*Dauid after his victories praiseth God. 8 The angre of God toward the wicked. 44 He prophecieth of the reiection of the Iewes, and vocacion of the Gentiles.*
1.ANd Dauid spake the wordes of this song vnto the Lord, what time the Lord had deliuered him out of the hands of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saúl.
3.God is my strength, in him wil I trust: my shield, and the horne of my saluacion, my hie towre and my refuge: my sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.
4.I wil call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, so shal I be safe from mine enemies.
6.The sorowes of the graue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertoke me. --- **Marginal Notes:** * **b** Wherewith may your wrath be appeased, & you may pray to God to remoue this plague from his people. * **c** Saue onely of Sauls stocke. * **d** Of Sauls kinsmen. * **e** To pacifie the Lord. * **f** Here Michál is named for Meráb Adriéls wife: as appeareth 1 Sam 18, 19. for Michál was the wife of Paltiél. 1 Sam 25, 44. & neuer had childe, 2 Sam 6, 23. * **u** *Ebr.* fil. * **g** Which was in the moneth Abib or Nisán, which conteineth parte of Marche and parte of April. * **h** To make her a tēt, wherein she prayed to God to turne away his wrath. * **i** Because drought was the cause of this famine, God by sending of raine shewed thē he was pacified. * **k** For where great sinne is vnpunished, there the plague lyeth vpō the land. * **l** That is, of the race of Gyāts. * **m** Which amount to nine pounde three quarters. * **n** For the glorie and wealth of the countrey standeth in the preseruacion of the godly magistrate. * **o** Called Gézer, and Zaph is called Zippái, 1 Chro 20, 4. * **p** That is, Lahmi the brother of Goliáth, whome Dauid slewe, 1 Chro 20, 5. * **a** In token of the wonderful benefites, that he receiued of God. * **b** By the diuersitie of these cōfortable names, he sheweth how his faith was strēghtened in all tentacions. * **c** As Dauid (who was the figure of Christ) was by Gods power deliuered frō all dangers: so Christ and his Church shal ouercome moste greuous dāgers & death. **Cross-references:** * *2. Sam. 18, 3.* * *1. Sam. 31, 10.* * *1. Sam. 16, 9.* * *Psal. 18, 2.* * *Heb. 2, 13.*
7.But in my tribulation did I call vpon the Lord, and crye to my God, & he did heare my voice out of his temple, & my crye did enter into his eares.
8.Then the earth trembled and quaked: the fundacions of the heauens moued, and shoke, because he was angry.
12.And he made darknes a tabernacle rounde about him, *euen* the gatherings of waters, and the cloudes of the aire.
14.The Lord thundred from heauen, & the moste hye gaue his voyce.
15.He shot arrowes also, and scatred them: *to wit*, lightning, and destroyed them.
17.He sent from aboue, and toke me: he drewe me out of manie waters.
18.He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were to strong for me.
20.And brought me forthe into a large place: he deliuered me, because he fauoured me.
23.For all his lawes were before me, and his statutes: I did not departe therefrom.
24.I was vpright also towarde him, and haue kept me from my wickednes.
25.Therefore the Lord did rewarde me, according to my righteousnes, according to my purenes before his eyes.
26.With y godlie thou wilt shewe thy selfe godlie: with the vpright man thou wilt shewe thy selfe vpright.
28.Thus thou wilt saue the poore people: but thine eyes are vpon the hautie to humble them.
29.Surely thou art my light, ô Lord: and the Lord wil lighten my darknes.
30.For by thee haue I broken through an hoste, and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall.
32.For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mighty, saue our God?
33.God is my strength in battel, and maketh my way vpright.
36.Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluacion, and thy louing kindenes hathe caused me to increase.
37.Thou hast enlarged my steppes vnder me, and mine heeles haue not slid.
38.I haue pursued mine enemies and destroyed them, and haue not turned againe vntil I had consumed them.
39.Yea, I haue consumed them and thrust them through, and they shal not arise, but shal fall vnder my feete.
41.And thou hast giuen me the neckes of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
43.Then did I beate thē as small as the dust of the earth: I did tread thē flat as the clay of the streete, and did spread them abroad.
44.Thou hast also deliuered me from the contēcions of my people: thou hast preserued me to be the head ouer nacions: the people which I knewe not, do serue me.
