blush for shame 6 The poor man cry'd out and our Lord heard him And deliver'd him from all his tribulations 7 The Angel of our Lord will guard them round who fear him and bring them out of danger 8 Taste and see how sweet our Lord is happy is the man who hopes in him 9 Fear our Lord all you that are his Saints for no want can afflict those who fear him 10 Rich men have fall'n into necessity and have felt hunger but they who seek our Lord shall abound in all that 's good 11 Come children and hear me I will teach you the fear of our Lord. 12 Who is the man that covets to live And desires to see happy days 13 Keep thy tongue from speaking evill And thy lips from being deceitfull 14 Decline from evill and do good seek after peace and persever so to do 15 The eyes of our Lord are upon the just And his ears are open to receive their prayers 16 But the countenance of our Lord is upon the doers of evill to exterminate their memory our of the earth 17 The just have cry'd out and our Lord has heard them from all their tribulations he has deliver'd them 18 Our Lord is allways near to those whose heart is afflicted And the humble of spirit he will save 19 Many are the tribulations of the just but from all these our Lord will deliver them 20 Of every bone of them our Lord takes care not one of them shall be broken 21 The death of a sinner is dismall And they who hate the just will be guilty of sin 22 Our Lord will redeem the soul of his servants And none shall faile who trust in him PSALME XXXIV Judica Domine nocentes David implores the speedy assistance of God both against his open enemys and his calumniators in private whose perfidiousnes he describes and detests Thisâ— Psalm he writâ— when he was persecuted by Saul and his courtiers 1 JUdge Psalm 34. o Lord those who hurt me vanquish those who set upon me 2 Take thy arms and thy buckler And rise up to help me 3 Draw out thy sword and stop their passage who pursue me say to my soul I am thy safety 4 Let them all be confounded and cover'd with infamie who seek my life 5 Let all that intend evill against me be driven back with shame and confusion 6 Let them be like the dust before the face of the wind And let the Angell of God closely pursue them 7 Let their way be dark and sllippery whilst the Angel of God is in pursuit of them 8 Because unprovoked they have lay'd a hidden snare to destroy me And they have unjustly calumniated me 9 Let him fall into a snare which he do's not foresee even in the snare which he lay'd for me let himself be caught 10 But my soul shall rejoyce in our Lord And be delighted in the salvation which comes from him 11 All my bones shall say Lord who is like to thee 12 Who dost rescue the poor out of hands that are too strong for them the feeble and the indigent from those who prey upon them 13 Corrupt witnesses rising up against me have question'd me for matters I was ignorant of 14 They did render unto me evill for good And put my soul into desolation 15 But I when they afflicted me clothed my self with sackcloth 16 I humbled my soul with fasting And my prayer will return into my owne bosome 17 I behaved my self towards them as to a neighbour and to a brother I humbled myself as a sorrowfull mourner 18 And they rejoyced at my misery they met together and provided scourges for me and I was ignorant of it 19 They are now dissipated but not penitent they still provoke me they insult me with mockerys and gnash their teeth at me 20 Lord when wilt thou look towards me deliver my soul from their malice my only one from these lyons 21 And I will magnify thy name in the great assembly in the multitudes of people I will publish thy praises 22 Let them not triumph over me who unjustly rise up against me and hate me without cause And yet flatter me with their eyes 23 For to me indeed they spoke peaceably but when they spoke in a mutiny of the people they studied to betray me 24 They open'd their mouths wide against me And said let us rejoyce now our eyes have beheld what wee lookd for 25 This O Lord thou hast seen be not therfore silent O Lord depart not from me 26 Rise up and mind the doing me justice my God and my Lord embrace my cause 27 Judge me according to thy justice O Lord my God! And let them not triumph over me 28 Let them not say in their hearts wee have our soul's desire nor let them say wee have devoured him 29 Let all who take joy in my misery blush and be confounded 30 Let all who speak of me with pride and disdain be cover'd with shame and confusion 31 Let those be glad and abound with joy who are well wishers to the justice of my cause 32 Let them allways say glorified be our Lord who desire the peace of his servant 33 And my tongue shall celebrate thy justice And all the day thy praises PSALME XXXV Dixit injustus 'T is believed that David made this Psalm after he had spared Saul who fell into his hands and after that ceased not to persecute him He takes occasion from this obstinacy of Saul in his injustice to shew the guilt of those who persevere in evil And withall he sets forth the providence and mercy of God 1 THe injust man resolves within himself to offend Psalm 35. The fear of God is not before his eyes 2 For in his sight he has acted deceitfully so that his iniquity has made him worthy of hatred 3 The words of his mouth are full of injustice and fraud he would not understand how to do well 4 He meditates mischeif on his bed he follows all bad ways and has no hatred of evill 5 Lord thy mercy is in heaven And thy truth reacheth to the clouds 6 Thy justice like the highest mountans is elevated thy judgments are of a profound depth 7 Thou wilt preserve O Lord both men beasts according to the great extent of thy mercy O God! 8 But the sons of men shall place their hope in their being protected under thy wings 9 They shall be inebriated with the flowing plenty of thy house And thou wilt make them drink in the torrent of thy delights 10 For the fountain of life is in thee And in thy light wee shall see light 11 Hold forth thy mercy to those who know thee And thy justice to the upright of heart 12 Let not the foot of pride come at me nor let me be moved by the hand of the sinner 13 There have they falln ' who work iniquity they are driven out and could not stand their ground PSALME XXXVI
have no remembrance of thee and in hell who will praise thy holy name 6 I am tyr'd with sighing every night I will wash my bed and water with my tears the place where I ly 7 My eye is wasted with greif I have grown old in the midst of all my enemies 8 Depart from me all you workers of iniquity for our Lord has heard the voice of my tears 9 Our Lord has heard my supplication he has received my petition 10 Let all my enemies blush and be confounded quickly let them be driven back and be covered with shame PSALME VII Domine Deus meus This Psalm was made by David as most interpreters beleive in the time of his persecution under Saul It contains excellent instructions for repenting sinners 1 O Lord Psalm 7. my God! in thee have I hoped save me from all that persecute me and set me free 2 Least at any time the enemy like a lyon should snatch my soul when there is no body to rescue me and save me 3 O Lord my God! if I have done that thing if there be any iniquity of which my hands are guilty 4 If I have render'd evil for evill let me deservedly fall with disgrace under my enemies 5 Let the adversary seek my life take it let him tread it on the ground let him lay my glory in the dust 6 Rise up o Lord in thy anger and be exalted in the borders of my enemys 7 Rise up o Lord my God! in regard to the precept thou hast given and all the people will come and assemble about thee 8 For their sake re-ascend on high it is our Lord who judges the people 9 Judge me o Lord according to my justice and according to my innocence 10 The malice of sinners will at last have an end and the just will be directed by thee o God! the searcher of hearts and reins 11 Just is my assistance from our Lord who saves the upright of heart 12 God is a just judge powerfull and patient Will his anger always continue 13 Unless you be converted he will brandish his sword he has bent and made ready his bow 14 And prepared in it instruments of death of fiery matter he hath made his arrows 15 Behold the sinner has hatched injustice he conceived sorrow and has brought forth iniquity 16 He has open'd and dig'd a pitt and is fall'n into the ditch which he made 17 His mischeif will return upon his own head and his iniquity will fall heavy upon him 18 I will praise our Lord for his justice and I will celebrate with Cantiâ—les the name of God the most