The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined, Psalm 59 – Psalm 65
PSAL. LIX.
DEliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against mee.
DEliver me O thou my God, from those mine enemies,
And do thou me from them defend that up against me rise.
2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
2 From workers of iniquity do thou deliver me,
And do thou me in safety keep from men that bloudy be.
3 For lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.
3 For lo, they for my soul ay wait, the mighty gathered be
Against me Lord, not for my fault, nor any sin in me.
4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault▪ awake to help me, and behold.
4 They run and they without my fault prepare themselves so bold,
Do thou awake, me for to help and do thou als behold.
5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of bosts the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not mercifull to any wicked transgressours. Selah.
5 Lord God of hosts of Israel God to visit heathen lo
Therefore awake; not merciful be ill transgressours to.
6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog and go round about the city.
6 They at the ev'ning do return, and make a noising sound▪
Like to a dog; and they do go about the city round.
7 Behold they belch out with their mouth, swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
7 Behold they belch out with their mouth, within their lips are swords,
For who is he, this do they say, that heareth these our words▪
8 But thou; O Lord, shall laugh at them, thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee; for God is my defence.
8 But thou O Lord shalt at them laugh, and scorne all heathen hence.
9 I for his strength will wait on thee for God is my defence.
10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
10 He of my mercy that is God shall me prevent anone;
God shall let me lee my desire mine enemies upon.
11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
11 Not s…ay them; lest my folk forget: them scatter by thy might,
And thou O Lord, who art … …hield them down bring from their height.
12 For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
12 For of their mouth the sin, and for words of their mouth not meek,
Let them ev'n in their pride be ta'en who cursing lying speak.
13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Iacob, unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
13 In wrath consume them, them consume that so they may not be,
That to earths ends the Lord doth rule, in Jacob let them see. Selah.
15 And at evening let them …eturn, and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
14 At evening let thou them return, let them a noising sound
Make like unto a dog, and go about the city round.
15 Let them wander up and down for meat: …nd grudge if they be not satisfied.
15 And do thou let them up and down all wander for their meat,
And grudge, if they not satisfi'd be with the thing they eat.
16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning, for thou hast been my defence; and refuge in the day of my trouble.
16 But of thy pow'r yea mercy loud at morning sing I will:
For my defence thou and refuge hast been in trouble still.
17 VntoUnto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
17 O thou who art my strength, I will unto thee sing for this;
For God is my defence, and he God of my mercy is.
PSAL. LX.
O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased, O tu… thy self to us again.
O God, thou now hast hast us off, thou hast us scattred th…s:
Displeased hast thou been, O turn thy self again to us.
2 Thou hast m…e the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: h…al the breaches thereo…, for it shaketh.
3 The earth to tremble thou hast made, thou broken it did… …ake;
The breaches thereof do thou heal, because that it doth shake.
3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
3 Thou shewed hast hard things unto the people that is thine;
And of astonishment thou hast made us to drink the wine.
4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee: that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
4 Thou hast a banner giv'n to them that have the fear of thee,
That it because ev'n of the trueth might …o displayed be. Selah.
5 That thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and hear me.
5 That those who thy beloved are delivered may be,
Now with thy right hand do thou save, and hearken unto me.
6 God hath spoken in his holinesse, I will rejoice: I will divide Schechem, and m…te ou… the valley of Succoth.
6 God in his holinesse hath said, I joyfull will abide:
I Succoths valley will met out, and Shechem will divide.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manass…h is mine, Ephraim also is the strength of my head, Iudah is my law-giver.
7 Mine Gilead, mine Manasses is. and Ephraim of my head
He is the strength, and Judah als my Law-giver is made.
8 Moab is my washpot, over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia triumph thou because of me.
8 Moab my washpot is, my shoe I'le out ov'r Edom cast:
Philistia; because of me do thou triumph at last.
9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
9 O who is he that will me bring into the city strong?
And who is he that now will me to Edom lead along?
10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadest cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
10 O God, which haddest us cast off, wilt thou the same not do?
And thou, O God, which diddest not out with our armies go?
