Holy David (being besieged in his own house by men sent to kill him) confidently prayeth God to deliver him, 6. and all faithful nations in like danger: 7. and praiseth God.Holie Dauid (being beſieged in his owne houſe by men ſent to kil him) confidently prayeth God to deliuer him, 6. and al faithful nations in like danger: 7. and praiſeth God.✦
Unto the end, destroy not, to David in the inscription of the title, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. (1. Reg. 19.)Vnto the end, deſtroy not, to Dauid in the inſcription of the title, a when Saul ſent, and watched his houſe to kil him. (1. Reg. 19.)In finem, ne disperdas. David in tituli inscriptionem, quando misit Saul et custodivit domum ejus ut eum interficeret.
2Deliver me from mine enemies O my God: and from them that rise up against me defend me.DELIVER me from mine enimies ô my God: and from them that riſe vp againſt me defend me.Eripe me de inimicis meis, Deus meus, et ab insurgentibus in me libera me.
3Deliver me from them that work iniquity: and from bloody men save me.Deliuer me from them that worke iniquitie: and from bloudy men ſaue me.Eripe me de operantibus iniquitatem, et de viris sanguinum salva me.
4Because lo they have taken my soul: the strong have fallen violently upon me.Becauſe loe they b haue taken my ſoule: the ſtrong haue falne violently vpon me.Quia ecce ceperunt animam meam ; irruerunt in me fortes.
5Neither is it mine iniquity, nor my sin O Lord: without iniquity have I run, and gone directly.Neyther is it mine iniquitie, nor my ſinne ô Lord: c without iniquitie haue I runne, and gone directly.Neque iniquitas mea, neque peccatum meum, Domine ; sine iniquitate cucurri, et direxi.
6Rise up to meet me, and see: and thou O Lord the God of powers, God of Israel attend to visit all nations: have no mercy on all that work iniquity.Ryſe vp to meete me, and ſee: and thou ô Lord the God of powres, God of Iſrael attend to viſite d al nations: haue e no mercie on al that worke iniquitie.Exsurge in occursum meum, et vide : et tu, Domine Deus virtutum, Deus Israël, intende ad visitandas omnes gentes : non miserearis omnibus qui operantur iniquitatem.
7They will return at evening: and they shall suffer famine as dogs, and shall compass the city.They wil returne f at euening: and they ſhal ſuffer famine g as dogges, and ſhal compaſſe the citie.Convertentur ad vesperam, et famem patientur ut canes : et circuibunt civitatem.
8Behold they will speak in their mouth, and a sword in their lips: because who hath heard?Behold they h wil ſpeake in their mouth, and a ſworde in their lippes: i becauſe who hath heard?Ecce loquentur in ore suo, et gladius in labiis eorum : quoniam quis audivit ?
9And thou O Lord wilt scorn them: thou wilt bring to naught all the nations.And thou ô Lord wilt ſcorne them: thou wilt bring to naught al the nations.Et tu, Domine, deridebis eos ; ad nihilum deduces omnes gentes.
10I will keep my strength to thee: because thou art my susceptor: one who takes delivery; upholder, protector:I wil keepe my ſtrength to thee: k becauſe thou art my recciuer:Fortitudinem meam ad te custodiam, quia, Deus, susceptor meus es :
11my God, thy mercy shall praeveniet: hinder; go before, come to meet.my God, thy mercie ſhal preuent.Deus meus misericordia ejus præveniet me.
12God will shew unto me concerning mine enemies, kill them not lest sometime my people forget. Disperse them in thy strength: and depose them my protector O Lord.God wil ſhew vnto me concerning mine enimies, kil them not l leſt ſometime my peoples forgete. Diſperſe them in thy ſtrength: and m depoſe them my protector ô Lord.Deus ostendet mihi super inimicos meos : ne occidas eos, nequando obliviscantur populi mei. Disperge illos in virtute tua, et depone eos, protector meus, Domine :
13The sin of their mouth, the word of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride. And for cursing and lying they shall be talked ofThe ſinne of their mouth, the word of their lippes: and let them be taken in their pride. And for n curſing and lying they ſhal be o talked ofdelictum oris eorum, sermonem labiorum ipsorum ; et comprehendantur in superbia sua. Et de execratione et mendacio annuntiabuntur
14in consummatione: marital consummation; completion, the full end: in wrath of consummation and they shall not be. And they shall know that God will rule over Jacob: and over the ends of the earth.in conſummation: in wrath of comſummation and they ſhal not be. And they ſhal know that God wil rule ouer Iacob: and ouer the ends of the earth.in consummatione : in ira consummationis, et non erunt. Et scient quia Deus dominabitur Jacob, et finium terræ.
15They shall be turned at evening, and shall suffer famine as dogs: and shall compass the city.They p ſhal be turned at euening, and ſhal ſuffer famine as dogges: and ſhal compaſſe the citie.Convertentur ad vesperam, et famem patientur ut canes : et circuibunt civitatem.
16They shall be dispersed to eat: and if they be not filled, they will murmur also.They ſhal be q diſperſed to eate: and if they be not filled, they r wil murmur alſo.Ipsi dispergentur ad manducandum ; si vero non fuerint saturati, et murmurabunt.
17But I will sing thy strength: and will exalt thy mercy in the morning. Because thou art become my receiver, and my refuge, in the day of my tribulation.But I wil ſing thy ſtrength: and wil exalt thy mercie in ſ the morning. Becauſe thou art become my receiuer, and my refuge, in the day of my tribulation.Ego autem cantabo fortitudinem tuam, et exsultabo mane misericordiam tuam : quia factus es susceptor meus, et refugium meum in die tribulationis meæ.
18My helper, I will sing to thee, because thou art God my receiver: my God, my mercy.My helper, I wil ſing to thee, becauſe thou art God my receiuer: my God, my mercie.Adjutor meus, tibi psallam, quia Deus susceptor meus es ; Deus meus, misericordia mea.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.