A general prayer of the faithful against all enemies, 4. with desire to be directed in the way of godliness, 7. and to be pardoned for sins past. 9. acknowledging God's meekness, 17. our weakness, necessity of help, and hope in God: 22. concludeth with prayer for the whole Church.A general prayer of the faithful againſt al enemies, 4. with deſire to be directed in the way of godlines, 7. and to be pardoned for ſinnes paſt. 9. acknowledging Gods meeknes, 17. our weaknes, neceſſitie of helpe, and hope in God: 22. concludeth with prayer for the whole Church.✦
Unto the end, the Psalm of David.Vnto the end, the Pſalme of Dauid.In finem. Psalmus David. Ad te, Domine, levavi animam meam :
2To thee O Lord I have lifted up my soul: God in thee is my confidence, let me not be ashamed:TO THEE ô Lord I haue lifted vp my ſoule: God in thee is my confidence, let me not be aſhamed:Deus meus, in te confido ; non erubescam.
3Neither let mine enemies scorn me: for all that sustinent: anticipate as likely; wait for, hope in thee, shall not be confundentur: bewildered, confused; put to shame, disappointed of one's hope.Neither let mine enemies ſcorne me: for al that expect thee, ſhal not be confounded.Neque irrideant me inimici mei : etenim universi qui sustinent te, non confundentur.
4Let all be confounded that do unjust things in vain. Lord show me thy ways: and teach me thy paths.Let al be confounded that do vniuſt thinges in vayne. Lord ſhew me thy wayes: and teach me thy pathes.Confundantur omnes iniqua agentes supervacue. Vias tuas, Domine, demonstra mihi, et semitas tuas edoce me.
5Direct me in thy truth, and teach me: because thou art God my Saviour, and thee have I expected all the day.Direct me in thy truth, and teach me: becauſe thou art God my Sauiour, and thee haue I expected al the day.Dirige me in veritate tua, et doce me, quia tu es Deus salvator meus, et te sustinui tota die.
6Remember O Lord thy commiserations, and thy mercies: that are from the beginning of the world.Remember ô Lord thy commiſerations, and thy mercies: that are from the beginning of the world.Reminiscere miserationum tuarum, Domine, et misericordiarum tuarum quæ a sæculo sunt.
7The sins of my youth, and my ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness O Lord.The ſinnes of my youth, and my ignorances doe not remember. According to thy mercie remember thou me: for thy goodneſſe ô Lord.Delicta juventutis meæ, et ignorantias meas, ne memineris. Secundum misericordiam tuam memento mei tu, propter bonitatem tuam, Domine.
8Our Lord is sweet, and righteous: for this cause he will give a law to them that sin in the way.Our Lord is ſweete, and righteous: for this cauſe he wil geue a law to them that ſinne in the way.Dulcis et rectus Dominus ; propter hoc legem dabit delinquentibus in via.
9He will direct the mild in judgement: he will teach the meek his ways.He wil direct the milde in iudgement: he wil teach the meeke his wayes.Diriget mansuetos in judicio ; docebit mites vias suas.
10All the ways of our Lord, be mercy and truth, to them that seek after his testament and his testimonies.Al the wayes of our Lord, be mercie and truth, to them that ſeeke after his teſtament and his teſtimonies.Universæ viæ Domini, misericordia et veritas, requirentibus testamentum ejus et testimonia ejus.
11For thy name O Lord thou wilt be propitiaberis: favourable, opportune; merciful, well-disposed to pardon to my sin: for it is much.For thy name ô Lord thou wilt be propitious to my ſinne: for it is much.Propter nomen tuum, Domine, propitiaberis peccato meo ; multum est enim.
12Who is the man that feareth our Lord? he appointeth him a law in the way, that he hath chosen.Who is the man that feareth our Lord? he appoynteth him a law in the way, that he hath choſen.Quis est homo qui timet Dominum ? legem statuit ei in via quam elegit.
13His soul shall demorabitur: tolerate, put up with; dwell, remain, continue in good things: and his seed shall inherit the land.His ſoule ſhal abide in good things: and his ſeede ſhal inherite the land.Anima ejus in bonis demorabitur, et semen ejus hæreditabit terram.
14Our Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his testament that it may be made manifest to them.Our Lord is a firmament to them that feare him: & his teſtament that it may be made manifeſt to them.Firmamentum est Dominus timentibus eum ; et testamentum ipsius ut manifestetur illis.
15Mine eyes are always to our Lord: because he will pluck my feet out of the snare.Myne eies are alwayes to our Lord: becauſe he wil plucke my feete out of the ſnare.Oculi mei semper ad Dominum, quoniam ipse evellet de laqueo pedes meos.
16Have respect to me, and have mercy on me: because I am alone and poor.Haue reſpect to me, and haue mercie on me: becauſe I am alone and poore.Respice in me, et miserere mei, quia unicus et pauper sum ego.
17The tribulations of my heart are multiplied: deliver me from my necessities.The tribulations of my hart are multiplied: deliuer me from my neceſſities.Tribulationes cordis mei multiplicatæ sunt : de necessitatibus meis erue me.
18See my humilitatem: shame, public disgrace; low estate, affliction, and my labour: and forgive all my sins.See my humiliation, and my labour: and forgeue al my ſinnes.Vide humilitatem meam et laborem meum, et dimitte universa delicta mea.
19Behold mine enemies, because they are multiplied, and with unjust hatred hated me.Behold mine enemies, becauſe they are multiplied, and with vniuſt hatred hated me.Respice inimicos meos, quoniam multiplicati sunt, et odio iniquo oderunt me.
20Keep my soul, and deliver me: I shall not be ashamed, because I hoped in thee.Keepe my ſoule, and deliuer me: I ſhal not be aſhamed, becauſe I hoped in thee.Custodi animam meam, et erue me : non erubescam, quoniam speravi in te.
21The innocent and righteous have cleaved to me: because I expected thee.The innocent and righteous haue cleaued to me: becauſe I expected thee.Innocentes et recti adhæserunt mihi, quia sustinui te.
22Deliver Israel O God, out of all his tribulations.Deliuer Iſrael ô God, out of al his tribulations.Libera, Deus, Israël ex omnibus tribulationibus suis.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.