The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined, Psalm 27 – Psalm 30
PSAL. XXVII.
THe Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?
THe Lord is my salvation, and light, whom shall I fear?
God's of my life the strength, of whom afraid shall I be heer!
2 When the wicked even mine enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
2 When wicked men mine enemies, and foes to me so fell,
Came me upon to eat my flesh, they stumbled and they fell.
3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
3 Though 'gainst me should encampe an host, my heart shall fear no wise,
In this will I be confident, though 'gainst me war should rise.
4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek af…er: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the dayes of my life,
4 One thing I of the Lord desir'd, seek after that I will,
That all dayes of my life I may dwell in the Lords house still.
To behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
There of the Lord for to behold the beauty with desire;
And that within the Temple, I, that is his may enquire.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shal he hide me, he shall set me up upon a rock.
5 For he in his pavilion shall me hide in trouble great:
Hee'l hide me in his secret tent, hee'l on a rock me set.
6 And now shall my head be lifted up above …ine enemies round about me:
6 And at this present time my head it shal… uplifted be
Above those men that round about are enemies to me.
Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I will sing, yea I will sing praises unto the Lord.
Therefore I in his Tabernacle will sacrifice afford
Of joy, I will sing; yea, I will sing praises to the Lord.
7 Hear, O Lord when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face, my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord will I seek.
7 Lord, hear when with my voice I cry: me answer, grant me grace:
8 When thou saidst, Seek my face, my heart, said, Lord, I'l seek thy face.
9 Hide not thy face far from me, put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help.
9 Far from me hide thou not thy face, put not away from thee
Thy servant in thy wrath; thou hast a help been unto me.
Leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take mee up.
O God of my salvation, me leave not nor forsake:
10 When father, mother do me leave the Lord me up will take.
11 Teach me thy way, O Lord: and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
11 The way that's thine do thou me teach O Lord, and lead thou me
In a plain path, because of such as enemies to me be.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for falso witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breath out cruelty.
12 To my foes will give me not ov'r for witnesses that lye
'Gainst me are risen up, and such as breath out cruelty.
13 I had fainted, unlesse I had beleeved to see the goodnesse of the Lord in the land of the living.
13 I fainted had, unlesse that I believed had to see
The Lords own goodnesse in the land of them that living be.
14 Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait I say on the Lord.
14 Wait on God, be of courage good, and he shall strength afford
Unto thy heart: yea, do thou wait, I say, upon the Lord.
PSAL. XXVIII.
UNto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock, be not silent to me: lest if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
O Lord, my rock, to thee I'le cry, not silent be to me;
Lest I like men gone down to pit be, if thou silent be.
2 Hear the voice of my suplications, when I cry unto thee: when I lift up my hands toward thy holy Oracle.
2 Voice of my suplications hear when I unto thee cry,
When to thy holy Oracle my hands I lift on hy.
3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity: which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
3 With wicked men and doers ill draw thou me not apart,
Which peace unto their neighbour speak, but mischief's in their heart.
4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickednesse of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands, render to them their desert.
4 Give them according to their deeds, and wickednes of heart,
Give them after their handy work, them render their desert.
5 Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
5 Because Gods works they not regard, north operation all
Of his own hands; he them destroy, and not build up he shall.
6 Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
6 For ever blessed be the Lord, and that because that he
Hath of the supplications the voice heard made by me.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth,
7 The Lord's my strength and shield, my heart it's trust upon him laid,
And I am help'd; therefore my heart to joy is greatly made▪
And with my song will I praise him.
8 The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
And with my song him praise I will 8 The Lord their strength he is;
And he the saving strength is of th' Anointed that is his.
9 Save thy people, and blesse thine inheritance feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
9 Thy people save and do thou blesse thine heritage together,
Do thou them also feed, and the… do thou lift up for ever
PSAL. XXIX.
GIve unto the Lord (O ye mighty) give unto the Lord glory and strength.
UNto the Lord now do ye give, (O ye that mighty be)
The glory and the strength also unto the Lord give ye.
2 Give unto the Lord the glory duc unto his Name: worship the Lord in the beauty of holinesse.
2 Unto the Lord the glory due unto his Name afford,
And in the beautie of holinesse, give worship to the Lord.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth, the Lord is upon many waters.
3 The voice of him that is the Lord is on the waters gone,
The God of glory thundereth God's many waters on.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerfull: the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
4 The voice of him is powerfull, that is the Lord most hy,
The voice of him that is the Lord, is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
5 Of the Almighty Lord the voice doth break the cedars tall,
Yea of the Lebanon rhe Lord the cedars breaketh small.
6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf: Lebanon, and Sirion like a young unicorn.
6 He makes them also like a calf to skipe; ev'n Lebanon,
And like unto an Unicorh that's young, the Sirion.
7 The voice of the Lord devideth the flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wildernesse; the Lord shaketh the wildernesse of Kadesh.
7 Gods voice divides the flames of fire, 8 Gods voice doth desert shake,
And of Kadesh the wildernesse to shake the Lord doth make.
9 The voice of the Lor… maketh the hindes to calve, and discovereth the forrests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
9 The Lord his voice makes Hinds to calve, discovereth forrests eke,
And in his Temple every one doth of his glory speak.
10 The Lord sitteth upon the floud: yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will blesse his people with peace.
10 The Lord sits on the flood, yea, God sits King for ever still:
…1 The Lord will give his people strength, with peace God blesse them will.
PSALME XXX.
I Will extoll thee, O Lord, for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
I Will extoll thee Lord, for thou up high hast lifted me,
And not ov'r me hast made my foes rejoiced for to be.
2 O Lord my God, I cryed unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
2 O thou who art the Lord my God, I even unto thee
On high my cry thus did lift up, and thou hast healed me.
3 O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul, from the grave: thou hast kept mee alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
3 O Lord thou art h… that hath brought my soul up from the grave,
That I to pit should not go down, thou me alive didst save.
4 Sing unto the Lord, (O ye saints of his) and give thanks at the remembrance of his holinesse.
4 O ye that are the saints of his, sing ye unto the Lord:
And thanks at the rembrance of his holinesse afford.
5 For his anger endureth but a moment, in his favour is life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
5 For but a moment lasts his wrath, life in his favour is,
Endure may weeping for a night, at morne comes joy for this.
6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
7 Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong▪
6 In my prosperity I said, I never mov'd shall be
7 Lord by thy favour thou madst stand, my mountain strong for me:
8 Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. I cried to thee, O Lord: and unto the Lord I made my supplication.
8 Thou hidst thy face, I troubled was, I unto thee did cry,
O Lord: my supplication unto the Lord made I.
9 What profit is there in my bloud, when I go down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
9 What profit is there in my bloud, when I go down to pit?
Shall unto thee the dust give praise? thy truth declare shall it?
10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me Lord be thou my helper.
11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast put off my sackcloth, an… girded me with gladnesse:
10 Lord hear, have mercy▪ Lord me help: 11 Thou turn'd for me my sadnesse
To dancing; thou my sack put off, and girded me with gladnesse.
12 To the end that my glory may sing pra… to thee, and not be silent: O Lord my God, will give thanks unto thee for ever.
12 That sing thy praise my glory may, and may not silent be:
O Lord my GOD, I will give thanks for ever unto thee.