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.

THE PARAPHRASIS.

1 WE haue proued sufficientlie, by due ex∣perience, that God is our defence and strength in our dangers.

2 Therefore we wil not feare at al, though the earth be shaken from her foundations, and the mountaines be carried into the middest of the sea.

3 Though al the stormes of waters sound about vs, with most horrible noise, and mounting vp doe shake the verie mountaines.

4 Yet the citie of God, which the most high hath consecrated vnto himselfe for his habitation, doth rest in the meane time safe, and comforted with his most gentle and pleasant riuers.

5 For, seeing that God himselfe doth dwel in it, how can it be subuerted? nay, as oft as neede is, he wil wake earlie in the twi-light, and wil helpe it.

6 Behold, the nations did rage on euerie side, and the kingdomes had prepared battel euerie-where against vs: but as soone as he thundered out his voice, al their fiercenes, although they filled the land with their multitude, did fal downe, their hearts melting for feare.

7 For the Lord, hauing farre other armies, is on our side: that God, I saie, of Iacob, is our defence.

8 Come hither, I praie you, if anie doubt of this matter, or negligentlie regard these thinges, and

consider with me the workes of the Lord: namelie, what destruction and desolation is now come vpon those countries, which did rage so mightilie against vs.

9 Behold how sudden these battels and tumults are ceased on euerie side! behold how he hath bro∣ken the bowes, and hath cut in sunder the speares, and burnt al their chariots with fire!

10 Heare the Lord himselfe finalie setting forth this example, and thus calling vpon your enimies: O ye mad men! leaue off these things, and learne at the least by these your miseries, that I am GOD, whom ye haue wounded by the sides of my people, and whose name ye labour in vaine to abolish. But, it is so farre from your power to doe this, that con∣trariwise, I wil once dilate my glorie wide & broad throughout the whole world.

11 Finalie, let vs conclude this fullie, that the Lord being furnished with innumerable, and most migh∣tie armies, standeth on our side: and that that God of Iacob, is a most sure defence vnto vs.