The prophet exhorteth to praise God, 4. describing his power, providence, mercy, and wisdom. 16. no salvation but by him. 20. and therefore prayeth for his help.The prophet exhorteth to praiſe God, 4. deſcribing his powre, prouidence, mercie, and wiſdom. 16. no ſaluation but by him. 20. and therfore prayeth for his helpe.✦
Rejoice ye just in our Lord: praising becometh the righteous.REIOYCE ye iuſt in our Lord: prayſing becometh the righteous.Psalmus David. Exsultate, justi, in Domino ; rectos decet collaudatio.
2Confess ye to our Lord on the harp: on a psalter of ten strings sing to him.Confeſſe ye to our Lord on the harpe: on a pſalter of ten ſtrings ſing to him.Confitemini Domino in cithara ; in psalterio decem chordarum psallite illi.
3Sing ye to him a new song: sing well to him in jubilation.Sing ye to him a new ſong: ſing wel to him in iubilation.Cantate ei canticum novum ; bene psallite ei in vociferatione.
4Because the word of our Lord is right, and all his works are in faith.Becauſe the word of our Lord is right, and al his workes are in faith.Quia rectum est verbum Domini, et omnia opera ejus in fide.
5He loveth mercy and judgement: the earth is full of the mercy of our Lord.He loueth mercie and iudgement: the earth is ful of the mercie of our Lord.Diligit misericordiam et judicium ; misericordia Domini plena est terra.
6By the word of our Lord the heavens are established: and by the spirit of his mouth all the power of them.By the word of our Lord the heauens are eſtabliſhed: and by the ſpirit of his mouth al the power of them.Verbo Domini cæli firmati sunt, et spiritu oris ejus omnis virtus eorum.
7Gathering together the waters of the sea, as it were in a utre: waterskin: putting the depths in treasures.Gathering together the waters of the ſea, as it were in a bottel: putting the depthes in treaſures.Congregans sicut in utre aquas maris ; ponens in thesauris abyssos.
8Let all the earth fear our Lord: and let all the inhabitants of the world be moved at him.Let al the earth feare our Lord: and let al the inhabitantes of the world be moued at him.Timeat Dominum omnis terra ; ab eo autem commoveantur omnes inhabitantes orbem.
9Because he said, and they were made: he commanded and they were created,Becauſe he ſaid, and they were made: he commanded and they were created,Quoniam ipse dixit, et facta sunt ; ipse mandavit et creata sunt.
10Our Lord dissipateth the counsels of nations: and he reprobat: rebuketh; rejecteth the cogitationes: thoughts of people, and he reproveth the counsel of princes.Our Lord diſſipateth the counſels of nations: and he reproueth the cogitations of people, and he reproueth the counſel of princes.Dominus dissipat consilia gentium ; reprobat autem cogitationes populorum, et reprobat consilia principum.
11But the counsel of our Lord abideth for ever: the cogitations of his heart in generation and generation.But the counſel of our Lord abydeth for euer: the cogitations of his hart in generation and generation.Consilium autem Domini in æternum manet ; cogitationes cordis ejus in generatione et generationem.
12Blessed is the nation, whose God is our Lord: the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.Bleſſed is the nation, whoſe God is our Lord: the people whom he hath choſen for his inheritance.Beata gens cujus est Dominus Deus ejus ; populus quem elegit in hæreditatem sibi.
13Our Lord hath looked from heaven: he hath seen all the children of men.Our Lord hath looked from heauen: he hath ſene al the children of men.De cælo respexit Dominus ; vidit omnes filios hominum.
14From his prepared habitation he hath looked upon all, that inhabit the earth.From his prepared habitation he hath looked vpon al, that inhabite the earth.De præparato habitaculo suo respexit super omnes qui habitant terram :
15Who made their hearts sigillatim: each one singly: who understandeth all their works.Who made their hartes ſeuerally: who vnderſtandeth al their workes.qui finxit sigillatim corda eorum ; qui intelligit omnia opera eorum.
16The king is not saved by much power: and the giant shall not be saved in the multitude of his strength.The king is not ſaued by much powre: and the gyant ſhal not be ſaued in the multitude of his ſtrength.Non salvatur rex per multam virtutem, et gigas non salvabitur in multitudine virtutis suæ.
17The horse faileth to safety, and in the abundance of his force he shall not be saved.The horſe fayleth to ſafetie, and in the abundance of his force he ſhal not be ſaued.Fallax equus ad salutem ; in abundantia autem virtutis suæ non salvabitur.
18Behold the eyes of our Lord be upon them that fear him: and on them, that hope upon his mercy.Behold the eies of our Lord be vpon them that feare him: and on them, that hope vpon his mercie.Ecce oculi Domini super metuentes eum, et in eis qui sperant super misericordia ejus :
19That he may deliver their souls from death: and nourish them in famine.That he may deliuer their ſoules from death: and nouriſh them in famine.ut eruat a morte animas eorum, et alat eos in fame.
20Our soul sustinet: anticipateth; waiteth for our Lord: because he is our helper and protector.Our ſoule expecteth our Lord: becauſe he is our helper and protector.Anima nostra sustinet Dominum, quoniam adjutor et protector noster est.
21Because in him our heart shall rejoice: and we have trusted in his holy name.Becauſe in him our hart ſhal reioyce: and we haue truſted in his holie name.Quia in eo lætabitur cor nostrum, et in nomine sancto ejus speravimus.
22Let thy mercy O Lord be made upon us: as we have hoped in thee.Let thy mercie ô Lord be made vpon vs: as we haue hoped in thee.Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos, quemadmodum speravimus in te.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.