PSAL. CIV.
A meditation upon Gods powerfull workes and wonderfull providence in creating and governing the world and creatures therein. 31 Gods glory is eter∣nall. 33 The Prophet voweth perpetually to praise him.
MY soule, blesse thou Iehovah; Ieho∣vah, [unspec 1] my God, thou art vehemently great: thou araiest thy selfe with Ma∣jesty and comely honour. Deeking him-selfe [unspec 2] with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens as a curtaine. Planchering his lofts in the waters, making the clouds his [unspec 3] Chariot, walking vpon the wings of the wind.
Making his Angels spirits, his Ministers a flaming fire. He hath founded the earth up∣on [unspec 4] [unspec 5] her bases, it shall not bee moved for ever and aye. Thou coveredst it with the deepe as with a raiment, the waters stood above the [unspec 6] mountaines. At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. The [unspec 7] [unspec 8] mountaines they went up, the vallies they went downe to the place which thou foun∣dest for them. Thou didst set a bound, they shall not passe, they shall not returne to cover [unspec 9] the earth. That sendeth wel-springs in the [unspec 10] vallies, they walke betweene the mountaines.
They give drinke to all the wilde beasts of [unspec 11] the field, the wilde asses breake their thirst. By them the fowle of the Heaven dwelleth, [unspec 12] from betweene the branches they give the voice. That watreth the mountaines from [unspec 13] his lofts, the earth is filled with the fruit of thy workes. That maketh grasse to grow for [unspec 14] cattle, and the herbe for the use of man, bring∣ing forth bread out of the earth. And wine [unspec 15] that rejoyceth the heart of sorry man, making the face chearefull with osle; and bread that upholdeth the heart of sorry man. Tilled are [unspec 16] the trees of Iehovah, the Cedars of Lebanon which he planted. That there the birds may [unspec 17] make their nest; the Storke, the Fir trees are her house. The high mountaines for the [unspec 18] wilde goats, the rocks a shelter for the conies.
He made the Moone for appointed times, [unspec 19] [unspec 20] the Sunne knoweth his going downe. Thou puttest darknesse and it is night, in it doe creep forth all wilde beasts of the wood. The lur∣king [unspec 21] Lions roaring for the prey, and seeking their meat of God. The Sunne riseth, they [unspec 22] gather them away, and couch downe in their dens. Out goeth man unto his worke, and [unspec 23] [unspec 24] to his labour till evening. How many are thy workes, Iehovah! all of them hast thou done in wisdome, the earth is full of thy ri∣ches. This Sea: great and wide of spaces, [unspec 25] there are creeping things even innumerable, small wilde beasts with great. There goe the [unspec 26] ships. Levjathan whom thou hast formed to play therein. They all looke attentively un∣to [unspec 27] thee, to give them their food in his time. Thou givest it to them, they gather it, thou [unspec 28] openest thine hand, they are fil••ed with good.
Thou hidest thy face, they are suddenly [unspec 29] troubled; thou gatherest their spirit, they breath out the ghost, and returne unto their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are [unspec 30] created, and thou renewest the face of the earth. The glory of Iehovah be for ever, re∣joyce [unspec 31] [unspec 32] let Iehovah in his deeds. He looketh upon the earth and it trembleth, he toucheth the mountaines and they smoke. I will sing [unspec 33] to Iehovah in my life; I will sing Psalmes to my God while I am. Sweet shall my medi∣tation [unspec 34] be of him; I will rejoyce in Iehovah. Consumed be sinners out of the earth, and [unspec 35] wicked men be they no more; my soule, blesse thou Iehovah, Halelujah.
ANd comely honour] that is, shewest thy selfe [unspec 1] by all thy works to be God over all, to whom glory and honour is due. Therefore God chal∣lengeth Iob (and so all men) to doe thus if they can, and they shall be celebrated of him, Iob 40 4, 5.—9. Of these words, see Psal. 8. 2,—6.
Vers. 2. Decking] or clothing, or He clotheth, to [unspec 2] wit, himselfe with light, dwelling in the light that none can attaine unto, 1 Tim. 6. 16. and at first com∣manding the light to shine out of darknesse, where∣with he decked the world, Gen. 1. 3. 2 Cor. 4. 6.