God's First Truth

The Psalmes of David

From the Hebrew David means " beloved " .

The First Psalme

O' Blessed is the man that goeth not in the counsel of the ungodly: that abideth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But delighteth in the law of the Lord, and exerciseth himself in his law, both day and night.

Such a man is like a tree planted by the water side, that bringeth forth his fruit in due season.

His leaves shall not fall off, and look whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

As for the ungodly, it is not with them: but they are like the dust, which the wind scattereth away from the ground.

Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For the Lord alloweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

The Second Psalme

Why do the heathen grudge? Why do the people imagine a vain things?

The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers are come together, against the Lord, and against his anointed.

Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yoke from us.

Nevertheless he that dwelleth in heaven, shall laugh them to scorn: yee even the Lord himself shall have them in derision. *derision = ridicule, contempt, mockery. RN

Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Sion.

As for me, I will preach the law, whereof the Lord hath said unto me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. Desire of me, and I shall give thee the Heathen for thine inheritance, Yee the uttermost parts of the world for thy possession.

Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like an earthen vessel.

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings, be warned, ye judges of the earth.

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice before him with reverence.

Kiss the Son, lest the Lord be angry, and so ye perish from the right way.

For his wrath shall be kindled shortly: blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

The Third Psalme

Why are they so many, O' Lord, that trouble me? a great multitude are they, that rise against me.

Yee many one there be that say of my soul: There is no help for him in God. *Selah.

But thou, O' Lord, art my defender, my worship, and the lifter up of my head.

I call upon the Lord with my voice, and he heareth me out of his holy hill. Selah.

I laid me down and slept, but I rose up again, for the Lord sustained me.

I am not afraid for thousands of the people, that compass me round about.

Up Lord, and help me, O' my God: for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek bones, and breakest the teeth of the ungodly.

Help belongeth unto the Lord, therefore let thy blessing be upon thy people.

*Selah: this word marks open expression, of an extreme desire within the heart. RN

The Forth Psalme

To the Chaunter in Neginoth

Hear me when I call, O' God of my righteousness: thou that comfortest me in my trouble: have mercy upon me, and harken unto my prayer.

O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme my honor? why have ye such pleasure in vanity, and seek after lies? Selah.

Know this, that the Lord dealeth marvelously with his saint: and when I call upon the Lord, he heareth me.

Be angry, but sin not: come with your own hearts upon your beds, and remember yourselves. Selah.

Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.

There be many that say: Who will do us any good? Lord, lift up upon us the light of thy countenance.

Thou rejoicest mine heart, though their increase be great both in corn and wine.

Therefore will I lay me down in peace, and take my rest: for thou, Lord only settest me in a sure dwelling.

The Fifth Psalme

To the Chaunter in Nehiloth

Hear my words ( O' Lord ) consider my calling.

O' mark the voice of my petition, my King and my God, for unto thee will I make my prayer.

Hear my voice by times ( O' Lord ) for early in the morning I will get me unto thee, and that with diligence.

For thou art not the God that hath pleasure in wickedness, there may no ungodly person dwell with thee.

Such as be cruel may not stand in thy sight, thou art an enemy of all wicked doers.

Thou destroyest the liars: the Lord abhores the blood thirsty and deceitful.

But as for me, I will come into thy house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

Lead me ( O Lord ) in thy righteousness because of mine enemies, and make thy way plain before me.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouths: they disassemble in their hearts: their throat is an open sepulchre: with their tongues they deceive.

Punish them ( O' God ) that they perish in their own imaginations: cast them out because of the multitude of their ungodliness, for they rebel against thee.

Again, let all them that put their trust in thee, rejoice: let them ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them: that they which love thy name, may be joyful in thee.

For thou Lord givest thy blessing unto the righteous: and with thy favorable kindness thou defendest him, as with a shield.

The Sixth Psalme

To the Chaunter in Neginoth upon Sheminith

O' Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger: O' chasten me not in thy heavy displeasure.

Have mercy upon me ( O' Lord ) for I am weak: O' Lord heal me, for all my bones are vexed.

My soul is also in great trouble, but Lord, how long?

Turn thee ( O' Lord ) and deliver my soul: Oh save me for thy mercies' sake.

For in death no man remembereth thee: Oh who will give thee thanks in the hell?

I am weary of groaning: every night wash I my bed, and water my couch with my tears.

My countenance is changed for the very inward grief, I consume away, I have so many enemies.

Away from me all ye wicked doers, for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

The Lord hath heard my humble petition, the Lord hath received my prayer.

All mine enemies shall be confounded and sore vexed: yee they shall be turned back and put to shame, and that right soon.

The Seventh Psalme

Lord my God, in thee do I trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.

Lest he *hantche up my soul like a lion, and tear it in pieces, while there is none to help. *hantche = as food: thigh, as Abraham had hand put to his thigh (Gen 24), Jacob wrestled with God (Gen 34)

O' Lord my God, if I have done any such thing, if there be any unrighteousness in my hands:

If I have rewarded evil unto them that dealt friendly with me, or hurt them that without any cause are mine enemies:

Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and take me: yee, let him tread my life down in the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. Selah.

Stand up ( O' Lord ) in thy wrath, lift up thyself over the furious indignation of mine enemies: arise up ( for me ) in the vengeance that thou hast promised.

That the congregation of the people may come about thee, for their sakes therefore lift up thyself again.

The Lord is judge over the people: avenge me then (O' Lord ) according to my righteousness and innocence.

Oh let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end: but maintain the just, thou righteous God, that triest the very hearts and reins.

My help cometh of God, which preserveth them that are true of heart.

God is a righteous judge, and God is ever threatening.

If men will not turn, he hath wet his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready.

He hath prepared him the weapons of death, and ordained his arrows to destroy.

Behold, he travaileth with mischief, he hath conceived unhappiness, and brought forth a lie.

He hath graven and digged up a pit, but he shall fall himself into the pit that he made.

For his unhappiness shall fall upon his own head, and his wickedness shall fall upon his own *pate.

As for me, I will give thanks unto the Lord for his righteousness sake, and will praise the name of the Lord most highest.

the very hearts and reins. *pate = ones own thinking, that is to say; these will believe totally in their own thinking. intellect or some ungodly imagination of God . RN

The Eighth Psalme

To the Chaunter upon Githith, a Psalme of David.

O' Lord our governor: how excellent is thy glory above the heavens.

Out of the mouth of the very babes and sucklings, thou hast ordained praise, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest destroy the enemy and the avenger.

For I consider thy heavens, even the work of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast made.

Oh what is a man, that thou art so mindful of him? either the son of man that thou visitest him?

After thou haddest for a season made him lower than the angels, thou crownest him with honor and glory.

Thou hast set him above the works of thy hands: and thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet.

All sheep and oxen, yee and the beasts of the field.

The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever walketh through the ways of the sea.

O Lord our governor, how wonderful is thy name in all the world?

The Ninth Psalme

To the Chaunter upon Almuth, Laben, a Psalme of David.

I will give thanks unto thee, O' Lord with my whole heart, I will speak of all thy marvelous works.

I will be glad, and rejoice in thee, yee my songs will I make of thy name, O' thou most highest.

Because thou hast driven mine enemies aback, they were *disconfided, and perished at thy presence. *disconfided = frustrated and destroyed

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause: thou sittest in the throne that art the true judge.

Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyest the ungodly, thou puttest out their name for ever and ever.

The enemies swords are come to an end, thou hast over thrown their cities, their memorial is perished with them.

But the Lord endureth for ever, he hath prepared his seat unto judgment.

He governeth the world with righteousness, and ministereth true judgment unto the people.

The Lord is a defense for the poor, a defense in time of trouble.

Therefore they that know thy name, put their trust in thee: for thou (Lord) never failest them that seek thee.

O' praise the Lord, which dwelleth in Sion, show the people his doings.

And why? he maketh inquisition for their blood, and remembereth them: he forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.

Have mercy upon me,( O' Lord) consider the trouble that I am in among mine enemies, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death.

That I may show forth all thy praises within the ports of the daughter of Sion, and rejoice in thy saving health.

As of the Heathen, they are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the same net which they spread out privately, is their own feet taken.

Thus the Lord is known to execute true judgment, when the ungodly is trapped in the works of his own hands. Selah. [Higgaion this word found in KJV means "meditate" with music, imagination, whispering and creativity . RN

The wicked must be turned unto hell, and all the Heathen that forget God.

But the poor shall not all way be out of remembrance, the patient abiding of such as be in trouble shall not perish for ever.

Up Lord, let no man have the upper hand, let the Heathen be condemned before thee.

O' Lord set a school master over them, that the Heathen may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

The Tenth Psalme

Why art thou gone so far off, O' Lord? whilt thou hide thyself in time of trouble?

While the ungodly hath the over hand, the poor must suffer persecution:

O that they are taken in the imagination which they go about.

