The Psalmes of Dauid truly opened and explaned by paraphrasis, according to the right sense of euerie Psalme. With large and ample arguments before euerie Psame, declaring the true vse thereof. To the which is added a briefe table, shewing wherevnto euery Psalme is particularly to be applied, according to the direction of M. Beza and Tremellius. Set foorth in Latine by that excellent learned man Theodore Beza. And faithfully translated into English, by Anthonie Gilbie, and by him newly purged from sundrie faultes escaped in the first print, and supplied with the principal pointes of euerie Psalme, summarilie set downe in a table at the end of the booke.

PSALME. CXXIIII.

The Argument.

Like as in the former Psalme, the people as it were fainting vnder the burthen, did lament & sigh: euen so now they are brought in reioising & giuing God thankes, being erected in faith, both for that they had receiued a more comfortable message from the kings of the Persians, and also that they had escaped the conspiracies of their eni∣mies, by the prai••rs, wisedome, and fortitude of Ezra & Nehemiah: & we haue s••ne manie such like examples of the goodnes of God in this our age, how miserable soeuer: & our posteritie doubtles in their time shal see the same.

THE PARAPHRASIS.

1 LEt Israël now confesse, and franklie publish, that without the Lord, who was present with vs, that were destitute of al mans aide:

2 Without the Lord, who was present with vs, that else were vtterlie lost, when men rose vp so spee∣dilie against vs:

3 Doubtles, they had swalowed vs vp quicke, their rage was so furiouslie kindled against vs:

4 I saie, they had alreadie ouerthrowne vs like most violent waters, and would as it were haue caried vs quite awaie, beeing ouerwhelmed with the vehement force of a swift streame.

5 The most tempestuous stormes would euen then haue couered vs that were cast downe.

6 Praised be the Lord, that hath forbidden & let∣ted, that these sauage and cruel beastes, taking vs in their pawes, and tearing vs with their most fierce teeth, do not deuoure vs.

7 Verelie our life is saued, like a bird that is deli∣uered from the net of these foulers: trulie their snares are broken, and we are deliuered.

8 And we must attribute this whole benefit to the bountie of the Lord alone, who is the maker both of heauen and earth.