with evils and my life draweth neer to hell verse 5 I am counted with them that goe-down the pit I am as a man that hath no strength verse 6 Among the dead free like the slain that lie in the grave whom thou remembrest no more and they are cut-away from thine hand verse 7 Thou hast put me in the pit of the lowest places in darknesses in deep places verse 8 Thy wrathfull-heat stayeth upon me and with all thy billows thou afflictest me Selah verse 9 My know acquaintance thou hast put-far-away from me hast set me for abominations to them I am shut-up and cannot get out verse 10 Mine eye languisheth thorow mine affliction I call on thee Jehovah all the day I spread-out my palms unto thee verse 11 Wilt thou doe a miraculous work to the dead or shall the deceased rise up shal they confesse thee Selah verse 12 Shall thy mercy be told in the grave thy faithfulnes in perdition verse 13 Shall thy miraculous work be known in the darknes and thy justice in the land of oblivion verse 14 But I unto thee Jehovah doe I cry-out and in the morning my prayer shall prevent thee verse 15 Wherefore Jehovah dost thou reject my soule dost thou hide thy face from me verse 16 I am poor-afflicted and breathing-out-the-ghost from my youth I bear thine affrightings I am doubtfully-troubled verse 17 Thy wrathes passe over me thy terrours doe dismay me verse 18 They compasse me about as waters all the day they are gone-about against me together verse 19 Thou hast put-farre away from me lover and fellow-friend my known acquaintance are in darknesse PSALM LXXXVIII Sing this as the 13. Psalme verse 2 IEhovah thou the God of my salvation before thee day and night I make-clamation verse 3 Fore thee let come my pray'r unto my clamour-shril bow thine ear verse 4 For with ev'ls my soul it hath the fill my life draws neer to hell verse 5 I counted am with them that do go-down the pit I am as man that hath ability no whit verse 6 Even free among the dead as slain in grave that lay whom thou dost mind no more because from thy hand they have quite been cut-away verse 7 Thou putst me in the pit of nether-places-steep in obscure-darknesses in gulfy-places-deep verse 8 Thy wrathful-fervency upon me firm doth-stay and with thy billows all upon me thou dost lay affliction Selah verse 9 My known friends thou hast put-far from me hast me set lothsome to them shut-up that out I cannot get verse 10 Through mine afflictiō mine ey doth pine-away thee doe I call upon Jehovah all the day my palms to thee display verse 11 Wilt thou do to the dead a work-miraculous or shall they rise-again that are deceast from us shal they laud thee Selah verse 12 Shal thy benigne-mercie be told within the grave or thy fidelity in forlorn-miserie verse 13 Shal thy work-marveilous be in the darknesse known and thy justice within land of oblivion verse 14 But I doe unto thee Jehovah make my cry my prayer also shall even in the morn-early prevent-thee-speedily verse 15 Wherefore dost thou reject my soul ô Jehovah thy countenance frō me why dost thou hid-away verse 16 I poor-afflicted am and breathing-out the sp'rit even from my youth I bear thy fears-that-doe-affright I am in doubtful-plight verse 17 Thy wraths passe over me thy terrors me dismay verse 18 They compasse me about as waters all the day against me altogether gone round about they are verse 19 Lover and friend from me thou hast removed farre my known friends darknesse are PSALM LXXXIX verse 2 JEhovahs mercies I will sing unto eternity to age and age will with my mouth make known thy verity verse 3 For I said Mercy shall be built unto eternity the
Isr'el his tresure precious verse 5 For I doe know that great Jehovah is also our Lord above all gods verse 6 Iehovah he doth doe what him doth please in heav'ns and earth in seas and in all deep-places verse 7 He causeth vapors from the earths end to mount-high makes lightnings with the rain out of his treasury the wind he brings verse 8 Who smote Aegypt from man to beast in their firstlings verse 9 Both signes and wonders strange Aegipt in mids of thee on Phar'oh and on al his servants send did hee verse 10 Who smote many great nations and killed Kings that were mighty verse 11 Sihon th'Amorites king Ogh king of Basan and Ca'nans kingdoms all verse 12 And for possession their land he gave to his folk Isr'el in possession to have verse 13 Jehovah thy name is unto eternitie Jehovah unto age and age thy memorie verse 14 For his people judge and repent for his servants Jehovah will verse 15 The greevous-idols of the heathen-nations they silver are and gold mens handy actions verse 16 A mouth they have and doe not speak eyes have they and doe not perceive verse 17 They ears have hear not breath in their mouth is none verse 18 Like them their makers be that trusts in them ech one verse 19 O Isr'els house blesse ye the LORD blesse ye the LORD O A'rons house verse 20 O blesse the LORD ye house of Levi blesse the LORD ye that the LORD doe fear verse 21 From Sion let the LORD be blest alway which dwelleth in Jerusalem Hallelu-jah PSALM CXXXVI verse 1 COnfesse Jehovah thankfully for he is good for his mercy continueth for ever verse 2 To God of gods confesse-doe-ye because his bountifull-mercie continueth for ever verse 3 Unto the Lord of Lords confesse because his mercifull-kindnes continueth for ever verse 4 To him that doth himself onely things-wondrous great for his mercy continueth for ever verse 5 To him that with wise-prudencie did make the heav'ns for his mercie continueth for ever verse 6 To him that spred the earth more high than waters are for his mercy continueth for ever verse 7 To him that made great lights to bee because his bountiful-mercie continueth for ever verse 8 The Sun to have the soveraigntie by day for his benigne-mercie continueth for ever verse 9 The Moon and Starrs for soveraigntie by night for his benigne-mercie continueth for ever verse 10 To him that with their firstborn-race smote Aegypt for his bounteous grace continueth for ever verse 11 And Israel bring forth did hee from mids of them for his mercie continueth for ever verse 12 With strong hand and arm stretched-high because his bountiful-mercie continueth for ever verse 13 To him that parted the red