11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
12 Through God we shall do valiantlie: for …e it is that shall tread down our enemies.
11 Help us from trouble, for the help of man is vain in all:
12 Through God we shall do valiantly our foes tread down he shall.
PSAL. LXI.
HEar my cry, O God: attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed:
O God, do thou now hear my cry, unto my prayer at…end,
2 When my heart's overwhelm'd, I will cry to thee from earths end:
Lead me to the rock that is higher then I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, a strong tower from the enemie.
Do thou me lead unto the rock that higher is then I▪
3 For thou my shelter and strong tower wast from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I …rust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
4 Within thy tabernacle I abide will ever still:
Into the covert of thy wings my whole trust put I will. Selah.
5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy Name.
5 Because that thou the vows O God, which I have made didst hear,
Thou hast giv'n me the heritage of those thy Name that fear.
6 Thou wilt prolong the kings life: and his years as many generations.
6 The life of him that is the king thou surely wilt prolong,
As many generations his years thou wilt make long.
7 He shall abide before God for ever▪ O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
7 He shall have his abiding still before our God for ay,
O mercy and als truth prepare, that him prserve they may:
8 So will I sing praise unto thy Name so ever, that I may dayly performe my vows.
8 So praises I unto thy Name will sing, and that for ay
That so the vows that I have made perform I daily may.
PSAL LXII.
TRuly my soul waiteth upon God: from him commeth my salvation.
MY soul it truely in all things now waiteth God upon,
Because that unto me from him comes my salvation.
2 He onelyonly is my rock and my salvation he is my defence, I shall not be greatly moved
2 He only my salvation is, my rock also is he:
Yea, he is my defence, I shall not greatly moved be.
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be stain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
3 How long mischief against a man imagine thus will ye?
Ye slain all, as a bowing wall, and tottring fence shall be.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency, they delight in lies: they blesse with thier mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
4 They only plot to cast him down from his excellency,
They like in lies; with mouth they blesse, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God: for my expectation is from him.
5 O thou my soul, with patience wait only God upon,
For that from him in all things is my expectation.
6 He onelyonly is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
6 My rock and als salvation he only …s to me;
Unto me a defence he is; I shall not moved be.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge is in God.
7 My glory it is in the Lord, and my salvation,
In God the rock is of my strength and my refuge alone.
8 Trust in him at all times, ye people▪ pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
8 Ye people at all times do ye your trust put in him thus,
Your heart poure ye out him before, God's a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Surely men of low degree are vanitie, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the ballance they are altogether lighter then vanity.
9 Surely men low are vanity, men high they are a ly,
In ballance laid they wholly are more light then vanity.
10 Trust not in oppression, become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
10 In robbry be not vain, and not trust in oppression,
If that your richesse do increase, set not your heart there on.
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this, that power belongeth unto God.
11 The Lord himself hath spoken once, yea twise heard have I this,
That unto him that is our God great power belonging is.
12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou rendrest to every man according to his work.
12 So also mercy doth belong to thee, O Lord, alone,
For thou according to his work dost render to each one.
PSALME LXIII.
O God, thou art my God, earlie will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,
O God, thou art my God, thou shalt be early sought by me,
My soul for thee doth greatly thirst, my flesh doth long for thee,
In a dry and thirstie land where no water is:
2 To see thy power and thy glorie, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuarie.
In a most dry and thirsty land, wherein no waters be.
2 To see thy glory, power, as I in Sanctuary thee did see.
3 Because thy loving kindnesse is better then life: my lips shall praise thee.
4 Thus will I blesse thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy Name.
3 Sith better is thy love then life, my lips they shall thee praise.
4 I'le while I live thee blesse; I will my hands in thy name raise.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatnesse: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyfull lips:
5 My soul shall as with marrow all and fatnesse filled be:
And so my mouth with joyfull lips shall praises give to thee▪
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night- watches.
6 When I laid down upon▪ my bed remember thee aright,
And also on thee meditate in watches of the night.
7 Because thow hast been my help … therefore in he shaddow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8 My soul. followeth hard after thee; thy right hand upholdeth me.