For the ungodly maketh boast of his own hearts desire, the covetous blessth himself, and blaspheme the Lord.

The ungodly is so proud and full of indignation, that he careth not: neither is God before his eyes.

His ways are always filthy, thy judgments are far out of his sight, he defyeth all his enemies.

For he sayeth in his heart: Tush, I shall never be cast down, there shall no harm happen to me.

His mouth is full of cursing, fraud and deceit: under his tongue is travail and sorrow.

He sitteth lurking in the gardens, that he may *prively murder the innocent, his eyes are set upon the poor.

He lieth waiting secretly, as it were a lion in his den.

He lurketh that he may ravish the poor, yee to ravish the poor when he hath gotten him into his net.

Then smiteth he, then oppresseth he and cast down the poor with his authority.

For he sayeth in his heart: Tush, God hath forgotten, he hath turned away his face, so that he will never see it.

Arise, O' Lord God, lift up thine hand and forget not the poor.

Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God and say in his heart: tush, he careth not for it:

This thou seest, for thou considerest the misery and sorrow.

The poor giveth himself over in to thy hand, and committeth him unto thee, for thou art the helper of the friendless.

Break thou the arm off the ungodly and malicious, search out the wickedness which he hath done, that he may perish.

The Lord is king for ever, the Heathen shall perish out of his land.

Lord, thou hearest the desirous longing of the poor: their heart is sure, that thine ear hearkeneth there.

Help the fatherless and the poor unto their right, that the ungodly be no more exalted upon the earth.*prively = secretly conceiving, to deceive

The Eleventh Psalme

To the Chaunter in Neginoth

In the Lord put I my trust: how will ye then say to my soul: that she should flee as a bird upon your hill?

For, lo, the ungodly have bend their bow, and made ready their arrows in the quiver, that they may privily shoot at them, which are true of heart.

The very foundations have they cast down, what can the righteous then do with all?

But the Lord is in his holy temple, the Lords seat is in heaven: he considereth with his eyes, his eyelids behold the children of men.

The Lord seeth both the righteous and ungodly, but who so delighteth in wickedness, him his soul abhoreth.

Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire, brimstone, storm and tempest: this reward shall they have to drink.

For the Lord is righteous, and he loveth righteousness: his countenance beholdeth the thing that is just.

The Twelfth Psalme

To the Chaunter upon *Shenunith

From the Hebrew: * my father is a lamp "doubtful"

Help Lord, for there is not one saint more: very few faithful are there among the children of men.

Every man telleth lies to his neighbor, they do but flatter with their lips and with and disassemble in their heart.

O' that the Lord would root out all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.

Which said: our tongue should we prevail: we are they that ought to speak, who is lord over us?

Now for the troubles sake of the oppressed, and because of the company of the poor, I will up ( sayeth the Lord) I will help them, and set them at rest.

The words of the Lord are pure words: even as the silver, which from the earth is tried and purified seven times in fire.

Keep them therefore ( O' Lord ) and preserve us from this generation for ever.

And why? when vanity and idleness getteth the our hand among the children of men, all are full of the ungodly.

The Thirteenth Psalme

To the chaunter, a Psalm of David

How long wilt thou forget me, O' Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

How long shall I seek counsel in my soul? how long shall I be so vexed in my heart? how long shall mine enemy triumph over me?

Consider, and hear me, O' Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death.

Lest mine enemy say: I have prevailed against him: or if I be cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.

But my trust is in thy mercy, my heart is joyful in thy saving health.

I will sing of the Lord, that dealeth so lovingly with me.

(Yee I will praise the name of the Lord the most highest.)

The Fourteenth Psalme

To the chaunter, a Psalm of David

The foolish bodies say in their hearts: Tush, there is no God.

They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings, there is not one that doeth good.

The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand and seek after God.

But they are all gone out of the way, they are all together become unprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

How can they have understanding, that work mischief, eating up my people, as it were bread, and call not upon the Lord.

Therefore shall they be brought in great fear, for God standeth by the generation of the righteous.

As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel of the poor, because he putteth his trust in the Lord.

Oh that the saving health were given unto Israel out of Zion.

Oh that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivity.

Even the should Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel should be right glad.

The Fifteenth Psalme

Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? who shall rest upon thy holy hill?

Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life: that doeth the thing which is right, and that speaketh the truth from his heart.

He that useth no deceit in his tongue: he that doeth evil to his neighbor, and slandereth not his neighbors.

He that sitteth not by the ungodly, but maketh much of them that fear the Lord: he that sweareth unto his neighbor, and disappoint him not.

He giveth not his money upon usury, and taketh no reward against the innocent.

Who so doth these things, shall never be moved.

The Sixteenth Psalme

*Michtam of David

*Michtam = to be stained, be defiled, be deeply stained. RN

Preserve me,( O' God ) for in that I do trust.

I have said unto the Lord: thou art my God, my goods are nothing unto thee.

All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, and upon such like.

But they that run after another, shall have great trouble.

Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their name in my lips.

The Lord him self is my good and my portion, thou maintainest mine inheritance.

The lot is fallen unto me in fair ground, yee I have a goodly heritage.

I will thank the Lord for giving me warning: my reins also have chastened me in the night season.

Afore hand saw I God always before me, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad, my flesh also shall rest in hope.

For why? thou shalt not leave my soul in hell, neither shalt thou suffer thy saint to see corruption.

Thou hast showed me the ways of life: thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

At thy right hand there are pleasure and joy for evermore.

The Seventeenth Psalme

Hear the right ( O' Lord ) consider my complaint: harken to my prayer, that goeth not out of a feigned (obliged/willing) mouth.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence: and look upon the thing that is equal.

Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night season: thou has tried me in the fire: and hast found no wickedness in me: for I utterly purposed that my mouth should not offend.

Because the words of thy lips, I have kept me from the works of men: in the way of the murderer.

Oh order thou my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps slip not.

For unto thee I cry: hear me O' God: incline thine ears unto me: and harken unto my words.

Show thy marvelous lovingkindness, thou that savest them that put their trust in thee, from such as resist thy right hand.

Keep me as the apple of an eye, defend me under the shadow of thy wings.

From the ungodly that trouble me, from my enemies which compass my soul round about.

Which maintain their own wealthiness with oppression, and their mouth they speaketh proud things.

They lay waiting in our way on every side, turning their eyes down to the ground.

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a lions whelp lurking in his den.

Up Lord, disappoint him and cast him down: deliver my soul with thy sword from the ungodly.

From the men of thy hand ( O' Lord ) from the men of the world, which have their portion in this life: whose bellies thou fillest with thy treasure.

They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes.

But as for me, I will behold thy presence in righteousness: and when thy glory appeareth, I shall be satisfied.

The Eighteenth Psalme

I will love thee, ( O' Lord ) my strength.

The Lord is my succor, (strength / security) my refuge, my Savior: my God, my helper, in whom I will trust: my buckler, the horn of my health, and my protection.

I will praise the Lord, and call upon him, so shall I be save from mine enemies.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the brooks of ungodliness made me afraid.

The pains of hell came about me, the snares of death took hold upon me.

Yet in my trouble I called upon the Lord, and complained unto my God.

So he heard my voice out of his holy temple, and my complaint came before him, yee even into his ears.

Then the earth trembled and quaked, the very foundations of the hills shook and were removed, because he was wroth.

There went a smoke out of his nostrils, and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coals were kindled at it.

He bowed the heavens, and came down, and it was dark was under his feet.

He rode upon the Cherub, and did fly: he came flying with the wings of the wind. He made darkness his pavilion round about him, with dark waters and thick clouds to cover him.

At the brightness of his presence the clouds removed, with hail stones and coals of fire.

The Lord also thundered out of the heaven, and the height gave his thunder with hail stones and coals of fire.

He sent out his arrows and scattered them, he cast sore lightnings, and destroyed them.

The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations of the round world were discovered at thy chiding ( O' Lord ) at the blasting and breath of thy displeasures.

He sent from the height to fetch me, and took me out of great waters.

He delivered me from my strong enemies, and from my foes which were to mighty for me.

They prevented me in the time of my trouble, but the Lord was my defense.

He brought me forth also into liberty: and delivered me, because he had a favor unto me.

The Lord shall reward me after my righteous dealing, and according to the cleanness of my hands shall he recompensed me.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord: and have not behaved myself wickedly against my God.

I have an eye unto all his laws, and cast not out his commandments from me.

Uncorrupt will I be before him, and will I eschue my own wickedness.

Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my righteous dealing, and according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with the innocent thou shalt be innocent.

With the clean thou shalt be clean, and with the *froward thou shalt be froward. froward = stubbornly contrary, abstinent . RN

For thou shalt save the poor oppressed, and bring down the high looks of the proud.

Thou lightest my candle, O' Lord my God: thou makest my darkness to be light.

For in thee I can discomfort an host of men: yee in my God I can leap over the wall.