sea in parts because his kind-mercie continueth for ever verse 14 And caused Isr'el through to passe amids it for his bounteous-grace continueth for ever verse 15 And threw Phar'oh and his armie in the red Sea for his mercie continueth for ever verse 16 To him that in the wildernes did lead his folk for his kindnes continueth for ever verse 17 To him that Kings of greatnes-high did smite for his benigne-mercie continueth for ever verse 18 And killed Kings magnificent for his mercie-beneficent continueth of ever verse 19 King of the Amorites Sihon for his benign-affection continueth for ever verse 20 And Ogh of Basan land the King because his bounteousnes-benigne continueth for ever verse 21 And for possession give did hee their land for his benign-mercie continueth for ever verse 22 To Isr'el his servant to bee possession for his mercie continueth for ever verse 23 Which in our base state minded us because his mercie-gracious continueth for ever verse 24 And from our foes did us release because his merciful kindnes continueth for ever verse 25 Which giveth food unto al flesh because his merciful-kindnes continueth for ever verse 26 To God of heav'ns confesse doe yee because his bountifull-mercie continueth for ever PSALM CXXXVI verse 1 COnfesse ye to Jehovah for he is good for his mercie endureth for ever verse 2 Confesse ye to the God of gods for his mercy endureth for ever verse 3 Confesse ye to the Lord of Lords for his mercie endureth for ever verse 4 To him that doth wondrous great things himself alone for his mercie endureth for ever verse 5 To him that made the heavens with prudencie for his mercie endureth for ever verse 6 To him that spread-out the earth above the waters for his mercie endureth for ever verse 7 To him that made the great lights for his mercie endureth for ever verse 8 The Sun for dominion by day for his mercie endureth for ever verse 9 The moon and starrs for the dominions by night for his mercie endureth for ever verse 10 To him that smote Aegypt in their first-born for his mercie endureth for ever verse 11 And brought-forth Israel from mids of them for his mercie endureth for ever verse 12 With a strong hand and with a stretched-out arm for his mercie endureth for ever verse 13 To him that parted the red sea into parts for his mercie endureth for ever verse 14 And made Israel to passe through the mids of it for his mercie endureth for ever verse 15 And shook-off Pharaoh and his power into the red sea for his mercie endureth for ever verse 16 To him which led his people in the wildernes for his mercie endureth for ever verse 17 To him which smote great Kings for his mercie endureth for ever verse 18 And killed magnificent Kings for his mercie endureth for ever verse 19 Sihon King of the Amorites for his mercie endureth for ever verse 20 And Ogh the King of Bashan for his mercie endureth for ever verse 21 And gave their land for a possession for his mercie endureth for ever verse 22 A possession to Israel his servant for his mercie endureth for ever verse 23 Which remembred us in our base-estate for his mercie endureth for ever verse 24 And hath redeemed us from our distressers for his mercie endureth for ever verse 25 Which giveth bread to all flesh for his mercie endureth for ever verse 26 Confesse ye to the God of heavens for his mercie endureth for ever PSALM CXXXVII Sing this as the 32. Psalm verse 1 BY Babels rivers there sate wee yea wept when wee did mind Sion verse 2 The willowes that amidds it bee our harps we hanged them upon verse 3 For songs of us there ask did they that had us captive led-along and mirth they that us heaps did lay Sing unto us some Sions song verse 4 Jehovahs song how sing shall wee within a forreyn peoples land verse 5 Jerusalem if I doe thee forget forget let my right hand verse 6 Cleave let my tongue to my palat If I doe not in mind thee bear if I Jerusalem doe not above my cheifest joy prefer verse 14 Remember LORD to AEdoms sonns day of Jerusalem who sayd rase rase to her-foundations
takest-knowledge of him the son of wretched-man that thou makest-account of him verse 4 Earthly-man is like to vanitie his-daies are as a shadow that passeth-away verse 5 Jehovah bow thy heavens and come-down touch the mountains and they shall smoke verse 6 Lighten the lightning and scatter-them-asunder send thine arrowes and disturb them verse 7 Send thy hands from the high place release me and deliver me from the many waters from the hand of the sonns of the stranger verse 8 Whose mouth speaketh false-vanitie and their right hand is a right-hand of falshood verse 9 O God I will sing unto thee a new song with psalterie and ten-stringed instrument I will sing-psalmes to thee verse 10 That giveth salvation unto kings that releaseth David his servant from the evill sword verse 11 Release me and deliver me from the hand of the sonns of the stranger whose mouth speaketh false-vanitie and their right-hand is a right-hand of falshood verse 12 That our sonns as plants grown-great in their youth our daughters as corner stones cut after the similitude of a palace verse 13 Our garners full affording from meat to meat our flocks bringing-forth-thousands increased-by-ten-thousands in our streets verse 14 Our Oxen loden no breaking-in and none going-out and no out-crie in our streets verse 15 O blessed is the people whose state is such O blessed is the people whose God is Jehovah PSAM CXLV Sing this as the 60. Psalm verse 1 I Let thee extoll my God ô King and blesse thy name everlasting and unto perpetuitie verse 2 I will thee blesse in ev'ry day and praise thy name t'eternal-aye and unto perpetuitie verse 3 Jehovah great and praised is vehemently and his greatnes of it no searching-out can be verse 4 Laud shall the generations each to other thine actions and they shall shew thy worlks-mightie verse 5 I talk will of th'honour-comly of glory of thy majestie and thy words marveilous that are verse 6 And they shall speak of the strongnes of thine acts-fearfull thy greatnes I also will the same declare verse 7 Of multitude of thy goodnes the memorie they shall expresse thy justice also shout they shall verse 8 JAH full of grace is and pitty long suffring and great in mercy verse 9 