By way of prayer the Psalmist prophesieth Christ's coming, our King and Judge: 4. the deliverer of mankind from the thraldom of the devil. 8. the greatness of his spiritual kingdom in the Gentiles. 16. and his continual glory and praise.By way of prayer the Psalmist prophecieth Christs coming, our King and Iudge: 4. the deliuerer of mankind from the thraldom of the diuel. 8. the greatnes of his spiritual kingdom in the Gentiles. 16. and his continual glorie and praise.✦

Concerning Salomon. Concerning Salomon.Psalmus, in Salomonem.

2O God give thy judgement to the king: and thy justice to the son of the king. To judge thy people in justice, and thy poor in judgement.O God giue thy iudgement to b the king: and thy iustice to c the sonne of the king. To iudge thy people in d iustice, and thy poore in iudgement.Deus, judicium tuum regi da, et justitiam tuam filio regis ; judicare populum tuum in justitia, et pauperes tuos in judicio.

3Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the little hills justice.Let e the mountains receiue peace for the people: and f the litle hilles iustice.Suscipiant montes pacem populo, et colles justitiam.

4He shall judge the poor of the people, and shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the .He g shal iudge the poore of the people, and shal saue the children of the poore : and he shal humble the calumniator.Judicabit pauperes populi, et salvos faciet filios pauperum, et humiliabit calumniatorem.

5And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon in generation and generation.And he shal h continew with the sunne, and before the moone in generation and generation.Et permanebit cum sole, et ante lunam, in generatione et generationem.

6He shall descend as rain upon a fleece: and as drops distilling upon the earth.He i shal descend as rayne vpon a fleece : and as droppes distilling vpon the earth.Descendet sicut pluvia in vellus, et sicut stillicidia stillantia super terram.

7There shall rise in his days justice, and abundance of peace, until the moon be taken away.There shal rise in his dayes iustice, and aboundance of peace, k vntil the moone be taken away.Orietur in diebus ejus justitia, et abundantia pacis, donec auferatur luna.

8And he shall rule from sea unto sea: and from the river even to the ends of the round world.And he shal rule l from sea vnto sea : and from the riuer euen to the ends of the round world.Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos orbis terrarum.

9Before him shall the Ethiopians fall down: and his enemies shall lick the earth.Before him shal the Æthiopians fal downe : and his enimies shal lick the earth.Coram illo procident Æthiopes, et inimici ejus terram lingent.

10The kings of Tharsis, and the Islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians, and of Saba shall bring gifts.The m kinges of Tharsis, and n the Ilands shal offer presentes: the kings of the Arabians, and of Sabá shal bring giftes.Reges Tharsis et insulæ munera offerent ; reges Arabum et Saba dona adducent :

1609 marginMat. · kings. The three Sages or Kings, which adored our Saviour, and offered gold, frankincense, and myrrh, were the first that fulfilled this prophecy: and afterwards Constantine the great, and other Emperors, Kings, and Princes. · Islands. Amongst other Islands great Britain (the greatest of Europe) was converted to Christ, according to this prophecy: first some few in the Apostles' time (Metaphrastes apud Surium, Theodoret, epist. ad Timoth. Sophronius, Ser. de Nat. Apost, & alij.) More in the time of Eleutherius. Lastly our English nation by S. Augustine and others sent by S. Gregory.Mat. · m The three Sages or Kinges, which adored our Sauiour, and offered gold, frankencense, and myrrh, were the first that fulfilled this prophecie: and afterwards Constantin the great, and other Emperors, Kinges, and Princes. n Amongst other Ilandes great Bryttannie (the greatest of Europe) was conuerted to Christ, according to this prophecie: first some few in the Apostles time (Metaphrastes apud Surium, Theodoret, epist. ad Timoth. Sophronius, Ser. de Nat. Apost, & alij.) More in the time of Eleutherius. Lastly our Englise nation by S. Augustin and others sent by S. Gregorie.

11And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.And al kinges of the earth shal adore him : al nations shal serue him.et adorabunt eum omnes reges terræ ; omnes gentes servient ei.

12Because he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the poor which had no helper.Because he shal deliuer the poore from the mightie : and the poore which had no helper.Quia liberabit pauperem a potente, et pauperem cui non erat adjutor.

13He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.He shal spare the poore and needy : and he shal saue the soules of the poore.Parcet pauperi et inopi, et animas pauperum salvas faciet.

14From and iniquity he shall redeem their souls: and their name shall be honourable before him.From vsuries and iniquitie he shal redeme their soules : and their name shal be honorable before him.Ex usuris et iniquitate redimet animas eorum, et honorabile nomen eorum coram illo.

15And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia, and they shall adore it always: all the day they shall bless him.And he shal liue, and there shal be giuen him of the gold of Arabia, and they shal adore it alwaies : al the day they shal blesse him.Et vivet, et dabitur ei de auro Arabiæ ; et adorabunt de ipso semper, tota die benedicent ei.

16And there shall be a firmament in the earth, in the tops of mountains, the fruit thereof shall be extolled far above Libanus: and they shall flourish of the city, as the grass of the earth.And there shal be a firmament in the earth, in the toppes of mountanes, the fruite therof shal be extolled farre aboue Libanus: and they shal florish of the citie, as the grasse of the earth.Et erit firmamentum in terra in summis montium ; superextolletur super Libanum fructus ejus, et florebunt de civitate sicut fœnum terræ.

17Be his name blessed for ever: before the sun his name is permanent. And all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed in him: all nations shall magnify him.Be his name blessed for euer : before the sunne his name is permanent. And al the tribes of the earth shal be blessed in him : al nations shal magnifie him.Sit nomen ejus benedictum in sæcula ; ante solem permanet nomen ejus. Et benedicentur in ipso omnes tribus terræ ; omnes gentes magnificabunt eum.

18Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel, who only doth marvellous things.Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel, o who only doth meruelous thinges.Benedictus Dominus Deus Israël, qui facit mirabilia solus.

19And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his majesty. Be it, be it.And blessed be the name of his maiestie for euer : and al the earth shal be filled with his maiestie. p Be it, be it.Et benedictum nomen majestatis ejus in æternum, et replebitur majestate ejus omnis terra. Fiat, fiat.

20The praises of David, the son of Jesse are ended.q The praises of Dauid, r the sonne of Iesse are ended.Defecerunt laudes David, filii Jesse.

1609 marginpraises. It seemeth by this appendix added by Esdras, that this Psalm was last composed, though not put in the last place, but as it came to his hands. · son. David the natural son of Jesse, made no more hymns, that is, no more musical praises of God after this Psalm, but the prefigured David Christ our Saviour, the Son of God, in his body the Church, singeth still new praises. S. Aug. in enarrat. Psal. sequentis. 72.q It semeth by this appendix added by Esdras, that this Psalme was last composed, though not put in the last place, but as it came to his handes. r Dauid the natural sonne of Iesse, made no more Hymnes, that is, no more musical praises of God after this Psalme, but the prefigured Dauid Christ our Sauiour, the Sonne of God, in his bodie the Church, singeth stil new praises. S. Aug. in enarrat. Psal. sequentis. 72.

The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.

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