Again the Psalmist inviteth all men to render thanks to God for their deliverance from dangers, or evils in general: 4. particularly from dangers in journey, 10. in prison, or captivity, 17. in sickness spiritual and corporal, 23. in navigation, 33. describing the changeable course of things in this world, 38. especially of men's states, 42. for all which the just will praise God.Againe the Pſalmiſt inuiteth al men to render thankes to God for their deliuerie from dangers, or euils in general : 4. particularly from dangers in iorney, 10. in priſon, or captiuitie, 17. in ſicknes ſpiritual and corporal, 23. in nauigation, 33. deſcribing the changeable courſe of thinges in this world, 38. eſpecially of mens ſtates, 42. for al which the iuſt wil praiſe God.✦
Alleluia. Confess ye to our Lord because he is good: because his mercy is for ever.Alleluia. CONFESSE a ye to our Lord becauſe he is good : becauſe his mercie is for euer.Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in sæculum misericordia ejus.
2Let them say that are redeemed of our Lord, whom he redeemed out of the hand of the enemy: and out of the countries he gathered them:Let them ſay that are b redemed of our Lord, whom he redemed out of the hand of the enemie : and out of the countries he gathered them :Dicant qui redempti sunt a Domino, quos redemit de manu inimici, et de regionibus congregavit eos,
3From the rising of the sun, and the going down: from the north, and the sea.From c the riſing of the ſunne, and the going downe : from the north, and the ſea.a solis ortu, et occasu, ab aquilone, et mari.
4They wandered in the wilderness, in a place without water: the way of city for habitation they found not.They d wandered in the wildernes, in a place without water : the way of citie for habitation they found not.Erraverunt in solitudine, in inaquoso ; viam civitatis habitaculi non invenerunt.
5Hungry, and thirsty: their soul fainted in them.Hungrie, and thirſtie : their ſoule fainted in them.Esurientes et sitientes, anima eorum in ipsis defecit.
6And they cried to our Lord when they were in tribulation: and he delivered them out of their necessitatibus: things needed; distresses, straits.And e they cried to our Lord when they were in tribulation : and he deliuered them out of their neceſſities.Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur, et de necessitatibus eorum eripuit eos ;
7And he conducted them into the right way: to go into a city of habitation.And he conducted them into the right way : to goe into a citie of habitation.et deduxit eos in viam rectam, ut irent in civitatem habitationis.
8Let the mercies of our Lord confiteantur: to admit a fault; to acknowledge openly with praise to him: and his marvellous works to the children of men.Let f the mercies of our Lord confeſſe to him : and his meruelous workes to the children of men.Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ ejus, et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.
9Because he hath filled the empty soul: and the hungry soul he hath filled with good things.Becauſe he hath filled the emptie ſoule : and the hungrie ſoule he hath filled with good thinges.Quia satiavit animam inanem, et animam esurientem satiavit bonis.
10Them that sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death: bound in neediness, and iron.Them that ſate in darkenes, and in the ſhadow of death : bound in needines, and yron.Sedentes in tenebris et umbra mortis ; vinctos in mendicitate et ferro.
11Because they exacerbaverunt: merely irritated; provoked to anger the words of God: and they provoked the counsel of the Highest.Becauſe they g exaſperated the wordes of God : and they prouoked the counſel of the Higheſt.Quia exacerbaverunt eloquia Dei, et consilium Altissimi irritaverunt.
12And their heart was humbled in labours: they were weakened, neither was there any to help.And their hart was humbled in labours : they were weakened, neither was there anie to helpe.Et humiliatum est in laboribus cor eorum ; infirmati sunt, nec fuit qui adjuvaret.
13And they cried to our Lord when they were in tribulation: and he delivered them out of their necessities.And they cried to our Lord when they were in tribulation : and he deliuered them out of their neceſſities.Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur ; et de necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos.
14And he brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death: and brake their bonds asunder.And he brought them out of darkenes, and the ſhadow of death : and brake their bondes aſunder.Et eduxit eos de tenebris et umbra mortis, et vincula eorum dirupit.
15Let the mercies of our Lord confess to him: and his marvellous works to the children of men.Let the mercies of our Lord confeſſe to him : and his meruelous workes to the children of men.Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ ejus, et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.
16Because he hath destroyed the gates of brass: and the bars of iron he hath broken.Becauſe he hath deſtroyed the gates of braſſe : and the barres of yron he hath broken.Quia contrivit portas æreas, et vectes ferreos confregit.
17He hath received them out of the way of their iniquity: for they were humbled for their injustices.He hath receiued them out of the way of their iniquitie : for they were humbled for their iniuſtices.Suscepit eos de via iniquitatis eorum ; propter injustitias enim suas humiliati sunt.
18Their soul did abhor all meat: and they approached even to the gates of death.Their ſoule did abhorre al meate : & they approched euen to the gates of death.Omnem escam abominata est anima eorum, et appropinquaverunt usque ad portas mortis.
19And they cried to our Lord when they were in tribulation: and he delivered them out of their necessities.And they cried to our Lord when they were in tribulation : and he deliuered them out of their neceſſities.Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur, et de necessitatibus eorum liberavit eos.
20He sent his word, and healed them: and delivered them out of their destructions.He ſent his word, and healed them : and deliuered them out of their deſtructions.Misit verbum suum, et sanavit eos, et eripuit eos de interitionibus eorum.