Good is Jehovah unto all And his commiserations are over all his actions verse 10 LORD all thy works shall thee confesse and thy saints-gracious blesse thee verse 11 They tell of thy kingdoms glorie speak also of thy powerfulnes verse 12 To make known unto Adams sonns his powerfull-operations his kingdoms comly gloriousnes verse 13 Kingdom of all eternitie thy kingdom is thy soveraigntie is also throughout all ages verse 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall and rightneth-up the crooked all verse 15 All eyes are unto the looking their meat in due time thou givest verse 16 Thine hand thou op'nest and sillest desire of ev'ry living thing verse 17 The LORD in all his waies righteous and is in all his works bounteous verse 18 The LORD neer all that call on him all that in truth him call unto verse 19 His fearers pleasure he will doe and hear their outcry and save them verse 20 The LORD preserves all them that be his lovers but the wicked he abolish will them all away verse 21 My mouth the LORDS praise shall proclame let all flesh blesse his holy name also for ever and for aye PSALM CLXV 1 An hymne of David I Will extoll thee my God O King and blesse thy name for ever and aye verse 2 In every day will I blesse thee and praise thy name for ever and aye verse 3 Great is Iehovah and praised vehemently and of his greatnes there is no search verse 4 Generation to generation shall land thy works and they shall shew thy powers verse 5 The comly-honour of the glorie of thy majestie and the words of thy marveils will I talk of verse 6 And the strength of thy fear-ful acts they shall speak of and thy greatnes it will I declare verse 7 The memorie of the multitude of thy goodnes they shall utter and thy justice they shall shout verse 8 Gracious and pitifull is Iehovah long suffring and great in mercie verse 9 Good is Iehovah unto all and his tender-mercies are over all his works verse 10 All thy works shall confesse thee Iehovah and thy gracious-saints blesse thee verse 11 They shall tell the glorie of thy kingdom and speak of thy power verse 12 To make-known to the sonns of Adam his powers and the glorie of the comly-honour of his kingdom verse 13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all eternities and thy dominion in every generation and generation verse 14 Iehovah upholdeth all that fall and up-righteneth all that are crooked verse 15 The eyes of all look-attentively unto thee and thou givest to them their meat in his time verse 16 Openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living-thing verse 17 Iust is Jehovah in all his waies and mercifull in all his works verse 18 Neere is Iehovah to all that call upon him to all that call upon him in truth verse 19 He will doe the desire of them that fear him and will hear their crie and will save them verse 20 Iehovah preserveth all them the love him and all the wicked he will abolish verse 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of Iehovah and let all flesh blesse the name of his holynes for ever and aye PSAL. CXLVI 1 Halelu-jah MY soul praise thou Iehovah verse 2 I will praise Jehovah in my life I will sing-psalmes to my God while I am verse 3 Trust not ye in bounteous-princes in son of Adam with whom is no salvation verse 4 His spirit goeth-forth he returneth to his earth in that day his thoughts perish verse 5 O blessed is he in whose help the God of Jaakob is whose hope is in Iehovah his God verse 6 Which made heavens and earth the sea and all that in them is which keepeth truth for ever verse 7 Which doth judgment to the oppressed giveth bread to the hungrie Iehovah looseth the bound verse 8 Iehovah openeth-the-eyes of the blind Iehovah-up-rightneth the crooked Iehovah loveth the just verse 9 Iehovah keepeth the strangers setteth-upright the fatherlesse and the widow and overthroweth the way of the wicked verse 10 Iehovah shall reign for ever thy God O Sion to generation and generation Helelu-jah PSALM CXLVI Sing this as the 97. Psalm verse 1 HAlelu-jah My soul with-praise doe thou Jehovah celebrate verse 2 I with praising will celebrate Iehovah my life th'row I while I am Psalm to my God will sing verse 3 In Princes-bountifull trust doe not ye in mans son with whom no salvation is verse 4 His Spirit goes-forth turn to his earth doth hee in that day perish doe his purposes verse 5 Blest he that Jakobs God hath for his ayd whose hope doth in Iehovah his God stay verse 6 In him which heavens earth sea hath made
them abroad as in 2 Sam. 22. this verse is written And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth as the clay of the streets I pounded them I spred-them-abroad Vers 44. of the people in 2 Sam. 22. it is the contentions of my people hast kept me for the head c. and hereby Christs headship over the church of Gentils is signified and the contradiction of his own people the Jew s. Rom. 10.20.21 See after in vers 50. Vers 45. At the hearing of the ear that is speedily so son as they hear without further a doe or By the hearing of the ear that is with diligent hearkning and attendance sonns of the stranger of the aliant or of aliant or of alienation that is aliens outlanders strangers from the common wealth of Israel they and their progenitors So Psal 144.7 Isa 62.8 falsly-deny or dissemble In the Greek they lye meaning that they feighnedly submit themselves for fear or other sinister respect against their wills And this agreeth with the last promise of Moses Deut 33.29 they enemies shall falsly-deny to thee The originall word is used both for denying Gen. 18 15. and for lying or falsifying 1 King 13.18 See after Psal 59.13 and 66.3 Vers 46. fade-away or fall to weet as leaves of trees that wither Vers 48. that giveth vengeance to me that is giveth me power to be avenged of my foes or giveth vengeances for me that is avengeth and punisheth for my sake Whereupon he is called the God of vengeances Psal 94.1 So to give vengeance is to execute it Num. 31.3 subdueth bringeth into good order and subjection therefore in 2 Sam 22. it is said subjecteth or bringeth down And sometime this word signifieth a subduing by overthrew and destruction as 2 Chron. 