All peoples & nations are invited to praise the blessed Trinity, 3. for Christ's Incarnation, and spiritual kingdom in all the world. 10. even senseless creatures acknowledging his majesty, 13. and judicial power.Al peoples & nations are inuited to praiſe the bleſſed Trinitie, 3. for Chriſts Incarnation, and ſpiritual kingdom in al the world. 10. euen ſenſles creatures acknowledging his maieſtie, 13. and iudicial powre.✦

A Canticle to David himself, when the house was built after the captivity. Sing ye to our Lord a new song: sing to our Lord all the earth.A Canticle a to Dauid * himſelfe, b when the houſe was built after the captiuitie. SING ye to our Lord c a new ſong: ſing to our Lord al the earth.Canticum ipsi David, quando domus ædificabatur post captivitatem. Cantate Domino canticum novum ; cantate Domino omnis terra.

2Sing ye to our Lord, and bless his name: shew forth his salvation from day to day.d Sing ye to our Lord, and bleſſe his name: ſhewforth his ſaluation from day to day.Cantate Domino, et benedicite nomini ejus ; annuntiate de die in diem salutare ejus.

3Shew forth his glory among the Gentiles, his marvellous works in all peoples.Shewforth his glorie among the Gentiles, his meruelous workes in al peoples.Annuntiate inter gentes gloriam ejus ; in omnibus populis mirabilia ejus.

4Because our Lord is great, and exceeding laudable: he is above all gods.Becauſe our Lord is great, and exceeding laudable: he is terrible aboue al goddes.Quoniam magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis : terribilis est super omnes deos.

5Because all the gods of the Gentiles are devils, but our Lord made the heavens.Becauſe al the goddes of the Gentiles are e diuels, but our Lord f made the heauens.Quoniam omnes dii gentium dæmonia ; Dominus autem cælos fecit.

1609 margindevils. What creatures soever spiritual or corporal, visible or invisible the pagans serve for gods, still they be devils that deceive them, and divers ways usurp divine honour, making such idolaters to think, that there is divine power, where none is. · made. He only is true God, who is Creator of heaven, and of all creatures. For no creature can create any thing at all, that is, make any thing of nothing but only God.e VVhat creatures ſoeuer ſpiritual or corporal, viſible or inuiſible the paganes ſerue for goddes, ſtil they be diuels that deceiue them, and diuers wayes vſurpe diuine honour, making ſuch idolaters to thinke, that there is diuine powre, where none is. f He only is true God, who is Creator of heauen, and of al creatures. For no creature can create anie thing at al, that is, make anie thing of nothing but only God.

6, and beauty in his sight: holiness, and magnificence in his sanctification.Confeſſion, and beauty in his ſight: holineſſe, and magnificence in his ſanctification.Confessio et pulchritudo in conspectu ejus ; sanctimonia et magnificentia in sanctificatione ejus.

7Bring to our Lord ye families of Gentiles, bring ye to our Lord glory and honour:Bring to our Lord ye families of Gentiles, bring ye to our Lord glorie and honour:Afferte Domino, patriæ gentium, afferte Domino gloriam et honorem ;

8bring to our Lord glory unto his name. Take up , and enter into his courts:bring to our Lord glorie vnto his name. Take vp hoaſtes, and enter into his courtes:afferte Domino gloriam nomini ejus. Tollite hostias, et introite in atria ejus ;

9adore ye our Lord in his holy court. Let all the earth be moved before his face:adore ye our Lord in his holie court. Let al the earth be moued before his face:adorate Dominum in atrio sancto ejus. Commoveatur a facie ejus universa terra ;

10say ye among the Gentiles that our Lord hath reigned. For he hath corrected the round world which shall not be moved: he will judge peoples in .ſay ye among the Gentiles that our Lord g hath reigned. For he hath corrected the round world which ſhal not be moued: he wil iudge peoples in equitie.dicite in gentibus, quia Dominus regnavit. Etenim correxit orbem terræ, qui non commovebitur ; judicabit populos in æquitate.

1609 marginreigned. Divers ancient Doctors read more in this place: Our Lord hath reigned from the wood, to wit, Christ by his death on the cross conquered the devil, sin, and death, and thence began to reign. S. Justinus Martyr, dialogo adverse. Triphonem. Tertullian li. adverse. Judæos. c. 9. & 13 & adverse Marcionem. li 1. c. 19. & 21. S. Augustin in this place, according to the old Roman Psalter Before him Arnobius, and after him Cassiodorus and others, whereby it is probable, that it was sometimes in the Hebrew text, and blotted out by the Jews.g Diuers ancient Doctors read more in this place: Our Lord hath reigned from the wood, to witte, Chriſt by his death on the croſſe conquered the diuel, ſinne, and death, and thence begane to reigne. S. Iuſtinus Martyr, dialogo aduerſ. Triphonem. Tertullian li. aduerſ. Iudæos. c. 9. & 13 & aduerſ Marcionem. li 1. c. 19. & 21. S. Auguſtin in this place, according to the old Roman Pſalter Before him Arnobius, and after him Caſſiadorus and others, wherby it is probable, that it was ſometimes in the Hebrew text, and blotted out by the Iewes.

11Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice, the sea be moved, and the fullness thereof:h Let the heauens be glad, and the earth reioyce, the ſea be moued, and the fulneſſe therof:Lætentur cæli, et exsultet terra ; commoveatur mare et plenitudo ejus ;

12the fields shall be glad, and all things, that are in them. Then shall the trees of the woods rejoicethe fieldes ſhal be glad, and al things, that are in them. Then ſhal the trees of the woodes reioycegaudebunt campi, et omnia quæ in eis sunt. Tunc exsultabunt omnia ligna silvarum

13before the face of our Lord, because he cometh: because he cometh to judge the earth. He will judge the round world in equity, and peoples in his truth.before the face of our Lord, becauſe he cometh: becauſe he cometh to iudge the earth. He i wil iudge the round world in equitie, and peoples in his truth.a facie Domini, quia venit, quoniam venit judicare terram. Judicabit orbem terræ in æquitate, et populos in veritate sua.

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