high PSALME VIII Domine Dominus noster According to the opinion of the most learned interpreters which the Scripture seems to confirme this Psalm principally regards the person of Iesus Christ risen from the dead in whom God did manifest his greatest glory and power Tho it may also be apply'd to other men 1 O Lord Psalm 8. our Lord how admirable is thy name over all the earth 2 For thy magnificence is raised above the heavens 3 Out of the mouths of infants sucking babes thou hast accomplish'd praise for the confusion of thy enemys that thou mayst destroy the foe and the revengfull man 4 When I consider thy heavens the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast created 5 What is man that thou should'st be mindfull of him Or the son of man that thou should'st visite him 6 Thou hast made him but litle inferiour to the Angels thou hast crown'd him with glory and honour and placed him over the works of thy hands 7 Thou hast made subject to him and put under his feet every Creature the sheep the oxen and all the beasts of the fâ—ild 8 The birds of the air and the fishes of the sea that walk in the paths of the deep 9 O Lord our Lord how admirable is thy name over all the earth PSALME IX Confitebor tibi Domine This Psalm of David in the figurative sense relates to the Incarnation of the son of God and to the Church planted by him upon earth 1 I wil praise thee Psalm 9. o Lord with my whole heart I will relate all the wonderfull things thou hast done 2 I will rejoyce and be overjoyd in thee I will sing praises to thy holy name o the most high 3 My enemy being driven back They will sink and fall before thee 4 For thou hast undertaken my cause and judged it for me Thou hast sat upon thy throne thou who dost justly judge 5 Thou hast rebuked the Gentils And the wicked one is destroy'd Their name thou hast blotted out to all Eternity 6 The weapons of the Enemy are disabled for ever Thou hast razed their Cities 7 They fell with noise Their memory is extinguish'd And our Lord remains for ever 8 He hath prepared his Throne on which he will give Judgement And he himself will judge the whole earth with equity And all Nations with justice 9 Our Lord is become a Refuge to the poor A helper in necessitys and in tribulation 10 And let all hope in thee who know thy name Because o Lord thou hast not forsaken those who seek thee 11 Sing praises to our Lord you who dwell in Sion Publish amongst the Nations the wisdome of his Counsells 12 For he has remember'd and required the blood of the Just And has not forgott the cry of the poor 13 Have mercy on me o Lord See how low I have been brought by my enemies 14 Thou who hast rais'd me from the gates of death That I might declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion 15 I will rejoyce in thy mercy that has saved me The Gentils are stuck fast in the ditch they made for my destruction 16 Their foot is caught in the snare they layd for me 17 Our Lord will make himself known by his judgments whilst the sinner remains caught by the work of his own hands 18 Let the wicked be turn'd over into hell And all the Nations that forget God 19 For the poor wil not allways be forgotten by him The patience of the distressed will at last be remember'd 20 Rise up o Lord Let not man prevaile Bring the Nations to judgement before thee 21 Place over them a Legislator to make them know they are but men * Here ends this Psalm according to the Hebrevv 22 Why o Lord art thou retired so far from us Do'st thou despise us in the time of our tribulations 23 Whilst the Impious swells with pride the poor just man burnes They are deceived in their cogitations 24 For the sinner is applauded in his ways and in the desires of his heart And the wicked man is well spoken of 25 Because the sinner has exasperated our Lord And in the severity of his anger he looks not after him 26 God is quite out of his sight he allways walks in the ways of
selves to Idols of their owne making 38 And our Lord was enraged against his people And he abominated his inheritance 39 And deliverd them up into the hands of the Nations And put them under the power of thos who hated them 40 They were oppressed by their Enemies and humbled under their Dominion Many times did God deliver them 41 But they still held on to exasperat him in their evill ways And their owne iniquitys brought misery upon them 42 Yet he had a regard for them in their affliction And he heard their prayer 43 And he remember'd his Covenant And he relented according to the greatnes of his mercy 44 And he rais'd compassion towards them in all thos who held them in captivity 45 Save us O Lord our God! And gather us again into a body out of the Nations 46 That wee may honour thy holy name And have glory in praising thee 47 Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel now and for ever And all the people shall say Amen Amen PSALME CVI. Confitemini Domino quoniam honus This Psalme is all praises and tranksgiving In the litterall sense it sets sorth the delivery of the Israelites from the Captivity of Egypt And from that of Babylon and in the Spirituall sense is discribed the redemption of mankind from the slavery of the Divell by the death of our saviour 1 PRaise our Lord Psalm 106. for he is good For his meecy continues for ever 2 Let thos speak who have been redem'd by our Lord who have been deliver'd by him out of the hands of the Enemy And who have been brought together again out of the Countrys where they were dispersed 3 From the east and the west From the north and From the south 4 They have wander'd in a wildernes without water And they have not found any way to a City of habiation 5 They wanderd hungry and thirsty Their souls fainted within them 6 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their necessitys 7 And Brought them into a right way by which they might come to a City of habitation 8 Let them thank our Lord for his great mercy And let them publish his wonders to the sons of men 9 For he has fill'd the empty soul And with his good things has satiated the hungry soul. 10 They sat in darknes and in the shade of death straitned with poverty and bound in irons 11 Because they had been rebellious to the word of God And had despised the Counsell of the most high 12 And their heart was brought low with labour and misery They sunk down throw weakness And there was no body to help them 13 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their calamitys 14 And brought them out of darknes and out of the shade of death And broke their chains in sunder 15 Let them praise our Lord for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 16 For he has made the brazen gates fly in pieces And the iron bars he has broke in sunder 17 He received them when they return'd from the way of their iniquitys For their injustices were the cause of their humiliation 18 Their soul loathed all nourishment Aod they were come to the very gates of death 19 And in their tribulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he delivered them from all their Calamitys 20 He sent his word and he healed them And delivered them from death 21 Let them praise our Lord for his Mercys And for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 22 And let them offer him a sacrifice of praise And with loud joy let them sett forth his works 23 Who in ships made voyages upon the sea Driving their trade on the great waters 24 They have seen the works of our Lord And his wonders in the deep 25 He said the word and the wind blew a storme and the waves were raised up 26 They rose even to heaven And fell again to the lowest depth At the sight of so much danger their souls were in an agony 27 They were terrified and reel'd about like a drunken man And all their skill did qâ—iâ—e forsake them 28 And in their trbulation they cry'd out to our Lord And he deliverd them from all their Calamitys 29 And he chang'd his storme into a gentle gale And his waves instantly were quiet 30 And they became joyfull because they were appeased And he brought them into their desired harbour 31 Let them praise our Lord for his Mercys And for his wonderfull deeds to the sons of Men. 32 Let them glorify him in the assembly of the people And in the session of the Elders let them celebrate his praises 33 He has changed rivers into dry deserts And made dry ground wher fountains did spring 34 He has made fruitfull land become barren for the wickednes of the Inhabitants 35 He has turn'd the barren desert into a place abounding with waters And has made fountains rise in the dryest land 36 And ther he has placed thos who wanted food And they