22.10 she subdued for which in 2 King 11.1 is written she brought to perdition or destroyed Vers 50. I will confesse thee that is give thee publick and solemn prayse and thanks This verse is applied Rom. 15.9 to the calling of the Gentils unto the faith of Christ and praise unto God therefore By which wee are taught that of Christ and his kingdom this Psalme is cheisly intended Vers 51. He maketh great or magnifieth He is the magnifyer of the salvations that is of the full salvation and deliverance In stead of Magdil that is magnifyer in 2 Sam. 22.51 there is Migdol which is so written as by the vowels signifieth a tower of salvations and by the consonants a magnifier his anointed or his Messias his Christ as before in Psal 2 2. David and his seed this may be referred both to the first David and his posterity on whom God sheweth great mercy and also to our Lord Christ who is called by the Prophets David Ezek. 34.23.24 Hose 3.5 and his seed are his disciples the children which God hath given him Hebr. 2.13 or himself is the seed here mentioned Act. 13.23 Rom. 1.3 as he also is called Abrahams seed Gal. 3.16 Annotations Psalm XIX Vers 2. THe out-spred-firmament the whole core of heaven with the aier which though it be soft and liquid and spred over the earth yet is it fast and firm and therefore called of us according to the common Greek version a firmament the holy Ghost expresseth it by an other term Mid-heaven Rev. 8.13 and 14.6 and 19 17. This Out-spred-firmament or expansion God made amidds the waters for a separation and named it Heavens Gen. 1.6 8. which of David is said to be stretched out as a courtain or tent Psal 104.2 and elswhere is said to be firm as molten glasse Iob 37.18 So under this name Firmament be comprised the orbs of the heavens and the aier and the whole spacious roomth above the earth Vers 3. Day unto day one day unto and after another uttereth or welleth out as a fountain continually and plenteously manifest or sheweth-livelie Vers 4. not heard is their voice that is whose voice is not heard or understood meaning that they are no mute or obscure speeches whereby the heavens preach to the world but manifest to all as the next verse sheweth and plainly confirmeth Rom. 1.19 20. and the Greek version here leadeth us to understand this sentence together with the Apostles allegation Rom. 10.18 and the like Hebraismes are usuall as Iob 3.3 Let the day perish I was born in it that is wherein I was born and hearing is often â—ut for understanding Gen 11.7 2 King 18.26 Compare also herewith that Hebrew phrase in Ier. 38.5 Or wee may read it thus There is no speech nor words not heard is their voice that is the heavens make no speech or sermon nor utter any readable words no nor any voice or sound at all of theirs is heard but their line is gone forth c. Or taking word for peoples that speak them there is no speech nor words where the voice of the heavens is not heard Vers 5. their line or their rule their delineation that is a mean to teach the rude and simple as Esa 28.10 or by line is meant a building frame or edifice which is made by line and rule Zach. 1.16 Iob 38.5 The Greek translateth it their sound which word the Apostle also useth Rom. 10.18 where the speaketh of the preaching of the gospell by which the Church is taught and edified their speakings or their words but this is used sometime generally for signification any maner of way as Prov. 6.13 he speaketh that is signifieth with his feet And taking him before to have shewed how the heavens have no speeches words nor voice this here may be meant of their significations by the wonderfull frame course order c. that all men may see in them he hath put a tent God hath put or set in the heavens a tabernacle that is a slitting habitation for that the sun never stayeth in one place The Sun is in Hebrew called Shemesh that is a minister or servant which very name should have kept the nations from worshiping and serving it which God hath distributed to all people under the whole heaven as Deut. 4.19 Vers 6. as a bridegroom the Sun when he riseth is gloriously adorned with beautifull rayes and seemeth most chearfull which two things are set forth by similitude of a bridegrom Isa 61.10 and 62.5 to run a race a long-way journey or course The swift course of the Sun is joyfull performed as when a champion runneth for a game Vers 8. The law or Doctrinall an orderly-manner of instruction an Institution or Disposition called in Hebrew Torah which implieth both doctrine and an orderly-disposition of the same therefore where one Prophet relating Davids words saith the law of man 2 Sam. 7.19 another saith the orderly-estate or course of man 1 Chron. 17.17 The holy Ghost in Greek calleth it Nomos a law Hebr. 8.10 from Ierem. 31.33 This name is most commonly ascribed to the precepts given by Moses at Mount Sinai Leut. 33.4 Mal. 4.4 Iohn 1.17 and 7.19 it is
for joy as having got the victory 2 Chron 20.27 Vers 3. yea all or Yea any for whosoever beleeveth in God shall not be ashamed Rom. 10.10 earnestly-exspect or patiently-hope they shall be or prayer-wise let them be Vnfaithfully-trangresse that deal disloyally contrary to duty promise and trust reposed in them So elswhere he prayeth that no grace be shewed to such Psal 59.6 in vayn or without cause and without fruit Psal 7.5 Vers 4. Thy wayes that is thy true faith and religion as Act. 18.25.26 and thy guidance of me therin So Moses prayed Exod. 33.13 learn me thy paths inure me with thy paths or journeys voyages Learning implieth ure and exercise and informing by customable practise Vers 5. Make me to tread or to goe guide-my way in thy truth that is in thy word for that is the truth Ioh. 17.17.3 Ioh. 3. So after vers 9. Vers 6. tender-mercies or bowels of compassion See Psal 18.2 This word noteth the inward affections as the next kind-mercies imply the actions or effects of love from eternitie or from ever This in humane affairs somtime meaneth but of old or a long while Gen. 6.4 Isa 42.14 But here and elswhere it noteth the eternity of Gods love which was firm unto his before the world was 2 Tim. 1.9 Ephe. 1.4 so shewed throughout all generations and is in like sort for ever or to eternity Psalm 100.5 because our firm happines shall have no end Dan. 