21Let the mercies of our Lord confess to him: and his marvellous works to the children of men.Let the mercies of our Lord confeſſe to him : and his meruelous workes to the children of men.Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ ejus, et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.
22And let them sacrifice the sacrifice of praise: and show forth his works in exultation.And let them ſacrifice the ſacrifice of praiſe : and ſhew forth his workes in exulation.Et sacrificent sacrificium laudis, et annuntient opera ejus in exsultatione.
23They that go down into the sea in ships, making traffic in the great waters.They that goe downe into the ſea in ſhippes, making trafike in the great waters.Qui descendunt mare in navibus, facientes operationem in aquis multis :
24They have seen the works of our Lord, and his marvellous things in the depth.They haue ſene the workes of our Lord, and his meruelous thinges in the depth.ipsi viderunt opera Domini, et mirabilia ejus in profundo.
25He said, and the blast of the storm stood: and the waves thereof were exalted.He ſayd, and the blaſt of the ſtorme ſtood : and the waues therof were exalted.Dixit, et stetit spiritus procellæ, et exaltati sunt fluctus ejus.
26They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the depths: their soul tabescebat: wasted away away in evils.They aſcend euen to the heauens, and they deſcend euen to the depthes : their ſoule pyned away in euils.Ascendunt usque ad cælos, et descendunt usque ad abyssos ; anima eorum in malis tabescebat.
27They were troubled, and were moved as a drunken man: and all their wisdom was devoured.They were trubled, and were moued as a drunken man : and al their wiſedom was deuoured.Turbati sunt, et moti sunt sicut ebrius, et omnis sapientia eorum devorata est.
28And they cried to our Lord when they were in tribulation, and he brought them out of their necessities.And h they cried to our Lord when they were in tribulation, and he brought them out of their neceſſities.Et clamaverunt ad Dominum cum tribularentur ; et de necessitatibus eorum eduxit eos.
29And he turned his storm into calm: and the waves thereof were quiet.And he turned his ſtorme into calme : and the waues therof were quiet.Et statuit procellam ejus in auram, et siluerunt fluctus ejus.
30And they rejoiced because they were quiet: and he conducted them into the haven of their will.And they reioyced becauſe they were quiet : and he conducted them into the hauen of their wil.Et lætati sunt quia siluerunt ; et deduxit eos in portum voluntatis eorum.
31Let the mercies of our Lord confess to him: and his marvellous works to the children of men.Let i the mercies of our Lord confeſſe to him : and his meruelous workes to the children of men.Confiteantur Domino misericordiæ ejus, et mirabilia ejus filiis hominum.
32And let them exalt him in the church of the people: and the chair of the ancients let them praise him.And let them exalt him in the church of the people : and the chayre of the ancientes let them praiſe him.Et exaltent eum in ecclesia plebis, et in cathedra seniorum laudent eum.
33He turned the rivers into a desert: and the issues of waters into dryness.k He turned l the riuers into a deſert : and the iſſues of waters into drinesse.Posuit flumina in desertum, et exitus aquarum in sitim ;
34The fruitful land into a salt ground, for the malice of them that inhabit it.The m fruiteful land into a ſalt ground, for the malice of them that inhabite it.terram fructiferam in salsuginem, a malitia inhabitantium in ea.
35He turned the desert into pools of waters: and the land without water into issues of waters.He turned the deſert into pooles of waters : and the land without water into iſſues of waters.Posuit desertum in stagna aquarum, et terram sine aqua in exitus aquarum.
36And he placed the hungry there, and they built a city of habitation.And he placed the hungrie there, and they built a citie of habitation.Et collocavit illic esurientes, et constituerunt civitatem habitationis :
37And they sowed fields, and planted vineyards: and they made fruit of nativity.And they ſowed fildes, and planted vineyardes : and they made fruicte n of natiuitie.et seminaverunt agros et plantaverunt vineas, et fecerunt fructum nativitatis.
38And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly: and their beasts he lessened not.And he bleſſed them, and they were multiplied excedingly : and their beaſtes he leſſened not.Et benedixit eis, et multiplicati sunt nimis ; et jumenta eorum non minoravit.
39And they were made few: and were vexati: merely annoyed; harassed, afflicted by the tribulation of evils, and with sorrow.And o they were made fewe : and were vexed by the tribulation of euiles, and with ſorow.Et pauci facti sunt et vexati sunt, a tribulatione malorum et dolore.
40Contempt was poured out upon princes: and he made them wander where was no way, and not in the way.Contempt was powred out vpon princes : and he made them wander where was no way, and not in the way.Effusa est contemptio super principes : et errare fecit eos in invio, et non in via.
41And he did help the poor out of poverty: and made families as sheep.And he p did helpe the poore out of pouertie : and made families as ſheepe.Et adjuvit pauperem de inopia, et posuit sicut oves familias.
42The just shall see, and shall rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.The iuſt ſhal ſee, and ſhal reioyce : & al iniquitie ſhal ſtoppe her mouth.Videbunt recti, et lætabuntur ; et omnis iniquitas oppilabit os suum.
43Who is wise and will keep these things? and will understand the mercies of our Lord?Who is wiſe and wil keepe theſe thinges ? and wil vnderſtand the mercies of our Lord ?Quis sapiens, et custodiet hæc, et intelliget misericordias Domini ?
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.