built themselves a Citty to dwell in 37 And they sow'd the feilds and planted vinyards which yeelded plenty of fruit 38 And he gave them his blessing and they multiplied exceedingly And their stock of cattell did also increase 39 And when they sinn'd again he reduced them to a small number Evills came upon them and they were oppressed with sorrow 40 He let their Princes fall into contempt And made them wander about in wilderneses wheâ— ther was no way 41 Yet he raised the poor out of their needy condition And increased their familys as a flock of sheep 42 The just will see these things and rejoyce And the mouth of iniquity will be stopt 43 Who is the wise man that will keep in memory thes things And the mouth of iniquity will be stopt PSALME CVII Paratum cormeum In The first part of this Psalme the mercys of God are praised and in the second his promise to preserve his kingdom is sett forth with an invocation of his assistance 1 MY heart is prepared Psalm 107. O God! my heart is prepared In all my glory I will celebrate thy praises with voice and instrument 2 Rise up my glory Rise up the Psalter and the harp And I myself will rise up betimes 3 I will praise thee O Lord in the midle of the people And I will sing thy glory amongst the Nations 4 Because thy mercy is rais'd above the heavens And thy truth up to the clouds 5 Be exalted O God! above all the heavens And over all the earth let thy glory shine That thy beloved may be delivered 6 Protect me with thy right hand and hear me God has said by his holy Prophet 7 I shall rejoyce and divide the land of Sichem And measure out the valley of the tabernacles 8 Galaad is mine and Manasses is mine And Ephraim is the cheif of my
iniquity 27 Thy judgments are removed from before his eyes he will have dominion over all his Enemies 28 For he has said in his heart I will stand firm from generation to generation untouched by any evill 29 His mouth is full of malediction of bitterness and of deceit Labour and greif lurk under his tongue 30 He sitts plotting with the rich in privat how he may destroy the innocent 31 He watcheth the poor with his eyes he lyes in ambush like a Lyon in his den 32 He lays snares that he may catch the poor man And carry him off when he has drawn him in 33 Then he will tumble him down in his net he will stoop and fall upon him when he has him fast 34 For he has said in his heart God minds nothing of this he looks another way will he ever take notice of it 35 Rise up o Lord God! Lift up thy hand and forget not the poor 36 For why has the impious man provoked God Is it not because he has said in his heart God will not call me to account 37 This thou seest for thou do'st consider the labour and greif of the Iust That the sinners may be deliverd up to thy justice 38 For the poor are left to thy care Thou art the Gardian of the Orphan 39 Break the arme of the sinner and of the malitious man his sin will be required and will not be found 40 Our Lord will reign from age to age for ever and ever And you Gentils shall be exterminate out of his land 41 Our Lord has heard the desire of the poor Thou hast been attentive to the preparation of their heart 42 To do justice to the pupil and to the humble That Man may no longer presume to magnify himself upon the earth PSALME X. In Domino confido This Psalm contains a Dialogue between David and those who counsell'd him to save himself from the fury of Saul by flying away It is also proper for all those who are under oâ—pression and put their confidence in God 1 I Confide in our Lord Psalm 10. Why do you say to my soul fly over to the mountains like a sparrow 2 For behold the sinners have bent their bows They have their arrows ready in the quiver That they may shoot in the dark the upright of heart 3 They have destroyd what thou hast made But what has the just man done 4 Our Lord is in his holy Temple our Lords Throne is in heaven 5 His eyes look favorably upon the poor His eyes examine the sons of men 6 Our Lord examines both the just and the Injust But he that loves iniquity hates his own soul. 7 He will rain down snares upon sinners Fire and brimston and tempests will be the portion of their Cup. 8 For our Lord is just and he loves justice Equity is lookd upon by him PSALME XI Salvum me fac Domine In this Psalm the Author describes the corrupt manners of his age He prays that God would purge the land of all wieked and proud men And in the last place he assures that the Impious shall perish and the Iust shall be saved 1 SAve me Psalm 11 o Lord for there is scarce a holy one remaining there is litle truth to be found amongst the sons of men 2 They speak vanitys one to another Their lips are deceitfull and they talk with a double heart 3 May our Lord confound all deceitfull lips And every boasting tongue 4 Who have said our tongues shall magnifie us our lips are our own And who is our Lord 5 In consideration of the misery of the poor And of the sighs of the distressed Now I will rise up saith our Lord. 6 I will provide for their safety And I will do it effectually 7 The words of our Lord are pure and sincere Like silver try'd by the fire purg'd from all drosse and seven times refin'd 8 Thou o Lord wilt preserve us And protect us for ever from this depraved generation 9 The wicked walk in a round In thy deep wisdom thou hast multiply'd the sons of men PSALME XII Usquequo Domine David being in great straits first complaines of his own misery and the rejoycing of his enemies Then he implores the assistance of God which he hopes will suddenly be given him and promises to make gratefull acknowlegments for the mercy which he expects The occasion of writing this Psalm seems rather to be the persecution of Saul then the rebellion of Absalon 1 HOw long Psalm 12 o Lord wilt thou forget me Will it be for ever How long wilt thou turn away thy face from me 2 How long will my thoughts perplex my soul And fill my heart the whole day with greif 3 How long must my enemy be exalted over me Look upon me and heat me o Lord my God! 4 Inlighten mine eyes that I may not sleep the sleep of death Least my enemy should say I have prevaild against him 5 They who persecute me will triumph if I quitt my ground But I have confidence in thy mercy 6 My heart will be ravishd with joy when I am saved by thee In songs I will praise our Lord for the good things he hath bestowd on me In Hymnes I will celebrate the name of our most high Lord. PSALME XIII Dixit insipiens in corde When ever this Psalm was writt or whoever was the writer of it about which Interpreters differ in their opinions yet all agree that the spirituall deliverance from the Captivity of the Devill which Iesus Christ procured for mankind is clearly figur'd in it 1 THe fool said in his heart Psalm 13 There is no God 2 They are corrupted and become abominable in all their ways There is none that do's what is good No not one 3 Our Lord from heaven has lookd down upon the sons of men That he might see if any were to be found that had understanding or sought God 4 They all have gone out of the way They all are become unprofitable There is not any that do's good No not one 5 Their throate is an open sepulcher They have dealt deceitfully with their tongues The poison of aspicks lyes under their lips 6 Their mouth is full of malediction and bitterness Their feet swift towards the shedding of blood 7 In their wayes ther is affliction and desolation They know not the way of peace The fear of our Lord is not before their eyes 8 Will they not one day know me They who work iniquity and devour my people like a morcel of bread 9 They have not called upon our Lord There they trembled with fear where there was no reason to fear 10 For our Lord sides with the generation of the Just But you have put shame on the counsell of the poor because they put their confidence in our Lord. 11 Who is he that out of Sion will bring salvation to Israel When our Lord shall put an end to the Captivity of his people