12.3 1 Pet. 1.4 And these both are conjoyned Psal 103.17 Vers 7. Sinns of my youth The imagination of mans heart is evil from his youth Gen. 8.21 and of all mans life youth commonly is most vayn Eccles 11.9.10 for which God often punisheth men in their age so making them as Job saith to inherite the iniquities of their youth Iob 13.26 Ier. 3.25 Vers 8. Will he teach or inform-with-the law for of this word the Law is derived Psal 19.8 sinners in the way that is such as sin and misse the right way God will teach and reduce them thus the Greek interpreteth it Or those that are sinners he will teach and inform in the way that is right or in his way as vers 9. Vers 9. to tread in judgment to walk judiciously and as is right and fit Vers 10. his covenant his testamental-bond or league called in Hebrue Brith which hath the signification of brotherly or friendly parting and of explaining the condition of agreement For at the making of solemne covenants beast were killed and parted asunder and the covenant makers went between the parts Gen. 15.9.10.17 Ier. 34.18 Hereupon is the phrase of cutting a covenant Psalm 50.5 and 83.6 and 89.4 The Apostles in Greek call it diathekee a testament a testamental-covenant or disposing of things Heb. 8.8 from Ier. 31.31 And there be two principal covenants or testaments the first that which God made with our fathers when he brought them out of Aegypt the summe whereof was contained in the ten commandements written by the finger of God Deut. 4.13 Exod. 34.28 1 King 8.21 and the other lawes written by Moses in a book called the book of the covenant 2 King 23.2 Exod. 24.4.7 The second covenant is that new testamental-bond which God hath made with us in Christ established upon better promises and confirmed by the bloud and death of Christ the testator as the first was by the blood and death of beasts Luk. 22.20 Heb. 8.6.8 and 9.16.17.18 c. Vers 11. even mercifully-pardon or therefore thou wilt mercifully-forgive This David taketh from Moses who first used this word in a case of great offense Exod. 54.9 and it betokeneth to spare or pardon upon pacification of grace and mercy and is interpreted by the Apostle in Greek to be merciful propicious or appeased Heb. 8.12 from Ier. 31.34 Often used in the law for forgivenes upon oblation or intercession made by the Priest Lev. 4.20.26.31.35 and 5.10.13.16.18 c. Vers 12. Who the man or What manner of man shall he be The Hebrue phrase is Who this the man which also may be resolved Whosoever is the man he shall chuse that is which he shall love and like or which he loveth So chosen Isa 42.1 is translated in Greek beloved Mat. 12.18 Vers 13. Lodge in good that is continue in good estate ease and prosperity So lodging is for continuance Iob 17.2 Prov. 19.23 the land meaning Canaan the land promised for a possession to Abraham and his seed Gen. 15.7 and 12.7 called therefore the land of promise Heb. 11.9 and elsewhere the holy land Zach. 2.12 the Lords land Psal 10.16 the land of Immanuel that is of Christ Isa 8.8 a land slowing with milk and honey and the pleasantest of all lands Ezek. 20.6 the seat of Gods ancient Church and figure of his kingdome Vers 14. The secret or The mystery of the Lord meaning that his secret favour is towards them and his secret counsell and mysterry of the saith is revealed unto them For so this word noteth is when Job saith Gods secret was upon his tabernacle meaning his favor and providence Iob 29.4 and Gods secret is his counsell Iob 15.8 Ier. 23.18 22. and the hid things of Christ are often called a mystery Rom. 16.25 1 Cor. 2.7 and 4.1 1 Tim. 3.9 16. Ephe. 3.3 4 9. Collos 1.26 27. So Prov. 3.32 Vers 16. Turn the face or Turn look Have respect unto me This was a blessing promised in the law Levit. 26.9 I will turn the face unto you and make you increase Contrary to this is the hiding of Gods face Psal 69.17 18. solitarie alone or desolate see Psal 22.21 Vers 17. Are inlarged or doe inlarge themselves doe make wide-roomth He sheweth his heart to be penned in with straights and destressing sorrowes which largly spred themselves over all vexations or anguishes necessities tribulations which press and wring Vers 18. See my affliction This phrase is taken from Deut. 26.7 he saw our affliction And it here meaneth a seeing and regarding with passion and so a redresse and help Gen. 29.22 Exod. 3.7 8. Psal 31.8 and 119 153. and 106.44 Sometime it meaneth otherwise as in the next verse See my enemies forgive or lift up take away This word which properly signifieth to take up or beare is applied to forgivennesse of sinnes Rom. 4.7 from Psal 32.1 and the phrase hath reference to Christ who bare took away the sins of the world Ioh. 1.29 for when it is applied to a man himself hearing his own sin it meaneth guilt and punishment Num. 5.31 Vers 19. Of violent-wrong that is most violent or wrongfull hatred Vers 22. His distresses or their distresses for Israel being put for the whole people may have with it a word singular or plurall which the Hebrew text also often sheweth as all Edom was 2 Sam. 8.14 or all Edom were 1 Chron. 18.13 The like is in 2 King 23.30 with 2 Chron. 36.1 Hee took or They tooke speaking of the people Annotations Psal XXVI Vers
useth Ier. 6 25. 46.5 and 49.29 Lam. 2.22 when they plot or whiles they consult see Psal 2 2. Vers 16. my times Hereby he meaneth that his many and sundry events troubles deliverances prosperities adversities life and death for all things have their appointed time Eccles 3.1 2. were in the hand and disposition of God Though times here as dayes in Psal 119.84 may chiefly be meant of his troubles as Psal 9.10 and 10.1 So in 1 Chron. 29 30. mention is made of the times that went over David and over Israel and over all the kingdoms of the lands Vers 17. Make thy face to shine that is cause thy favourable countenance to appear This is taken from the blessing prescribed Num. 6 25. and is often used in requests for grace See Psal 4.7 and 67 2. and 80 4.8.20 and 119.135 Vers 18. silenced that is through shame and fear be confounded tamed quieted and made still The word is sometime used for cutt off or destroyed and so may here be taken So Psal 49 13.21 to hell understand thrust down to hell or to the grave Vers 19. an hard-word or durable-speech a reproach which lasteth long to a mans infamy The Hebrew Ghnathak signifieth durance hardnes and antiquity or eld Psal 6.8 and respecteth both antique things long agoe 1 Chron. 