7 In shaddow of thy wings I'le joy, for help'd I was by thee,
8 My soul on thee doth follow hard thy right hand holdeth me.
9 But those that seek my soul to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
9 Who seek my soul to spill, go to earths lower parts shall they:
10 They by the sword shall fall, they shall for foxes be a prey.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
11 So shall the King in God rejoice, yea each one glory shall
That by him swears: but stopt shall be the mouth of liars all.
PSAL. LXIV.
HEar my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemie.
O God when I my prayer make my voice then do thou hear;
Of him that is the enemie preserve my life from fear.
2 Hide me from the secret counsell of the wicked: from the insurrection of the workers of iniquitie.
2 Me from their secret counsell hide, that do live wickedly
From insurrection of the men that work iniquity.
3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
3 Who thus in rage do whet their tongues and that like unto swords
And to shoot arrows▪ bend their bows ev'n their most bitter words.
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly doe they shoot at him, and fear not.
4 That they in secret then may shoot at him that's perfect heer,
They suddenly do shoot at him, and not at all do fear.
5 They encourage themselves in an evill matter: they commune of laying snarnes privily; they say, Who shall see them?
5 Themselves they in a matter ill encourage; and to lay
Snares privily, they commune thus, who shall them see? they say.
6 They search out iniquities, they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thoughts of every one of them, and the heart is deep.
6 They do search out iniquities accomplished they keep
A diligent search; the inward thought and heart of each is deep.
7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow, suddenly shall they be wounded.
8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
7 God shall an arrow at them shoot, and wound them suddenly:
Their own tongue they'le make on them fall all that them see shall fly.
9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God: for they shall wiselie consider of his doing.
9 And in great fear all men shall be, and shall Gods work declare,
For wisely they consider shall what those his doings are.
10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him: and all the upright in heart shall glorie.
10 The righteous shall in God be glade, and in him trust they shall:
And they that are upright in heart shall also glory all.
PSAL. LXV.
PRaise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
PRaise for thee waits in Sion Lord: vows to thee paid shall be:
2 O thon that doest prayer hear, all flesh shall come to thee.
3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for o… transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
3 Iniquities they do prevaile against me every way;
As for those our transgressions, thou shalt them purge away.
4 Blessed is the man whom thou chusest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts:
4 The man is blest whom thou dost chuse, and whom thou causest well
For to aproach to thee, that he within thy courts may dwell.
We shall be satisfied with the goodnesse of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
We with the goodnesse of thy house shall satisfied be.
Ev'n of the Temple that is made a holy place for thee.
5 By terrible things in righteousnesse, wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation:
5 Thou by the things in righteousnesse that terrible are done
Wilt us an answer give, O God, of our salvation.
Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afarre off upon the sea▪
Who art the confidence of all the ends of earth that be,
And of them that afar off are upon the raging sea.
6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains, being girded with power.
7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
6 Which being girt with power sets fast by his own strength the hils;
7 Which noise of seas, noise of their waves, and peoples tumult stills.
8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts, are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
8 Those in the utmost parts that dwell, als at thy tokens quake,
Th'outgoing of the Morn and Ev'n thou to rejoice dost make.
9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatlie enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
9 Thou visit'st earth and warrest it, mak'st greatly rich also
With Gods full flood; thou corn prepar'st when thou provid'st it so.
10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantlie: thou setlest the furrows thereof, thou makest it soft with showres,
10 The ridges thou aboundantly thereof dost water oft,
The furrows thereof setlest thou, with showrs thou mak'st it soft.
Thou blessest the springing thereof.
11 Thou crownest the yeer with thy goodnesse, and thy paths drop fatnesse.
The springing thereof thou dost blesse: 11 And with thy goodnesse crown
Thou dost the year, and als thy steps, they fatnesse do drop down.
12 They drop upon the pastures of the wildernesse; and the little hils rejoice on every side.
12 They do upon the pastures drop of wildernesse so wide,
And then the hills that little are rejoice on ev'ry side.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn: they shout for joy, they also sing.
13 The pastures cloathed are with flocks, the valleys over so
With corn are covered; they for joy do shout; they sing also.