thy petitions now I know that our Lord has saved his anointed 7 He will hear him from his holy heaven from his right hand comes the safety of Princes 8 Some trust in chariots and some in horses but wee will call upon the name of the Lord our God 9 They have been intangled and are fall'n but wee have rose up and stand upright 10 Lord save the king and hear us in the day in which wee call upon thee PSALME XX. Domine in virtute tua This Psalm follows the other which went before both in timé in history for as in the first he prayd for victery over his enemies he now thanks God for having obtaindit 1 IN thy strength Psalm 20 o Lord the king will rejoyce he will be transported with joy for the safety thou hast given him 2 Thou hast given him the desire of his heart thou hast not made frustrate the prayer of his lips 3 Thou hast prevented him with the blessings of thy bounty thou hast put on his head a crown inriched with pretious stones 4 He asked life of thee and thou hast bestowd upon him length of days that never will end 5 Great is his glory by the means of thy saving mercy thou wilt cloth him with glory majesty 6 Thou wilt make him a subject of thy blessings for all posterity thy countenance will replenish him with joy 7 For the king hopes in our Lord and the mercy of the most high will make him firme for ever 8 Let thy hand be felt by all thy enemies let thy right hand find them out who hate thee 9 Thou wilt make them become like a flaming oven in the day of thy anger our Lord in his indignation will confound them and fire will devour them 10 Thou wilt exterminate their race from the face of the earth and their posterity from amongst the sons of men 11 Because they would have brought evills upon thee they have fram'd designs which they could not execute 12 For thou wilt make them turn their backs and prepare the remainder of thy punishments to meet them in their faces 13 Be exalted o Lord in thine own strength then shall we celebrate with Hymnes Canticles the wonders of thy power PSALME XXI Deus Deus meus This Psalm seems to have been consecrated by David inspired by the holy Ghost to the passion of our Saviour who himself made use of the words contained in it when he hung upon the cross It also fortells the conversion of kings and nations to the church of Christ. 1 O God Psalm 21 my God! look towards me why hast thou forsaken me my sins put safety at a distance from me 2 My God! I cry by day and thou wilt not hear me I cry by night nor is it to be reputed folly in me 3 Thou dwellest in thy holy habitation the praise of Israel 4 In thee our fathers have hop'd they have hoped and thou hast deliverd them 5 They cry'd out to thee and thou didst save them they did put their trust in thee and they were not confounded 6 But J am a worm and not a man the reproche of men and the contempt of the people 7 All that looked upon me derided me they insulted me with their lipps and shaked their heads at me saying 8 He has trusted in the Lord let the Lord come to deliver and save him since he loves him so well 9 And true it is that thou o Lord hast brought me out of my mothers womb and hast been my hope ever since I was sucking at her breast 10 Out of her womb I was thrown into thy arms thou hast been my God from my first coming into the world depart not from me 11 For my sufferings are neer at hand and there is no body to help me 12 ◠am surrounded with a multitude of young bullocks And fatt bulls have beseiged me 13 They have open'd their mouths upon me like a lyon roaring and seizing his prey 14 I am powr'd out like water and all the strength of my bones is dissipated 15 My heart is become like melted wax in the middle of my body 16 My naturall vigour is dry'd up like an earthen pot bak'd by the fire my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth thou hast reduced me even to the dust of death 17 For I have been beset by a company of dogs a congregation of wicked ones hath besieg'd me 18 They have peirced my hands and my feet and they have counted all my bones 19 They consider'd me all over and inspected me they divided my clothes amongst them and upon my garment they cast lots 20 But let not o Lord thy succour be far from me take care of my defense 21 O God! deliver my soul from the sword and my only one from the power of the dog 22 Save me from the mouth of the lyon and from the horns of the unicorn in this my low condition 23 And I will make known thy name to my brethren in the middle of the assembly I will publish thy praises 24 Praise our Lord all you that fear him let all the seed of Jacob give glory to him 25 Let him be reverenced by the whole race of Israel because he has not neglected nor despised the prayer of the poor 26 Nor has he turned away his face from me when I cryd out to him he heard me 27 I will utter thy praises in the great Congregation I will pay my vows in the sight of those who fear thee 28 The poor shall eat and be filled all that seek our Lord shall praise him their hearts shall live for ever and ever 29 From one end of the earth to the other they will call to mind our Lord and be converted to him 30 And all the familys of the nations shall adore before him 31 For supreme power only belongs to our Lord he will rule over the nations 32 All the great ones of the earth have eaten have ador'd all mortalls shall fall down before him 33 And my soul shall live to praise him and my posterity shall serve him 34 The generations to come shall belong to our Lord and the heavens shall declare his iustice to the people that are yet to be born who are of his making PSALME XXII Dominus regit me David under the similitude of a shepherd leading his flock shews what care God has had over him and what great benefits he had received from the divine Majesty 1 OUr Lord governs me Psalm 22 nothing will be wanting to me he has put me into a place of excellent pasture 2 He has led me to waters of refreshment he has reviv'd my soul. 3 He has conducted me in the paths of justice for the glory of his name 4 Should I walk in the middle of the shade of death I would fear no harm because thou art with me 5 Thy rod and thy staff have been a comfort to me 6 Thou hast prepared
disorder 12 For my life wast's in sorrow And my years are spent in sighs 13 My naturall strength is weakend by poverty And my bones have lost their vigour 14 More then all my enemys I am very much reproched even by my neighbours my old acquaintance are affraid of me 15 All that see me fly away from me I am blotted out of their memory and their heart like one of the dead 16 I am become like a broken pitcher for I have heard the injurious things said of me by many that dwell about me 17 When they mett together against me they held a Councill for the taking away my life 18 But I have put my trust in thee O Lord I have said thou art my God my destiny is in thy hands 19 Rescue me from the hands of my enemies And my persecutors 20 Let thy countenance shine upon thy servant save me according to thy mercy I will not be confounded O Lord because I have called upon thee 21 Let the wicked be covered with shame let them be brought into their grave let all deceitfull lips be struck dumb 22 That speak injuriously against the just with pride and contempt 23 How great and many are the delights O Lord which thou hast layd up for such as fear thee 24 Thou hast made perfect those who hope in thee even in the sight of the sons of men 25 Thou wilt hide them in the privacy of thy countenance from the disturbance of men 26 Thou wilt protect them in thy Tabernacle from the contradiction of tongues 27 Blessed be our Lord for he has made wonderfull his mercy towards me in a fortified city 28 I said when I was out of my self that thou hadst quite cast me out of thy sight 29 Thou nevertheless hast heard the voice of my prayer when cry'd out to thee 30 Love our Lord all you who are his holy ones for he is a searcher of truth And he will abundantly render to the proud what they deserve 31 Act manfully And strengthen your hearts all you that hope in our Lord. PSALME XXXI Beati quorum remissae David declares those men to be happy whose sins are forgiven He invites all by his own example to have recours to the mercy of God 1 BLessed are they whose sins are forgiven Psalm 31. And whose iniquity is covered 2 Happy is the man to whom our Lord has imputed no sin And in whose soul there is no guile 3 Because I had been silent my bones did wither as it were with old age when aftervvards I cry'd out all the day 4 For thy hand by day and by night has been heavy upon me in my affliction I was converted when the thorn was struck into me 5 I have now confessed to thee my sin And my iniquity I have not conceal'd 6 I sayd I will accuse my self of my iniquity to our Lord And thou hast remitted the impiety of my sin 7 For this every holy one will pray to thee in a seasonable time 8 But in the deluge of many waters they will not approach to him 9 Thou art my refuge in the tribulation which has incompas'd me my only joy rescue me from those who besiege me 10 I will give thee understanding and instruct thee in the way thou must walk I will allways have mine eyes upon thee 11 Become not like the horse and the mule that are voide of understanding 12 With the bitt and the bridle