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. LXVIII.

1 In this psalme Dauid setteth forthe as in a glasse the wō∣derful mercies of God towarde his people: 5 who by all meanes & moste strange sortes declared him self to thē. 15 And therefore Gods Church by reason of his promises graces and victories doeth excel without comparison all worldlie things. 34 He exhorteth therefore all men to praise God for euer.

¶ To him that excelleth, A psalme or song of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

1 GOda wil arise, (and) his enemies shalbe scattered: they also that hate him, shal flee before him.

2 As the smoke vanisheth, (so) 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thou driue (them) awaye: (and) as waxe melteth before the fyre, (so) shal the wicked perish at the presence of God.

3 b But the righteous shalbe glad, (&) reioyce before God: yea, they shal leape for ioye.

4 Sing vnto God, (and) sing praises vnto his Name: exalt him, that rideth vpon the heauēs in his Namec Iah, and reioyce before him.

5 (He is) a Father of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and a Iudge of the widowes, (euen) God in his holie ha∣bitation.

6 Godd maketh the solitarie to dwell in fami∣lies, (and). deliuereth them that were priso∣ners in stockes: but the rebellious shal dwel in ae drye land.

7 fO God, when thow wentest forthe before thy people: when thou wentest through the wildernes, [Sélah]

8 The earth 〈◊〉〈◊〉; and the heauens dropped at the presence of his God: (euen) Sinái (was moued) at the presence of God, (euen) the God of Israél.

9 Thou, ô God, sendest a gracious raine (vpon) thine inheritance, and thou didest refresh it when it was wearie.

10 Thy Congregacion dwelled therein: (for) thou, ö God, hast of thyg goodnes prepared it for the poore.

11 The Lord gaue matter to theh women to tel of the great armie.

12 Kings of the armies did flee: thei did flee and i she that remained in the house, deuided the spoile.

13 Thogh ye haue lien amongk pots, (yet shal ye be as) the wings of a dooue that is couered with siluer, & whose fethers (are like) yelowe golde.

14 When the Almightie scatered Kingsl in it, it was white as the snow in Zalmōn.

15 m The mountaine of God (is like) the moun taine of Bashán: (it is) an high Mountaine, (as) mount Basháu.

16 n Why leape ye, ye high mountaines? as for this Mountaine, God deliteth to dwell in it: yea, the Lord wil dwell in it for euer.

17 The charets of God (are) twentie thousand thousands Angels, (and) the Lord is among them, (as) in the Sanctuarie of Sinái.

18 Thou art gone vp on high: thou hasto led captiuitie captiue, (and) receiued giftes for men: yea, euen the rebellious (hast thou led,) thtthe Lord God might dwell (there.)

19 Praised (be) the Lord, (euen) the God of our saluacion, (which) ladeth vs daiely (with be∣nefites.) Sélah.

20 This (is) our God, (euen) the God that sa∣ueth (vs): and to the Lord God (belong) the p issues of death.

21 Surely God wil wound the head of his ene∣mies, (and) the heerie pate of him that wal∣keth in his sinnes.

22 The Lord hathe said, I wil bring (my peo∣ple) againe fromq Bashán: I wil bring them againe from the depths of the Sea:

23 That thy foote maye be dipped in blood, (&) the tongue of thy dogges (in the blood) of the enemies, (euen) inr it.

24 They haue sene, ô God, thys goings, the goings of my God, (&) my King, (which art) in the Sanctuarie.

25 Thet singers went before, the plaiers of in∣struments after: in the middes (were) the mai des playing with timbrels.

26 Praise ye God in the assemblies, (and) the Lord, (ye that are) of the foūtaineu of Israél.

27 There (was)x litle Beniamin (with) theiry ruler, (and) the princes of Iudáh (with) their assemblie, the princes of Zebulūn, (and) the princes of Nephtali.

28 Thy God hathe appointed thy strength: stablish, ô GOD, that, (whiche) thou hast wroght in vs.

29z Out of thy Temple vpon Ierusalém: (&) Kings shal bring presents vnto thee.

30 Destroye the companie of the spearemen, (and) multitude of the mightie bulles with the calues of the people, thata tread vnder fete pieces of siluer: scater the people that delite in warre.

31 (Then) shal the princes come outb of Egypt Ethiopia shal haste to stretch her hands vn∣to God.

32 Sing vnto God, ô ye kingdomes of the earth sing praise vnto the Lord, [Séláh]

33 To him that rideth vpon the moste high hea uens, (which were from) the beginning: be∣holde he wil send out by hisc voyce a migh∣tie sounde.

34 Ascribe the power to God: (for) his maie∣stie (is) vpon Israél, and his strength (is) in the cloudes.

35 O God, thou art terrible out of thine holiec places: the God of Israēl is he that giueth strength and power vnto the people: praised (be) God.

Notes

• a

  The Prophet sheweth that al∣beit God suffreth the wicked, tyrāts to oppresse his Church for a time yet at length he wil be reuenged of them.
• b

  He sheweth that when God declareth his pow er against the wicked, that it is for the cōmoditie & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of his Church, whiche praise him there∣fore.
• c

  Iah & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 are the names of God, which do si gnifie his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & maiestie incō∣prehēsible, sothāt herby is declared that all idols are but vanitie, and that the God of Israēl, is the onely true God.
• d

  He giueth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 drē 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thē, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 childeles, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 creaseth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• e

  which is baren of Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thei had abused.
• f

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 belon geth to his Chu ch, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by their wō derful 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out of Egypt.
• g

  God blessed the land of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 because he had chosen that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for his Church
• h

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 facion then was that womē 〈◊〉〈◊〉 songs after the victorie, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Deboráh 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & others.
• i

  The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 so great that not onely the soldiers but women also had parte thereof
• k

  Thogh 〈◊〉〈◊〉 suf fer his Chu che for a time to he in blacke darke∣nes, ye he wil restore it & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 i moste 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• l

  In the land of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, where his Church was.
• m

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God doeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all wordelie things. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in pō pe, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on warde 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but by the inwarde grace of God. which there remaineth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 se of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 there.
• n

  why boast 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of your strength & beautie against this Mountaine of God?
• o

  As God ouer came the ene∣mies of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉, toke thē prisoners, & made t en 〈◊〉〈◊〉 so Christ, whiche is God manife∣sted in flesh, sub∣dued Satan & sin ne vnder vs, and gaue vnto his Church moste li∣beral giftes of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Spirit, Eph. 4, 8.
• p

  In moste extre me dangers God hathe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wayes to deliuer his.
• q

  As he deliuered his Church once 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Og of Barhán & other tyrants, & frō the dangers of the red Sea, so wil he stil do as oft as necessitie requireth.
• r

  That is, in the blood of that great slaughter, where dogges shal lap blood.
• s

  That is how thou, which are chief King, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thy peo ple to watre, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 them the victorie.
• t

  He describeth the ordre of the people, whē they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to giue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the victo∣rie,
• u

  Whiche come of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Iaakob.
• x

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 is cal led litle, because he was the yon∣gest sonne of Iaa∣kob.
• y

  Who was some chief 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the tribe.
• z

  Declare out of thine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pala∣ce thy power for the defence of thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• a

  He desireth that the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the mightie may be destroved, which accustomed to ga 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shoes with siluer: & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pompe thoght thē selues aboue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 men.
• b

  He prophecieth that the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 come to the true knowledge & wo 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God.
• c

  By his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 she wil make him self to be knowen the God of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• In 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 people.
• c

  He alludeth to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 which was deuided into 〈◊〉〈◊〉 partes.