before God for their sins 1 LOrd Psalm 142. hear my prayer Give eare to my supplication according to thy truth hear me according to thy equity 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant For no man living can be justified in thy sight 3 For the Enemy has persecuted my soul he has humbled my life even to the earth 4 He has lodged me in a obscure place like the dead And my soul is full of anxiety my heart is disturbed within me 5 I have called to mind the days of old I have considered the great things thou hast done and J have meditated upon the works of thy hands 6 J have stretched forth my hands to thee J present my soul before thee aâ— earth without water 7 Hear me quickly O Lord my spirit is quite sinking 8 Turn not thy face from me Least J become like thos who descend into the lake 9 Let me speedily find thy timely mercy Because J have hoped in â—hee 10 Make known to me the way in which J am to walk For to thee J have lifted up my soul. 11 Rescue me O Lord from my Enemys to thee J fly for refuge Teach me to do thy will for thou art my God 12 Thy good spirit will lead me into the right way For the glory of thy name O Lord thou wilt give me life according to thy equity 13 Thou wilt bring my soul out of tribulation And in thy mercy thou wilt defeat my enemies 14 And thou wilt destroy all who afflict my soul because J am thy servant PSALME CXLIII Benedictus Dominus David gives thanks to God in this Psalme for the assistance he has allways received from him In the second place he prays that all the Kings and Nations that oppose him may be overthrown 1 BLessed be our Lord Psalm 143. my God who teaches my hands to fight in battell And my fingers to wage war 2 He is mercyfull towards me he is my refuge my defender and my deliverer 3 He is my protector and my hope is in him who makes subject my people to me 4 O Lord what is man that thou shouldst mâ—ke thy self known to him Or the son of man that he should merite thy consideration 5 Man is become like to nothing his days pass away like a shadow 6 Bow thy heavens O Lord and come down Touch the mountains and they will smoke 7 Dart forth thy lightenning and thou wilt dissipate them Shoot thy arrows and thou wilt confound them 8 Stretch forth thy hand from above and rescue me Deliver me out of the deep waters out of the hands of the sons of strangers * Rebellious children 9 Who 's mouths speak lyes And whos right hand is the right hand of iniquity 10 O God J will sing a new song to thee J will sing it upon the instrument of ten strings 11 Thou who givest safety to Kings who hast redeemed David thy servant from the sword of the Enemy Now also deliver me 12 Deliver me out of the hands of the sons of strangers whos right hands are the right hands of iniquity 13 Who 's children flourish in youth like new plantations 14 Their daughters are finely deck'd And adorned like a Temple 15 Their store houses are full and overflown out of one into the other 16 Their yews are fruitfull and come out of their folds in great flocks Their oxen are fat 17 Ther are no breaches nor open passages in their inclosures Nor any outcrys in their streets 18 Happy they have said are the people to whom thes things befall But happy is the people who have our Lord for their God PSALME CXLIV Exaltabo tâ— Deus The Title of this Psalme shews that David made it to serve upon occaâ—ions for praising and thanking our Lord. 1 J will glorify thee Psalm 144. my King and my God J will bless thy name for ever and ever 2 Every day J will bless thee And J will praise thy name eternally 3 Great is our Lord worthy of all praise His greatnes is infinite 4 All ages to come shall praise thy works And shall declare thy power 5 They shall celabrate the magnificent glory of thy holines And shall relate â—hy wonders 6 They shall make known the force of thy terrible judgments And sett forth thy greatnes 7 They will publish the memory of thy abounding sweetnes And they will rejoice in thy justice 8 Our Lord is compassionat and mercifull he is patient and full of mercy 9 Our Lord is Benigne to all And his mercys are above all his works 10 Let all thy works praise thee O Lord And let thy saints bless thee 11 They shall publish the glory of thy Kingdome And shall declare thy power 12 That they may make known to the sons of men thy Allmightynes And the magnificent glory of thy Kingdome 13 Thy Kingdome is a Kigdome of all ages And thy Empire is from generation to generation 14 Our Lord is true in all his words And holy in all his works 15 He lifts up all that fall And raiseth from the ground all that are bruised 16 The eyes of all creatures hope in thee And thou givest them food in seasonable time 17 Thou openest thy hand and fillest every living creature with benediction 18 Our Lord is just in all his ways And holy in all his works 19 Our Lord is near at hand to thos who call upon him And to all that invoke him in truth 20 He will performe the desires of thos who fear him he will hear their prayers and will save them 21 Our Lord takes into his protection thos wholove him And will destroy all sinners 22 My mouth shall speak the praises of our Lord And let all flesh blesse his holy name for ever and ever PSALME CXLV Lauda anima mea In this Psalme are commâ—morated the benefites of God bestowed upon men and it declares that wee onght to put our trust in him alone ALLALUIA 1 O My soul Psalm 145. Praise thou our Lord Whilst I live I will praise our Lord I will sing the praises of my God as long as J am in being 2 Confide not in Princes not in the sons of men in whom ther is no safety 3 Their soul will depart and they will return to the earth whence they came In that day all their designs will vanish 4 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his defender whos hope is in the Lord his God who made heaven and earth the sea and all things that are in them 5 Who preserves truth for ever Who does justice to thos who suffer injury and gives food to thee hungry 6 Our Lord loosens the bonds of prisoners Our Lord gives sight to the blind 7 Our Lord lifts up thos who have been bruised Our Lord loveth the just 8 Our Lord will defend the stranger And take into his protection the orphan and the widow And he will confound the ways of sinners 9 Our Lord will
of the Just. 7 For our Lord knows and approuves the way of the Just But the way of the Impious will end in destruction PSALME II. Quare fremuerunt This Psalm thô without a Title as the former has David for the Author and is cited as his Act. 4. v. 5. where it is applyd to Christ and the Church So likewise S. Paul applys those words Thou art my son J this day have begot the to Christ Heb. 1. v. 5. and the Iews themselves think this Psalm relatâ—s to their Messias Certain it is that under the figure of David and his Reign Christ and his Kingdom are represented the firmnes of his Empire and of his Church are described together with the vain conspiracies of men against it All Kings and Princes are invited to be obedient to it 1 WHy are the Gentils in a rage Psalm And the Nations in a vain conspiracy 2 The Kings of the earth have stood up And the Princes have assembled against our Lord and against his Christ saying 3 Let us break their bonds And let us throw of their yoke 4 But he who dwells in the heavens will laugh at them And our Lord will turn them to derision 5 Then he will speak to them in his anger And in his fury he will confound them 6 But I am constituted by him King over Sion his holy Mountain To hold forth his Law 7 Our Lord said to me Thou art my son I this day have begot thee 8 Ask it of me and I wil give thee the Nations for thy Inheritance And the whole earth shall be in thy possession 9 Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron Psalm 2. And like a potters Vessel thou shalt break them in pieces 10 And now you Kings be wise Learn