curb them hard who approche not to thee 13 Many are the scourges of sinners but mercy shall incompas him who hopes in our Lord. 14 Rejoyce in our Lord be transported with joy all you that are just glorify him all you who are upright of heart PSALME XXXII Exultate justi in Domino This Psalm invites the just to celebrate the praises of God and sets forth many powerfull motives for the so doing It shews the confidence whiâ—h the just ought to have in God when they implore his mercy 1 YOu that are just rejoyce in our Lord Psalm 32. it becomes the righteous to celebrate his praises 2 Praise our Lord upon the harp praise him upon the psalter of ten strings 3 Sing to him a new Canticle sing with musick lowd and harmonious 4 For the word of our Lord is sincere And he is faithfull in all his works 5 He loveth mercy and justice the world is replenishd with the mercy of our Lord. 6 By the word of our Lord the heavens were establish'd And from the breath of his mouth came all their perfection 7 Who has gather'd together the waters of the sea as it were in a vessel And layd up the abysses in his store house 8 Let all the earth fear our Lord And let all the inhabitants of the earth tremble before him 9 For he spoke and all things were made he commanded And every thing was created 10 Our Lord brings to nothing the designs of the Nations he makes vain the cogitations of the people And defeates the counsel of Princes 11 But the counsell of our Lord remains for ever the thoughts of his heart subsist from generation to generation 12 Happy is the Nation who hath our Lord for their God happy the people whom he has chosen for his inheritance 13 Our Lord has look'd down from heaven And beheld all the sons of men 14 From his habitation which he prepared for himself he cast his eyes upon all the inhabitants of the earth 15 'T is he who form'd all their hearts And who penetrates into all their actions 16 A King will not be saved by the greatnes of his power nor a giant by his mighty strength 17 Who relys on his horse for safety will be deceived by his great strength speed he will not be saved 18 But our Lord has his eyes upon those who fear him And upon those who confide in his mercy 19 To deliver their souls from death And to nourish them in a time of famine 20 Our soul rests in expectation of our Lord for he is our supporter and protector 21 For in him our heart will rejoyce And in his holy name wee confide 22 Let thy mercy O Lord be bestow'd upon us accordingly as wee have hoped in thee PSALME XXXIII Benedicam Dominum David praiseth God for his late deliverance out of the hands of Achis the King of Geth He exhorts others by his example to hope for safety if they fear God He teaches what the works are of one that fears God 1 I will bless our Lord at all times Psalm 33. his praise shall be continually in my mouth 2 My soul shall have glory in our Lord let the humble and the mild hear this and rejoyce 3 Let them joyn with me to magnify our Lord And let us altogether celebrate the glory of his name 4 I have sought our Lord and he has heard me he has rescued me out of all my afflictions 5 Approach to him and be inlighten'd And your faces shall never
hate me unjustly 21 They who render evill for good speak ill of me because I have followed goodnes 22 Forsake me not O Lord my God! do not depart from me be mindfull to help me O Lord God of my salvation PSALME XXXVIII Dixi custodiam vias David probably made this Psalm about the same time with the former viz. When he was pursued by Absalom and outraged by Semei He describes the vanity shortnes of this life and the necessity of patience to attaine peace and quiet 1 I have said Psalm 38. I will watch my ways that I may not offend with my tongue 2 I have put a guard upon my mouth when the sinner stood up against me 3 I was silent and humbled my self even the good things I could say I suppressed And my greif did augment 4 My heart was in a great heat And whilst I meditated a flame rose up with in me 5 I said with my tongue Lord make known to me my end 6 And what is the number of my days that I may know what is wanting to me 7 I see that thou hast stinted my days And that my being is as it were nothing before thee 8 True it is that every living man is vanity all over 9 True it is that man passeth away like a shadow and like an image And yet he vainly disquiets and troubles himself 10 He gathers and hoords up wealth And yet knows not who after him shall injoy it 11 But now where lyes my hope and expectation is it not in our Lord all my treasure is in thee my God! 12 Deliver me from all my iniquitys thou hast made me a subject of derision even to fools 13 I have held my tongue and have not open'd my mouth because thou hast done it remove thy chastisements from me 14 The force of thy hand has made me sink under thy corrections 't is for his iniquity that thou dos't punish man 15 And thou hast made his soul wither and dry up like aspider And indeed vaine is the trouble and solicitude of mankind 16 O Lord hear my prayer and my supplication hear the voice of my tears 17 Be not silent for I am but a stranger and a traveller before thee as all my progenitors have been 18 O Lord grant me remission that I may be refreshed before I depart and shall be no more PSALME XXXIX Expectans expectavi Interpreters say that this Psalm contains two different senses the one which regards the person of David persecuted by Absalom and the other which regards the person of the son of God born according to the flesh of the race of David Thus it is applyd by S. Paul in his Epistle to the Hebrews David thanks God for having deliver'd him from so many dangers and begs his further assistance in that which he at this time was in Iesus Christ in the name of all his members gives thanks to God his father for the many benefits they have received from him and some times he speaks in hiâ— own name clearly denoting the mistery of his Incarnation which has made ceâ—se all the sacrifices of the old law 1 I have waited with perseverance on our Lord Psalm 39. And at last he has hearken'd to me 2 He has heard my prayer And has brought me out of a lake of misery And out of dirt and mire 3 And has set my feet upon a rock And he has directed my steps 4 And has put into my mouth a new song a song in praise of our Lord. 5 Many will see this and they will fear And they will hope in our Lord. 6 Happy is the man who has placed his hope in the name of our Lord And has not look'd after vanitys and deceitfull follies 7 Many wonderfull things hast thou done o Lord my God! nor is ther any body like thee in thy designs 8 I have told them and I have spoke of them they are multiply'd above number 9 Sacrifice and offerings did not please thee but thou hast given me ears to hear and obey thee 10 Thou didst not require a holocaust or sin-offering then I said behold I come 11 In the first place of the book 't is written of me that I should do thy will my God! so I will do And thy law shall allways be in the midle of my heart 12 I have declared thy justice in the greatest assemblys I will not shut my lips Lord thou knowest it 13 I have not conceal'd thy justice within my heart but have publish'd thy truth and thy saving mercy 14 In great assemblies I have made know'n thy truth and thy mercy 15 Remove not therfore O Lord thy commiseration from me thy mercy and thy truth have allways been my protection 16 For innumerable evills have incompass'd me my iniquities have beset me roun'd and I was not able to discern them 17 They are more in number then the hairs of my head And my heart has quite failed me 18 Be pleas'd O Lord to deliver me o Lord look upon me and help me 19 Let them be cover'd with shame and confusion who seek to take away my life 20 Let those who intend evill against me be driven back with infamy 21 Let them suddenly be brought to confusion who scoffingly insult me with their words 22 But let all those who seek thee triumph and rejoyce in thee And who love thy saluation let them allways say glorified be our Lord. 23 But I am poor and needy our Lord is solicitous for me 24 Thou art my helper and my protector my God! make no delay PSALME XXXX Beatus qui intelligit David in the time of his affliction fulls sick and has recourse to God All the fathers have apply'd this Psalm to Iesus Christ and with a great deal of reason since our Saviour himself cites one of the verses of it as predicting the treason of Iudus So that David in being persecuted by his son betray'd abandon'd by his freinds was a plain figure of Iesus Christ in the time of his passion when the Iews who were the people of God called his children rose up against him and when his Apostles all abandon'd him and one betray'd him 1 BLessed is the man who considers the poor and the distressed Psalm 40. in the evill day our Lord will deliver him 2 May our Lord preserve Him give him life and make him happy upon the earth And not deliver him up to the will of his enemies 3 May our Lord bring him help when he ly's in paine on his bed thou hast turn'd and made easy his bed for him in the time of his sicknes 4 I said Lord take pity on me heal my soul for I have sin'd to thee 5 My enemies with evill minds have sayd of me when will he dy and his name be extinct 6 If any of them came in to visite me he spake deceitfully to me his heart was full of iniquity 7 Which as soon as he went from me he
