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Psalm 104

1 An excellent Pſalme to praiſe God for the creation of the worlde & the gouernance of the ſame by his maruelous prouidence, 35 Wherein the Prophet praieth againſt the wicked, who are occaſions that God diminiſheth his bleſſings.
1.MY ſoule, praiſe thou ye Lord: ô Lord my God, thou art exceding great, yu art clothed with glorie & honour.
2.Which couereth him ſelf with light as with a garment, & ſpreadeth the heauens like a curtaine.
3.Which laieth the beames of his chãbers in the waters, and maketh the cloudes his chariot, and walketh vpon the wings of the winde.
4.Which maketh the ſpirits his meſſengers, & a flaming fyre his miniſters.
5.He ſet the earth vpon her fundacions, ſo yt it ſhal neuer moue.
6.Thou coueredſt it with ye deepe as with a garment: the waters wolde ſtand aboue the mountaines.
7.But at thy rebuke thei flee: at the voice of thy thunder thei haſte awaie.
8.And the moũtaines aſcend, & the valleis deſcend to the place which thou haſt eſtabliſhed for them.
9.But thou haſt ſet them a bonde, which thei ſhal not paſſe: thei ſhal not returne to couer the earth.
10.He ſendeth the ſprings into the valleis, which runne betwene the mountaines.
11.Thei ſhal giue drinke to all the beaſtes of the field, and the wilde aſſes ſhal quenche their thirſt.
12.By theſe ſprings ſhal the foules of the heauen dwell, and ſing among the brãches.
13.He watereth the mountaines from his chambers, & the earth is filled with the frute of thy workes.
14.He cauſeth graſſe to growe for the cattel, and herbe for the vſe of man, that he maie bring forthe bread out of the earth,
15.And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, & oyle to make the face to ſhine, & bread that ſtrengtheneth mans heart.
16.The high trees are ſatisfied, euen the cedres of Lebanón, which he hathe planted,
17.That the birdes maie make their neſtes there: the ſtorke dwelleth in the firre trees.
18.The high mountaines are for the goates: the rockes are a refuge for the conies.
19.He appointed the moone for certeine ſeaſons: the ſunne knoweth his going downe.
20.Thou makeſt darkenes, and it is night, wherein all the beaſtes of the foreſt crepe forthe.
21.The lions roare after their praie, and ſeke their meate at God.
22.When the ſunne riſeth, they retire, and couche in their dennes.
23.Then goeth man forthe to his worke, and to his labour vntil the euening.
24.O Lord, how manifolde are thy workes! in wiſdome haſt thou made them all: the earth is ful of thy riches.
25.So is this ſea great & wide: for therein are things creping innumerable, bothe ſmale beaſtes and great.
26.There go ye shippes, yea, that Liuiathán, whome thou haſt made to plaie therein.
27.All theſe waite vpon thee, that thou maieſt giue them fode in due ſeaſon.
28.Thou giueſt it to them, & thei gather it: thou openeſt thine hand, & thei are filled with good things.
29.But if thou hide thy face, thei are troubled: if thou take awaie their breath, they dye and returne to their duſt.
30.Againe if thou ſend forthe thy ſpirit, thei are created, and thou renueſt the face of the earth.
31.Glorie be to the Lord for euer: let the Lord reioyce in his workes.
32.He loketh on the earth and it trembleth: he toucheth ye mountaines, & thei ſmoke.
33.I wil ſing vnto the Lord all my life: I wil praiſe my God, while I liue.
34.Let my wordes be acceptable vnto him: I wil reioyce in the Lord.
35.Let the ſinners be conſumed out of the earth, & the wicked til there be no more: ô my ſoule, praiſe thou the Lord. Praiſe ye the Lord.

Notes

1:a.
The Prophet ſheweth that we nede not to enter into the heauẽs to ſeke God, for aſmuch as all the ordre of nature, with ye proprietie and placing of the elements, are moſte liuely mirrours to ſe his maieſtie in
4:b.
As the Prophet here ſheweth yt all viſible powers are readie to ſerue God: ſo the Apoſtle to ye Ebr. 1, 7 beholdeth in this glaſſe, how ye verie Angels alſo are obedient to his cõmandement
6:c.
Thou makeſt the ſea to be an ornament vnto ye earth.
6:d.
If by thy power yu dideſt not bridle the rage of ye waters, it were not poſsible, but the whole worlde ſhulde be deſtroied.
11:e.
If God prouide for ye verie beaſtes, much more wil he extend his prouident care to man.
12:f.
There is no part of the worlde ſo baren, where moſte euident ſignes of Gods bleſsings appeare not.
14:h.
He deſcribeth Gods prouident care ouer man, who doeth not onely prouide neceſſarie thigs for him, as herbes & other meatt but alſo thigs to reioyce and comforte him, as wine & oyle or ointmẽts.
18:".
Or, does, roes, & ſuche like.
19:i.
As to ſeparat the night from the daie, & to note daies, moneths & yeres
19:k.
That is, by his courſe, ether farre or nere, it noteth ſommer, winter and other ſeaſons.
21:l.
That is, they onely finde meat accordĩg to Gods prouidence, who careth euẽ for the brute beaſtes.
23:m.
To wit, whẽ the daie ſpringeth. for the light is as it were a shield to defend man againſt the tyrãnie and fiercenes of beaſtes
24:n.
He confeſſeth that no tongue is able to expreſſe Gods workes, nor minde to comprehende them.
27:o.
Where God is a moſte nouriſhing Father, whoprouideth for all creatures their datelie fode
29:p.
As by thy preſence all things haue life: ſo, if thou withdrawe thy bleſsings, thei aſt perish
30:q.
As ye death of creatures ſheweth yt we are nothing of our ſelues: ſo their generation declareth yt we receiue all things of our Creator
32:r.
Gods merciful face giueth ſtrength to ye earth, but his ſeuere countenance burneth ye mountaines
35:s.
Who infect ye worlde, & ſo cauſe God yt he can not reioyce in his workes