well your duty you that judge the earth 11 Serve our Lord with fear Rejoyce and tremble before him 12 Imbrace discipline Least out Lord should be angry and you perish by leaving the way of the Just. 13 When his Indignation shall break out on the sudden Happy are they who confide in him PSALME III. Domine quid multiplicati This in the Title is called the Psalm of David when he fled from the face of Absalon his son as it is related 2. Reg. 15. v. 14. he declares that he puts his hope only in God and describes how powerfull his assistance is and on the contrary how vain the designs of the enemies are 1 WHy o Lord Psalm 3. do's the number increase of those who persecute me Many are they who rise up against me 2 Many say to my soul in vain she seeks for safety from her God 3 But thou o Lord art my protector and my glory by thee my head has been rais'd 4 I have cry'd out with a lowd voice to our Lord and he has heard me from his holy mountain 5 I slept took my rest and have rose up again because our Lord hath protected me 6 I shall not fear those thousands of people that incompass me rise up and save me O Lord my God! 7 For thou hast struck down all that oppose me without cause thou hast broken the teeth of sinners 8 There is no safety but from our Lord by thee my God! thy people are blest PSALME IV. Cum invocarem exaudivit This Psalm is upon the same subject with the former and seems to have been made much at the same time David implores the help of God exhorts the Princes that revolted to desist from their rebellion and to acknowledge him for King as having been so constituted by God 1 WHen I call'd upon him Psalm 4. the God of my justice did hear me thou didst inlarge me when I was in distresse 2 Still have mercy on me and hear my prayer 3 Yee sons of men how long will your hearts be stupid Why do you love vanity and seek after lyes 4 Know that our Lord has done wonderfull things for his holy one he will hear me when I cry out to him 5 Be angry and sin not what you have said in your hearts repent upon your beds 6 Offer a sacrifice of justice and put your confidence in our Lord many say who will shew us good things 7 The light of thy countenance o Lord is printed on us thou hast powr'd joy into my heart 8 They by their plenty of wheat of wine of oyle increase and grow rich 9 I at the same time in peace will sleep and be at rest 10 Because thou o Lord in a singular manner hast strengthen'd me with hope PSALME V. Verba mea auribus This Psalm shews to have been made by David when he was sett upon by the wicked He begs of God to hear his prayers he imprecates the Impious wishing them deserved punishments and conforts the pious and the just with the hope of reward 1 GIve ear o Lord to my words Psalm 5. understand my cry 2 Be attentive to the voice of my prayer my King and my God For to thee I will pray early in the morning o Lord thou shalt hear my voice 4 Early will I stand before thee and I shall know that thou art not a God that loveth iniquity 5 Nor shall the wicked dwell near thee nor the unjust remain in thy sight 6 Thou hatest all doers of injustice thou wilt destroy all that speak lyes 7 The bloody and the deceitfull man our Lord will abominate but I through the abundance of thy mercy 8 Will enter into thy house I will adore in thy holy Temple with fear and reverence 9 Conduct me o Lord in the vvay of thy justice look after me and direct my ways in regard of my enemies 10 Because there is no truth in their mouth vain and hollow is their heart 11 Their throat is an open sepulcher they have dealt deceitfully with their tongues judge them o God! 12 Let them miscarry in their designs according to the multitude of their iniquitys expell them because they have provok'd thee o Lord 13 And let all rejoyce who hope in thee for ever they will be fill'd with joy and thou wilt dwell in them 14 And all will have glory in thee who love thy name for thou wilt bless the just one 15 With thy mercy o Lord as with a sheild thou hast incompas'd us PSALME VI. Domine ne in furore In this Psalm David first sets forth the violence of his sicknes In the next place he begs God to free him from it and lastly he describes the consternation of his Enemies upon his prayers being heard and his health restored to him 1 O Lord Psalm 6. rebuke me not in thy indignation nor chastise me in thy anger 2 Have mercy on me o Lord because I am infirm heal me o Lord for my bones are all in disorder 3 My soul is extremely afflicted but thou o Lord Say how long 4 Turn to me o Lord and rescue my soul save me for thy mercies sake 5 For the dead
and sett before me a table to strengthen me against those who persecute me 7 Thou hast powred oyle upon my head and my inebriating cup how admirable is it 7 And thy mercy will accompany me all the days of my life 9 That I may dwell for ever in the house of our Lord. PSALME XXIII Domini est terra Most believe that David made this Psalm to be sung by the people when the ark was carryd to mount Sion but all interpreters agree that the holy Prophet had principally in his view the ascension of our Saviour Iesus Christ into heaven 1 THe earth is our Lords Psalm 23 and all that it contains the whole world and all that dwell in it are his 2 For he it was that founded the earth above the seas and provided it should be above the rivers 3 Who shall ascend to the mountain of our Lord or who shall stand in his holy place 4 He whose hands are innocent whose heart is clean who has not in vain received his soul and who has not deceitfully sworn to his neighbour 5 This is he who shall receive blessings from our Lord and mercy from God his Saviour 6 This is the race of men who seek him who seek the face of the God of Jacob. 7 Princes lift up your gates eternal gates be yee lifted up and the king of glory will enter 8 Who is the king of glory our Lord the strong the mighty our Lord the powerfull in battel 9 Princes lift up your gates eternal gates be yee lifted up and the king of glory will enter 10 Who is the king of glory the Lord of all power he is the king of glory PSALME XXIV Ad te Domine levavi It is probable that David made this Psalm in the time of the rebellion of Absalon It contains the prayer of a man in great straits begging ye assistance of God against his enel mies and the pardon of his sins 1 TO thee Psalm 24 o Lord I have rais'd up my soul in thee my God I confide and I shall not be asham'd 2. Nor let my enemies deride me for none who waite for thee will be put to confusion 3 Let all those be confounded who void of reason act unjustly 4 Shew to me o Lord thy ways and lead me in thy paths 5 Direct me in thy truth and teach me because thou art my God and my Saviour the whole day I wait for thee 6 Remember o Lord thine own mercy's the mercy's which thou hast shewn from the beginning of the world 7 But call not to mind the sins of my youth nor my ignorances 8 Remember me according to thy mercy o Lord for thy goodnes sake 9 Our Lord is mild and just and therfore he will prescribe a law to those who are out of the way 10 The meek he will guide in Judgment and he will teach the mild his ways 11 All the ways of our Lord are mercy and truth in respect to those who carefully seek his will and his laws 12 For the sake of thy holy name pardon o Lord my sin for very great it is 13 Who is the man that feareth our Lord for him he has provided a law to guide him in the way he has chosen 14 His soul shall dwell in plenty of goods and his seed shall inherite the land 15 Our Lord is a firm support to those that fear him and he will make his covenant manifest to them 16 My eyes shall allways be lifted up to our Lord for he will pull my feet out of the snare 17 Look upon me and have mercy on me because I am alone and poor 18 The griefs of my heart are multiplyd deliver me from my necessitys 19 Behold my low condition and the