God is rightly praised in Sion and Jerusalem (in his Church only) for his benefits bestowed and promised. 8. Unto which also in the time of grace, all nations shall be called.God is rightly praiſed in Sion and Ieruſalem (in his Church only) for his benefites beſtowed and promiſed. 8. Vnto which alſo in the time of grace, al nations ſhal be called.✦
To the end, a Psalm of David, the Canticle of Jeremy, and Ezechiel, to the people of the transmigrationis: the Babylonian deportation, the carrying away into exile, when they began to go forth.To the end, a Pſalme of Dauid, a the Canticle of Ieremie, and Ezechiel, to the people of the tranſmigration, when they begane to goe forth.In finem. Psalmus David, canticum Jeremiæ et Ezechielis populo transmigrationis, cum inciperent exire.
2An hymn O God becometh thee in Sion: and a vow shall be rendered to thee in Jerusalem.AN hymne ô God becometh thee b in Sion: & a vow ſhal be rendered to thee in Ieruſalem.Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.
3Hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.Heare my prayer: c al fleſh ſhal come to thee.Exaudi orationem meam ; ad te omnis caro veniet.
4The words of the wicked have prevailed upon us: and thou wilt be propitious to our impieties.The wordes of the wicked d haue preuailed vpon vs: and thou wilt be e propitious to our impieties.Verba iniquorum prævaluerunt super nos, et impietatibus nostris tu propitiaberis.
5Blessed is he, whom thou hast chosen, and taken: he shall dwell in thy courts.f Bleſſed is he, whom thou haſt choſen, and taken: he ſhal dwel in thy courtes.Beatus quem elegisti et assumpsisti : inhabitabit in atriis tuis. Replebimur in bonis domus tuæ ; sanctum est templum tuum,
6We shall be replenished in the goods of thy house: holy is thy temple, marvellous in equity. Hear us O God our saviour, the hope of all the ends of the earth; and in the sea far.g We ſhal be repleniſhed in the goods of thy houſe: holie is thy temple, h meruelous in equitie. Heare vs ô God our ſauiour, the hope of al the ends of the earth; and in the ſea farre.mirabile in æquitate. Exaudi nos, Deus, salutaris noster, spes omnium finium terræ, et in mari longe.
7Preparing mountains in thy strength, girded with might:Preparing i mountanes in thy ſtrength, girded with might:Præparans montes in virtute tua, accinctus potentia ;
8which troublest the depths of the sea, the sound of the waves thereof.which trubleſt k the depths of the ſea, the ſound of the waues therof.qui conturbas profundum maris, sonum fluctuum ejus. Turbabuntur gentes,
9The Gentiles shall be troubled, and they that inhabit the borders shall be afraid of thy signs: the out-goings of the morning and evening thou shalt delight.The Gentiles ſhal l be trubled, and they that inhabite the borders ſhal be affraide of thy ſignes: m the outegoinges of the morning and euening thou ſhalt delight.et timebunt qui habitant terminos a signis tuis ; exitus matutini et vespere delectabis.
10Thou hast visited the earth, and hast inebriasti: made drunk; drenched, watered abundantly it: thou hast multiplied to enrich it. The river of God is replenished with waters, thou hast prepared their cibum: flesh-meat; food, victuals generally: because so is the preparation thereof.Thou haſt viſited the earth, and haſt inebriated it: thou haſt multiplied to inrich it. The n riuer of God is repleniſhed with waters, thou haſt prepared their o meat: becauſe p ſo is the preparation therof.Visitasti terram, et inebriasti eam ; multiplicasti locupletare eam. Flumen Dei repletum est aquis ; parasti cibum illorum : quoniam ita est præparatio ejus.
11Inebriate her rivers, multiply her fruits: in her drops she shall rejoice springing.Inebriate q her riuers, r multiplie her fruites: in her dropps ſhe ſhal reioyce ſpringing.Rivos ejus inebria ; multiplica genimina ejus : in stillicidiis ejus lætabitur germinans.
