David prayeth to be defended from the eternal destruction of the wicked, 4. which ( by way of imprecation, or conformity to God's justice ) he prophesieth 6. Feeling by inspiration that his prayer is heard, rendereth thanks to God, 9. and prayeth for all the people.Dauid prayeth to be defended from the eternal deſtruction of the wicked, 4. which ( by way of imprecation, or conformitie to Gods iuſtice ) he prophecieth 6. Feeling by inſpiration that his prayer is heard, rendereth thankes to God, 9. and prayeth for al the people.✦
A Psalm to David himself. To thee O Lord I will cry, my God keep not silence from me: lest at any time thou hold thy peace from me, and I shall be like to them that go down into the lacum: a body of water; the pit, the deep hollow of the grave.A Pſalme to Dauid him ſelfe. TO THEE ô Lord I wil crie, my God keepe not ſilence from me: leſt at any time thou hold thy peace from me, and I ſhal be like to them that goe downe into the lake.Psalmus ipsi David. Ad te, Domine, clamabo ; Deus meus, ne sileas a me : nequando taceas a me, et assimilabor descendentibus in lacum.
2Hear O Lord the voice of my petition whiles I pray to thee: whiles I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.Heare ô Lord the voice of my petition whiles I pray to thee: whiles I lift vp my handes to thy holie temple.Exaudi, Domine, vocem deprecationis meæ dum oro ad te ; dum extollo manus meas ad templum sanctum tuum.
3Draw me not together with sinners: and with them that work iniquity destroy me not. Which speak peace with their neighbour, but evils in their hearts.Draw me not together with ſinners: and with them that worke iniquitie deſtroy me not. Which ſpeake peace with their neighbour, but euils in their hartes.Ne simul trahas me cum peccatoribus, et cum operantibus iniquitatem ne perdas me ; qui loquuntur pacem cum proximo suo, mala autem in cordibus eorum.
4Give them according to their works, and according to the wickedness of their adinventionum: creative discoveries, innovations; devices, schemes, the deeds men contrive. According to the works of their hands give unto them: render them their retribution.Geue them according to their workes, and according to the wickedneſſe of their inuentions. According to the workes of their handes geue vnto them: render them their retribution.Da illis secundum opera eorum, et secundum nequitiam adinventionum ipsorum. Secundum opera manuum eorum tribue illis ; redde retributionem eorum ipsis.
5Because they have not understood the works of our Lord, and in the works of his hands thou shalt destroy them, and not build them up.Becauſe they haue not vnderſtood the workes of our Lord, and in the workes of his handes thou ſhalt deſtroy them, and not build them vp.Quoniam non intellexerunt opera Domini, et in opera manuum ejus destrues illos, et non ædificabis eos.
6Blessed be our Lord: because he hath heard the voice of my petition.Bleſſed be our Lord: becauſe he hath heard the voice of my petition.Benedictus Dominus, quoniam exaudivit vocem deprecationis meæ.
7Our Lord is my helper, and my protector: in him my heart hath hoped, and I was adjutus sum: helped. And my flesh flourished again: and with my will I will confitebor: to confess sins; to acknowledge openly with praise and thanksgiving, to give praise to him.Our Lord is my helper, and my protectour: in him my hart hath hoped, and I was holpen. And my fleſh floriſhed againe: and with my wil I wil confeſſe to him.Dominus adjutor meus et protector meus ; in ipso speravit cor meum, et adjutus sum : et refloruit caro mea, et ex voluntate mea confitebor ei.
8Our Lord is the strength of his people: and he is the protector of the salvations of his anointed.Our Lord is the ſtrength of his people: and he is the protector of the ſaluations of his annoynted.Dominus fortitudo plebis suæ, et protector salvationum christi sui est.
9Save thy people O Lord, and bless thine inheritance: and rule them, and extol them for ever.Saue thy people ô Lord, and bleſſe thine inheritance: and rule them, and extol them for euer.Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine, et benedic hæreditati tuæ ; et rege eos, et extolle illos usque in æternum.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.