pain I am in And pardon all my offenses 20 Consider how my enemies are increased And how unjust a hatred they have towards me 21 Preserve my soul And deliver me I will not be ashamed because I have hoped in thee 23 O God! deliver Israel from all its tribulations PSALME XXV Judica me Domine The author of this Psalm appeals to God as his Iudge both of his own innocence and of the injustice of his enemies Interpreters differ in their opinion whither it was made by David in the time of Saul's persecution or of Absalom's rebellion 1 BE my Judge Psalm 25. O Lord because I have proceeded with innocence And having hoped in our Lord I shall not be weaken'd 2 Try me O Lord And put me to the test try my reins and my heart by fire 3 For thy mercy is allways before my eyes And I have delighted in thy truth 4 I have not sat down in the assemblys of vanity nor will I enter amongst the workers of iniquity 5 I have detested the conventions of malitious men nor will I ever sit in company with the Impious 6 I will wash my hands with the innocent And will still keep about thy altar O Lord 7 That I may hear the voice of thy praises And that I may relate all thy wonders 8 I have lov'd the beauty of thy house O Lord And the place where thy glory do's reside 9 Let not my soul O God! be lost with the Impious nor my life with the men of blood 10 Whose hands are stain'd with iniquity And whose right hand is full of bribes 11 But I will still proceed in my innocence redeem me and have mercy on me 12 My feet have stood firm in the right way in all assemblies I will praise thee O Lord PSALME XXVI Dominus illuminatio mea In this Psalm David mentions the dangers which by Gods assistance he has overcome and the assurance he has of being protected for the future he also begs of our Lord that he may without disturbance serve him night and day in the Tabernacle 1 OUr Lord is my light Psalm 27. And my safety whom shall I fear 2 Our Lord is the protector of my life who shall make me tremble 3 When the wicked came up against me to devour me 4 Those enemies that persecuted me were themselves weaken'd And fell to the ground 5 Should armies be drawn up against me my heart would be voide of fear 6 Should they give me battle my hope in this would still be firm 7 One only thing I have askd of our Lord And this I will require that I may dwell all the days of my life in the house of our Lord. 8 That I may contemplate the delights of our Lord And visite his temple 9 For he has hid me in his Tabernacle Psalm 26. in the days of my tribulation he shelter'd me in the secret part of his Tabernacle 10 He has sett me up upon a rock And has now rais'd my head above all my enemies 11 I have gone round and I have offer'd in his Tabernacle a sacrifice of joy I will sing hymns and Canticles to our Lord. 12 Hear O Lord my voice with which I cry out
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
Austin apply this Psalm to the holy city of the Church of which that of Ierusalem was the figure tho S. Chrisostome and some other interpreters thiâ— it relates to the reestablishment of the city of Ierusalem after the Captivity of Babylon 1 GReat is our Lord Psalm 47. and worthy of all praise in the city of our God upon his holy mountan 2 With the joy of the whole earth mount Sion is founded on the side of the north stands the city of the great King 3 In the houses therof God will make himself known when he takes upon him to defend it 4 For behold the Kings of the earth did assemble And conspire against it 5 But when they saw it so defended they were astonish'd were frighted were driven away And were seised with trembling 6 They felt the pains of a woman in labour with a violent wind thou wilt break to pieces the ships of Tharsus 7 As wee have heard so now wee have seen in the city of the Lord of Hosts in the city of our God that God has founded her to last for ever 8 Wee have received thy mercy O God! in the midle of thy Temple 9 As is thy name so is thy praise spred to the ends of the earth thy right hand is full of justice 10 Let mount Sion rejoyce let the daughters of Judah be overjoy'd at the sight of thy judgments O Lord 11 Go round about Sion and incompass it relate those things from the top of its towers 12 Consider well its strength take a view of every house that you may make it known to the next generation 13 For he is God our God for ever and ever And he will reign eternally over us PSALME XXXXVIII Audite haec omnes gentes It is needles to be iniquisitive into the occasion of composing this Psalm since ther is nothing certain to be said of it and on the other side it consists only of morall instructions The Prophet represents the vanity of riches the unprofitablenes of worldly wisdom and shews that tho it often happens that the just are afflicted in this life and that the wickâ—d are in prosperity yet when death comes there will be an equall distribution made 1 HEar what I say all you Nations Psalm 48. be attentive all you inhabitants of the world 2 All that are born of the earth all sons of men both the rich and the poor 3 My mouth shall utter wisdom and the meditation of my heart shall bring forth prudence 4 I will give attention to parables And my proposition I will explain upon the harp 5 Why shall I be affraid in the evill day least I be found involved in the iniquity of my ways 6 They who confide in their strength And who glory in the abundance of their riches let them hear this 7 A brother wil not redeem a brother will a man vvho is a stranger redeem him he can not give for himself wherwith to appease God 8 Nor pay the ransom of his own soul he will allways toyle and labour and so live on to the presixt end of his days 9 He will not look upon death tho he sees wise men dying before him but the insensible man and the fool at last must perish 10 And they will leave their houses to strangers And their sepulchers will be their houses to the world's end 11 Their places of habitation passe from one generation to an other they have left their names to their lands 12 Man when elevated in honour looseth understanding he is compared to brute beasts that have no reason and he becomes like them 13 This way of theirs is the occasion of their fall And yet they please and applaud themselves 14 Like sheep to the shambles they are driven into hell And death will devour them 15 And the just will have dominion over them in the morning And all the props of their vvorldly glory will sink and faile them in hell 16 But God will redeem my soul from the power of hell when he has taken me into his protection 17 Be not concern'd when the unjust man becomes rich And his house is in great glory 18 For of all this when he dyes he will carry nothing with him nor will his glory accompany him when he goes below 19 During his life he shall be said to be happy And he will praise thee as long as thou do'st well with him 20 There he will enter where his fathers went before him And for ever he will not see light 21 Man when he is elevated in honour looseth understanding he is compared to brute beasts that have no reason and is become like them PSALME XXXXIX Deus Deorum Many of the holy fathers interpreters think this Psalm relates to the comings of our Saviour the one of mercy when he call'd mankind and established his Church the other of justice when he will come to judge the world Others apply it to the Israelites who vainly confided in their sacrifices and at that same time violated his law and neglected to obey his will Those two opinions may easily be reconciled in taking the Israelites to be the figure of the Christians and the judgment which God prononces against them to represent that which he will prononce at the last day against all who break his divine law 1 THe God of Gods Psalm 49. our Lord has spoken And has summon'd the earth 2 From the rising to the setting of