4.22 and things lasting or durable for time to come Prov. 8.18 Isa 23.18 And in speeches it is put for an old-said-saw taken up and applied to ones reproach and so during long and generally for any hard or stout speech 1 Sam. 2.3 Psal 94 4. and 75 6. Vers 21. Thou keepest them secret or hidest them in the hiding-place of thy presence where thou alwayes lookest unto them in secret favour which the world knoweth not of rough-prides or knots knobs rough-troubles The Hebrew Racas signifieth Knitting or binding with knots Exod. 28 28. and 39.21 from which a word is derived in Isa 40 4. signifying knotty knobby or rough places opposed to smooth or plaine Here David useth it figuratively for rough affections or actions of men meaning their pride conspiracies or molestations as the Greek translateth from the trouble of men lay them up or hide them Hereupon Gods people are called his stored or hidden-ones Psal 83.4 the strife of tongues plea or contradiction as the Greek turneth it and the Apostle Iude vers 11. Vers 22. made marveilous his mercy or marveilously-severed it as Psal 4.4 shewed his mercy in marveilous and hidden manner As contrariwise God threatned to make marveilous the plagues of sinners Deut. 28.59 of strong-defense or of siege that is a fortified defensed city as 2 Chron. 8.5 or a beseiged city as 2 King 24.10 The Hebrew Matsor signifieth both a sort or skonce and a siege or leguer Deut. 20.20 and 28.53 Vers 23. my hastening-away namely through amazement or fear as the word commonly intendeth Deut. 20.3 Psal 48.6 2 Sam. 4.4 And that David hastened him away for fear is recorded 1 Sam. 23.26 So Psal 116.11 cut down Jonas in his affliction respected this speech of David and changing a letter for Nigrazti saith Nigrashti I am driven away from before thy face c. Ionas 2.4 Vers 24. the faithfull or keepeth fidelities as Isa 26.2 The originall word signifieth either faithfull-persons or truthes fidelities as Psal 12.2 The Greek here hath truthes payeth abundantly or to abundance with surplusage that doeth haughtines This sense the Greek giveth The Hebrew may also thus be Englished he that is God doth haughtines that is high magnificent acts For the originall word Gaavah somtime noteth Gods high magnificence Psal 68.35 somtime mans haughty-pride Psal 10.2 Vers 25. wax-strong or he will strengthen See Psal 27.14 hopefully wayt or persevere with hope and patience The word jachal implieth both a patient wayting ' Gen. 8.10 and a hope or trusting as the holy Ghost expoundeth it Mat. 12.21 from Isa 42.4 Annotations Psalm XXXII Vers 1. AN instructing-psalm or A psalm that maketh prudent that causeth-understanding As in the 8. verse of this psalm he saith I will make thee prudent or instruct thee This title is set before sundry other psalmes whose sin is covered meaning by the Lord Psal 85.3 not by a man himself who must not cover but acknowledge sin Psal 32.5 otherwise he shall not prosper Prov. 28.13 Now God covereth sin when he imputeth it not as the verse folowing sheweth and as this is mans happines so for God not to cover it is woe and miserie Nehem. 4.5 Vers 2. not impute not think count or reckon And this is an effect of his grace in Christ as it is written God was Christ reconciled the world to himself not imputing their sinns unto them 2 Cor. 5.19 And hereunto the Apostle applieth this Psalm thus David saith blessednes is the mans unto whom God imputeth justnes without work saying Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sinns are covered Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin Rom. 4.6.7.8 Vers 3. Because I ceased-speaking or when I kept-silence forbearing to confesse my sinns as after vers 5. Like doctrine Elihu teacheth Iob 33 19.-22 Vers 4. moisture the cheif sap or radicall moisture which is an aery and oly substance dispread through the body whereby the life is fostered and which being spent death insueth This word is used onely here and in Num. 11.8 where it is applied to the best moisture or cream of oile Vers 5. confesse Confessing of sinns is when one freely manifesteth them accusing himself and praising Gods mercy which he expecteth in faith see Ios 7.19 against me my trespasses or concerning my trespasses but both the Greek version plainly hath against me and elswhere the Hebrew ghnalei here used seemeth to be put for ghnalai as Psal 108.10 compared with Psal 60.10 the iniquity of my sin that is the guilt and punishment of it as Psal 31.11 And thus he that confesseth and forsaketh sin shall have mercy Prov. 28.13 for if wee acknowledge our sinns God is faithfull and just to forgive us them 1 Ioh. 1 9. See also Iob 33.27.28 Vers 6. the time of finding or time to find which may be meant of the time when afflictions shall find that is shall come upon him as Psal 116.3.4 or the time when God may be found as Isa 55.6 and that time is when he is sought with the whole heart Deut. 4.29 Ier. 29.13 2. Chron. 15.15 floud or inundation As waters signify afflictions Psal 69.2 so a floud of waters denoteth great troubles and persecutions Dan. 9.26 and 11.22 Nahum 1.8 Isa 59.19 Rev. 12.15.16 Vers 7. showting long of deliverance or of evasion that is thou wilt give me occcasion by deliverance of me to sing many songs of praise unto thee Vers 8. mine eye shal be upon thee or mine eye I will set upon thee that is I will have care of and look well unto thee as Ier. 40.4 Ezra 5.5 Deut. 11.12 Psal 34.16 So the Chaldee
