The Jews in captivity pray to God for release: 4. acknowledging his former great benefits, and their own sins, fleeing now to his mercy.The Iewes in captiuitie pray to God for release: 4. acknowleging his former great benefites, and their owne sinnes, fleing now to his mercie.✦
Would God thou wouldest break the heavens in sunder, and wouldst descend: at thy presence the mountains should melt away.WOULD God thou wouldest breake the heauens in sunder, and wouldst descend: at thy presence the mountaines should melt away.✦Utinam dirumperes cælos, et descenderes ; a facie tua montes defluerent ;
2As the burning of fire would they melt, the waters would burn with fire, that thy name might be made known to thine enemies: at thy presence the nations should be troubled.As the burning of fyre would they melt, the waters would burne with fyre, that thy name might be made knowen to thine enemies: at thy presence the nations should be trubled.✦sicut exustio ignis tabescerent, aquæ arderent igni : ut notum fieret nomen tuum inimicis tuis ; a facie tua gentes turbarentur.
3When thou shalt do marvellous things, we shall not sustinebimus: keep up, maintain; endure, bear up under it: thou art descended, and at thy presence the mountains are melted.When thou shalt doe meruelous thinges, we shal not sustayne: thou art descended, and at thy presence the mountaines are melted.✦Cum feceris mirabilia, non sustinebimus ; descendisti, et a facie tua montes defluxerunt.
4From the beginning of the world they have not heard, nor received with the ears: the eye hath not seen O God beside thee, what things thou hast prepared for them that exspectantibus: anticipate, suppose; wait for, await thee.From the begynning of the world they haue not heard, nor receiued with the eares: the eie hath not seene ô God beside thee, what thinges thou hast prepared for them that expect thee.✦A sæculo non audierunt, neque auribus perceperunt ; oculus non vidit, Deus, absque te, quæ præparasti exspectantibus te.
5Thou hast met him that rejoiceth, and doth justice: in thy ways they shall remember thee: behold thou art angry, and we have sinned: we have been always in them, and we shall be saved.Thou hast mette him that reioyceth, and doth iustice: in thy waies they shal remember thee: behold thou art angrie, and we haue sinned: we haue bene alwayes in them, and we shal be saued.✦Occurristi lætanti, et facienti justitiam ; in viis tuis recordabuntur tui. Ecce tu iratus es, et peccavimus ; in ipsis fuimus semper, et salvabimur.
6And all we are become as one unclean, and all our justices as the cloth of a menstrued woman: and we have all fallen as a leaf, and our iniquities as the wind have taken us away.And al we are become as one vncleane, and al our iustices as the cloth of a menstrued woman: and we haue al fallen as a leafe, and our iniquities as the winde haue taken vs away.✦Et facti sumus ut immundus omnes nos, et quasi pannus menstruatæ universæ justitiæ nostræ ; et cecidimus quasi folium universi, et iniquitates nostræ quasi ventus abstulerunt nos.
7There is none that invocet: calleth upon, invoketh thy name: that riseth up, and holdeth thee: thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast dashed us in the hand of our iniquity.There is none that inuocateth thy name: that ryseth vp, and holdeth thee: thou hast hid thy face from vs, and hast dashed vs in the hand of our iniquitie.✦Non est qui invocet nomen tuum ; qui consurgat, et teneat te. Abscondisti faciem tuam a nobis, et allisisti nos in manu iniquitatis nostræ.
8And now Lord thou art our father, and we clay: and thou art our maker, and all we the works of thy hands.And now Lord thou art our father, and we clay: and thou art our maker, and al we the workes of thy handes.✦Et nunc, Domine, pater noster es tu, nos vero lutum ; et fictor noster tu, et opera manuum tuarum omnes nos.
9Be not angry O Lord enough, and remember no more our iniquity: lo respice: consider, esteem; look upon, behold, all we are thy people.Be not angrie ô Lord ynough, and remember no more our iniquitie: loe regard, al we are thy people.✦Ne irascaris, Domine, satis, et ne ultra memineris iniquitatis nostræ ; ecce, respice, populus tuus omnes nos.
10The city of thy holy one is made desert, Sion is made desert, Jerusalem is become desolate.The citie of thy holie one is made desert, Sion is made desert, Ierusalem is become desolate.✦Civitas Sancti tui facta est deserta, Sion deserta facta est, Jerusalem desolata est.
11The house of our sanctification, and of our glory, where our fathers praised thee, is turned into the burning of fire, and all our things worthy to be desired are turned into ruins.The house of our sanctification, and of our glorie, where our fathers praysed thee, is turned into the burning of fyre, and al our thinges worthie to be desired are turned into ruines.✦Domus sanctificationis nostræ et gloriæ nostræ, ubi laudaverunt te patres nostri, facta est in exustionem ignis, et omnia desiderabilia nostra versa sunt in ruinas.
12Wilt thou upon these things continebis te: hold within, enclose; restrain, hold back thyself thyself O Lord, wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us vehemently?Wilt thou vpon these thinges conteyne thyself ô Lord, wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict vs vehemently?✦Numquid super his continebis te, Domine ; tacebis, et affliges nos vehementer ?
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.