the sun the splendor of his glory shines out of Sion 3 God will come our God will manifest himself And he will not be silent 4 Fire will flame out before him And a violent tempest will incompass him round 5 He will call to him the heavens from above and the earth from below to distinguish his people 6 Bring before him all his Saints who make a covenant with him by sacrifices 7 And the heavens shall proclame his justice for God is the supreme judge 8 Hear me my people and I will speak hear me Israel and I will testify to thee that I am God thy God 9 I will not accuse thee as to thy sacrifices for thy holocaustes are allways in my sight 10 I will not take your calves from your houses nor your goats from your herds 11 For all the beasts of the woods are mine All the cattell in the mountains and the oxen 12 I know all the birds of the air And the fruitfull beauty of the feilds comes from me 13 If I want meat I shall not tell you for the whole world is mine and all that it contains 14 Will I eat the flesh of bulls Or will I drink the blood of goats 15 Immolate to God a sacrifice of praise And pay your vowes faithfully to the most high 16 And call upon me in the day of tribulation I will sett you free and you shall honour me 17 But to the sinner God has said why do'st thou declare my laws And why do'st thou assume into thy
is raised up to the heavens And thy truth up to the clouds 14 Be exalted O God! above all the heavens And over all the earth let thy glory shine PSALME LVII Si verè utique justitiam David takes occasion from the fury of Saul against him and the malice of his Enemys to reprehend in this Psalme all wicked men And S. Austin observes that wee ought with respect to hear the truths herein declared as a sermon made to all mankâ—nd 1 IF you say truely what is Iust Psalm 57. Judge allso according to justice yee sons of men 2 But you form iniquitys in your hearts And your hands execute injustice upon the earth 3 Sinners are perverted as soon as they come into the world From their mothers womb they have gone wrong They have spoken false 4. Their rage is like that of a serpent like that of a deaf aspe stopping his ears 5 Which will not hear the voice of the charmers nor of the magician Let him charm never so skillfully 6 God will break their teeth in their mouths the laws of these Lyons our Lord will tear in sunder 7 They will come to nothing like water that flows His bow remains bent till they be quite defeated 8 Like wax that melts they will drop away Fire fell upon them and they saw the sun no more 9 Before your sprouting thorns grow up to a tree as it were alive he will swallow them up in his anger 10 The just man will rejoice when he sees vengeance executed he will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner 11 Man will then say if there bee a reward for the just there is certainly a God who judges mankind upon the earth PSALME LVIII Eripe de inimicis meis David implores the help of God against his Enemyes he describes the snares that were layd for him he magnifys the divine assistance impreâ—ats his Enemies 1 REscue me Psalm 58. my God! out of the hands of my Enemyes And defend me against those that rise up against me 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity Psalm 57. And save me from the men of blood 3 For behold they have my life in their power and with a mighty force they sett upon me 4 Nor is it for any iniquity of mine O Lord or for my sin My courses and my conduct have been without crime 5 Rise up and come towards me behold my condition Thou O Lord The God of all power the God of Israel 6 Set thyself upon visiting all the Nations And take no pitty of any that work iniquity 7 Thy will return in the evening famish'd like hungry dogs And they will run about the citty 8 They will open their mouths And there is a sword in their lips They will say who has heard us 9 But thou O Lord wilt laugh at them Thou wilt bring to nothing all the Nations 10 For thee I will preserve the strength thou hast given me Because thou O God! art my defender the mercy of my God will go before me Psalm 58. 11 God will let me see how he will dispose of my enemies Let them not dye least my people should grow forgetfull 12 But disperse them by thy power And pull them down O Lord who art my protector 13 For the sins of their tongue and speeches of their lips And let them be apprehended and caught in their pride 14 And their Lyes and execrations will be charged upon them in the consummation In the wrath of consummation And they will wither to nothing 15 And they shall Know that God will rule over Israel And from one end of the earth to the other 16 They will return in the evening and be famished like hungry dogs And they will run about the citty 17 They will be dispersed to seek their meat And if they are not fill'd they will murmur 18 But I will sing the praises of thy power And early in the morning I will magnify thy mercy 19 Because thou art become a protector to me And my refuge in the day of tribulation 20 I will praise thee my defender with voice and instruments For thou art my mercifull God PSALME LIX Deus repulisti This Psalm made by David before his expedition against the Moabites and the Idumeans sets forth in the first place the danger and fear of the Israelites upon having so many enemies round about them ready to fall upon them Next he implores the divine assistance in confidence of which he foretels his victory over all his Enemies 1 O God! thou hast rejected us Psalm 59. thou hast undone us thou hast been angry with us And at last thou hast taken pity of us 2 Thou hast shaked the land and put it into confusion Heal the breaches of it for t' is all out of order 3 Thou hast made thy people feel hardships Thou hast given them the wine of sorrow to drink 4 To those who fear thee thou hast given a signe that they should fly before the bow 5 That thy beloved ones may be preserved Protect me with thy right hand and hear me 6 God has said by his holy Prophet that I shall receive and share out the land of Sichem And shall measure the vally of the tents 7 Galaad is mine and Manasses is mine And Ephraim is the chief of my strength 8 Judah is the seat of my Empire Moab the vessel of my hope 9 I will march on into Idumea And foreigners shall become my subjects 10 Who will lead me to their fortified Citty who will conduct me into the midle of Idumea 11 Is it not thou my God! who a while since rejected us And wilt thou not go forth with us at the head of our armies 12 Relieve us O Lord in our distresses For vain is the safety which comes from man 13 With the help of our God wee will performe great actions And t' is he who will bring to nothing all that afflict us PSALME LX. Exaudi Deus deprecationem This Psalm seems to have been composed by king David in the time of Absalom's conspiracy And whereas he was then a fugitive and gone from Ierusalem the holy fathers have proposed the prayer which he makes as an excellent modell of that which the Church of Iesus-Christ should offer to God in the banishment of this world and in the midle of all the temptations of his life 1 HEar O God! Psalm 36. my supplication Give ear to my prayer 2 From one end of the land to the other I have cried out to thee when my heart was full of anxiety thou didst raise me up upon a firm rock 3 Thou hast led me forwards and art become my Hope My tower of strength against all my enemies 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever I will be shelterd under the cover of thy wings 5 Because thou my God! hast heard my prayer Thou hast bâ—stowed an inheritance upon those who fear thy name 6 Thou wilt add
