David singularly moved in heart and tongue, 3. prophesieth Christ's excellency, endowing his Church with most worthy dowries. 11. by way of exhortation foreshewing her internal and external beauty. 17. with perpetual succession of Pastors feeding the flock even to the world's end.Dauid ſingularly moued in hart and tongue, 3. prophecieth Chriſts excellencie, indowing his Church with moſt worthie dowries. 11. by way of exhortation forſhewing her internal and external beautie. 17. with perpetual ſucceſſion of Paſtors feeding the flock euen to the worlds end.✦
Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, to the sons of Core, for understanding, a Canticle for the beloved.Vnto the end, for them, that ſhal be changed, to the ſonnes of Core, for vnderſtanding, a Canticle for the beloued.In finem, pro iis qui commutabuntur. Filiis Core, ad intellectum. Canticum pro dilecto.
2My heart hath uttered a good word: I tell my works to the king. My tongue is the pen of a scribe, that writeth swiftly.MY hart hath vttered a good word: I tel my workes to the king. My tongue is the penne of a ſcribe, that writeth ſwiftly.Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum : dico ego opera mea regi. Lingua mea calamus scribæ velociter scribentis.
3speciosus: comely / handsome of beauty above the sons of men, grace is poured abroad in thy lips: therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.Goodly of beautie aboue the ſonnes of men, grace is powred abrode in thy lippes: therfore hath God bleſſed thee for euer.Speciosus forma præ filiis hominum, diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis : propterea benedixit te Deus in æternum.
4Be girded with thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty.Be girded with thy ſword vpon thy thigh, ô moſt mightie.Accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum, potentissime.
5With thy beauty and fairness intende: plan to; bend thy aim / press forward, proceed prosperously, and reign, Because of truth, and mildness, and justice: and thy right hand shall deducet: lead / guide thee marvellously.With thy beautie and fayrneſſe intend, procede proſperouſly, and reigne, Becauſe of truth, and mildeneſſe, and iuſtice: and thy right hand ſhal conduct thee meruelouſly.Specie tua et pulchritudine tua intende, prospere procede, et regna, propter veritatem, et mansuetudinem, et justitiam ; et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua.
6Thy sharp arrows, the peoples underneath thee shall fall into the hearts of the king's enemies.Thy ſharpe arrowes, the peoples vnderneth thee ſhal fal into the hartes of the kings enemies.Sagittæ tuæ acutæ : populi sub te cadent, in corda inimicorum regis.
7Thy seat O God for ever and ever: a rod of direction the rod of thy kingdom.Thy ſeate ô God for euer and euer: a rod of direction the rod of thy kingdom.¶Sedes tua, Deus, in sæculum sæculi ; virga directionis virga regni tui.
8Thou hast loved justice, and hast hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.Thou haſt loued iuſtice, and haſt hated iniquitie: therfore God, thy God, hath annoynted thee with the oile of gladnes aboue thy felowes.Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti iniquitatem ; propterea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, oleo lætitiæ, præ consortibus tuis.
9Myrrh, and Aloes, and Cassia from thy garments,Myrrhe, and Aloes, and Caſſia from thy garmentes,Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vestimentis tuis, a domibus eburneis ; ex quibus delectaverunt te
10from houses of ivory; out of the which the daughter of kings have delighted thee in thy honour.from houſes of yuorie; out of the which the daughter of kinges haue delighted thee in thy honour.filiæ regum in honore tuo. Astitit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato, circumdata varietate.
11The Queen stood on thy right hand in golden raiment: circumdata: encircled / surrounded with varietate: an assortment; embroidered many-coloured work. Hear daughter, and see, and incline thine ear: and forget thy people, and the house of thy father.The Queene ſtood on thy right hand in golden rayment: compaſſed with varietie. Heare daughter, and ſee, and incline thyne eare: and forget thy people, and the houſe of thy father.Audi, filia, et vide, et inclina aurem tuam ; et obliviscere populum tuum, et domum patris tui.
12And the king will covet thy beauty: because he is the Lord thy God, and they shall adore him.And the king wil couet thy beautie: becauſe he is the Lord thy God, and they ſhal adore him.Et concupiscet rex decorem tuum, quoniam ipse est Dominus Deus tuus, et adorabunt eum.
13And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, all the rich of the people shall beseech thy countenance.And the daughters of Tyre with giftes, al the rich of the people ſhal beſech thy countenance.Et filiæ Tyri in muneribus vultum tuum deprecabuntur ; omnes divites plebis.
14All the glory of that daughter of the king is within, in borders of goldAl the glorie of that daughter of the king is within, in borders of goldOmnis gloria ejus filiæ regis ab intus, in fimbriis aureis,
15clothed round about with varieties. Virgins shall be brought to the king after her: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.clothed round about with varieties. Virgins ſhal be brought to the king after her: her neighbours ſhal be brought to thee.circumamicta varietatibus. Adducentur regi virgines post eam ; proximæ ejus afferentur tibi.
16They shall be brought in joy and exultation: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.They ſhal be brought in ioy and exultation: they ſhal be brought into the temple of the king.¶Afferentur in lætitia et exsultatione ; adducentur in templum regis.
17For thy fathers there are born sons to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.For thy fathers there are borne ſonnes to thee: thou ſhalt make them princes ouer al the earth.¶Pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii ; constitues eos principes super omnem terram.