by telling them that God as a suprem Iudge presides in the middle of them and will call them to account for the judgements they shall give 1 GOd is present in the assembly of the Gods Psalm 81. and being in the midle of them he judgeth the Gods 2 How long therefor will you judge unjustly how long will you have partiall respect to the persons of sinners 3 Judge the cause of the poor and of the orphan and do justice to the oppressed and the needy 4 Rescue the poor and deliver the indigent from the oppression of the sinner 5 But they are ignorant and void of understanding they walk in the dark For this reason the fundations of the world will be shaken 6 I have sayd you are Gods and all of you sons of the most high 7 But you shall dy like men and shall fall like other Princes 8 Rise up O God! and judge the earth for all the nations will become thy inheritance PLALME LXXXII Deus quis similis erit tibi The time when this Psalme was made is also much controverted amongst interpreters It was certainly made upon the occasion of some great and dangerous war which threatned the Iews and it is very proper to excite in us a confidence in God in the midle of the greatest dangers 1 O God! who shall be like to thee Psalm 82. Be not silent nor de lay any longer shewing thy power 2 For behold thy enemys have made a great noise And those who hate thee have lifted up their head 3 They have form'd malitious designs against thy people and have conspired against thy saints 4 They have said Come Let us exterminate them from amongst the nations that the name of Israel may be quite forgott 5 To this end they have conspired together and are joyn'd in confederacy against thee with the Tents of the Idumeans and of the Ismaelites 6 Moab and the Agarens Gebal and Ammon and Amalech the strangers together with the inhabitants of Tyrus 7 Also the Assyrians are come up to them And are become auxiliarys to the sons of Lot 8 Do by them as thou hast done by the Madianites and by Cicera And as thou hast done by Jabin near the torrent of Cisson 9 They were destroy'd in Endor and they became like dung upon the earth 10 Dispose of their Princes as thou didst of Oreb and Zebel and Salmena 11 All those Princes who have said Come let us possess the sanctuary of God as our owne inheritance My God! turn them about like a wheel and like chaff before the wind 13 As a fire kindled burns down the wood of a forest and as a flame consumes the mountains 14 So will thy tempest drive them before the And thy anger put them to an utter route 15 Fill their faces with Ignominy And they will seek thy name O Lord 16 Otherwise Let their confusione and their terrours last allways Let them be covered with shame and perish 17 And let them know that thy name is Lord And that thou art the only most high upon the earth PSALME LXXXIII Quam dilecta tabernacula The subject of this Psalme seems to be the same with that of the 41. ch wherein David expresseth his great desire of seeing again the tabernacle of our Lord at the time â—hen his persecutions had remoued him at a distance from it But principally it ought to be applied to the ardent desire which the faithfull in the banishment of this life have of injoying God in heaven which is their true country 1 HOw louely are thy tabernacles Psalm 83. O Lord of hosts my soul does languish with ardent desire of entering into the house of our Lord. 2 My heart and my whole body with transports of joy seek the living God 3 Even the sparrow finds a lodging for itself And the turtle a nest wherin to place its young ones 4 Thy Altars O Lord of hosts my king and my God! are my place of rest 5 Happy are they who dwell in thy house O Lord For ever and ever they will praise thee 6 Blessed is the man whos help is from thee he disposeth his heart in this vaile of tears to be still rising upward to the place he hath proposed to himself 7 For the maker of the law will give his benediction They will rise from vertue to vertue They will see the God of Gods in Sion 8 O Lord the God of Hosts hear my prayer hearken to me O God of Jacob 9 Look upon us O God our protector and cast thine eyes upon the face of thy Christ. 10 For better is one day in thy tabernacles then a thousand any wher els 11 I have chosen rather to be the lowest in the house of my God then to dwell in the tents of sinners 12 For God is a lover of mercy and of truth our Lord is the giver of grace and glory 13 He will not deprive thos of his goods who walk in innocence O Lord of Hosts blessed is the man who hopes in thee PSALME LXXXIV Benedixisti Domine This Psalme may be said to containe a double prediction vâ—z of the return from the Captivity of Babylon and of the generall redemption of mankind which was to proceed from the incarnation of the word 1 THou hast given thy blessing Psalm 84. O Lord to thy Land thou hast delivered Jacob from captivity 2 Thou hast pardon'd the iniquity of thy people thou hast cover'd all their sins 3 Thou hast wholy appeas'd thy anger And hast diverted from us the rigour of thy indignation 4 Convert us to thee O God our saviour and turn away thy anger from us 5 Wilt thou for ever be incensed against us wilt thou extend thy anger from generation to generation 6 O God! in turning towards us thou wilt give us life And thy people will rejoice in thee 7 Shew thy mercy to us O Lord and give us thy saving assistance 8 I will hearken to what our Lord God shal speak within mee for he will speak peace to his people 9 And to his saints And to all thos who are converted at heart 10 His salvation is certainly near at hand to thos who fear him that so glory may dwell in our Land 11 Mercy and truth have met together justice and peace have kissed each other 12 Truth is sprung up fom the earth And justice has look'd down from heaven 13. For our Lord will powr down his blessing And out Land will yeeld its fruit 14 Justice will walk before him And in the way will direct his steps PSALME LXXXV Inclina Domine It appears by this Psalme that David was pressed with some great affliction possibly the persecution of Saul when he made this Psalme â—hich containes a fervent prayer to God to hear him and assist him in his mercy This Psalme also containes a clear prophesy of the conversion of the gentils 1 BOw down thine ear Psalm 85. O Lord heare me for j
am poor and in necessity 2 Preserve my soul for j am holy my God! save thy servant who trusts in thee 3 Be mercifull to me O Lord for all the day I have cry'd out to thee make glad the soul of thy servant because to thee O Lord I have lifted up my soul 4 For thou O Lord art mild and benigne And full of mercy towards all that call upon thee 5 Give ear O Lord to my prayer And listen to the voice of my supplication 6 In the day of my tribulation I have cry'd out to thee Because thou art wont to heare me 7 There is none amongst the Gods like to thee O Lord and none whos works are like to thine 8 All the nations whom thou hast created shall come and adore thee O Lord and shall give glory to thy name 9 For thou art truely great and the doer of wonderful things Thou art the only God 10 Lead me O Lord in thy way And I shall enter into thy truth Let my heart rejoyee in reverencing thy name 11 I will praise thee O Lord my God! with my whole heart and I will give glory to thy name for ever 12 Because thy mercy hath been great upon me and thou hast rescued my soul from the lowest hell 13 O God! the wicked have rose up against me and a convention of powerfull men have not had thee before their eyes 14 But thou art compassionat and tenderhearted slow to punish and full of mercy and truth 15 Look towards me Psalm 86. and have mercy on me indow thy servant with power from thee save the son of thy handmaid 16 Give a signe of thy goodnes towards me that they who hate me may see it and be confounded For thou O Lord hast been still my helper and my comforter PSALME LXXXVI Fundamenta ejus David in this Psalme celebrates tâ—e praises of the Citty of Ierusalem which in the Prophetâ—ck sense may very â—ell be apply'd to the Church of Christ of which that Citty was the figure 1 THe foundations thereof are lay'd in the holy mountains Psalm 85. Our Lord Loves the gates of Sion more then all the tents of Jacob. 