days upon days to the life of the king Thou wilâ— make his years reach from generation to generation Psalm 90. 7 He will remain for ever in the presence of God who can search to the bottome his mercy and his truth 8 Therfore will I praise thy name in Psalms from age to age That I may never faile from day to day to performe my vows PSALME LXI Nonne Deo subjecta erit It is beleeved that David made this Psalm about the same time with the former he exhorts himself and all his to put their confidence in God and to expect no relief but from him Above all he warns men not to rely upon riches nor unjust actions 1 SHall not my soule be subject to God Psalm 61. since from him comes my salvation 2 For he is my God and my Saviour He is my protector and I shall never more be disturbed 3 How long will you all sett upon a single man and combine to kill him And run him down as if he were a bending wall and a building ready to fall 4 They have conspired to deprive me of my dignity I have run with great thirst Their mouth did bless me and their heart did curse me 5 However my soule be thou subject to God For my patience comes from him 6 Because he is my God and my Saviour He is my supporter and I will not move out of my place 7 In God is my safety and my glory My succour is from God and in God is my hope 8 Let the whole congregation of the people hope in him Poure forth your hearts before him God is our defender for ever 9 But vaine are the sons of men The sons of men are lyars in their balances They conspire together by vanity to deceivé 10 Build not your hope upon injustice cover not wealth got by rapine And if riches do abound set not your hearts upon them 11 Once God has spokâ— and I heard these two things That power belongs to God and that to thee o Lord mercy belongs For thou wilt render to every body according to their works PSALME LXII Deus Deus meus ad te de luce vigilo The most part of the interpreters apply this Psalme to the time of Saul and believe that David made it when he fled into the desert of Siph to avoid Saul's fury Tho some are of opinion it may have been made in the time of Absalom's revolte when he was likewise forced to retire into a desert He deplores his exile and his absence from the Tabernacle and the Ark at the same time considers in a higher sense his absence from his true country ' which 〈◊〉 heaven And therfore the prayer which he makes is very proper for all the just who look upon this life but as a banishment 1 O God Psalm 62. my God! from the break of day I watch for thee 2 Both my soule and my body exceedingly thirst after thee 3 In this desert land unpassable and without water I present myself before thee as if I were in thy sanctuary to contemplate thy power and thy glory 4 Because thy mercy is more to be esteemd then life My lipps shall pronounce thy praises 5 I will praise thee in this manner during my whole life And with hands lifted up I will call upon thy name 6 Let my soule be replenish'd as it were with marrow and fattnes And with joyfull lipps I will offer thy praises 7 If on my bed I have been mindfull of thee I will likewise in the morning meditate on thee Because thou hast assisted me 8 And I will rejoyce under the shelter of thy wings My soule sticks fast to thee Thy right hand has held me up 9 In vain have they sought my life They shall themselues go into the lowest part of the earth They shall bee deliverd up to the sword and shall be meat for foxes 10 But the king shall rejoyce in God All shall be praised who swear by his holy name For their mouths are stopt who spake iniquity PSALME LXIV Exaudi Deus deprecationem This Psalme may have been composed by David either in the time of Saul's persecution or in that of Absalom's rebellion The holy Fathers in the spirituall sense apply it to Iesus Christ and to the faithfull that are members of his Church 1 HEar my prayer Psalm 63. O God! when I offer it to thee Free my soule from the fear of my enemy 2 Thou hast protected me against the convention of wicked men Against the multitude of the doers of injustice 3 For they have made their tongues as sharp as a sword They have bent their bow with bitternes That they may secretly strike an innocent man 4 They will wound him all on the sudden and fear nothing They are fixed in their wicked resolutions 5 They have consulted how to cover their snares And they have said who can find them out 6 They searched about for crimes to charge me with They unprofitably tyr'd themselves in the scrutiny 7 Man will forme deep designs in his heart But God will be glorifyed 8 Their arrows strike no deeper then those of children And their tongues have not any force but against them selues 9 All were amazed that saw them And every man was in fear 10 And they published what God had done And they understood his works 11 The just will rejoice in our Lord and will hope in him And all the upright of heart will have praise PSALME LXIV Te decet hymnus Deus This Psalme according to the letter of it seems to be made about the time of the Israelites going out of Babylon and returning to Ierusalem It is to be applyed in the spirituall sense to the church delivered from the Captivity of the Devâ—â— by the death of our Saviour Iesus-Christ 1 A Hymne in Sion becomes thee Psalm 64. O God And our vows to thee shall be perform'd in Jerusalem 2 Gratiously hear my prayer All flesh will come to thee 3 The words of the wicked have prevailed against us But thou wilt mercifully pardon our sins 4 Happy is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thy self He shall dwell in thy house 5 Wee shall be fill'd with the good things of thy house Thy temple is holy and admirable for justice 6 Hear us O God! thou who art our Saviour who art the hope of the whole earth to the farthest end of the sea 7 Who with mighty power hast established and made firm the mountains who hast stirred up the sea to the very bottome and made the waves to roar 8 The nations will be seized with terror and thâ—y who live furthest off will dread the wonderfull effects of thy power The evening and the morning are made delightfull by thee 9 Thou hast visited the earth Thou hast made it drink of thy rain and increased the riches thereof 10 The river of God is filld with waters wherby thou hast provided food for all creatures
our Lord in the midle of thee Jerusalem PSALME CXVI Laudate Dominum This Psalme is to be undertood of the vocation of the Gentils and the uniting all the people of the earth Iews and Gentils in one society viz. The Church of Christ. 1 PRaise our Lord all yee Nations Psalm 116. All people give him praise 2 Because his mercy is confirmed upon us And the truth of our Lord remains for ever PSALME CXVII Confitemini Domino This Psalme is a Canticle of thanksgiving which some think David sung when he was delivered from all his Enemys and settled upon the throne of Israel But tho this Psalme according to the letter is fitted to the person of David yett all agree and even some of the Rabins it ought also to be understood of the Messias which evidently appears by the application which our saviour himself makes of it and after him S. Peter 1 GIve glory to our Lord Psalm 117. because he is good Because his mercy continues for ever 2 Let Israel now say that he is good That his mercy continues for ever 3 Let the house of Aron now say That his mercy continues for ever 4 Let them all say who fear our Lord That his mercy continues for ever 5 When J was in straits and in tribulation I call'd upon our Lord and our Lord heard me and sett me free 6 Our Lord is my protector I will not fear what man can do to me 7 Our Lord is my protector And I will despise all my enemys 8 Much better it is to confide in our Lord Then to confide in Man 9 Much better it is to place our hope in our Lord Then to place our hope in Princes 10 All the Nations have besett me round But in the name of our Lord I have been reveng'd upon them 11 They have incompassed and beseiged me But in the name of our Lord I have been revenged upon them 12 They have swarm'd round me like bees and