The way of God is a perfect way: the words of the Lord are tried in fire: he is a shield of defense, for all them that trust in him.

For who is God, but the Lord? Or, who hath any strength, but our God?

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and made my way uncorrupt.

He hath made my feet like hertes feet, and set me up on high.

He teacheth my hands to fight, and maketh mine arms to break even a bow of steel.

Thou hast given me the defense of thy health, thy right hand upholdeth me, and thy loving correction maketh me great.

Thou hast made room enough under me for to go, that my foot steps should not slide.

I will follow upon mine enemies, and take them: I will not turn till they be discomforted.

I will smite them, they shall not be able to stand, but fall under my feet.

Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle, thou hast thrown them all down under me, that rose up against me.

Thou hast made mine enemies to turn their backs upon me, thou hast destroyed them that hate me.

They cried, but there was none to help them: yee even unto the Lord, but he heard them not.

I will beat them small as the dust clay in the wind, I will cast them out as clay in the streets.

Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people, thou shalt make me the head of the Heathen.

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me, but the strange children disassemble with me.

The strange children are waxen old, and go halting out of their paths.

The Lord liveth: and blessed be my helper, praise be the God of my health.

Even the God which seeth that I be avenged, and subdueth the people unto me.

It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies: thou shalt lift me up from them that rise against me, thou shalt rid me from the wicked man.

For this cause I will give thanks unto thee ( O' Lord ) among the gentiles, and sing praises unto thy name.

Great prosperity giveth he unto his king, and showeth loving kindness unto David his anointed, yee and to his seed for evermore.

The Nineteenth Psalme

To the Chaunter in Neginoth

The very heavens declare the glory of God, and the very firmament showeth his handywork.

One day telleth another, and one night certifith another.

There is neither speech nor language, but their voices are heard among them.

Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words in to the ends of the world.

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the Sun, which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course.

It goeth forth from the one end of the heaven, and runneth about unto the same end again, and there may no man hide himself from the heat thereof.

The law of the Lord is a perfect law it quickeneth the soul.

The testimony of the Lord is true, and giveth wisdom even unto babes.

The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

More pleasant are they than gold, yee, then much fine gold: sweeter then honey and the honeycomb.

These thy servant keepeth, and for keeping of them there is great reward.

Who can tell, how often he offendeth? O' cleanse thou me from my secret faults.

Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get dominion over me: so shall I be undefiled and innocent from the great offense.

Yee the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart shall be acceptable unto thee, O' Lord, my helper and my redeemer.

The Twentieth Psalme

To the Chaunter in Neginoth

The Lord hear thee in the time of trouble, the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.

Send thee help from the Sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion.

Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice. Selah.

Grant thee thy hearts desire, and fulfil all thy mind.

We will rejoice in thy health, and triumph in the name of the Lord our God: the Lord performeth all thy petitions.

Now know I, that the Lord helpeth his anointed, and will hear him from his holy heaven: mighty is the helps of his right hand.

Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

They are brought down and fallen, but we are risen and stand upright.

Save, Lord, and help us, O' king, when we call upon thee.

The Twenty First Psalme

To the Chaunter in Neginoth

Lord, how joyful is the king in thy strength? O' how exceedingly glad is he of thy saving health?

Thou hast given him his hearts desire, and hast not put him from the request of his lips. Selah.

For thou hast prevented him with liberal blessings, and set a crown of gold on his head.

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him a long life, even for ever and ever.

His honor is great in thy saving health, glory and great worship shalt thou lay upon him.

For thou shalt give him everlasting *felicite, and make him glad with the joy of thy countenance. *felicite = felicity: great happiness, good fortune.

And why? because the king putteth his trust in the Lord, and in the mercy of the most highest he shall not miscarry.

Let all thine enemies feel thy hand: let thy right hand find out those that hate thee.

Thou shalt make them like a fire oven in the time of thy wrath: the Lord shall destroy them in his displeasure, and the fire shall consume them.

Their fruit shalt thou root out of the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

For they intended mischief against thee, and imagined such devises, as they were not able to perform.

Therefore shalt thou put them to flight, and with thy strings thou shalt make ready thine arrows against the faces of them.

Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength, so will we sing and praise thy power.

The Twenty Second Psalme

To the Chaunter upon Aieleth of the dawning, a Psalme of David.

My God, my God: why hast thou forsaken me? the words of my complaint are far from my health.

O' my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not: and in the night season also I take no rest.

Yet dwellest thou in the sanctuary, O' thou worship of Israel.

Our fathers hoped in thee, they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver them.

They called upon thee, and were helped: they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded.

But as for me, I am a worm and no man: a very scorn of men and the out cast of the people.

All they that see me, laugh me to scorn: they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads.

He trusted in God, let him deliver him: let him help him, if he will have him.

But thou art he that took me out of my mothers womb: thou wast my hope, when I hanged upon my mothers breasts.

I have been left unto thee ever since I was born, thou art my God, even from my mothers womb.

O' go not far from me then, for trouble is hard at hand, and here is none to help me.

Great bulls are come about me, fat oxen close me in on every side.

They gape upon me with their mouths, as it were a rampaging and roaring lion.

I am poured out like water, all my bones are out of joint: my heart in the midst of my body is even like melting wax.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums, and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

For dogs are come about me, the counsel of the wicked hath layed siege against me.

They pierced my hands and my feet, I might have told all my bones: as for them, they stood staring and looking upon me.

They have parted my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

But be not thou far from me, O' Lord: thou art my succor, haste thee to help me.

Deliver my soul from the sword, my dearling from the power of the dog.

Save me from the lions mouth, and hear me from among the horns of the unicorns.

I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

O' praise the Lord ye that fear him: Magnify him all ye seed of Jacob, and let all the seed of Israel fear him.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the miserable estate of the poor: he hath not hid his face from me, but when I called unto him, he heard me.

I will praise thee in the great congregation, and perform my vows in the sight of all that fear thee.

The poor shall eat and be satisfied: they seek after the Lord shall praise him: our heart shall live for ever.

All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the Lord: and all the generations of the Heathen shall worship before him.

For the kingdom is the Lords, and he shall be the governor of the Heathen.

All such as be fat upon earth, shall eat also and worship All they that lay in the dust, and live so hardly, shall fall down before him.

The seed shall serve him, and preach of the Lord forever.

They shall come, and declare his righteousness: unto a people that shall be born, whom the Lord hath made.

The Twenty Third Psalme

The Lord is my shepherd, I can want nothing.. (Note two periods RN)

He feedeth me in a green pasture, and leadeth me to a fresh water.

He quickeneth my soul, and bringeth me forth in the way of righteousness for his names sake.

Though I should walk now in the valley of the shadow of death, yet I fear no evil, for thou art with me: thy staff and thy sheep hook comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me against mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil, and fillest my cup full.

Oh let thy loving kindness and mercy follow me all the days of my life, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

The Twenty Forth Psalme

The earth is the Lords, and all that therin is: the compass of the world, and all that dwell therin.

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and builded it upon the floods.

Who shall go up in to the hill of the Lord? Or, who shall remain in his holy place?

Even he that hath innocent hands, and a clean heart: which lifteth not up his mind unto vanity, and swear not to deceive.

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his savior.

This is the generation of them that seek him, of them that seek thy face, O' Jacob. Selah,

Open your gates (O ye princes ) let the everlasting doors be open, that the King of glory may come in.

Who is this King of glory? It is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle.

Open your gates ( O ye princes ) let the everlasting doors be open, that the King of glory may come in.

Who is this King of glory? It is the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

Twenty Fifth Psalme

Of David

Unto thee, ( O' Lord ) I lift up my soul.

My God, I trust in thee: Oh let me not be confounded, lest mine enemies triumph over me.

For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed: but such as be scornful dispisers without a cause, they shall be put to confusion.

Show me thy ways, O' Lord, and teach me thy paths.

Lead me in thy truth, and learn me, for thou art the God of my health, and in thee is my hope all the day long.

Call to remembrance, O' Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses, which have been ever of old.

Oh remember not the sins and offenses of my youth, but according to thy mercy think upon me, O' Lord, for thy goodness.

O' how friendly and righteous is the Lord, therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

He leadeth the simple a right, and such as be meek them learneth he his ways.

All the ways of the Lord are mercy and faithfulness, unto such as keep his testament and covenant.

For thy names sake, O' Lord, be merciful unto my sin, for it is great.

Whatsoever he be that feareth the Lord? he shall show him the way that he hath chosen.

His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall possess the land.

The secret of the Lord is among them that fear him, and he showeth them his covenant.

Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord, for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Turn thee unto me and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and in misery.

The sorrows of my heart, are great, O bring me out of my troubles.

Look upon mine adversity and misery, and forgive all my sins.

Consider how mine enemies are many, and bare a malicious hate against me.

O' keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be confounded, for I have put my trust in thee.