10.5.10 burnt-offring sacrifice that goeth all up in fire see Psal 20.4 sin-offring or expiation oblation for sin as the Apostle calleth it Heb. 10. The word Sin is often in the law put for the sin-offring Levit. 4.24 c. Exod. 29.14 So the Apostle saith Him that knew no sin he made sin that is a sin-offring for us 2 Cor. 5.21 Vers 8. Loe I come or am come to weet into the world Heb. 10.5 and particularly to Ierusalem to give my self a sacrifice for sin See Mark 10.32.33.34 the roll or volume of the book that is a book or scroll of paper or parchment rolled up The like phrase is used Ier. 36.2 c. Ezek. 2.9 c. The Hebrew Sepher book is used generally for any writings evidences bils court-rols c. Deut. 24.1 2 King 5.5.6 Ier. 32.11 and the books in Israel were written in long scrols and folden or wrapped up Hence is that phrase the heavens shall be folden up like a book Isa 34.4 Rev. 6.14 it is written So Christ saith The son of man goeth as it is written of him Mat. 26.24 and Moses wrote of me Ioh. 5.46 See also Luk. 24.44.46 Act. 13.29 Vers 9. thy acceptable-will by the which will we are sanctified even by the offring of the body of Iesus Christ once Heb. 10.10 See also Ioh. 6.38 Luk. 22.42 Vers 10. I have preached-the-glad-tidings of or I have evangelized justice of this word the Evangelie or Gospel hath the name the Greek signifying Good-tidings and the English also to like effect made of the Saxon God-spell that is a good speech And the justice heere meant is thus set forth by the Apostle Now is the justice of God made manifest without the law having witnes of the law and of the Prophets namely the justice of God by the saith of Iesus Christ unto all and upon all that beleeve c. Rom. 3.21.22 the great Church or assembly congregation So Psalm 22.23 close not up restrain not as in a prison that words should not be uttered Ier. 32.2.3 Vers 11. I said that is mentioned and spoke of as 2 Sam. 6.22 to the great church the word to is referred to Gods mercy and truth extended to the church The Greek referreth it to concealed and translateth from the great church And the Hebrew elswhere usually so speaketh Psal 69.6 and 78.4 and 139.15 Vers 13. iniquities this word as the former evils is sometime used for sin sometime for the punishment of sin See Psal 31.11 Vers 14. Vouchsafe or Let it please thee Vers 15. to make an end of it to consume or destroy it Compare this conclusion with the 70. Psalm Vers 16. made desolate or wondrously-wasted unto amazednes and astonishment So after in Psal 46.9 and 69.26 and 73.19 and 79.7 for a reward of their abashing or an end of their shame that they would bring upon me End is used for reward as Psal 19.12 or For because of their shame The Hebrew word somtime signifieth because Isa 5.23 Gen. 22.18 Deut. 7.12 Vers 18. delay not prolong not the time till the last and consequently fail not The word is so to tary or linger as to disappoint one of his exspectation as Habak 2.3 Though it tary wait thou for it shall surely come and shall not delay that is not fail And thus may we understand other like scriptures as Deut. 7.10 God will not delay that is not fail to reward him that hateth him Deut. 23.21 when thou vowest a vow to the Lord thou shalt not delay that is not fail to pay it So Exod. 22.29 and sundry the like Annotations Psalm XLI Vers 2. THat prudently attendeth or skilfully carieth himself it implieth both a skilfull minding or judging and a cariage according in word and deed the poor-weakling The Hebrew Dal hath the signification of drawing-out or emptying and is applied to the weak lean sickly whose flesh and health is spent Gen. 41.19 2 Sam. 13.4 and to the poor whose wealth is wasted Psal 72.13 and 113.7 opposed to the rich Exod. 30.15 And as the poor are thus called weak thin or lean so rich and great men are called thick or fat Ps 78.31 The poor-weakling treated of here was David and his son Christ as appeareth by the 10. verse compared with Ioh. 13.18 Vers 3. preserve him alive conserve his life and health as Deut. 20.16 or restore him to health from sicknes as Hezekiah is said to live when he recovered his health Isa 38.9.21 give thou him not he turneth his speech to the Lord and so again in the next verse to the soul that is to the lust or will as Luk. 23.25 see Psal 27.12 The Greek saith into the hands Vers 4. languishing-sorow or of sicknes feeblenes thou hast turned or hast changed It may be understood either of making his bed easy that is comfortable in his sicknes or of changing his estate from lying sick to sitting up in health Vers 5. heal my soul that is heal me who now am sick or heal my soul of sinns infirmities c. so God healed the people when he pardoned their uncleannes 2 Chron. 30.20 and healeth the broken hearted Psal 147.3 And that which the Prophet speaketh of healing of the people the Euangelist expoundeth of forgiving them their sinns Isa 6.10 Mark 4.12 Mat. 13.15 Vers 7. abroad or in the street Vers 9. A mischievous thing or Some devilish matter Hebr. a word of Belial See word for thing in Psal 7.1 and Belial in Psal 18.5 And both joyned as here in Psal 101.3 Deut. 15.9 It may be understood of some odious sin and wicked vice or of some greevous punishment for the same is fastned or is powred into him The originall word signifieth both and may denote the greatnes and fast cleaving of his sin and likewise of his punishment for plagues are said to be powred out Rev. 16.1 c. shall no more rise or shall not add to rise Vers 10. the man of my peace that is my familiar friend which was at peace with me as Judas Christs own disciple greatly lifted up or magnified the heel or the foot-sole that is hath insolently and contumeliously abused me seeking my overthrow And this Christ applied to himself Ioh. 13.18 He that eateth bread with me hath lift up the heel against me Vers 12. showt triumphantly This word noteth any lowd sound with voice or trompet as Iosh 6.5.20 Num. 10.7 sometime a sorowfull-crying-out as Ier. 20.16 but commonly joyfull showting as here and after Psal 81.2 and 47.2 and 66.1 Vers 13. And I or As for me Vers 14. Amen or So be it But the Hebrew word Amen is used in the Greek English and all other languages to betoken unitie of saith and spirit and it implieth both a wishing of the thing so to be a perswasion in faith that so it shal be when it is added in the end of blessings prayers or imprecations Num. 5 22. Deut. 27.15 c. Mat. 6.13 1 Cor. 14.16
