The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

PSAL. CXLV.

This Psalme was composed, when the kingdome of Dauid florished. 1 VVherein he describeth the wonderful pro uidence of God, aswel in gouerning man, as in preser∣uing all the rest of his creatures. 17 He praiseth God for his iustice and mercie. 18 But specially for his louing kindenes toward those that call vpon him, that feare him and loue him: 21 For the which he promiseth to praise him for euer.

¶ A Psalme of Dauid of praise.

1 O My God (and) King,a I wil extoll thee and wil blesse thy Name for euer and euer.

2 I wil blesse thee daily, and praise thy Name for euer and euer.

3b Great (is) the Lord, and moste worthie to be praised, and his greatnes (is) incompre hensible.

4 Generation shal praise thy workes vntoc generation, and declare thy power.

5 I wil meditate of the beautie of thy glorious maiestie, and thy wonderful workes,

6 and they shal speake of the power of thyd feareful Actes, and I wil declare thy great∣nes.

7 They shal breake out into the mention of thy great goodnes, and shal sing aloude of thy righteousnes.

8 * The Lord is gratious ande merciful, slo∣we to angre, and of great mercie.

9 The Lord is good to all, and his mercies are ouer all his workes.

10 All thy workes praise thee, ô Lord, and thy Saints blesse thee.

11f They shewe the glorie of thy kingdome and speake of thy power,

12 To cause hisg power to be knowen to the sonnes of men, and the glourious renome of his kingdome.

13 Thy * kindome (is) an euerlasting kingdo∣me, and thy dominion (endureth) through∣out all ages.

14 The Lord vpholdeth allh that fall, and li∣fteth vp all that are readie to fall.

15 The eyes ofi all waite vpon thee, and thou giuest them their meat in due season.

16 Thou opene st thine hand fillest all things liuing of (thy) good pleasure.

17 The Lord (is)k righteous in all his waies, and holie in all his workes.

18 The Lord (is) nere vnto all that call vpon him: (yea) to al that call vpon him inl trueth.

19 He wil fulfil them desire of them that feare him: he also wil heare their crye, and wil saue them.

20 The Lord preserueth all them that loue him but he wil destroye all the wicked.

21 My mouth shal speake the praise of the Lord and alln flesh shal blesse his holie Name for euer and euer.

Notes

• a

  He sheweth what sacrifices are pleasant and acceptable vnto God: euen praise and thankesgi∣uing, and seing that God stil con tinueth his bene∣fites towards, vs we oght neuer to be weariein prai∣sing him for the same.
• b

  Hereby he de∣clareth that all power is subiect vnto God, and that no worldlie promotion oght to obscure Gods glorie.
• c

  For as muche as the end of mans creation: and of his preseruation in this life is to praise God, there fore he requireth, that not onely we out selues do this, but cause all other to do the same.
• d

  Of thy terrible iudgements a∣gainst the wic∣ked.
• e

  He describath after what sorte God sheweth him self to all his creatures, thogh our sinnes haue prouoked his ven geance against all to Wit, merciful not onely in par doning the sinnes of his elect, but in doing good euen to the reprobate albeit they can not fele theswere comfort of the same.
• f

  The praise of thy glorie appea reth in all thy creatures: and thogh the wic∣ked wolde obscu re the same by their silence, yet the faithful are euer mindeful of the same.
• g

  He sheweth that all things are out of ordre, but onely where God reigneth. * Luk 1 31. * Dan. 7 14.
• Exod. 34. 6.
• h

  who being in miserie and afflict on wolde fainte and fall away, if God did not vp holde them, and the∣refore they oght to reuerence him, that reigneth in heauen and suffer them selues to be gouerned by him.
• i

  To wit, aswel of man, as of beast.
• k

  He praiseth God not onely for that he is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to all his creatures, but also in that that he iustly punisheth the wic∣ked, and mercifully examineth his by the crosse, giuing them strength and deliuering thē.
• l

  Which onely apperteineth to the faithful: and this vertue is contrarie to infidelitie, douting, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• m

  For they wil aske or wise for nothing, but ac∣cording to his wil. * 1. ioh. 5. 14.
• n

  That is, all men shalbe bounde to praise him.