Let innocency and righteous dealing wait upon me, for my hope is in thee.

Deliver Israel, O' God, out of all his trouble.

The Twenty Sixth Psalme

Be thou my judge, O' Lord, for I walk innocently: my trust is in the Lord, therefore shall I not fall.

Examine me, O' Lord, and prove me: try out my reins and my heart.

For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes, and I walk in thy truth.

I sit not among vain persons, and have no fellowship with the deceitful.

I hate the congregation of the wicked, and will not sit among the ungodly.

I wash my hands with innocency, O' Lord, and so go I to thine altar.

That I may show the voice of thy praise and tell of all thy wondrous works.

Lord, I loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy honor dwelleth.

O' destroy not my soul with the sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty.

In whose hands is wickedness, and their right hand is full of gifts.

But as for me, I will walk innocently: O' deliver me, and be merciful unto me.

My foot standeth right: I will praise thee (O' Lord ) in the congregations.

The Twenty Seventh Psalme

Of David

The Lord is my light and my health: whom then should I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life, for whom then should I be afraid?

Therefore when the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me, to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

Though an host of men were layed against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid: and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him.

One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will require: namely, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.

For in the time of trouble he hath hid me in his tabernacle, yee in the secret place of his dwelling hath he kept and set me up upon a rock of stone.

And now hath he lift up mine head above mine enemies, that compass me round about.

Therefore will I offer in his dwelling, the oblation of thanksgiving: I will sing and speak praises unto the Lord.

Harken unto my voice, O' Lord, when I cry unto thee: have mercy upon me, and hear me.

My heart speaketh unto thee, my face seeketh thee, yee Lord, thy face will I seek.

O' hide not thy face from me, cast not thy servant off in displeasure.

Thou art my succor {security) leave me not, neither forsake me, but the Lord hath taken me up.

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord hath taken me up.

Show me thy way, O' Lord, and lead me in the right path, because of mine enemies.

Deliver me not into the wiles of mine adversaries, for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and they imagine mischief.

Nevertheless I believe to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

O' tarry thou the Lords leisure, be strong, let thine heart be of good comfort, and wait thou still for the Lord.

The Twenty Eighth Psalme

Of David

Unto thee will I cry, O' my strong defense: think no scorn of me, lest, if thou make thee as though thou heardest not, I be come like them, that go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my humble petition, when I cry unto thee, and hold up my hands toward thy holy * temple. KJV = oracle; which is the written or spoken word,

O' pluck me not away among the ungodly and wicked doers, which speak friendly to their neighbors, but imagine in their hearts.

Reward them according to their deeds and wickedness of their inventions.

Recompense them after the works of their hands, pay them that they have deserved.

For they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands: therefore he shall break them down, and not build them up.

Praise be the Lord, for he hath heard the voice of my humble petition.

The Lord is my strength and my shield: my heart hoped in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart dances for joy, and I will sing praises unto him.

The Lord is the strength of his people, he is the defender and Savior of his anointed.

O' help thy people, and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance: feed them, and set them up for ever.

The Twenty Ninth Psalme

A Psalme of David.

Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye mighty, ascribe unto the Lord worship and strength.

Give the Lord the honor of his name, bow yourselves to the majesty of the Lord.

It is the Lord that commandeth the waters: It is the glorious God that maketh the thunder: it is the Lord that ruleth the sea.

The voice of the Lord is mighty in operation, the voice of the Lord is a glorious voice.

The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar trees: yea the Lord breaketh the Cedars of Lebanon.

He maketh them to skip like a calf: Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire: the voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness, the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Cades.

The voice of the Lord moveth the hinds and discovereth the thick bushes: in his temple shall every man speak of his honor.

The Lord stilleth the water flood, and the Lord remaineth King for ever.

The Lord shall give power unto his people, the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace.

The Thirtieth Psalme

A psalme and song of the dedication of the house, of David.

I will magnify thee, O' Lord, for thou hast set me up, and not *suffered my foes to triumph over me. *in this text; suffer = "allow" as it is in many cases throughout the word of God. RN

O' Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

Thou Lord hast brought my soul out of hell: thou hast kept my life, where as they go down to the pit.

Sing unto the Lord,( O' ye saints of his ) give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his holiness.

For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and his pleasure is in life: heaviness may well endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

As for me, when I was in prosperity I said: Tush, I shall never fall more.

And why? thou Lord, of thy goodness hadest made my hill so strong.

But as soon as thou turned thy face from me, I was brought in fear.

The cried I unto thee, O' Lord, yee unto the Lord I made my prayer.

What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to corruption?

May the dust give thanks unto thee? Or shall it declare thy faithfulness?

Hear, O' Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper.

And so thou hast turned my heaviness into joy: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

That mine honor might sing praises unto thee without ceasing: O' Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

The Thirty First Psalme

In thee, O' Lord, is my trust: let me never be put to confusion, but deliver me in thy righteousness.

Bow down thine ear to me, make hast to deliver me: be thou my strong rock, and a house of defense, that thou mayest save me.

For thou art my stronghold and my castle: O' be thou my guide, and lead me for thy names sake.

Draw me out of the net that they have laid *privily for me, for thou art my strength. *privily = privately or secretly

Into thine hand I *comend my spirit: for thou hast delivered O' Lord thou God of truth. *comend = commend: To commit to the care of another; entrust.

I hate them that hold of vanities, and my trust is in the Lord.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble, thou hast known my soul in adversity.

Thou hast not delivered me over in to the hands of the enemy, but thou hast set my feet in a large room.

Have mercy upon me, O' Lord, for I am in trouble mine eye is consumed for very heaviness, yee my soul and my body.

My life is waxen old with heaviness, and my years with mourning.

My strength faileth me because of mine adversity, and my bones are corrupt.

I am become a very reproof among all mine enemies, my neighbors and they of mine own acquaintance are afraid of me: they that see me in the street, convey themselves from me.

I am clean forgotten and out of mind, as a dead man: I am become like a broken vessel.

For I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude: every man abhoreth me: they have gathered a counsel together against me: and are purposed to take away my life.

But my hope is in the Lord, and I say: thou art my God.

My time is in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

Show thy servant the light of thy countenance, help me for thy mercies sake.

Let me not be confounded, O' Lord, for I call upon thee: let the ungodly rather be put into confusion, and brought unto the hell.

Let the lying lips be put to silence, which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully, speak against the righteous.

O how great and manifold is thy good, which thou hast hid for them that fear the?

O what things bringest thou to pass for them, that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men?

Thou hidest them privily by thine own presence from the proud men, thou keepest them secretly in thy tabernacle, from the strife of tongues.

Thanks be to the Lord, for he hath showed me marvelous great kindness in a strong city.

For when the sudden fear came upon me, I said: I am cast out of thy sight.

Nevertheless, thou heardest mine humble prayer, when I cried unto thee.

O' love the Lord, ( all ye his saints ) for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plenteous rewardeth he the proud doer.

Be strong therefore and take a good heart unto you, all ye that put your trust in the Lord.

The Thirty Second Psalme

An Instruction of David.

Blessed are they, whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the man, unto whom the Lord *imputeth no sin, in whose spirit there is no *guile. *imputeth = to regard as belonging to or resulting from *guile = shrewd deceptions, sneaky, beguiling fraud.

For while I held my tongue, my bones consumed away through my daily complaining.

And because thy hand was so heavy on me both day and night, my moisture was like the drought in Summer. Selah.

Therefore I confessed my sin unto thee, and hid not mine unrighteousness.

I said: I will knowledge my offense, and accuse myself unto the Lord, and so thou forgavest me the wickedness of my sin. Selah.

For this shall every saint make his prayer unto thee in due season, therefore shall not the great water floods come nigh him.

Thou art my defense in the trouble that has come about me, O' compass thou me about also with the joy of deliverance. Selah.

I will enform thee, and show thee the way wherein thou shalt go:* I will fasten mine eyes upon thee. * I will fasten my eyes upon thee, that is I will see to thee by my provision, and be thy helper and comforter. MN

Be not ye now like horses and mules, which have no understanding.

Whose mouths thou must hold with bit and bridle, if they will not obey thee.

Great plagues shall the ungodly have, but who so putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy shall compass him on every side.

Be glad, O' ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord, be joyful all ye that are true of heart.

The Thirty Third Psalme

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous, for it becometh well the trust to be thankful.

Praise the Lord with harp: sing songs unto him with the *lute and an instrument of ten strings. *lute = a stringed instrument with a body shaped like a pear cut in half, and a bent neck similar to a modern guitar. Oddly, "lute" is also an ancient sealant, used to keep water from leaking out of vessels. RN

Sing him a new song, yee sing *lustfully unto him, and with good courage.

*lustfully = full of heartfelt desire, not to be confused with modern corruption of the word, involving lechery, carnality, or sensual wantonness. RN

For the word of the Lord is true, and all his works are faithful.