2 Glorious things are said of thee O City of God 3 I will remember Rahab and Babylon who shall know me 4 Behold the strangers and thos of Tyrus and the people of Ethiopia they have been ther. 5 Will it not be sayd to Sion Psalm 86. that multitudes of men have been born ther And that the most high himself was the founder of it 6 Our Lord will say it in the writings wherein are register'd the people and the Princes that have lived there 7 All thy inhabitants O Sion shall be replenished with joy PSALME LXXXVII Domine Deus salutis The Author of this Psalme describes and Laments his misery and prays to God to commiserate and help him that so he may praise his holy name 1 O Lord Psalm 87. the God of my safety I have cry'd out by day and by night before thee 2 Vouchafe to look upon my petition And give ear to my prayer 3 For my â—oul is oppressed with evills And my life is on the brink of the grave 4 I am reckon'd as one of thos that are to be lett down into the pitt I am become forlorn and destitute of all help free amongst the dead 5 Like the wounded that sleep in their sepulchers who are forgotten by thee and whom thy hand has rejected 2 They have laid me in a deep pitt In a place of darknes and in the shade of death 7 Thy fury lyes heavy upon me and thou hast made all thy waves overwhelme me 8 Thou hast separated fom me all my freinds and they have me in abomination 9 I have been shutt up without being able to get out my eyes languish with misery 10 To thee O Lord I have cry'd out the whole day I have stretch'd forth my hands to thee 11 Is it amongst the dead that thou wilt shew thy wonders Or will physitians raise them to life that so they may praise thee 12 Will any in sepulchers relate thy mercy and thy truth in the grave 13 Will thy wonders be known in the region of darknes and thy justice in the land of oblivion 14 But I O Lord have cry'd out to thee and early in the morning my prayer shall come before thee 15 Why O Lord doest thou reject my prayer why dost thou turn away thy face from me 16 I am poor and from my youth have been in labour and hardship And after I was exalred I was humbled again and am full of trouble 17 All thy anger has gone over me And the terrors thereof have almost distracted me 18 The whole day they have surrounded me like a flood of water And all at once they have beseig'd me 19 My freinds and my neighbours thou hast removed far from me And all my acquaintance fly me by reason of my misery PSALME LXXXVIII Misericordias Domini The Psalmist praiseth God for his wonderfull power for his care of his people for his favour shewn and promises made to David and his posterity Then complaining of contrary events he expostulats prayâ—th and blesseth God 1 THe mercys of our Lord I will eternally sing Psalm 88. 2 My mouth shall make known thy truth from generation to generation 3 Because thou hast said mercy shall be built up in heaven to last for ever Thy verity will there be firmly established 4 I have made a convenant with my Elect I have sworn to David my servant I will preserve thy race for ever 5 And I will erect thy throne which shall continue from age to age 6 The heavens shall declare thy wonders O Lord And in the assembly of saints thy truth will be magnify'd 7 For who in the heavens can equall our Lord and who amongst the sons of God shall be like to God 8 To God who is glorify'd in the assembly of his saints who is great and terrible aboue all that are about him 9 O Lord the God of Hosts who is like to thee Thou art all powerfull O Lord thy truth does incompasse thee round 10 Thou do'st govern the rage of the sea and thou do'st moderate the violence of the waves 11 The proud thou hast tamed like a man that is wounded by the strength of thy arm thou hast dispersed thy Enemys 12 Thine are the heavens and thine is the earth thou hast founded the univers with all it contains the north and the southern sea thou hast created 13 Thabor and Hermon with the praises of thy name Thy arme is all powerfull 14 Shew the might of thy hand and lett thy right hand be exalted justice and equity are the bases of thy throne 15 Mercy and truth will march before thee Happy the people that knows to celebrate thy praise 16 They will walk in the light of thy countenance O God! and all the day will joyfully praise thy holy name and by
born of Egypt both men and beasts 9 And he made his signs and prodigys appear in the midle of thee O Egypt Against Pharaoh and all his servants 10 He defeated severall Nations And kill'd powerfull Kings 11 Schon King of the Amorheans And Og the King of Basan And all the Kingdomes of Canaan 12 And he gave their land to be the inheritance of his people of Israel 13 O Lord thy name will last eternally Thy memory O Lord will continue from generation to generation 14 For our Lord will judge his people And he will hearken to the prayers of his servants 15 The Idols of the Nations are made of gold and silver The works of mens hands 16 They have a mouth and can not speak They have eyes and can not see 17 They have ears and can not hear Nor is ther breath in their mouths 18 Let all that make them be like to them And all that confide in them 19 House of Israel bless our Lord house of Aron bless our Lord. 20 House of Levi bless our Lord All you that fear our Lord bless our Lord. 21 Blessed be our Lord in Sion who dwells in Jerusalem PSALME XXXV Confitemini Domino All are invited to praise God for the benfites he has bestowed upon And the wonders hâ— has done for the people of Israel 1 PRaise our Lord because he is good Psalm 135. Because his mercy continues for ever 2 Praise the God of Gods Because his mercy continues for ever 3 Praise the Lord of Lords because his mercy continues for ever 4 Praise him who alone does great and wonderfull things because his mercy continues for ever 5 Who by his wisdome made the heavens because his mercy continues for ever 6 Who settled the earth above the waters because his mercy continues for ever 7 Who made the great luminars because his mercy continues for ever 8 The sun to preside by day because his mercy continues for ever 9 The moon and the stars to preside by night because his mercy continues for ever 10 Who struck Egypt and kill'd their first born because his mercy continues for ever 11 Who brought forth Israel from the midle of them because his mercy continues for ever 12 With a strong hand and a strecht out arm because his mercy continues for ever 13 Who divided in sunder the red sea because his mercy continues for ever 14 And brought out Israel through the midle of it because his mercy continues for ever 15 And over threw Pharoh with all his host in the red sea because his mercy continues for ever 16 Who conducted his people in the desert because his mercy continues for ever 17 Who defeated great Kings because his mercy continues for ever 18 Who slew strong Kings because his mercy continues for ever 19 Sehon the King of the Amorites because his mercy continues for ever 20 And Og the King of Basan because his mercy continues for ever 21 And he gave their land for an inheritance because his mercy Continues for ever 22 For an inheritance to Israel his servant because his mercy continues for ever 23 In our humiliation he was mindfull of us because his mercy continues for ever 24 And he redeemed us out of the hand of our Enemies because his mercy continues for ever 25 Who giveth food to all living creatures because his mercy continues for ever 26 Praise the God of heaven because his mercy continues for ever 27 Praise the Lord of Lords because his mercy continues for ever PSALME CXXXVI Super flumina Babylonis This is a Canticle which the Prophet puts into the mouth of the people of Israel when they were in Captivity to deplore the misery of their banishment anâ— to desire their return to Ierusalem The Church makes use of it to represent to her Children the miserys of this life And to raise holy desires in them of going to heaven which is their true Country 1 UPon the banks of the rivers of Babylon wee have sat down and wept Psalm 36. when wee remember'd Sion 2 Wee hung up our harps on the willows in the midle therof 3 For ther did the men who had made us Captives Ask us to sing songs of joy 4 They who had carry'd us away said sing to us one of your Canticles of Sion 5 How shall wee sing a Canticle of our Lord in a strange land Psalm 136. 