have been inflamed like thorns sett on fire But in the name of our Lord I have been revenged upon them 13 I have been run upon and push'd so violently that I was ready to fall But our Lord held me up 14 Our Lord is my strength and my praise And he is become my saviour 15 Avoice of joy and of â—alvation is heard in the tents of the just 16 The Right hand of our Lord has shewn its power The right hand of our Lord has raised me up The Right hand of our Lord has shewn its power 17 I shall not dy but I shall live and relate the works of our Lord. 18 Our Lord has punish'd and chastised me But he has spared my life 19 Open to me the gates of justice when J am enter'd I will praise our Lord This is the gate of our Lord and the just will enter therat 20 I will give thee thanks because thou hast heard me And art become my saviour 21 The stone which the builders rejected is made the corner stone 22 This is the work of our Lord And it is wonderfull in our eyes 23 This is the day which our Lord has made Let us triumph and rejoyce therin 24 O Lord save me May thy reign O Lord be prosperous Blessed is he who comes in the name of our Lord. 25 Wee have blessed you from the house of the Lord. God is our Lord And his light has shined upon us 26 Make this a day of solemnity with thick covering of bows even to the horne of the altar 27 Thou art my God and I will praise thy holy name Thou art my God And I will celebrate thy glory 28 I will celebrate thy holy name because thou hast heard me and hast saved me 29 Praise our Lord because he is good Because his mercy continues for ever PSALME CXVIII Beati immaculati This Psalme is all in praise of the law and ordonances of God wherin the Prophet shews his owne love and zeal for the observance of the Divine precepts Psalm 118. and also exhorts all people to do the like Tho this Psalme be without any Title yet by the ressemblance of the stile the expressions with those that bear the Title of Davids it appears to have been made by the Royall Prophet ALEPH. 1 BLessed are they whos ways are free from sin And who walk according to the Law of our Lord. 2 Blessed are they who make his Commandements their inquiry And who seek him with all their heart 3 For the doers of iniquity have not walkd in his ways 4 Thou hast commanded that thy laws shall be exactly kept 5 Grant O Lord that my ways may be sett right And may only tend to the performance of thy precept 6 I shall not fall into confusion If I have allways thy Commandments before my eyes 7 I will praise thee with an upright heart Because I have been instructed in the rules of thy justice 8 I will keep thy ordinances Do not forsake me for ever BETH 9 Man in his youth how shall he correct his ways but by following thy precepts 10 I have sought the with my whole heart Deny me not grace to fullfill thy law 11 All thy words I have layd up in my heart That I may never offend thee 12 Blessed art thou O Lord teach me thy justifiing precepts 13 I have pronounced with my lipps all the judgments which haue proceeded from thy mouth 14 I have taken as much joy in following the way prescribed by thee as in all the riches of the world 15 I will meditate on thy precepts And study thy ways 16 My thoughts shall dwell upon thy law And I will never forgett thy words GIMEL 17 Bestow thy grace upon thy sevant Give me new life I will keep thy precepts 18 Unveille my eyes and I will contemplate the wonders of thy law 19 J am but as a passenger upon the earâ—h Let me not remain in ignorance of the pâ—ecepts 20 My soul in all times has ardently desired thy justifications 21 Thou hast shewn thy anger against the proud Cursed are they who disobey thy Commandements 22 Deliver me from reproche and contempt since I have diligently sought thy ordinances 23 For the Princes have sett in consultation against me whilst thy servant was busy in performing thy law 24 Thy law is my only meditation In all my actions I have consulted thy precepts DALETH 25 My soul has stuck to the earth Give me life according to thy word 26 I have lay'd open to thee my ways And thou hast heard me Teach me thy saving Truths 27 Lead me in the path of thy precepts And I will meditate on thy wonders 28 My soul is tired and become drouzy strengthen me with thy words 29 Keep me out of the way of iniquity And lett me obtain thy mercy by observing thy law 30 I have chosen the way of truth I have not forgot thy judgments 31 I have adhered to thy testimonys O Lord Let me not
live according to thy promises 108 Makâ— acceptable what my mouth does voluntarly offer to thee And teach me thy judgments 109 My * Expli My life is allâ—ays in danger soul is allways in my hands And I have not forgotten thy law 110 The sinners have lay'd a snare for me But I have not deviated from thy precepts 111 I have made thy law to be my inheritance for ever Because it is the joy of my heart 112 I have disposed my heart allways to keep thy Commandments Because the reward is great SAMECH 113 I have hated the unjust And I have loved thy law 114 Thou art my helper and my protector And I build my hope upon thy word 115 Depart from me all you that are wicked For I will make the law of my God my whole inquiry 116 Receive me into thy protection according to thy word and I shall live And let me not be confounded in failing of my expectation 117 Help me and I shall be safe And I will allways Meditate upon thy just decrees 118 Thou hast despised all that depart from thy law Because their thoughts are unjust 119 I have look'd upon all sinners of the earth as Prevaricaters Therfor have I lov'd thy testimonys 120 Penetrat my flesh with thy fear For thy judgments are terrible to me AIN 121 I have proceeded with justice and equity Give me not up to thos who calumniat me 122 Receive thy servant into thy good protection Let not the proud oppress me with calumnies 123 My eyes languish in expectation of thy saving mercy And of the decrees of thy justice 124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy Teach me thy ordinances 125 I am thy servant give me understanding that I may know thy will 126 It is time for thee O Lord now to act They have annull'd thy law 127 Thy precepts are dearer to me then gold and Topazes 128 Therfor have I directed my steps according to thy Commandments And have detested all wicked ways PHE. 129 Thy testimonys are wonderfull Therfor has my soul searched into them 130 The manifestation of thy words gives light And affords understanding to litle ones 131 I Have open'd my mouth and panted Because I longed for thy Commands 132 Turn thine eyes towards me and have mercy on me As thou usually hast on thos who love thy name 133 Set my steps right in the way of thy precepts And let no injustice rule over me 134 Deliver me from the Calumnies of men That I may keep the Commandments 135 Let thy countenance shine upon thy servant And teach me thy ordinances 137 Fountains of tears have flow'd from my eyes Because they have not kept thy law TSADE 137 Thou art just O Lord And thy judgments are full of equity 138 Thou hast commanded the keeping of thy laws which are justice and truth it self 139 My zeal has consum'd me because my enemys have forgott thy words 140 Thy words are sincere and try'd by fire And thy servant has lov'd them 141 J am litle and contemptible yet have I not forgott thy precepts 142 Thy justice is eternall justice Thy law is truth it self 143 Affliction and distress are come upon me And I still meditate upon thy precepts 144 The equity of thy law is eternall Give me understanding and I shall live COPH. 145 I have cry'd out with my whole heart Hear me O Lord I will seek thy law 146 To thee I have cry'd out Preserve me that I may keep thy Commandments 14â— I have made hast and I have cry'd out betimes Because all my hope is in thy promises 148 My eyes before the morning are lifted up to thee That I