An exhortation not to envy nor imitate the evil, who for most part prosper in this world, and are damned eternally: but to flee evil and do good, duly considering that God diversely permitteth and punisheth the wicked, and likewise comforteth and afflicteth the just, all for their good.An exhortation not to enuie nor imitate the euil, whō for moſt part proſper in this world, and are damned eternally: but to flee euil and doe good, duly conſidering that God diuerſly permitteth and puniſheth the wicked, and likewiſe comforteth and afflicteth the iuſt, al for their good.✦
A psalm to David himself. Have no æmulari: envious rivalry, jealous zeal provoked by a rival, not admiring imitation toward the malignantibus: the malicious, the evildoers, not the medical sense: neither envy them that do iniquity.A Pſalme to Dauid him ſelf. HAVE no emulation toward the malignant: neither enuie them that doe iniquitie.Psalmus ipsi David. Noli æmulari in malignantibus, neque zelaveris facientes iniquitatem :
2Because they shall quickly wither as grass: and as the blossoms of herbs they shall soon fall.Becauſe they ſhal quickely wither as graſſe: and as the bloſſomes of herbes they ſhal ſoone fal.quoniam tamquam fœnum velociter arescent, et quemadmodum olera herbarum cito decident.
3Hope in our Lord and do good: and inhabit the land, and thou shalt be fed in the riches thereof.Hope in our Lord and doe good: and inhabite the land, and thou ſhalt be fed in the riches therof.Spera in Domino, et fac bonitatem ; et inhabita terram, et pasceris in divitiis ejus.
4Be delighted in our Lord: and he will give thee the petitions of thy heart.Be delighted in our Lord: and he wil geue thee the petitions of thy hart.Delectare in Domino, et dabit tibi petitiones cordis tui.
5Reveal thy way to our Lord, and hope in him: and he will do it.Reuele thy way to our Lord, and hope in him: and he wil doe it.Revela Domino viam tuam, et spera in eo, et ipse faciet.
6And he will bring forth thy justice as light: and thy judgement as midday:And he wil bring forth thy iuſtice as light: and thy iudgement as midday:Et educet quasi lumen justitiam tuam, et judicium tuum tamquam meridiem.
7be subject to our Lord, and pray him. Have no emulation in him, that prospereth in his way: in a man that doth injustices.be ſubiect to our Lord, and pray him. Haue no emulation in him, that proſpereth in his way: in a man that doth iniuſtices.Subditus esto Domino, et ora eum. Noli æmulari in eo qui prosperatur in via sua ; in homine faciente injustitias.
8Cease from wrath, and leave fury: have not emulation that thou be malignant.Ceaſe from wrath, and leaue furie: haue not emulation that thou be malignant.Desine ab ira, et derelinque furorem ; noli æmulari ut maligneris.
9Because they that are malignant, shall be cast out: but they that sustinentes: wait for, await, not anticipate or suppose our Lord, the same shall inherit the land.Becauſe they that are malignant, ſhal be caſt out: but they that expect our Lord, the ſame ſhal inherite the land.Quoniam qui malignantur exterminabuntur ; sustinentes autem Dominum, ipsi hæreditabunt terram.
10And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shall not find it.And yet a litle while, and the ſinner ſhal not be: and thou ſhalt ſeeke his place, and ſhal not find it.Et adhuc pusillum, et non erit peccator ; et quæres locum ejus, et non invenies.
11But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall be delighted in multitude of peace.But the meeke ſhal inherite the land, and ſhal be delighted in multitude of peace.Mansueti autem hæreditabunt terram, et delectabuntur in multitudine pacis.
12The sinner shall observabit: watch, lie in wait for, spy upon, not merely notice the just: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.The ſinner ſhal obſerue the iuſt: and ſhal gnaſh vpon him with his teeth.Observabit peccator justum, et stridebit super eum dentibus suis.
13But our Lord shall scorn him: because he foreseeth that his day shall come.But our Lord ſhal ſcorne him: becauſe he foreſeeth that his day ſhal come.Dominus autem irridebit eum, quoniam prospicit quod veniet dies ejus.
14Sinners have drawn out the sword; they have bent their bow; that they may deceive the poor and needy: that they may murder the right of heart.Sinners haue drawen out the ſword; they haue bent their bowe; That they may deceiue the poore and needie: that they may murder the right of hart.Gladium evaginaverunt peccatores ; intenderunt arcum suum : ut dejiciant pauperem et inopem, ut trucident rectos corde.
15Let their own swords enter into their hearts: and let their bow be broken.Let their owne ſwordes enter into their hartes: and let their bowe be broken.Gladius eorum intret in corda ipsorum, et arcus eorum confringatur.
16Better is a little to the just, above much riches of sinners.Better is a litle to the iuſt, aboue much riches of ſinners.Melius est modicum justo, super divitias peccatorum multas :
17Because the arms of sinners shall be broken in pieces: but our Lord confirmeth the just.Becauſe the armes of ſinners ſhal be broken in pieces: but our Lord comfirmeth the iuſt.quoniam brachia peccatorum conterentur : confirmat autem justos Dominus.
18Our Lord knoweth the days of the immaculate: and their inheritance shall be for ever.Our Lord knoweth the daies of the immaculate: and their inheritance ſhal be for euer.Novit Dominus dies immaculatorum, et hæreditas eorum in æternum erit.