12Thou wilt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: and thy fields shall be replenished with plenty.Thou wilt ſ bleſſe the crowne of the yeare of thy goodnes: t and thy fildes ſhal be repleniſhed with plentie.¶Benedices coronæ anni benignitatis tuæ, et campi tui replebuntur ubertate.
13The beautiful places of the desert shall be pinguescent: rich, fertile, productive: and the little hills shall be girded about with exultation.The u beautiful places of the deſert ſhal be fat: and the w litle hilles ſhal be girded aboute with exultation.Pinguescent speciosa deserti, et exsultatione colles accingentur.
14The rams of the sheep are clothed, and the valleys shall abound with corn: they will cry, yea they will say an hymn.The x rammes of the ſhepe are clothed, and y the valleis ſhal abounde with corne: z they wil crie, yea they wil ſay an hymne.Induti sunt arietes ovium, et valles abundabunt frumento ; clamabunt, etenim hymnum dicent.
Annotationsfrom the original 1609 Douay Old Testament
12God will bless the crown. Under the Allegory of the land of Jewry, whereunto the people of God were to be restored, after their captivity in Babylon, the Psalmist here prophesieth greater things, than can be verified of the temporal state of the Jews, that the militant Church shall still be blessed from the beginning to the end, yielding expected fruit; and all the just, that persevere to the end of their lives, shall receive most happy and glorious rewards of their labours. As S. Paul after his meritorious travails confidently expected his glorious reward, when he said (2. Tim. 4.) I have fought a good fight, I have consummate my course, I have kept my faith. Concerning the rest, there is laid up for me, a Crown of justice, which our Lord will render to me in that day, a just Judge. And not only to me, but to them also that love his coming. And this is called the crown of the year of God's benignity, because God of his own benignity, without man's former desert giveth grace, and in the end for merit following, giveth a crown of glory. So our Blessed Saviour according to his fullness of grace, which was in his soul, and infinite merit, received a crown of glory, in the consummation of his temporal life; after the space of thirty three years. And our Blessed Lady the mother of God, received an answerable crown to her excellent grace and merits, in the consummation of her life, at the end of sixty three years. In memory of which numbers of years, devout men have piously instituted certain forms of prayers, called the Crowns, or Corones of our Saviour, and of our Lady.God wil bleſſe the crowne. Vnder the Allegorie of the land of Iurie, wherunto the people of God were to be reſtored, after their captiuitie in Babylon, the Pſalmiſt here prophecieth greater thinges, then can be verified of the temporal ſtate of the Iewes, that the militant Church ſhal ſtil be bleſſed from the beginning to the end, yelding expected fruict; and al the iuſt, that perſeuere to the end of their liues, ſhal receiue moſt happie and glorious rewardes of their laboures. As S. Paul after his meritorious trauels confidently expected his glorious rewuard, when he ſaide (2. Tim. 4.) I haue fought a good fight, I haue conſummate my courſe, I haue kept my faith. Concerning the reſt, there is layde vp for me, a Crowne of iuſtice, which our Lord wil render to me in that day, a iuſt Iudge. And not only to me, but to them alſo that loue his coming. And this is called the crowne of the yeare of Gods benignitie, becauſe God of his owne benignitie, without mans former deſert geueth grace, and in the end for merite folowing, geueth a crowne of glorie. So our Bleſſed Sauiour according to his fulnes of grace, which was in his ſoule, and infinite merite, receiued a crowne of glorie, in the conſummation of his temporal life; after the ſpace of thirtie three yeares. And our Bleſſed Ladie the mother of God, receiued an anſwerable crowne to her excellent grace and merites, in the conſummation of her life, at the end of ſixtie three yeares. In memorie of which numbers of yeares, deuout men haue piouſly inſtituted certaine formes of prayers, called the Crownes, or Corones of our Sauiour, and of our Ladie.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.