may meditate upon thy law 149 Hear my voice O Lord according to thy mercy And according to thy justice give me life 150 They who persecute me approche to iniquity and are at a great distance from thy law 151 Thou O Lord art near at hand And all thy ways are truth it self 152 From the beginning I have known that thou hast established for ever the testimonys of thy law REZ 153 See how low J am brought and deliver me For I have not forgott thy law 154 Judge my cause and redeem me Give me life according to thy promise 155 Salvation is far from sinners Because they have not observed thy just law 156 Many are thy mercys O Lord According to the equity of thy judgment give me life 157 Many are they who persecute and afflict me But I have not declined from thy precepts 158 I have beheld the breakers of thy law And I have pyned with greif because thy transgressed thy ordinances 159 See O Lord how I have loved thy Commandments Let thy mercy make me live 160 Truth is the principle of thy words The justice of thy judgments is eternal ZIN. 161 Princes have persecuted me without cause And my heart is kept in fear by thy words 162 I will how ever rejoyce in thy decrees like one who finds rich spoyles 163 I have hated and abominated iniquity But I have loved thy law 164 Seven times in the day I have offer'd praises to thee for the rightiousnes of thy judgments 165 Much peace is enjoyed by thos who love thy law And nothing shall make them fall 166 O Lord I have waited for thy saving mercy And I have loved thy Commandments 167 My soul has kept thy precepts And has ardently loved them 168 Thy Laws and thy ordinances I have carefully observed Because all my ways are seen by thee TAU 169 Let my prayer have accesse to thee O Lord Give me understanding according to thy word 170 Let my petition come before thee Deliver me according to thy promise 171 My lipps shall sing hymnes when thou shalt vouchafe to teach me thy ordinances 172 My tongue shall publish thy words Because thy precepts are justice it self 173 Hold out thy hand to save me Because I have chosen thy law 174 O Lord I have earnestly sought thy saving mercy And thy law is my meditation 175 My soul shall live and praise thee And thy judgments will support me 176 I have wandered like a Lost sheep seek thy servant for I have not forgott thy Commandments PSALME CIX Ad Dominum cum tribularer This Psalme and fourteen more that follow are called by The Title of graduall tho the reason does not appear why they are so call'd David seemes to have made this Psalme in the time of his banishment he begs of God to deliver him from the treachery of his Enemies and deplores his exile amongst barbarous people 1 I call'd out to Our Lord in my affliction Psalm 119. And he heard me 2 Deliver my soul O Lord from unjust lipps And from the deceitfull tongue 3 What will be the just reward of a deceitfull tongue 4 The peircing Arrows of the mighty desolating coals 5 I greive because my banishment is prolonged I have dwelt with the Inhabitants of Cedar My soul has been a long
of thy house 4 Thy children shall sitt round thy table like young olive trees 5 So shall the man be blessed who feareth our Lord. 6 May our Lord bless thee from Sion And mayest thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life 7 And mayst thou see the sons of thy sons And peace over Israel PSALME CXXVIII Saepè expugnaverunt This Psalme foretells the punishments which shall fall upon thos who persecute the Iust. 1 OFten have they sett upon me from my youth Psalm 128. Let Israel now say 2 Often have they sett upon me from my youth But they have not prevailed against me 3 Sinners have lay'd loads upon my back They have long continu'd their injustice against me 4 But our Just Lord will cut in sunder the necks of sinners Let them all be confounded and driven back who hate Sion 5 Let them become like the grass that grows on the tops of houses which withers before you can pluck it 6 with which he can not fill his hand who cuts it Nor he his lap who gathers it 7 Nor did they say who pass'd by the blessing of our Lord be upon you wee bless you in the name of our Lord. PSALME CXXVIX De profundis This Psalme is an excellent Model for sinners that implore the Mercy of Lord And it is particularly apply'd by the Church to beg his mercy for the dead as well as for the living 1 FRom the lowest depth I have cry'd out to thee Psalm 129. O Lord O Lord hear my voice 2 Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my prayer 3 O Lord if thou takest a strict account of our iniquities O Lord who can stand before thee 4 But mercy dwells with thee And thy law O Lord make me hope in thee 5 My soul is supported by his word The hope of my soul is in our Lord. 6 From the morning watch to the close of the evening Let Israel hope in our Lord 7 For our Loâ—d is full of mercy And in him is found plentifull redemption 8 And he will redeem Israel from all their Iniquitys PSALME CXXX Domine non est exaltum It is generally beleeved that David made this Psalme when he was accused by Saul and his Courtiers of ambitious dessigns to make himselfe King He appeals to God that he was uniustly accused and that his heart was free from any such ambition 1 O Lord Psalm 130. my heart has not been lifted up Nor have my eyes been elevated with pride 2 Nor have I gone busying my self with great and high things that are above me 3 If I have not had humble thoughts of myself And if pride has puff'd up my soul. 4 May I be reduced to the helples condition of an infant newly wean'd from the brest of the mother 5 Let Israel hope in our Lord now and for ever PSALME CXXXI Memento Domine David Some say this Psalme was made by David when he translated the Ark to mount Sion Others that it was made by Salomon when it was translated into the Temple which he built 1 O Lord Psalm 131. remember David And all his mildnes 2 How he swore to the Lord And made a vow to the God of Jacob 3 If J enter into the lodgings of my house if J ascend into the bed wheron J use to lye 4 Jf J permitt my eyes to sleep or my eye lids to slumber 5 Jf J lay down my head to rest Till J find a place for our Lord a Tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 6 Wee have heard it said that the Ark was in Ephrata wee have found it in the plains of the forest 7 Wee will enter into his Tabernacle wee will adore in the place wher his feet have stood 8 Rise up O Lord and go into thy place of rest Thou and the Ark sanctified by thee 9 Let thy preists be clothed with justice And thy saints filled with joy 10 For the sake of David thy servant Turn not thy face away from thy Christ. 11 Our Lord has sworn the truth to David and he will not go from it I will place upon thy throne the issue of thy body 12 If thy children do keep my Covenant And the precepts which I will teach them 13 They and their children for ever shall sitt upon thy Throne 14 For our Lord has made choice of Sion he has chosen it to be a habitation for himself 15 He hath sayd Heer I will rest for ever here I will dwell because it is a place of my own chusing 16 The widow ther shall abundantly find my blessings The poor I will plentifully feed with bread 17 The preists I will cloth with my saving mercy And the saints shall ther sing Canticles of joy 18 Ther I will manifest the power of David I have prepared a lamp for my Christ. 