46.Strangers shal shrinke away, and feare in their priuie chambers.
48.It is God that giueth me power to reuenge me, and subdue the people vnder me,
49.And rescueth me from mine enemies: (y also hast lift me vp from them that rose against me, thou hast deliuered me from the cruel man.
1.^[a] These also be the last wordes of Dauid, Dauid the sonne of Ishái saith, euen the man who was set vp on hie, the Anointed of the God of Iaakób, and the swete singer of Israél saith,
2.The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his worde was in my ^[b] tongue.
3.The God of Israél spake to me, yͤ strẽgth of Israél said, *Thou shalt beare rule ouer mẽ, being iust, and ruling in the feare of God.*
4.Euen as the morning light when yͤ sunne riseth, the morning, I say, without clouds, so shal mine house be, and not as the ^[c] grasse of the earth is by the bright raine.
5.For so shal not mine house be with God: for he hathe made with me an euerlasting couenãt, perfit in all points, and sure: therefore all mine health and whole desires, that he wil not make it ^[d] growe so.
6.But the wicked *shal be* euerie one as thornes thrust away, because they can not be taken with hands.
7.But the man that shal touche them, must be defensed with yron, or with the shaft of a speare, & they shal be burnt with fire in the same place.
8.¶ These be the names of the mighty men whome Dauid had. He that sate in yͤ seate of ^[e] wisdome being chief of the princes, was Adinó of Ezni, he slewe eight hundreth at one time.
9.And after him was ^[*] Eleazár the sonne of Dodó, the sonne of Ahohí, one of the three worthies with Dauid, when they ^[*] defied yͤ Philistims gathered there to battel, when the men of Israél were ^[f] gone vp.
10.He arose and smote the Philistims vntil his hand was weary, and his hand ^[g] claue vnto the sworde: and the Lord gaue great victorie the same day, and the people returned after him onely to spoile.
11.After him was ^[*] Shammáh the sonne of Agé the Hararite: for yͤ Philistims assembled at a towne, where was a piece of a field ful of lentils, and the people fled frõ the Philistims.
12.But he stode in the middes of the field, and defended it, and slewe the Philistims: so the Lord gaue ^[h] great victorie.
13.¶ Afterward thre of the thirty captaines went downe, and came to Dauid in the haruest time vnto the caue of Adullám, & the hoste of the Philistims pitched in the valley ^[*] of Repháim.
14.And Dauid *was* then in an holde, and the garison of the Philistims was then in Beth-léhem.
15.And Dauid ^[i] longed, and said, Oh, that en wolde giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-léhem, which is by the gate.
16.Thẽ the thre mighty brake into the hoste of the Philistims, and drewe water out of the well of Beth-léhem that was by the gate, and toke & brought it to Dauid, who wolde not drinke thereof, but ^[k] powred it for an offring vnto the Lord,
17.And said, O Lord, be it far from me, that I shulde do this. *Is not this yͤ blood of the men that wẽt in ieopardy of their liues?* therefore he wolde not drinke it. These things did these thre mighty men.
18.¶ ^[*] And Abishái the brother of Ioáb, the sonne of Zeruiáh, was chief among yͤ thie, and he lifted vp his speare against thre hundreth, ^[*] and slewe them, and he had the name among the thie.
19.For he was moste excellent of the thre, and was their captaine, but he atteined not vnto the *first* thre.
20.And Benaiáh the sonne of Iehoiadá the sonne of ^[*] a valiant man, which had done many actes, *was* of Kabzeél, slewe two strong men of Moáb: he went downe also, and slewe a lion in the middes of a pit in the time of snowe.
21.And he slewe an Egyptian ^[*] a mã of great stature, and the Egyptian had a ^[l] speare in his hand: but he went downe to him with a staffe, and plucked the speare out of the Egyptiãs hand, & slewe him with his owne speare.
22.These things did Benaiáh the sonne of Iehoiadá, & had the name amõg the thre worthies.
23.He was honorable among ^[m] thirty, but he atteined not to the *first* thre: and Dauid made him of his counsel.
