Afferte Domino. Psal. xxix.
Give to the Lord, ye potentates,
ye rulers of the world,
Give ye all praise, honour, and strength
unto the living Lord.
[verse 2] Give glory to his holy Name,
and honour him alone:
Worship him in his majesty
within his holy throne.
[verse 3] His voice doth rule the watersall,
even as himself doth please:
He doth prepare the thunder-claps,
and governs all the seas.
[verse 4] The voice of God is of great force,
and wondrous excellent:
It is most mighty in effect,
and most magnificent.
[verse 5] The voice of God doth rend and break
The cedar-trees so long;
The cedar-trees of Lebanon,
Which are most high and strong:
[verse 6] And makes them leap like as a calf,
or else the unicorn,
Not onely trees, but mountains great
Whereon the trees are born.
[verse 7] His voice divides the flames of fire,
and shakes the wilderness:
[verse 8] It makes the desert quake for fear,
that called is Cades.
[verse 9] It makes the hinds for fear to calve,
and makes the coverts plain:
Then in his temple every man
his glory doth proclaim.
[verse 10] The Lord was set above the flouds,
ruling the raging sea:
So shall he reign as Lord and king
for ever and for ay.
[verse 11] The Lord will give his people power
in vertue to increase:
The Lord will bless his chosen flock
with everlasting peace.