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Psalm 103

1 He prouoketh all to praiſe the Lord, which hathe pardoned is ſinnes, deliuered him from deſtruction, and giuen him ſufficient of all good things 10 Then he addeth the tender mercies of God, which he ſheweth like a moſt tender Father towards his childrẽ, 14 The frailtie of mans life. 20 An exhortation to man and Angels to praiſe the Lord.
1.MY ſoule, praiſe ye the Lord, & all that is within me, praiſe his holie Name.
2.My ſoule, praiſe thou the Lord, and forget not all his benefites.
3.Which forgiueth all thine iniquitie, & healeth all thine infirmities.
4.Which redemeth thy life from ye graue, and crowneth thee with mercie and compaſsions.
5.Which ſatiſfieth thy mouth with good things: and thy youth is renued like the egles.
6.The Lord executeth righteouſnes and iudgement to all that are oppreſſed.
7.He made his waies knowen vnto Moſés, & his workes vnto the children of Iſraél.
8.The Lord is ful of compaſsion and mercie, ſlowe to angre and of great kindenes.
9.He wil not alwaie chide, nether kepe his angre for euer.
10.He hathe not dealt with vs after our ſinnes, nor rewarded vs according to our iniquities.
11.For as high as the heauen is aboue the earth, ſo great is his mercie toward them that feare him.
12.As farre as the Eaſt is from the Weſt: ſo farre hathe he remoued our ſinnes from vs.
13.As a father hathe compaſſiõ on his children, ſo hathe the Lord compaſsion on them that feare him.
14.For he knoweth whereof we be made: he remembreth that we are but duſt.
15.The daies of mã are as graſſe: as a flower of the field, ſo floriſheth he.
16.For the winde goeth ouer it, and it is gone, and the place thereof ſhal knowe it no more.
17.But the louing kindenes of the Lord endureth for euer & euer vpon them that feare him, and his righteouſnes vpon childrens children,
18.Vnto them that kepe his couenant, and thinke vpon his commandements to do them.
19.The Lord hathe prepared his throne in heauen, and his kingdome ruleth ouer all.
20.Praiſe the Lord, ye his Angels, that excel in ſtrength, that do his commandement in obeying the voice of his worde.
21.Praiſe the Lord, all ye his hoſtes, ye his ſeruants that do his pleaſure.
22.Praiſe the Lord, all ye his workes, in all places of his dominion: my ſoule, praiſe thou the Lord.

Notes

1:a.
He wakeneth his dulnes to praiſe God, ſhewing yt both vnderſtanding & affectiõs, minde & heart are to litle to ſet forthe his praiſe.
3:b.
This is the beginning and chiefeſt of all benefites: remiſsion of ſinne.
4:c.
For before yt we haue remiſsion of our ſinnes, we are as dead mẽ in the graue.
5:d.
As the egle, whẽ her beake ouergroweth, ſucketh blood, and ſo is renued in ſtrength, euen ſo God miraculouſly giueth ſtrẽgth to his Church aboue all mãs expectation.
7:e.
As to his chief miniſter & next to his people.
9:f.
He ſheweth firſt his ſeuere iudgement, but ſo ſone as the ſinner is humbled, he receiueth him to mercie.
10:g.
We haue p-ued by cõtinual experience, yt his mercie hathe euer preuailed againſt our offences
12:h.
As great as the worlde is, ſo ful is it of ſignes of Gods mercies toward his faithful, when he hathe remoued their ſinnes.
15:i.
He declareth that mã hathe nothing in him ſelfe to moue God to mercie, but onely the confeſsion of his infirmite & miſerie.
17:k.
His iuſte & faithful keping of his promes.
18:l.
To whome he giueth grace to feare hi, & to obey his worde.
20:m.
In that that we, which naturally are ſlowe to praiſe God, exhort the Angels, wc willingly do it, we ſtirre vp our ſelues to conſider our duetie, & awake out of our ſluggiſhnes.