The Church prayeth God for her protection, 4. in repelling the enemies' force, 8. in punishing the wicked, and rewarding the just.The Church prayſeth God for her protection, 4. in repelling the enemies force, 8. in puniſhing the wicked, and rewarding the iuſt.✦
Unto the end, for the secrets of the son, the Psalm of David.Vnto the end, for the ſecrets of the ſonne, the Pſalme of Dauid.In finem, pro occultis filii. Psalmus David.
2I WILL confitebor: give praise, acknowledge with thanksgiving : not admit a fault to thee O Lord with all my heart: I will tell all thy marvellous things.I WIL confeſſe to thee ô Lord with al my hart: I wil tel al thy meruelous thinges.Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo ; narrabo omnia mirabilia tua.
3I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing to thy name O most High.I wil be glad and reioyce in thee: I wil ſing to thy name ô moſt High.Lætabor et exsultabo in te ; psallam nomini tuo, Altissime.
4In turning mine enemy backward: they shall be weakened, and perish before thy face.In turning mine enemie backward: they ſhal be weakened, and periſh before thy face.In convertendo inimicum meum retrorsum ; infirmabuntur, et peribunt a facie tua.
5Because thou hast done my judgment and my cause: thou hast sat upon the throne which judgest justice.Becauſe thou haſt done my iudgement and my cauſe: thou haſt ſitte vpon the throne which iudgeſt iuſtice.Quoniam fecisti judicium meum et causam meam ; sedisti super thronum, qui judicas justitiam.
6Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, and the impious hath perished: their name thou hast destroyed for ever, and for ever and ever.Thou haſt rebuked the Gentiles, and the impious hath periſhed: their name thou haſt deſtroyed for euer, and for euer and euer.Increpasti gentes, et periit impius : nomen eorum delesti in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi.
7The swords of the enemy have failed unto the end: and their cities thou hast destroyed.The ſwordes of the enemie haue fayled vnto the end: and their cities thou haſt deſtroyed.Inimici defecerunt frameæ in finem, et civitates eorum destruxisti. Periit memoria eorum cum sonitu ;
8Their memory hath perished with a sound: and our Lord abideth for ever.Their memorie hath periſhed with a ſound: and our Lord abideth for euer.et Dominus in æternum permanet. Paravit in judicio thronum suum,
9He hath prepared his throne in judgment: and he will judge the whole world in equity, he will judge the people in justice.He hath prepared his throne in iudgement: & he wil iudge the whole world in equitie, he wil iudge the people in iuſtice.et ipse judicabit orbem terræ in æquitate : judicabit populos in justitia.
10And our Lord is made a refuge for the poor: a helper in opportunitatibus: due, seasonable times, times of need : not chances for advantage, in tribulation.And our Lord is made a refuge for the poore: an helper in opportunities, in tribulation.Et factus est Dominus refugium pauperi ; adjutor in opportunitatibus, in tribulatione.
11And let them hope in thee that know thy name: because thou hast not forsaken them that seek thee O Lord.And let them hope in thee that know thy name: becauſe thou haſt not forſaken them that ſeeke thee ô Lord.Et sperent in te qui noverunt nomen tuum, quoniam non dereliquisti quærentes te, Domine.
12Sing to our Lord, which dwelleth in Sion: declare his studia: pursuits, zealous endeavours, God's earnest doings : not book-learning among the Gentiles:Sing to our Lord, which dwelleth in Sion: declare his ſtudies among the Gentiles:Psallite Domino qui habitat in Sion ; annuntiate inter gentes studia ejus :
13Because he requiring blood remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.Becauſe he requiring bloud remembred them: he hath not forgotten the crie of the poore.quoniam requirens sanguinem eorum recordatus est ; non est oblitus clamorem pauperum.
14Have mercy on me O Lord: See my humilitatem: my low estate, my affliction : not shame or disgrace by my enemies.Haue mercie on me ô Lord: See my humiliation by my enemies.Miserere mei, Domine : vide humilitatem meam de inimicis meis,
15Which exaltest me from the gates of death, that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion.Which exalteſt me from the gates of death, that I may declare al thy prayſes in the gates of the daughter of Sion.qui exaltas me de portis mortis, ut annuntiem omnes laudationes tuas in portis filiæ Sion :
16I will rejoice in thy salvation: the Gentiles are fastened in the destruction, which they made. In this snare, which they hid, is their foot taken.I wil reioyce in thy ſaluation: the Gentiles are faſtened in the deſtruction, which they made. In this ſnare, which they hid, is their foote taken.exsultabo in salutari tuo. Infixæ sunt gentes in interitu quem fecerunt ; in laqueo isto quem absconderunt comprehensus est pes eorum.