24.¶ ^[*] Asahél the brother of Ioáb was one of the thirty: Elhanán the sonne of Dodó of Beth-léhem:
25.Shammáh the Harodite: Eliká the Harodite:
26.Hélez the ^[*] Paltite: Irá the sonne of Ikkésh the Tekoite:
27.Abiézer the Anethothite: ^[n] Mebunnái the Hushathite:
28.Zalmón an Ahohite: Maharái the Netopharthite:
29.Héleb the sonne of Baanáh a Netophathite: Ittái the sonne of Ribái of Gibeáh of the children of Beniamin.
30.Benaiáh the Pirathonite: Hiddái of the riuer of Gaásh:
31.Abi-álbon the Arbathite: Azmáueth the Barhumite:
32.Elihabá the Shaalbonite: of the sonnes of Iashén, Ionathán:
33.Shammáh the Hararite: Ahiám the sonne of Sharái the Hararite:
34.Eliphélet the sonne of Ahabái the sonne of Maachathí: Eliám the sonne of Ahithóphel the Gilonite: *** **Notes in margins:** ^[a] Which he spake after yͤ he had made the Psalmes ^[b] Meaning, he spake nothing but by the motion of Gods Spirit. ^[c] Which groweth quickely and fadeth sone ^[d] But that my kingdome may continue for euer accordig to his promes ^[e] As one of yͤ Kings counsel. [*] 1. Chro. 11, 12. [*] Or, assailed with dãger of their liues ^[f] Meaning, fled from the battel ^[g] By a crãpe which came of wearines and strayning. [*] 1. Chro. 11, 27. ^[h] Who hathe nether respect to manie nor fewe, when he wil shewe his power [*] Or, Gyants ^[i] Being ouercome wͤ wearines & thirst ^[k] Belieũg his afflẽction, and also a-ffring God not to be rash in enterprises. [*] 1. Chro. 11, 20. [*] Or, slaine. [*] Or, Ish-hai. [*] Or, a comely mã ^[l] Which was bigge as a weauers beame, 1. Chro. 11, 23. ^[m] He was more valiant thẽ yͤ 30 that follow, and not so valiant as the 3 before [*] Chap. 2, 18. [*] 1. Chro. 11, 27. Or, Pelonite. ^[n] Diuers of these had two names, as appeareth 1. Chro. 11. and also many more are there mencioned. *pluckt up as thornes. 8 The names and falls of his mighty men 15 He desired water and wolde not drinke it.*
1.These also be the last wordes of Dauid, Dauid the sonne of Ishái saith, euen the man who was set vp on hie, the Anointed of the God of Iaakób, and the swete singer of Israél saith,
2.The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his worde was in my b tongue.
3.The God of Israél spake to me, ȳ strēgth of Israél said, Thou shalt beare rule ouer mē, being iust, and ruling in the feare of God.
4.Euen as the morning light when ȳ sunne riseth, the morning, I say, without clouds, so shal mine house be, and not as the c grasse of the earth is by the bright raine.
6.But the wicked *shalbe* euerie one as thornes thrust away, because they can not be taken with hands.
7.But the man that shal touche them, must be defensed with yron, or with the shaft of a speare, & they shal be burnt with fire in the same place.
14.And Dauid was then in an holde, and the garison of the Philistims was then in Beth-léhem.
19.For he was moste excellent of the thre, and was their captaine. but he atteined not vnto the first thre.
22.These things did Benaiáh the sonne of Iehoiadá, & had the name amōg the thre worthies.
25.Shammáh the Harodite: Eliká the Harodite:
28.Zalmón an Ahohite: Maharái the Netophathite:
29.Héleb the sonne of Baanáh a Netophathite: Ittái the sonne of Ribái of Gibeáh of the children of Beniamín.
30.Benaiáh the Pirathonite: Hiddái of the riuer of Gaásh:
31.Abi-álbon the Arbathite: Azmáueth the Barhumite:
32.Elihabá the Shaalbonite: of the sonnes of Iashén, Ionathán:
33.Shammáh the Hararite: Ahiám the sonne of Sharár the Hararite:
34.Eliphélet the sonne of Ahasbái the sonne of Maachathi: Eliám the sonne of Ahithophel the Gilonite:
25.And Dauid buylt there an altar vnto the Lord, and offred burnt offrings and peace offrings, & the Lord was appeased toward the land, & the plague ceased from Israél.