He loveth mercy and judgment, the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the Hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.

He gathereth the waters together as it were in a bottle, and layeth up the deep in secret.

Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all them that dwell in the world, stand in awe of him.

For look what he sayeth, it is done: and look what he commanded, it standeth fast.

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the Heathen to nought, and turneth devices of the people.

But the counsel of the Lord endureth, and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

Blessed are the people that hold the Lord for their God, and blessed are the folk whom he hath chosen to be his heritage.

The Lord looketh down from heaven, and beholdeth all the children of men: from his strong seat he considereth all them that dwell in the world.

He only hath fashioned all the hearts of them, and knoweth all their works.

A king is not helped by his own great host, neither is a giant saved through the might of his own strength.

An horse is but a vain thing to save a man, it is not the power of his strength that can deliver him. Behold, the eye of the Lord looketh unto them that fear him, and put their trust in his mercy.

That he may deliver their souls from death, and to feed them in the deare time.

Let our soul patiently abide the Lord, for he is our help and our shield.

So shall our heart rejoice in him, because we have hoped in his holy name.

Let thy merciful kindness, O' Lord, be upon us, like as we put our trust in thee.

The Thirty Forth Psalme

I will always give thanks unto the Lord, his praise shall ever be in my mouth.

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

O praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify his name together.

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, yee he delivered me out of all my fear.

They that have a eye unto him, shall be lightened, and their faces shall not be ashamed.

This poor man cried unto the Lord, and he heard him, yee and delivered him out of all his troubles.

The Angel of the Lord pitcheth his tent round about him that fear him, and delivereth them.

O taste and see how friendly the Lord is, blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

O fear the Lord, ye that be his saints: for they that fear him, lack nothing.

The rich shall want and suffer hunger, but they which seek the Lord, shall want no manner of thing, that is good.

Come hither, O ye children, hearken unto me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Who so listeth to live, and would faine see good days.

Let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.

Let him eschue evil, and do good: Let him seek peace and ensue it.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.

But the face of the Lord beholdeth them that do evil, to destroy the remembrance of them out of the earth.

When the righteous cry, the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are contrite in heart, and will help such as be of an humble spirit.

Great are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth them out of all.

He keepeth all their bones, so that not one of them is broken.

But misfortune shall slay the ungodly, and they that hate the righteous shall be guilty.

The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants, and all they that put their trust in him, shall not offend.

The Thirty Fifth Psalme

Strive thou with them, O' Lord, that strive with me, fight thou against them that fight against me.

Lay hand upon the shield and spear, and stand up to help me.

Draw out thy sword, and stop the way against them that persecute me, say unto my soul: I am thy help.

Let them be confounded and put to shame, that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion, that imagine mischief for me.

Let them be as the dust before the wind, and the angel of the Lord scattering them.

Let their way be dark and slippery, and the angel of the Lord to persecute them.

For they have prively layed their net to destroy me without cause, yee and made a pit for my soul, which I never deserved.

Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and the net that he hath layed *prively, (by privilege, privately, in secret ) catch himself, that he may fall into his own mischief.

But let my soul be joyful in the Lord, and rejoice in his help.

All my bones shall say: Lord, who is like unto thee? which deliverest the poor from those that are too strong for him, yee, the poor and the needy from his robbers.

False witnesses are risen up, and lay to my charge things that I know not.

They reward me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul.

Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on a sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother, I went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered them together: Yee, the very lame come together against me unawares, making *mowes at me, and cease not.

*mowes = moues (moos) mouth: a grimace indicating displeasure, German\French.. RN

With the greedy and scornful hypocritics, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Lord, when wilt thou look upon this?

O' restore my soul from the wicked rumor of them, my darling from the lions.

So will I give thee thanks in the great congregation, and praise thee among much people.

O' let them not triumph over me, that are mine enemies for naught: O' let them not wink with their eyes, that hate me without a cause.

And why? their coming is not for peace, but they imagine false words against the outcasts of the land.

They gape upon me with their mouths, saying: there, there: we see it with our eyes.

This thou seest, O' Lord: hold not thy tongue then, go not far from me, O' Lord.

Awake Lord, and stand up: avenge thou my cause, my God, my Lord.

Judge me, O' Lord my God, according to thy righteousness, that they triumph not over me.

Let them not say in their hearts: there, there so would we have it: O' let them not say: we have overcome him.

Let them be put to confusion and shame, that rejoice at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonor, that boost themselves against me.

Let them also be glad and rejoice, that favor my righteous dealing: yee let them say always: blessed be the Lord, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness and of thy praise, all the day long.

The Thirty Sixth Psalme

To the Chaunter, of David the servant of the Lord

My heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

For he disassembleth before his face, so long till his abominable sin be found out.

The words of his mouth are unrighteousness and deceit, he will not be learned to do good.

He imagineth mischief upon his bed, he will come in no good way, nor refuse the thing that is evil.

Thy mercy, O' Lord, reacheth unto the heaven, and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.

Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains, and thy judgment like the great deep.

Thou Lord preservest both men and beasts.

How precious is thy mercy, O' God, that the children of men may put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house, and thou shall give them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

For by thee is the well of life, and in thy light, shall we see light.

O' spread forth thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee, and thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart.

O' let not the foot of pride overtake me, O' let not the hand of the ungodly cast me down.

As for the wicked doers, they fall, they are cast down, and are not be able to stand.

The Thirty Seventh Psalme

Fret not thyself at the ungodly, be not envious against the evil doers.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even as the green herb.

Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be doing good: so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily it shalt feed thee.

Delight thou in the Lord, and he shall give thee thy hearts desire.

Commit thy way unto the Lord, set thy hope in him, and he shall bring it to pass.

He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noonday.

Hold still in the Lord, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at one that hath prosperity, and liveth in abomination.

Leave off from wrath, let go displeasure, let not thy jealousy move thee also to do evil.

For wicked doers shall be rooted out, but they that patiently abide the Lord, shall inherit the land.

Suffer yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone: thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away..

But the meek spirited shall possess the earth, and have pleasure in much rest.

The ungodly layeth wait for the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

But the Lord laugheth him to scorn, for he seeth that his day is coming.

The ungodly drawn out the sword and bend their bow, to cast down the simple and poor, and to slay such as go the right way.

Nevertheless, their sword shall go through their own heart, and their bow shall be broken.

A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than the great riches of the ungodly.

For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken, but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

The Lord knoweth the days of the godly, and their inheritance endureth for ever.

They shall not be confounded in perilous times, and in the days of *derth (famine) they shall have enough.

As for the ungodly, they shall perish: and when the enemies of the Lord are in their *floures, they shall consume, yee even as the smoke shall they consume away. *floures as flour's or flowers, that the ungodly will be in their "glory",

The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberal.

Such as be blessed of him, shall possess the land: and they that he curseth, shall be rooted out.

The Lord ordereth a good mans going, and hath pleasure in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be hurt, for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

I have been young, and now am old: yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed to seek their bread.

The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth gently, therefore shall his seed be blessed.

Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, so shalt thou dwell forever.

For the Lord loveth the thing that is right, he forsaketh not his saints, but they shall be preserved for evermore: as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out.

Yee, the righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therin for ever.

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

The law of his God is in his heart, therefore shall not his footsteps slide.

The ungodly seeth the righteous, and goeth about to slay him.

But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way. And he shall so promote thee, that thou shalt have the land by inheritance, and see, when the ungodly shall perish.

I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay tree: but when I went by, lo, he was gone: I sought him, but he could no where be found.

Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right, for that shall bring a man peace at the last.

As for the transgressors, they shall perish together, and the ungodly shall be rooted out at the last.

The help of the righteous cometh of the Lord, he is their strength in the time of trouble.

The Lord shall stand by them, and save them: he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and help them, because they put their trust in him.

The Thirty Eighth Psalme To the Chaunter, to bring to remembrance

Put me not to rebuke ( O' Lord) in thy anger: Oh chasten me in thy heavy displeasure.

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

There is no whole part in my body, because of thy displeasure: there is no rest in my bones, by reason of my sins.

For mine wickednesses are gone over mine head, and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear.

My wounds stink and are corrupt, through my foolishness.

I am brought into so great trouble and misery, that I go mourning all the day long.

For my loins are clean dried up, and there is no whole part in my body.

I am feeble and sore smitten, I roar for the very disquietness of my heart.

Lord, thou knowest all my desire, and my groaning is not hid from thee.

My heart panteth, my strength hath faileth me, and the light of mine eyes is gone from me.

My lovers and friends stand looking upon my trouble, and my kinsmen are gone afar off.

They that sought after my life, and to do me evil, speak of lies and imagine deceit all the day long.

As for me, I was like a deaf man and heard not: as one that were dumb, not opening his mouth.

I am become as a man that heareth not: and that can make no resistance with his mouth.