It is used also in the beginning of speeches and then it is an earnest asseveration as Ioh. 6.26 Amen Amen that is Verily Verily For so elswhere when one Euangelist saith Amen Mat. 24.47 another speaking of the same thing saith Verily or truely Luk. 12.44 Sometime it is the title of God himself Isa 65.16 and of Christ Rev. 3.14 because of his faithfulnes and truth in performing all promises The second book Annotations Psal XLII THe second book to weet of Psalms For though they be all complied in one volume as were also the small Prophets which thereupon is called The book of the Psalms Act. 1.20 as The book of the Prophets Act. 7.42 yet in the Hebrew there are 5. books the first reacheth to the end of the 41 Psalm foregoing which is concluded with Amen and Amen The second to the 72. Psalm concluded also with Amen Amen and the end of Davids prayers The third reacheth to the 89. Psalm concluded likewise with Amen and Amen The fourth unto the 106. Psalm whose conclusion is Amen Halelujah The fift unto the 150. Psalm ended with Halelujah Vers 1. Korah This was the Levite that rose up and rebelled against Moses and Aaron for which God destroyed him and his familie and all that took part with him Num. 16. Howbeit there were of his sonns that dyed not Numb 26.11 departing as it seemeth from their fathers tents as all were counselled Num. 16 24 26. Of his race came Samuel the Prophet and Heman his nephew was a singer 1 Chron. 6.33 To these sonns of Korah this and sundry other Psalms are commended which for the most part are songs of comfort against afflictions and sorowes Vers 2. As the Hind or the Heart a beast thirsty by nature and whose thirst is increased when she is hunted The Hind the female is here meant as the word annexed she-brayeth and the Greek article he elaphos manifest And in females the passions are stronger then in males desirously-brayeth in Greek desireth This word is used but here and in Ioel 1.20 ô Lord the beasts of the field bray also unto thee Vers 3. thirsteth that is earnestly desireth So Psal 63.2 Of thirst for Gods grace and spirit see Isa 55.1 Ioh. 7.37 Rev. 22.17 the living God so called here because he is the well of living that is of continuall springing waters Ier. 17.13 abundantly refreshing those that come to him Or living is opposed to the dead that is false Gods Psal 106.28 1 Thes 1.9 ye turned from idols to serve the living and true God Or living that is lively powrfull effectuall as Psal 38.20 Heb. 10.31 before the face of God that is before his ark or tabernacle wherein he dwelt among men So that which in 1 Chron. 13.10 is before God in 2 Sam. 6.7 is with the ark of God And there all men were bound to appear or be seen before God three times a yeere Exod. 23.17 and 34.23.24 And here the word before or unto is to be understood as often in the Hebrue which somtime is supplied as may be seen by comparing 2 Sam. 10.2 with 1 Chron. 19.2 and 1 King 22.29 with 2 Chron. 18.28 Vers 4. to me bread that is my bread my food So bread of tears Psal 80.6 they say my foes as verse 11. or while it is said all the day or every day as the Greek turneth it Vers 5. These things my absence from Gods face vers 32 and my adversaries reproach verse 4. powr out upon me or shed within me or by my self This noteth exceeding sorow or fainting like that in Iob 30.16 And now my soul powreth out it self upon me and the dayes of affliction have took hold on me So 1 Sam. 1.15 Lam. 2.12 throng a multitude preasing to go before God keeping festivitie or with a multitude dancing or keeping a feast For at their solemn assemblies they kept feasts Exod. 23.14 with dancing eating drinking and joy Exod. 32.5.6.19 Iudg. 21.19.21 Deut. 16.14.15 Vers 6. Why bowest thou down to weet with sorow and therefore the Greek turneth it why art thou sorowfull For Sorow or Care in a mans heart boweth it down but a good word rejoyceth it Prov. 12.25 the salvations understand and or for the salvations that is the ful salvation or perfect-deliverance of his face that is which his face favour and gracious presence giveth unto me The Greek readeth thus the salvation of my face and my God transplacing in Hebrue letters as in the last verse Vers 7. for that I remember and cannot come before thee as verse 3. or therefore I will mind thee seeing I have no way els to comfort me in my absence from thee the land of Iorden which lay eastward from Jerusalem where Gods sanctuary was and Chermonim that is the inhabitants or the mountains of Hermon which was a hye mount in the North parts of the land called also mount Shirjon see Psal 29 6. the litle mount so is the Greek others make it a proper name Mount Mitsar He may mean the southern mountains that were small in respect of Hermon Mount being put for mounts as charret for charrets Psal 20.8 Vers 8. Deep unto deep calleth that is one Affliction or tentation foloweth and occasioneth another without intermission of trouble A deep abisme or Gulff is a place of many waters signifying great afflictions Ezek. 26.19 Ion. 2.5 breaking-billowes such are most dangerous to drown Billowes have their name of breaking as the next word waves of wallowing or tumbling both signify afflictions So Ps 88.8 Ion. 2.3 Vers 9. command his mercy that is appoint or send it with power and authoritie a phrase taken from the law and often used for more vehemencie or because God by his Angels procureth good to his people Deut. 28.8 Levit. 25.21 2 Sam. 17.14 So after in Psal 44.5 and 133.3 and 71.3 and 68.29 and 7.7 and 91.11 his song that is cause and matter for me to sing him praise So God is sayd to give songs in the night Iob 35.10 See also Isa 30.29 a prayer to weet I shall make a prayer And some psalms are intituled prayers as Psal 17.1 and 90.1 and 102.1 and 142.1 Habak 3.1 Vers 10. sad mournfully See Psal 35.14 Vers 11. with a murdring-weapon Retsach murder seemeth here to be a sword or weapon of murdring as a prowd person Psal 36.12 meaning that his adversaries words did sorely afflict and grieve him as if a dagger had been thrust into his bones For reproachfull words are piersing like swords Psal 57.5 and 59.8 Vers 12. salvations of my face that is he which giveth me full manifest and apparant salvation or present deliverance See before verse 6. Annotations Psalm XLIII Vers 1. IVdge me This meaneth an examination of the cause giving sentence and executing of it by delivering the oppressed so Iudging is used for delivering 2 Sam. 18.19.31 Iudg. 3.10 Pleading also ones plea is of like meaning see Psalm 35.1 Vers 2. my strength or my strong-fort as