17Our Lord shall be known doing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his own hands.Our Lord ſhal be knowen doing iudgements: the ſinner is taken in the workes of his owne handes.Cognoscetur Dominus judicia faciens ; in operibus manuum suarum comprehensus est peccator.
18Let sinners be turned into hell, all nations that forget God.Let ſinners be turned into hel, al nations that forget God.Convertantur peccatores in infernum, omnes gentes quæ obliviscuntur Deum.
19Because to the end there shall not be oblivion of the poor man: the patience of the poor, shall not perish in the end.Becauſe to the end there ſhal not be obliuion of the poore man: the patience of the poore, ſhal not periſh in the end.Quoniam non in finem oblivio erit pauperis ; patientia pauperum non peribit in finem.
20Arise Lord, let not man be strengthened: let the Gentiles be judged in thy sight.Ariſe Lord, let not man be ſtrengthned: let the Gentiles be iudged in thy ſight.Exsurge, Domine ; non confortetur homo : judicentur gentes in conspectu tuo.
21Appoint Lord a lawgiver over them: that the Gentiles may know that they be men.Appoint Lord a lawgeuer ouer them: that the Gentiles may know that they be men.¶Constitue, Domine, legislatorem super eos, ut sciant gentes quoniam homines sunt.
22Why Lord hast thou departed far off, despisest in opportunities, in tribulation?Why Lord haſt thou departed far of, deſpiſeſt in opportunities, in tribulation?Ut quid, Domine, recessisti longe ; despicis in opportunitatibus, in tribulatione ?
23Whiles the impious is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise.Whiles the impious is proude, the poore is ſet on fyre: they are caught in the counſels which they deuiſe.Dum superbit impius, incenditur pauper : comprehenduntur in consiliis quibus cogitant.
24Because the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed.Becauſe the ſinner is prayſed in the deſires of his ſoule: and the vniuſt man is bleſſed.Quoniam laudatur peccator in desideriis animæ suæ, et iniquus benedicitur.
25The sinner hath exasperated our Lord, according to the multitude of his wrath he shall not seek.The ſinner hath exaſperated our Lord, according to the multitude of his wrath he ſhal not ſeeke.Exacerbavit Dominum peccator : secundum multitudinem iræ suæ, non quæret.
26There is no God in his sight: his ways are defiled at all time. Thy judgments are taken away from his face: he shall rule over all his enemies.There is no God in his ſight: his waies are defiled at al time. Thy iudgementes are taken away from his face: he ſhal rule ouer al his enemies.Non est Deus in conspectu ejus ; inquinatæ sunt viæ illius in omni tempore. Auferuntur judicia tua a facie ejus ; omnium inimicorum suorum dominabitur.
27For he hath said in his heart: I will not be moved from generation unto generation, without evil.For he hath ſayd in his hart: I wil not be moued from generation vnto generation, without euil.Dixit enim in corde suo : Non movebor a generatione in generationem, sine malo.
28Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and guile: under his tongue labour and sorrow.Whoſe mouth is ful of curſing, and bitterneſſe, and guile: vnder his tongue labour and ſorrow.Cujus maledictione os plenum est, et amaritudine, et dolo ; sub lingua ejus labor et dolor.
29He sitteth in wait with the rich in secret places, to kill the innocent.He ſitteth in waite with the rich in ſecrete places, to kil the innocent.Sedet in insidiis cum divitibus in occultis, ut interficiat innocentem.
30His eyes look upon the poor: he lieth in wait in secret, as a lion in his den.His eyes looke vpon the poore: he lyeth in wayte in ſecret, as a lyon in his denne.Oculi ejus in pauperem respiciunt ; insidiatur in abscondito, quasi leo in spelunca sua. Insidiatur ut rapiat pauperem ; rapere pauperem dum attrahit eum.
31He lieth in wait to take the poor man violently: violently to take the poor man whiles he draweth him. In his snare he will humble himself, and shall fall when he shall have dominion over the poor.He lyeth in wayte to take the poore man violently: violently to take the poore man whiles he draweth him. In his ſnare he wil humble him ſelfe, and ſhal fal when he ſhal haue dominion ouer the poore.In laqueo suo humiliabit eum ; inclinabit se, et cadet cum dominatus fuerit pauperum.
