The Prophet giveth thanks to God for his marvellous works, 7. and great benefits, in lightening many with faith, washing away sins, and giving grace, and eternal glory.The Prophet geueth thankes to God for his meruelous workes, 7. and great benefites, in lightning manie with faith, washing away sinnes, and geuing grace, and eternal glorie.✦
O LORD thou art my God, I will exalt thee, and confess to thy name: because thou hast done marvellous things, the old cogitationes: thoughts, counsels faithful, Amen.O LORD thou art my God, I wil exalt thee, and confesse to thy name: because thou hast done meruelous thinges, the old cogitations faithful, Amen.✦Domine, Deus meus es tu ; exaltabo te, et confitebor nomini tuo : quoniam fecisti mirabilia, cogitationes antiquas fideles. Amen.
2Because thou hast brought the city into a heap, the strong city into ruin, the house of strangers: that it be no city, & that it be not built for ever.Because thou hast brought the citie into a heape, the strong citie into ruine, the house of strangers: that it be no citie, & that it be not built for euer.✦Quia posuisti civitatem in tumulum, urbem fortem in ruinam, domum alienorum : ut non sit civitas, et in sempiternum non ædificetur.
3For this shall strong people praise thee, the city of strong nations shall fear thee.For this shal strong people prayse thee, the citie of strong nations shal feare thee.✦Super hoc laudabit te populus fortis ; civitas gentium robustarum timebit te :
4Because thou art become a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his tribulation: an hope against the whirlwind, a shadow against the heat. For the spirit of the strong is as a whirlwind beating against a wall.Because thou art become a strength to the poore, a strength to the needie in his tribulation: an hope against the whirlwinde, a shadow against the heate. For the spirit of the strong is as a whirlwinde beating against a wal.✦quia factus es fortitudo pauperi, fortitudo egeno in tribulatione sua, spes a turbine, umbraculum ab æstu ; spiritus enim robustorum quasi turbo impellens parietem.
5As heat in thirst, shalt thou humble the tumult of strangers: and as with heat under a burning cloud thou shalt make the branch of the strong to wither.As heate in thirst, shalt thou humble the tumult of strangers: and as with heate vnder a burning cloude thou shalt make the branch of the strong to wither.✦Sicut æstus in siti, tumultum alienorum humiliabis ; et quasi calore sub nube torrente, propaginem fortium marcescere facies.
6And the Lord of hosts shall make to all peoples in this mount, a feast of fat things, a feast of vindemiæ: a wine's year or vintage quality; the grape-harvest, the gathering of the vines, of fat things full of marrow, of vintage purified from the dregs.And the Lord of hostes shal make to al peoples in this mount, a feast of fat thinges, a feast of vintage, of fat thinges ful of marrow, of vintage purified from the dregges.✦Et faciet Dominus exercituum omnibus populis in monte hoc convivium pinguium, convivium vindemiæ, pinguium medullatorum, vindemiæ defæcatæ.
7And he shall in this mount throw down headlong the face of the bond, tied together upon all peoples, and the web that he hath begun upon all nations.And he shal in this mount throw downe headlong the face of the bond, tied together vpon al peoples, and the webbe that he hath begune vpon al nations.✦Et præcipitabit in monte isto faciem vinculi colligati super omnes populos, et telam quam orditus est super omnes nationes.
8He shall cast death down headlong for ever: and our Lord God shall take away tear from all face, and the reproach of his people he shall take away out of the whole earth: because our Lord hath spoken it.He shal cast death downe headlong for euer: and our Lord God shal take away teare from al face, and the reproch of his people he shal take away out of the whole earth: because our Lord hath spoken it.✦Præcipitabit mortem in sempiternum ; et auferet Dominus Deus lacrimam ab omni facie, et opprobrium populi sui auferet de universa terra : quia Dominus locutus est.
9And he shall say in that day: Lo this is our God, we have expected him, and he will save us: this is our Lord, we have patiently waited for him, we shall rejoice and be joyful in his salvation.And he shal say in that day: Loe this is our God, we haue expected him, and he wil saue vs: this is our Lord, we haue patiently wayted for him, we shal reioyce and be ioyful in his saluation.✦Et dicet in die illa : Ecce Deus noster iste ; exspectavimus eum, et salvabit nos ; iste Dominus, sustinuimus eum : exsultabimus, et lætabimur in salutari ejus.
10Because the hand of our Lord shall rest in this mount: and Moab shall be threshed under him, as straw is broken with the plaustro: a wagon, cart.Because the hand of our Lord shal rest in this mount: and Moab shal be treshed vnder him, as straw is broken with the wayne.✦Quia requiescet manus Domini in monte isto ; et triturabitur Moab sub eo, sicuti teruntur paleæ in plaustro.
11And he shall stretch forth his hands under him, as he that swimmeth stretcheth forth to swim: and he shall humble his glory with dashing of his hands.And he shal stretch forth his handes vnder him, as he that swimmeth stretcheth forth to swimme: and he shal humble his glorie with dashing of his handes.✦Et extendet manus suas sub eo sicut extendit natans ad natandum ; et humiliabit gloriam ejus cum allisione manuum ejus.
12And the munimenta: ammunition, war stores; fortifications, defensive works of thy high walls shall fall, and be humbled, & shall be plucked down to the ground even to the dust.And the munitions of thy high walles shal fal, and be humbled, & shal be plucked downe to the grownd euen to the dust.✦Et munimenta sublimium murorum tuorum concident, et humiliabuntur, et detrahentur in terram usque ad pulverem.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.