18They shall be mindful of thy name in all generation and generation. Therefore shall peoples confitebuntur: admit fault; acknowledge with praise / give thanks to thee for ever: and for ever and ever.They ſhal be mindeful of thy name in al generation and generation. Therfore ſhal peoples confeſſe to thee for euer: and for euer and euer.Memores erunt nominis tui in omni generatione et generationem : propterea populi confitebuntur tibi in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi.
Annotationsfrom the original 1609 Douay Old Testament
7Thy seat O God for ever and ever. Seeing S. Paul (Heb. 1. v. 8.) affirmeth expressly that these words are spoken of the Son of God, Christ our Saviour, and thereby proveth his excellency above Angels: John Calvin is wonderful bold to avouch that in the simple & proper sense, David spake of his son Salomon, and the daughter of Pharao, as if that were the literal sense, and S. Paul only expounded it mystically. But first the solemn preface in the two first verses importeth far greater things, than agree to any terrestrial king. Secondly, this excellent beauty described (v. 3.) above the sons of men, can not be verified of Salomon, for Absalom (2. Reg. 14. v. 25.) and Adonias were also very beautiful. (3. Reg. 1. v. 6.) As for Salomon's wisdom, or other virtues, he persevered not therein, and so he was not blessed for ever. Thirdly, the prophet here calleth the person of whom, and to whom he speaketh, God. v 7 & 11. Fourthly, not only the ancient Fathers, and Doctors of the Church, but also the Hebrew Rabbins, and the Chaldee paraphrasis, expound this Psalm literally of the promised Messias, and his kingdom the Church.Thy seat O God for ever and ever. Seeing S. Paul (Heb. 1. v. 8.) affirmeth expressly that these words are spoken of the Son of God, Christ our Saviour, and thereby proveth his excellency above Angels: John Calvin is wonderful bold to avouch that in the simple & proper sense, David spake of his son Salomon, and the daughter of Pharao, as if that were the literal sense, and S. Paul only expounded it mystically. But first the solemn preface in the two first verses importeth far greater things, than agree to any terrestrial king. Secondly, this excellent beauty described (v. 3.) above the sons of men, can not be verified of Salomon, for Absalom (2. Reg. 14. v. 25.) and Adonias were also very beautiful. (3. Reg. 1. v. 6.) As for Salomon's wisdom, or other virtues, he persevered not therein, and so he was not blessed for ever. Thirdly, the prophet here calleth the person of whom, and to whom he speaketh, God. v 7 & 11. Fourthly, not only the ancient Fathers, and Doctors of the Church, but also the Hebrew Rabbins, and the Chaldee paraphrasis, expound this Psalm literally of the promised Messias, and his kingdom the Church.
16They shall be brought into the temple of the king. The temple of the king, saith S. Augustin, is the Church, the temple of the king is in unity, the temple of the king is not ruinous, not cut in sunder, not divided: the joining of living stones is charity. Nothing is more evident. Attend now the very temple of the king, for from thence he speaketh, because of the unity spread in the round earth. For those that would be virgins (faithful souls) unless they be brought into the temple of the king (the Catholic Church) they can not please the bridegroom.They shall be brought into the temple of the king. The temple of the king, saith S. Augustin, is the Church, the temple of the king is in unity, the temple of the king is not ruinous, not cut in sunder, not divided: the joining of living stones is charity. Nothing is more evident. Attend now the very temple of the king, for from thence he speaketh, because of the unity spread in the round earth. For those that would be virgins (faithful souls) unless they be brought into the temple of the king (the Catholic Church) they can not please the bridegroom.
17For thy fathers there are born sons to thee. The Apostles begot thee (O Christian Church) they were sent, they preached, they are the fathers. But could they be always corporally with us? Could any of them tarry here till this time? could they tarry to the time yet to come? But was therefore the Church least desolate by their departure? God forbid. For thy fathers, sons are born to thee. What is this for thy fathers, sons are born to thee? The Apostles were sent fathers, in place of the Apostles sons are born to thee; Bishops are appointed. For whence were the Bishops born, that are at this day through the world? the Church herself calleth them fathers, she begat them, and appointed them in the seats of the fathers. Do not therefore think thyself desolate (O Christian Church) because thou seest not Peter, seest not Paul: for thou seest not them by whom thou wast born, but of thine issue fatherhood is sprung to thee. For thy fathers, sons are born to thee, thou shalt make them princes over all the earth. This is the Catholic Church. Her children are made princes over all the earth: her sons are constituted for fathers. Let them acknowledge this that are cut off: let them come to the unity, be they brought into the temple of the king. Thus S. Augustin.For thy fathers there are born sons to thee. The Apostles begot thee (O Christian Church) they were sent, they preached, they are the fathers. But could they be always corporally with us? Could any of them tarry here till this time? could they tarry to the time yet to come? But was therefore the Church least desolate by their departure? God forbid. For thy fathers, sons are born to thee. What is this for thy fathers, sons are born to thee? The Apostles were sent fathers, in place of the Apostles sons are born to thee; Bishops are appointed. For whence were the Bishops born, that are at this day through the world? the Church herself calleth them fathers, she begat them, and appointed them in the seats of the fathers. Do not therefore think thyself desolate (O Christian Church) because thou seest not Peter, seest not Paul: for thou seest not them by whom thou wast born, but of thine issue fatherhood is sprung to thee. For thy fathers, sons are born to thee, thou shalt make them princes over all the earth. This is the Catholic Church. Her children are made princes over all the earth: her sons are constituted for fathers. Let them acknowledge this that are cut off: let them come to the unity, be they brought into the temple of the king. Thus S. Augustin.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.