For in thee, O' Lord, is my trust, thou shalt hear me, O' Lord my God.

My desire is, that mine enemies triumph not over me: for if my foot slip, they rejoice greatly against me.

I am ready to suffer trouble, and my heaviness is ever in my sight.

For I confess my wickedness, and my sin grieveth me.

But mine enemies live, and are mighty: and they that hate me without cause, are many in number.

They that reward me evil for good, speak evil of me, because I follow the thing that is good.

Forsake me not ( O' Lord my God ) O' go not far from me.

Hasten thee to help me, O' Lord my *succoure.

*succor = assistance in time of distress; security. RN

The Thirty Ninth Psalme To the Chaunter for *Jduthun, a Psalme of David.

* Jduthun is the Hebrew name meaning "praising"

I said: I will keep my ways that I offended not in my tongue.

And so I shut my mouth, while the ungodly layed wait for me.

I held my tongue, I was dumb, I kept silence, yee even from good words, but it was pain and grief to me.

My heart was hot within me, I was thus musing, the fire kindled: so that I spake with my tongue,

Lord, let me know mine end, and the number of my days: that I may be certified what I want.

Behold, thou hast made my days a span long, and my life as if it were nothing before thee.

O' how vain are all men living? Selah Yee every man walketh as it were a shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain: he heapeth up riches, and can not tell to whom he gathereth them.

And now Lord wherein shall I comfort me? my hope is in thee.

Deliver me from all mine offenses, and make me not a scorn unto the foolish.

I kept silence, and opened not my mouth, for thou hast done it.

Turn thy plagues away from me, for I am consumed through the fear of thy hand.

When thou punishest man for sin, thou chastenest him: so that his beauty consumeth away, like as it were a moth. O' how vain are all men. Selah.

Hear my prayer O' Lord, and consider my calling: show not thyself as though thou sawest not my tears. For I am a stranger and pilgrim with thee, as all my forefathers were.

Oh spare me a little that I may refresh myself, before I go hence, and be no more seen.

The Fortieth Psalme To the chaunter , a Psalme of David.

I waited patiently for the Lord, which inclined himself unto me: and heard my calling.

He brought me out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay: he set my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings.

He hath put a new song in my mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God.

Many men seeing this, shall fear the Lord, and put their trust in him.

Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the Lord, and turneth not to the proud, and to such as go about with lies.

O' Lord my God, great are thy wondrous works which thou hast done: and in thy thoughts toward us there may none likened unto thee.

I would declare them, and speak of them: but they are so many, that they can not be told.

Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not have, but a body hast thou obtained me: burntoffering and sacrifice for sin thou hast not allowed.

Then said I: Lo, I come. In the beginning of the book it is written of me, that I should fulfill thy will O' my God, and that Iam content to do: yee, thy law is within my heart.

I will preach of thy righteousness in the great congregation: Lo, I will not refrained my lips, O' Lord, and that thou knowest.

I do not hide thy righteousness in my heart, my talking is of thy truth and saving health: I kept not thy loving mercy and faithfulness back from the great congregation.

Turn not thy mercy from me, O' Lord, but let thy lovingkindness and truth always preserve me.

For innumerable troubles are come about me: my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up: yee they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.

O' Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me, make haste ( O' Lord )to help me.

Let them be ashamed and confounded, that seek after my soul, to destroy it: let them fall backward and be put to confusion, that wish me evil.

Let them soon be brought to shame, that cry over me: there, there.

But let all those that seek thee, be joyful and be glad in thee: and let all such as delight in thy saving health, say always: The Lord be praised.

As for me, I am poor and in misery, but the Lord careth for me.

Thou art my helper and redeemer, make no long tarrying, O' my God.

The Forty First Psalme To the chaunter, a Psalme of David.

Blessed is he, that considereth the poor: the Lord shall deliver him in time of trouble.

The Lord shall preserve him, and keep him alive: he shall make him to prosper upon the earth, and shall not deliver him into the will of his enemies.

The Lord shall refresh him, when he lieth sick upon his bed, yee thou makest his bed in all his sickness.

I said: Lord be merciful unto me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

Mine enemies speak evil upon me: when shall he die, and his name perish?

Though he came in to see, yet meaned he falsehood in his heart, heaping mischief upon himself.

All they that hate me, run together against me, and imagine evil against me.

They have given a wicked sentence upon me: when he lieth, he shall rise up no more.

Yee, even mine own familiar friend, whom I trusted, which did eat my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

But be thou merciful unto me( O' Lord ) raise thou me up, and I shall reward them.

By this I know that thou favourest me, that my enemy shall not triumph over me.

Thou hast upholden me because of my innocency, and set me before thy face for ever.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from hence forth and forever more, Amen, Amen.

The Forty Second Psalme

To the Chaunter, a *monition of the sons of *Korah

*Advice to take forewarning of something imminent

*Korah = baldness, something lost

Like as the hert panteth after the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O' God.

My soul is a thirst for God, yee even for the living God: when shall I come, and behold the face of God?

My tears are my meat day and night, while it is daily said unto me: Where is now thy God?

Now when I think there upon, I pour out my heart by myself: for I would *faine go hence with the multitude, and pass over with them unto the house of God, in the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among such as keep holy day.

*faine = obliged/ willingly RN

Why art thou so full of heaviness ( O' my soul ) and why art thou unquiet within me?

O' put thy trust in God, for I will yet give him thanks, for the help of his countenance.

My God, my soul is vexed within me: therefore I remember the land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermonim.

One deep calleth another with the voice of thy whistles, all thy waves and water floods are gone over me.

The Lord hath promised his lovingkindness daily, therefore I will praise him in the night season, and make my prayer unto the God of my life.

I will say unto God my stoney rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?

While my bones are broken, and while mine enemies cast me in the teeth, daily saying unto me: Where is now thy God?

Why art thou so heavy ( O' my soul )? and why art thou so disquieted within me? O' put thy trust in God, for I will yet thank him for the help of his countenance, and because he is my God.

The Forty Third Psalme

Give sentence upon me ( O' God ) and defend my cause against the ungodly people: Oh deliver me from the deceitful, and wicked man.

For thou ( O' God ) art my strength: why hast thou shot me from thee? Why go I then so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?

Oh send out thy light and thy truth, that may lead me and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling.

That I may go in to the altar of God, even unto the God which is my joy and pleasure, and upon the harp to give thanks unto thee, O' God, my God.

Why art thou so heavy ( O' my soul )? and why art thou so disquieted within me? O' put thy trust in God, for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance, and because he is my God.

The Forty Fourth Psalme

To the Chaunter, an instruction of the sons of *Korah

*Korah = baldness, something lost

We have heard with our ears, (O' God) our fathers have told us, what hast done in their time of old.

How thou hast driven out the Heathen with thy hand, and planted them in: how thou hast destroyed the nations and cast them out.

For they got not the land in possession through their own sword, neither was it their own arm that helped them.

But thy right hand, thine arm and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favor unto them.

Thou art the King and my God, thou sendest help unto Jacob.

Through thee, will we over throw our enemies: and in thy name will we tread them under, that rise up against us.

For I will not trust in my bow, it is not my sword that shall help me.

But it is thou that savest us from our enemies, and puttest them to confusion that hated us.

We will always make our boast of God, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

But now thou foresakest us, and puttest us to confusion, and goest not forth with our Hosts.

Thou makest us to turn our backs upon our enemies, so that they which hate us, spoil our goods.

Thou lettest us be eaten up like sheep, and scatterest us among the Heathen.

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and takest no money for them.

Thou makest us to be rebuked of our neighbors, to be laughed to scorn and had in *derision, of them that are round about us. *derision = contemptuous ridicule, a laughing stock. RN

Thou hast made us a very byword among the Heathen, and that the people shake their heads at us.

My confusion is daily before me, and the shame of my face covereth me.

For the voice of the slanderer and blasphemer, for the enemy and avenger.

All this is come upon us, and yet have we not forgotten thee, nor behaved our selves unfaithfully in thy covenant.

Our heart is not turned back, neither our steps gone out of thy way.

For thou hast smitten us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

If we had forgotten the name of our God, and hold up our hands to any strange God.

Should not God find it out? for he knoweth the very secrets of the heart.

But for thy sake are we killed all the day long, and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain.

Up Lord, why sleepest thou, Awake, and cast us not off for ever.

Wherefore hidest thou thy face? wilt thou clean forget our misery and oppression?

For our soul is brought low even unto the dust, and our belly cleaveth unto the ground.

Arise O' Lord, help us, and deliver us for thy mercies sake.

The Forty Fifth Psalme

To the Chaunter , upon Sosanim,

an instruction of the children of Korah, a song of love.

My heart is *inditing a good matter, I speak of that, which I have made of the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. *inditing = to write, or speak for recording. RN

Thou art the fairest among the children of men, full of grace is thy lips, therefore God blesseth thee for ever.