19They shall not be confundentur: put to shame, disappointed of hope, not bewildered in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be filled:They ſhal not be confounded in the euil time, and in the dayes of famine they ſhal be filled:Non confundentur in tempore malo, et in diebus famis saturabuntur :
20because the sinners shall perish. But the enemies of our Lord forthwith as they shall be honoured and exalted, vanishing shall vanish as smoke.becauſe the ſinners ſhal periſh. But the enemies of our Lord forthwith as they ſhal be honoured and exalted, vaniſhing ſhal vaniſh as ſmoke.quia peccatores peribunt. Inimici vero Domini mox ut honorificati fuerint et exaltati, deficientes quemadmodum fumus deficient.
21The sinner shall borrow, and not pay: but the just is merciful and will give.The ſinner ſhal borrow, and not pay: but the iuſt is merciful and wil geue.Mutuabitur peccator, et non solvet ; justus autem miseretur et tribuet :
22Because they that bless him shall inherit the land: but they that curse him shall perish.Becauſe they that bleſſe him ſhal inherite the land: but they that curſe him ſhal periſh.quia benedicentes ei hæreditabunt terram ; maledicentes autem ei disperibunt.
23With our Lord the step of man shall be directed: and he shall like well of his way.With our Lord the ſteppe of man ſhal be directed: and he ſhal like wel of his way.Apud Dominum gressus hominis dirigentur, et viam ejus volet.
24When he shall fall, he shall not be bruised: because our Lord putteth his hand under.When he ſhal fal, he ſhal not be bruſed: becauſe our Lord putteth his hand vnder.Cum ceciderit, non collidetur, quia Dominus supponit manum suam.
25I have been young, for I am old: and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.I haue bene yong, for I am old: and I haue not ſene the iuſt forſaken, nor his ſeede ſeeking bread.Junior fui, etenim senui ; et non vidi justum derelictum, nec semen ejus quærens panem.
26All the day he is merciful and lendeth: and his seed shall be in blessing.Al the day he is merciful and lendeth: and his ſeede ſhal be in bleſſing.Tota die miseretur et commodat ; et semen illius in benedictione erit.
27Decline from evil, and do good: and inhabit for ever and ever.Decline from euil, and doe good: and inhabite for euer and euer.Declina a malo, et fac bonum, et inhabita in sæculum sæculi :
28Because our Lord loveth judgement, and he will not forsake his saints: they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished: and the seed of the impious shall perish.Becauſe our Lord loueth iudgement, and he wil not forſake his ſainctes: they ſhal be preſerued for euer. The vniuſt ſhal be puniſhed: and the ſeede of the impious ſhal periſh.quia Dominus amat judicium, et non derelinquet sanctos suos : in æternum conservabuntur. Injusti punientur, et semen impiorum peribit.
29But the just shall inherit the land: and shall inhabit for ever and ever upon it.But the iuſt ſhal inherite the land: and ſhal inhabite for euer and euer vpon it.Justi autem hæreditabunt terram, et inhabitabunt in sæculum sæculi super eam.
30The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgement.The mouth of the iuſt ſhal meditate wiſedome, and his tong ſhal ſpeake iudgement.Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, et lingua ejus loquetur judicium.
31The law of his God in his heart: and his steps shall not be supplantabuntur: tripped up, overthrown, subverted, not displaced or superseded.The law of his God in his hart: and his ſteppes ſhal not be ſupplanted.Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius, et non supplantabuntur gressus ejus.
32The sinner considereth the just: and seeketh to murder him.The ſinner conſidereth the iuſt: and ſeeketh to murder him.Considerat peccator justum, et quærit mortificare eum.
33But our Lord will not leave him in his hands: neither will he condemn him, when judgement shall be given of him.But our Lord wil not leaue him in his handes: neither wil he condemne him, when iudgement ſhal be geuen of him.Dominus autem non derelinquet eum in manibus ejus, nec damnabit eum cum judicabitur illi.
34Expect our Lord, and keep his way: and he will exalt thee, that thou mayst inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see.Expect our Lord, and keepe his way: and he wil exalt thee, that thou mayſt inherite the land: when the ſinners ſhal periſh thou ſhalt ſee.Expecta Dominum, et custodi viam ejus, et exaltabit te ut hæreditate capias terram : cum perierint peccatores, videbis.
35I have seen the impious highly exalted, and advanced as the cedars of Libanus.I haue ſeene the impious highly exalted, and aduanced as the cedars of Libanus.Vidi impium superexaltatum, et elevatum sicut cedros Libani :
36And I passed by, and behold he was not: and I sought him, and his place was not found.And I paſſed by, and behold he was not: and I ſought him, and his place was not found.et transivi, et ecce non erat ; et quæsivi eum, et non est inventus locus ejus.
37Keep innocency, and see equity: because there are reliquiæ: a remnant, that which is reserved (the reward), not a corpse or leftovers for the peaceable man.Keepe innocencie, and ſee equitie: becauſe there are remaynes for the peaceable man.Custodi innocentiam, et vide æquitatem, quoniam sunt reliquiæ homini pacifico.
38But the unjust shall perish together: the remains of the impious shall perish.But the vniuſt ſhal periſh together: the remaines of the impious ſhal periſh.Injusti autem disperibunt simul ; reliquiæ impiorum interibunt.
39But the salvation of the just is of our Lord: and he is their protector in the time of tribulation.But the ſaluation of the iuſt is of our Lord: and he is their protector in the time of tribulation.Salus autem justorum a Domino ; et protector eorum in tempore tribulationis.
40And our Lord will help them, and deliver them: and he will take them away from sinners, and save them: because they have hoped in him.And our Lord wil helpe them, and deliuer them: and he wil take them away from ſinners, and ſaue them: becauſe they haue hoped in him.Et adjuvabit eos Dominus, et liberabit eos ; et eruet eos a peccatoribus, et salvabit eos, quia speraverunt in eo.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.