Faithful people pressed with persecution lamentably complaining, beseecheth God to respect his own inheritance, cruelly afflicted; 10. and left long without help, 12. whereas heretofore he relieved his people in like distresses. 18. And therefore confidently hopeth he will revenge the blasphemers of his name.Faithful people pressed with persecution lamentably complayning, besecheth God to respect his owne inheritance, cruelly afflicted; 10. and leift long without helpe, 12. wheras heretofore he releeued his people in like distresses. 18. And therfore confidently hopeth he wil renenge the blasphemers of his name,✦
Understanding to Asaph. Why hast thou O God repulisti: driven back; cast off, rejected for ever: is thy fury iratus: anger; wroth, kindled with anger upon the sheep of thy pasture?Vnderstanding a to Asaph. WHy hast thou ô God b repelled for euer: is thy furie wrath vpon the sheepe of thy pasture?Intellectus Asaph. Ut quid, Deus, repulisti in finem, iratus est furor tuus super oves pascuæ tuæ ?
2Be mindful of thy congregation, which thou hast possessed from the beginning. Thou hast redeemed the rod of thine inheritance: mount Sion, in which thou hast dwelt.Be c mindful of thy congregation, d which thou hast possessed from the beginning. Thou hast e redemed the rod of thine inheritance : mount Sion, in which thou hast dwelt.Memor esto congregationis tuæ, quam possedisti ab initio. Redemisti virgam hæreditatis tuæ, mons Sion, in quo habitasti in eo.
3Lift up thy hands upon their superbias: proud deeds, arrogances for ever: how great things hath the enemy done malignantly in the holy place:Lift vp thy handes vpon f their prides for euer : how great things hath the enimie done malignantly in the holy place :Leva manus tuas in superbias eorum in finem : quanta malignatus est inimicus in sancto !
4And they that hate thee have gloried: in the midst of thy solemnitatis: seriousness; religious festival.And they that hate thee haue gloried : in the middes of g thy solemnitie.Et gloriati sunt qui oderunt te in medio solemnitatis tuæ ; posuerunt signa sua, signa :
5They have set their signs, for signs: and have not known, as in the issue on high.They haue sette h their signes, for signes : and haue not knowne, i as in the issue on high.et non cognoverunt sicut in exitu super summum. Quasi in silva lignorum securibus
6As in a wood of trees they have with axes cut out the gates thereof together: in hatchet, and chip-axe they have cast it down.As k in a wood of trees they haue with axes cut out the gates therof together : in hatchet, and chippeaxe they haue cast it downe.exciderunt januas ejus in idipsum ; in securi et ascia dejecerunt eam.
7They have burnt thy sanctuary with fire: they have polluted the tabernacle of thy name in the earth.They haue burnt thy sanctuarie with fire : they haue polluted the tabernacle of thy name in the earth.Incenderunt igni sanctuarium tuum ; in terra polluerunt tabernaculum nominis tui.
8Their kindred together have said in their heart: Let us make all the festival days of God to cease from the earth.Their l kinred together haue saide in their hart : Let vs make al the festiual daies of God to cease from the earth.Dixerunt in corde suo cognatio eorum simul : Quiescere faciamus omnes dies festos Dei a terra.
9Our signs we have not seen, there is now no prophet: and he will know us no more.Our m signes we haue not seene, there is now no prophet : and he wil know vs no more.Signa nostra non vidimus ; jam non est propheta ; et nos non cognoscet amplius.
10How long O God shall the enemy upbraid: the adversary provoke thy name for ever?How long ô God shal the enimie vpbraide : the aduersarie prouoke thy name for euer?Usquequo, Deus, improperabit inimicus ? irritat adversarius nomen tuum in finem ?
11Why doest thou turn away thy hand, and thy right hand, out of the midst of thy bosom for ever?Why doest thou turne away thy hand, and thy right hand, out of the middes of thy bosome for euer?Ut quid avertis manum tuam, et dexteram tuam de medio sinu tuo in finem ?
12But God our king before the worlds: he hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.But n God our king before the worldes : he hath wrought saluation in the middes of the earth.Deus autem rex noster ante sæcula : operatus est salutem in medio terræ.
13Thou in thy strength hast confirmed the sea: thou hast crushed the head of dragons in the waters.Thou in thy strength hast confirmed o the sea : thou hast p crushed the head of Dragons in the waters.Tu confirmasti in virtute tua mare ; contribulasti capita draconum in aquis.
14Thou hast broken the heads of the dragon: thou hast given him for escam: flesh; food to the peoples of the Ethiopians.Thou hast broken the heads of the dragon : thou hast giuen him for meate to the peoples q of the Æthiopians.Tu confregisti capita draconis ; dedisti eum escam populis Æthiopum.
15Thou hast broken up fountains, and torrents: thou hast dried the rivers of Ethan.Thou hast r broken vp fountaines, and torrentes : thou hast dried the riuers s of Ethan.Tu dirupisti fontes et torrentes ; tu siccasti fluvios Ethan.
16The day is thine, and the night is thine: thou hast made the morning and the sun.The day is thine, and the night is thine : thou hast made the morning and the sunne.Tuus est dies, et tua est nox ; tu fabricatus es auroram et solem.
17Thou hast made all the terminos: seashores; borders, bounds of the earth: the summer and the spring thou hast formed them.Thou hast made al the coastes of the earth : the summer and the spring thou hast formed them.Tu fecisti omnes terminos terræ ; æstatem et ver tu plasmasti ea.
18Be mindful of this, the enemy hath upbraided our Lord: and a foolish people hath provoked thy name.Be mindeful of this, the enimie hath vpbraided our Lord : and a foolish people hath prouoked thy name.Memor esto hujus : inimicus improperavit Domino, et populus insipiens incitavit nomen tuum.
19Deliver not to beasts the souls that confess to thee: and the souls of thy poor forget not for ever.Deliuer not to beasts the soules that confesse to thee : and the soules of thy puore forget not for euer.Ne tradas bestiis animas confitentes tibi, et animas pauperum tuorum ne obliviscaris in finem.
20Have respect unto thy testamentum: a will; covenant: because they that are obscurati: darkened, benighted of the earth, are filled with houses of iniquities.Haue respect vnto thy testament : because they that are t obscure of the earth, are filled with houses of iniquities.Respice in testamentum tuum, quia repleti sunt qui obscurati sunt terræ domibus iniquitatum.
21Let not the humble be turned away being confusus: bewildered; put to shame: the poor and needy shall praise thy name.Let not the humble be turned away being confounded : the poore and needy shal praise thy name.Ne avertatur humilis factus confusus ; pauper et inops laudabunt nomen tuum.
22Arise God, judge thy cause: be mindful of those thy reproaches, that are from the foolish man all the day.Arise God, iudge thy cause : be mindful of those thy reproches, that are w from the foolish man al the day.Exsurge, Deus, judica causam tuam ; memor esto improperiorum tuorum, eorum quæ ab insipiente sunt tota die.
23Forget not the voices of thine enemies: the pride of them that hate thee, hath ascended always.x Forget not the voices of thine enimies : the y pride of them that hate thee, hath ascended alwaies.Ne obliviscaris voces inimicorum tuorum : superbia eorum qui te oderunt ascendit semper.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.