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. CXXVI.

The Argument.

The people of God being restored at the length from Ba∣bylon,

doth thankefullie acknowledge such a notable newe birth, and praieth for the residue of the exiles, which were more slacke, and in the end were punished for their slacknes: and he setteth forth that there is now, and shal be hereafter, a ioiful issue of those miseries, wherewith the Lord doth chastise and trie his. So it be∣commeth them at this daie, which haue escaped out of the bondage of Antichrist, and are come to that place where the pu••e worship of God is exercised, to praie for them continualie which sticke stil in that mire, and to prepare themselues vnto new battels cheerefullie when it shal please God.

THE PARAPHRASIS.

1 WE must needes graunt in deede, that this benefite of God is so great, that when the Lord did bring vs out of this miserie, and so long captiuitie, after such a maruelous maner, and so aboue al expectation, in such a strange time, we thought in our selues that we were in a dreame.

2 Then began the mouth to be filled with laughter, then began the tongue to testifie gladnes, then began al the people with admiration to saie, Doubtles the benefite of the Lord is maruelous to∣ward these men.

3 And surelie so it is: for if euer at anie time be∣fore, this worke of God is maruelous towards vs, neither do we reioice without cause.

4 But thou, ô Lord, that our ioie may be ful and stable, which thou grauntest vnto vs, bring againe the others also, and refresh them, being burnt vp with the heate of that most miserable captiuitie, euen as though thou shouldest send vpon the drie countries of the South, riuers of waters.

5 Howsoeuer it is, the thing it selfe declareth vn∣to vs, that it is by thy singular benefite, that they which do sowe with teares, should reape with ioie.

6 So see we it come to passe sometimes amongst the husbandmen, who when in scarsitie they go to and fro in the field, sowing their seed, taken out of their barnes not without teares: yet contrariwise, in the time of haruest they go out, and returne re∣ioising, euen laden with heauie sheaues.