Gird thy with thy sword upon thy thigh, ( O' thou mighty ) with worship and renown.

Good luck have thou with thine honor, ride on with the truth, meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee wonderful things.

Thine arrows are sharp, the people shall be subdued unto thee, even in the middle among the kings enemies.

Thy seat ( O' God ) endureth for ever: the scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: wherefore God ( which is thy God ) hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

All thy garments are like myrrh, Aloes and Cassia, when thou comest out of thine ivory palaces in thy beautiful glory.

Kings daughters go in thy goodly array, and upon thy right hand standeth the queen in a vesture of the most fine gold.

Hearken ( O daughter ) consider, and incline thine ear: forget thine own people, and thy fathers house.

So shall the king have pleasure in thy beauty, for he is thy Lord, and thou shalt worship him.

And the daughters of Tyre shall be there with gifts, the rich among the people shall make their supplication before thee.

The kings daughter is all glorious within, her clothing is of wrought gold.

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework, and maidens after her: such as be next her shall be brought unto thee.

With joy and gladness shall they be brought, and go into the kings palace.

Instead of thy fathers thou hast gotten children, whom thou shalt make princes in all lands.

I will remember thy name from one generation to another: therefore shall the people give thanks unto thee, world without end.

The Forty Sixth Psalme

To the Chaunter, a song of the children of Korah upon almuth.

In our troubles and adversity, we have found, that God is our refuge, our strength and help.

Therefore will we not fear, though the earth fell, and though the hills were carried into the midst of the sea.

Though the waters of the sea raged and were never so troublous, and though the mountains shook at the tempest of the same. Selah.

For there is a flood, which with his righteousness rejoiceth the city of God, the holy dwelling of the most highest.

God is in the midst of her, therefore she shall not be removed: God helpeth her, and that right early.

The Heathen are mad, the kingdoms make much ado: but when he showeth his voice, the earth melteth away.

The Lord of Hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our defense. Selah.

O' come hither, and behold the works of the Lord, what destructions he hath brought upon the earth.

He hath made wars to cease in all the world: he hath broken the bow, he hath *knapped the spear in sunder, and burnt the chariots in the fire.

*knapped = To break or chip stone RN

Be still then and confess that I am God: I will be exalted among the Heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our defense. Selah.

The Forty Seventh Psalme

To the Chaunter, a song of the children of Korah

O' clap your hands together ( all ye people ) O sing unto God with the voice of thanksgiving.

For the Lord the most highest is to be feared, and is the great king upon all the earth.

He shall subdue the people under us, and the Heathen under our feet.

He chooseth us for an heritage, the beauty of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

God is gone up with a merry noise, and the Lord with the sound of the trumpet.

Sing praises, sing praises unto God: O' sing praises, sing praises unto our King.

For God is the king of all the earth, O' sing praises unto him with understanding.

God is king the Heathen, God sitteth in his holy seat.

The princes of the people are gathered together unto the God of Abraham: for God is far higher exalted, then the mighty lords of the earth.

The Forty Eighth Psalme

To the Chaunter, a song of the children of Korah

Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised in the city of our God, even upon his holy hill.

The hill of Sion is like a fair plant, whereof all the land rejoiceth: upon the north side of the city of the great king.

God is well known in her palaces, that he is the defense of the same.

For lo, kings are gathered, and gone by together.

They marveled, to see such things: they were astounded, and suddenly cast down.

Fear there came upon them, and sorrow as of a woman in travail.

Thou shalt break the ships of the sea, through the east wind.

Like as we have heard, so see we in the city of the Lord of Hosts, in the city of our God. God upholdeth the same forever. Selah.

We wait for thy lovingkindness ( O' God ) in the midst of thy temple.

O' God, according to thy name, so is thy praise unto the worlds end: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

Oh let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad, because of judgments.

Walk about Sion, go round about her, and tell her towers.

Mark well her walls, set up her houses, that it may be told them that come later.

For this God is our God for ever and ever, and he shall always be our guide.

The Forty Ninth Psalme

To the Chaunter, a song of the children of Korah

Hear this, all ye people: ponder it well, all ye that dwell upon the earth.

High and low, rich and poor, one with another.

My mouth shall speak of wisdom, and my heart shall *muse of understanding.

*muse = to be absorbed into ones thoughts. RN

I will incline mine ear to the parable, and show my dark speech upon the harp. Wherefore should I fear the evil days, when the wickedness of my heels compass me round about?

They that put their trust in their good, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches.

No man may deliver his brother, nor make agreement unto him for God.

For it costeth more to redeem their souls, so that he must let that alone for ever.

For it shall be seen, that such wise men shall die and perish together, as well as the ignorant and foolish, and leave their goods for others.

Look what is in their houses, it continueth still: their dwelling places endure from one generation to another, and are called after their own names upon the earth.

Nevertheless man abideth not in such honor, but is compared unto the brute beasts, and becometh like unto them.

This way of theirs is very foolishness, and yet their posterity praise it with their mouth. Selah.

They lie in hell like sheep, death shall gnaw upon them, and the righteous shall have dominion of them in the morning by times, their strength shall consume, and hell shall be their dwelling.

But God shall deliver my soul from the power of hell, when he receiveth me. Selah.

Be not thou afraid, when one is made rich, and the glory of his house is increased.

For he shall carry nothing away with him when he dieth, neither shall his pomp follow him.

While he liveth, he is counted an happy man: and so long as he is in prosperity, men speak good of him.

But when he followeth his fathers generation, he shall never see light any more.

When a man is in honor and hath no understanding, he is compared unto the brute beasts, and becometh like unto them.

The Fiftieth Psalme

The Psalm of *Asaph

Asaph = "gatherer" acaph; to gather, receive, remove, gather in by 'abiyr {aw-beer'}

strong, mighty one - used only to describe God. RN

The Lord even the mighty God hath spoken, and called the world from the rising of the *son unto the going down of the same.

* Note exactly from the middle English this word "sonne" is son, the middle English word for sun is "sunne".

Out of Sion appeareth the glorious beauty of God.

Our God shall come, and not keep silence: there goeth before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest round about him.

He shall call the heavens from above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

Gather my saints together unto me, those that set more by the covenant then by sacrifice.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. Selah.

Hear, O my people: let me speak, let me testify among you, O Israel: I am God, even thy God.

I reprove thee not because of thy sacrifice, thy burntofferings are always before me.

I will take no bullocks out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.

For all the beasts of the field are mine, and thousands of cattle upon the hills.

I know all the fowls upon the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are in my sight.

If I be hungry, I will not tell thee: for the whole world is mine, and all that therin is.

Thinkest thou, that I will eat the flesh of oxen, or drink the blood of goats?

Offer unto God praise and thanksgiving, and pay thy *vows unto the most highest. * that is after the will of God MN

And call upon me in the time of trouble, so will I hear thee, and thou shalt thank me.

But unto the ungodly saith God: Why doest preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth?

Where as thou hatest to be reformed, and cast my words behind thee.

If thou seest a thief, thou runnest with him, and art partaker with the advouters. *advouterer: prefix "a" meaning not or without, devout: devotion; plain hearted to God see James 2 for adultery.

Thou lettest thy mouth speak wickedness, and thy tongue paineth deceit.

Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, yee and scandalize thine own mothers son.

This thou doest, while I hold my tongue: and thinkest me to be even such one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set myself against thee.

O consider this, ye that forget God: lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you.

Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he honoreth me: and this is the way, whereby I will show him the saving health of God.

The Fifty First Psalme

To the chaunter, a Psalme of David, when the Prophet *Nathan came unto him,

after he was gone in to *Bethsabe.

*Nathan = "giver" *Bath-sheba = "daughter of an oath" mother of Solomon .

Have mercy upon me ( O' God ) after thy goodness, and according unto thy great mercies, do away with my offenses.

Wash me well from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin.

For I knowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me.

Against thee only, against thee have I sinned, and done evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and shouldest over come when thou art judged.

Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

But lo, thou hast a pleasure in the truth, and hast showed me secret wisdom.

O purge me with *Isope, and I shall be clean: wash thou me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Oh let me of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken, may rejoice. *Isope is exactly the way it appears in the text, a marginal note refers to Hyssop, which is an herb used by the ancient Hebrews for purification.

Turn my face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds.

Make me a clean heart, O' God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from me.

O' give me the comfort of thy help again, and establish me with thy free spirit.

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, that sinners may be converted unto thee.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness O' God, thou that art the God of my health, that my tongue may praise thy righteousness.

Open my lips, O' Lord, that my mouth shall show thy praise.

For if thou haddest pleasure in sacrifice, I would give it thee: but thou delightest not in burntofferings.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit, a broken and a contrite heart, O' God, shalt thou not despise.

O' be favorable and gracious unto Sion, that the walls of Jerusalem may be builded.