6 If I ever forget thee O Jerusalem Let me forget my right hand 7 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth If I remember not thee 8 If I do not make Jerusalem the principall subject of my joy 9 Remember O Lord the sons of Edom what they did in the day of Jerusalems desolation 10 They cry destroy it destroy it to the very fundation 11 Wretched daughter of Babylon blessed be he who shall render to thee the evill thou hast done us 12 May he be blessed who takes thy litle ones and dashes them in peices against the rock PSALME CXXXVII Confitebor tibi Domine In this Psalme David thanks God for all the benefites received from him and expresseth his assurance in the Divine assistance for the future 1 I Will thank thee O Lord with my whole heart Psalm 137. because thou hast heard the words of my mouth 2 In the presence of thy Angells I will sing thy praises I will adore thee in thy holy Temple and celebrate thy name 3 In acknowlegement of thy mercy and thy truth because thou hast magnified thy holy name above all names 4 In what day soever I shall call upon thee Vouchafe to hear me Thou wilt strengthen my soul still more and more 5 Let all the Kings of the earth celebrate thy praises O Lord because they have heard all the words of thy mouth 6 And let them sing in the ways of our Lord That great is the glory of our Lord. 7 For our Lord is above all And he regards low things And the high he looks upon at a distance 8 If I walk in the midle of tribulation thou wilt give me life Thou hast stretched out thy hand against the rage of my Enemies And thy right hand has saved me 9 Our Lord will revenge my cause Thy mercy O Lord is everlasting Despise not the works of thy own hands PSALME XXXVIII Domine probasti me In this Psalme David setts forth the infinit exâ—ont of Gods knowledge and how nothing from the beginning to the end of the world is concealed from him according to which knowledge he will judge Mankind 1 O Lord Psalm 138. thou hast try'd me and thou hast known me Thou hast known my sittings down and my risings up 2 A far off thou hast discover'd my thoughts And thou hast traced all my steps 3 Thou hast foreseen all my ways and every word that my tongue shall speak 4 O Lord thou knowest all that is to come and all that is past Thou hast form'd me and thou hast lay'd thy hand upon
me 5 Wonderfull is thy knowledge concerning me It is above my reach And I can not comprehend it 6 Whither can J go to be concealed from thy spirit And whither shall I fly to be out of thy sight 7 If I go up to heaven thou art ther If I go down into hell ther also thou art 8 If I take wings early in the morning to go and dwell in the extremest parts of the sea 9 Even thither thy hand will conduct me And thou wilt hold me with thy right hand 10 I then said perhaps darknes will cover me But I found that night was not dark to the but discover'd me to thee in my pleasures 11 For darknes hides nothing from thee to whom the night is no lesse illuminated then the day The Darknes of the one and the light of the other are both alike to thee 12 For thou hast possessed my Reins Thou didst receiue me from my Mothers womb 13 I will praise thee because thou hast in a terrible manner shewn thy power Thy works are wonderfull and my soul is penetrated with them 14 Ther is not a bone within me form'd by thee in a secret place that is hid to thee And my whole substance was known to thee when it lay below in the earth 15 Thy eyes beheld me when I was but half finished All will be register'd in thy book They will be form'd from day to day And non of them will be missing 15 But I see my God! how exceedingly thou hast honour'd thy freinds how firmly thou hast established their dominion 17 If I go to reckon them I find they exceed in number the grains of sand I have rose up and J am still with thee 18 O God! since thou wilt destroy sinners Depart from me all you men of blood 19 Because you say within your selves In vain they will take possession of thy Cittys 20 Have I not O Lord hated thos who hate thee And been almost consum'd with Zeal against thy enemies 21 I hated them with a perfect hatred And they became my Enemies 22 Search me O Lord and sound my heart Examine me And look into all my ways 23 And see if J am in any way of iniquity And lead me right in the way of eternity PSALME CXXXIX Eripe me Domine This Psalme seemes to have been made by the holy prophet David when he saw himself beseiged on all sides and persecuted to death by Saul 1 DEliver me Psalm 139. O Lord from the wicked man From the unjust man deliver me 2 They who formed wicked dessigns in their heart have made continuall war against me 3 They have sharpned their tongues like serpents The poison of aspes lyes under their lips 4 Preserve me O Lord from the hand of the sinner Deliver me from unjust men 5 Who have dessign'd to supplant me and make me fall The proud have Lay'd a secret snare for me 6 They have spred their nets and have sett their traps in my way 7 I have sayd to our Lord Thou art my God O Lord hear the voice of my prayer 8 O Lord by whose power I have been saved Who hast covered my head in the day of battell 9 O Lord do not deliver me up against my will to the sinner They have designs against me forsake me not least their pride should triumph over me 10 All their circumventions and studyed Calumnies of their lips will return upon themselves 11 Burning coals will fall upon them Thou wilt cast them into the fire They will sink under their misery 12 The lauish tongue shall not thrive upon the earth And the unjust man will make a wretched end 13 I know that our Lord will do justice to the afflicted And that he will revenge the cause of the poor 14 The just shall praise thy name And the upright of heart shall enjoy thy presence PSALME CXL Domine clamavi It is beleived that this Psalme was made by David upon the same occasion and near the same time with that which went before 1 O Lord Psalm 140. I have cry'd out to thee Vouchafe to hear me Listen to my voice when I call upon thee 2 Let my prayer like incense ascend to thee as an evening sacrifice receive the holding up of my hands 3 Place a watch O Lord upon my mouth and a door to gard my lipps 4 Suffer not my heart to be inclin'd to words of malice to seek excuses for my sins 5 I will have nothing to do with the workers of iniquity nor with any thing that is pleasing to them 6 The just man will admonish me with charity and will reprehend me But let not the sinner grease my head with his oyl of flatery 7 For I will still pray against the things which they delight in Their Judges shall be splitt upon the rock and swallow'd up 8 They will hear my words at last because thâ—y are powerfull As clods of the earth are borken by the plow and scatter'd about the ground 9 So are our bones dispersed even to the brink of the grave Wherfor to thee O Lord my Lord I lift up my eyes I have putt my hope in thee Let not my life be taken away 10 Preserve me from the snare which they have layd for me And from the trapps of the workers of iniquity 11 Sinners shall fall into their own net stand alone till the time of my passage comes PSALME CXLI Voce mea ad Dominum This Psalme contains Davids prayer â—hen he was in the Cave beseiged by Saul He setts forth the greatnes of the danger he was in he expects and hopes for his deliverance only from God 1 I Have raised my voice Psalm 141. and cry'd out to our Lord I have raised my voice And prayed to our Lord. 2 I powre forth my prayer in his presence And I lay before him all my sufferings 3 Whilst my spirit sinks down within me But thou O Lord knowest all my stepps 4 In the way J used to walk they have layd a hiden snare for me 5 I look'd about on my right hand and I considered And ther was no body that knew me 6 I can not escape by flying away And ther is not any that takes care to save my life 7 O Lord I have cryed out to thee I have sayd thou art my hope Thou art my portion in the land of the living 8 Be attentive to my prayer For J am humbled to the last extremity 9 Deliver me from thos who persecute me Because J am overpower'd by them 10 Deliver my soul out of this prison that J may praise thy name The just wait for me expecting the releif thou wilt give me PSALME CXLII Domine exaudi This Psalme David made when God punished him by the rebellion of his son Absolon for his former sins of adultery and murder He humbles himself before God and begs his pardon and mercy And by his example teaches all sinners how they ought to humble themselves