PLAL. CXLIIII.
1 He praiseth the Lord with great affection and humilitie for his kingdome restored and for his victories obteined 5 Demanding helpe and the destruction of the wicked. 9 Promising to acknowledge the same with songs of praises. 15 And declareth wherein the felicitie of anie people consisteth.
¶ A Psalme of Dauid.
1 BLessed (be) the Lord my strength, whicha 1.1 teacheth mine hands to fight, (and) my fingers to battel.
2 (He is) my goodnes & my fortres, my tower &” 1.2 my deliuerer, my shield, & in him I trust, which subdueth myb 1.3 people vnder me.
3 Lord, what is man that thouc 1.4 regardest him! (or) the sonne of man that thou thinkest v∣pon him!
4 Man is like to vanitie: his daies (are) like a shadowe, that vanisheth.
5d 1.5 Bowe thine heauens, ô Lord, & come dow ne: touche the moūtaines & thei shal smoke.
6e 1.6 Cast forthe the lightening and scatter them: shote out thine arrowes, and consume them.
7 Send thine hand from aboue: deliuerme, & take me out of the greatf 1.7 waters, (and) from the hand of strangers,
8 Whose mouth talketh vanitie, & their right hand (is) a right handg 1.8 of falsehode.
9 I wil sing ah 1.9 newe song vnto thee, ô God, (and) sing vnto thee vpon a viole, (and) an in strument of ten strings.
10 (It is he) that giueth deliuerāce vnto Kings, (and) rescueth Dauid his i 1.10 seruant from the hurtful sworde,
11 Rescue me, and deliuerme from the hand of strangers, whose mouth talketh vanitie, and their right hand (is) a right hād of falsehode:
12 That our k 1.11 sonnes (maye be) as the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 plantes growing vp in their youth, (and) our daugh∣ters as the corner (stones,) grauen after the similitude of a palace:
13 That our l 1.12 corners (may be) ful, and abun∣ding with diuers sortes, (and) that our shepe