For then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with burnt offerings and oblations: then shall they lay bullocks upon thine altar.

The Fifty Second Psalme

To the chaunter, an exhortation of David when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul,

and showed him, saying: David is come to the house of Abimelech.

Doeg = fearing, Edomite = the lost thing, Saul = desired, David is come to the house of Abimelech = my brother is king ; ( worldly king )RN

Why boastest thou thyself, thy Tyrant, thou that canest do in mischief.

Where as the goodness of God endureth yet daily.

Thy tongue imagineth wickedness, and with lies it cutteth like a sharp razor.

Thou lovest ungraciousness more than good, to talk of lies more than righteousness. Selah.

Thou lovest to speak all words that may do hurt, O thou false tongue.

Therefore shall God clean destroy thee, smite thee in pieces, pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

The righteous shall see this, and fear, and laugh him to scorn.

Lo, this is the man, that took not God for his strength, but trusted unto the multitude of his riches, and was mighty in his wickedness.

As for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God, my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.

I will always thanks unto thee for that thou hast done: and will hope in thy name, for thy saints like it well.

The Fifty Third Psalme

To the chaunter upon *Mahalath, an instruction of David.

*names of the wives: of Rehoboam and of Esau and

Rehoboam = "a people has enlarged" .

The foolish bodies say in their hearts: Tush, there is no God.

Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickednesses, there is not one that doeth good.

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that would understand, or seek after God.

But they were all gone out of the way, they are all unprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

How can they have understanding, that are the workers of wickedness, eating up my people as if it were bread, and call not upon God.

They are afraid, where no fear is: for God breaketh the bones of them that besiege thee: thou puttest them to confusion, for God despised them.

Oh that the saving health were given unto Israel out of Sion: Oh that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivity.

Then should Jacob rejoice, and Israel should be right glad.

The Fifty Fourth Psalme

To the chaunter in Neginoth, an instruction of David when the *Zephites came and said unto Saul:

David is hid among us.

*Zephites: from the Hebrew, smelters battlement, and the root meaning to liquify, presumably with heat,

Help me ( O' God ) for thy names sake, and deliver me in thy strength.

Hear my prayer, ( O' God ) consider the words of my mouth.

For strangers are risen up against me, and the mighty ( which have not God before their eyes ) seek after my soul. Selah.

But lo, God is my helper: it is he that upholdeth my soul.

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: and in thy truth shall thou destroy them.

A free will offering will I give thee, and praise thy name, O Lord, because it is so comfortable.

For thou hast delivered me out of all my trouble, so that mine eye seeth his desire upon mine enemies.

The Fifty Fifth Psalme

To the chaunter in Neginoth, an instruction of David.

Hear to my prayer, O' God, and hide not thyself from my petition.

Take heed unto me, and hear me, how piteously I mourn and complain.

The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast: for they are minded to do me some mischief, so maliciously are they set against me.

My heart is heavy within me, and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me.

And I said: O' that I had wings like a dove, that I might flee somewhere, and be at rest.

Lo, then would I get me away far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

I would make hast to escape, from the stormy wind and tempest.

Destroy their tongues ( O' Lord ) and divide them, for I have seen unrighteousness and strife in the city.

This goeth day and night about the walls, mischief and vice are in the midst of it.

Wickedness is therein, deceit and guile go not out of her streets.

If it were mine enemy that reviled me, I could bare it: or if one that *ought me evil will did threaten me, I would hide myself from him. *ought = thought it necessary RN

But it is thou a my companion, my guide and mine own familiar friend.

We had sweet and secret communication together, in the house of God.

Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick into hell, for wickedness is among them in their dwellings.

As for me, I will call unto God, and the Lord shall help me.

In the evening, and morning and at noon day will I mourn and complain: and he shall hear my voice.

It is he that delivereth my soul in peace, from them that lay wait for me: for they are many against me.

Yee even God that endureth forever, shall hear me, and bring them down, Selah. For they will not turn: and why? they fear not God.

Yee they lay hands upon such as be at peace with him, and so they break his covenant.

Their words are softer than butter, and yet they have battle in their mind: their words are smoother than oil, and yet be they very swords.

O' cast thy burden, or care, upon the Lord, he shall nourish thee, and not leave the righteous in unquietness.

But as for them, thou (O' God ) shalt cast down into the pit of destruction.

The bloodthirsty and deceitful shall not live out half their days. Nevertheless my trust is in thee.

The Fifty Sixth Psalme

*Achis = " I will terrify " and / or "only a man"

To the chaunter, upon the domme stock downe: which flyeth far off,

Michtam of David, *when the Philistines took him in Geth.

Be merciful unto me ( O' God ) for men will tread me down: they are daily fighting and troubling me.

Mine enemies tread me daily under their feet, for they be many, that proudly fight against me.

Nevertheless, when I am afraid, I put my trust in thee.

I will comfort myself in Gods word, yee I will hope in God, and not fear: What can the *flesh do unto me. *flesh doth often signify as much as man.. MN

They vex me daily in my words: all that they imagine, is to do me evil.

They hold all together, and keep themselves close: they mark my steps, how they may catch my soul.

But in vain, for it shall escape them: and why? thou ( O' God ) in thy displeasure shall cast down such people.

Thou tellest my flittings, thou puttest my tears in thy bottle, and number them.

Whensoever I call upon thee, mine enemies are put to flight: whereby I know that thou art my God.

In Gods word will I rejoice, in the Lords word will I comfort me.

Yee in God do I trust, and am not afraid: what can man do unto me?

Unto thee ( O' God ) will I pay my vows, unto thee will I give thanks and praise.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

The Fifty Seventh Psalme

To the Chaunter, destroy not Michtam of David,

when he fled from Saul into the cave.

Be merciful unto me, O' God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee: and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until wickedness be overpast.

I call unto God the most highest, even to the God that shall help me up again.

He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproof of him that would swallow me up. Selah.

This shall God send, for his mercy and faithfulness sake.

My lay with my soul among the cruel lions: even among the children of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Set up thyself, O' God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.

They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into it themselves. Selah.

My heart is ready, O' God, my heart is ready to sing and give praise.

Awake, O' my glory, awake lute and harp, I myself will awake right early.

I will give thanks unto thee, O' Lord, among the people, I will sing praises unto thee among the Heathen.

For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.

Set up thyself, O' God, above the heavens, and thy glory be above all the earth.

The Fifty Eighth Psalme

To the Chaunter, destroy not Michtam of David

If your minds be upon righteousness in deed, then judge the thing that is right,

O' ye sons of men.

But ye imagine mischief in your hearts, and your hands deal with wickedness.

The ungodly are *froward, even from their mothers womb: as soon as they be born, they go and stray and speak lies. *froward = stubbornly contrary, disobedient, obstinate.

They are as furious as the serpent, even like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears.

That she should not hear the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely.

Break their teeth ( O' God ) in their mouths, smite the *chaft bones of the lions whelps in sonder, O' Lord. *chaft =is exactly as it appears in the original text, no spelling root or modern English alternative was found, could be; cheek or chest. RN

That they may fall away, like water that runneth a pace: and that when they shoot their arrows, they may be broken.

Let them consume away like a snail, and like the untimely fruit of a woman, and let them not see the *sunne. *Here is the middle English word for "sun": as it appears exactly. note in other cases the word sonne,

Or ever your thorns be sharp, that wrath shall take them quick, like a stormy wind.

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance, and shall wash his feet in the blood of the ungodly.

So that a men shall say, verily there is a reward for the righteous: doubtless, there is a God that judgeth in the earth.

The Fifty Ninth Psalme

To the Chaunter, destroy not Michtam of David,

when Saul sent to watch the house, to the intent to kill him.

Deliver me from mine enemies ( O' my God ) and defend me from them that rise up against me.

O' deliver me from the wicked doers, and save me from the bloodthirsty men.

For lo, they lie in waiting for my soul: the mighty men are gathered together against me, without any offense or fault of me, O' Lord.

They run, and prepare themselves, without my fault: Arise, come thou help me, and behold.

Stand up O' Lord God of Hosts, thou God of Israel to visit all Heathen: be not merciful unto them that offend of malicious wickedness. Selah.

Let them go to and fro, and run about the city, howling like dogs.

Behold, they speak ( against me ) with their mouth, swords are under their lips, for who reproveth them?

But thou ( O' Lord ) shalt have them in *derision, thou shalt laugh the Heathen to scorn. *derision = ridicule, contempt, mockery. RN

My strength do I ascribe unto thee, for thou ( O' God ) art my defender.

God showeth me his goodness plentiously, God letteth me see my desire upon mine enemies.

Slay them not, lest my people forget it: but scatter them abroad by thy power, and put them down, O' Lord my defense.

For the sin of their mouth, for the words of their lips, and because of their pride, let them be taken: and why? their preaching is of cursing and lies.

Consume them in thy wrath, con