19 His Enemys I will cover with confusion But upon him my sanctification shall florish PLALME CXXXII Ecce quam bonum This Psalme declares the happines of unity amongst the faithfull 1 BEhold how good and how dilghtfull it is Psalm 132. for brethren to dwell in unity together 2 'T is like the pretious oyntment powred upon the head which drop'd down upon the beard the beard of Aron 3 And descended to the hem of his garment 'T is like the dew of Hermon the dew which falls vpon the mountain of Sion 4 For it is ther that our Lord has established benediction and life for ever PSALME CXXXIII Ecce nunc benedicite All thos who serve God are exhorted to pray to him And bless him both by day and by night 1 COme now and bless our Lord Psalm 133. all you that are servants of our Lord 2 You who attend in the house of our Lord In the Courts of the house of our God 3 Lift up your hands by night in the sanctuary And praise our Lord. 4 Let our Lord bless thee from Sion who made heaven and earth PSALME CXXXIV Laudate nomen Domini The Preists and the Levites are exhorted in this Psalme to sing the praises of God upon the subjects of his mercy of his power and Majesty vanity of Idols is also set sorth 1 PRaise the name of our Lord Psalm 134. you that are his servants praise our Lord. 2. Who attend in the house of our Lord in the courts of the house of our God 3 Praise our Lord because our Lord is good With voyce and instrument praise his name because it is full of sweetnes 4 For our Lord has chosen Jacob for himself And Jsrael for his own possession 5 J know that our Lord is great And that our God is above all the Gods 6 Whatever he would do our Lord hath done both In heaven and in earth In the sea And all the deep places 7 He raiseth clouds from the extremitys of the earth he makes thunder produce rain 8 He draws forth winds out of his Magazins He struck dead the first
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
Jacob will rejoice And Israel will be overjoy'd PSALME XIV Domine quis habitabit This Psalm according to the opinion of many Interpreters was made by David about the time that he placed the Ark upon Mount Sion In the literall it has reference to the City of Ierusalem And in the spirituall sense to the heavenly Ierusalem whither none but the Iust must pretend te come 1 LOrd Psalm 14 who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle Or who shall rest in thy holy mountain 2 He whose ways are without blemish And who acts according to Justice 3 Who speaks truth from his heart And in whose tongue there is no deceit 4 Who has not injur'd his neighbour Nor hearken'd to reproches against him 5 He looks with contempt on the man that is wicked But he honours those who fear our Lord. 6 He never deceives when he swears to his neighbour not puts out his mony to usury nor receives bribes to oppress the innocent 7 He that acts so shall be establish'd for ever PSALME XV. Conserva me Domine This Psalm of David is full of mystery and prophecy and under the literall sense applicable to Davids own person Iesus Christ was principally intended by it So that our saviour the son of David seems to speak in it and declare that God his father by his omnipotent power will raise him from the dead 1 PReserve me Psalm 15 o Lord because I have hoped in thee I have said to our Lord thou art my God for thou hast no need of any thing that is mine 2 To the saints that are in his land he has wonderfully made appear all my good intentions towards them 3 Their infirmities increased upon them and then they made hast 4. I will not call together their conventicles where blood is offer'd nor shall my lips so much as name them 5 My share of inheritance is our Lord he is the portion of my cup 't is thou o Lord that wilt restore my inheritance to me 6 The lines have measur'd it to me in the richest soyle and I have an excellent inheritance 7 I will blesse our Lord who has given me understanding and that even at night my reins reprove and instruct me 8 I have allways had our Lord present before me he is still on my right hand to make me stand firm 9 'T is for this that my heart is glad that my tongue expresseth joy and also that my flesh will rest in hope 10 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption 11 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life thou wilt fill me with joy in beholding thy countenance endles delights are on thy right hand PSALME XVI Exaudi Domine justitiam David relying upon his innocence earnestly asks from God his peculiar assistance against his enemys 1 ATtend Psalm 16 o Lord to the justice of my cause hearken to my petition 2 Give ear to my prayer that comes not from deceitfull lips 3 Be thou thyself my judge let thine eyes behold the equity of my cause 4 Thou hast examin'd my heart and searched it by night thou hast try'd me by fire and there has been no iniquity found in me 5 That my mouth might not speak according to the works of men I have in obedience to the words of thy lips kept my self in hard and painfull ways 6 Make firm my steps in thy paths that I may never tread out of the way 7 I have cry'd out to thee because thou my God! art accustom'd to hear me incline thine ear towards me and hearken to what J say 8 Make thy mercys to be admired thou who savest those who hope in thee 9 From all that resist thy right hand preserve me o Lord as the apple of thine eye 10 Protect me under the shadow of thy wings from the wicked who persecute me 11 My enemies have beseiged my soul their bowells are closed up with fatt they talk with insolence and pride 12 After having cast me off they now besiege me they have fasten'd their eyes upon the ground 13 They ly in wait for me as a lyon for his prey or the lyons whelp lurking in his covert 14 Rise up o Lord prevent him and defeat him rescue my soul from the wicked one wrest thy sword out of their hands who are enemys to thy power 15 O Lord separate them in their life time from the small number of those vvho are thine upon the earth their belly is fill'd with the things hidden in thy treasures 16 They have abundance of children and what remains of their goods they leave to their litle ones 17 But J with justice will appear before thee I shall be satiated when thy glory do's appear PSALME XVII Diligam te Domine The title of this Psalm denotes the occusion in which it was made viz when God had deliverd David from the hands of Saul But tho it agrees according to the historick and literall sense wiâ—h David yet it may very well be applyd to Iesus Christ himself as S. Paul do's the last versâ— of it 1 J will love thee Psalm 17 o Lord who art my strength our Lord is my support my refuge and my deliverer 2 He is my God and my upholder and I will hope in him 3 He is my protector and the strength of my safety he is my defender 4 With praises J will call upon him and I shall be safe from my enemies 5 I have been surrounded with the sorrows of death and torrents of iniquity have fill'd me with trouble 6 The greifs of hell have incompass'd me and the snares of death have been layd for me 7 But in my tribulation I have calld upon our Lord J have cryd out to my God 8 And he has heard my voice from his holy Temple and my loud crys in his presence have penetrated his ears 9 The earth was moved and trembled the foundations of the mountains were stirr'd and shaken by reason of his anger 10 His indignation rais'd up a smoke fire broke out from his countenance and coals were kindled therby 11 He bow'd the heavens and came down and a thick cloud was under his feet 12 He mounted upon a Cherubin and has taken his flight he has flow'n upon the wings of the wind 13 He has cover'd himself with darknes he has inclos'd himself in a tent of black watery clouds 14 At the brightnes of his presence the clowds broke in sunder hailstons and burning coals fell dovvn 15 And our Lord thunderd from heaven the most high made his voice heard hailstons and burning coals fell dovvn 16 He has thrown his darts and scatterd them he has redoubled his lightning aud struck them with terror 17 The sources of waters have been layd bare and the foundations of the earth have been uncover'd 18 By the lowdnes of thy threatnings o Lord and by the breath of thy anger 19 He has sent from above
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
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