32For he hath said in his heart; God hath forgotten, he hath turned away his face not to see for ever.For he hath ſayed in his hart; God hath forgotten, he hath turned away his face not to ſee for euer.Dixit enim in corde suo : Oblitus est Deus ; avertit faciem suam, ne videat in finem.
33Arise Lord God, let thy hand be exalted: forget not the poor.Ariſe Lord God, let thy hand be axalted: forget not the poore.Exsurge, Domine Deus, exaltetur manus tua ; ne obliviscaris pauperum.
34Wherefore hath the impious provoked God? for he hath said in his heart; He will not enquire.Wherfore hath the impious prouoked God? for he hath ſaid in his hart; He wil not enquire.Propter quid irritavit impius Deum ? dixit enim in corde suo : Non requiret.
35Thou seest, that thou considerest labour and sorrow: that thou mayest deliver them into thy hands. To thee is the poor left: to the orphan thou wilt be a helper.Thou ſeeſt, that thou conſidereſt labour and ſorrow: that thou mayeſt deliuer them into thy handes. To thee is the poore left: to the orphane thou wilt be an helper.Vides, quoniam tu laborem et dolorem consideras, ut tradas eos in manus tuas. Tibi derelictus est pauper ; orphano tu eris adjutor.
36Break the arm of the sinner and maligni: the evildoer, the malicious one : not the modern medical sense: his sin shall be sought, and shall not be found.Breake the arme of the ſinner and malignant: his ſinne ſhal be ſought, and ſhal not be found.Contere brachium peccatoris et maligni ; quæretur peccatum illius, et non invenietur.
37Our Lord shall reign for ever, and for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish from his land.Our Lord ſhal reigne for euer, and for euer and euer: ye Gentiles ſhal periſh from his land.Dominus regnabit in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi ; peribitis, gentes, de terra illius.
38Our Lord hath heard the desire of the poor: thy ear hath heard the preparation of their heart;Our Lord hath heard the deſire of the poore: thy eare hath heard the preparation of their hart;Desiderium pauperum exaudivit Dominus ; præparationem cordis eorum audivit auris tua :
39To judge for the pupillo: the orphan, the fatherless child : not a schoolchild and the humble, that man add no more to magnify himself upon the earth.To iudge for the pupil and the humble, that man adde no more to magnifie him ſelfe vpon the earth.judicare pupillo et humili, ut non apponat ultra magnificare se homo super terram.
Annotationsfrom the original 1609 Douay Old Testament
21The 10. Psalm, according to the Hebrews. After the 21. verse the late Hebrew Doctors divide this Psalm, beginning there the tenth, without any new title: but only this word Sela: which the Septuagint, Theodotion, and Symmachus translate Diapsalma, that is, change of metre, or music, also pause or rest in singing. Aquila whom St. Jerome rather approveth, translateth semper (ever). Some English Bibles omit it, others leave it in the text, not translating it into English. It seemeth to most Interpreters to be added as a note to stir up attention. And it occurreth often, not only in the end of Psalms, but also in other places. For it is thrice in the third Psalm. And therefore maketh no argument, that this Psalm should be divided. And those which divide this into two, join two in the 147. Psalm. So that all agree in the number of 150. Psalms in the whole Psalter.The 10. Pſalme, according to the Hebrewes. After the 21. verſe the late Hebrew Doctors diuide this Pſalme, beginning there the tenth, without anie new title: but only this word Sela: Which the Septuagint, Theodotion, and Symmachus tranſlate Diapſalma, that is, change of meeter, or muſike, alſo pauſe or reſt in ſinging. Aquila whom S. Ierom rather approueth, tranſlateth ſemper euer. Some Engliſh Bibles omitte it, others leaue it in the text, not tranſlating it into Engliſh. It ſemeth to moſt Interpreters to be added as a note to ſturre vp attention. And it occureth often, not only in the end of Pſalmes, but alſo in other places. For it is thriſe in the third Pſalme. And therefore maketh no argument, that this Pſalme ſhould be diuided. And thoſe which diuide this into two, ioyne two in the 147. Pſalme. So that al agree in the number of 150. Pſalmes in the whole Pſalter.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.